Women's Track opens 19-point lead in MIAC meet

March 3, 2006
Senior All-American Kristal Grigsby scored 24 points with a long jump victory, a second in the high jump and a third in the 55 meters to help St. Thomas open an 18.6-point lead over Concordia after one day of the MIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Northfield. The meet concludes Saturday afternoon.

Coach Joe Sweeney's Tommies compiled 71.7 points in 10 events with two firsts, two seconds and two thirds. Concordia (53), St. Mary's (47), Gustavus (47), St. Ben's (41) and Macalester (40) are also in the chase for a top-three finish.

Last year, UST scored 82 points on day one and 58 on day two and held off runner-up Concordia by 23 points.

Grigsby won the long jump with a leap of 18-10 which ranks first thus far in 2006 in Division III. She took second in the high jump in a provisional mark of 5-4 1-2, and was third in the 55 meters in 7.39. She hopes to add more points Saturday in the triple jump and 4x400 relay.

Molly Bauman repeated as champ in the 55 hurdles in 8.46, which improves her NCAA provisional time. Christina Chapman was second in the 400 (58.99).

In the 5,000 meters, Jenny Olin took third (18:25.61) and Chelsea Guettinger was seventh (18:43.32). In the long jump UST took 1-5-7 with Grigsby, Katie Theisen (17-3 1-4) and Selina Dehn (17-10). In the high jump the Toms placed 2-4-7-8 with Grigsby, Dehn (5-2 1-4), Jada Lewis (5-1) and Beth Ebert and Nikki Mannen tied for eighth (4-11). Carol Comp was eighth in the weight throw (42-2 3-4); Theisen was seventh in the 600 (1:39.46); Kalsey Larson was sixth in the mile (5:14.96) and UST placed seventh in the distance medley relay in 12:49.40 with Ronni Hamilton, Molly Bauman, Meghan Mayer and Larson.

see complete results here, team scores after last posted event