The Dana College track teams traveled to Vermillion, S.D., to take part in the USD/John Dalton Memorial Open over the weekend.  The Vikings had several impressive finishes, including eight top ten performances.
 
Leading the way for the Vikings was Brandon Terry (JR, Bellevue, Neb.) with a pair of top ten finishes.  He placed seventh in the 60-yard dash with a time of 7.2 seconds. Terry also earned an eighth place finish in the 200-meter dash.  Terry covered the track in a time of 23.56 seconds.  
 
Andrew Hawley (JR, Lincoln, Neb.) placed tenth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.22 seconds.  Dan Staehlin (FR, Omaha, Neb.) placed tenth in the 600 meter run with a time of 1:26.08 minutes.  Eric Bane (SR, Oakland, Iowa) placed tenth in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:11.58 minutes.  
 
The Vikings 4x800 meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 8:36.42.  The relay team was comprised of Staehlin, Andrew Palmblade (FR, Hastings, Neb.), Justin Nielsen (FR, Omaha, Neb.), and Kevin Bane (SO, Oakland, Iowa).  
 
Beau Viergutz (JR, Norfolk, Neb.) placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet 2.75 inches.  George Drinnin (SO, Omaha, Neb.) set the Dana College weight throw record with a toss of 47 feet 1 inch.
 
The loan top ten finisher on the women’s side was pole vaulter Laura Waller (FR, Omaha, Neb.).  Waller continued to improve with a vault of 9 feet.  Megan Higgins (FR, Council Bluffs, Iowa) will be the third seed in the shot put in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships this weekend.
 
“This weekend was an important weekend for some of our kids,” said Head Track Coach Allen Friesen.  “Some of them had to move up quite a few spots just to qualify to get in to GPAC conference meet, (which only takes the top 18 in each event) and some wanted to move up to get a better seed. At the end of the day Dana College will be taking 27 athletes to the GPAC Championship.”
 
The Vikings travel to Lincoln on Friday to take part in the Prairie Wolf Invite.  The GPAC conference meet will be held in Lincoln on Feb. 23.
 
For complete meet results please go to:
 
http://www.dana.edu/track/results08/USD2.pdf
 


Complete Dana Results

Lindsay Fibranz                        Long Jump                        27th place            4 feet 7 inches
Laura Waller                                    Pole Vault                        15th place            9 feet
Megan Higgins                        Shot Put                        6th place            42 feet
 
Brandon Terry                                    60 meter dash                        7th place            7.2 seconds
Andrew Hawley *                        60 meter dash                        10th place            7.22 seconds
Robert Fowler                                    60 meter dash                        12th place            7.25 seconds
Playthell Marshall                        60 meter dash                        37th place            7.55 seconds
Andrew Hawley                        200 meter dash            8th place            23.36 seconds
Brandon Terry                                    200 meter dash            15th place            23.56 seconds
Robert Fowler                                    200 meter dash            27th place            23.82 seconds
Andrew Tramp                        200 meter dash            46th place            25.20 seconds
Andrew Tramp                        400 meter dash            28th place            56.18 seconds
Kiel Montgomery                        400 meter dash            31st place            57.22 seconds
Cory Logsdon                                    1 mile run                        13th place            4:36.01 minutes
Andrew Palmblade                        1 mile run                        16th place            4:39.97 minutes
Eric Bane                                    1 mile run                        18th place            4:41.01 minutes
Mason Lanz                                    1 mile run                        31st place            4:56.59 minutes
Chris Creal                                    1 mile run                        35th place            5:17.89 minutes
Dan Staehlin                                    600 meter run                        10th place            1:26.08 minutes
Cory Logsdon                                    1000 meter run            11th place            2:46.09 minutes
Justin Nielsen                                    1000 meter run            12th place            2:46.33 minutes
Eric Bane                                    3000 meter run            10th place            9:11.58 minutes
Kevin Bane                                    3000 meter run            34th place            9:44.22 minutes
James Gerold                                    3000 meter run            44th place            9:57.39 minutes
                                                4 x 800 meter relay            5th place            8:36.42 minutes
Derek Hoffman                        Pole Vault                        18th place            12 feet 6 inches
Beau Viergutz                                    Shot Put                        9th place            46 feet 2.75 inches
Wes Dooley                                    Shot Put                        14th place            43 feet 10 inches
Adam Lewon                                    Shot Put                        19th place            39 feet 11.25 inches
George Drinnin *                        Weight Throw                        14th place            47 feet 1 inch
Cale Deardorff                        Weight Throw                        24th place            40 feet 1.25 inches
 

* set personal records

 Achieves

Ward Haylett Open

USD

ISU Open

Higgins Athlete of the Week

Dordt

Doane Throwers

Wayne State