Rudy, Distance Runners Shine
4/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Ellie Rudy continued her exceptional 2007 by setting a Big Sky Conference pole vault record at Idaho State's Spring Fest Track and Field Meet Saturday, while Bobcat distance runners posted outstanding marks at the Oregon Invitational.
Rudy won the pole vault at Idaho State with a school- and league-record vault of 14-1.25, matching her winning mark at the NCAA National Championship. Mike Green finished sixth in the decathlong at ISU with 5,633 points, qualifying for the Big Sky Conference meet.
"Ellie really had a good day," said MSU assistant coach Tom Eitel. "She vaulted well. We had some good performances."
At Oregon, three Bobcat distance runners posted personal best marks. Elisabeth Driscoll set a personal best and vaulted to seventh on MSU's all-time top 10 list with a 17:01.33 in the open 5000, while Carrie Gottschalk finished 10th (17:32.76). Ashley Hadway (17:16.97 for 13th in the Invitational 5000), Kayla Larson (13th, in the Invitational Steeplechase, 10:59.54) and Nick Atwood (6th in the Open 5000, 14:33.58, a 44-second personal best) all improved their life-best marks.
"The distance crew really had an outstanding meet," MSU coach Dale Kennedy said of the performances that came late Friday in Oregon's Distance Festival. "Elisabeth's race was a major breakthrough, and what Carrie has done in just four weeks is outstanding."
Bobcat throwers also performed well. Kim Berg finished fifth in the women's Invitational Javelin, while Taylor Henson (seventh), Dustin Degen (eighth) and Dan van Swearingen (10th) landed top-10 spots on the men's side. Nick Lam won the men's Open Javelin (201-8). Kylee Zent earned another victory by winning the women's Invitational Shot Put, while Alli Jones won the Open Hammer Throw (169-9).
Kennedy indicated Saturday's events occurred in cool, rainy conditions. MSU travels to Missoula for the Cat-Griz Dual next weekend.
Rudy won the pole vault at Idaho State with a school- and league-record vault of 14-1.25, matching her winning mark at the NCAA National Championship. Mike Green finished sixth in the decathlong at ISU with 5,633 points, qualifying for the Big Sky Conference meet.
"Ellie really had a good day," said MSU assistant coach Tom Eitel. "She vaulted well. We had some good performances."
At Oregon, three Bobcat distance runners posted personal best marks. Elisabeth Driscoll set a personal best and vaulted to seventh on MSU's all-time top 10 list with a 17:01.33 in the open 5000, while Carrie Gottschalk finished 10th (17:32.76). Ashley Hadway (17:16.97 for 13th in the Invitational 5000), Kayla Larson (13th, in the Invitational Steeplechase, 10:59.54) and Nick Atwood (6th in the Open 5000, 14:33.58, a 44-second personal best) all improved their life-best marks.
"The distance crew really had an outstanding meet," MSU coach Dale Kennedy said of the performances that came late Friday in Oregon's Distance Festival. "Elisabeth's race was a major breakthrough, and what Carrie has done in just four weeks is outstanding."
Bobcat throwers also performed well. Kim Berg finished fifth in the women's Invitational Javelin, while Taylor Henson (seventh), Dustin Degen (eighth) and Dan van Swearingen (10th) landed top-10 spots on the men's side. Nick Lam won the men's Open Javelin (201-8). Kylee Zent earned another victory by winning the women's Invitational Shot Put, while Alli Jones won the Open Hammer Throw (169-9).
Kennedy indicated Saturday's events occurred in cool, rainy conditions. MSU travels to Missoula for the Cat-Griz Dual next weekend.
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