Roehrig Runner-Up in NCAA Heptathlon

Liz Roehrig ended up where she started out in the NCAA heptathlon.

The Gopher fifth-year senior finished runner-up in the event for the second year in a row, tallying a school record 5892 point the two-day event.

She was also the #2 seed coming ino the event this year and began the second day of competition in second place.

Oregon sophomore Brianne Theisen won the event with 6086 points.

Roehrig actually dropped to 3rd place in the competition after the long jump, Day 2's opening event, where she marked 19-3. Roehrig remained 3rd after the javelin, where she threw 125-8. The Chilton, Wisconsin native, however, grabbed second place on the heels of the 800m, where she ran 2:22.05.

Roehrig ended her Gopher career as easily the most decorated mutli-eventer in U of M women's history -- holding the school record, winning seven Big Ten multi-event titles, and earning all-American honors on five occasions.

Rue Third in Vault ... Gopher Alicia Rue finished in a tie for third in the NCAA pole vault. The Robbinsdale Armstrong alum cleared 14-1 1/4.

Indiana State's Kylie Hutson won the event with 14-5 1/4. Two other athletes cleared 14-1 1/4 along with Rue, but Vera Neuenswander of Indiana did so without a miss, gaining second place. Rue tied with Notre Dame's Mary Saxer.

Rue's lone miss, before three failed attempts at the winning height, came at 13-9 1/2.

Rue becomes in outdoor all-American for he first time after earning the distinction twice indoors.

Heath Edges Mead in 5000 ... Stanford University's Elliott Heath edged the Gophers Hassan Mead for 5th place in the 5000 meter final that wrapped up last night's session.

Heath clocked 14:08.56 for 5th place in the event; Mead was 6th with 14:09.87.

Oregon's Galen Rupp won the dawdling event in 14:04.14, doubling back from the previous night's 10,000 which he also won.

Heath became an all-American for the first time with his performance. Mead matched last year's 6th place, all-American finish from a year ago.

There's a Flotrack interview with Heath (with a cameo by Mead) HERE.

There's a Flotrack interview with Mead HERE.

Hermanson vs. Dorniden ... This afternoon at 12:19 p.m. CST, live on CBS television, Minnesota natives Laura Hermanson and Heather Dorniden will compete in the women's 800m final. Hermanson was a 2008 Olympic Trials finalists; Dorniden was the 2006 NCAA Indoor 800m champion.

You can watch video of Hermanson and Dorniden in Thursday's semi-final race HERE.

Also competing this afternoon are Duke University's Molly Lehman, a finalist in the women's 1500, scheduled for 1:09. p.m., and Stanford's Garrett Heath a finalist in the men's 1500, set for 1:21 p.m.

Live result from the meet can be found HERE.