FOR RELEASE:  MAY 20, 2004

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16 Mules and Jennies qualify for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

 

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) ‑ Six Central Missouri State University Jennies and 10 Mules have qualified to compete in the 2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  The Championships will be held May 27‑29 at Walnut, Calif..

On the women's side, indoor national champion Jennifer Drum has the highest rank, as she enters the meet ranked third in the high jump.  Kristin Anderson, an All‑American in 2003, enters at fourth in the steeplechase, while Denise Sandbothe is the Jennies' lone dual event qualifier, as she is entered in the pole vault and 100‑meter hurdles.

Ivan Varbanov has qualified in both the high jump and triple jump for the Mules.  The CMSU men also have two relay teams entered, as both the 4x100‑ and 4x400‑meter relay teams have qualified.

Following are the competitors who will be representing Central Missouri State at the NCAA‑II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  Included is each athlete’s hometown, rank entering the meet, and top performance of 2004.

 

Jennies Qualifiers

3,000‑Meter Steeplechase ‑ Kristin Anderson (Richfield, Ohio) ‑ 4th at 10:53.70

100‑Meter Hurdles ‑ Denise Sandbothe (Jefferson City, Mo.) ‑ 18th at 14.37

400‑Meter Hurdles ‑ Melissa Bolinger (Clarksburg, Mo.) ‑ 11th at 1:01.58

Discus ‑ Becky Haug (Lee's Summit, Mo.) ‑ 7th at 152‑04.5

High Jump ‑ Jennifer Drum (LaMonte, Mo.) ‑ 3rd at 5‑09.25

Pole Vault ‑ Denise Sandbothe ‑ 15th at 12‑01.50

Heptathlon ‑ Lori Pitz (Windsor, Colo.) ‑ 12th with 4,670 points

 

Mules Qualifiers

200‑Meter Dash ‑ PetkoYankov (Sophia, Bulgaria) ‑ 25th at 21.23

5,000‑Meter Run ‑ Jarod Wall (Marshalltown, Iowa) ‑ 15th at 14:38.80

110‑Meter Hurdles ‑ Stephen Chambers (Raytown, Mo.) ‑ 7th at 14.29

4x100‑Meter Relay Team ‑ Jason Shaw (Rolla, Mo.), Petko Yankov, Kevin O'Sadnick (St. Charles, Mo.), and Kirk Tyner

     (Vancouver, Wash) ‑ 9th at 40.62

4x400‑Meter Relay Team ‑ Kevin O'Sadnick, Presley Cherubin (St. James, Barbados), Kirk Tyner, and Petko Yankov ‑ 11th at 3:11.88

High Jump ‑ Ivan Varbanov (Sophia, Bulgaria) ‑ 2nd at 7‑02.5

Long Jump ‑ Marques Wooten (Kansas City, Mo.) ‑ 10th at 24‑07

Triple Jump ‑ Ivan Varbanov ‑ 2nd at 51‑06.5

Hammer Throw ‑ Casey Sims (Hannibal, Mo.) ‑ 15th at 180‑08.5

 

‑  2004 CMSU Track & Field‑