University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
Musco Twilight
Hosch Repeats as 800m Champion at Musco Twilight
4/24/2011 8:00:00 AM | Track and Field
April 24, 2011
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa men's and women's track & field teams continued their strong outdoor progress on Saturday evening at the Musco Twilight meet hosted by the University of Iowa.
Senior Holli Hosch won the 800m for the second consecutive year in Iowa City, this time taking the title in 2:10.21. Hosch set the meet and facility records in the event at last year's Musco Twilight.
Junior Traci Harms moved up one spot to No. 2 all-time at UNI in the hammer throw. Harms claimed runner-up honors with a career-best throw of 181-05 (55.30m).
Sophomore Jordan Williams highlighted UNI's surging group of men's throwers with a huge personal best in the hammer throw, moving into fifth place all-time at UNI. His toss of 194-07 (59.32m) eclipsed his previous best this season by 15 feet. In the discus, Williams also improved his regionally-ranked mark to 169-10 (51.76m) on his way to a fourth-place finish.
Women's Highlights
Junior Olimpia Nowak placed second in each of the hurdle races but was the top collegiate finisher in the 100m hurdles, crossing the line in 14.01 seconds. Nowak ran 1:02.62 for second place in the 400m hurdles. Lauren Lindaman took third in the 100m hurdles in 14.08 seconds - a personal best by more than half a second.
Junior Jenna Wexter was second in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-11.75 (3.65m). Rachel VanderHolt took runner-up honors in the javelin with a toss of 122-00 (37.18m).
Sophomore Lindsay Gierke took fourth in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 25.35. Sam Cameron also recorded a season-best time in the 400m, placing sixth in 56.18.
Sophomore Scotti Schon trimmed 23 seconds off her previous season-best time in the 3,000m steeplechase, taking fourth place in 11:06.12. Junior Jill Lageschulte clocked the Panthers' fastest 3,000m time of the season, running a personal-best 10:23.83 for 10th place.
UNI's 4x400m relay team of Michaela Brungardt, Hosch, Ellen Kindelsperger and Cameron claimed a second-place finish with a time of 3:48.77.
Men's Highlights
Sam Kranz earned a tie for second place in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-06.75 (5.05m).
Junior Aaron Stockstell once again improved his 800m time on the season, running 1:50.18 for a fourth-place finish in an elite field.
Sophomore Thibault Vandenabeele knocked nearly six seconds off his previous season-best time in the 1,500m, earning a fourth-place finish in 3:51.20. Teammate Brett Egan clocked a huge personal-best in the 5,000m at 14:43.05, an improvement of nearly 20 seconds.
Junior Justin Romero threw 54-08.75 (16.68m) to take fourth place in the shot put.
Chris Henely posted his fastest time of the season in the 110m hurdles, taking fifth place in 14.64 seconds.
The Panthers will return to action at the Drake Relays from Apr. 27-30.
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