Lincoln (Missouri) scored in nearly half of the events — and placed multiple scorers in three of those events — to capture its second team title in three years at the Division II Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Though the Blue Tigers won only two events, they rolled up 87 points in seven events — 36 2/3 more than runner-up Abilene Christian — during the March 10-11 meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.
Freshman Davita Prendergast won the 200-meter dash with a record time of 24.12 seconds and also finished second in the 400-meter dash, and junior Kerry-ann Robinson won the triple jump to lead Lincoln to victory.
The Blue Tigers collected 49 of their points in three races, including 20 points in the 60-meter dash, where team members finished second, third, fourth and eighth. Lincoln claimed runner-up honors in five races at the championships, including the meet-ending 1,600-meter relay.
Lincoln’s Kelly Marshall led the parade of scorers in the 60-meter dash, finishing one second behind Cal State Los Angeles’ Angel Brown, who tied the meet record in the event with her time of 7.43 seconds. The Blue Tigers’ other event runners-up were Kelly Marshall in the 800-meter run and Carla Thomas in the 60-meter high hurdles.
Last year’s team champion, Saint Augustine’s, claimed the most individual titles this year, with three. The Falcons beat Lincoln by a second in the 1,600-meter relay and also collected victories in the 400-meter dash from Johnsie Liles and the 60-meter hurdles from Marquita Davis, who set a meet record with her 8.44 time in the event.
However, the Falcons’ victory in the relay wasn’t quite enough to nose past Abilene Christian for team runner-up honors. The Wildcats finished third in that event to edge Saint Augustine’s by 1 1/3 points.
The Wildcats also collected their division-leading 53rd individual title with Angie Aguilar’s victory in the pole vault.
Adams State and Central Missouri State each collected two individual crowns. Adams State — which placed fourth to post its 10th top-five finish without a team title — won its second straight distance medley relay and also saw Tanya Gaurmer win the mile run. Central Missouri State’s Kristin Anderson and Jennifer Drum Greer were winners in the 5,000-meter run and high jump, respectively.
Meanwhile, Grand Valley State posted its first top-five finish, thanks primarily to a pair of third-place finishes by last fall’s cross country champion, Mandi Zemba, in the mile and 5,000-meter run.
Senior Foluso Makinde of Nebraska-Omaha was the only repeat individual winner from last year’s championships, grabbing another long jump crown.
Team results
1. Lincoln (Mo.), 87; 2. Abilene Christian, 50 1/3; 3. St. Augustine’s, 49; 4 Adams St., 45; 5. Grand Valley St., 25 1/2; 6. Central Mo. St., 25; Chadron St., 181/2; 8. Neb.-Omaha, 18; 9. Indianapolis, 161/3; 10. (tie) South Dakota and Colorado Mines, 16; 12. Neb.-Kearney, 15; 13. Bowie St., 14; 14. (tie) Pittsburg St. and Cal St. L.A., 13; 16. Southern Conn. St., 12; 17. SIU Edwardsville, 11; 18. Cal St. Bakersfield, 10; 19. Findlay, 9; 20. (tie) Ashland, Winona St., Cal St. Stanislaus and Emporia St., 8; 24. Western St., 7; 25. Fort Hays St., 61/3; 26. (tie) Mass.-Lowell, Minn. St. Moorhead, N.C. Central, Ferris St. and Charleston (W.V.), 6; 31. (tie) Minn. Duluth and Cal St. Dom. Hills, 5; 33. Minn. St. Mankato, 41/2; 34. (tie) Wayne St. (Mich.), Augustana (S.D.), Wis.-Parkside and St. Paul’s, 4; 38. (tie) West Chester, Seattle Pacific, Harding, and Mo. Southern St., 3; 42. Ala.-Huntsville, 2; 43. Slippery Rock, 1; 44. Northwest Nazarene, 1/2.
Individual champions
60-meter dash: April Brown, Cal St. L.A., 7.43 [ties meet record set by Shandria Brown, Lincoln (Mo.), 2003].
