March 20, 2000

Both Track And Field Teams Take Second In Outdoor Season Opener

The Truman State University men's and women's track and field teams each took second place on Saturday at the Augustana College Early Spring Opener in Rock Island, Ill. The men's team scored a total of 225 points as Augustana won the meet with 341. On the women's side Truman totalled 291.5 points while Augustana finished with 339 points for the top spot.

The women's team won 12 of the meet's 18 events and was led by senior Molly Kandlbinder (Washington, Mo./St. Francis Borgia), who took first-place honors in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes and was also part of the first-place winning 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams. In both the 100 and 200, the Bulldogs placed four in the top five, including a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-meter dash. Senior Lauren Dorsey (Hannibal, Mo./Northwest Missouri St.) won both the 400-meter hurdles and the javelin and junior Natasha Carter (Chicago/South Shore) was first in the discus and shot put. Senior Dafros Mudyirwa (Westview Kadoma, Zimbabwe/Jameson) was the winner in the long jump and took part in the 4x100-meter relay team. Sophomore Jamille Curry (Chicago/Morgan Park) won the 400-meter dash and was a runner on the 4x400-meter squad.

The men's team was led by junior Danny McDonald (Hermann, Mo.), who won the 200 and 400-meter dashes and was also part of of the first-place 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay squads. McDonald's time of 48.07 in the 400-meter dash was a provisional mark for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. Other multiple winners for the Bulldogs were sophomore Dave Mayhew (Prior Lake, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) who took first in the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles while also serving on the winning 4x100-meter relay squad. Senior Chad Froelker (Owensville, Mo.) won the long jump and was on the 4x400-meter relay squad and sophomore Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) was the winner in the 1500-meter run and served as part of the first-place 4x800-meter relay team. In the 1,500-meter run, the Bulldogs placed four runners in the top five.

The Truman teams will return to action on Saturday (March 25), hosting their lone home meet of the season, the Truman Open.

WOMEN'S RESULTS
Discus              1st, Natasha Carter                 121'-2"
                    4th, Heidi Shearer                  112'-3"
                    7th, Becky Kudrna                   107'-4"
Long Jump           1st, Dafros Mudyirwa                17'-10"
Triple Jump         2nd, Karena Singleton               34'-10"
Pole Vault        T-2nd, Lauren Dorsey                   10'-0"
Shot Put            1st, Natasha Carter                42'-7.5"
                    6th, Becky Kudrna                    34'-5"
Javelin             1st, Lauren Dorsey                  116'-1"
                    5th, Jamie Moenster                 102'-5"
100m Hurdles        1st, Megan Williams                  15.51
                    7th, Alison Sparks                   16.95
                   12th, Dafros Mudyirwa                 17.57
100m Dash           1st, Molly Kandlbinder               12.77
                    2nd, Sa-Tonya Carter                 12.95
                    4th, Megan Williams                  13.14
                    5th, Jill Lowry                      13.22
200m Dash           1st, Molly Kandlbinder               26.50
                    2nd, Karena Singleton                27.08
                    3rd, Jill Lowry                      27.27
                    5th, Sa-Tonya Carter                 27.72
                    6th, Megan Williams                  28.05
400m Hurdles        1st, Lauren Dorsey                 1:04.40
                    2nd, Alison Sparks                 1:06.76
                    7th, Kristi Morton                 1:10.04
400m Dash           1st, Jamille Curry                    59.5
                    2nd, Kasye Hahn                       59.7
800m Run            3rd, Beth Luebbering               2:33.10
                    8th, Brittan Hallar                2:39.60
1500m Run           2nd, Suzanne Schmidt               4:55.8
                    3rd, Emily Komiskey                4:56.2
                    6th, Beth Luebbering               4:58.8
                    8th, Jody Shanks                   5:15.8
3000m Run           3rd, Jennifer Tesmer              10:53.4
                    4th, Emily Komiskey               10:58.6
                    5th, Brandy Leffler               11:01.5
                   11th, Melissa Linden               11:53.50
                   15th, Angie Haddock                 2:23.50
4x100 Relay         1st, Molly Kandlbinder,
                         Dafros Mudyirwa, 
                         Sa-Tonya Carter, 
                         Karena Singleton	                49.1
4x800 Relay         1st, Amy Johnson, 
                         Suzanne Schmidt, 
                         Jody Shanks, 
	                      Beth Luebbering             10:16.52
4x400 Relay         1st, Molly Kandlbinder, 
                         Jill Lowry,
                         Kasye Hahn,
                         Jamille Curry                4:07.20

MEN'S RESULTS Discus 4th, Charlie Eblen 123'-3" 6th, Ryan Easley 117'-3" 10th, Matt Culp 107'-0" 11th, Jake Kingery 106'-8" Long Jump 1st, Chad Froelker 21'-7.25" 4th, Jake Kingery 17'-8" Pole Vault 5th, Chad Froelker 12'-10" Shot Put 4th, Ryan Easley 41'-10" 9th, Matt Culp 36'-6.75" Javelin 1st, Ryan Easley 176'-7" 110m Hurdles 1st, David Mayhew 15.20 3rd, Chad Froelker 15.82 4th, Jake Kingery 17.15 200m Dash 1st, Danny McDonald 22.63 2nd, Vasean Nixon 23.26 10th, Nolan White 24.55 400m Dash 1st, Danny McDonald 48.07 2nd, Vasean Nixon 50.65 7th, Nolan White 52.97 400m Hurdles 1st, David Mayhew 54.85 1500m Run 1st, Andy Doering 4:03.90 2nd, Aaron Aversman 4:05.90 4th, Ben Rosario 4:07.30 5th, Matt Judson 4:09.00 3000m Run 1st, Nick Blackburn 8:51.9 5th, Scott Henderson 9:14.10 7th, Mark DeBold 9:23.8 8th, Brad Teeter 9:25.60 13th, John Brockman 9:46.4 14th, Robert Taylor 9:56.70 15th, Adam Schermbeck 9:57.90 3000m Steeplechase 1st, Pat Boyle 10:02.1 4th, Mike Nelson 10:12.4 5th, Dan Boyle 10:24.5 7th, Brian Maples 10:47.9 4x100 Relay 1st, Dave Mayhew, Vasean Nixon, Nolan White, Danny McDonald 42.3 4x800 Relay 1st, Matt Judson, Mike Nelson Ben Rosario, Andy Doering 8:20.0 4x400 Relay 1st, Danny McDonald, Jake Kingery, Vasean Nixon, Chad Froelker 3:19.08


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