Coaches Corner 11-11-2010

Coaches Corner 11-11-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Pole Vault Practice

Here is a compilation of our pole vault practice from the other day. We begin the year jumping from around 4-6 steps. That gives us a chance to focus on doing things correctly and not worrying about our approach. We think it teaches our kids to be aggressive through the last four steps and try to get good separation with their bottom arm. So far I think the kids are learning and getting better.


Pole Vault Practice 11-7-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

More Testing

This past week was really a good time. We put the kids through several tests and they achieved at a very high level. Below are two video's of our 600m test. Paul Mallory was the first across the line for the men in roughly 1:25 while Annie Parsley managed to cross the line first for women in roughly 1:39.


600m Test - 11/5/2010 Men from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



November 600m Test Women 2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

This Week in Track

This week we have taken some time to do some testing. Yesterday we tested our 30m fly, Standing Triple Jump and ran a timed 150m dash. I was pleased with how every one tested. We test the standing triple to see if our kids are acquiring the body awareness skills that we teach. The timed 150m should give me a good idea of how their sprint fitness is progressing. Check out the video's below.


150m Testing Men - 1 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Men - 2 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Women - 1 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Women - 2 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Coaches Corner

Coaches Corner 10-20-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Chili Pepper Fesitval!

Recently we attended the Chili Pepper festival that the University of Arkansas hosts each year. This past year there were more than sixty men and womens teams to compete against. I say that mainly to place our top fifteen finishes in context. To continue in that vein, many of the teams that we raced against were Division 1, including but not limited to top rated Oklahoma State, the Univerisity of Arkansas and Indiana University.  That being said, our men and women ran great! I would say more but I think the following video sums it up pretty well. Looks like championship season is going to be a lot of fun........


Chili Pepper Invite - Augustana College Cross Country from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

10-13-2010 Coaches Corner

Coaches Corner 10-13-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

600m Testing Results

We had excellent weather this past week. We also had a great round of testing. It's been roughly four weeks since we began fall track and things have only gotten better with time. The kids got a chance to relax this week and find out where their fitness was. We tested standing long jump, standing triple jump, a football throw and also a timed 600m run.

I had originally hoped that we would have a few athletes around 1:30 for the men's 600m. I was hoping that we would have some girls run around 1:45 as well for the same distance. Boy was I surprised when we had five men run under 1:30 and four girls run under 1:45. To clarify the fastest time clocked by a male was 1:23 by Adou Omot and 1:40 for the women by freshman Anne Parsely. Talk about some athletes! Below are the videos of our testing.

To put this into context, last year we had two men break 1:30 when we tested late in October and not a single female under 1:45 last year. Looks like its going to be a great year!


600m Test Women - 10/9/2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



600m Test Men 1 - 20/8/2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



600m Test Men 2 - 10/8/2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

d2cross mentions Augie

Its always good to get press.  I was catching up on some of my reading and came across this article in the d2cross blog. If you aren't a follower of this blog you should be. He does a great job of covering the important races in d2 and provides interesting insight.


http://d2cross.blogspot.com/2010/09/statement-races-by-augustana-central.html

Augustana Service Project - Sioux Falls Marathon Water Stop

Each year we get up early on a Sunday morning and head down to the falls to hand out water to thirsty runners. This year we chose a 80's theme and every one of the kids came decked out in style. I shot some video and threw it together so you could get an idea of what we do at the waterstop.


Sioux Falls Waterstop - Augustana College from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Augie Men win Griak, Women fifth!

I had a chance to catch up with some of the kids following their races this past weekend. Every one was genuinely excited about how things went. I can't help but look forward to the rest of the year. Both the men and the women have a ton of potential.


Griak Post Race Interview - Men from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



Griak Post Race Interviews - Women from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Week Three Poll Released!

We had a pretty good week with cross country. The men ran well as a group and came away team champions at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis. The women ran without many of our top women and took fifth as a team. Both teams will race again in Vermillion this weekend and again on October 16th in Fayetville, AR.

http://www.ustfccca.org/featured/d-ii-regional-cross-country-rankings-week-2-september-28

Coaches Corner

This is one of our new segments. We managed to put one of these together last year right near the end of the year and now we would like to do a quick wrap up  when new things happen around here. Coach Hellman takes some time and talks about what's happening and what will be happening with the cross country team. Enjoy!


