News Bits: MIAC AOW, USTFCCCA NCAA rankings, Burkstrand, Elliott, MIAC AOW, Walking, Heather Kampf

Des Moines Register recognizes Iowans who performed well at Drake Relays, including Lance Elliott HERE.  National Masters News HERE.

Jennifer Agnew holding up
Certificates for her and twin sister Melissa as
Bismark Quarterback Club Athletes of the Year
for cross country(Jennifer) and track(Melissa)

Meghan Peyton Q& A from TCIM is HERE.

MIAC Athletes of the week: women HERE, men HERE

USTFCCCA NCAA rankings.  DI HERE, DII HERE, DIII HERE.

TCIM Q& A with Travis Burkstrand is HERE.

NSIC week in review and Athletes of the Week HERE.

Study says walking increases creativity HERE.

FloTrack Feature on Heather Kampf  with Ben Kampf and Lance Elliott HERE.

BBC on how running has changed since Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier in the mile is HERE.

Mia Barron in the jump phase
of the triple jump. Photo
by Jim Ferstle

Minnetonka's Mia Barron the only Minnesotan on the T&F News list of top high school marks.  Barron is ranked seventh in the long jump HERE.


http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/triathlon/2014/04/29/mile-posts-weekend-update-katie-flood-robert-mccann-dorian-ulrey-pasca-cheruiyot/8442597/

Minnesota HS All Time List: Girl's 800

Tess Misgen(1) waiting to be interviewed after winning the 800 at
Friday's hamline Elite Meet. Photo by Jim Ferstle

