Coe News
Sat, May 9, 2009 - [Women's Outdoor Track & Field]
PELLA, Iowa - Senior Holly Rader (Sumner, Iowa/Sumner) automatically qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the hammer throw, while two other Kohawks provisionally qualified for the championships.Rader tossed a 53.33 meter throw in the hammer to automatically qualify.  Her throw also broke the Iowa Conference record. 

Freshman Keelie Finnell (Francis Creek, Wis./Mishicot) provisionally qualified in the 400-meter run.  Her time of 56.88 placed her fourth.  She also placed fifth in the 200-meter run in 25.96.

Sophomore Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City, Iowa/City) provisionally qualified in two events during the Iowa Conference Championships.  Her throw of 39.21 meters in the javelin placed her second and provisionally qualified her for nationals.  She also earned a provisional in the discus with a throw of 42.95 meters, placing fifth.  She also placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 12.87 meters.

Coe earned two championships on the day, both coming from sophomore Ashley Schnell (Lincoln, Neb./North Star).  Her time of 2:14.65 in the 800-meter run and 4:51.04 in the 1,500-meter run took home first place honors.

Sophomore Alisa Denny rounded out the Kohawks top five finishes with a fifth place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.15.  The 4x100-meter relay team placed fourth in 49.84 for the Kohawks.

As a team, the Kohawks placed sixth with 74 points.