LA CROSSE, Wis. — Rose Tepper and Amanda Dwyer were Lawrence University’s top finishers at the UW-La Crosse Qualifier at Memorial Stadium on Thursday.
Tepper took seventh in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 2.25 inches. Dwyer was ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 20:50.90.
BELOIT, Wis. — Sam Stevens won the title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to lead the Lawrence University track teams at the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday at Strong Stadium.
Stevens won the title with a time of 9:34.42 to beat Carroll University’s Dakota Pruitt by nearly three seconds. Teammate Cameron Davies raced to a fourth-place finish in 9:47.58.
Stevens also grabbed a third-place finish in the 5,000 on Saturday with a time of 1:34.64. Stevens wasn’t able to defend his championship in the 1,500 meters on Friday and took fifth place in 4:00.64. Teammate Dan Thoresen was sixth in 4:03.42.
The Lawrence men finished seventh with 54 points, and Monmouth College won the title with 201. The Lawrence women also placed seventh with 39 points, and the Scots also won that team title with 244.5 points.
The other top finisher on the men’s side was freshman JP Ranumas, who grabbed second in the 110 hurdles in 15.49 seconds. Karston Anderson of Monmouth edged Ranumas by .18 seconds for the title.
Lawrence had two throwers place in the top five in the discus. Spencer Swick grabbed third with a throw of 142-4, and Nick Craker was fifth with a toss of 137-4.
Others placing on the men’s side were: freshman Ben Bard in the 400 hurdles (sixth, 1:00.38), sophomore Kyle Dockery in the 10,000 (sixth, 33:29.10), Tyler Herman in the 400 (eighth, 51.67) and the 1,600 relay team (eighth, 3:34.51).
Rose Tepper took second place in the high jump to pace the Lawrence women on Friday. Tepper, a former conference champion in the high jump, was the runner-up with a jump of 5 feet, 5 inches. Monmouth College’s Emily Tysma won the event with a jump of 5-7.25.
Freshmen Sofie Yang placed in three events, taking fourth in the pole vault with a height of 10-0.75, sixth in the 100 hurdles in 1:08.88 and sixth in the 100 hurdles in 16.46 seconds.
Anna Bolgrien wasn’t able to defend her title in the 400 hurdles and took fourth in 1:06.12. She also grabbed seventh in the 100 hurdles in 16:52. Also placing for the Vikings were the 400 relay (fifth, 51.40), the 1,600 relay (fifth, 4:14.26), Liza Girsova in the 100 meters (seventh, 13.03) and Genna Matt in the hammer throw (eighth, 121-7.25).
BELOIT, Wis. — Rose Tepper took second place in the high jump to pace the Lawrence University track team on Friday’s opening day of the Midwest Conference Championships at Strong Stadium.
Tepper, a former conference champion in the high jump, took second with a jump of 5 feet, 5 inches. Monmouth College’s Emily Tysma won the event with a jump of 5-7.25.
Freshmen Sofie Yang and Genna Matt also placed for the Vikings on Friday. Yang grabbed fourth place in the pole vault with a height of 10-0.75, and Matt was eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 121-7.25.
The Lawrence women are in eighth place with 14 points.
On the men’s side, senior Sam Stevens wasn’t able to defend his championship in the 1,500 meters. Stevens took fifth place in 4:00.64, and teammate Dan Thoresen was sixth in 4:03.42.
Sophomore Kyle Dockery took sixth place in the 10,000 with a time of 33:29.10.
The Lawrence men are in eighth place with 10 points.
APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University track coach Jason Fast knows all about champions. He was one himself during his days of competition, and he’s coached countless conference and national champions.
When his Lawrence University track teams open competition on Friday at the Midwest Conference Championships in Beloit, Wis., Fast has several athletes fighting for individual titles. He also has dozens of other athletes competing for championships inside the championships, fighting to move up one place here or two places there to provide precious points for the Vikings.