2:08.24	Jeanne	Kruckeberg	Blooming Prairie	1984
2:10.24	Tess	Misgen	Shakopee	2013
2:10.39	Jennifer	Watson	Anoka	1991
2:10.42	Heather	Dorniden	Rosemount	2005
2:10.55	Andrea	Wahlin	Rocori	2004
2:10.77	Elizabeth	Yetzer	Lakeville	2004
2:11.11	Samantha	Nielsen	Roseville Area	2012
2:11.27	Haylie	Zenner	Fergus Falls	2012
2:11.32	Molly	Lehman	Minnetonka	2005
2:11.60	Ada	Anderson	Roseau	2001
2:11.65	Kayt	Larson	Lakeville South	2013
2:11.87	Megan	Smith	Eden Prairie	2007
2:11.94	Paula	Class	St. Paul Academy	1977
2:12.04	Dana	Glidden	Mounds View	1977
2:12.08	Nikki	Swenson	Lac Que Parle	2006
2:12.13	Hannah	Borowsky	Hopkins	2011
2:12.14	Maggie	Carruth	Minnetonka	2010
2:12.14	Lucy	Hoelscher	Minnetonka	2013
2:12.19	Danijela	Vicanovic	Minnetonka	1986
2:12.80	Ruth	Harris	Henry Sibley	1975
2:12.80	Lisa	Koelfgen	Armstrong	1982
2:12.90	Missy	Levine	Hopkins	1982
2:12.92	Laura	Roach	Lakeville North	2006
2:12.94	Allison	Kosobud	Brainerd	2013
2:12.97	Stephanie	Knight	Orono	2013
2:13.02	Alissa	Kurke	Anoka	2004
2:13.10	Lori	Phipps	Elgin Millview	1981
2:13.13	Jenny	Guibert	Rochester Century	2013
2:13.23	Sarah	Renk	Winona	1987
2:13.40	Anne	Hills	Mounds View	1983
2:13.47	Emi	Trost	Cannon Falls	2013
2:13.50	Cindy	Seikkula	Cooper	1974
2:13.62	NIcole	Calabrese	Kingsland	2005
2:13.68	Colleen	Flaherty	Hopkins	1998
2:13.73	Taylor	Scholl	Prior Lake	2012
2:13.77	Nicole	Scherr	Morris	1986
2:13.85	Sarah	Schellinger	Sartel	2007
2:13.86	Erin	Krause	Wayzata	2010
2:13.92	Kelly	Brinkman	Hutchinson	1999
2:13.96	Paula	Leu	Anoka	1983
2:13.98	Cassy	Opitz	Eden Prairie	2009
2:14.00	Karla	Zylstra	Hendricks Ivanhoe	1985
2:14.10	Lori	Bearson	Lanesboro	1978
2:14.10	Ann	Klein	Hill Murray	1980
2:14.11	Megan	Allen	Grand Rapids	2013
2:14.14	Gabriele	Anderson	Perham	2004
2:14.15	Hannah	McAllister	Brainerd	2007
2:14.16	Megan	Manthe	Anoka	2001
2:14.30	Tammy	McGrane	Park Rapids	1978
2:14.30	Toni	St. Pierre	Hopkins Eisenhower	1973
2:14.35	Stephanie	Knight	Orono	2012
2:14.38	Emma	Lucken	Roseville Area	2010
2:14.42	Melissa	Varpness	Montevideo	2008
2:14.43	Amber	Affeldt	Coon Rapids	1994
2:14.45	Taylor	Janssen	Moorhead	2013
2:14.48	Nikki	Schultz	Cedar Mountain	2006
2:14.51	Maddi	Sjelin	St. Michael Albertville	2012
2:14.53	Lauren	Domski	Woodbury	2010
2:14.54	Megan	Lundgren	Mankato West	2005
2:14.56	Lauren	Bergstrom	Rochester Century	2003
2:14.57	Mollie	Hupp	Eden Prairie	2001
2:14.58	Brittany	Gigstead	Perham	2006
2:14.62	Savana	Weller	Sauk Centre	2008
2:14.64	Megan	Brinkman	Northfield	1999
2:14.64	Megan	Daymont	Northfield	1999
2:14.64	Laurisa	Titterud	Mounds View	2012
2:14.65	Tanna-Marie	Simmons	St. Louis Park	1999
2:14.68	Erica	Bestul	Eastview	2012
2:14.75	Laura	Joyce	Wayzata	1996
2:14.76	Anne	Ferguson	Eastview	2007
2:14.80	Kathy	Lee	Rochester Lourdes	1975
2:14.87	Trina	Steffes	St. Cloud Tech	1991
2:14.88	Jenna	Truedson	Bemidji	2011
2:14.90	Katie	Class	St. Paul Highland	1980
2:14.90	Jenna	Halverson	Barnum	2006
2:14.90	Ruth	Swanson	Alexander Ramsey	1980
2:14.94	Christine	Fries	Eastview	2007
2:14.96	Jenny	Guibert	Rochester Century	2012
2:15.00	Virginia	Senf	Woodbury	2007
2:15.01	Taylor	Gibson	La Crescent	2013
2:15.14	Avery	Buresh	Wadena Deer Creek	2002
2:15.14	Heidi	Evans	Roseau	2003
2:15.15	Anita	Menden	Eden Prairie	1999
2:15.16	Sarah	Becker	Rocori	2003
2:15.20	Jody	Eder	Stillwater Area	1981
2:15.21	Sarah	Decker	Rocori	2002
2:15.25	Tatum	Garrity	Hibbing	2009
2:15.25	Emily	Montgomery	Woodbury	1991
2:15.26	Carrie	Tollefson	Lac Que Parle	1995
2:15.28	Heather	Brun	Rogers	2007
2:15.28	Alice	Lehman	Minnetonka	2005
2:15.31	Ally	McSherry	Totino Grace	2010
2:15.34	Annie	Yetzer	Lakeville	2003
2:15.36	Jenny	Reff	Fergus Falls	2001
2:15.38	Stephanie	Murray	Rochester Century	2011
2:15.40	Lisa	Johnson	LaCrescent	1984
2:15.42	Kelly	Valliere	Henning	1980
2:15.47	Shannon	Bergstedt	Hopkins	2003
2:15.49	Hailey	Jerabek	Benilde St. Margaret's	2010
2:15.49	Megan	Kienholz	Centennial	2012

Connor Olson, NSIC Multi Champs, Gopher Men SMU and UC San Diego results

Sun Sailor feature on Connor Olson is HERE.

Summary and results for NSIC decathlon are HERE, heptathlon summary and results are HERE.

Gopher men's summary and results from SMU Cardinal Open and UC San Diego Triton Invitational are HERE.

Minnesota HS All Time List: Boy's 300IH

Jon Tollefson of St. Croix Lutheran(leading in red and black) Samuel
Lundquist of Minnehaha Academy(stutter stepping in lane seven right behind
Tollefson), Clayton Johnson of Hastings(in yellow and blue in lane 5), and
Kenneth Jinkins of Sibley(in red, white, and black in lane 4) on the final turn
of the Hamline Elite meet. Photo by Jim Ferstle

