Jennifer Prokop, Editor-in-Chief
Pictured above: Samantha Linck hit a provisional mark in the high jump at the Dick Pond Open.
The men?s and women?s track teams had a great start to their season with an impressive home performance at the Jan. 13 Dick Pond Open and the Jan. 20 Dick Pond Invite held in the Recreation and Fitness Center.
At the Jan. 13 meet, junior Scott Tanis had a first place finish in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:21.25, while freshman Matt Jemilo won the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:32.12. Jemilo?s time in that race earned him a place in Lewis? top-10 in indoor school history.
Senior Lonzo Harris took home the high jump title with a 1.95 meter finish, while Jesse Steward Jr. was victorious in the long jump.
Freshman Kevin Dorenkamper received second place in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.04, and sophomore Brock Massie was a runner-up in the triple jump.
The team of Dorenkamper, Jemilo, John Kolanko and Peter Lengsfeld placed second in the 4X400 relay with a time of 3:33.14.
For the women?s team, senior Karissa Hoffman really stood out, setting an NCAA provisional in the triple jump with a finish of 11.52 meters. Not only that, she also tied for first in the long jump with a finish of 5.28.
Hoffman was not the only Flyer to set NCAA provisional marks, however. Freshman Shakea Mercer and senior Samantha Linck did as well. Mercer finished first in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.22, and Linck?s 1.7-meter high jump earned her a win also. Sophomore Megan Marchildon finished just before teammate Kamille Ferguson with a first place time of 8.80 in the 55-meter hurdles. Marchildon also competed with the team of junior Karina Carbajal, sophomore Kristen Sebby and freshman Amy Polhemus, which placed first in the 4X400 relay.
The teams? performances at the Jan. 20 event were also notable.? For the men?s team, Harris placed first in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.53. Tanis again won the 1-mile run with a time of 4:24.17.
Sophomore Robert Sterling was victorious with a time of 51.43 in the 400-meter dash, and Jemilo took home the title with a 1:56.36 finish in the 800-meter run.
Dorenkamper received two second place finishes in the 55-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash.
Placing second in the long jump was Steward, Jr., and junior Anthony Smith was a runner up in the weight throw with a finish of 14.34 meters.
For the women?s team, Linck earned a provisional mark for the second week in a row with her 1.71 meter finish in the high jump. Junior Alexis Atkins followed with 1.56 meters.
Marchildon also again finished just before Freguson in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.49.
Sebby and sophomore Samantha McGaha placed first in their events, the 800-meter run and the long jump, respectively.
The 400-meter relay team also achieved a first place finish, while senior Dana Lenc was part of a three-way tie for first in the pole vault.
Head coach Dana Schwarting was pleased with how well each team did at both meets.
?Our first two home meets provided a great start to our season,? Schwarting said. ?It?s nice to compete in our own house, and a lot of our alumni and our athletes? families can come and watch. I was happy with a lot of performances, and we had a number of national qualifying marks. I wish a few more teams had signed up for both meets, and the weather really affected the quality of the second meet.?
He also talked about how these first two meets can help to gauge how the rest of the season may play out.
?We use our home meets to see how our team looks coming back from Christmas break, and now we are ready to go out and compete at some bigger meets and get mentally and physically ready for the stretch run of the indoor season,? Schwarting said.
Photo provided by Steve Woltmann.
Source: http://thelewisflyer.com/2012/02/06/flyers-open-up-indoor-track-season-at-home/
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