Blue and Gold Meet Produces Lifetime Bests
12/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
The traditional kick off to the indoor track and field season produced some surprises and some excitement for head coach Dale Kennedy.
“We had several kids with personal bests and that was exciting,” head coach Dale Kennedy said. “Dan Jonson had a lifetime best in both the 200 and the 400. I think he’s ready to really step it up this year.”
On the men’s side, some new faces emerged in the sea of familiar names. Freshman Asa Staven from Georgetown, Texas won the long jump, his first time in the event. Staven also tied with Charlie Hirning in the high jump at the height of 6’6”, and placed third behind seniors Dan Johnson and Steve Heberly in the 55. Johnson won the 55 at 6.50.
“I think Asa Staven’s name is one we’re going to hear for a long time to come,” Kennedy said. “He’s training for the decathlon and we have high hopes for him.”
Seniors Blake Corneliusen and Nate Palmer won the shot put and 35-weight respectively. Palmer was a 2007 Big Sky All-Conference performer in the event, placing third at last year’s conference indoor meet in Bozeman. Junior Dan Van Swearingen won the indoor javelin with a heave of 205’ and last year’s conference outdoor champ in the event, Nick Lam, placed third.
On the women’s side, sophomore Alli Jones showed she’s ready to take up where she left off last year winning the shot put with a lifetime best throw of 46’5”. As a freshman, Jones was fourth in the event at the conference indoor meet with a throw of 45’9”. Former MSU basketball player Amanda DeHaan paced the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.51. Junior Autumn Domitrovich won all three sprint events. Kennedy also expressed high hopes for senior Kelsey Cooley, a transfer from Seattle Pacific, who is a two-time All-American in the heptathlon.
Blue Gold Results
December 8, 2007
Men
55 (auto timed) 1. Dan Johnson 6.50, 2. Steve Heberly 6.71, 3. Asa Staven 6.90, 4. Mike Green 7.01
200 (auto timed) 1. Dan Johnson 21.70 2. Steve Heberly 22.75 3. Scott Peterson 23.03 4. Michael Erickson 23.24 5. Joe Roberts 23.54
400 1. Dan Johnson 47.6, 2. Scott Peterson 49.7, 3. Michael Erickson 50.6 4. Steve Heberly 50.9 5. Joe Roberts 52.2
Mile 1. Matt Adams 4:25.9, 2. Chris Baldus 4:32.1, 3. Jake Rose 4:35.0, 4. Tyler Noland 4:37.7, 5. Chad Nauman 4:40.4, 6. Orion Bras 4:50.6
3000 1. Nick Atwood 8:45.5, 2. Graydon Curry 8:54.0, 3. Dan Jackson 9:05.8, 4. Carl Nystuen 9:12.0, 5. Devin McDowell 9:13, 6. Kelvin Daratha 9:13.5
High Jump 1. Asa Staven 6’ 6”, 2. Charlie Hirning 6’ 6”.
Long Jump 1. Asa Staven 22’ 2”, 2. Mike Green 19’ 9”.
Triple Jump 1. Dustin Cichosz 41’ 7”
Pole Vault 1. Bobby Biskupiak 16’ 0”, 2. Nick Morrow 15’ 6”, 3. Thomas Geraghty 13’ 6”, 4. (tie) Mike Green, Asa Staven and Wyatt Hermanson 12’ 0”
Shot Put 1. Blake Corneliusen 50’ 6”, 2. Casey Clausen 49’ 3”, 3. Morgan Norgaard 45’ 7”
35 Wt. 1. Nate Palmer 54’ 8.75”, 2. Sean Raming 49’ 4”, 3. Casey Clausen 46’ 9.5” 4. Morgan Norgaard 45’ 9.5”
Javelin 1. Dan van Swearingen 205’ 0”, 2. Dustin Degen 198’ 7”, 3. Nick Lam 190’ 5”, 4. Taylor Hensen 185’ 3”, 5. Konnor Backer 180’ 3”.