Coaches Corner 9-21-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Water Stop and Meet of Champions

Each year at Augustana we do a waterstop at the Sioux Falls Half Marathon. This year the race was extended to a full marathon. We were there again, this year with an 80's theme. I shot some footage and took a few pictures while I was there. I'll be compiling and editing the footage today and posting the video tonight. We won the award for best waterstop for the fifth year in a row. That means that this next sunday we will be enjoy a free pizza dinner at Red Rossa. Our kids really enjoy getting out and doing things in the community and it gives us a chance to get some exposure as a team.

We also hosted the meet of champions the day prior out at the polo grounds. We had over twenty teams participate and while the course was a bit muddy everything else went great. Our kids worked to help sell t-shirts, park cars, drive pace vehicles and make the day run as smoothly as possible. It was a good time of team building and without our athletes we wouldn't be able to do what we do.

Remembering 2009-2010

Last year was a great year. I put together some quick footage today that highlights just some of the things that happened. There is no order, just a fun video to expose some of our athletes to the public. Next up, a video from cross nationals last year!


Augustana Track and Cross Country in 2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

September Testing!

Each year I find it prudent to test the abilities of my athletes. This helps me to monitor their progress throughout the fall track season. During the course of the season we have weekly races that allow me to see if they are improving. These tests allow both myself and the athletes a chance to see where they are. Additionally the athletes get a chance to compete against one another.

The most important aspect of this testing, in my mind, is feedback. Below I have supplied charts that show how each athlete fared compared with last year. Keep in mind that last year we tested after four weeks of track practice had passed. This year we are testing immediately. Our testing will be limited to the Standing Long Jump (SLJ), Flying 30m Dash, 30m from 3pt and Over Head Backward shot toss (OHB.)

We have a new timing system this year and I am looking forward to setting it up today and putting it through its paces. Our timing system allows us to automatically time each athlete up to the thousandth of a second. Furthermore we are able to quickly and efficiently time athlete after athlete.

2010 Results

Girls	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ	Note
Katie T	2.22	2.06	1.84
Kacia	2.07	1.99			Slipped
Emily H	2.08	2.09			Slipped
Katie G	2.12	2.13			Slipped
Drew T	1.86	2.01			Slipped
Holly B	2.10	2.14			Slipped
Carissa H	2.36				Slipped
Mary H	2.34	2.17			Slipped
Anne P	2.29	2.42	2.47
LeAnn S	2.28	2.35	2.43
Carmen N	2.16	slip	2.17
Meagan G	2.39	2.54	2.59
Colleen E	2.48	2.45	2.39
Kirsten N	2.15	2.16	2.13
Karissa P	2.20	2.20	2.19
Lauren W	2.42	2.42
Guys	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ	Note
Blake R	3.02	2.92
Taylor O	2.82	2.77	2.67
Matt W	2.47	2.44	2.42
Paul M	2.72	2.73	2.80
Thomas F	2.80	2.87	2.86
Darkness	2.56	2.70	2.70
Jake R	2.65	2.62	2.57
Phil R	3.02	2.96	2.95
Corey	2.93	2.84	2.82

2009 October Results

Girls	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ
Carissa h	1.83	2.03	1.93
Karissa p	1.87	2.01	1.89
Emily h	1.75	ND	ND
Chanesse Schaefer	1.72	1.94	1.89
Hollie b	1.84	1.84	1.65
Meagen g	1.94	1.93	1.93
Claire s	2.00	2.03	2.09
Bobbi Jo b	2.30	2.32	2.21
Sara d	1.74	1.80	1.90
Guys	SLJ	SLJ	SLJ
Sam	2.40	2.28	2.25
Henrik	ND	ND	ND
Paul	2.40	2.60	2.56
Adam	2.26	2.42	2.46
Cory	2.46	2.44	2.40
Aduo Omet	2.40	2.40	ND
Jacob Pohlmann	2.39	2.32	2.36
Blake Ridgway	2.73	2.77	2.79
Zak Moriss	2.40	2.30	ND

Cross Country Pre Season Interviews

I had a chance, recently, to sit down with some of our athletes and talk with them about last season and their expectations for this coming season. Below are their interviews. Please feel free to share these with friends and family. As the year progresses I will be taking the time to interview more and more of our athletes. My goal is to enable you to get an inside view of just what happens here. Go Vikings!


