Track and Field

Category: Track and Field

Lawrence men’s, women’s track honored as Scholar Teams

The Lawrence University men’s and women’s track teams have been named Scholar Teams by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Lawrence women’s team compiled a 3.35 team grade point average, and the men’s team had a 3.27 team grade point average.

The Lawrence women were one of 106 teams that were honored. Teams needed at least a 3.10 grade point average. Lawrence was one of four teams from the Midwest Conference to be honored, and the Vikings had the second-highest grade point average among teams in the league.

The Lawrence women had 10 Academic All-Midwest Conference selections for the indoor and outdoor track seasons.

The Lawrence men were one of three Midwest Conference teams to make the grade. The Vikings compiled the highest team grade point average among conference teams and were among 68 teams across the nation to be honored.

The Lawrence men had 14 Academic All-Midwest Conference selections for indoor and outdoor track combined.

Both the Lawrence men’s and women’s cross country teams were honored as USTFCCCA Scholar Teams in fall 2009.

Tepper takes title in high jump, leads 1-2 LU finish

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Freshman Rose Tepper won her first league title when she took first place in the high jump at the Midwest Conference Championships.

Tepper won the event with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches, and helped Lawrence to a 1-2 finish. Senior Madeline Steininger placed second, also with a jump of 5-3 in the meet at Illinois College.

The Vikings finished ninth in the team standings with 18 points.

On the men’s side, Lawrence’s Nick Kerkman placed in two events to pace the Vikings. He took sixth place in the hammer throw with a toss of 144-5. Kerkman also placed seventh in the shot put with a toss of 43-2.5.

The top placers for the men were Sam Stevens and David Zane. Stevens took fifth in the 800 meters in 1:57.19. Zane grabbed fifth place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:57.04.

The Lawrence men finished ninth with 13 points.

Complete results

Steininger, Tepper top Lawrence finishers at UW-Oshkosh Invitational

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Madeline Steininger and Rose Tepper led Lawrence University’s finishers at Saturday’s UW-Oshkosh Invitational.

Steininger won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches, and Tepper took third with a jump of 5-1. Tepper also posted a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 32-2.25.

The Lawrence men were led by David Zane, who placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:26.0. Sam Stevens grabbed a fourth place in the 800 meters in 2:00.03.

Thrower Nick Kerkman broke the Lawrence record in the hammer throw. His toss of 145-1 broke the record of Mike Pierquet, who set the mark in 2006 with a throw of 142-5.

Complete results

Zane runs to MWC track award

Lawrence University track and field standout David Zane has been named the Midwest Conference Track Performer of the Week.

Zane (San Rafael, Calif./Terra Linda), a junior, earned the award after his performance at the Marquette University Twilight Invitational this past Saturday.

Zane finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase behind a Division I runner with a time of 10:10.36. Zane’s time is the third-fastest in the Midwest Conference this season.

It marked the first time in Zane’s career he has won a Midwest Conference Performer of the Week award. It also caps two weeks of fine performances for Zane. He ran a time of 15:56.74 in the 5,000 meters at the Benedictine University Invitational on April 17. That marked the first time in a decade that a Lawrence runner turned in a sub-16-minute performance in the 5,000.

The Vikings return to action on May 1 when they travel to the UW-Oshkosh Invitational.


Steininger posts pair of top-six finishes to pace Vikings at Marquette Twilight

Senior Madeline Steininger had a pair of top-six finishes to pace the Lawrence University track and field teams at the Marquette Twilight Invitational on Saturday.

Steininger grabbed second in the high jump and was sixth in the 200 meters. On the men’s side, David Zane was the top finisher with a second-place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase.

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