Indoor Track and Field qualify for Nationals at UW-Parkside

In the Scarlet Hawks' fourth Indoor Track and Field meet of the season, a member of both the women's and men's teams hit the 'B' standard for Indoor Nationals. Freshman Abby Jahn and sophomore Phil Cano qualified in the 1000 meter race, and are the first to qualify for the team.

The women's field team competed well, with freshman Whitney Theisen tying for 2nd in the High Jump (1.50m) and taking fourth in the Triple Jump (9.89m). Junior Natalie Mitrovic also jumped a personal record 4.19 meters in the Long Jump, and recorded a 9.26m mark in the Shot Put. In the sprinting events, junior Veronica Hannink led the way with a 9.92 second 55m Hurdle time, and a personal record time of 29.50s in the 200m dash. Following her in the 200m were freshman Hailey Kunkel (30.59s) and junior Alex Songer (33.09s), both of which also ran the 55m dash in 8.43s and 8.89s respectively. Senior Emily Kraemer ran a new personal record in the 400m dash with a time of 68.38 seconds. Three Lady Hawks competed in both the Mile and 800m events, a challenging double to do. Junior Claudia Garcia came out on top for both, with personal records of 5:48.41 in the mile and 2:37.52 in the 800m. Junior Kira Vincent (5:53.01, 2:45.03) and freshman Anne Crotteau (5:54.89 PR, 2:47.35) followed behind, also having strong races. In the 600m dash, a rare event to see, sophomore Jordan Kelch placed 1st with a time of 1:43.91, not far off of the national qualifying time. Freshman Abby Jahn trailed with a time of 1:53.26, but won the 1000m race with a personal record and national qualifying time of 3:02.71. In the 3000m race, freshman Courtney Rouse took 3rd and narrowly missed qualifying for nationals with a personal record time of 10:36.40. Senior Erin Vincent also ran the 3k, with a time of 12:16.62. The final event for the ladies was the 4x400m relay, run in 4:45.73 by Kraemer, Garcia, Crotteau, and K. Vincent.

The men's team also had a successful night, taking in a few honors. Freshman Tyler Haag started off his season well with a 7.17 second 55m dash and a school record 200m dash of 25.04 seconds. Junior Kevin Logan was right on his heels, recording a 7.21s in the 55m and a personal record 25.58s in the 200m. Junior Izzy Radzik competed in the Long Jump, recording 4.62 meters, and the Shot Put, with a personal record of 8.01 meters. In the 3000m event, senior Phil Theisen ran a huge personal and school record in a time of 9:11.58, followed by sophomore Andrew Montague (9:44.02), freshman Sam Wietlispach (9:49.90 PR), junior Peter Lau (10:37.77 PR), sophomore John Pasowicz (10:44.09 PR), freshman Jeff Somerfield (10:54.14 PR), and junior Felipe Prada (10:58.62 PR). In the 1000m race, sophomore Phil Cano finished 2nd with a personal and school record national qualifying time of 2:32.93, followed by junior Ethan Montague in 3rd (2:40.84 PR) and Theisen in 4th (2:41.99). In the Mile, senior Kenny Murphy led the team in a time of 4:41.33, with junior Zach Gates not far off in 4:52.37, and freshman Kraig Van Wieringen and junior Brian Lyles battling it out with times of 5:04.38 and 5:06.40 respectively. In the 600m dash, Cano led the pack again, winning the event in a time of 1:25.90. Trailing him were senior Wes Villalobos (1:28.74) and Van Wieringen (1:35.63). Ethan Montague ran a solid 800m race, clocking a 2:03.41, just ahead of Murphy (2:05.16) and followed by freshman Colin McQuone (2:13.86). The men's 4x400m relay competed well despite some mid-meet adjustments, with Villalobos, E. Montague, Van Wieringen, and Gates running a composite of 3:46.91. The Distance Medley Relay, made up of A. Montague, McQuone, E. Montague, and Wietlispach, ran a 1st place time of 11:16.41, a season record.

The Hawks' next Indoor Track and Field meet will be Friday (women) and Saturday (men) on February 10th and 11th at North Central College in Naperville, IL.