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The NCAA News -- March 29, 1999

Finish in final event gives Wheaton (Massachusetts) first track crown

After a just falling short last season, Wheaton (Massachusetts) broke through for the school's first NCAA title at the Division III Women's Indoor Track Championships March 12-13 at Ohio Northern.

Wheaton, which placed second in both the indoor and outdoor track championships in 1998, led Wisconsin-La Crosse, 35-32, entering the meet-ending 1,600-meter relay. The quartet of Tenille Johnson, Amy Swanson, Colleen Myrie and Deshawnda Williams placed second behind North Central while Wisconsin-La Crosse took third.

The result gave Wheaton a 43-38 victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse, with two-time defending champion Christopher Newport placing third with 27 points.

Williams was the major individual contributor to Wheaton's championship effort. She repeated as champion in the 400-meter dash and came in third in the 55-meter dash. Johnson added a second-place performance in the 55-meter hurdles, and Beth Castagno took third in the high jump.

Wisconsin-La Crosse's lone champion also set a meet record. Patti Frankowiak added 17 inches to the 20-pound weight throw mark with her winning heave of 56 feet, 6 1/2 inches.

The runner-up finish was the second in the 15-year history of the championship for Wisconsin-La Crosse, which has not won a Division III indoor title.

Women's track

TEAM RESULTS

1. Wheaton (Mass.), 43; 2. Wis.-La Crosse, 38; 3. Chris. Newport, 27; 4. Lincoln (Pa.), 26; 5. North Central, 20; 6. Baldwin-Wallace, 16; 7. (tie) Williams and Wis.-Oshkosh, 13; 9. Wis.-River Falls, 11; 10. (tie) Carroll (Wis.), Hartwick, Mary Washington, Tufts and Washington (Mo.), 10.

15. Brandeis, 9; 16. (tie) Augsburg, Gust. Adolphus, Wilmington (Ohio) and Wis.-Platteville, 8; 20. Col. of New Jersey, 7.

21. (tie) Concordia-M'head, Lebanon Valley, Wartburg, Wis.-Whitewater and Wis.-Stout, 6; 26. (tie) Loras and Neb. Wesleyan, 5; 28. (tie) Montclair St., Springfield and Trinity (Conn.), 4.

31. (tie) Allegheny, Benedictine, Haverford, Ill. Wesleyan, Middlebury and Swarthmore, 2; 37. (tie) Geneseo St., Hiram and Sewanee, 1.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

55-meter dash: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 7.15; 2. Amber Lindblad, Wis.-La Crosse, 7.21; 3. Deshawnda Williams, Wheaton (Mass.), 7.23; 4. Colleen Myrie, Wheaton (Mass.), 7.25; 5. Munerah Maalik, Ill. Wesleyan, 7.28; 6. Jessie Greener, Loras, 7.38.

400-meter dash: 1. Deshawnda Williams, Wheaton (Mass.), 56.24; 2. Lisa Mickelson, Wis.-La Crosse, 57.06; 3. Shannon Lakatosh, Baldwin-Wallace, 58.02; 4. Wendy Ellis, Loras, 58.02; 5. Ovida Habersham, Col. of New Jersey, 58.63; 6. Gina Spaziano, Col. of New Jersey, 58.82.

800-meter run: 1. Caitlin Murphy, Tufts, 2:13.39; 2. Cheryl Makarewicz, Brandeis, 2:15.26; 3. Trina Steines, Wartburg, 2:15.27; 4. Kathryn Worth, Williams, 2:15.56; 5. Amy Schuckert, Allegheny, 2:16.35; 6. Rachel Milligan, Wis.-Oshkosh, 2:16.56.

1,500-meter run: 1 Marni Lynn, Carroll (Wis.), 4:32.73; 2. Tara Crowley, Williams, 4:35.39; 3. Katie Jacobson, Wis.-Stout, 4:35.77; 4. Nicole Hanley, Trinity (Conn.), 4:38.84; 5. Kate Irvin, Middlebury, 4:38.94; 6. Heather Stone, Sewanee, 4:40.54.

