Indoor Track & Field Weekly Release #9

Feb. 28, 2006

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UW-Milwaukee Panthers Claim 2006 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Titles

Men earn third consecutive crown, while women beat out defending champion Youngstown State.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee swept the team titles at the 2006 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships in Kent, Ohio on Sunday, with both the men's and women's team holding off host Youngstown State University for the championship.

On the men's side, UWM finished with a total of 164 points, ahead of YSU at 132.  The University of Illinois at Chicago finished third at 82, followed by Loyola University Chicago at 76, Butler University at 53 and the University of Detroit Mercy with 47.

On the women's side, UW-Milwaukee recorded 172 points on the weekend, 21 ahead of YSU.  Loyola finished in third with 73.5, while UIC came in fourth with 56.5.  Detroit (47), Butler (44) and Weight State University (11) rounded out the field.

Panthers lead with five championship specialty awards

UIC, Youngstown and Butler also boast honorees

In addition to the earning both team honors, the Panthers also boasted five post-championship awards, with Adam Schleis, Jenni Saarinen and Tenia Fisher all being recognized.

Schleis finished fourth in the triple jump and second in the long jump to earn Men's Field Newcomer of the Year honors while Women's Field Newcomer honors went to Jenni Saarinen, the 2006 Horizon League Indoor Pentathlon Champion.  Fisher finished first in both the 400 and 800m races and was a part of the winning 4 x 400 relay team to earn Outstanding Running Performer honors. 

UWM head coach Pete Corfeld was selected as both men's and women's Coach of the Year.

Second-place finisher Youngstown State and UIC also claimed multiple individual awards after the meet. YSU freshman Katie Betts was named the Women's Running Newcomer of the Year after setting a meet record in the 200m dash and finishing third in the 60 m race, and Jarrod Davis earned Men's Outstanding Field Performer honors after finishing first in the weight throw with an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 19.01m and second in the shot put. 

Dorian Hayes and Idara Essien of UIC also win individual honors, as Hayes was awarded Men's Running Newcomer of the Year after setting a meet record in the 60m dash and finishing second in the long jump.  Essien set a meet record in the triple jump to earn Outstanding Field Performer, recoding a distance of 12.36 meters.

In addition, Butler's Scott Overall was named Outstanding Men's Running performer after setting a meet record of 2:24.79 in the 1000 m distance event. He also anchored Butler's first-place Distance Medley Relay.

Multiple Records Set at 2006 Championships

Eight Horizon League records fell at the 2006 Indoor Track & Field Championships, including one of the longest-standing League records for the sport.

UW-Milwaukee's Tenia Fisher recorded a time of 55.69 in the 400m dash on Sunday to win the Horizon League championship. Her time officially erased Notre Dame's Erica Peterson from the record book, wiping out Peterson's record of 55.75, set back in 1993.  Fisher's performance was one of four record-setting feats for the Panthers, as teammate Timeka Walker set a new record in the 200m with a time of 24.81, Joy VanLaanen set a mark of 11 -1.75 in the pole vault and the 4x400 relay team crossed the line in a time of 3:52.35 to beat the time of 3:54.93 set by Youngstown State just last year.

UIC's Idara Essien also set a new Horizon League record, marking a distance of 12.36m in the long jump.

On the men's side, Running Newcomer of the Meet Dorian Hayes of UIC set a new mark in the 60m dash, crossing the line with a time of 6.90.  Butler's Scott Overall finished the 1000m with a record time of 2:24.79 and Youngstown State's Jarrod Davis threw a distance of 19.01m in the weight throw for both a League record and NCAA provisional qualification.

2006 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships

Hosted by Youngstown State

February 25-26

Women's Indoor Track & Field Event Champions

60m                  Timeka Walker, UWM                  7.63

200m                Timeka Walker, UWM                  24.81

400m                Tenia Fisher, UWM                      55.69

1 Mile                Andrea Karl, UDM                       5:00.48

800m                Tenia Fisher, UWM                      2:15.17

1000m              Kate Buchan, BU                        2:54.91

3000m              Katie Stuckey, BU                      9:51.45

5000m              Angie Huebner, UWM                  17:42.38

60m HH             Satara Freeman, YSU                 8.91

4x400               UW-Milwaukee                           3:52.35

                        (Shannon Buttichen, Tenia Fisher, Leadrean Jordan, Taryn Cozine)

DMR                  Loyola                                       12:07.72

                        (Anna Hinterschied, Christina James, Pam Staton, Rachel Hansen)

High Jump         Marcia Faustin, LU                      1.67m

Pole Vault          Joy VanLaanen, UWM                  3.40m

Long Jump         Joy VanLaanen, UWM                  5.42m

Triple Jump        Idara Essien, UIC                       12.36m

Shot Put                        Bethany Anderson, YSU  14.07m

Weight Throw     Bethany Anderson, YSU              17.70m

Pentathlon         Jenni Saarinen, UWM                  3459.00

Men's Indoor Track & Field Event Champions

60m                  Dorian Hayes, UIC                     6.90

200m                Jimel Denham, LU                      21.70

400m                Edmund Blankson, LU                 48.24

1 Mile                Andy Rayner, BU                        4:15.70

800m                Gabe Wagoner, UWM                  1:53.24

1000m              Scott Overall, BU                        2:24.79

3000m              Alex Hains, BU                           8:20.62

5000m              Robert Wade, LU                        14:44.81

60m HH             Adam Lewis, YSU                       8.31

4x400               UW-Milwaukee                           3:19.85

                        (Elliot Enright, Justin Gorman, Adam Swanson, Billy McCarthy)

DMR                  Butler                                        10:04.58

                        (Alex Hains, Mitch Briggs, Andy Rayner, Scott Overall)

High Jump         Darren Cole, UWM                      1.89m

Pole Vault          Jeremiah Snyder, UWM               4.61m

Long Jump         Thomas Grant, UDM                   7.11m

Triple Jump        Darren Cole, UWM                      14.43m

Shot Put            Nick Gretz, UWM                        16.98m

Weight Throw     Jarrod Davis, YSU                      19.01m

Heptathlon         Justin Bohler, UWM                     4659.00