Mule Relays 2001

APRIL 21, 2001

Truman Results From the Outdoor Mule Relays

The Truman State University women's track & field team placed first in six events and the Bulldog men's team won three at the 2001 outdoor Mule Relays in Warrensburg, Mo.

On the women's side, Truman won both of the hurdling events, the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles. In the 100s, junior Megan Williams (Columbia, Mo./Hickman) captured her fourth 100-meter hurdles crown of the year in winning with a meet record time of 14.41 seconds. Freshman Sara Jessen (Brookfield, Mo.), who was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, won the 400-meter variety with a time of 1:03.95.

The Bulldogs were also on top in several of the distance events, including the 1500-meter run where senior Jody Shanks (Liberty, Mo.) brought home first place in 4:53.4. Junior Beth Luebbering (St. Thomas, Mo./Helias) won the 3000-meter run in 10:45.23 and sophomore Jennifer Tesmer (Harrisonville, Mo.) finished first in the 10,000 meters with a time of 38:57.4.

Sophomore Jill Lowry (Jefferson City, Mo.) was the winner in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 25.10 seconds to lead a group of four Bulldogs in the top five. Truman also had two of the top three runners in the 400-meter dash.

In the field, senior Kristi Morton (Mexico, Mo.) set a meet record with a first-place pole vault of 11'-7.75" and improved her previous NCAA Division II provisional in the event.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team of Lowry, Williams, junior Karena Singleton (Glenwood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) and junior Jamille Curry (Chicago/Morgan Park) also improved their previous NCAA provisional time by turning in a second-place clocking of 47.86 seconds.

In men's action, freshman Brian Dzingai (Harare, Zimbabwe/St. George's) collected his fourth 200-meter dash win of the outdoor campaign with a time of 21.15 seconds, a meet record.

Junior Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) turned in another Bulldog win in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:18.10.

And in the javelin, senior Ryan Easley (Elmer, Mo./LaPlata) took first place with a career-best throw of 193'-2".

Led by senior Danny McDonald (Hermann, Mo.), who placed second in the 400-meters, Truman captured three of the top eight spots in the 400.

Sophomore Brian McQueary (St. Louis/St. Mary's)'s second place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase led a group of three ‘Dogs in the top five in that event. Junior Ben Rosario (St. Louis/SLUH) made it a 1-2 finish in the 5000-meter run as he brought home second behind Doering.

Other Bulldog men's second place finishes were turned in by Matt Helbig (Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit) in the 1500 meters, freshman Alan Heincker (Dittmer, Mo./Grandview) in the 10,000 meters, sophomore Jake Kingery (Monroe, Iowa/Prairie City-Monroe) in the javelin and the men’s 4x100-meter relay team of Nolan White (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge), Dzingai, Mike Pope (West Burlington, Iowa) and Alfonso Pugh (Galesburg, Ill.).

Up next, the Truman men will compete in the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday and Saturday (April 27-28) and the MIAA Decathlon on April 29-30. The women have the Drake Relays, Missouri-Kansas City Invitational (April 28) and the MIAA Heptathlon (April 29-30) on the docket in the near future.

TRUMAN WOMEN'S RESULTS 
MULE RELAYS, CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIV.
APRIL 20, 2001
100-M		6th, Jill Lowry		12.56
200-M		1st, Jill Lowry		25.10
		3rd, Jamille Curry	25.47
		4th, Kasye Hahn		25.67
		5th, Candi Jones	25.87
		17th, Jody Shanks	27.66
400-M		2nd, Kasye Hahn		57.00
		3rd, Candi Jones	57.97
800-M		10th, Jessica Young	2:30.91
1500-M		1st, Jody Shanks	4:53.4h
		4th, Sonya Yamnitz	5:03.3h
		10th, Joanna Hoag	5:43.6h
3000-M		1st, Beth Luebbering	10:45.23
		5th, Alisha Smyth	11:07.48
5000-M		2nd, Brandy Leffler	18:48.6h
10,000-M	1st, Jennifer Tesmer	38:57.4h
100-M H		1st, Megan Williams	14.41
		4th, Sara Jessen	15.24
400-M H		1st, Sara Jessen	1:03.95
		2nd, Jackie McDuffey	1:04.45
3000-M stpl	4th, Amy Johnson	12:24.4h
4x100-M		2nd, Truman		47.86
Pole Vault	1st, Kristi Morton	11'-7.75"
Triple Jump	3rd, Karena Singleton	37'-10.75"
Discus		6th, Becky Kudrna	110'-9"
		9th, Brandi Moeller	107'-6"
Hammer		8th, Heidi Shearer	136'-0"
		10th, Becky Kudrna	127'-1"
		16th, Brandi Moeller	108'-5"

TRUMAN MEN'S RESULTS
MULE RELAYS, CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIV.
APRIL 20, 2001
100-M		3rd, Alfonso Pugh	10.91
(Prelims)	T-14, Mike Pope		11.22
		20th, Geoff Jensen	11.52
200-M		1st, Brian Dzingai	21.15
		5th, Danny McDonald	22.02
		9th, VaSean Nixon	22.49
		14th, Mike Pope		22.85
		18th, Geoff Jensen	23.30
400-M		2nd, Danny McDonald	48.02
		7th, VaSean Nixon	50.53
		8th, Nolan White	51.26
800-M		14th, Mike Amador	2:00.8h
1500-M		2nd, Matt Helbig	3:56.35
		9th, Mike Judson	4:10.85
		16th, Mike Brower	4:13.53
5000-M		1st, Andy Doering	15:18.10
		2nd, Ben Rosario	15:32.78
10,000-M	2nd, Alan Heincker	32:45.3h
		3rd, Mark DeBold	33:33.9h
		6th, Brad Peter		34:18.3h
100-M H		5th, Dave Mayhew	15.07
(Prelim)	5th, Dave Mayhew	14.95
		10th, Jake Kingery	15.63
400-M H		3rd, Chad Froelker	54.74
3000 stpl	2nd, Brian McQueary	9:41.7h
		3rd, Dan Boyle		9:50.5h
		5th, Pat Boyle		10:04.6h
4x100-M 	2nd, Truman		41.52
Pole Vault	6th, Aaron Decker	13'-7.25"
Long Jump	3rd, Alfonso Pugh	22'-11"
Shot Put	6th, Jake Kingery	43'-2.25"
Discus		5th, Kurt Weidauer	138'-11"
Hammer		3rd, Ryan Easley	158'-5"
Javelin		1st, Ryan Easley	193'-2"
		2nd, Jake Kingery	184'-1"