2013 BESTS

37.57        Cody Walton                  12     Forest Lake Area 

37.83        CJ Janu                        12     Spring Lake Park  

38.31        Brian Ferry                    12     Saint Michael-Albertville

38.96        Jordan Lovestrand          12     Bloomington Jefferson      

39.00        Jonathon Santiago          10     Saint Francis    

39.03        Davis Eldridge                10     Eden Prairie     

39.31        Jacob Gredvig                12     Hopkins    

39.37        Chris Johnston               12     Mounds View    

39.40        Wyatt Lemon                 11     White Bear Lake Area   

39.46        Ken Jinkins                    11     Henry Sibley 

[10]

39.50        Austin Youngs                12     Buffalo 

39.55        Dajuan Copeland            12     Blaine    

39.76        Logan Grace                  12     Elk River  

39.90        Jon Tollefson                 10     Saint Croix Lutheran         

39.95        Connor Koll                    12     White Bear Lake Area   

39.97        Mitch Peck                     11     Alexandria  

40.04        Omot Okello                   12     Austin   

40.07        Maurice Turner                12     Minneapolis Washburn   

40.07        Jordan O'Reilly               11     Rockford  

40.09        Sam Loveland                12     Roseville Area  

[20]

40.10        Seth Aho                       12     Dassel-Cokato 

40.18        Obinnaya Wamuo           11     Wayzata   

40.21        Kevin Meads                  12     Stillwater Area 

40.28        Thomas Cole                  12     Eastview   

40.30        Mitchell Kollodge             11     Albany    

40.31        Clayton Johnson              9    Hastings                                                                       

40.34        Taylor Huber                  12     Brainerd  

40.39        Will Zimmernan              12     Owatonna         

40.39        Zach Dohmen                12     Rogers      

40.44        Nick Sigrist                    11     Byron  

[30]

40.46        Connor Gross                 11     Apple Valley  

40.49        Ben Ojika                       12     Irondale    

40.53        Jake Lynch                    12     Sauk Rapids-Rice   

40.53        Sam Lisko                     12     Rochester Mayo       

40.59        Justin Bader                   12     Minnetonka    

40.59        Trevon Clay                     9    Saint Paul Como Park    

40.60        Keyshawn Lee                12     Woodbury  

40.62        Adam Hanson                12     Moorhead 

40.67        Samuel Lundquist           10     Minnehaha Academy  

40.68        Austin Lafollette             12     Southwest Minn Christian/Edgerton

[40]

40.72        Grant Wood                   12     Andover 

40.73        Alex Haas                      10     LeSueur-Henderson  

40.75        Josh Alden                     12     Buffalo 

40.83        Nehemiah Rockett          10     Farmington   

40.84        Cole Hugo                     10     Minnetonka  

40.88        Wamuo Obi                    11     Wayzata 

40.89        Mark Schreiner               11     New LifeAcademy/BethanyAcad 

40.90        Jalen Hallman                11     Mounds View  

40.91        Chris Wakefield              12     Spring Lake Park 

40.92        Tyler Scotting                 11     Murray County Central  

[50]

40.94        Matt Baker                     10     Mounds View    

40.97        Joshua Falk                   11     Saint Cloud Tech   

40.97        Kyle Annenson               12     Chanhassen    

40.98        Peter Jada                     12     Rochester John Marshall 

40.98        Basil Muhammud            10     Columbia Heights   

41.00        Myles Witcher                12     Eastview    

41.02        Garrett Horejsi                12     Little Falls  

41.09        Joshua Gillespie             10     Wayzata     

41.16        Payton Bretl                   12     Saint Louis Park    

41.18        Nick Shaughnessy          12     Saint Louis Park  

[60]

41.18        Marcus Cannon              12     Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta  

41.20        Andrew Magnuson           12     Saint Thomas Academy   

41.20        Colton Myles                  10     Bloomington Jefferson      

41.24        Mitchell Carlson              12     Eden Prairie     

41.26        Keegan McCabe             11     Saint Peter        

41.27        Joe Koll                         12     Winona Cotter   

41.30        Thane Widmer                11     Redwood Valley    

41.34        Logan Brown                  12     Andover 

41.1          Collin Dague                  12     Ottertail Central  

41.37        Teddy Frid                    10     South Saint Paul 
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41.37        Evan Ward                    10     Fairmont 

41.38        Connor Wittenberg          12     Eden Valley-Watkins   

41.40        Arik Steele                     10     North Branch  

41.44        Riley Goldman               12     Edina     

41.47        Christian Hummelard       12     Rosemount  

41.49        Michael Witschen            12     Monticello 

41.51        Trey Anderson                10     White Bear Lake Area  

41.53        Jack Thony                    12     Murray County Central   

41.59        Braden Doucette             11     Sartell-Saint Stephen    

41.65          Nick Schwen                11     Brainerd

        

