University of Minnesota Senior Jamie Cheever continues breaking records. At the Iowa State Classic on Saturday, Cheever ran 9:20:23 to finish second in the 3K. She broke her own school record in the event, set earlier this year, by over four seconds. Half miler Heather Dorniden finished third in the mile in 4:43.58 with teammate Nikki Swenson taking fifth in 4:47.31.Junior Julie Schwengler was third in the 800 in 2:06.64 with Senior Challie Larson winning the 600 in 1:22.78. Jamie Dittmar was third(1:22.98), Brittni Swanson sixth(1:25.05) and Shannon Dagget eighth(1:26.20). In the field events, Liz Podominick took eighth in the shot put, and Caitlin Roemhildt was sixth in the high jump. For full meet results, click here.
For the men, Sophomore Mike Torchia set a school record in the 5K indoors, running 14:06.64(15th place) at the Husky Invitational in Seattle, Washington. Freshman Hassan Mead ran 8:01.8(12th place) in the 3K, giving him a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Chris Rombough ran 8:14.62(22nd place) in the same event. Mead's time was a frosh record.
A couple of Minnesotans who run for other schools did well at the Husky meet. Stanford's Garrett Heath ran 3:58.71 in the mile to finish second. He was sandwiched between Stanford grads, edged out by Russell Brown, who was timed in 3:58.68, but in front of Olympian Gabe Jennings, who was third in 3:58.83. Super race. Wisconsin's Hanna Grinaker ran 16:36 in the women's 5K, finishing fifth. Heath's performance was an automatic qualifier for NCAA indoors. Grinaker's a provisional qualifier.
For full results from the Husky Classic, click here.
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