1/18/2010 1:56 pm

Sioux Falls, SD - The University of Sioux Falls men’s and women’s track and field team competed on Saturday, January 16th at the Dordt Indoor Invitational against six other Great Plains Athletic Conference institutions and Dakota State University. Both the men’s and women’s squad performed admirably as several athletes broke school records and automatically qualified for the NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Meet.

The Cougar men had three event winners and one provisional qualifying mark. Andrew Ellsworth and Caleb Coffee both pole vaulted to a mark of 15 foot, 1 inch. Ellsworth had already provisionally qualified, but it was Coffee’s first time hitting that height this season. Other event winners were Brady Velgersdyk in the 400 meter with a time of 50.77 seconds and Austin King leaped 22 feet, three inches in the long jump to take the event. Nine other athletes were either second or third in their event, including Dan Whipple’s shot put of 45.2 feet. It is Whipple’s first ever collegiate meet.

The women’s team also yielded many exciting performances, including one automatic qualifying mark, two new school records and four first place efforts. Kendra Knight completed the 600 meter race in a time of 1 minute, 37.99 seconds, which will give her a spot at the indoor national meet on March 4th, in Johnson City, TN. Kayla Friesen jumped 12 feet in the pole vault, a personal best that bettered her own school record. Kristin Killough also jumped 12 feet in the vault to earn school record recognition. Sarah Gilbert continued a streak of first place jumps as she won both the high jump (5’3.75 feet) and triple jump (35’5.75). She also was second in the long jump with a 17’2.5 foot leap. The 4x400 team composed of Knight, mel Kroupa, Becca Bedard and Leah Wensmann brought home first place honors with a time of 4:07.64.

USF will compete next at the NWU Invitational held at the University of Nebraska’s Bob Devaney indoor track facility. The meet will be on January 22nd and is were the GPAC Indoor Championships will be held at on February 20th.

USF Provisional and Automatic Qualifying Marks for the NAIA National Meet (Through 1/18/2010)

Men

Andrew Ellsworth- Pole Vault 15’5 (automatic)

Jon Ryan- Long jump 22’9.75 (provisional)

Colin Koth- 400m 49.73 (provisional)

Brady Velgersdyk- 600m 1:22.36 (provisional)

Caleb Coffee- Pole vault 15’1” (provisional)

Women

Kristin Killough- pole vault 12’ (automatic)

Brigitte Gross- pole vault 11’5.75” (automatic) and 60m hurdles 9.30 (provisional)

Kayla Friesen- pole vault 12’ (automatic)

Kendra Knight- 600m 1:37.99 (automatic) and 400m 59.95 (provisional)

Macie Cottier- Shot put 41’3.75” (provisional)

Krissy Aesoph- 60m 7.93 (provisional)

Sarah Gilbert- Long jump 17’9.75” (provisional) and high jump 5’3.75”(provisional)

4 x 400m- 4:03.64 (provisional)

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Story Documents/Links

URL	Dordt Invitational Results

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