2013 STATE MEET CLASS AA

1 Cody Walton, 12, Forest Lake                  37.60 

2 Cj Janu, 12, Spring Lk Pk                     38.20 

3 Brian Ferry, 12, StMichael-Albertville        38.31 

4 Jonathon Santiago, 10, Saint Francis          39.00 

5 Davis Eldridge, 10, Eden Prairie              39.03 

6 Jordan Lovestrand, 12, Bloomington Jefferson  39.04 

7 Austin Youngs, 12, Buffalo                    39.50 

8 Jacob Gredvig, 12, Hopkins                    39.93 

  Kenneth Jinkins, 11, Henry Sibley              DQ 

2013 STATE MEET CLASS A

1 Jon Tollefson, 10, Saint Croix Lutheran      39.90 

2 Nicholas Sigrist, 11, Byron                  40.44 

3 Jordan Oreilly, 11, Rockford                 40.91 

4 Tyler Scotting, 11, Murray County Central    40.92 

5 Samuel Lundquist, 10, Minnehaha Academy      41.19 

6 Joe Koll, 12, Cotter                         41.27 

7 Alex Haas, 10, LeSueur-Henderson             41.77 

8 Marcus Cannon, 12, Morris Area               41.86 

9 Mitchell Kollodge, 11, Albany                42.92 

300 METER HURDLES ALL TIME BESTS

36.38        Riwan Alowonle, Park  2012

36.97        Dan Bannister, Minneapolis North  1987

37.39        Mitch Potter, Saint Michael-Albertville 1999

37.57        Cody Walton, Forest Lake Area  2013

37.65        Soliman Sayedi, Burnsville  2001

37.78        Peter Stuart, Blaine  2001

37.79        Jerome Begin, Buffalo  2011

37.80        Snonsio Boyd-Weah, Park Center  2009

37.83        C.J. Janu, Spring Lake Park/Saint Anthony  2013

37.85        Nick Lagos, White Bear Lake  2001

[10]

37.90        Mike Hoven, Bemidji  1982

37.93        Jim Luff, Chisago Lakes  1983

37.97        Brian Grand, North Branch  2010

38.01        Mike Siskin, Wayzata  1978

38.01        Brent Langford, Fairmont  1984

37.8          Bob Sobieck, Alexander Ramsey  1981

38.10        Kevin Constable, Hopkins  1983

38.12        Kirk Johnson, Minneapolis Central  1982

38.13        Jared Lazer, Sauk Rapids-Rice  2002

38.14        Lawrence Lipsey, Bloomington Kennedy  2004

[20]

38.22        Adam Kress, Roseville  1996

38.0          Randy Christopherson, Marshall  1978

38.25        Matt Griswold, Totino Grace  2007

38.29        Craig Fredrickson, Detroit Lakes  1996

38.30        P.J. Nelson, Grand Rapids  2003

38.31        Brian Ferry, Saint Michael-Albertville  2013

38.32        Tim Meyer, Moorhead  1987

38.33        Nicholas Dalske, Coon Rapids  2007

38.36        Mosic Greenprice, Buffalo  2007

38.38        Havis Wade, Saint Paul Harding  1989

[30]

38.39        Roberto Tapiz, Monticello 1999

38.41        Tom Peterson, Jefferson, 1978

38.42        Niles Deneen, Saint P Como Park 1994

38.43        Tim Warner, Owatonna  1981

38.2          Terry Babler, Borup  1979

38.2          Rick Steblay, Elk River  1979

38.2          Tim Boeck, Westbrook  1982

38.44        Steve Grove, Northfield  1996

38.44        Riza Mahmoud, Champlin Park  2001

38.2          Eric Asfeld, Wadena-Deer Creek  2006

[40]

38.45        Scott Ferguson, Alexandria  2000

38.46        James Kent, Apple Valley  1997

38.48        P.J. Theisen, New Prague  2003

38.49        Angus Stoudt, Minnetonka  2012

38.50        Dave Rarick, Rocori  1981

38.50        Fran Swenson, Armstrong  1987

38.50        Connor Neal, Shakopee  2012

38.51        Uche Ogbonnaya, Irondale  2008

38.52        Andy O’Donnell, Rosemount  2006

38.52        Zach Vraa, Rosemount  2010

[50]

