Bucklin Autos In The 55 Hurdles; Storm Second At BV

Lauren BucklinSimpson College finished second (131) at the Buena Vista Dennis Young Classic Feb. 14 in Storm Lake. Nebraska Wesleyan (186) took home the team honors.

Lauren Bucklin (Jr., Bondurant, Iowa, Bondurant -Farrar H.S.) automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships in the 55m hurdles with a time of :8.18. Bucklin lowered her own school record in the race by 5/10's of a second. Her time is a meet record and is the third quickest in Division III this season. Bucklin also posted a second place showing in the 200m (:26.47).

Kayla Knaack (Sr., Correctionville, Iowa, River Valley H.S.) won the weight throw by posting a toss of 14.78m. Knaack came in third in the shot put (12.20m). Sarah Hammel (Jr., Dorchester, Iowa, Waukon H.S.) won the 800m in a meet record time of 2:17.86. Jess Christensen (Jr., Harlan, Iowa, Harlan H.S.) won the 5000m in a time of 18:37.75.

Catie Ellingson (So., Indianola, Iowa, Indianola H.S.) finished second in the mile (5:10.05). Carissa Coopman (Fr., Davenport, Iowa, North H.S.) finished second in the weight throw (12.20m) and eighth in the weight throw (11.62m).

Molly Sabers (So., Iowa City, Iowa, City H.S.) placed third in the 55m hurdles (:8.68). Nicole Mulder (Fr., Boyden, Iowa, Boyden-Hull H.S.) finished third in the 400m (1:02.34). Corie Peterson (Fr., Lakeville, Minn., North H.S.) was third in the pole vault (2.55m).

Tricia Davis (Jr., Ft. Madison, Iowa, Ft. Madison H.S.) finished fourth in the 5000m (19:27.89). Rachel Smith (Fr., Marion, Iowa, Marion H.S.) was fourth in the 800m (2:30.89).

Jessica Hammel (So., Carlisle, Iowa, Carlisle H.S.) placed fifth in the 55m (:7.84). Alyssa Hedrick (Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jefferson H.S.) finished sixth in the 200m (:28.40). Signe Mayland (Fr., Buffalo Center, Iowa, North Iowa H.S.) placed sixth in the 3000m (11:35.37). Vanessa Evenson (So., Muscatine, Iowa, Muscatine H.S.) was sixth in the 55m (7.99). Jennie Darrow (Fr., Atlantic, Iowa, Atlantic H.S.) posted a leap of 4.58m to come in seventh in the long jump.

The 4x200m relay of Bucklin, Hedrick, Mulder, and Sabers won the race in an event record time of 1:47.46. The 4x400m relay which was comprised of Sabers, Mulder, Ellingson, and Sarah Hammel won that race in a time of 4:07.99."It was a very competitive meet with perennial track power Nebraska Wesleyan and with numerous nationally ranked individuals competing at the meet," said Simpson head coach Dave Cleveland.

"I am very pleased with the progress we continue to make with both squads. That is evident by 21 top three finishes, numerous meet records, season's bests, as well as a school record. I think that we continue to show that one of our strengths is our diversity as a team. We had great performances in the field events, long and short sprints, hurdles, middle distances, and distances. We will need to continue to do this as we prepare for a step up in competition at the University of Iowa and the following week at the Iowa Conference Championships."

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Last Updated: 2/16/09