| 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship Recaps |
| Saturday/Sunday • March 1-2 • UNI-Dome • UNI, host |
| Saturday, March 1 |
Pentathlon
60m Hurdles
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UNI’s Olimpia Nowak edged out teammate Dani Stipe for the best time in the 60m hurdles, the first event of the championship and of the indoor pentathlon. Nowak clocked in at 8.76 seconds, clipping Stipe by 0.02 in the time section finals.
Current pentathlon standings (top 5)after one event: Nowak, UNI 961; Stipe, UNI 956; Epps, Illinois State 920; Fischer, UNI 897; Vanderholt, UNI 869 |
Heptathlon 60m
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Wichita State’s Chris Dickman ran 7-flat in the heptathlon 60m, registering the top time just ahead of teammate Krzysztof Slupkowski (7.03) to grab the early lead in the event. UNI’s Mat Clark (7.11) was third.
Current pentathlon standings (top 5) after one event: Dickman, Wichita State 882; Slupkowski, Wichita State 872; Clark, UNI 844; Cepeda, UNI 830; Taylor, Wichita State 802; Hanning, Wichita State 802 |
Pentathlon
High Jump
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Rachel VanderHolt of UNI cleared 1.74m (5-8.50) to win the high jump in the pentathlon, leading the way for the Panthers to claim the top three spots in the event. Dani Stipe (1.68m) and Olimpia Nowak (1.68m) took second and third, respectively.
Current pentathlon standings (top 5) after two events: Nowak, UNI 1791; Stipe, UNI 1786; VanderHolt, UNI 1772; Fischer, UNI 1586; Epps, Illinois State 1575 |
Heptathlon
Long Jump
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UNI’s Mat Clark leapt into the lead after two events in the men’s heptathlon, with a 7.17m (23-06.25) long jump, outdistancing Wichita State’s Justin Taylor by an inch and a half. WSU’s Chris Dickman was the only other athlete over the seven meter mark (7.01).
Current pentathlon standings (top 5) after two events: Clark, UNI 1698; Dickman, Wichita State 1698; Taylor, Wichita State 1647; Slupkowski, Wichita State 1627; Cepeda, UNI 1587 |
Heptathlon
Shot Put
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Raven Cepeda of UNI, the nation’s top scorer in the pentathlon this season, won the men’s shot put with a throw of 14.58m (47-10.00) and was the only competitor of the 14-meter mark, as he claimed his first individual title in the event. Krzysztof Slupkowski of Wichita State was the runner-up with a toss of 13.99m (45-10.75).
Current heptathlon standings (top 5) after three events: Slupkowski, Wichita State 2355; Cepeda, UNI 2351; Clark, UNI 2346; Taylor, Wichita State 2309; Dickman, Wichita State 2240 |
Pentathlon
Shot Put
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Gwen Berry of Southern Illinois and Olimpia Nowak of UNI each hit the 12.46m (40-10.50) mark in the shot put to tie for the event win. Frannie Epps of Illinois State took third with her 11.96m (39-03.00) toss.
Current pentathlon standings (top 5) after three events: Nowak, UNI 2483; Stipe, UNI 2314; VanderHolt, UNI 2304; Epps, Illinois State 2233; Fischer, UNI 2158 |
Pentathlon
Long Jump
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UNI swept the top three spots in the pentathlon long jump as Dani Stipe (5.87m, 19-03.25) and Olimpa Nowak (5.84m, 19-02.00) posted their fourth personal best in as many events. Alyssa Fischer took third with a 5.66m leap.
Current pentathlon standings (top 5) after four events: Nowak, UNI 3284; Stipe, UNI 3124; Alyssa Fischer, UNI 2905; Epps, Illinois State 2822; VanderHolt, UNI 2807 |
Heptathlon
High Jump
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Justin Taylor of Wichita State and Mat Clark of UNI each cleared 1.99m (6-6.25) in the men’s high jump portion of the heptathlon. Krzysztof Slupkowski took third, clearing 1.96m (6-5.00)
Current heptathlon standings (top 5) after four events: Clark, UNI 3140; Slupkowski, Wichita State 3122; Taylor, Wichita State 3103; Cepeda, UNI 3065; Dickman, Wichita State 2980 |
Pentathlon
800m
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Dani Stipe of UNI cruised to the 800m win in the women’s pentathlon with a time of 2:19.33. The run was Stipe’s fifth personal best of the event. Kayla Stout of Wichita State was second and Amanda Jones of IndianaState was third.
Full pentathlon results are below. |
| Pentathlon - Final |
UNI’s Olimpia Nowak set personal bests in all five events and set a new MVC Championship meet record with 4,016 points, meeting the NCAA provisional standard and moving into ninth place on the NCAA descending order list, unofficially. Nowak led UNI to placements in four of the top five positions, earning 28 team points in the event.
