2009 Big Ten Indoor: Gopher Women 1-2, Men 2-5

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Licensed to Indiana University Track & Field
Big Ten Conference - 2/28/2009 to 3/1/2009                  
Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships                  
Gladstein Fieldhouse at Indiana University                  

Event 7  Women Pole Vault
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opening height 3.55m
One Minute Time Limiit Per Attempt
     Big 10: # 4.20m  2008        Alicia Rue, University of Minnesota        
 Div I Prov: * 3.95m                                                          
 Div I Auto: $ 4.20m                                                          
  Gladstein: ! 4.17m  2/3/2007    Andree Pickens, Unattached                  
   Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals            Points
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Finals
 1   159 Rue, Alicia            Minnesota              4.37m      4.27m#  14-00.00  10  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07 4.17 4.27 4.38
       P    P    P    P    O    O    O  XXO  XXX
 2   163 Sonnenberg, Samantha   Minnesota              3.96m      4.07m*  13-04.25   8  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07 4.17
       O    O    O    O   XO    O  XXX
 3   132 Shaw, Katie            Michigan State         3.80m      3.97m*  13-00.25   5.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07
       P    O    O    O    O  XXX
 3    49 Neuenswander, Vera     Indiana                4.20m      3.97m*  13-00.25   5.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07
       P    P    P    O    O  XXX
 5   235 Neumann, Brianna       Purdue                 3.95m     J3.97m*  13-00.25   4  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07
       P    P    P    O   XO  XXX
 6   241 Turnbull, Tara         Purdue                 3.87m     J3.97m*  13-00.25   3  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07
       P    P   XO    O   XO  XXX
 7   236 Peck, Mallory          Purdue                 4.00m     J3.97m*  13-00.25   2  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97 4.07
       P    P    P   XO   XO  XXX
 8   134 Smith, Ashley          Michigan State         3.85m      3.87m   12-08.25   1  
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87 3.97
       P  XXO   XO    O  XXX
 9   240 Stover, Elizabeth      Purdue                 3.81m      3.77m   12-04.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87
       P    O    O  XXX
 9   259 Dahlin, Amy            Wisconsin              3.70m      3.77m   12-04.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87
       P    O    O  XXX
11    25 Ziegler, Jacquelin     Illinois               3.80m     J3.77m   12-04.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87
      XO  XXO   XO  XXX
12    33 Chin, Stephanie        Indiana                3.85m     J3.77m   12-04.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87
       P    P  XXO  XXX
13   156 Pilkerton, Becca       Minnesota              3.70m     J3.77m   12-04.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77 3.87
      XO    O  XXO  XXX
14   222 Witmer, Jocelyn        Penn State             3.86m      3.67m   12-00.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77
       O    O  XXX
15    56 Williams, Laura        Indiana                3.85m     J3.67m   12-00.50
    3.57 3.67 3.77
       P   XO  XXX
16    89 Mehl, Jennifer         Michigan               3.65m      3.57m   11-08.50
    3.57 3.67
       O  XXX
16   202 Fairbairn, Caitlin     Penn State             3.80m      3.57m   11-08.50
    3.57 3.67
       O  XXX
16    81 Breidenstein, Abbe     Michigan               3.50m      3.57m   11-08.50
    3.57 3.67
       O  XXX
16    82 Conkle, Sarah          Michigan               3.80m      3.57m   11-08.50
    3.57 3.67
       O  XXX
20   216 Palenchar, Amanda      Penn State             3.75m     J3.57m   11-08.50
    3.57 3.67
     XXO  XXX
--   101 Schiffer, Carly        Michigan               3.45m         NH            
    3.57
     XXX
--   214 NeMoyer, Rachel        Penn State             3.66m         NH            
    3.57
     XXX



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Pennsylvania State University
2009 Indoor Big 10 Championships - 2/28/2009 to 3/1/2009            
Hosted by Penn State University                        
University Park, PA                              

