Track and Field Wins Eight Events at Wisconsin Twilight

May 9, 2010

MADISON, Wis. - The Marquette University men's and women's track and field squads concluded competition Saturday evening at the Wisconsin Twilight meet by capturing eight event titles at the Dan McClimon Memorial Track Complex.

"We had a pretty solid meet considering the weather was in the mid-40s and raining, which affected the sprints, jumps and throws," head coach Bert Rogers said. "Carrie (Schmid) and Olivia (Johnson) each won their events and did pretty well. Olivia ran well until the last 200 meters and just didn't have it at the end. She will try to get an NCAA time next weekend."

Johnson fell short in her attempt to reach a mark qualifying her for the first round of the NCAA Championships, but took home a victory in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:35.17.

Schmid earned a first-place finish in the pole vault, reaching a height of 3.75 meters.

Freshman Kyle Winter set a two-second personal best with a time of 1:51.92 to place second in the 800-meter run, while Garrett McKnight and Ben Schmitz finished ninth and 11th, respectively.

Courtney Kelly collected her second-straight victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:04.90.

Both the men and the women collected event victories in the 5,000-meter run. Blake Johnson won for the men in 14:30.41, while Maureen Keane was victorious on the women's side in 17:58.24.

In the sprints, senior Randey Fisher and freshman Chanel Franklin captured event victories in the 400 and 200, respectively.

In the hammer throw, senior Jeff Kluge won the event with a toss of 55.75 meters.

The Golden Eagles return to action Thursday, May 13 at the North Central Invitational and will also compete Friday at the Louisville Twilight.

Field Event	Marquette Athlete(s)	Distance	Place
Hammer Throw (Women)	Jamie Roth Kelley Corcoran Rachel Thiel	49.32 meters 48.28 meters 46.00 meters	3 4 5
Hammer Throw (Men follow Women)	Jeff Kluge Jonathan Kusowski (Unattached) David Carbajal (Unattached) Eric Matuszewski	55.75 meters 52.35 meters 49.75 meters 47.67 meters	1 3 4 5
Javelin (Women)	Catherine Benage Lauren Benjamin	33.63 meters 32.70 meters	4 6
Pole Vault (Women)	Carrie Schmid Lauren Darnall	3.75 meters 3.60 meters	1 2
Discus Throw (Women)	Audra Ketelsen Rachel Thiel	39.62 meters FOUL	4 -
Long Jump (Men)	Shawn McLarney	6.81 meters	4
Triple Jump (Women)	Alyssa Davis	11.23 meters	4
High Jump (Women)	Sarah MacCourtney Marisa Handley	1.59 meters 1.51 meters	9 11
Shot Put (Men)	Joe Kohut Eric Matuszewski	14.75 meters 14.26 meters	4 6
Discus Throw (Men)	Jeff Kluge Robert Bleem	47.04 meters 44.68 meters	4 5
High Jump (Men)	Cheldon Brown T.J. Hodgson	1.95 meters 1.85 meters	4 7
Triple Jump (Men)	James Muehleman	13.30 meters	2
Long Jump (Women)	Alyssa Davis	5.07 meters	2
Shot Put (Women)	Rachel Thiel	13.87 meters	4

Running Event	Marquette Athlete(s)	Time	Place
200-meter dash (Women)	Chanel Franklin Jessica Person	24.90 27.33	1 15
200-meter dash (Men)	Tyler O'Brien (Unattached) Randey Fisher Hiriam Bradley	21.88 22.74 23.58	5 11 22
400-meter hurdles (Women)	Alyssa Stevens Jenny Zahn Christine Hansen	1:05.03 1:07.57 1:08.87	2 5 6
400-meter hurdles (Men)	Jay Emmer	57.53	2
1,500-meter run (Women)	Olivia Johnson Jayne Grebinski Melissa Budelier Jessa Hackman	4:35.17 4:45.90 5:05.45 5:11.39	1 2 7 9
1,500-meter run (Men)	Nick Szczech Jack Hackett	4:01.02 4:02.56	5 6
400-meter dash (Men)	Randey Fisher	49.65	1
800-meter run (Women)	Sarah Verdoliva Melissa Burghardt	2:11.78 2:33.02	2 15
800-meter run (Men)	Kyle Winter Garrett McKnight Ben Schmitz	1:51.92 1:56.85 1:59.32	2 9 11
Steeplechase (Women)	Courtney Kelly Kate Horan	11:04.90 11:09.91	1 2
5,000-meter run (Women)	Maureen Keane Carly Windt Anna Weber Christina Sliepka Bekki Misanin	17:58.24 18:12.02 18:18.07 18:23.25 19:18.56	1 3 5 7 10
5,000-meter run (Men)	Blake Johnson Connor Callahan Keith Schueller Spencer Agnew Patrick Keeley	14:30.41 14:59.73 15:06.28 15:24.25 15:28.63	1 4 8 10 12