Twelve different University of Minnesota Duluth women laid claim to individual titles at the Bulldog Open, including senior
Erica Kesseh (see post-meet interview below), who prevailed in a pair of sprint events.
Saturday's four-team meet marked the first home track and field appearance for a UMD team since April 17, 2012.
Kesseh clocked in at 14.90 in the 100-meter hurdles and then went on the place first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.42. Joining her in the winner's circle were seniors
Rachelle LeBlanc in the pole vault (11'-07.75") and
Amber Seidenkranz in the 5,000-meter run (18:18.67), juniors
Paige DuBois in the 400-meter dash (58.91),
Michaela Hesse in the high jump (5'-03.00"),
Bariture Igboh in the hammer throw (149'-06"),
Allie Stalboerger in the 200-meter dash (25.66) and
MaryPat Thune in the javelin (112'-08") and freshmen
Carson Haase in the discus throw (112'-06"),
Alexandra Headley in the shot put (44'-04.25"),
Rhianna Rinke in the 800-meter run (2:22.49), and
Natasha Dragicevich in the 400-meter hurdles (1:05.01).
In addition, three other Bulldogs -- senior
Emi Trost and juniors
Meg Borowski and
Danielle Kohlwey -- were in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Drake Relays. Kohlwey placed third (to a pair of Big Ten Conference competitors) in the 100-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 13.50 (she held the previous mark of 13.51, set at last May's NCAA II Outdoor Track and Field Championships). She also finished 12th in the 200-meter dash in 24.25 -- eclipsing another program record (24.53) she had owned since last April. Borowski (10:57.86 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase) and Trost (2:11.26 in the 800-meter run) both took eighth in their respective events. Trost was the Drake Relays' defending 800-meter and 1,500-meter champion.
UMD as team will next participate in Hamline University's Meet of the Unsaintly on Friday and Saturday (May 4-5) in St. Paul. In addition, two Bulldogs -- senior
Alexandra Collins and
Alyssa Kavajecz -- are scheduled to compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Decathlon Championships this Sunday and Monday (April 29-30) in Aberdeen, S.D.
2018 Bulldog Open Results
2018 Drake Relay Results
