Track and Field | 2.7.15

ST. PAUL, Minn – The Concordia University track and field teams were in action on the campus of St. Scholastica at the Lake Superior Challenge on Saturday. Four school records were set in field events on the day.

Senior thrower Martina Ware set school records in the shot put and the weight throw. Her score in the weight throw of 55'10.50 replaced the previous record of 55' 7.75 which she set earlier this season. The score also qualifies Ware provisionally for the NCAA Indoor Championships. In the shot put, Ware placed first and scored a 46'10.75 which was over two and a half feet farther than her previous school record.

Mike Cullen also set a school record in the weight throw as the throwers continue to be a strength of this team. Cullen's mark of 55'01.00 was good enough for 2^nd in the meet and demolished his previous school record of 51' 7.75" which he set last season.

Another Concordia record was set in the women's pole vault. Esther Jandrich won her event with a height of 12'05.50 which beat the previous school record set by her in the 2012-13 season. Jandrich qualified provisionally for the NCAA Indoor Championships with her win on Saturday.

The men's team saw results in the pole vault as well. Freshman Aaron Joppru placed first with a score of 13'11.25. Head coach Sam Johnson has seen technical improvements in the past few weeks from Joppru, which certainly contributed to this top finish.

The majority of Concordia's track and field team's will be in action again next Friday and Saturday at the SDSU Open, while the multi-event athletes will compete on Sunday and Monday at the NSIC Multi-event Championships.
 
Results
Women
 
60m Hurdles
Katie Bialka – Prelims: 9.79 Finals: 9.92 7^th
Wakpor Ighovojah – Prelims: 10.63
60m
LaKeya Rudolph – Prelims: 8.64
Esther Jandrich – Prelims: 8.69
Kelsey Kronholm – Prelims: 8.98
200m
Gloria Williams – 26.35 1^st
Sarah Pieper – 28.96 20^th
LaKeya Rudolph – 29.10 23^rd
400m
Kalle Burney – 1:04.13 6^th
Leah Amundson – 1:05.75 9^th
600m
Erika Shady – 1:53.97 6^th
800m
Jordan Gray – 2:30.48 4^th
1000m
Rachel Thaemert – 3:40.77 10^th
Mile Run
Maggie Marcus – 5:24.52 7^th
Erin Spatenka – 5:33.60 10^th
4x400 Relay
Concordia A – 4:18.69 5^th
Concordia B -- 4:23.31 6^th
Pole Vault
Esther Jandrich – 12'05.50 1^st School Record
Gretchen Feilen – 9'06.25 3^rd
Marianna Kramer – 8'00.50 11^th
Anna Hughes – 6'06.75 16^th
Long Jump
Kalle Burney – 15'09.00 6^th
Wakpor Ighovojah – 15'07.00 7^th
Marianna Kramer – 14'06.00 14^th
Triple Jump
Kelsey Kronholm – 30'04.75 10^th
Weight Throw
Martina Ware – 55'10.50 2^nd School Record
Mariah Hoffman – 49'01.00 6^th
Shot Put
Martina Ware – 46'10.75 1^st School Record
 
Men
 
60m Hurdles
Colin Goligoski – Prelims: 9.51 Finals: 9.13 3^rd
Antony Odera – Prelims: 9.18 Finals: 9.27 4^th
60m    
Keante Johnson – Prelims: 7.44 Finals: 7.45 5^th
Howard Jones – Prelims: 7.71
200m
Joe Owens – 25.73 12^th
400m
Vantwon Melton – 53.91 3^rd
600m
Adam Hausken – 1:26.92 2^nd
Pole Vault
Aaron Joppru – 13'11.25 1^st
Colin Goligoski – 13'05.25 2^nd
Long Jump
Antony Odera – 20'09.00 4^th
John Gibbs – 19'09.00 8^th
Howard Jones – 18'10.25 12^th
Weight Throw
Mike Cullen – 55'01.00 2^nd School Record
Shot Put
Mike Cullen – 53'00.25 1^st
John Gabrielson – 46'02.50 6^th
Brett Morris – 43'10.75 7^th