SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 7 -- University of North Dakota issued the following news release:
In their final outing before the Great West Conference championships, the Fighting Sioux women's track and field team headed south to participate in the University of Sioux Falls Last Chance Meet. Several UND athletes climbed their way to the top in their respective events Thursday afternoon at the meet, which was held at the Sanford Health Sports Complex in Sioux Falls.
Jessica Clausnitzer (Sr., Bismarck, N.D.) captured a first place finish in the pole vault (12-2 3/4'), while Kayla Pfau (Jr., Minot, N.D.) finished fifth (11-3').
Jessica Butler (So., Grand Rapids, Minn.) finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of :15.45, while Clausnitzer finished three-hundredths of a second later for third place.
Butler later claimed a third place finish in the high jump (5-1'), while Joanna Ongstad (So., New Richmond, Wis.) finished fourth (4-11').
Sarah Fegley (So., Berthhold, N.D.) shot to the top in the triple jump, taking first place in the event (36-0 3/4'), while Alexis Gauwitz (Fr., Bemidji, Minn.) finished third (34-3') and Sara Carpenter (Jr., Grand Forks, N.D.) claimed sixth (31-11 1/4').
Carpenter and Gauwitz finished the long jump in third and fourth places, respectively, at the meet.
Maria Sundsted (Fr., Westby, Mont.) finished second in the 400-meter dash (1:02.87) while finishing seventh in the 200-meter dash (:27.66).
Jamestown, N.D., native Lori Benke ran to a sixth place finish in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:31.03.
Senior Mandy Gefroh (Bismarck, N.D.) ran a time of 4:59.12 in the 1,500-meter run.
Brooke Biederstedt (Fr., Dickinson, N.D.) finished fourth in the shot put with her throw of 34-7 3/4', while Samantha Underhill (Fr., Brainerd, Minn.) finished fifth in the event (30-2 1/4') before taking ninth in the discus throw (91'). Newcomer Ashley Gierke (Valley City, N.D.) claimed a third place finish in the javelin throw at the meet (109-06').
The Fighting Sioux will wrap-up their outdoor season May 14-16 when they participate in the Great West Outdoor Championships, which will be held in Houston, Texas. For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.