Interview Dan Black from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



Braithwait Interview from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.


Kyle Blakeslee Interview from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.


Leah Hansen Interview from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Cross Country Camp Videos

I finally had a chance to get to some video uploaded from our recent trips to the black hills. Please enjoy. Next I'll be adding some interviews with athletes from the team. Look forward to that. Track starts in a week. I'll be posting some video from our testing that we will be doing the first week. I'll be shooting some video from practice and from our high school cross country meet this coming weekend. We will also be hosting a water stop at the Sioux Falls Marathon. Look for video to be posted of that some time next week.


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Cross Country Camp day 1 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.




Cross Country Camp Day 2 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



Cross Country Harney Peak Run from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



CC Mt Rushmore from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Welcome to the Black Hills

Day one has begun. We got up this  morning, ate some great breakfast and headed into Hill City to do an easy recovery run. Below I've compiled a nice video of some of our warm up. I also sat down with some of our kids when we got back to the cabin and did some interviews. I have four that I will post this afternoon after I get a chance to edit the video and find a place with a fast enough connection to upload them! Lucky for me I'm able to tether my phone to my laptop so that I can work on the road. Look for videos and pictures to come soon! While your waiting check out our facebook page! facebook.com/augustanatrackandfield

Back to School

In just a week we will be back in school. On Tuesday we will be headed to the Black Hills for cross country camp. I plan to figure out how to post pictures here directly from my phone. Another thing that we are doing this year is a facebook profile. This will allow me to share video and pictures from track meets more easily with the kids on our team and recruits. It will also allow parents a way to access more video and pictures of their athletes.

This summer we have been working pretty hard.  I'm very excited to see how that work pays off. This is truly going to be an exciting year at Augustana. We have some other things in the works that I'll share later on this week. Lets just say that I'm pretty excited about them and that its a big win for our program.........

Summer Time

So what do Augustana Track athletes do during the summer? Great question. This summer our kids are trying to get stronger. Well just how strong you might ask? Consider the below video. This is one of our jumpers/hurdlers. She is squatting 405x4 at the very end of a set of 8-6-4-4 with weights at 340-360-380-405. She could get lower, I am however interested more so in the fact that she can move the weight! I'll be contacting all our recruits for this coming year soon to encourage them to lift. I hope our men will be able to squat in the high 500's by the time school starts back up!


Meagan Squats 405x4 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.


Coach Vahrenkamp

On a side note I found this video dealing with some of the workouts that we do. I'm a big fan of the things that Dan Pfaff does. A direct result of that this year will be the progressive addition of some of the things included in this video.



Another video to consider when looking at how we lift.


Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

Another great video where Dan talks about training.


Critical Zones: Absolute Strength and Power Development For World Class Horizontal Jumping by Dan Pfaff from mike young on Vimeo.

Welcome to Nationals!

We are officially in Charlotte. We have to head to the banquet right now and after a busy afternoon and previous day of traveling I'll finally have a chance to update you on where you can get information about the meet and some pictures from our first day here and our travel in. Stay tuned, I'll have things posted by 2 am this evening.

Flotrack Coverage

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS     2010 Men     2010 Women		HEAT SHEETS     2010 Men     2010 Women
Championship Results

• Ticket Information
  
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• About Johnson C. Smith University
  
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• Participant Manual (pdf)
  
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• Charlotte Info: Dining | Attractions | Visitors' Guide

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Coach Hellman

Coach Hellman wanted to start a new segment of the site and address every one so today includes a message from our head coach to every one. Look for more updates as we head to nationals soon!