200-meter dash: Davita Prendergast, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.12 [meet record; old record 24.19, Shami Vanhook, Ashland, 2005].
400-meter dash: Johnsie Liles, St. Augustine’s, 53.67.
800-meter run: Venessa Lee, Pittsburg St., 2:08.95.
Mile run: 1. Tanya Gaurmer, Adams St., 4:47.63.
5,000-meter run: 1. Kristin Anderson, Central Mo. St., 16:28.86.
60-meter high hurdles: 1. Marquita Davis, St. Augustine’s, 8.44 [meet record; old record 8.54, Maisha Prewitt, Fort Hays St., 2002].
1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine’s (Jessica Render, Erica Young, Dana Robinson, Johnsie Liles), 3:43.09.
Distance medley relay: 1. Adams St. (Tanya Gaurmer, TiaNiecia Moseley, Laura Knapp, Emily Mortensen), 11:33.31.
High jump: 1. Jennifer Drum Greer, Central Mo. St., 1.75 (5-83/4);
Pole vault: 1. Angie Aguilar, Abilene Christian, 3.95 (12-11 1/2).
Long jump: 1. Foluso Makinde, Neb.-Omaha, 5.94 (19-6).
Triple jump: 1. Kerry-ann Robinson, Lincoln (Mo.), 12.48 (40-11 1/2).
Shot put: 1. Andrea Horban, Indianapolis, 14.74 (48-4 1/2).
35-lb. weight throw: 1. Cecilia Barnes, Cal St. Bakersfield, 19.04 (62-5 3/4).
TEAM RESULTS
1. Lincoln (Mo.), 87; 2. Abilene Christian, 50 1/3; 3. St. Augustine’s, 49; 4 Adams St., 45; 5. Grand Valley St., 25 1/2; 6. Central Mo. St., 25; Chadron St., 181/2; 8. Neb.-Omaha, 18; 9. Indianapolis, 161/3; 10. (tie) South Dakota and Colorado Mines, 16; 12. Neb.-Kearney, 15; 13. Bowie St., 14; 14. (tie) Pittsburg St. and Cal St. L.A., 13; 16. Southern Conn. St., 12; 17. SIU Edwardsville, 11; 18. Cal St. Bakersfield, 10; 19. Findlay, 9; 20. (tie) Ashland, Winona St., Cal St. Stanislaus and Emporia St., 8; 24. Western St., 7; 25. Fort Hays St., 61/3; 26. (tie) Mass.-Lowell, Minn. St. Moorhead, N.C. Central, Ferris St. and Charleston (W.V.), 6; 31. (tie) Minn. Duluth and Cal St. Dom. Hills, 5; 33. Minn. St. Mankato, 41/2; 34. (tie) Wayne St. (Mich.), Augustana (S.D.), Wis.-Parkside and St. Paul’s, 4; 38. (tie) West Chester, Seattle Pacific, Harding, and Mo. Southern St., 3; 42. Ala.-Huntsville, 2; 43. Slippery Rock, 1; 44. Northwest Nazarene, 1/2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
60-meter dash: 1. April Brown, Cal St. L.A., 7.43; 2. Karen Robinson, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.44; 3. Jody-Ann Powell, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.45; 4. Janika Martell, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.46; 5. Jessica Render, St. Augustine’s, 7.51; 6. Damara Parrish, Bowie St., 7.65; 7. Molly Belling, Neb.-Omaha, 7.68; 8. Nandelle Cameron, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.69.
200-meter dash: 1. Davita Prendergast, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.12 [meet record; old record 24.19, Shami Vanhook, Ashland, 2005]; 2. Johnsie Liles, St. Augustine’s, 24.44; 3. Laverne Monger, Neb.-Omaha, 24.52; 4. Steph Gebhart, South Dakota, 24.58; 5. Janika Martell, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.58; 6. Carla Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.), 24.75; 7. Jessica Render, St. Augustine’s, 24.94; 8. Jessica Hunt, Abilene Christian, 25.06.
