Grigsby, Theisen, Rosholt make NCAA track nationals

March 6, 2006
St. Thomas has three athletes in four events selected for this weekend's NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on the St. Olaf campus in Northfield.

Two-time NCAA champ Kristal Grigsby is qualified with the best mark in the long jump. Grigsby just missed in the triple jump and high jump, though. UST also fell short in the 4x400 and in the 55 hurdles with Molly Bauman.

The Tommie men have P.J. Theisen in the 55 hurdles and the long jump and Peter Rosholt in the weight throw. UST just missed with James Ewer in the 55 meters and with its 4x400 relay.

NCAA 2006 Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship
March 10-11/Northfield

MIAC Men's Qualifiers
Seed place/mark or time listed

--55-Meter Hurdles: 6. P.J. Theisen, St. Thomas, 7.63
--Long Jump: 10. P.J. Theisen, St. Thomas, 23-4-1-2
--Weight Throw: 9. Jacob Courrier, Hamline, 58-4 1-2; 13. Peter Rosholt, St. Thomas, 58-0 1-2.
--Shot Put: 7. Pete Cathcart, St. Olaf, 55-1.
--5,000 Meters: 7. Steve Harris, Carleton, 14:40.82

MIAC Women's Qualifiers
Seed place/mark or time listed

--Long Jump: 1. Kristal Grigsby, St. Thomas, 18-10; 16. Patti Clintsman, St. Ben's, 18-1 1-2.
--55 Meters: 3. Tonnisha Bell, Augsburg, 7.13; 13. Patti Clintsman, St. Ben's, 7.27.
--400 Meters: 3. Angie Pfeiffer, Concordia-Moorhead, 57.01.
--5,000 Meters: 12. Keidra Anderson, Hamline, 17:21.78.
--High Jump: tie 9. Megan Mason, St. Mary's, and Vanessa Moore, Bethel, 5-5 3-4.
--Weight Throw: 13. Stacy Griffin, St. Olaf, 51-5 3-4.
--Shot Put: 6. Jenna Wendorff, St. Ben's, 44-9 1-2; 13. Amanda Weinman, St. Mary's, 42-11 3-4.
--55-Meter Hurdles: tie 14. Autumn Valk, St. Mary's, 8.44.