Ryan Moore
Staff Writer
May 6, 2004, Page 6
The Doane women’s track team continued their Great Plains Athletic Conference domination by winning their 6th straight conference championship Saturday on Lauritsen Track.
The Doane women beat runner up Nebraska Wesleyan by an astounding 153 points. Senior Rochelle Schmidt won Outstanding Performance of the Meet with her contribution in the triple jump. Schmidt set a GPAC, school and stadium record with a jump of 41-03.50.
Senior Andrea Swanson also set a GPAC record in the javelin, with a throw of 140-01. Doane took the top three spots in the javelin. Following Swanson were sophomore Jocelyn Spurgin taking second, and sophomore Rhonda Egger in third.
Also contributing was senior Brittany Price who set a GPAC record of 11:07.96 in the steeplechase.
The Doane men fell short of a conference title losing to Nebraska Wesleyan by 35 points, taking the runner up spot.
The men’s team was led by Senior Dan Underwood who took first in both the hammer throw (175-05) and the discus (154-06).
The only GPAC record that was set on the men’s side came from freshman Ben Francis when he tied the javelin mark with a throw of 197-02.
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Schmidt brings home two golds
Fifteen earn All-American honors, Women take fifth
Laurie Wood
Staff Writer
Mar. 11, 2004, Page 6
Senior Rochelle Schmidt won the long jump and triple jump to help the Doane women finish fifth at the 2004 NAIA national track meet.
The Doane men ended up in thirty-first place, scoring 7 total points.
Schmidt was Doane’s standout, winning the triple jump with a jump of 40 feet 6 inches beating the second place finisher by more than a foot.
She also won the long jump, after falling one place short in 2003. She scored 20 of the Tiger’s 48 points.
Schmidt has been completing at the national level for her entire college career. Bringing home two gold medals was a long-awaited achievement for her.
“My teammates and coaches helped me get through the season with lots of encouragement and support,” Schmidt said. “It (winning) is a feeling that I can’t explain, but it felt really good because it proves that you are the best in the nation.”
The Doane Tigers had 10 women, including Schmidt, finish in the top six in their event, making them All-Americans.
Five Doane men earned All-American status. Sophomore Walker Thomas finished fourth in the pole vault.
The 1,600-meter relay team also placed fourth. Those running on the relay team included freshman Joel Bacon, sophomore Jeff Luebbe, senior Jonathan Pingel, and senior Dusty Krusemark.
Both the men’s and women’s track teams are only half done with their 2004 season. Their focus now turns to the outdoor season, mainly the outdoor conference track meet.
“Nationals is just another meet to finish off the season,” Schmidt said. “Conference is always our number one priority.”
The outdoor track season begins at the end of March, with the first track meet scheduled for March 26 and 27.
All-Americans
Women
Senior Rochelle Schmidt- long and triple jump, first
Senior Allisha Melroy- weight throw, third
Freshman Katie Kosmos- pentathlon, third
Sophomore Rhonda Egger- long jump, fourth
Senior Mary Hagemann- shot put, fourth
Senior Brittany Price- 5,000-meter run, fifth
Senior Rachel Windhorst- pole vault, fifth
Senior Cassie Baker- pentathlon, fifth
Junior Emily Durran- weight throw, sixth
Freshman Lindsey Ribbens- 55-meter hurdles, sixth
Men
Sophomore Walker Thomas- pole vault, fourth
Freshman Joel Bacon- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Sophomore Jeff Luebbe- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Senior Jonathon Pingel- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Senior Dusty Krusemark- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Laurie Wood
Staff Writer
Mar. 11, 2004, Page 6
Senior Rochelle Schmidt won the long jump and triple jump to help the Doane women finish fifth at the 2004 NAIA national track meet.
The Doane men ended up in thirty-first place, scoring 7 total points.
Schmidt was Doane’s standout, winning the triple jump with a jump of 40 feet 6 inches beating the second place finisher by more than a foot.
She also won the long jump, after falling one place short in 2003. She scored 20 of the Tiger’s 48 points.
Schmidt has been completing at the national level for her entire college career. Bringing home two gold medals was a long-awaited achievement for her.
“My teammates and coaches helped me get through the season with lots of encouragement and support,” Schmidt said. “It (winning) is a feeling that I can’t explain, but it felt really good because it proves that you are the best in the nation.”
The Doane Tigers had 10 women, including Schmidt, finish in the top six in their event, making them All-Americans.
Five Doane men earned All-American status. Sophomore Walker Thomas finished fourth in the pole vault.
The 1,600-meter relay team also placed fourth. Those running on the relay team included freshman Joel Bacon, sophomore Jeff Luebbe, senior Jonathan Pingel, and senior Dusty Krusemark.
Both the men’s and women’s track teams are only half done with their 2004 season. Their focus now turns to the outdoor season, mainly the outdoor conference track meet.
“Nationals is just another meet to finish off the season,” Schmidt said. “Conference is always our number one priority.”
The outdoor track season begins at the end of March, with the first track meet scheduled for March 26 and 27.
All-Americans
Women
Senior Rochelle Schmidt- long and triple jump, first
Senior Allisha Melroy- weight throw, third
Freshman Katie Kosmos- pentathlon, third
Sophomore Rhonda Egger- long jump, fourth
Senior Mary Hagemann- shot put, fourth
Senior Brittany Price- 5,000-meter run, fifth
Senior Rachel Windhorst- pole vault, fifth
Senior Cassie Baker- pentathlon, fifth
Junior Emily Durran- weight throw, sixth
Freshman Lindsey Ribbens- 55-meter hurdles, sixth
Men
Sophomore Walker Thomas- pole vault, fourth
Freshman Joel Bacon- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Sophomore Jeff Luebbe- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Senior Jonathon Pingel- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
Senior Dusty Krusemark- 1,600-meter relay, fourth
National title is next goal for tracksters
Ryan Moore
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 7
Before the indoor season the Doane track team sets team goals.