Final pentathlon standings: 1.) Nowak, UNI 4016; 2.) Stipe, UNI 3957; 3.) Fischer, UNI 3575; 4.) Epps, Illinois State 3531; 5.) VanderHolt, UNI 3264; 6.) Jones, Indiana State 3149; 7.) Sander, Indiana State 3137; 8.) Hammond, Wichita State 3102 |
Women’s Weight Throw
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Brittany Riley won her third MVC 20-pound weight throw title with a meet-record toss of 24.14m (79-02.50). The winning throw was her fourth of the season to surpass the 24m mark – the only American this year to reach that distance. Rachel Jansen of UNI was the runner-up at 19.42m, a school record. Kelsey Hanley of Indiana State took third place with a 17.59m (57-05.75). |
Men’s Weight Throw
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Joe Mueller and Brenton Siemons made it a one-two finish for Southern Illinois in the men’s weight throw, each clearing 19m – the only two throwers in the competition to clear that mark – in the finals. Mueller successfully defended his title with a 20.03m effort, the best throw in the conference this season and surpassed the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. |
| Women's Long Jump |
Southern Illinois’ Bianca Stuart became the fourth, three-time MVC women’s long jump champion with a finals leap of 6.28m (20-07.25) to top the field by nearly a foot. Lauren Martin of Indiana State was the runner up at 6.02m (19-09.00) and Olimpia Nowak, the women’s pentathlon champion, was third with a 5.84m effort. |
| Men's Long Jump |
Drake's Marcus Gaines lept a conference-best 7.70m (25-03.25). The leap is tied for the 14th-best in the nation entering the meet and met the NCAA provisional standard. UNI's Alvin Cole (7.13m) and Southern Illinois' Trenton McKinney (7.10m) finished second and third, respectively. |
| Men's Pole Vault |
Raven Cepeda of UNI won the fourth-consecutive pole vault championship for the Panthers, clearing an MVC-best 5.11m (16-09.25) to win the event over teammate Mike Beese (4.96m). Phil Hanson made it a 1-2-3 sweep for UNI and he also cleared 4.96m. |
| Women’s 5000m |
It was a repeat of the top two from the cross country championship in the women’s 5000m, as Kellyn Johnson of Wichita State was the class of the field, while UNI’s Traci Hawley took runner-up honors. Johnson’s 17:06.99 is the fastest time in the Valley this season. |
| Men's 5000m |
Jeff Schirmer surged past Drake’s Andrew Haigh at the final lap bell and took the men’s 5000m in 14:46.22. Haigh captured second for the Bulldogs, while Illinois State’s Scott Krapf and Matt Mroczynski grabbed third and fourth, respectively. |
| Women's 60m Hurdles - Semis |
Advancing to the final: Jennifer Snyder, Wichita State 8.51; Terri Counts, Southern Illinois 8.69; Meredith Hayes, Southern Illinois 8.61; Cali Lyons, UNI 8.70; Erica Moore, Indiana State 8.80; Megan Thompson, Illinois State 8.80; Alexandria Oembler, Missouri State 8.80; Olimpia Nowak, UNI 8.88 |
| Men's 60m Hurdles - Semis |
Advancing to the final: Jarrel Anderson, UNI 7.97; Luther Wilson, Wichita State 8.08; Raven Cepeda, UNI 8.14; Michael Roberts, Indiana State 8.30; Chris Allen, Wichita State 8.30; Jaron Van Maanen, Drake 8.35; Wojciech Jurkowski, UNI 8.35 |
| Women's 60m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Andrea Norris, Southern Illinois 7.54; Jeanne Middleton, Indiana State 7.60; Devon Williams, Illinois State 7.60; Yomeaqua Brents, Illinois State 7.68; Bianca Stuart, Southern Illinois 7.70; Meredith Kosmacek-Simon, UNI 7.76; Cortenee Boulard, Missouri State 7.77; Blair Runde, UNI 7.79 |
| Men's 60m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Jeramie Gray, Indiana State 6.78; Daryl Truitt, Indiana State 6.90; Stevie Warren, Southern Illinois 6.93; Brandon Deloney, Southern Illinois 6.98; Josh Bangert, Drake 7.01; Augustin Agyei, Drake 7.03; Marcus Gaines, Drake 7.05; Trenton McKinney, Southern Illinois 7.05 |
| Women's 400m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Erica Moore, Indiana State 56:09; Jennifer Snyder, Wichita State 56.69; Lauren Carruthers, UNI 56.86; Mary Kate Conway, Indiana State 57.48; Anna Lovell, Illinois State 57.02; Kandise Thompson, Southern Illinois 57.27; Brianna Officer, Illinois State 57.36; Jacqui Lindsey, Missouri State 57.81 |
