Ryan Moore
Staff Writer
April 15, 2004, Page 6
The men’s and women’s track teams both won their dual against Nebraska Wesleyan Friday on the rain soaked Lauritsen Track.
The Tiger women dominated, winning by a final score of 139 to Nebraska Wesleyan’s 47. The women took first place in 13 out of 18 events.
Doane was led by senior Rochelle Schmidt who took first place in two events. Along with taking first in the long jump with a jump of 18 feet 9 ½ inches, Schmidt took 1st place in the triple jump by breaking her previous school record with a jump of 40 feet 4 ¾ inches.
Junior Kim Svoboda was also a key contributor taking first in the discus with a throw of 141 feet 7 inches and first in the hammer throw with a throw of 158 feet 6 inches.
The men’s side of the dual was much tighter than the women’s. The two teams were so even that the meet came down to the last event of the day, the 1600-meter relay.
“We weren’t scared or nervous, we just wanted to run our race,” said sophomore relay member Jeff Luebbe. “We just treated it like every race we run.”
The relay team, which was made up of freshman Matt Hollman, sophomore Jeff Luebbe, and seniors Dusty Krusemark and Jonathan Pingel beat Wesleyan by five seconds and set a national qualifying time of 3:17.63. The victory in the 1600-meter relay allowed the Tigers to edge out the Prairie Wolves in the team standings 94 to 92.
Luebbe also took first in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.86. Senior thrower Dan Underwood contributed by taking first in the discus with a throw of 141 feet 7 inches, as well as first in the hammer throw with a throw of 167 feet 10 inches.
Doane competes next in the Doane Relays Friday and Saturday in Crete.
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