FEB. 7, 2009
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA -- Drake junior Rob Fechner (St. Louis, Mo.) won the pole vault to highlight action for the Drake men's and women's track and field teams at the Hilltop Invitational Saturday.
Fechner went 14 feet 6 inches, while senior teammate Andy Bryant (St. Louis, Mo.) was second at 13-5 1/4. Sophomore Molly Scott (Kansas City, Mo.) captured the women's pole vault at 10-5 1/2.
Drake freshman Eric Hall (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) finished sixth in the men's 55-meter hurdles in 9.77.
Freshman Megan Pierce-Cramer (Omaha, Neb.) was third in the women's shot put at 41-9 3/4, while junior Diedra Dirth (Apple Valley, Minn.) was seventh with a personal best of 40-2 1/4.
MEN'S RESULTS
Pole Vault
1 Rob Fechner, Jr, Drake University 14-6 (4.42m)
2 Andy Bryant, Sr, Drake University 13-5 1/4 (4.10m)
3 Kevin Griffin, So, Ashford University 13-5 1/4 (4.10m)
4 Mike Hargadine, Sr, Grinnell College 12-5 1/2 (3.80m)
5 Ben Brummitt, Sr, Graceland University 12-5 1/2 (3.80m)
6 Aaron Yerk, Fr, Ashford University 11-11 3/4 (3.65m)
7 Greg Foote, Sr, Central College (Ia) 11-11 3/4 (3.65m)
8 Ray James, Jr, Graceland University 11-5 3/4 (3.50m)
8 Ryan Foster, Fr, St. Ambrose 11-5 3/4 (3.50m)
10 Martin Ciccolini, Sr, Graceland University 11-5 3/4 (3.50m)
11 Steven Hughes, Sr, Grand View 10-11 3/4 (3.35m)
12 James Wohrley, Jr, Cornell College 10-11 3/4 (3.35m)
13 Matt Smalley, Jr, Grand View 10-11 3/4 (3.35m)
14 Djibril Dumisani, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 9-0 1/4 (2.75m)
Tyler Irving, Sr, Grand View NH
David Trubnikov, So, Iowa Western Cc NH
Eric Hall, Fr, Drake University NH
Eric Forbes, Fr, Iowa State NH
Zach Marks, Jr, Central College (Ia) NH
Shot Put
Round 1, Flight 1
1 Milton Thomas, Sr, Graceland University 37-2 1/4 (11.33m)
2 James Blake, Sr, Graceland University 35-4 3/4 (10.79m)
3 Ryan Nicholas, Sr, Graceland University 34-9 (10.59m)
4 Jonathon Werstein, Fr, Mount Mercy College 27-4 (8.33m)
5 David Trubnikov, So, Iowa Western Cc 27-0 3/4 (8.25m)
6 Nathan Smith, Fr, Knox College 23-11 (7.29m)
7 Dakotah Jones, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 21-1 1/2 (6.44m)
Daniel Burns, Fr, Graceland University DNC
Karl Grant, Jr, University of Dubuque DNC
Lamont Williams, Unat DNC
Alex Stewart, Fr, Graceland University DNC
Hassah Khalifa, Fr, Graceland University DNC
Round 1, Flight 2
1 Ben Offenberg, So, Grinnell College 39-1 3/4 (11.93m)
2 Trevor Hixon, So, Central College (Ia) 34-3 (10.44m)
3 Nick Vance, Fr, Central College (Ia) 34-1 1/4 (10.39m)
4 Greg Foote, Sr, Central College (Ia) 33-10 1/4 (10.32m)
5 Matt Schmailzl, So, Central College (Ia) 33-6 3/4 (10.23m)
6 Mark Neyens, Jr, University of Dubuque 32-2 1/4 (9.81m)
7 Keith McCarthy, Fr, Simpson College 30-6 1/2 (9.31m)