38.3          Bill Tolbert, Moorhead  1978

38.54        Marshall Davis, Stillwater Area  2011

38.55        Ryan Parsons, Blaine  2004

38.56        Erik Rosenkranz, Anoka  1990

38.57        Darrin Babcock, Rocori  1988

38.57        Paul Mallory, Fairmont  2008

38.58        Paul Eischen, Hastings  1987

38.58        Chris Mattke, Elgin-Millville  2000

38.58        Matthew Weeks, Moorhead  2008

38.59        Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Roseville Area  2005

[60] 

38.60        Sean Lumpkin, Benilde-St Margaret  1988

38.63        Tom Ellingworth, Redwood Valley  2003

38.4          Rick Ratte, Stillwater  1978

38.4          Ryan Melena, Mounds View 1999

38.64        B.J. Hermerding, Buffalo  2001

38.66        Matt Meyer, Richfield  1989

38.68        David Mayhew, Holy Angels  1997

38.69        Adam Leibman, Minnetonka  1997

38.70        Matt Swenson, Bemidji  1988

38.71        Chris Cox, Rochester Mayo  1993

[70]

38.71        Donovan Duncan, North Saint Paul  2006

38.71        Sean Duling, Mounds View  2007

38.72        Pete Garber, Mahtomedi  1984

38.72        Will Darling, Austin  2010

38.5          Randy Schulz, Mankato East  1978

38.75        Eric Rajala, Coon Rapids  1988

38.76        Jordan Jarland, Lanesboro/Fillmore Central  2010

38.77        Jon Lenz, Coon Rapids  2006

38.81        Jamie Kunstleben, Holdingford  1996

38.82        James Butler, Tartan  2009

[80]

38.83        Brady Johnson, Woodbury  2010

38.6          Larry Leerssen, Coon Rapids  1975

38.6          Tony Spandl, Staples  1979

38.84        Tony Paul, Marshall Co. South  1993

38.84        Adam Lilla, Winona Cotter 1998

38.84        Craig Dahl, Mankato East  2003

38.84        Cody Pelowski, Jordan  2012

38.85        David Booker, Minneapolis North  1988

38.85        Steve Hentges, Irondale  1992

38.86        Mike Williams, Saint Cloud Tech  2002

[90]

38.86        Larry Frazier, Robbinsdale Cooper  2010

38.86        Rashad Cohen, Minnetonka  2012

38.87        Mike Leither, Saint Cloud Cathedral  2004

38.87        Drew Daggett, Frazee  2007

38.87        Davis Johnson, Woodbury  2012

38.88        Steve Mathre, Northfield  1985

38.89        Scott Samounetry, Hopkins  2008

38.90        Aaron Courtright, Blaine  2010

38.91        Peder Naatz, Wheaton  1986

38.92        Jay Adams, Edina 1983

JUNIOR BESTS

37.32        Riwan Alowonle, Park  2011

37.85        Nick Lagos, White Bear Lake  2001

37.94        C.J. Janu, Spring Lake Park/Saint Anthony  2012

38.07        Jerome Begin, Buffalo  2010

38.33        Nicholas Dalske, Coon Rapids  2007

38.43        Mitchell Potter, Saint MIchael-Albertville  1998

38.56        Niles Deneen, Saint Paul Como Park  1993

38.58        Chris Mattke, Elgin-Millville  2000

38.58        Connor Neal, Shakopee  2011

38.67        Dan Banister, Minneapolis North  1986

SOPHOMORE BESTS

37.89        R.J. Alowonle, Park  2010

38.89        Roberto Tapiz, Monticello  1997

39.00        Jonathon Santiago, Saint Francis  2013

39.03        Jerome Begin, Buffalo  2009

39.03        Davis Eldrige, Eden Prairie  2013

39.04        Mitchell Potter, Saint Michael-Albertville  1997

38.9          Paul Eischen, Hastings  1985

39.21        Emeche Wells, Roseville Area  2010

39.22        Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Roseville Area 2003

39.25        Rashawn Fountain, Eden Prairie  2010

FRESHMAN BESTS

39.6          Jim Grebin, Austin Pacelli  1981

40.23        Rashad Cohen, Minnetonka  2009

40.31        Clayton Johnson, Hastings  2013

40.59        Trevon Clay, Saint Paul Como Park  2013

40.62        Scott Ferguson, Alexandria  1997

40.63        Chris Ashby, Luverne  2005

40.88        Chris Mattke, Elgin-Millville  1998

40.92        Lawrence Lipsey, Bloomington Kennedy  2001

41.07        Jordan Bremer, Apple Valley  1998

40.9          Ryan Bolke, Belle Plaine / Holy Family  2012