Women's Track & Field third at Private College Championships
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Nicole Larson broke the Concordia University Wisconsin Women's Track & Field outdoor pole vault record and the Falcons finished third as a team at the Private College Championships Saturday. The meet was hosted by Carroll University in frigid temperatures.
THE BASICS
- Falcons Team Score: 90 points (3rd of 12)
- Meet Location: Carroll University – Waukesha, Wis.
- Individual Champions: Nicole Larson (Pole Vault - School Record – 3.76 meters), Nora Imperl (1,500-meter run – 4:55.16)
Team Champion: St. Norbert (198.5 points)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Larson (Milwaukee, Wis.) cleared 3.76 meters in her first outdoor action of the season. Freshman teammate Jennifer Miller (Freedom, Wis.) placed third in the event by clearing 3.18 meters.
- Imperl (Greenfield, Wis.) ran a 4:55.16 in the 1,500-meter run to claim the individual title in that event. She won the race by six seconds. Imperl was also sixth in the 800-meter run on Saturday. Freshman Molly Wirtz (Stevens Point, Wis.) was sixth in the 1,500.
- Miller added a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter dash on Saturday, sprinting across the finish line in 13.23 seconds. Her teammate, junior Coleen Sauvey (De Pere, Wis.) was just behind at 13.25 seconds.
- CUW had a pair of top-five finishers in the 5,000-meter run in sophomores Ashley Scheele (Kohler, Wis.) and Bethany Coop (Mora, Minn.). Scheele ran a 19:11.77, while Coop was just behind at 19:13.56.
- Sophomore Moira Kilgas (Omro, Wis.) posted a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing the race in 17 seconds.
- Freshman Morgan Marnholtz (Merrill, Wis.) finished second in the triple jump at the meet. Marnholtz leaped 10.36 meters for her runner-up finish.
- The Falcons throwers had some strong performances, led by a third-place finish by freshman Chloe Eckstein (Reedsville, Wis.) in the discus. Eckstein landed a throw of 37.30 meters. Senior Karli Tatum (Milwaukee, Wis.) finished fifth in the shot put at 11.57 meters.
PR LIST
- Carolyn Arndt (800) - 2:31.65
- Hannah Barrow (5,000) - 20:33.7
- Irene Bolis (100 Hurdles) - 18.24
- Leslie Christiansen (1,500) - 6:20.45
- Coop (5,000) - 19:13.56
- Alisa Dorothy (Pole Vault) - 2.73
- Lauren Dorsey (1,500) - 5:41.04
- Meaghan Dorsey (1,500) - 5:26.27
- Eckstein (Hammer Throw) - 29.01 meters
- Eckstein (Shot Put) - 9.58 meters
- Eckstein (Javelin) - 29.41 meters
- Joleen Gravelle (Discus) - 25.76 meters
- Gravelle (Hammer Throw) - 31.56 meters
- Gravelle (Shot Put) - 8.01 meters
- Imperl (800) - 2:27.56
- Imperl (1,500) - 4:55.16
- Jonell Klopf (100 Hurdles) - 17.63
- Klopf (400 Hurdles) - 1:14.99
- Ariana Koehler (Pole Vault) - 2.88 meters
- Larson (Pole Vault) - 3.76 meters
- Marnholtz (200) - 29.22
- Miller (Pole Vault) - 3.18 meters
- Miller (100) - 13.23
- Jessica Rice (1,500) - 5:33.9
- Sauvey (Discus) - 34.04 meters
- Sauvey (100) - 13.25
- Larissa Schlitz (5,000) - 19:52.58
- Audrey Schmidt (100) - 13.86
- Schmidt (200) - 29.20
- Cassandra Sprotte (1,500) - 5:21.93
- Christine Swoboda (Javelin) - 27.39 meters
- Swoboda (Long Jump) - 4.39 meters
- Swoboda (Shot Put) - 8.56 meters
- Delaney Verba (Javelin Throw) - 25.74 meters
- Sarah Vogel (800) - 2:50.65
- Emily Ward (1,500) - 5:49.46
- Wirtz (1,500) - 5:11.97
- Alyssa Woo (1,500) - 6:32.41
UP NEXT
- The Falcons will hope for warmer weather next weekend at the Benedictine Relays. CUW will compete at the two-day event Friday and Saturday.