| Men's 400m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Sean Wright, Indiana State 48.36; Cory Goos, UNI 48.38; Sammy Biggs, Southern Illinois 48.42; Ryan Grenko, UNI 48.45; Bryant Kent, Indiana State 49.47; Nate Hix, Drake 48.89; Dennis Hammel, UNI 49.14; DeAndre Tillman, Illinois State 49.27 |
| Women's 800m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Adriane Wunderlich, Indiana State 2:13.02; Leander Ernest, Missouri State 2:13.64; Katie Nowak, Bradley 2:14.29; Jamie Hutchinson, UNI 2:13.21; Amy Bagge, UNI 2:13 78; Linda Feldberga, Wichita State 2:15.10; Toni Whitfield, Southern Illinois 2:13.50; Asher Kyger, Missouri State 2:13.93 |
| Men's 800m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Girts Azis, Wichita State 1:53.97; Tyler Mulder, UNI 1:54.24; Arturs Lazdekalns, Wichita State 1:55.00; Tim Fulton, UNI 1:55.01; Kurt Heimann, Indiana State 1:55.21; Mike Craddick, UNI 1:55.33; Kevin Earl, Drake 1:55.68; Corbin Miller, UNI 1:55.84 |
| Women's 200m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Devon Williams, Illinois State 24.62; Andrea Norris, Southern Illinois 24.79; Meredith Kosmacek-Simon, UNI 25.15; Mary Kate Conway, Indiana State 25.27; Anna Lovell, Illinois State 25.27; Jeanne Middleton, Indiana State 25.34; Kandise Thompson, Southern Illinois 25.44; Kyndra Curtin, Illinois State; 25.48 |
| Men's 200m - Prelim |
Advancing to the final: Terrance Reid, UNI 21.71; Brandon Deloney, Southern Illinois 21.88; Stevie Warren, Southern Illinois 21.94; Sammy Biggs, Southern Illinois 21.98; Jared Foley, Wichita State 22.01; Marcus Gaines, Drake 22.17; Gary Osburn, Indiana State 22.24; Logan Edwards, Indiana State 22.30 |
| Women's DMR |
Missouri State was spectacular in setting a new MVC championship record in the women's distance medley relay, clocking in at 11:43.16 with a team of Emily Fletcher, Yaneika Malcolm, Leander Ernest and Asher Kyger. The previous record was set by Southern Illinois in 2001 (11:44.48) |
| Men's DMR |
UNI won its third-straight MVC title in the men's DMR, running a 9:59.93 and overtaking Indiana State on the bell lap for a dramatic win. Dorian Ulrey chased down John Lambertus with a 4:07.54, 1600m split. |
| Sunday, March 2 |
Heptathlon
60m Hurdles |
Raven Cepeda posted an 8.21 in the 60m hurdles in the fifth event in the men's heptathlon, earning 930 points and jumping into the overall lead in the event with 3995 points. Cooper Hanning of Wichita State clocked an 8.40 and WSU's Krzysztof Slupkowski an 8.45.
Current heptathlon standings (top 5) through five events: Cepeda, UNI 3995, Slupkowski, Wichita State 3994; Clark, UNI 3910; Taylor, Wichita State 3869; Dickman, Wichita State 3773 |
Heptathlon
Pole Vault |
Raven Cepeda of UNI cleared 5.14m (16-10.25), topping his individual pole vault height from Saturday and setting a new Valley best, while earning 954 points towards his cause in the men's heptathlon. Indiana State's Anthony Bertoli was second, over the bar at 4.94m (16-02.50). |
| Heptathlon 1000m |
Chris Dickman of Wichita State overtook UNI's Mat Clark on the final lap to win the 1000m in the heptathlon with a time of 2:37.04. Clark was just behind at 2:37.96 and Indiana State's Anthony Bertoli was third in 2:40.75. |
| Heptathlon - Final |
UNI's Raven Cepeda won his fourth MVC heptathlon final with a score of 5694, a new championship record. Mat Clark of UNI was the runner-up with 5608 and Wichita State's Krzysztof Slupkowski was third with 5539. Slupkowski, along with teammate Chris Dickman (5511) posted NCAA provisional scores. |
| Women's Triple Jump |
Lauren Martin of Indiana State was an inch and a half better than defending champion Erika Kovesi of Wichita State, winning the triple jump with a distance of 40-10.50. Kovesi reached 40-09.00 and Mikeya Nicholson of Southern Illinois took third with 40-00.75. |
| Women's Shot Put |
Rachel Jansen of UNI claimed her third MVC shot put title with a toss of 16.67m (54-08.25), easily outdistancing the field. Southern Illinois' Rickael Roach (14.18m) and Sarah Harms of UNI (14.12) round out the top three. |
| Men's High Jump |
UNI's Julian Morris cleared 2.21m (7-03.00) to set the best Valley height of the season and improve updo his provisional qualifying mark. His teammate, Ehi Oamen claimed second (2.18m, 7-01.75) and Alex Straughn of Illinois State was third (2.07m) |