Outdoor Review - Tracy Hellman from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

10 Athletes Headed to Nationals!

Photo	Name - Class, Hometown:  National championship event
	Travis Beniak – So., Mazeppa, Minn.: 3000 meter steeplechase Currently ranked No. 15 in 3000 meter steeplechase with time of 9:04.97 First place at NSIC Championships in 3000 meter steeplechase Personal bests of 9:04.97 in 3000 meter steeplechase and 14:53.79 in 5000 meter run
	Noel Bentele – Jr., Brandon, S.D.: Hammer throw Currently ranked No. 16 in hammer throw with mark of 52.37 meters Third place at NSIC Championships in hammer throw Personal best of 52.37 meters in hammer throw
	Kyle Blakeslee – Fr., Cannon Falls, Minn.: 3000 meter steeplechase Currently ranked No. 13 in 3000 meter steeplechase with time of 10:43.14 First place at NSIC Championships in 3000 meter steeplechase Personal bests of 17:15.28 in 5000 meter run and 10:43.14 in 3000 meter steeplechase
	Molly Clark – Sr. Fargo, N.D.: 3000 meter steeplechase Currently ranked No. 15 in 3000 meter steeplechase with time of 10:45.90 Third place at NSIC Championships in 10,000 meter run Personal bests of 36:21.64 in 10,000 meter run and 10:45.90 in 3000 meter steeplechase
	Tom Karbo – So., Norway: 3000 meter steeplechase Currently ranked No. 4 in 3000 meter steeplechase with time of 8:54.00 First place at NSIC Championships in 1500 and 5000 meter runs Personal bests of 1:54.00 in 800, 3:51.77 in 1500, and 8:54.79 in 3000 meter steeplechase
	Linn Nilsson – Fr., Sweden: 1500 meter run Currently ranked No. 13 in 1500 meter run with time of 4:33.29 First place at NSIC Championships in 800 meter run Personal bests of 2:14.22 in 800 meter run and 4:32.10 in 1500 meter run
	Aduo Omot – Fr., Worthington, Minn.: 800 meter run Currently ranked No. 2 in 800 meter run with time of 1:49.46 Second place at NSIC Championships in 800 meter run Personal bests of 48.50 in 400 meter run and 1:49.46 in 800 meter run
	Caitlin Polgreen – Sr., Elk River, Minn.: 1500 meter run Currently ranked No. 7 in 1500 meter run with time of 4:31.59 Second place at NSIC Championships in 1500 meter run Personal bests of 2:16.00 in 800 meter run and 4:31.59 in 1500 meter run
	Cecilie Udstuen – Fr., Karmoy, Norway: 800 meter run Currently ranked No. 9 in 800 meter run with time of 2:11.09 School record holder in indoor and outdoor 800 meter run Personal bests of 2:11.01 in 800 meter run and 4:37.30 in 1500 meter run
	Brian Werner – Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.: 800 meter run Currently ranked No. 16 in 800 meter run with time of 1:51.88 Fourth place at NSIC Championships in 800 meter run Personal bests of 1:51.88 in 800 meter run and 4:03.25 in 1500 meter run

augietrack.com!

In an effort to make it easier to find more information about Augustana track and field I've purchased the domain augietrack.com What does that mean for you? It means you have a much shorter name to remember. It also means that you can share our website with friends easier. Try it, take some time today to tell some one else you know or work with to visit augietrack.com. I guarantee they'll be able to find us. It's basically a sister site to our www.recruitMEaugie.com website where recruits can fill out their information for us. We've had a great year so far. As of today we have ten (10) qualifiers for the national meet. Just off hand I think that may be the most that we've ever had at one national meet. Some one correct me if I'm wrong.

We got some press after this weekend. This is a direct quote from the d2cross blog.

At Wisconsin-La Crosse, two Northern Sun athletes recorded only the third and fourth 800 auto qualifying times. Previously unknown Aduo Omot (Augustana, S.D.) nipped indoor champ Denise Mokaya (Mankato State), as both got under 1:50. Dan Allen (St. Cloud State) and Brian Werner (Augustana) also ran fast enough to book a trip to Charlotte. Awesome race.

