Coe News
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 - []
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Two Kohawks took home first place honors, with one of them provisionally qualifying for the NCAA National Championships in her second event of the season Saturday at the Wisconsin-Platteville Invite.  No team scores were kept at the meet.
Sophomore Keelie Finnel (Francis Creek, Wis./Mischicot) provisionally qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the 800-meter run.  Her time of 2:16.01 was over two seconds faster than second place and has the 11th fastest time in the nation.

Coe had two top-five finishes in the 200-meter dash.  Freshman Stefani Wright (Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius) was fourth in 26.99, while junior Alisa Denny (Runnells, Iowa/PCM) was fifth in 27.10.  Freshman Sara Heizer (Milliken, Colo./Roosevelt) was third in the 400-meter dash in 1:01.42, missing first by less than a second.

Two field events had top-four finishes, as senior Krystal Jackson (Arlington, Texas/Lamar) was third in the high jump at 1.56 meters, while freshman Kristen Blodgett (Englewood, Colo./Cheery Creek) tied for fourth in the pole vault with a height of 3.10 meters.

On the men's side, junior Ryan Schroeder (Byron, Ill./Byron) won the 3,000-meter run in 8:50.19.  His time was over six seconds faster than second place.  Senior Lane Moser (Wapello, Iowa/Wapello) was third in the 5,000-meter run in 15:23.66.

The Kohawks return to action on Friday when they travel to the Iowa Invite in Iowa City.