8 Tyler Munhollon, Fr, Coe College 30-3 3/4 (9.24m)
9 Travis Jones, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 28-10 1/2 (8.80m)
10 Drew Neal, Sr, Grand View 26-3 (8.00m)
Ray James, Jr, Graceland University DNC
Martin Ciccolini, Sr, Graceland University DNC
Round 1, Flight 3
1 Wyatt Murray, Sr, Drake University 40-4 (12.29m)
2 Ken Novy, Fr, Mount Mercy College 38-9 1/2 (11.82m)
3 Danny Rufus, Fr, St. Ambrose 37-9 1/4 (11.51m)
4 Eric Hall, Fr, Drake University 36-8 1/4 (11.18m)
5 Jeremy Mcbride, Sr, Coe College 36-4 (11.07m)
6 Cecil Marche, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 36-0 1/4 (10.98m)
7 Aaron Yerk, Fr, Ashford University 35-3 1/4 (10.75m)
8 Tony Sickley, Fr, Knox College 34-11 (10.64m)
9 Brayden Flick, So, Grand View 34-10 1/4 (10.62m)
10 David Milder, Jr, William Penn Universi 33-10 (10.31m)
11 Jesse Joyce, Fr, Central College (Ia) 33-5 1/4 (10.19m)
Quincy Senatus, So, University of Dubuque DNC
Round 1, Flight 4
1 Jacob McCullough, Jr, William Penn Universi 45-4 1/4 (13.82m)q
2 Nick Heuermann, So, St. Ambrose 41-7 3/4 (12.69m)
3 Heath Nichols, Jr, William Penn Universi 41-4 1/4 (12.60m)
4 Tim Chavez, So, Iowa Wesleyan 40-9 1/2 (12.43m)
5 Chad Wilson, Fr, St. Ambrose 40-5 (12.32m)
6 Colten Hines, Fr, Grand View 39-10 3/4 (12.16m)
7 Dale Anderson, So, Coe College 39-8 (12.09m)
8 Jason Belt, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 36-6 1/4 (11.13m)
9 Danny DeVenney, Jr, St. Ambrose 36-3 (11.05m)
10 Miguel Jackson, So, University of Dubuque 34-7 3/4 (10.56m)
11 Andrew Meyer, Fr, Coe College 34-7 (10.54m)
Cody Lame, Fr, Graceland University DNC
Round 1, Flight 5
1 Matt Graber, So, Central College (Ia) 48-8 1/4 (14.84m)q
2 Josh Garrison, Fr, Central College (Ia) 48-0 3/4 (14.65m)q
3 Scott Danielson, Jr, Simpson College 46-4 3/4 (14.14m)q
4 Adam Kent, Jr, Knox College 46-2 1/2 (14.08m)q
5 Rory Hennessy, Fr, Simpson College 45-6 1/2 (13.88m)q
6 Tyler Wells, Fr, Grand View 44-9 (13.64m)q
7 Tyler Crouse, Fr, Central College (Ia) 44-1 1/2 (13.45m)q
8 John Wardenburg, Jr, Simpson College 44-0 3/4 (13.43m)q
9 Jordan Adams, Sr, Grand View 43-10 1/2 (13.37m)
10 Scott Cherryholmes, Jr, St. Ambrose 43-8 1/2 (13.32m)
11 Nick Spencer, Sr, St. Ambrose 42-10 3/4 (13.07m)
12 Nick Behlke, Unat 42-8 3/4 (13.02m)
Final
1 Matt Graber, So, Central College (Ia) 48-8 1/4 (14.84m)
(0.00, 14.26, 14.84, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00)
2 Josh Garrison, Fr, Central College (Ia) 48-7 1/4 (14.81m)
(13.24, 14.65, 13.98, 14.81, 0.00, 0.00)
3 Rory Hennessy, Fr, Simpson College 46-8 3/4 (14.24m)
(0.00, 0.00, 13.88, 14.24, 0.00, 0.00)
4 Scott Danielson, Jr, Simpson College 46-4 3/4 (14.14m)
(14.10, 14.14, 13.72, 13.46, 13.92, 13.78)
5 Adam Kent, Jr, Knox College 46-2 1/2 (14.08m)
(11.94, 14.08, 13.31, 12.40, 0.00, 13.07)