| Women's Mile |
Missouri State's Asher Kyger overtook Wichita State's Kellyn Johnson on the fourth turn and had enough to hold off the Shockers' Olivia Martinez, to win the women's mile in 4:54.77. The win ended a three-year Wichita State hold on the event. |
| Men's Mile |
UNI's Dorian Ulrey out-kicked Wichita State's Girts Azis on the bell lap of the men's mile to take the title in 4:14.11. Azis clocked in a 4:14.97. Sean Bowman of Indiana State was third in 4:17.40 |
| Women's 60m Hurdles - Final |
Wichita State's Jennifer Snyder won her second-straight MVC championship in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.54. Terri Counts of Southern Illinois (8.66) and Megan Thompson of Illinois State (8.75) round out the top three. |
| Men's 60m Hurdles - Final |
Jarrel Anderson of UNI was a repeat winner in the men's 60m hurdles, clocking a 7.90. Luther Wilson of Wichita State ran 8.17 and Raven Cepeda an 8.19 to round out the top three. |
| Women's 400m - Final |
Erica Moore of Indiana State ran a 55.35 in the finals of the women's 400m to claim the MVC crown over Lauren Carruthers of UNI and Jennifer Snyder of Wichita State. |
| Men's 400m - Final |
Sammy Biggs of Southern Illinois edged Sean Wright of Indiana State, 47.73 to 47.95, in the men's 400m final. Ryan Grenko of UNI was third in 48.04. |
| Women's 60m - Final |
Illinois State's Devon Williams won her third-consecutive indoor championship in the 60m, running a meet record 7.41 seconds for the title. Andrea Norris of Southern Illinois was second (7.54) and Jeanne Middleton of Indiana State was third (7.60). |
| Men's 60m - Final |
Jeramie Gray of Indiana State claimed his second MVC men's 60m crown in as many seasons will a winning time of 6.78. Stevie Warren of Southern Illinois was second (6.90) and Augustine Agyei of Drake was third in 6.92. |
| Women's 800m - Final |
Leander Ernest of Missouri State took the women's 800m crown in 2:12.88, topping UNI's Jamie Hutchinson (2:14.14) and Adriane Wunderlich of Indiana State (2:14.30). |
| Men's 800m - Final |
Tyler Mulder of UNI ran a 1:49.90 and topped the field by nearly two seconds in the men's 800m, leading start to finish. Kurt Heimann of Indiana State (1:51.86) was second, followed by Wichita State's Girts Azis (1:52.06). |
| Women's High Jump |
UNI's Crystal Hanson cleared the bar at 1.73m (5-08.00) to take the individual championship over Drake's Tyse Samani and Illinois State's Amanda Albrecht (both 1.68) |
| Men's Shot Put |
Brenton Siemons of Southern Illinois threw the shot 17.93m (58-10.00) to win the shot by more than four feet over teammates Ryan Shumaker and Thomas Smith. |
| Men's Triple Jump |
Alex Straughn of Illinois State won the meet with a leap of 15.21m (49-11.00). Josh Crawford of Wichita State was second (14.72m) and Geoffry Daniel of Southern Illinois was third (14.70m). |
| Women's 200m - Final |
Devon Williams of Illinois State won her second-straight women's 200m and secured her second 60-200m double, clocking a 24.31 in the final. Southern Illinois Andrea Norris was second in 24.62 and UNI's Meredith Kosmacek-Simon was third in 24.95. |
| Men's 200m - Final |
21.64 was the winning time in the men's 200 by Southern Illinois Brandon Deloney, clipping UNI's Terrance Reid (21.70) and Stevie Warren of Southern Illinois (21.95). |
| Women's 3000m - Final |
Traci Hawley of UNI outran the pack by nearly three seconds in the women's 3000m to win in 9:50.70. Kelly Johnson of Wichita State was second in 9:53.57 and Suzy Turner of Illinois State was third in 9:56.53. |
| Men's 3000m - Final |
Jeff Schirmer of Southern Illinois, the 2007 cross country champion, took the title with a final lap surge past the field to finish in 8:25.18, ahead of Illinois State's Scott Krapf (8:26.26) and Indiana State's Sean Bowman (8:26.45) |
| Women's 4x400 |
Indiana State's Erica Moore closed strong as the Sycamores claimed the women's 4x400 relay in a time of 3:44.83. UNI (3:46.16) edged Missouri State (3:46.69) for second. |
| Men's 4x400 |
UNI's quartet of Terrance Reid, Ryan Grenko, Cory Goos and Tyler Mulder finished just off the MVC meet record in the 4x400 relay, win the race in 3:12.81. |