400-meter dash: 1. Johnsie Liles, St. Augustine’s, 53.67; 2. Davita Prendergast, Lincoln (Mo.), 53.82; 3. Steph Gebhart, South Dakota, 55.17; 4. Keva Wilkins, Abilene Christian, 55.33; 5. Zakiya Ingraham, St. Paul’s, 56.26; 6. Sharonda Arnold, N.C. Central, 56.97; 7. Koreena Glanville, Southern Conn. St., 57.11; 8. Erica Young, St. Augustine’s, 57.22; 9. Brooklyn Hunt, Abilene Christian, 57.27.
800-meter run: 1. Venessa Lee, Pittsburg St., 2:08.95; 2. Kelly Marshall, Lincoln (Mo.), 2:12.31; 3. Meleshia Spencer, Lincoln (Mo.), 2:12.61; 4. Abby Demulling, Minn. Duluth, 2:13.07; 5. Mary Stoll, Augustana (S.D.), 2:13.13; 6. Jessica Lamp, Wis.-Parkside, 2:13.27; 7. Laura Knapp, Adams St., 2:13.59; 8. Kassy Laber, South Dakota, 2:13.61; 9. Alana Margraf, Findlay, 2:14.26.
Mile run: 1. Tanya Gaurmer, Adams St., 4:47.63; 2. Heather Beresford, Colorado Mines, 4:47.69; 3. Mandi Zemba, Grand Valley St., 4:49.08; 4. Jenny Irwin, Ferris St., 4:49.13; 5. Trina Cox, Abilene Christian, 4:49.90; 6. Olha Kryv’yak, Abilene Christian, 4:52.06; 7. Esther Komen, Western St., 4:53.62; 8. Naomi Bong, Wis.-Parkside, 4:54.03.
5,000-meter run: 1. Kristin Anderson, Central Mo. St., 16:28.86; 2. Emily Mortensen, Adams St., 16:29.06; 3. Mandi Zemba, Grand Valley St., 16:31.69; 4. Olha Kryv’yak, Abilene Christian, 16:44.80; 5. Trina Cox, Abilene Christian, 16:48.49; 6. Kalina Szteyn, Harding, 16:50.47; 7. Michelle Icban, Adams St., 16:50.67; 8. Esther Komen, Western St., 16:50.81.
60-meter high hurdles: 1. Marquita Davis, St. Augustine’s, 8.44 [meet record; old record 8.54, Maisha Prewitt, Fort Hays St., 2002]; 2. Carla Thomas, Lincoln (Mo.), 8.55; 3. Kirby Blackley, Findlay, 8.65; 4. Granada Tenzeno, Cal St. Dom. Hills, 8.68; 5. TiaNiecia Mosley, Adams St., 8.71; 6. Tyhler Davis, Bowie St., 8.75; 7. Shana Levett, Ala.-Huntsville, 8.76; 8. Andi Rose, Slippery Rock, 8.79; 9. Shawna-Kaye Thompson, Abilene Christian, 8.85.
1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine’s (Jessica Render, Erica Young, Dana Robinson, Johnsie Liles), 3:43.09; 2. Lincoln (Mo.), 3:44.42; 3. Abilene Christian, 3:45.14; 4. SIU Edwardsville, 3:45.90; 5. South Dakota, 3:46.16; 6. Bowie St., 3:46.88; 7. Findlay, 3:47.14; 8. N.C. Central, 3:47.53.
Distance medley relay: 1. Adams State (Tanya Gaurmer, TiaNiecia Moseley, Laura Knapp, Emily Mortensen), 11:33.31; 2. Colorado Mines, 11:39.02; 3. Abilene Christian, 11:42.86; 4. Central Mo. St., 11:44.87; 5. Western St., 11:45.99; 6. Grand Valley St., 11:48.83; 7. Lincoln (Mo.), 11:49.99; 8. Ferris St., 11:50.40.