“As a team it’s going to be a close competition for fifth to eighth place, and we see ourselves right in the middle of that,” Fast said of his men’s squad. “If we rise to the occasion as a team and have a couple of events go our way, then we will end up on the higher end of that spectrum. We have a good amount of entries that are currently ranked just outside the top eight who we believe will be able to step up and really help the team.”
The Lawrence men are paced by senior Sam Stevens, who is the defending champion in the 1,500 meters. Stevens will face stiff competition if he wants to repeat in the 1,500, and he also is a contender for two other titles Stevens is the top-ranked runner in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 9:28.57, and he has the second-fastest time in the league in the 5,000 at 15:14.
The Vikings also will look to distance runners like Dan Thoresen and Jamie Brisbois to pick up points in a few events.
Freshman JP Ranumas is looking for a championship in the 110 hurdles and is tied for the second-fastest time in the league at 15.63 seconds. Ranumas also looks to pick up points for the Vikings in the triple jump.
Lawrence is led in the field events by sophomore Spencer Swick, who is ranked fourth in the shotput with a toss of 45 feet, 6 inches. Swick, Andy Paider and Nick Craker form the trio of throwers for Lawrence and could place in any of the throwing events.
Sophomore Anna Bolgrien is Lawrence’s returning champion on the women’s side after winning the 400 hurdles a season ago in 1:05.60. She enters the meet with the second-fastest time in the league at 1:05.75. The Vikings will be looking to place three athletes in the 400 hurdles because rookies Sofie Yang, ranked fifth in that event, and Hayley Cardinal, ranked 10th, give Lawrence a strong presence.
Lawrence will need some strong performances throughout its lineup to move up from a seventh-place finish in 2012.
“We will be competing against Beloit and Knox for eighth place,” Fast said. “Our team has a lot more upside then those we are competing against, and we have some people in other events that are ready to step up and really turn some heads so that bodes well for us.”
Senior Rose Tepper looks to end her career with another conference championship in the high jump. Tepper is ranked fourth in the league at 5-3 and also is one of the top-eight runners in the league in the 200.
In addition to the 400 hurdles, Yang could pull down more points for the Vikings as she is ranked sixth in the pole vault and seventh in the 100 hurdles. Yang also has an outside shot at placing in the triple jump.
In the other field events, freshman Genna Matt set a school record recently in the hammer throw at 118-10 and also will try to place in the javelin.
Four honored in softball
In the wake of Lawrence’s second-place finish in the conference, three Vikings have been named to the all-conference softball squad and Kim Tatro earned North Division Coach of the Year honors.
Shannon Murray was selected as North Division Pitcher of the Year, and Cathy Kaye and Anna Wawiorka both were also chosen for the all-conference team.
Murray went 5-6 in conference play but posted an outstanding 2.17 earned run average. She struck out 39 and walked 12 in 67.2 innings. Murray also hit .513 in league play with four doubles and 11 runs batted in in 14 games.
Kaye hit .283 in league play and scored a team-high 10 runs. She also had two doubles, two homers and five RBIs. Wawiorka was second on the team with a .341 batting average in conference play with four doubles and five RBIs.
Tatro was honored as Coach of the Year for the seventh time in 20 seasons at Lawrence. Tatro, who has more wins than any coach in Lawrence history, led the team to 21 victories this season.
Editor’s Note: Inside LU Athletics is a notes package written by Lawrence University Director of Athletic Media Relations Joe Vanden Acker. It will feature teams and individual players, recap weekly awards or highlights and take a look at what’s ahead for the Vikings.
DE PERE, Wis. — The Lawrence University track team battled St. Norbert College in a dual meet on Saturday at Schneider Stadium.
The Green Knights won the women’s meet 308-183 and topped the Vikings on the men’s side 322-237.
Winners for the Lawrence women were: Cora Williams (1,500), Clare Bruning (5,000), Anna Bolgrien (400 hurdles), Alyssa Herman (steeplchase), Sofie Yang (pole vault) and Genna Matt (hammer throw).