Men Pole Vault
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   Facility: F    18-03  2001        Paul Terek, Michigan State                
       Meet: M 18-02.75  2001        Paul Terek, Michigan State                
  NCAA Auto: A 18-00.50                                                        
  NCAA Prov: P 17-00.75                                                        
   Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals                                                                          
 1 Coover, Jeffrey           JR Indiana                  5.45m   17-10.50  10  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.35 5.40 5.45                                
     PPP  PPP  PPP    O    O    O   XO  PPP   XO                                
 2 Plencner, Joe             JR Minnesota                5.30m   17-04.50   8  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.35                                          
     PPP  PPP   XO    O  XXO    O  XXX                                          
 3 Pax, Ben                  SR Purdue                   5.20m   17-00.75   6  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.35                                          
     PPP  PPP  PPP    O   XO  XPP   XX                                          
 4 Thoman, Chris             SO Purdue                  J5.10m   16-08.75   5  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20                                                    
     PPP   XO    O    O  XXX                                                    
 5 Spandl, Brock             SO Minnesota               J5.10m   16-08.75   3  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20                                                    
     PPP    O  PPP   XO  XXX                                                  
 5 Sparks, Eric              SR Purdue                  J5.10m   16-08.75   3  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20                                                    
     PPP  PPP  PPP   XO  XXX                                                    
 5 DeFilippo, Mickey         SO Wisconsin               J5.10m   16-08.75   3  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20                                                    
       O    O    O   XO  XXX                                                    
 8 Lynch, Logan              SO M S U                   J5.10m   16-08.75   1  
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10 5.20                                                    
     PPP  XXO    O  XXO  XXX                                                    
 9 Zollner, Andrew           SR I L L                    5.00m   16-04.75      
    4.75 4.90 5.00 5.10                                                        
     PPP   XO   XO  XXX                                                        
10 Chard, Bryan              SR Ohio State              J4.90m   16-00.75      
    4.75 4.90 5.00                                                              
       O   XO  XXX                                                              
11 Lawrence, Brad            SR P S U                   J4.90m   16-00.75      
    4.75 4.90 5.00                                                              
      XO   XO  XXX                                                              
12 Gierut, David             SO Minnesota               J4.90m   16-00.75      
    4.75 4.90 5.00                                                              
     PPP  XXO  XXX                                                            
13 Pelletier, Jason          FR P S U                   J4.75m   15-07.00      
    4.75 4.90                                                                  
       O  XXX                                                                  
14 Kavelaris, Wes            SO Wisconsin               J4.75m   15-07.00      
    4.75 4.90                                                                  
      XO  XXX                                                                  
14 Messmer, Derek            FR Indiana                 J4.75m   15-07.00      
    4.75 4.90                                                                  
      XO  XXX                                                                  
16 Zona, Alex                JR Iowa                    J4.75m   15-07.00      
    4.75 4.90                                                                  
     XXO  XXX                                                                  
-- Dauge, Alan               SO Ohio State                  NH                  
    4.75                                                                        
     XXX                                                                        
-- Vellenoweth, John         SR P S U                       NH                  
    4.75                                                                        
     XXX                                                                        
-- Smallman, Robert          SO Indiana                     NH                  
    4.75                                                                        
     XXX                                                                        
-- Lechlitner, Kyle          SR Indiana                     NH                  
    4.75                                                                        
     XXX                                                                        

[Chris]

Congrats to the Minnesota men and women vaulters!!  You all did fantastic!

Samantha had a huge PR in placing second scoring big points for the women.  Alicia won her second consecutive Big Ten indoor title.

Joe had a PR with 5.30 and placed second for some big points for the men.  Brock did well with 5.10 placing fifth along with doing some serious work in the hep at the same time.

[Chris]

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Gophers Tied For Big Ten Lead, Rue Repeats

Two-time defending champion Minnesota is tied with Michigan with 42 team points after day one of the Big Ten Women

[Chris]

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Gophers in First, Mead and Studt Win Titles

With 2008 Big Ten champion Ben Peterson out with an injury, junior Joe Plencner provided a big lift with a runner-up finish in the pole vault. Plencner cleared a career-best height of 17-4 1/2, matching the sixth-highest vault in school history and recording an NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Brock Spandl finished in a tie for fifth place with a height of 16-8 3/4.

[Chris]

Congratulations to the Minnesota Gopher Men and Women who both won Big Ten indoor team titles!

[Chris]

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Gophers men and women sweep up at Big Tens

The U women won their third consecutive conference title, relying on depth in a meet that came down to the final event. The men earned their second indoor title and first since 1998.

The Gophers swept the Big Ten indoor track and field championships on Sunday, the first time teams from the same school have won both the men's and women's titles since Wisconsin in 1997.

The Gophers women's team, competing in Bloomington, Ind., won the conference title for the third consecutive year. The men, competing at State College, Pa., won the conference for the second time. They also won it in 1998.

The Gophers women finished with 129 points to edge Penn State (125) and Michigan (121 1/2).

"Depth was the difference," coach Matt Bingle said. "This was a great team effort."

For the second year in a row, the champion was decided in the meet's final event, the 4x400-meter relay. Minnesota entered the race 5 1/2 points ahead of Michigan and nine points in front of Penn State. Penn State won the race, but the Gophers iced the team title by finishing fourth.

The Gophers' Heather Dorniden won the mile run in a time of 4 minutes, 43.71 seconds, then just 50 minutes later added the title in the 600 meters in a meet record time of 1:27.78. Dorniden ended the day anchoring the 4x400 relay.
Mead leads Gophers men

Hassan Mead led the Gophers men, who had three individual champions on the way to finishing with 135 points.

"Coming into this meet we thought we had a very good chance of contending for the title, but you still need your guys to go out and perform," Gophers coach Steve Plasencia said. "They not only went out and competed, but our guys had very strong performances across the board. I think our heptathletes got us started and we just keep the hammer down."

Mead won the 5,000 meters in a school record time of 13 minutes, 58.16 seconds, adding that title to his crown in the 3,000 meters on Saturday.

Mead is the Gophers' first double individual event champion at the Big Ten indoor championships since Benjamin Jensen won the pole vault and heptathlon in 1999.

In this year's heptathlon, R.J. McGinnis captured his first Big Ten title with 5,431 points. Minnesota athletes finished first, second, third and eighth in the event to tally 25 team points.

Matt Fisher also won his first Big Ten title, clearing 7 feet, 3 inches in the high jump without missing a single attempt.

With Aaron Studt's victory on Saturday in the shot put, the Gophers men finished with five individual titles.

[Chris]

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Gopher Women Earn Big Ten Three-Peat

Minnesota captured its third consecutive Big Ten Indoor Track & Field title on Sunday in a historical day for Golden Gopher track & field. Both the Gopher men

[Chris]

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Gopher Men Win Big Ten Indoor Track Title

The Minnesota men