High jump: 1. Jennifer Drum Greer, Central Mo. St., 1.75m (5-8 3/4); 2. (tie) Emily Schaf, Indianapolis; Amanda Poore, Fort Hays St.; and Jessica Withrow, Abilene Christian, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 5. Lesley Crutcher, Neb.-Kearney, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 6. Teona Perkins, Seattle Pacific, 1.72 (5-7 3/4); 7. Timberly Bolden, Bowie St., 1.69 (5-6 1/2); 8. (tie) Amanda Owens, Chadron St., and Emily Peterson, Northwest Nazarene, 1.66 (5-5 1/4).
Pole vault: 1. Angie Aguilar, Abilene Christian, 3.95 (12-11 1/2); 2. Chaunte Mitchell, Cal St. Stanislaus, 3.85 (12-7 1/2); 3. Jennifer Hensel, Minn. St. Moorhead, 3.85 (12-7 1/2); 4. (tie) Katelin Rains, Minn. St. Mankato, and Rachel Duthler, Grand Valley St., 3.75 (12-3 1/2); 6. Lisa Douglass, Pittsburg St., 3.75 (12-3 1/2); 7. Lindsey Jones, Grand Valley St., 3.65 (11-11 3/4); 8. Dianna Noonan, Grand Valley St., 3.65 (11-11 3/4).
Long jump: 1. Foluso Makinde, Neb.-Omaha, 5.94 (19-6); 2. Shannon Butler, Emporia St., 5.93 (19-5 1/2); 3. Esia Johnson, Mass.-Lowell, 5.93 (19-5 1/2); 4. Kelli Dring, Neb.-Kearney, 5.83 (19-1 1/2); 5. TiaNiecia Mosley, Adams St., 5.78 (18-11 3/4); 6. Ominike Kotey, Cal St. L.A, 5.77 (18-11 1/4); 7. Merline Egbert, Southern Conn. St., 5.71 (18-9); 8. Kirby Blackley, Findlay, 5.65 (18-6 1/2).
Triple jump: 1. Kerry-ann Robinson, Lincoln (Mo.), 12.48 (40-11 1/2); 2. Merline Egbert, Southern Conn. St., 12.14 (39-10); 3. Emily Volkmer, Chadron St., 12.11 (39-8 3/4); 4. TiaNiecia Mosley, Adams St., 11.99 (39-4); 5. Kimberly Moore, St. Augustine’s, 11.95, (39-2 1/2); 6. Damara Parrish, Bowie St., 11.92 (39-1 1/4); 7. Jessica Mills, N.C. Central, 11.90 (39-0 1/2); 8. Iashia Castle, Mo. Southern St., 11.77, 38-7 1/2).
Shot put: 1. Andrea Horban, Indianapolis, 14.74 (48-4 1/2); 2. Jacqueline Wells, Chadron St., 14.67 (48-1 3/4); 3. Shauna Birchard, Neb.-Kearney, 14.41 (47-3 1/2); 4. Natalie Coffey, Ashland, 14.38 (47-2 1/4); 5. Katie Wilson, Wayne St. (Mich.), 14.34 (47-0 3/4); 6. Nicole James, West Chester, 14.32 (46-11 3/4); 7. Jessica Selby, Mo. Southern St., 14.20 (46-7 1/4); 8. Lindsey Defevers, SIU Edwardsville, 14.08 (46-2 1/2).
35-lb. weight throw: 1. Cecilia Barnes, Cal St. Bakersfield, 19.04 (62-5 3/4); 2. Emily King, Winona St., 17.64 (57-10 1/2); 3. Candace Swann, Charleston (W.V.), 17.32 (56-10); 4. Callie Glover, SIU Edwardsville, 17.29 (56-8 3/4); 5. Jacqueline Wells, Chadron St., 17.00 (55-9 1/4); 6. Morgan Acre, Grand Valley St., 17.00 (55-9 1/4); 7. Natalie Coffey, Ashland, 16.95 (55-7 1/2); 8. Jenifer Tinney, Ashland, 16.72 (54-10 1/4).