Hawks Perform
Well in Front of Home Crowd at the 8th MUSCO Twilight
Competing at home for the first time this outdoor season the Iowa Women's
Track and Field team thrilled the Hawkeye Fans under the lights at the
8th annual Musco Twilight meet. The quartet of Kineke Alexander, Tiffany
Johnson, Peaches Roach, and Meghan Armstrong led the way as many others
set bettered their lifetime best performances. On a near perfect day
teams from Iowa State, Drake, Minnesota, and Marquette provided the
team with some tough competition as they prepare for the Drake Relays
this weekend. They were several NCAA Regional marks, school records,
and Musco records before the competition closed with the mile relay.
All the highlights are detailed below.
100m
Peaches Roach placed first with an NCAA Regional mark of 11.71. This
is just off Peaches lifetime best performance.
200m
NCAA Champion Kineke Alexander dropped down in distance top post a PR,
NCAA Regional mark, # 2 all-time, and Big Ten leading mark of 23.58.
400m
Lindsey McCalla posted a season best of 56.84.
1500m
Shannon Stanley posted a seasonal best of 4:35.38. She is really looking
good in workouts and should challenge her PR of 4:32 this weekend at
the Drake Relays.
Fr. Jennie Docherty ran just her 2nd 1500m ever to post a very solid
time of 4:48.01. Last year as a H.S. Sr. she had a lifetime best of
2:20 for 800m so she is fast improving as a mid distance runner.
3000m
Meghan Armstrong battled Michaela Courtney from Marquette for 3000m
and improved her PR from 9:49 last year to 9:28.03 (#4 all-time) this
year. This converts to 10:06 for 3200m. She closed in 70 sec the final
400m and 5 min flat the last 1600m so there is more in there for this
distance.
Krista Anderson returned to racing after taking a few races off from
a calf cramp suffered just before the Stanford Invite. She ran a very
solid 9:45.65 (#9 all-time) and will chase the NCAA Regional mark for
5K at Drake on Thur evening.
Racheal Marchand posted a lifetime best of 10:01.49 and continues to
challenge the 10 min barrier. With only 8 runners in the race Racheal
ran the entire 3000m on her own and had no benefit from racing in a
pack. She will look to lower her 5K PR on Thur at the Drake Relays.
Triple Jump
Tiffany Johnson continues to improve upon her current school record
and posted an improvement all the way to 41-3.25.
Pole Vault
Sarah Burgett recorded a milestone in her vaulting career as she cleared
12 feet for the first time with a height of 12-1.75.
Hammer Throw
Becca Franklin posted a solid throw of 173-1, while Erin O'Hern posted
a new lifetime best of 166-0 to move to #2 all-time.
Next Meet:
The Drake Relays will feature teams from across the nation and the Hawks
will compete many of their top athletes in their marquee events.
Kineke Alexander will contest the Special Invite 400m.
Meghan Armstrong will contest the Special Invite 1500m.
Nikki Chapple & Shannon Stanley will compete in the top Collegiate
1500m section.
Peaches Roach will contest the Special Invite HJ.
Tiffany Johnson will compete in the top Collegiate hurdle section.
Becca Franklin will compete in the top Hammer Flight.
Krista Anderson & Racheal Marchand will chase 5K Regional marks.
Renee White will compete in the Collegiate long jump and attempt to
clear the 20 foot barrier.
Both the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays will be in action.