Track tunes up
Chargers compete at Eastern Michigan University, return home with six NCAA provisional qualifications
John Anderson
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Sports
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"It was a good tune-up meet for the next couple weeks," assistant head coach Andy Towne said.
Senior Jen Gunderson secured the first NCAA provisionally-qualifying mark of her athletic career in the 1500-meter race with a time of 4:39.05.
"It was nice to see Gunderson run so well," Towne said. "She's worked really hard this year."
Pole-vaulter Sarah Kauk, a junior, and javelin-thrower Kristin Donovan, a senior, were close to provisional qualification status, barely missing their respective marks.
Kauk vaulted 11 feet 7 3/4 inches to finish fourth, and Donovan threw 130 feet 10 inches to take second place.
On the men's side, three athletes recorded provisionally-qualifying marks, including high jumper Andrew Dodson, a junior, and throwers Jason Stomps, a junior, and sophomore Aaron Falk.
Dodson finished in fourth place with a jump of 6 feet 8 3/4 inches.
Falk qualified for the third consecutive week with 178 feet 11 inches, and Stomps, a fellow thrower, followed behind him with a 175 feet 10 inch throw.
Pole-vaulter Evan Steward barely missed provisionally qualifying, despite it being his first time competitively jumping this year. Steward finished with a jump of 15 feet 1 inches.
After the Gina Relays finish this weekend the track team heads to the GLIAC Championships May 1-2 at Saginaw Valley State University.
In a month the qualifying athletes head to the NCAA Division II Championships in Pomona, Calif.
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