5,000-meter run: 1. Emily Richard, Washington (Mo.), 17:07.80; 2. Keri Wells, Wis.-Platteville, 17:12.83; 3. Stephanie Greiber, Wis.-Whitewater, 17:19.73; 4. Barbara Swallow, Springfield, 17:26.34; 5. Rachel Mosher, Haverford, 17:52.35; 6. Margaret Randall, Williams, 17:53.81.

55-meter high hurdles: 1. Rhondale Jones, Lincoln (Pa.), 8.04; 2. Tenille Johnson, Wheaton (Mass.), 8.08; 3. Jalima Levine, Lincoln (Pa.), 8.17; 4. Janice Brenner, Montclair St., 8.23; 5. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 8.44; 6. Denita Eason, Chris. Newport, 8.63.

1,600-meter relay: 1. North Central (Maggie Zdziarska, Sue DeNigris, Vanessa Vaughn, Pristina Jones), 3:56.18; 2. Wheaton (Mass.), 3:56.42; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 3:57.58; 4. Col. of New Jersey, 3:57.60; 5. Wis.-Oshkosh, 3:57.76; 6. Brandeis, 3:59.80.

Long jump: 1. Pristina Jones, North Central, 5.80 (19-01/2); 2. Denita Eaton, Chris. Newport, 5.68 (18-7 3/4); 3. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 5.67 (18-7 1/4; 4. Jessica Petersen, Neb. Wesleyan, 5.38 (17-8); 5. Kathleen Edwards, Mary Washington, 5.37 (17-7 1/2); 6. Angela Mullins, Wheaton (Mass.), 5.31 (17-5 1/4).

Triple jump: 1. Casey Taylor, Chris. Newport, 12.00 (39-4 1/2); 2. Yurissa Mitchell, Mary Washington, 11.79 (38-8 1/4); 3. Jill Kincaid, Wis.-Oshkosh, 11.67 (38-3 1/2); 4. Lisa Zimmerman, Wis.-Oshkosh, 11.64 (38-2 1/4); 5. Desiree Peterkin, Swarthmore, 11.57 (37-11 1/2); 6. Sarah Peterson, Wis.-River Falls, 11.49 (37-8 1/2).

Shot put: 1. Jayme Gallant, Baldwin-Wallace, 13.86 (45-5 3/4); 2. Sarah Peterson, Wis.-River Falls, 13.58 (44-6 3/4); 3. Ann Musser, Lebanon Valley, 13.40 (43-11 3/4); 4. Melissa Ring, Gust. Adolphus, 13.34 (43-9 1/4); 5. Jenni Rider, Wis.-La Crosse, 13.17 (43-2 1/2); 6. Amy Traudt, Neb. Wesleyan, 12.96 (42-6 1/4).

20-pound weight throw: 1. Patti Frankowiak, Wis.-La Crosse, 17.23 (56-6 1/2) [meet record; old record, 16.80 (55-1 1/2), Melissa Oleson, Wis.-Oshkosh, 1997]; 2. Carrie Lind, Augsburg, 16.63 (54-6 3/4); 3. Laura Utke, Concordia-M'head, 16.53 (54-2 3/4); 4. April Felt, Gustavus Adolphus, 16.14 (52-11 1/2); 5. Elyse Muller, Benedictine, 15.98 (52-5 1/4); 6. Beth Shope, Geneseo St., 15.55 (51-0 1/4).

High jump: 1. Maria Megnin, Hartwick, 1.79 (5-10 1/2) [meet record; old record, 1.78 (5-10), Michelle Riedi, Wis.-Stevens Point, 1985]; 2. Nyhia Rothwell, Wilmington (Ohio), 1.74 (5-8 1/2); 3. Beth Castagno, Wheaton (Mass.), 1.69 (5-6 1/2); 4. Katie Arnes, Wis.-La Crosse, 1.69 (5-6 1/2); 5. Kady Klevin, Wis.-River Falls, 1.64 (5-4 1/2); 6. Heidi Gerhardstein, Hiram, 1.64 (5-4 1/2).