And to think you have the opportunity to watch the race on the blog here! Visit the blog to read the whole article. He does a great job of covering distance racing at the d2 level across the board as well. http://d2cross.blogspot.com/2010/05/last-chance-meet-of-week-uwl-eagle-open.html

The Week That Was in Video

This past week we had some great races. Below are the video's of the races that I shot.

Untitled from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Untitled from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

North Central Steeple from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



Winona 1500m from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.


Winona 800m from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



Noel Hammer from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

New Qualifiers!

Cecilie Udstuen and Caitlin Polgreen both moved up on the national lists with great performances at the Winona Twilight. Cecilie ran 2:11.09 to move to 9th on the list and Polgreen moved up to 12th on the national list with a 4:31.59.

Automatic and Provisional Qualifiers

We are back on the road headed this time to Winona, MN for one of two last chance meets today, the other being at USF in Sioux Falls. We are stopping for some Starbucks and as we pause in our trip I can't help but mull over what we have accomplished this year as a program. This has been a phenomenal year so far. Thats what we thought prior to this weekend. Then our athletes traveled to Wisconsin La Crosse and North Central College just outside Chicago. After yesterday we had an even longer list of automatic and provisional  qualifiers. Consult the list below.

Women - 2 Auto/11 Provo (13 national qualifiers)
Womens National List

Molly Clark - 3k Steeple/10k - 10:45/36:21.64 - Automatic Qualifier and provisional qualifier

Kyle Blakeslee - 3k Steeple/5k - 10:43/17:15.58 - Automatic Qualifier and provisional qualifier
Cecilie Udstuen - 800m/1500m - 2:13.15/4:37.30 - 2x provisional qualifier
Caitlin Polgreen - 1500m - 4:33.22 - provisional qualifier
Linn Nilsson - 1500m - 4:33.29 - provisional qualifier
Runa Falch - 5k/10k - 17:11.87/36:16.26 - 2x provisional qualifier
Miriam Hovda - 10k/3k Steeple - 36:26.25/11:16.64 - 2x provisional qualifier
Noel Bentle - Hammer - 171'10" - provisional qualifier

Men - 3 Auto/3 Provo (6 national qualifiers)
Mens National List
Diego Oquendo - 110mh - 14.62 - provisional qualifier
Odou Omot - 800m - 1:49.46 - Automatic Qualifier
Brian Werner - 800m - 1:51.88 - provisional qualifier
Tom Karbo - 3k Steeple - 8:54.79 - Automatic Qualifier
Travis Beniak - 3k Steeple - 9.04.97 - Automatic Qualifier
Dan Black  - 3k Steeple - 9:09.04 - provisional qualifier

Total - 5 Auto/14 Provo (19 national qualifiers)

In closing. I think the best part about this list is the position of the athletes who have provisionally qualified. The girls in the 1500m should get in, Brian Werner in the 800m should get in as well. It speaks volumes about our program that we have this many kids running this fast at this time of year.  What a great time to be a Viking!

Wisconsin LaCrosse and North Central

What a great night for Augustana track and field. First and foremost both Adou Omot and Brian Werner had huge pr's. Adou crossed the line in 1:49.46 which places him 2nd on the national list. Werner crossed in 1:51 which is his fastest clocking ever. Both times put them in position to gain entry to the national meet.

In addition to those performances Cecilie Udstuen ran 2:13 in the 800m for her best time this season. Noel Bentele threw a personal best of 171-10 in the hammer to move up to 16th on the national list.

At the North Central meet just outside of Chicago both Travis Beniak and Dan Black posted personal bests. Beniak ran 9:04 and Black ran 9:09. Beniaks time is an automatic qualifier for the national meet while Dan's time places him 17th on the national list with a provisional mark.

North Central College - Naperville, IL
 The steeple will go off at 9:50 central time this evening. Temps should be in the high 50's and the wind should be around 5 mph from the west. Perfect conditions. Both Dan and Travis are seeking to set new personal bests under 9:10 in the steeple.

