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Rose-Hulman Men and Manchester Women Claim HCAC Track & Field Championship
TERRE HAUTE, IN - The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's track and field team held off Manchester at the 2009 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships held at Rose-Hulman on April 24-25. The Engineers scored 192 points in the 20 events to hold off Manchester 's 138.5 point effort to claim the school's second straight HCAC men's track title. The Manchester women's track team earned their first track and field title in school history, holding off Defiance and Franklin in a highly contested meet.
The Rose-Hulman men had five event winners. Freshman Sutton Coleman (Lebanon , Va. /H.S.) claimed titles in three different events at the meet. The freshman won both the 110 and 400 meter hurdles and also claimed first place in the triple jump. Junior Travis Vanderberg (Kansas City , Mo. /Park Hill) earned the top throw in the javelin, capturing the title with a toss of 52.95 meters. The Rose Hulman 4x400 relay team was the fastest on the day, winning the conference title with a time of 3:21.28.
Manchester placed second in the men's team standings with 138.5 points. Defiance College tallied 91 points and was followed by Franklin College (84.5 points), Anderson University (84), Hanover College (75), College of Mount St. Joseph (62), Bluffton University (52), and Transylvania University (0).
The Manchester women's team won three events on its way to the conference championship. Sophomore Jessica Bremer (Howe , Ind. / Prairie Heights ) won the 400 meter hurdles title with a time of 1:08.44. Freshman Emma Weiler (Auburn , Ind. /DeKalb) topped the conference field in the high jump, clearing a league-best 1.58 meters. The Spartans 4x400 relay team ran to the championship, besting the field with a time of 4:11.78.
One conference record was broken at the 2009 championships. Anderson 's Michelle Roth (Milwaukee , Wis. /Lutheran) set a new league-best in the women's triple jump with a leap of 11.43 meters.
Defiance finished second in the women team standings with 132.5 points. Franklin placed third with 131 points. Anderson finished fourth with 107 points and was followed by Rose-Hulman (81 points), Mount St. Joseph (72), Hanover (51), Bluffton (45.5), and Transylvania (26).
Women's Event Winners
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100 meter dash |
Anastasia Tarpeh, Rose-Hulman |
12.74 |
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200 meter dash |
Anastasia Tarpeh, Rose-Hulman |
26.41 |
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400 meter dash |
Ashley Smith, Bluffton |
1:01.58 |
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800 meter run |
Heather Waterman, Franklin |
2:22.67 |
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1500 meter run |
Heather Waterman, Franklin |
4:56.31 |
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5000 meter run |
Heather Waterman, Franklin |
19:16.03 |
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10,000 meter run |
Shannon Egold, Franklin |
41:54.32 |
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100 meter hurdles |
Marlea Rolander, Defiance |
15.64 |
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400 meter hurdles |
Jessi Bremer, Manchester |
1:08.44 |
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3000 steeplechase |
Kristi Brown, Franklin |
11:53.82 |
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4x100 meter relay |
Mount St. Joseph "A" |
52.11 |
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4x400 meter relay |
Manchester "A" |
4:11.78 |
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High jump |
Emmy Weiler, Manchester |
1.58 m |
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Pole vault |
Emily Cole, Defiance |
2.85 m |
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Long jump |
Lauren Hastings, Mount St. Joseph |
5.34 m |
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Triple jump |
Michelle Roth, Anderson |
11.43 m*** |
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Shot put |
Stephanie Stichter, Anderson |
12.19 m |
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Discus throw |
Holly Stein, Defiance |
39.64 m |
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Hammer throw |
Amanda Tooley, Defiance |
44.01 m |
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Javelin throw |
Holly Stein, Defiance |
35.86 m |
Men's Event Winners
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100 meter dash |
Robert Johnson, Bluffton |
11.00 |
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200 meter dash |
Korey Bucher, Manchester |
21.64 |
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400 meter dash |
Korey Bucher, Manchester |
49.16 |
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800 meter run |
Sean Kennedy, Franklin |
1:57.13 |
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1500 meter run |
Sean Kennedy, Franklin |
4:10.93 |
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5000 meter run |
Brandon Welti, Franklin |
15:46.01 |
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10,000 meter run |
Brandon Welti, Franklin |
32:29.69 |
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110 meter hurdles |
Sutton Coleman, Rose-Hulman |
14.88 |
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400 meter hurdles |
Sutton Coleman, Rose-Hulman |
55.37 |
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3000 steeplechase |
Justin Perkins, Defiance |
9:47.69 |
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4x100 meter relay |
Defiance "A" |
42.58 |
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4x400 meter relay |
Rose-Hulman "A" |
3:21.28 |
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High jump |
Brad Zarembski, Defiance |
2.04 m |
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Pole vault |
Beau Bradtmiller, Manchester |
4.38 m |
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Long jump |
Scotty Mayes, Mount St. Joseph |
6.87 m |
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Triple Jump |
Sutton Coleman, Rose-Hulman |
14.12 m |
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Shot put |
Randall Mitchell, Mount St. Joseph |
14.76 m |
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Discus throw |
Randall Mitchell, Mount St. Joseph |
49.35 m |
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Hammer throw |
Jason Fisher, Bluffton |
52.46 m |
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Javelin throw |
Travis Vanderberg, Rose-Hulman |
52.95 m |
***New HCAC meet record
