The third day of competition at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships was a tough one for many athletes with Minnesota ties.
Liz Roehrig sits in seventh place after the first day of heptathlon competition with 3546 points. The Gophers senior performed well in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump and 200 meters, but struggled in the shot put. You can read the University of Minnesota Athletics recap of the event here.
Minnetonka High School alumnus Molly Lehman finished eighth in the women's 1500 meter final, running 4:12.13.
Luke Watson, the former Stillwater star, ran 8:57.98 to finish 14th in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase.In the field, 2009 Gustavus Adolphus College grad Lisa Brown finished 14th in the javelin with throw of 151-3 Bryan Tolcser, a assistant coach at Macalester College, finished 26th in the hammer throw with a mark of 206-6.
In Juniors Competition ... Minnesota state high school record holder Zach Mellon of Buffalo competed in the junior men's 800 prelims, running 1:49.8 to qualify for Sunday's final. Former Winona Cotter star Donny Wasinger ran 4:00.51 in the junior men's 1500 prelims and did not advance to the final. Wasinger will also compete in the junior men's 5000 meters on Sunday afternoon.
Former Zumbrota-Mazeppa star Travis Beniak will compete in the junior steeplechase today as well.
Photos by Becky Miller. Molly Lehman battles Georgetown's Margaret Infeld in the women's 1500 final. Luke Watson competes in the men's steeplechase final.
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