North Central College
Dr. Keeler Track & Field Invitational
Thursday, May 13, and Friday, May 14, 2010
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium

Updated May 4
Entry Procedures
Live Event-by-Event Results

3000m Steeple
Travis Beniak - 9:04 - automatic qualifying
Dan Black - 9:09 - provisional qualifier

Wisonsin Lacrosse - Lacross, WI

Final Results

Steeple
Kyle Blakeslee - 10:48

1500
Linn Nielson - 3:33.29
Caitlin Polegreen - 3:34

Hammer
Noel Bentle  - 51.35m (168 5.75) NEW SCHOOL RECORD!

800m
Cecilie  Udstuen

800m
Brian Werner - 1:51.52
Adou Omot - 1:49.46 - 2nd in the nation as of 11pm central

Believe it or not I am currently writing as we cruise down the interstate on our way to Chicago. Internet access has been spotty at best but as we near the eastern side of Minnesota I seem to be getting better service. As we were driving we got talking about the history of our program. I am a history buff so knowing about our program is very interesting to me. I jumped on the internet archive looking for two things. One was chasingtradtion.com which no longer is on the internet. The other was to look at the Augustana athletic web site back in the day. Posted below is the 1997 team outlook along with a link. I'll be posting updates from the road complete with race video and re-caps. This is the last weekend to qualify for nationals. Check back soon for more details.

1997 Augustana Track and Field Web Site

Season Outlook

The 1997 season sees a youth movement on the Vikings team. Although there were only two graduating seniors in 1996, 1997 sees eleven true freshman, and one redshirt freshman on the Augie squad. Gone from last years team are Tom Dow (12-time All-American, 800m; Council Bluffs, IA), and Jason Knudsen (400/800; Custer, SD).
Returning veterans inlude North Central Conference placewinners, Johnny Parks (Sr; Rapid City, SD) in the 1500m, Kyle Anderson (Sr; Scholfield, WI), Matt Merritt (So; Sioux Falls, SD), in the hurdles,Troy O'Hara (So; Sioux Falls, SD) in the 3000m Steeplechase, and three of the four members of the 4 x 400m relay, Merritt, Chris Fischer (So; Yankton, SD), and Joey Gleason (So; Nicollet, MN).
Joining the veterans is an impressive class of freshman. The Viking sprinters have been bolstered by the addition of Jacob Conway (Fr; Waseca, MN), Jay Eilers (Fr; Spearfish, SD), and Chris Norris (Fr; Pleasant Valley, IA). All three were leading sprinters and state place winners in their respective states. The outlook is good for the Vikings to have a lot of depth from 100m to 400m, with a strong group of sprinters pushing each other for positions on the sprint relays.
In addition to the sprints, Norris joins Merritt in the hurdle events, along with Brian Rehnke (Fr; Bloomington, MN), Adam DeCook (Fr; Byron, MN), and Seth Norris (Fr; Estherville, IA). The coaching staff is excited about this large group of talented individuals who provide the team with the most hurdle depth in a number of years.
The hurdles are not the only area where Rehnke excels. The Minnesota State Meet runner-up (6' 8") in the high jump, gives the Vikings strong point scoring potential in the jumps. Gleason and Matt Witt (Fr; Grand Island, NE) give the Vikings firepower in the horizontal jumps, with the possibility of Rehnke joining them in the triple jump.
The distance corp could also be a strong area for the Vikings. Senior Parks is looking stronger than ever in cross-country, and looks to improve on his 4th place finish in the NCC meet 1500m. O'Hara had a tremendous freshman season, breaking the school record in the 3000m Steeplechase, and looks to be one of the the leaders in the North Central Conference in 1997. Duane Bowman (Jr; Rhame, ND) is enjoying a strong cross-country season, and will be among the leaders in the 5000m and 10,000m. Joining the upper classman is a talented group of freshmen. Iowa prepsters Mark Scharnberg (Sioux City, IA), state 4A placewinner in the 800m and 1600m brings strength to the middle distances. Craig Binkley (Erie, CO) and redshirt freshman Scott Schneider (Rhame, ND) add further depth to the longer distances.

NSIC Conference Multi - Decathlon/Heptathlon

The first day of the conference multi is over. After the first day Jacob Pohlmann is sitting in ninth (9th) place while Meagan Grandgenett and Claire Severson sit in ninth (9th) and eleventh (11th) place respectively.

