RIPON – St. Norbert College got the track and field season underway at the Ripon College Winter Open at Willmore Center.
The Green Knights fashioned four first-place finishes.
Nicole Makope (pictured) picked up two, winning the 60-meter dash in 7.91 seconds and the long jump at 16 feet 8 1/2 inches.
Katie Smith won the 200-meter dash in 26.77 seconds, while
Amereka McPherson claimed the triple jump with a distance of 36-5.
Also competing in a multi event at UW-Oshkosh,
Eden Maranell finished in fourth place in the pentathlon with 3,348 points.
Top-eight finishes for the Green Knights at Ripon are below.
60 Dash: 1st,
Nicole Makope, 7.91; 5th,
Gracie Wolfe, 8.19
200 Dash: 1st,
Katie Smith, 26.77; 4th,
Mary Weisensel, 27.90; 8th,
Gracie Wolfe, 28.79
300 Dash: 2nd,
Ally Zickert, 44.90; 4th,
Nikki Tranel, 45.65; 5th,
Laura Anna Koskinen, 46.66
60 Hurdles: 4th,
Gretchen Schwarz, 9.63
4x400 Relay: 3rd,
Mary Weisensel-
Madi Crossman-
Nikki Tranel-
Ally Zickert, 4:20.79; 5th, Rachel Allen-
Megan Gramblicka-
Laci Hoeksema-
Laura Anna Koskinen, 4:56.02
Long Jump: 1st,
Nicole Makope, 16-8 1/2; 4th,
Casey Vaughan, 16-2 1/4; 6th,
Amereka McPherson, 16-1
Triple Jump: 1st,
Amereka McPherson, 36-5
Weight Throw: 5th,
Jolie Foreman, 38-9 3/4
High Jump: 6th,
Laci Hoeksema, 4-7 1/2; 8th,
Ellison Lilyquist, 4-5 1/2
Pole Vault: 5th,
Carly Griesemer, 10-6; 6th,
Lara Deshler, 10-6; T7th,
Isabella Galindo, 9-6 3/4
