Track and Field News Releases

Women capture team title, men take second at Cornell Invitational

MOUNT VERNON - Cornell College's women's track and field team won three events and edged rival Coe by four points in taking the team title at the Cornell Invitational Saturday at Ash Park Stadium.

The Rams were strong in the field events, picking up individual wins from senior Brittany Sperl (Boyd, Wis./Stanley-Boyd) in the triple jump, sophomore Madison Craw (Mason City/Mason City) in the shot put and sophomore Michelle Hannemann (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) in the pole vault. The Cornell women racked up 137 team points, nipping runner-up Coe (133) and third-place Mount Mercy (129).

Cornell placed second in the men's team race with 152 points, 10 behind Iowa Central Community College. The Rams fielded a pair of individual event champions with freshman Chase Nowak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain) in the 1500 run and sophomore Roli Teko-Folly (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) in the triple jump. Cornell also won the 4x400 and 4x800 men's relays.

"I was happy with our overall team results, but individually, we need to see improvement in all event areas," Cornell head coach Lonnie Speidel said. "We will work hard this week and get after it at the Dick Young Classic at Grinnell this weekend."

The Cornell women finished 1-2 in the triple jump with Sperl (32 feet, 9 inches) and Jessica Strains (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South). Strains set a personal-best mark of 32-3. Hannemann cleared 8-00.50 in the pole vault and Craw recorded a winning toss of 40-06.75 in the shot put.

Senior Lindsey Kuhlmann (Fairbank/Wapsie Valley) had a big meet in the distance events, placing second in the 800 (2 minutes, 31.2 seconds) and third in the 1500 (5:03.6). She set outdoor personal records in both events. Junior Kelly Kall (Medina, Ohio/Medina) recorded lifetime bests in all four field events in which she competed, including the shot put, discus, hammer throw and javelin.

The Rams received runner-up finishes from Andrea Aerts (David City, Neb./East Butler) in the 5000 and Julia Hanson (Charles City/Charles City) in the hammer throw.

Nowak claimed the men's 1500 title in 4:07.8, nosing Mount Mercy's Gabe Roseales by 0.3 seconds. Teko-Folly established a personal record in taking the triple jump (41-01.50).

Junior James Wohrley (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) enjoyed a strong meet, setting personal records in the high jump (6-03.50), discus (129-10) and 110 hurdles (16.40). He finished second in the high jump by virtue of more misses than the first-place competitor who cleared the same height.

The men's 4x400 relay of Reed Skoog (Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission South), Wohrley, Dan Netwal (Eldridge, North Scott) and Khaliph Green (Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep) clocked a winning time of 3:42.50. The 4x800 relay of Chris Stadler (Portland, Ore./Lincoln), Matt Evans (Racine, Wis./Prairie), David Kuhlmann (Readlyn/Wapsie Valley) and Adam Rooyakkers (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) won with a mark of 8:29.10.

Ben Jacobs (Three Rivers, Mich./Three Rivers) took second in the 5000 and Netwal was second in the javelin.

Coming up - Saturday, April 18, at Dick Young Invitational, Grinnell College, Grinnell, 9 a.m.

Cornell Invitational
Saturday, April 11
Ash Park Stadium, Mount Vernon

Women's Team Standings
1. Cornell 137, 2. Coe 133, 3. Mount Mercy 129, 4. Clarke 57, 5. Grinnell 35, 6. Iowa Central 35, 7. Iowa Wesleyan 10.
Cornell Results
100 dash - 8. Jennifer Bays 14.9. 200 dash - 8. Leanne Carberry 29.4, 9. Anna Guittar 29.6, 10. Caiti Hladky 29.7, 16. Bays 31.9. 400 run - 11. Carberry 64.1. 800 run - 2. Lindsey Kuhlmann 2:31.2, 3. Amanda Jepson 2:35.5, 4. Allison Newman 2:40.1. 1500 run - 3. Kuhlmann 5:03.6, 4. Jepson 5:09.6, 10. Newman 5:38.7, 14. Hannah Cargill 6:38.6. 5000 run - 2. Andrea Aerts 20:12.25, 3. Ellie Hutchinson 20:21.43, 4. Laura Lindsay 21:47.81. 100 hurdles - Hladky 18.67. 4x100 relay - 4. Cornell (Carberry, Cayla Techlin, Hladky Guittar) 54.96, 5. Cornell B (Brittany Sperl, Jessie Strains, Allie Nappe, Bays) 55.60. High Jump - 3. Techlin 4-07.00. Pole Vault - 1. Michelle Hannemann 8-00.50. Long Jump - 3. Sperl 14-10.00. Triple Jump - 1. Sperl 32-09.00, 2. Strains 32-03.00. Shot put - 1. Madison Craw 40-06.75, 6. Kirtley Hitt 34-11.00, 7. Kelsey Harper 34-09.00, 8. Kelly Kall 31-01.00, 9. Jenny South 28-09.25. Discus - 3. Julia Hanson 125-02, 4. Nappe 124-01, 8. Kall 104-02, 11. Hitt 82-06. Hammer throw - 2. Hanson 139-11, 4. Craw 134-03, 7. Kall 111-10, 9. Harper 107-06, 10. Hitt 93-07, 11. South 74-02. Javelin - 4. Techlin 105-00, 5. Kall 93-09, 8. Harper 74-00, 10. South 64-07.  

Men's Team Standings
1. Iowa Central 162, 2. Cornell 152, 3. Mount Mercy 81, 4. Grinnell 55, 5. Coe 27, 6. Clarke 23, 7. Iowa Wesleyan 22.
Cornell Results
100 dash - Khaliph Green 11.8, Denis Jimenez 12.25. 200 dash - 11. Bobby Boughton 23.7, 15. Green 24.1, 20. Benedict Beluchukwu 27.7. 800 run - 3. Reed Skoog 1:58.8. 1500 run - 1. Chase Nowak 4:07.8, 3. Adam Rooyakkers 4:11.1, 5. Andrew Tobben 4:12.4, 8. Matt Evans 4:22.0, 9. David Kuhlmann 4:24.0, 12. Chris Stadler 4:28.5, 16. Andrew Jacobsmeyer 4:37.9, 18. Mark Gilarski 4:55.0. 5000 run - 2. Ben Jacobs 16:19.21, 3. Tommy LeForce 16:32.92. 110 Hurdles - 4. James Wohrley 16.4, Dan Netwal 17.69. 4x100 relay - 4. (Skoog, Boughton, Drew Campbell, Roli Teko-Folly) 45.49. 4x400 relay - 1. (Skoog, Wohrley, Netwal, Green) 3:42.5. 4x800 relay - 1. (Stadler, Evans, Kuhlmann, Rooyakkers) 8:29.1. High jump - 2. Wohrley 6-03.50, 3. Campbell 6-01.50, 5. Netwal 5-11.50, 7. Teko-Folly 5-10.00. Long jump - 3. Green 18-04.25, 5. Jimenez 16-09.25, 7. Beluchukwu 14-10.00. Triple jump - 1. Teko-Folly 41-01.50, 3. Jimenez 34-05.50, 4. Beluchukwu 34-03.50. Shot put - 4. Marshall Kraker 132-04, 5. Adam Norton 40-00.50. Discus - 4. Kraker 132-04, 5. Wohrley 129-10, 8. Chase Johnson 124-08, 11. Norton 107-09. Hammer throw - 3. Johnson 133-08, 5. Kraker 107-10. Javelin - 2. Netwal 158-11, 7. Kraker 130-03.