Mankato Indoor
Tiger boys track team 2nd, girls 4th
PUBLISHED: 3/26/2003
(Reprinted with permission)
Independent Sports Article
MANKATO — The Marshall boys track team finished second at an indoor meet hosted by Mankato West Tuesday. The Tiger girls, led by a third in the shot put from Alexis Miller, finished fourth at the meet, held at Minnesota State, Mankato.
West dominated the boys side, putting up 150 points. The Tigers finished with 37.
“They’re loaded with good kids at every level,” Marshall boys coach Mike Jacobs said. “They’re a well-balanced team.”
Yahya Iman won the 1,600 run for the Tigers with a time of 4:47. Tom Allen was fifth in that event with a time of 4:56.
Akey Jumale won the two-mile run with a time of 10:22, while Jon Tauer added a time of 10:27 to take third.
The Tiger boys 4 by 800 relay team, consisting of Bart Johnson, Iman, Allen and Jumale, was second at 8:45.
“We got a lot of scoring out of our juniors, and our distance kids came through pretty good,” Jacobs said. Ryan Brunsvold was third in the shot put with a throw of 39-7. Jamie Placensia, the only senior competing on the day for the Tiger boys, was third in the high jump.
Kai Sill added a third-place finish in the 200 dash for Marshall.
“We had unlimited entries in almost every event; that was pretty nice,” Jacobs said. “A lot of these young kids, it was their first crack at track this year.”
“We’re kicking around a lot of freshmen and sophomores. We’ve started to identify a lot of kids who are going to contribute down the road.”
Fairmont dominated the girls competition, scoring 141.5 points. The Tiger girls were fourth at 14 points.
“Fairmont has quite a contingent of girls. They’re strong from top to bottom,” Marshall girls coach Leo Geraets said. “We’re still testing the waters. From a numbers and from a team caliber standpoint, we’re not quite up not up there.”
Miller had a throw of 29-1 in the shot put. Laura Johnson also had a strong day with a third-place finish in the 3,200 run. She was part of a third-place team in the 4 by 800 relay, which also included Jessica Pauley, Haley Meyer and Tricia Schultz. Recording fifth-place finishes for Marshall were Heidi Meier, Elizabeth Lensing, Sarah Wyffels, and Haley Meyer.
“Some girls had improvement in their times and distances,” Geraets said. “Alexis Miller certainly had an improvement. She went up almost a foot in the shot put. Laura Johnson had a good run in the 3,200. Our distance runners are showing quite a bit so far.”
MSU Mankato
Indoor meet
Boys team scores
West 150, Marshall 37, Austin 36, Fairmont 33.
1,600 run: 1. Yahya Iman, 4:47; 5. Tom Allen, 4:56. Other Marshall times: Bart Johnson, 4:58; Francis Dierckx 5:05, Luke Nelson, 6:04; Jeremy Fields, 5:21; Blaine Kuiper, 5:21
3,200 run: 1. Akey Jumale, 10:22; 3. Jon Tauer, 10:27
4 x 800: 2. Johnson, Iman, Allen, Jumale, 8:45
800 run: Justin Deragisch, 2:16. Other Marshall times: Jeremy Fields, 2:31; Jeremy Vogl, 3:05, Jason Clarke, 2:44, Praschant Poudyla 2:40
4 x 200: 3. Kai Sill, Adam Gifford, Matt Abel, Jamie Placensia, 1:42
4 x 400: Marshall teams: Kruger, Grabau, Placensia, Dierckx, 4:02; Deragisch, Burgoon, Weeks, Haugen, 4:16
400 run: 5. Kruger, 57.5. Other Marshall times: Nate Boerboom 58.0; Ben Haugen, 59.0, Tyler Mitlyng, 60.0; Adam Diercks, 61. Kirby Johnson, 71, Josh Sammons, 62.0
Triple jump: 4. Dan Vanderziel 36-6. Other Marshall athlete: Andy Hoffman 33-7 1/2;
Long jump: Marshall individuals: Nate Boerboom, 16-10; Vanderziel, 17-10, Jon Burgoon 15-8, Peter Weeks, 12-4 1/2
Shot put: 3. Ryan Brunsvold, 39-7. Other Marshall individuals: Jon Maxwell, 31-8, Sean Smalls 37-1 1/4; Ben Olsem 35-5 1/2; Paul Nassif 32-9 1/2; Sai Thor, 25-6 1/2, Ben Muller 26-8 1/4; Andy Fenske 30-9 3/4 Sean Madden 28-3, Adam Dierckx, 32-4 1/4
60 high hurdles: 5. Matt Grabau, 9.6. Other Marshall times: Dan Vanderziel, 9.8; Caleb Stewart, 10.5
60 intermediate hurdles: 4. Matt Grabau, 9.3; 5. Vanderziel, 9.5. Other Marshall times: Stewart 11.0. Peter Weeks, 12.2. Kirby Johnson, 14.4
High jump: 3. Placensia, 5-6. Other Marshall individuals: Sill 5-0; Hoffman 5-0, Kruger 5-0, Deragisch, 4-10, Mitlyng 4-10
60 dash: Marshall individuals: Mitlyng, 8.1; Sammons, 8.1, Andrew Ries 9.0, Zack Shearer 8.7, Ben Haugen, 8.1, Jordan Louwagie, 8.8, Josh Grautmann 9.3
200 dash: 3. Kai Sill, 25.7. Other Marshall individuals: Gifford, 26.3; Burgoon, 26.7, Boerboom, 27.0; Andy Fenske, 28.7, Stewart, 28.2, Ries, 31.5, Olsem, 29.0, Louwagie, 29.4; Grautmann, 32.5
Girls team scores
Fairmont 141.5, Mankato West 69, Austin 20.5, Marshall 14
4 x 800: 3. Jessica Pauley, Haley Meyer, Laura Johnson, Tricia Schultz, 11:26.5
Shot put: 3. Alexis Miller, 29-1
3,200 run: 3. Laura Johnson, 13:07.5
60 dash: 5. Heidi Meier, 8.1
1,600 run: 5. Elizabeth Lensing 6:49.2
200 dash: 5. Sarah Wyffels, 30.3
Long jump: 5. Wyffels, 14-0
3,200 run: 5. Haley Meyer, 14:32.9