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The Summit Leauge Outdoor Track and Field Preview
5/13/2009 11:45:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits travel to Cedar City, Utah to compete at the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held Thursday through Saturday, on the campus of Southern Utah University.
The Jacks, who are battling a long bus trip and an altitude of over a mile, will look to improve on a men's third place and women's second place finish at The Summit League Indoor Championships, held earlier this year.
After earning five spots on the men's side and three on the women's to the NCAA Midwest Regional held in Norman, Okla. on May 29 and 30, the Jacks have several athletes in contention for an automatic berth. To qualify for the regional athletes must hit a qualifying standard or place first at the conference meet.
Athletes to watch at the Summit League Championships:
WOMEN:
Heather Wollman ? Junior ? Bridgewater, S.D. ? Wollman enters the meet ranked in the top four in the open 100, 200 and 400 meter events. Her 100-meter dash time is currently third best in the conference with a time of 11.89 seconds. In the 200, Wollman is sitting in the fourth position with a time of 24.34. The school record holder in the 400, Wollman's time of 55.07 is ranked second. Also, do not be surprised to see Wollman in the 4x100 or 4x400 relay. Wollman won the open 200 and 400 at the indoor championships with times of 24.68 and 55.63, respectively.
Nicole Davis ? Junior ? Parker, S.D. ? Davis is currently ranked third in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:56.94, which she set at the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls on May 2. If Davis can place first or shave a little over six seconds off her time to meet the regional qualifying standard of 10:50.00, she will qualify for the regional.
Lora Shearer ? Sophomore ? Salem, S.D. ? Shearer enters the championships with the second-best mark in the high jump, clearing 5 feet 7 inches late last month. The regional qualifying standard for the women's high jump is less than two inches away at 5-8.75.
Sara Ackman ? Senior ? Grove City, Minn. ? Ackman leads the Summit League in the discus and shot put events while also sitting in seventh in the hammer throw. Her marks of 171-3 in the discus and 47-7 in the shot put have already surpassed regional qualifying marks. Ackman also holds a mark of 159-9 in the hammer throw. She is the school record holder in the discus and is currently third in the shot and fourth in the hammer throw on SDSU's all-time top-10 list. Ackman won the weight throw and the shot put earlier this year at The Summit League Indoor Championships.
Michelle Schuch ? Junior ? Tyndall, S.D. ? Sitting in third and already qualified for the regional meet in the hammer throw with a toss of 178-6, Schuch is also eying a spot in the discus. She is currently sitting in third with a toss of 155-0.
MEN:
Greg Vollmer ? Sophomore ? Rapid City, S.D. ? Vollmer holds the top spot in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase. His best time this season is 9:22.67 which he set on the West Coast at the Mount Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif. He has also recorded the 10th best time in the 1500-meter run with less than eight seconds separating him from first place.
Nick Schanaman ? Senior - Scottsbluff, Neb. and
Andrew Duitsman ? Senior ? Oakdale, Minn. ? A pair of seniors from SDSU bring a 1-2 punch to the 110-meter hurdles. Schanaman holds the number one position with a regional qualifying time of 14.24. Duitsman, who qualified at the University of Sioux Falls Last Chance Meet on May 7, also enters with a regional qualifying time of 14.30.
Ben Jasinski ? Junior ? Rapid City, S.D. ? The three time Summit League Athlete of the Week, Jasinski has had a solid showing in all jumps this season. Jasinski leads the Summit League and set regional qualifying marks in the high jump with a leap of 7-0.50 and the triple jump at 51-3. He also enters the meet in fifth position in the long jump, setting a season-best distance in the event at 23-0.75. He is the school record holder in the high jump and ranks second at SDSU in the triple jump.
Camden Helder ? Junior ? Volga, S.D. ? Helder and Jasinski broke the SDSU record in the high jump and also hold the mark to beat in the high jump. Both athletes cleared 7-0.50 at the Howard Wood Relays with Helder taking first and Jasinski placing second due to more misses at lower heights. The mark qualifies Helder for the regional and is the almost two inches better than the competition. He is also in 13th position in the triple jump with a leap of 42-4.75.
Tyler Schiferl ? Senior ? Crofton, Neb. ? Schiferl was the fifth athlete to qualify for the regional meet, matching the standard in the pole vault at 16-6.75. The mark is second in school history and second in the Summit League entering the conference meet.
The Summit League meet is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. MT on Thursday and wrap-up at 3:20 p.m. MT on Saturday.
A schedule of the meet along with 2009 SDSU performance lists can be downloaded in pdf form below.
Day One Results:
Live Stats will also be available by clicking here.
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