RIPON - St. Norbert College had a solid showing as it picked up the team title at the Ripon College Dick Hendricks Invitational at Willmore Center.
The Green Knights totaled 132 points to finish first among 11 teams. Host Ripon was second with 96 points, while Milwaukee School of Engineering was third with 89 points.
St. Norbert had three first-place finishes.
Sydney Spaeth set a new St. Norbert record in the long jump at 18 feet 5 1/4 inches. claimed the triple jump at 38-3 1/4.
Grace Kowalkowski won the pole vault with a clearance of 11-5.
The Green Knights also had a trio of second-place finishes.
Nicole Makope in the 200-meter dash (26.69),
Katie Schultz in the 400-meter dash (1:02.52) and
Julie Dunkel in the 800-meter run (2:28.04).
Top-eight finishes are below. All event distances are in meters. All field-event results are in imperial measurements.
60 Dash: 3rd,
Nicole Makope, 7.95; 6th,
Gracie Wolfe, 8.22; 7th,
Kennedy Marquardt, 8.32
60 Hurdles: 5th,
Sammi Digman, 9.83; 6th,
Lauren Borchardt, 10.27
200 Dash: 2nd,
Nicole Makope; 26.69; 4th,
Kennedy Marquardt, 27.19; 6th,
Nikki Tranel, 27.30
400 Dash: 2nd,
Katie Schultz, 1:02.52; 8th,
Laci Hoeksema, 1:05.15
800 Run: 2nd,
Julie Dunkel, 2:28.04; 5th,
Jennifer Nummi, 2:32.16; 7th,
Bijou Phillips, 2:34.24; 8th,
Veronika Colon Torres, 2:35.58
4x400 Relay: 3rd,
Nikki Tranel-
Kennedy Marquardt-
Julie Dunkel-
Katie Schultz, 4:12.66
Mile Run: 5th,
Olivia Ship, 5:37.34; 7th,
Carsen Gatz, 5:44.33; 8th,
Ellee Grunwald, 5:49.38
5,000 Run: 5th,
Faith Mertzig, 20:20.52; 6th,
Brenna Cisler, 20:23.75; 7th,
Sarah Kulas, 20:44.75
High Jump: 6th,
Laci Hoeksema, 4-9
Long Jump: 1st,
Sydney Spaeth, 18-5 1/4; 4th,
Nicole Makope, 17-5 1/4,.
Pole Vault: 1st,
Grace Kowalkowski, 11-5
Triple Jump: 1st,
Sydney Spaeth, 38-3 1/4; 4th,
Amereka McPherson, 34-11
Weight Throw: 6th,
Kayla Starnes, 47-9; 7th,
Miani Blackwell, 46-10 3/4