6 John Wardenburg, Jr, Simpson College 45-4 1/2 (13.83m)
(13.23, 13.41, 13.43, 0.00, 13.63, 13.83)
7 Jacob McCullough, Jr, William Penn Universi 45-4 1/4 (13.82m)
(13.08, 13.56, 13.82, 13.14, 13.27, 12.79)
8 Tyler Wells, Fr, Grand View 44-9 (13.64m)
(13.64, 12.90, 0.00, 12.94, 0.00, 0.00)
9 Tyler Crouse, Fr, Central College (Ia) 44-1 1/2 (13.45m)
(12.61, 0.00, 13.45, 12.80, 0.00, 0.00)
55 Meter Hurdles
Round 1, Heat 1
1 Marty Rounds, Jr, Simpson College 7.96q
2 Eric Hall, Fr, Drake University 8.31q
3 Antowyn Pearson, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 8.91
4 James Wohrley, Jr, Cornell College 8.98
Round 1, Heat 2
1 Ben Brummitt, Sr, Graceland University 8.45
2 Cris Bennett, Jr, Graceland University 8.70
3 Tony Galvez, Fr, Cornell College 8.93
4 Djibril Dumisani, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 8.93
5 Remi Bakker, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 9.08
Round 1, Heat 3
1 Nick Wilson, Jr, Simpson College 8.34q
2 Russel ReVoir, So, Clarke College 8.38
3 Tyler Friese, So, D4 National Champions 8.51
4 Andrew Hopper, So, Central College (Ia) 8.75
5 Dan Netwal, Sr, Cornell College 8.76
6 David Trubnikov, So, Iowa Western Cc 9.26
Round 1, Heat 4
1 Matt Smalley, Jr, Grand View 8.32q
2 Jarvis Willams, Jr, University of Dubuque 8.34q
3 Ray James, Jr, Graceland University 8.54
4 Acea Spiegeler, So, North Iowa Area Cc 9.15
5 John Williams, Fr, St. Ambrose 10.90
Round 1, Heat 5
1 Kyle Brockmeyer, Sr, Coe College 8.11q
2 Nathan Dick, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 8.71
3 Bill Schaefer, So, Knox College 8.86
4 Matt Mich, Jr, William Penn Universi 9.26
5 Tanner Voss, Fr, William Penn Universi 9.50
Round 1, Heat 6
1 Andrew Hirakawa, Fr, Grinnell College 8.39
2 Tim McDonald, Jr, Grinnell College 9.23
3 Martin Ciccolini, Sr, Graceland University 10.42
4 Sean Whalen, Fr, St. Ambrose 11.21
Round 1, Heat 7
1 Pete Westerkamp, Fr, Grand View 8.37
2 Steven Hughes, Sr, Grand View 8.56
3 Lonzell Maddock, Sr, Iowa Wesleyan 8.61
4 Sam Levy, So, Grinnell College 9.30
Final
1 Marty Rounds, Jr, Simpson College 7.90
2 Kyle Brockmeyer, Sr, Coe College 8.07
3 Matt Smalley, Jr, Grand View 8.20
4 Nick Wilson, Jr, Simpson College 8.44
5 Jarvis Willams, Jr, University of Dubuque 8.47
6 Eric Hall, Fr, Drake University 9.77
WOMEN'S RESULTS
Shot Put
Round 1, Flight 1
1 Caitlin Wilson, Fr, Central College (Ia) 32-9 1/2 (9.99m)
2 Bethany Wiedeman, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 32-0 1/4 (9.76m)
3 Kelly Kall, Jr, Cornell College 30-4 1/4 (9.25m)
4 Christina Davis, Jr, Knox College 30-0 3/4 (9.16m)
5 Krystal Page, So, Graceland University 29-6 1/2 (9.00m)
6 Jenny South, So, Cornell College 28-8 1/4 (8.74m)
7 Jill Ziskovsky, So, Central College (Ia) 28-1 (8.56m)
8 Molly Dworak, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 27-6 3/4 (8.40m)
