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Ryan Schipper cleared a provisional
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FINAL
MEET RESULTS
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s and women’s
track team opened their outdoor season on Saturday, by hosting
DePauw University, Hanover College, and Millikin University. The
meet was not scored, but Rose-Hulman had 10 victories on a chilly
March afternoon.
The men were led by junior Matt Repking (Effingham,
Ill./Teutopolis) who opened the meet with a career best mark of
9:40.80 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after missing most of the
indoor season. Repking’s mark also ranks fifth all-time in
Rose-Hulman steeplechase history.
Other winners for Rose-Hulman included senior pole vaulter Ryan
Schipper (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger) who cleared an NCAA
provisional mark of 15’ 6 1/4” and junior Thomas Reives
(Indianapolis, Ind./Arsenal Tech) who took the high jump with a
leap of 6’4”.
Notable performances for Rose-Hulman included freshman Calvin
Bueltel (Huntingburg, Ind./Southridge) who took second in the
200-meter dash with a time of 22.77 seconds and third in the
100-meter dash in 11.41 seconds; sophomore Stephen Boedicker
(Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty) who ran a career best 15:59.68
in the 5000-meter run to take second; and senior Paul Ceravolo
(Warren, Mich./Mott) who took second in the discus (122' 4"),
third in both the hammer throw (137' 9") and shot put (43' 0 1/4"),
and fourth in the javelin (136' 9").
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Matt Repking won the steeplechase to
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On the women’s side, Rose-Hulman freshman Sarita Stephney
(Houston, Texas/Hasting) began her outdoor career by doubling in
the sprints. Stephney set a school record in the 100-meter
dash with a time of 12.99 seconds and won the 200-meter dash in
26.98 seconds, a mark that ranks third all-time at Rose-Hulman.
In the running events, junior Rachel Krasich (Westfield,
Ind./Westfield) captured first place in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase in a school record time of 12:19.63, bettering the old
mark of 12:48.19 set by Lusia Fairfax in 2005. Rose-Hulman also
picked up a trio of second-place finishes from senior Mandy
Hecker (Georgetown, Ind./North Harrison) who completed the
800-meter run in 4:57.98, a time that is third best in her career,
and junior Katy Evert (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) in the
100-meter and 400-meter hurdles with times of 17.34 seconds and
1:10.73, respectively.
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Rachel Krasich shattered a
school record in the steeplechase. |
Off the track, senior Kathleen Stynes (Okemos, Mich./Okemos)
and junior Janel Belton (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway West) led
the way with two strong performances each. Stynes captured
first place finishes in both the high jump (5' 0 1/4") and pole
vault (8' 6"), while Belton took first in the discus with a toss of
115’ 5” and second in the shot put with a mark of 36’ 4”.
Stynes mark in the high jump topped the previous school record.
Freshman
Katie Moorhead (Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa) began her outdoor
career by taking first place in the javelin with an attempt of 71’.
The Engineers continue their outdoor season with a triangular meet
next Saturday, March 24, at Noon, as they host Denison University
and Wabash College.
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