Otahks set two school records in winning meet

Southeast Missourian

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Southeast Missouri State University women's track team broke two school records in a strong performance at the Jace Lacoste Invitational on Saturday at Mississippi State University.

Brooke Woodruff and Heather Jenkins helped lead Southeast's women to a win with school-record performances in the 800-meters and hammer throw, respectively. Woodruff finished second in 2:07.74, and Jenkins won the hammer with a throw of 176 feet and 10 inches. Both Jenkins and Woodruff regionally qualified in their events.

Other wins for Southeast's women came from LaQuita Andrews (400), Lyndsey Stevenson (400 hurdles) and Jenkins (discus and shot put). Southeast also won the 1,600 and 400 relays. Andrews, Woodruff, Nyisha Porter and Juanita Coleman ran the 1,600 relay. Andrews, Porter, Rose Fulton and Natasha Fortenberry ran the 400.

Southeast (189) edged host Mississippi State by 10 points.

Mississippi State won the men's competition and Southeast was second.

Freshman Miles Smith ran the 400 in 46.84 seconds to qualify for regionals.

Men's winners were Jared Tanz (800), Alonzo Nelson (400 hurdles), Jay Heddell (discus) and the 1,600 relay team of Jon Jefferson, Chaz Brown, Tim Jefferson and Nelson.

Southeast results

Women

Team scores -- 1. Southeast 189, 2. Mississippi State 179, 3. Jacksonville State 80, 4. University of Alabama-Huntsville 78, 5. Bevill State Community College 72

100 -- 6. Rose Fulton 12.23, 9. Natasha Fortenberry 12.42

200 -- 4. Nyisha Porter 25.04, 5. Fulton 25.62

400 -- 1. LaQuita Andrews 56.73, 3. Juanita Coleman 56.96

800 -- 2. Brooke Woodruff 2:07.74, 5, Jenny Burke 2:18.42

1,500 -- 3. Lindsay Zeiler 4:30.85, 5. Kaci Pilcher 4:39.74

5,000 -- 3. Kris Woolf 18:40.32, 4. Kim Krieger 19:00.74

100 hurdles -- 2. Lindsey Stevenson 14.48, 5. Kyra Joiner 15.83

400 hurdles -- 1. Stevenson 1:06.13, 2. Joiner 1:06.75

Pole vault -- 3. Michelle Jett 10-6, 4. Megan Rosenkoetter 10-0

Long jump -- 2. Kia White 18-1

Triple jump -- 2. Heather West 37-11 1/4, 3. White 35-3 3/4

Discus -- 1. Heather Jenkins 158-5, 4. Megan Youse 142-6

Hammer throw -- 1. Jenkins 176-10

Javelin throw -- 2. Lindsey Meyr 113

Shot put -- 1. Jenkins 48 3/4, 3. Youse 43-3 1/4

400 relay -- 1. Southeast 46.30 (Fulton, Porter, Andrews, Fortenberry)

1,600 relay -- 1. Southeast 3:49.17 (Coleman, Woodruff, Porter, Andrews)

Men

Team scores -- 1. Mississippi State 111, 2. Southeast 63, 3. Alabama-Huntsville 4

100 -- 5. Seth Schuster 11.12

200 -- 4. Schuster 22.87

400 -- 2. Miles Smith 46.84

800 -- 1. Jared Tanz 1:52.58

1,500 -- 9. Chad Sierman 4:04.82

5,000 -- 2. Brian Whitehead 15:41.42, 4. Gabe Lutes 15:54.57

110 hurdles -- 3. David Herman 14.88, 4. Alonzo Nelson 15.16

400 hurdles -- 1. Nelson 52.94, 4. Quincy Ezealah 59.65

High jump -- 2. Andrew Lambert 6-2 3/4

Pole vault -- 2. Collin Sheridan 14-1 1/4

Long jump -- 3. Lambert 23-1 3/4, 4. Shawn Statler 22-5 1/4

Discus -- 1. Jay Heddell 162-5, 2. Bill Nekula 158-2, 3. Daniel Jones 157-3

Hammer throw -- 5. Jones 148-10

Javelin throw -- 4. James Brainer 155-6, 5. Brandon Williams 146-7

Shot put -- 3. Jones 49-5 1/2, 4. Nekula 46-2 1/2

400 relay -- 2. Southeast 41.22

1,600 relay -- 1. Southeast 3:22.87 (Jon Jefferson, Chaz Brown, Tim Jefferson, Nelson)