9 Brea Christiansen, So, St. Ambrose 23-2 3/4 (7.08m)
10 Marriah Willis, Fr, Graceland University 21-5 1/2 (6.54m)
11 Sarah Crespo, So, Knox College 21-0 1/2 (6.41m)
12 Kelsey Berg, Fr, St. Ambrose 20-8 1/2 (6.31m)
Round 1, Flight 2
1 Leti Talimatasi, Jr, Graceland University 36-2 3/4 (11.04m)
2 Laura Schiltz, Sr, Grand View 35-6 1/2 (10.83m)
3 Lauryn Camp, Fr, Grand View 33-6 1/2 (10.22m)
4 Kirtly Hitt, Fr, Cornell College 33-5 3/4 (10.20m)
5 Katie Burnett, So, William Penn Universi 33-1 1/4 (10.09m)
6 Meredith Tangen, Sr, St. Ambrose 33-1 (10.08m)
7 Ashley Houston, Fr, Grand View 32-10 1/4 (10.01m)
8 Brooke Funk, Jr, Ashford University 32-9 3/4 (10.00m)
9 Chelsea Maas, So, Grand View 32-7 1/2 (9.94m)
10 Kelsey Hansen, So, Mount Mercy College 31-10 1/4 (9.71m)
11 Nicole Henggeler, So, St. Ambrose 31-5 1/4 (9.58m)
Judy James, Fr, Central College (Ia) DNC
Round 1, Flight 3
1 Sheena James, Unat 44-10 3/4 (13.68m)q
2 Mandy Streu, Fr, St. Ambrose 43-5 (13.23m)q
NCAA Provisional
3 Megan Pierce-Cramer, Fr, Drake University 41-9 3/4 (12.74m)q
4 Rachel Boeke, Sr, Central College (Ia) 40-6 1/4 (12.35m)q
5 Carissa Coopman, Fr, Simpson College 40-4 1/4 (12.30m)q
6 Madison Craw, So, Cornell College 39-5 3/4 (12.03m)q
7 Kayla Knaack, Sr, Simpson College 38-9 3/4 (11.83m)q
8 Deidra Dirth, Jr, Drake University 38-6 (11.73m)q
9 Amber Sanford, Fr, Graceland University 36-5 (11.10m)q
10 Kelsey Harper, Fr, Cornell College 36-4 1/4 (11.08m)
Erika Sevigny, Fr, Drake University DNC
Corrie Wagner, Sr, Iowa Wesleyan DNC
Final
1 Sheena James, Unat 45-3 1/2 (13.80m)
(0.00, 13.30, 13.68, 0.00, 13.80, 0.00)
2 Mandy Streu, Fr, St. Ambrose 44-5 1/4 (13.54m)
(11.75, 12.08, 13.23, 12.19, 12.96, 13.54)
NCAA Provisional
3 Megan Pierce-Cramer, Fr, Drake University 41-9 3/4 (12.74m)
(12.74, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 12.45, 12.57)
4 Madison Craw, So, Cornell College 40-11 1/2 (12.48m)
(0.00, 12.03, 0.00, 12.48, 11.62, 12.25)
5 Rachel Boeke, Sr, Central College (Ia) 40-6 1/4 (12.35m)
(12.34, 12.35, 12.29, 12.14, 11.94, 12.28)
6 Carissa Coopman, Fr, Simpson College 40-4 1/4 (12.30m)
(12.30, 11.37, 12.08, 11.49, 12.09, 12.05)
7 Deidra Dirth, Jr, Drake University 40-2 1/4 (12.25m)
(11.73, 11.14, 0.00, 0.00, 12.25, 11.49)
8 Kayla Knaack, Sr, Simpson College 39-5 1/4 (12.02m)
(11.30, 11.74, 11.83, 11.98, 12.02, 11.83)
9 Amber Sanford, Fr, Graceland University 36-5 (11.10m)
(10.17, 10.06, 11.10, 10.34, 10.89, 10.63)
Pole Vault
1 Molly Scott, So, Drake University 10-5 1/2 (3.19m)
2 Morgan Bradford, Fr, Clarke College 9-11 3/4 (3.04m)
3 Brinn Melody, Fr, Iowa State 9-11 3/4 (3.04m)
4 Michelle Maciag, Sr, St. Ambrose 8-11 3/4 (2.74m)
5 Corie Peterson, Fr, Simpson College 8-6 (2.59m)
5 Chelsea Coley, Fr, Knox College 8-6 (2.59m)
7 katie McGlone, So, Iowa Western Cc 8-0 (2.44m)