The biggest goal the Tigers shoot for every year is to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference. This year the women accomplished this goal, as they have for the last 13 years. The Doane men fell just short, losing to Nebraska Wesleyan by 14 points.
Head coach Ed Fye was pleased with the conference results.
“Every year we aim our focus towards conference. This year we, as a coaching staff, felt as though both the men and the women accomplished our goals,” Fye said.
The conference meet was an exclamation mark at the end of a long track season for many of the athletes.
“The conference meet was my most memorable moment of the indoor season. At conference people do things that you don’t expect them to,” senior Rochelle Schmidt said.
Schmidt, who won the triple jump and long jump at the conference meet, stressed the importance of teamwork even though track is often thought of as an individual sport.
“I feel that the guy’s team often gets overlooked,” Schmidt said. “I see us men and women as one team, and with our combined team scores, we beat Wesleyan by 75 points at conference.”
Freshman Katie Kosmos emphasized the team concept.
“In high school I stood out individually,” Kosmos said, “but coming to Doane, we’re so good, nobody stands out. We are an awesome team.”
Fye, who was named GPAC women’s coach of the year, felt that one of the biggest surprises of the year was the contribution that the younger athletes made.
“The younger kids scored on a higher level than many of us expected,” he said. “It’s mainly due to the leadership of the juniors and seniors.”
Now that the regular season is over, 44 Doane athletes turn their focus towards a national championship as they start competing today at the indoor National Track Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Fye is optimistic of the Tigers chances in Tennessee.
“We want to put ourselves in a position where we can compete,” he said. “We feel that on the women’s side we could have a top five finish, and on the men’s side a top 10 finish.”
Schmidt, who is ranked number one in the nation in both the long and triple jump, is a nationals veteran, this being the fourth year she has competed on the national stage.
“There is a little nervousness being number one because everyone will be after me,” Schmidt said, “but I also have to look at it from the other side and use it as a confidence booster.”
Although Doane has a lot of experience making the trip to Tennessee, many of the Tiger’s are first time national competitors. Freshman Derek Deyle is seeded first in the the shot put and is confident despite never competing at nationals.
“I have a lot of confidence right now, but that could go away once I get there,” Deyle said. “I’m just going to compare it to high school because I came from Kearney and we have won 10 straight Nebraska state titles so I am used to competing at important meets.”
Two other Tigers that are expected to place high are Kosmos, who is ranked second in the pentathlon. Kosmos will also compete in the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump. Sophomore Rhonda Egger is seeded second in the long jump only, behind only teammate Schmidt.
Senior Dusty Krusemark also heads to the national meet after being named GPAC indoor track and field male athlete of the year. Krusemark will compete in the 400-meter dash and is an anchor on the 4x400 meter relay.
Staff Writer
Mar. 4, 2004, Page 7
Before the indoor season the Doane track team sets team goals.
The biggest goal the Tigers shoot for every year is to win the Great Plains Athletic Conference. This year the women accomplished this goal, as they have for the last 13 years. The Doane men fell just short, losing to Nebraska Wesleyan by 14 points.
Head coach Ed Fye was pleased with the conference results.
“Every year we aim our focus towards conference. This year we, as a coaching staff, felt as though both the men and the women accomplished our goals,” Fye said.
The conference meet was an exclamation mark at the end of a long track season for many of the athletes.
“The conference meet was my most memorable moment of the indoor season. At conference people do things that you don’t expect them to,” senior Rochelle Schmidt said.
Schmidt, who won the triple jump and long jump at the conference meet, stressed the importance of teamwork even though track is often thought of as an individual sport.
“I feel that the guy’s team often gets overlooked,” Schmidt said. “I see us men and women as one team, and with our combined team scores, we beat Wesleyan by 75 points at conference.”
Freshman Katie Kosmos emphasized the team concept.
“In high school I stood out individually,” Kosmos said, “but coming to Doane, we’re so good, nobody stands out. We are an awesome team.”
Fye, who was named GPAC women’s coach of the year, felt that one of the biggest surprises of the year was the contribution that the younger athletes made.
“The younger kids scored on a higher level than many of us expected,” he said. “It’s mainly due to the leadership of the juniors and seniors.”
Now that the regular season is over, 44 Doane athletes turn their focus towards a national championship as they start competing today at the indoor National Track Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Fye is optimistic of the Tigers chances in Tennessee.
“We want to put ourselves in a position where we can compete,” he said. “We feel that on the women’s side we could have a top five finish, and on the men’s side a top 10 finish.”
Schmidt, who is ranked number one in the nation in both the long and triple jump, is a nationals veteran, this being the fourth year she has competed on the national stage.
“There is a little nervousness being number one because everyone will be after me,” Schmidt said, “but I also have to look at it from the other side and use it as a confidence booster.”
Although Doane has a lot of experience making the trip to Tennessee, many of the Tiger’s are first time national competitors. Freshman Derek Deyle is seeded first in the the shot put and is confident despite never competing at nationals.
“I have a lot of confidence right now, but that could go away once I get there,” Deyle said. “I’m just going to compare it to high school because I came from Kearney and we have won 10 straight Nebraska state titles so I am used to competing at important meets.”
Two other Tigers that are expected to place high are Kosmos, who is ranked second in the pentathlon. Kosmos will also compete in the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump. Sophomore Rhonda Egger is seeded second in the long jump only, behind only teammate Schmidt.
Senior Dusty Krusemark also heads to the national meet after being named GPAC indoor track and field male athlete of the year. Krusemark will compete in the 400-meter dash and is an anchor on the 4x400 meter relay.
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