5 more ESU athletes earn NCAA provisional marks at Mo. Southern
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:38 p.m., February 18, 2008
Updated 01:38 p.m., February 18, 2008
The Emporia State indoor track and field team added five more provisional qualifiers during Saturday’s competition at the Missouri Southern Invitational in Joplin, Mo.
The Hornets were led by freshman Kenton Lonberger, who provisionally qualified with a second-place showing in the finals of the 60-meter dash (6.98 seconds).
ESU had a pair of provisionals in the triple jump, with Josh Honeycutt taking third (47 feet, 2.5 inches) and Doug Marshall taking fourth (47 feet, 1.5 inches).
Damon Birk had the other provisional qualifier in a throwing event, posting a fourth-place finish in the shot put (52 feet, 10.75 inches).
Jennifer Robinson was the only ESU female to have a provisional mark, grabbing fifth place in the high jump (5 feet, 5.75 inches).
“I am very pleased with the number of NCAA qualifiers we are picking up,” ESU coach Dave Harris said. “As we start to peak over the next two weeks, we have a chance for several more to represent us in Minnesota at the national meet.”
Other top-five showings for ESU on Saturday came from Brooke Kent in the 60-meter dash (fifth), Jaclyn Sill in the 600-yard run (third), Kathryn Davison in the 800-meter run (fourth), Robinson in the triple jump (fourth), Kyle Kotzman in the 600-yard run (third), William Hohmeier in the 1-mile run invitational (fourth) and Craig Saalfeld in the high jump (third).
The strong finish capped a good weekend for ESU.
On Friday at the Iowa State Open in Ames, Iowa, Jonel Rossbach beat the school record in the 5,000-meter run, breaking the old mark by more than 20 seconds.
Rossbach took seventh in the Division-I dominated event.
“This may have been the best regular-season race Jonel has ever run in,” Harris said. “This was very similar to the national championships in cross country. She ran with the top three for a good portion of the race before (race-winner Lisa) Koll just ran away from everyone.”
ESU will participate in the Prairie Wolf Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday before heading to the KSU Open in Manhattan on Saturday.
MSSU Radio Shack Invitational
Saturday at Joplin, Mo. Women 60 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
3. Brooke Kent 7.88
18. Renae Weaver 8.22
24. Lynnsey Nichols 8.39
Finals
5. Brooke Kent 7.85
Women 600 Yard Run
3. Jaclyn Sill 1:26.79
8. Brandi Lundgren 1:30.66
Women 800 Meter Run
4. Kathryn Davison 2:24.57
10. Tiffany Baum 2:31.82
Women 1 Mile Run
6. Kathryn Davison 5:22.60
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
12. Brooke Kent 10.48
19. Ryan Green 10.77
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
6. Emporia State 4:08.16
Women High Jump
5. *Jennifer Robinson 1.67m 5-05.75
Women Triple Jump
4. Jennifer Robinson 11.07m 36-04.00
Women Shot Put
6. Linzi Weilert 12.35m 40-06.25
15. Molly Pannbacker 11.27m 36-11.75
Men 60 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
2. Kenton Lonberger 6.98
13. Josh Schuler 7.08
17. Travis Lee 7.12
24. Larry Beamon 7.23
40. Doug Marshall 7.44
50. Josh Honeycutt 7.64
Finals
2. *Kenton Lonberger 6.88
Men 600 Yard Run
3. Kyle Kotzman 1:15.86 Men 800 Meter Run
6. Michael Stephens 2:01.30
11. Dan Quillen 2:03.40
19. Adam McGovern 2:05.86
Men 1 Mile Run Invitational
4. William Hohmeier 4:28.97
Men 1 Mile Run Unseeded
16. Adam McGovern 4:45.88
19. Chris Dvorak 4:50.72
Men 5,000 Meter Run
14. Marcus Summers 16:36.53
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
12. Emporia State 3:43.40
Men High Jump
3. Craig Saalfeld 1.94m 6-04.25 Men Triple Jump
3. *Josh Honeycutt 14.39m 47-02.50
4. *Doug Marshall 14.36m 47-01.50
Men Shot Put
4.*Damon Birk 16.12m 52-10.75
*NCAA Division I Provisional Qualifier