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SportsJanuary 31, 1998

Southeast Missouri State University's powerful women's track and field team was at it again Friday night. The Otahkians set seven complex records as they rolled to a 97-20 dual victory over Tennessee-Martin at the Student Recreation Center. Southeast's men set three SRC records but they dropped a 77-45 dual decision to Eastern Illinois...

Southeast Missouri State University's powerful women's track and field team was at it again Friday night.

The Otahkians set seven complex records as they rolled to a 97-20 dual victory over Tennessee-Martin at the Student Recreation Center.

Southeast's men set three SRC records but they dropped a 77-45 dual decision to Eastern Illinois.

Heather Denihan, who has already provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, shattered her own SRC record in the long jump by leaping 20 feet 7 1/2 inches to win the event.

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Other SRC records for Southeast's women were set by Janelle Quigley in the mile (5:06.6), Yvonne Hente in the 200 (25.0) and 400 (56.72), Heather Keltner in the 600 (1:34.5), Tammy Wenkel in the 800 (2:14.4) and the Otahkians' mile relay team of Kim Stewart, Keltner, Wenkel and Hente (3:54.5).

On the men's side, setting SRC records for Southeast were Bryan Alfultis in the shot put (56-7 1/2), Chris Moore in the pole vault (16-0) and Jon Riley in the triple jump (50-1 1/2).

Eastern Illinois also set three complex records, by Cameron Mabry in the 55 (6.22) and 200 (22.44) and by Chad White in the 600 (1:22.8).

Results of the meet appear in `Scoreboard' on 2B.

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