8 Bridget Skarda, Jr, Grand View 8-0 (2.44m)
9 Michelle Hannemann, So, Cornell College 8-0 (2.44m)
10 Sachi Graber, Fr, Grinnell College 7-6 (2.29m)
11 Jordyn Schertz, So, Grand View 7-0 1/4 (2.14m)
Anne Ledford, So, St. Ambrose NH
Tabatha Carlson, So, Grand View NH
55 Meter Hurdles
Round 1, Heat 1
1 Courtney Casper, Jr, Grand View 9.04q
2 Chelsie Dailey, So, Iowa Western Cc 9.16
3 Rebecca Orvella, So, Mount Mercy College 9.53
4 Katie Schubert, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 9.77
5 Amber Perkins, So, Iowa Western Cc 10.68
6 Kelsey McNames, Fr, Clarke College 11.27
Round 1, Heat 2
1 Stephanie Reagan, Sr, St. Ambrose 8.92q
2 Jerika Rangel, Unat 9.52
3 Brianna Flynn, Fr, St. Ambrose 9.79
4 Madison Hardy, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 9.87
5 Jill Ziskovsky, So, Central College (Ia) 9.94
6 Tricia Prososki, Fr, Iowa Western Cc 11.18
Round 1, Heat 3
1 Caitlin Wilson, Fr, Central College (Ia) 9.28
2 Kinsey Bak, Fr, Simpson College 9.39
3 Marla Milroy, So, St. Ambrose 9.83
4 Claire Knowlton, So, Knox College 9.90
5 Marriah Willis, Fr, Graceland University 10.25
6 Stephanie Kollasch, Fr, Clarke College 10.41
Round 1, Heat 4
1 Laurel Murphy, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 8.78q
2 Amanda Wright, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 9.59
3 Nicole Hotz, Fr, Mount Mercy College 9.77
4 Bridget Skarda, Jr, Grand View 10.14
5 Brea Christiansen, So, St. Ambrose 10.56
Round 1, Heat 5
1 Lauren Bucklin, Jr, Simpson College 8.47q
NCAA Provisional
2 Kate Long, Sr, Drake University 9.50
3 Kari Klein, So, Clarke College 9.56
4 Alexa Francois, So, Mount Mercy College 9.70
5 Kelsey Berg, Fr, St. Ambrose 10.11
Round 1, Heat 6
1 Michelle Moorehead, Jr, Coe College 8.96q
2 Alyssa Maher, Jr, Mount Mercy College 9.06
3 Anna Guittar, Fr, Cornell College 9.90
4 Jasa Tegland, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 10.10
5 Shana Hamilton, So, D4 National Champions 10.50
Round 1, Heat 7
1 Molly Sabers, Jr, Simpson College 8.75q
2 Kara Kersten, So, Iowa Western Cc 9.08
3 Elyssa Zielke, So, Clarke College 9.96
4 Amanda Mosinski, Jr, Central College (Ia) 10.17
5 Kelsi Andrews, So, Graceland University 10.51
6 Shannon Saunders, So, William Penn Universi 12.56
Round 1, Heat 8
1 Maggie Pestotnik, Fr, Grand View 9.42
2 Krista Pettit, Jr, William Penn Universi 9.42
3 Brittany Weaver, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 9.67
4 Alisa Deny, So, Coe College 9.72
5 Serina Reyna, Fr, Iowa Wesleyan 10.03
Final
1 Lauren Bucklin, Jr, Simpson College 8.27
Small Center record
Was 8.39; Rachel Hutchins, Loras, 2004
NCAA Provisional
2 Stephanie Reagan, Sr, St. Ambrose 8.85
3 Laurel Murphy, Fr, North Iowa Area Cc 8.88
4 Courtney Casper, Jr, Grand View 8.95
5 Michelle Moorehead, Jr, Coe College 9.04
6 Molly Sabers, Jr, Simpson College 9.36
