April 29, 2002

Winkler Finishes Second in MIAA Heptathlon

Truman freshman Christina Winkler (High Ridge, Mo./Northwest) finished second in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association heptathlon competition, which concluded today on the campus of Missouri Southern State College in Joplin.

Winkler tallied 4,484 points in the multi-event competition to snag runner-up honors and finish 76 points ahead of third-place Lori Pitz of Central Missouri State. Emporia State (Kan.)'s Sarah Wuertz won with 4,750 points.

Winkler garnered three first-place showings in the two-day contest. During action on Sunday, the opening day of competition, Winkler finished first in the 110-meter low hurdles (15.01) and the 200-meter dash (25.73), scoring a combined 1,661 points in those two events.

After Day 1, Winkler was in third place but moved up during Monday's action with a first-place performance of 2:15.97 in the 800-meter run. That was worth 879 points.

Winkler's point total is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark.

Truman enters this weekend's MIAA Outdoor Championships with 11 points, as Winkler's second-place finish is worth nine and freshman Karla Jordan (Liberty, Mo.)'s heptathlon performance is worth another two.

Jordan finished fifth in the heptathlon with 4,076 points, followed by Truman sophomore Jackie McDuffey (Pineville, Mo./McDonald County) in eighth with 3,967.

Jordan posted a third-place finish in the long jump (5.12 meters) and was fourth in both the 100-meter low hurdles (15.64) and 800-meter run (2:35.39). McDuffey finished third in the 800 (2:31.58) and fourth in the 200 meters (26.50).

UP NEXT: The MIAA Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday (May 4-5) in Emporia, Kan. After the 'Dogs head to a couple of last chance meets on May 11, the NCAA Division II Championships will take place May 23-25 in San Angelo, Texas.


Missouri Southern State College                                                                               Hy-Tek's MEET MANAGER 
04/28/02 6:39 PM                            MIAA CONF HEPTATHLON/DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS                                     Page 1 
                        MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST COLLEGE, JOPLIN MO - Sunday Apr 28, 2002 to Monday Apr 29, 2002                        
                                                                                                                                    
                                                  Event 2 Heptathlon Women Results                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
    Name                    Points    100LH       HJ       SP      200  Day 1       LJ       JT      800                            
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  1 Sarah Wuertz                      15.51    1.70m   10.70m    27.14           5.32m   38.32m  2:40.99                                                     
    EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY         w: 1.1                     w: 2.5          w: 0.0                                                    
    Year:     Team Points: 10 4750    (775)    (855)    (575)    (700)   2905    (648)    (635)    (562)                            
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  2 Christina Winkler                 15.01    1.49m    8.88m    25.73           4.81m   24.33m  2:15.97                                                   
    TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY          w: 3.0                     w: 2.3          w:-1.9                                                    
    Year:     Team Points:  8 4484    (840)    (610)    (456)    (821)   2727    (508)    (370)    (879)                            
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  3 Lori Pitz                         16.38    1.43m    9.52m    26.33           5.47m   28.02m  2:21.84                                                    
    CENTRAL MISSOURI ST UNIV         w: 1.1                     w: 2.3          w: 0.0                                                    
    Year:     Team Points:  6 4408    (668)    (544)    (498)    (769)   2479    (691)    (439)    (799)                           
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  4 Emilee Hamlin                     15.29    1.52m   10.08m    26.20           5.12m   33.19m  2:59.61                                                   
    EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY         w: 3.1                     w: 2.5          w: 0.0                                                    
    Year:     Team Points:  4 4261    (804)    (644)    (535)    (780)   2763    (592)     (537)   (369)                            
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  5 Karla Jordan                      15.64    1.49m    8.12m    27.57           5.12m   26.78m  2:35.39                                                    
    TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY          w: 3.0                     w: 2.3          w:-1.0                                                              
    Year:     Team Points:  2 4076    (759)    (610)    (407)    (665)   2441    (592)     (416)   (627)                            
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  6 Erin Schneider                    16.02    1.58m    8.73m    26.50           4.80m   25.61m  2:44.70                                                   
    EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY         w: 1.1                     w: 2.5          w:-0.9                                                              
    Year:     Team Points   1 4045    (712)    (712)    (447)    (754)   2625    (506)     (394)   (520)                            
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  7 Amber Trullinger                  16.53    1.52m    9.66m    26.87           4.72m   27.31m  2:41.43                                                     
    PITTSBURG ST UNIVERSITY          w: 3.1                     w: 2.3          w: 0.2                                                              
    Year:                     3993    (651)    (644)    (507)    (723)   2525    (485)     (426)   (557)                            
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  8 Jackie McDuffy                    15.74    1.43m    8.89m    26.50           4.37m   25.78m  2:31.58                                                   
    TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY          w: 3.0                     w: 2.3          w:-0.8                                                              
    Year:                     3967    (746)    (544)    (457)    (754)   2501    (396)     (397)   (673)                            
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  9 Shonna Sherrell                   18.06    1.37m   10.64m    27.11           5.06m   36.00m  2:45.93                                                   
    MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST COLL        w: 3.1                     w: 2.5          w:-0.4                                                              
    Year:                     3911    (482)    (481)    (571)    (703)   2237    (576)     (591)   (507)                            
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 10 Katie Wuertz                      17.05    1.55m    9.66m    28.17           4.53m   33.49m  2:46.73                                                   
    PITTSBURG ST UNIVERSITY          w: 1.1                     w: 2.5          w:-1.0                                                              
    Year:                     3870    (591)    (678)    (507)    (617)   2393    (436)     (543)   (498)


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