Women
55 (auto timed) 1. Autumn Domitrovich 7.33 2. Olivia Rider 7.52 3. Erika Halle 7.79 4. Julia Cooper 7.99
55 Hurdles (auto timed) 1. Amanda DeHaan 8.51 2. Kelsey Cooley 8.64
200 (auto timed) 1. Autumn Domitrovich 25.33 2. Amanda DeHaan 25.52 3. Olivia Rider 26.35 4. Kelsey Cooley 26.62 5. Julia Cooper 26.89 6. Ashley Kropp 27.29 7. Erika Halle 27.71 8. Fawn Kirkpatrick 27.92 9. Courtney Austin 28.62
400 1. Autumn Domitrovich 57.8, 2. Julia Cooper 59.8, 3. Fawn Kirkpatrick 1:00.5
Mile 1. Kayla Larson 5:12.0, 2. Morgan Dunley 5:23.7, 3. Jayme Larson 5:26.9, 4. Kala Jacquet 5:30.7
3000 1. Carrie Gottschalk 10:54.3, 2. Elisabeth Driscoll 11;22.1, 3. Sara Frederickson 11:33.3, 4. Katie Gilboy 12:04.0, 5. Elizabeth Mancuso 12:54.9
High Jump 1. Jessie Greany 5’ 2”
Long Jump 1. Kelsey Cooley 18’ .25”, 2. Ashley Kropp 16’ 9”, 3. Courtney Austin 15’ 8.5”, 4. Amanda DeHaan 15’ 7.5”, 5. Janay Schneider 13’ 3.75”.
Triple Jump 1. Courtney Austin 34’ 7.5”, 2. Ashley Kropp 34’ 3.5”, 3. Janay Schneider 33’ 1.75”
Pole Vault 1. Ellie Rudy 13’ 0”, 2. Stacey Irvine 11’ 6”, 3. Brittany Speirs 11’ 6”, 4. Amy Plummer 11’ 0”, 5. (tie) Kaitlin McDonald and Heidi Biehl 9’ 6”
Shot Put 1. Alli Jones 46’ 11.5”, 2. Kris Schaffer 42’ 10.75”, 3. Amanda Murphy 38’ 2” Exhibition: Coach Andrea Thornton 45’ 1”
20 Wt. 1. Karen Helvey 56’ 2.25’ 2. Alli Jones 50’ 8.5”, 3. Lily Peterson 49’ 4”, 4. Lise Kilgore 48’ 4.5”, 5. Amanda Murphy 47’ 7.5”, 6. Kirstin Lee 46’ 1.75”, 7. Emily Willmuth 46’ 1.25”, 8. Lena Suek 41’ 8.5”, 9. Kris Schaffer 37’ 5.75”. Ex: Coach Thornton 57’ 2.5”
Javelin 1. Kim Berg 154’ 0”, 2. Lena Suek 135’ 8”, 3. Emily Tyrrell 133’ 9”.
“We had several kids with personal bests and that was exciting,” head coach Dale Kennedy said. “Dan Jonson had a lifetime best in both the 200 and the 400. I think he’s ready to really step it up this year.”
On the men’s side, some new faces emerged in the sea of familiar names. Freshman Asa Staven from Georgetown, Texas won the long jump, his first time in the event. Staven also tied with Charlie Hirning in the high jump at the height of 6’6”, and placed third behind seniors Dan Johnson and Steve Heberly in the 55. Johnson won the 55 at 6.50.
“I think Asa Staven’s name is one we’re going to hear for a long time to come,” Kennedy said. “He’s training for the decathlon and we have high hopes for him.”
Seniors Blake Corneliusen and Nate Palmer won the shot put and 35-weight respectively. Palmer was a 2007 Big Sky All-Conference performer in the event, placing third at last year’s conference indoor meet in Bozeman. Junior Dan Van Swearingen won the indoor javelin with a heave of 205’ and last year’s conference outdoor champ in the event, Nick Lam, placed third.
On the women’s side, sophomore Alli Jones showed she’s ready to take up where she left off last year winning the shot put with a lifetime best throw of 46’5”. As a freshman, Jones was fourth in the event at the conference indoor meet with a throw of 45’9”. Former MSU basketball player Amanda DeHaan paced the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.51. Junior Autumn Domitrovich won all three sprint events. Kennedy also expressed high hopes for senior Kelsey Cooley, a transfer from Seattle Pacific, who is a two-time All-American in the heptathlon.
Blue Gold Results
December 8, 2007
Men
55 (auto timed) 1. Dan Johnson 6.50, 2. Steve Heberly 6.71, 3. Asa Staven 6.90, 4. Mike Green 7.01
200 (auto timed) 1. Dan Johnson 21.70 2. Steve Heberly 22.75 3. Scott Peterson 23.03 4. Michael Erickson 23.24 5. Joe Roberts 23.54
400 1. Dan Johnson 47.6, 2. Scott Peterson 49.7, 3. Michael Erickson 50.6 4. Steve Heberly 50.9 5. Joe Roberts 52.2
Mile 1. Matt Adams 4:25.9, 2. Chris Baldus 4:32.1, 3. Jake Rose 4:35.0, 4. Tyler Noland 4:37.7, 5. Chad Nauman 4:40.4, 6. Orion Bras 4:50.6
3000 1. Nick Atwood 8:45.5, 2. Graydon Curry 8:54.0, 3. Dan Jackson 9:05.8, 4. Carl Nystuen 9:12.0, 5. Devin McDowell 9:13, 6. Kelvin Daratha 9:13.5
High Jump 1. Asa Staven 6’ 6”, 2. Charlie Hirning 6’ 6”.