Winning for the men were: Tyler Herman (400), Sam Stevens (1,500), Jamie Brisbois (5,000), Cam Davies (steeplechase), JP Ranumas (triple jump) and Andy Paider (hammer throw).
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Jamie Brisbois led a 1-2-3 finish by the Lawrence University track team in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Alternative on Saturday at UW-Whitewater.
Brisbois won the event in 34:45.31 and was followed by teammates Kyle Dockery (35:06.57) and Jonah Laursen (35:46.02).
Other top finishers for the Lawrence men were: the 1,6oo relay team (second, 3:49.54), the 400 relay team (third, 45.80) and JP Ranumas (third, 110 hurdles, 15.74).
The top finisher for the Lawrence women was Clare Bruning, who grabbed third in the 10,000 in 43:31.24.
DE PERE, Wis. — Anna Bolgrien and Sam Stevens both won individual titles on Saturday at the St. Norbert College Invitational at Schneider Stadium.
Bolgrien grabbed first in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.98 and teammate Hayley Cardinal was sixth in 1:12.37.
Stevens raced to victory in the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:29.99.
Both Lawrence teams placed sixth in the teams standings with identical 53-point totals.
Other top finishers for the Lawrence women were Rose Tepper, who took second in the high jump (1.60 meters), Genna Matt, who was third in the hammer throw (35.74 meters) and the 1,600 relay team, which placed third in 4:14.29.
Kyle Dockery grabbed a third place for the Lawrence men in the 5,000 in 15:56.34, and Spencer Swick was fourth in both the shot put (13.35 meters) and discus (41.44 meters).
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Lawrence University track team took home three first-place finishes on Saturday at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational.
Anna Bolgrien won the 400-meter hurdles, Katherine Dannecker won the 5,000 meters and Sam Stevens won the men’s 5,000 meters.
Bolgrien ran to first place in 1:08.53 and freshman teammate Hayley Cardinal wsa fourth in 1:13.44. Dannecker ran to her victory in the 5K in 20:01.60.
Stevens and teammate Jamie Brisbois swept the top two places in the men’s 5K. Stevens was first in 15:14.00, and Brisbois was second in 15:51.49.
Lawrence also posted a trio of second-place finishes. Rose Tepper took second in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches. The women’s 800 sprint medley relay team of Sam Luebke, Liza Girsova, Kassidy Rinehart and Katie Barie was second in 2:01.21. The men’s 800 sprint medley team of JP Ranumas, Bjorn Gowdy-Jaehnig, Matt Geleske and Ben Bard grabbed second in 1:41.41.
The Lawrence mwne were fifth in the team standings with 73 points, and the men were sixth with 45 points.
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Sam Stevens and Rose Tepper paced the Lawrence University track teams on Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Open at Titan Stadium.
Stevens took third place in the 1,500 meters in 4:05.94 and placed seventh in the 800 in 2:06.00. Tyler Herman grabbed third in the 400 in 52.47 seconds and ran with Ben Bard, Mike Mangian and Matt Geleske on the 1,600 relay team, which placed third in 3:38.20.
The Lawrence men were fourth in the team standings with 25 points.
On the women’s side, Tepper placed second in the high jump at 5 feet, 1 inch. Tepper also ran with Liza Girsova, Anna Bolgrien and Hayley Cardinal on the 1,600 relay team, which placed second in 4:23.53.
Bolgrien also placed third in the 400 hurdles in 1:07.22, and Girsova was seventh in the 200 in 27.82 seconds.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Lawrence University broke two men’s indoor track and field records at Saturday’s UW-Stevens Point Last Chance Meet.
The distance medley relay team of Dan Thoresen, Tyler Herman, Mike Mangian and Sam Stevens posted a Lawrence record time of 10:25.97. That broke the record of 10:33.27 that Thoresen, Mangian, Stevens and Cam Blegen set back in 2011.
Freshman JP Ranumas broke his own record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.67 seconds. Ranumas set the record of 8.76 seconds just a few weeks ago.
