Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Release #1

March 28, 2006

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Horizon League Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week

Derek Riker

Youngstown State

Junior

Jenera, Ohio

Riker broke the school record and won the pole vault with a mark of 15-6 at the Slippery Rock Invitational. It was only his first meet since the 2004-05 indoor season.

Horizon League Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week

Sarah Kemple

Butler

Sophomore

Arlington, Ind.

Kemple won the 3000-meter run at the Gerald England Invite, securing Butler's only first-place finish of the day. She defeated the 10 other competitors with a time of 10:43.05.

Other Top Performances

Dan Schultz

UW-Milwaukee, Sr., Grafton, Wis.

Schultz led the Panthers in their season-opener, winning the pole vault with a height of 15-0 at the Southern Illinois Invitational. UWM finished eighth at the meet.

Edmund Blankson                  

Loyola, So., Edwardsville, Ill.

At the Alabama Relays, Blankson completed the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.11, placing him ninth in LU history in the event.  He later ran as part of the Ramblers 1600m Sprint Medley Relay squad that finished fifth in the meet with a time of 3:37.13, good for eighth in school annals.

Taryn Cozine

UW-Milwaukee, Jr., Plain, Wis.

Cozine was the top Panther finisher at the Southern Illinois Invite, UWM's first meet of the outdoor season. She placed second in the 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:03.73. That time is ninth in school history. Milwaukee finished 10th at the meet.

Kelly Bloemer

Wright State, Sr., Hamilton, Ohio

Bloemer took first place in the 400-meter hurdles at the Cedarville Invitational on Saturday in a time of 1:13.67.

Katie Betts

Youngstown State, Fr., Cortland, Ohio

Betts finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.45 at the Raleigh Relays. Her time ranks her ninth in YSU history in the event.

Marcia Faustin

Loyola, Jr, Orland Park, Ill.

Faustin finished third in the high jump at the Alabama Relays with a leap of 5-05.00. She later anchored the LU 4x100 relay team that set a new school record in the event with a time of 49.25.

Upcoming Schedule

Friday, March 31

UW-Milwaukee @ Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Cal.)- 10 a.m.

Loyola @ Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Cal.)- 10 a.m.

Saturday, April 1

Wright State @ Nickoloff Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio)- All day

UW-Milwaukee @ Mike Poehlein Invitational (West Lafeyette, Ind.)- 9 a.m.

Loyola @ Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Cal.)- 10 a.m.

Butler @ Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Cal.)- 10 a.m.

UIC @ Mike Poehlein Invitational (West Lafeyette, Ind.)- 9 a.m. Detroit @ Notre Dame Spring Opener (South Bend, Ind.)- All day

Loyola @ Notre Dame Spring Opener (South Bend, Ind.)- All day

Butler @ DePauw (Greencastle, Ind.)- TBA