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Rams crown six champions in season-opening indoor meet at Knox
Coming up - Saturday, Jan. 24, Cornell Invitational, Small-Multi Sport Center Arena, Mount Vernon, 11 a.m.
The Rams host the Cornell Invitational Saturday. The indoor meet begins at 11 a.m. with field events, followed by track events at 12 p.m. The five-team field includes Coe, Cornell, Loras, Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose.
"This weekend will be a great meet with five quality teams," Cornell head coach Lonnie Speidel said. "Coe, Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose and Loras will provide great competition in all event areas. I'm looking forward to hosting this meet and hope the Cornell community will come out and support our athletes."
Cornell Invitational Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 24
Small Multi-Sport Center Arena
Mount Vernon
Field Events
11 a.m. - Pole vault (men, women), Weight throw (men, women), Triple jump (women, men). 1 p.m. - High jump (men, women), Shot put (men, women), Long jump (women, men).
Track events
12 p.m. - 55 hurdles (women). 12:05 p.m. - 55 hurdles (men). 12:10 p.m. - 55 dash (women). 12:20 p.m. - 55 dash (men). 12:30 p.m. - Mile (women). 12:40 p.m. - Mile (men). 12:50 p.m. - 4x200 relay (women). 12:55 p.m. - 4x200 relay (men). 1:00 p.m. - 400 dash (women). 1:10 p.m. - 400 dash (men). 1:20 p.m. - 1000 run (women). 1:30 p.m. - 1000 run (men). 1:40 p.m. - 200 dash (women). 1:50 p.m. - 200 dash (men). 2:00 p.m. - 800 run (women). 2:05 p.m. - 800 run (men). 2:10 p.m. - 3000 run (women). 2:25 p.m. - 3000 run (men). 2:40 p.m. - 4x400 relay (women). 2:45 p.m. - 4x400 relay (men).
Ram Review - Cornell crowned six event champions, highlighted by a record-breaking performance from senior Julia Hanson (Charles City/Charles City) in the weight throw, at the season-opening Knox Indoor Pentangular Saturday in Galesburg, Ill. No team scores were kept.
Hanson launched a winning toss of 47 feet, 8 inches in the weight throw. She broke Cornell's school record in the event of 47-5, set by Lynn Schneider in 2005. Hanson topped her previous best mark last season by nearly four feet.
"Julia had two big throws in the finals to break Lynn Schneider's school record," Speidel said. "Lynn was an All-American thrower for Cornell, so for Julia to break one of her records is pretty exciting."
Hanson was one of four Cornell winners on the women's side. Senior Brittany Sperl (Boyd, Wis./Stanley-Boyd) pulled off a dramatic win in the triple jump. After falling from first to fourth in the finals, Sperl sprung back to the top with a big leap of 33-5.75 on her final attempt of the meet's last event.
"Brittany added some drama to the end of the meet and put together a great jump for the win," Speidel said.
The Rams also picked up victories from senior Rachelle Hawkins (Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly) in the 800 run (2 minutes, 21.82 seconds) and sophomore Allie Jagielo (Almond, Wis./Tri-County) in the mile (5:38.58). Jagielo finished second in the 800 (2:33.47) and sophomore Andrea Aerts (David City, Neb./East Butler) took second in the mile (5:42.48).
The Cornell men's team received wins from freshman Adam Rooyakkers (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) and sophomore Andrew Tobben (Washington, Mo./St. Francis Borgia). Rooyakkers raced to a winning time of 2:06.49 in the 800 for his first collegiate title. He nosed out teammate Chase Nowak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain) by .64 seconds. Tobben posted a seven-second victory in the 3000, crossing the finish line in 9:13.48.
"I am very proud of the distance runners," Speidel said. "Rachelle, Allie, Adam and Andrew all ran well to win their respective races. For us to be successful this year we have to have big contributions from our distance runners and I know coach (Dan) Schofer will have them ready."
Freshman Marshall Kraker (Parshall, Colo./West Grand) took second in the pole vault (9-5.25). Nowak and Kirkwood Donavin (Salt Lake City, Utah/West) finished 3-4, respectively, in the mile. Jeff Curran was third in the 400 (53.72). Dan Netwal (Eldridge/North Scott) placed third in the high jump (5-11.50).
"We were without a good number of athletes Saturday due to injuries and other issues," Speidel said. "So we have to get healthy as we look to move forward as a team this season."
Knox Pentangular
Saturday, Jan. 17
Galesburg, Ill.
Women
Cornell results
55 hurdles - 4. Anna Guittar 9.94. 200 dash - 10. Anna Guittar 30.74, 13. Allie Nappe 32.14. 800 run - 1. Rachelle Hawkins 2:21.82, 2. Allie Jagielo 2:33.47, 6. Andrea Aerts 2:39.97, 7. Ellie Hutchison 2:41.55. Mile - 1. Allie Jagielo 5:38.58, 2. Andrea Aerts 5:42.48, 4. Amanda Jepson 5:47.57, 5. Ellie Hutchison 5:57.20, 7. Allison Newman 6:06.40, 8. Laura Lindsay 6:08.23. Long jump - 7. Brittany Sperl 15-06.00, 9. Jessica Strains 14-07.00, 10. Allie Nappe 13-11.75. Triple jump - 1. Brittany Sperl 33-05.75, 10. Jessica Strains 30-04.75. Weight throw - 1. Julia Hanson 47-08.00*, 6. Kelsey Harper 39-04.00, 8. Kirtly Hitt 34-05.75, 12. Kelly Kall 32-03.75, 13. Jenny South 27-09.50. Shot put - 6. Kelsey Harper 37-06.75, 10. Kirtly Hitt 31-04.00, 11. Jenny South 29-10.75, 13. Kelly Kall 28-06.25. 4x200 - 4. (Sperl, Nappe, Strains, Michelle Hannemann) 2:03.16.
* School record
Men
Cornell results
55 hurdles - 4. Tony Galvez 8.79. 200 dash - 13. Tony Galvez 25.85, 17. Benedict Beluchukwu 28.72. 400 dash - 3. Jeff Curran 53.72, 5. Reed Skoog 54.02. 800 run - 1. Adam Rooyakkers 2:06.49, 2. Chase Nowak 2:07.13, 6. Ben Jacobs 2:13.53. Mile - 3. Chase Nowak 4:33.06, 4. Kirkwood Donavin 4:39.85, 5. Adam Rooyakkers 4:44.92, 7. Ben Jacobs 4:45.34, 10. Andrew Jacobsmeyer 5:08.47, 15. Mark Gilarski 5:28.32. 3000 run - 1. Andrew Tobben 9:13.48. Long jump - 10. Denis Jimenez 17-07.00. High jump - 3. Dan Netwal 5-11.50, 6. Roli Teko-Folly 5-07.75. Triple Jump - 4. Roli Teko-Folly 38-01.50. Pole Vault - 2. Marshall Kraker 9-05.25. Weight throw - 9. Chase Johnson 41-02.25. Shot put - 11. Marshall Kraker 38-10.25, 13. Denis Jimenez 30-01.00. 4x200 - 4. (Michael Jeanmenne, Galvez, Netwal, Kraker) 1:41.47. 4x400 - 3. (Skoog, Jeanmenne, Curran, Rooyakkers) 3:36.92.