After first day total points.

Jacob Pohlmann - 2831

Meagan Grandgenett - 2339
Claire Severson - 2304

Day 1 Women's Results
Day 1 Men's Results

Last time out the ladies posted the numbers below. They are more than one hundred points ahead of where they were in Emporia and will more than likely both set personal records for total points. Claire Severson had a big pr in the 200m dash today as she ran 27.64 which is a full second faster than she ran last time out. She also ran faster in the hurdles. Today she clocked a 15.99. Her shot put was 42 centimeters further. She threw 9.56 today.

Emporia State Day One Totals

8 Severson, Claire 16.26 1.36m 9.14m 28.75
Augustana College w: 1.2 4-05.5 30-00 w: 0.3
2199 (683) (470) (473) (573) 2199 (0) (0) (0)
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9 Grandgenett, Megan 16.34 1.36m 8.63m 28.44
Augustana College w: 1.2 4-05.5 28-03.75 w: 0.3
2180 (673) (470) (440) (597) 2180 (0) (0) (0)

Emporia State Totals

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6 Severson, Claire 16.26 1.36m 9.14m 28.75 4.49m 24.46m 2:42.81
Augustana College w: 1.2 4-05.5 30-00 w: 0.3 w: 4.0 80-03
3538 (683) (470) (473) (573) 2199 (426) (372) (541)

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8 Grandgenett, Megan 16.34 1.36m 8.63m 28.44 4.66m 21.65m 2:47.21
Augustana College w: 1.2 4-05.5 28-03.75 w: 0.3 w: 3.1 71-00
3462 (673) (470) (440) (597) 2180 (469) (320) (493)
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Womens 4x800m, Mens DMR Capture Drake Relay's Title

UPDATE*
The men just captured the DMR title at the Drake relays with a 9:54 clocking. Below are the splits for that group provided by Sara Drew who is at the meet watching. That wraps up competition at the Drake Relays for the Augustana Vikings and brings the total to two (2) relay victories and three (3) school records. All in all it makes for a great weekend of competition. Next week the Vikings will compete at the Howard Wood Relays as they prepare for the conference championships in Moorehead, MN the following weekend.

1200 - 3:04 Austin
400 - 48.3 Adou Omot
800 - 1:53 Brian Werner
1600 - 4:08 Tom Karbo

The finals featured the top two distance teams in the conference in Mankato and Augustana. Dakota State also ran well to finish third.

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Finals
1 Augustana (SD) 9:54.55
1) Austin Vande Berg SR 2) Aduo Omot FR
3) Brian Werner SR 4) Tom Karbo SO
2 Minnesota St-Mankato 9:56.41
1) James Krajsa SR 2) Sam Lance SR
3) Jonathan Stoltman SR 4) Denise Mokaya SR
3 Dakota St 9:59.04
1) Anthony Drealan SR 2) Cody Foreman SR
3) Matt Fideler JR 4) Tyler VanPeursem SR


The women's 4x800m relay team captured a title at the Drake Relays with a time of 8:59. That time sets a new school record and breaks the previous state record of 9:09 which was held by the team of Karst, Woodruff, Hahn, Axman of Black Hills State set in 2004. This is the 3rd school record set this weekend by the Augie men and women. Earlier Tom Karbo established a new school record in the 3000m Steeple by running 8:54. The second record came in the women's DMR that ran 11.54.62 The men are currently running the DMR and have a great chance to capture another title and set another school record.

