(L-R: Dannon Abney, Ryan Irvin, Coach Kip Janvrin, Bruce Williams, and Kai Roper)
The Mules 4x400 Meter Relay Team that finished second at the NCAA-II Outdoor Championships.
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Dan Raithel (right) finished second in the Men's Hammer Throw at the NCAA-II Outdoor Championships.



Mules tied for 10th place at the 2007 NCAA-II Outdoor Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, as competition came to an end on Saturday.  UCM had a total of six All-American finishes in the three-day event.  In addition to the runner-up finishes posted by Dan Raithel and the 4x400 meter relay team,  Kyle Brown finished 6th in the 800 Meter Run and the Mules 4x100 Meter Relay Team placed 7th.  All-American performances were also posted by the Jennies' Cody Varner (5th) and Anne Carlson (7th) in the Heptathlon.  Varner and Carlson provided the Jennies with all of their points in the women's competition. 
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Mules and Jennies captured both MIAA Outdoor Championships as competition ended Sunday, May 6th, in Hays, Kansas.  The Jennies completed a sweep of both the Indoor and Outdoor Women's titles by edging Pittsburg State 188-180.  The Mules came on strong during the day Sunday to wrap-up the Men's championship with 159 points, with Missouri Southern second with 132.5 points.  The Mules had a total of seven first-place performances, led by Bruce Williams who won the 100 and 200 Meter Dash events, and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 Meter Relay Teams.  Other first place finishes for the Mules: Dan Raithel - Hammer Throw, Kai Roper - 400 Meter Dash, and Adam Akers - 5000 Meter Run.   Anne Carlson led the Jennies by winning both the Heptathlon and Long Jump, while Elise Johnson captured the 100 Meter Dash and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 Meter Relay Team.  Brittanie Roldan captured the Triple Jump as the Jennies had a total of five first-place finishes, but used their overall depth to win the title. 
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Bruce Williams and Chelsea Luck were both double winners at the annual Mule Relays on Friday, April 20th.  Overall, UCM had 21 first place performances in the event.
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UCM had a total of five All-American performances at the NCAA-II Indoor Championships that concluded on Saturday, March 10th, in Boston, Massachusetts.  In action Saturday, Chelsea Luck finished fourth in the Women's 60 Meter Hurdles,  Elise Johnson placed fifth in the Women's 60 Meter Dash, Brittanie Roldan was fifth in the Women's Triple Jump, and the Mules quartet of Bruce Williams, Dannon Abney, Kyle Brown, and Ryan Irvin took seventh in the Men's 4x400 Meter Relay.  Dan Raithel started the string of All-American finishes on Friday when he took seventh in the Men's Weight Throw.  Women's Results / Men's Results 


 

Updated - UCM Performance List

  
Kirk Pedersen and Kip Janvrin receive MIAA Coach of the Year honors for Outdoor Track & Field...More Info
The coaching tandem was also recognized as the
MIAA Coaches of the Year for Women's Indoor Track & Field earlier this year...More Info

Mules and Jennies place 35 on the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for 2007...More Info


Co-Track & Field Coach Kip Janvrin continued to add to his record total of individual titles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, by winning the Masters 800 event for the second consecutive year.  Janvrin posted the best time in the 40-age division in the USA this year in the event (1:53.89) on Friday, April 27th.  That championship gives Janvrin 17 individual titles, with 15 previous wins in the Decathlon.

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The Jennies defend their title at the MIAA Indoor Championships at the UCM Multipurpose Building. 

Photo by Dave Kopp
Chelsea Luck (above) was the high point individual to lead the Jennies to the title. 
Luck won the 60 Meter Hurdles, the 200 Meter Dash, and rank the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 Meter Relay Team.  That team also included Cody Varner, Beth Eiken, and Perrine Chapot.  Elise Johnson won the 60 Meter Dash and Brittanie Roldan captured the Long Jump, giving the Jennies five first-place finishes.  The Jennies used depth in several events to score a total of 145 points and easily outdistance runner-up Pittsburg State with 77 points.  Women's Results

The Mules matched the Jennies in first-place performances with five, but fell short in their bid to repeat as the men's team champion, finishing in third place with 88.5 points.  Missouri Southern won the title with 99 points, followed by Pittsburg State with 95. 

Photo by Dave Kopp
Bruce Williams takes the handoff from Ryan Irvin during the 4x400 Meter Relay.  Williams and Irvin led the Mules effort during the MIAA Indoor Meet with with Williams finishing first in the 200 Meter Dash and running the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 Meter Relay Team.  Irvin also won the 600 Yard Run in addition to being a member of the winning relay team.  Other team members included Dannon Abney and Kyle Brown.  Adam Akers (5000 Meter Run) and Dan Raithel (Weight Throw) were the other conference champions for the Mules.  Men's Results

(MIAA Photo)
Kristin Anderson (left) is the 2005-2006 Ken B. Jones Award winner as the MIAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year. 
She is pictured with the Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Josh Lamberson from Northwest Missouri State University.
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Anderson was also named the Division-II Female Scholar Athlete of the Year...More Info