Long Jump 1. Asa Staven 22’ 2”, 2. Mike Green 19’ 9”.
Triple Jump 1. Dustin Cichosz 41’ 7”
Pole Vault 1. Bobby Biskupiak 16’ 0”, 2. Nick Morrow 15’ 6”, 3. Thomas Geraghty 13’ 6”, 4. (tie) Mike Green, Asa Staven and Wyatt Hermanson 12’ 0”
Shot Put 1. Blake Corneliusen 50’ 6”, 2. Casey Clausen 49’ 3”, 3. Morgan Norgaard 45’ 7”
35 Wt. 1. Nate Palmer 54’ 8.75”, 2. Sean Raming 49’ 4”, 3. Casey Clausen 46’ 9.5” 4. Morgan Norgaard 45’ 9.5”
Javelin 1. Dan van Swearingen 205’ 0”, 2. Dustin Degen 198’ 7”, 3. Nick Lam 190’ 5”, 4. Taylor Hensen 185’ 3”, 5. Konnor Backer 180’ 3”.
Women
55 (auto timed) 1. Autumn Domitrovich 7.33 2. Olivia Rider 7.52 3. Erika Halle 7.79 4. Julia Cooper 7.99
55 Hurdles (auto timed) 1. Amanda DeHaan 8.51 2. Kelsey Cooley 8.64
200 (auto timed) 1. Autumn Domitrovich 25.33 2. Amanda DeHaan 25.52 3. Olivia Rider 26.35 4. Kelsey Cooley 26.62 5. Julia Cooper 26.89 6. Ashley Kropp 27.29 7. Erika Halle 27.71 8. Fawn Kirkpatrick 27.92 9. Courtney Austin 28.62
400 1. Autumn Domitrovich 57.8, 2. Julia Cooper 59.8, 3. Fawn Kirkpatrick 1:00.5
Mile 1. Kayla Larson 5:12.0, 2. Morgan Dunley 5:23.7, 3. Jayme Larson 5:26.9, 4. Kala Jacquet 5:30.7
3000 1. Carrie Gottschalk 10:54.3, 2. Elisabeth Driscoll 11;22.1, 3. Sara Frederickson 11:33.3, 4. Katie Gilboy 12:04.0, 5. Elizabeth Mancuso 12:54.9
High Jump 1. Jessie Greany 5’ 2”
Long Jump 1. Kelsey Cooley 18’ .25”, 2. Ashley Kropp 16’ 9”, 3. Courtney Austin 15’ 8.5”, 4. Amanda DeHaan 15’ 7.5”, 5. Janay Schneider 13’ 3.75”.
Triple Jump 1. Courtney Austin 34’ 7.5”, 2. Ashley Kropp 34’ 3.5”, 3. Janay Schneider 33’ 1.75”
Pole Vault 1. Ellie Rudy 13’ 0”, 2. Stacey Irvine 11’ 6”, 3. Brittany Speirs 11’ 6”, 4. Amy Plummer 11’ 0”, 5. (tie) Kaitlin McDonald and Heidi Biehl 9’ 6”
Shot Put 1. Alli Jones 46’ 11.5”, 2. Kris Schaffer 42’ 10.75”, 3. Amanda Murphy 38’ 2” Exhibition: Coach Andrea Thornton 45’ 1”
20 Wt. 1. Karen Helvey 56’ 2.25’ 2. Alli Jones 50’ 8.5”, 3. Lily Peterson 49’ 4”, 4. Lise Kilgore 48’ 4.5”, 5. Amanda Murphy 47’ 7.5”, 6. Kirstin Lee 46’ 1.75”, 7. Emily Willmuth 46’ 1.25”, 8. Lena Suek 41’ 8.5”, 9. Kris Schaffer 37’ 5.75”. Ex: Coach Thornton 57’ 2.5”
Javelin 1. Kim Berg 154’ 0”, 2. Lena Suek 135’ 8”, 3. Emily Tyrrell 133’ 9”.
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