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Event 45 Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase Univ/Col
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Drake Relays: D 8:31.02 1977 Henry Marsh, BYU
Stadium: S 8:28.08 6/13/2008 Kyle Alcorn, Arizona St
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Martin Kirui JR Mississippi 8:46.68
2 Tom Karbo SO Augustana (SD) 8:54.79
3 Andrew Kirwa JR Alabama 9:00.93
4 Kyle Engnell SO Illinois 9:02.27
5 Michael Disher JR Indiana St 9:02.93
6 David Adams JR Nebraska 9:03.77
7 Mark Battista JR Iowa 9:04.60
8 Carl Stones SO Tulsa 9:07.53

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Event 240 Women 10000 Meter Run Invitational Univ/Col
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Drake Relays: D 32:57.38 1988 Patti Murray, Club Nike
Stadium: S 32:44.95 2008 Lisa Koll, Iowa State
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Obsie Birru SO Grand View 35:50.18
2 Simone Childs Walker SO Carleton 35:55.46
3 Karina Garcia SO Texas-El Paso 36:11.64
4 Lana Kelley SR Tulsa 36:51.14
5 Margo Branigan SR Hamline 37:11.08
6 Jaclyn Rollins FR Tulsa 37:26.52
7 Amy Guinn JR McNeese St 37:26.55
8 Lauren Versweyveld FR Olivet Nazarene 37:32.22
9 Angie Berry SR Central 37:46.38
10 Runa Falch FR Augustana (SD) 37:49.39

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Event 30 Men 10000 Meter Run Invitational Univ/Col
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Drake Relays: D 28:07.40 1980 Kipsubai Koskei, Albuquerq
Stadium: S 28:07.40 1980 Kipsubai Koskei, Albuquerq
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Hunter Mickow SO Illinois 30:29.72
2 Brandon Reed SO Baylor 30:40.12
3 Ryan Chastain SR Lipscomb 30:50.17
4 Jeff Sadler JR Baylor 31:10.34
5 Luka Thor SR Concordia (NE) 31:32.96
6 Todd Gulizia JR Nebraska 31:39.24
7 Anthony Oberle JR Nebraska 31:53.63
8 Dainel LePage JR Tulsa 32:20.63
9 Brett Koehn SR Tulsa 32:24.36
10 Kyle Neumann SO St. Cloud St 32:28.41
11 Ethan Heppner Grinnell Col 32:35.31
12 Tony Nicolosi SR Tampa 32:39.09
13 Matt Heesch SR Augustana (SD) 32:46.66
14 Mike Bumgarner JR Drake 32:47.56
15 Devon Berkness JR Dakota St 33:07.83
16 Matt Braithwaite JR Augustana (SD) 33:08.3

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Event 80 Men 4x800 Meter Relay College
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Drake Relays: D 7:23.7h 1974 Prarie View
(yards)
Stadium: S 7:14.89 1985 Nebraska
School Finals
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Finals
1 Oklahoma Baptist 7:35.10
1) Billy Christy SR 2) Cody Camacho FR
3) Andre Thomas SO 4) Jabar Rolle JR
2 Dordt 7:36.15
1) Josiah Luttjeboer FR 2) David Christensen FR
3) Ryan Tholen FR 4) Mark Eekhoff FR
3 Dakota St 7:37.32
1) Andy Coy FR 2) Tyler VanPeursem SR
3) Cody Foreman SR 4) Matt Fideler JR
4 Wheaton 7:39.43
1) Parker Thompson FR 2) Will Phillips SR
3) Kyle Kunz JR 4) Luke Vance FR
5 UW-Stevens Pt 7:43.49
1) Alex Steiner FR 2) Derek Nechuta JR
3) Adam Lang SR 4) David Litsheim JR
6 Morningside 7:43.52
1) Taylor Champan FR 2) Brian Gesink FR
3) John Harris FR 4) Monte Larsen FR
7 Missouri S&T 7:44.12
1) Bryan Kluge JR 2) Eric Fairbairn SO
3) Brandon Etzold JR 4) Brendan Smith JR
8 UW-Oshkosh 7:44.40
1) Ben Wizner JR 2) Dan Rammer SO
3) Brett DeNure FR 4) Nate Stymiest SO
9 Concordia (NE) 7:50.28
1) Zach Meineke SR 2) Matt Trampe SO
3) Caleb Egger JR 4) Jared Hoffman FR
10 UW-Eau Claire 7:51.32
1) Adam Flyte SR 2) Wes Fischer SR
3) Jake Zander JR 4) Paul Hetke FR
11 Augustana (SD) 7:51.36
1) Austin Vande Berg SR 2) Brian Werner SR
3) Travis Beniak SO 4) Daniel Black SR

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