Hamline Twilight Summary

Hamline's Klas Field is a busy place this week.  Last night they held the Hamline Twilight Meet and tomorrow night is the Hamline Elite Meet for high schoolers.  

The hosts  Hannah Toedter had the only win for the Piper women on a wet and windy night taking the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 12:05.99 topping the field by more than five seconds. In addition to Toedter's  triumph, Hamline's Marolyn Saulsberry took second in the 100 meter hurdles in 15.09, .05 off the lead and  a new school record, breaking Dana Luiken's 15.16 standard set in 2007. 

Becky Culp also earned a place in the record books with a 45'1" throw in the shot put. This eclipsed Misty Bahr's 44'9.75" 3/4 performance in 1998. It was one of pair of seconds (trailing only U-M throwers) for the senior. She also was second to a Gopher thrower in the discus (153'10"). Among all D-III throwers, Becky currently ranks third in the discus and eighth in the shot put. 

Maria Theisen finished third in the 800 (2:23.81) as did Adrianne Acosta in the Javelin (88'3"). Heather Holinger was third in the 5K(18:52.03) with Cassie Ernst fourth(19:03.18). Shawny Kramer trailed three U-M athletes with in fourth place in the hammer (164'4"). The sophomore set a personal record in the discus with her fifth place finish(142'5"),  currently tenth among all D-III throwers in this category.

Jessica Putland placed fourth place in the Shot Put(41'5.75") a personal best and ranks 37th in the country. She had a PR in the hammer (155'1"), finished sixth (behind four Gophers and Kramer) and ranks 35th in Division III. 

In its first of four different meets this week, the Gopher  women's track and field team won seven event titles. A few of them posted season-best marks.  Devin Stanford won the discus with a season-best throw of 163'5"(49.50m). She also won the hammer throw.  Katie Murgic and Katie Loberg also won their events with season bests. Murgic vaulted 12'5.5"(3.80m) and Loberg cleared 5'6.5"(1.69m). Jessica Waldvogel (400-meter hurdles), Becci Osterdyk (shot put) and Emily Betz (javelin) also won their events.  

In the only men's event, the 10K, Gustavus' Joe Renier finished second(32:34.84), Hamline's  Chris Gill was fourth(33:37.48, and Gustavus's Adam Lund(33:40.99) and Nate Hanson(34:27.36) were fifth and sixth, respectively. 31:40.21  Full results are HERE.