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February 15, 2005
Sports Briefs
Piper gymnastics finishes second
Hamline’s gymnastics team finished second at the Gershon Invtational, backed by a third-place finish from sophomore All-American Brittany Ehlis in the all-around competition.
The Pipers finished with a score of 179.025 behind three-time national champion UW-La Crosse, who scored 182.15. Gustavus was third, with UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout, and Winona State rounding out the field.
Ehlis scored 36.125 in four events, including a 9.3 in the uneven bars. Senior co-captain Kristin Driscoll tied for the best score in the floor exercise with a score of 9.55. Seniors Meggan McClelland and
Stephanie Sasik led the team in the vault, both scoring a 8.925. Junior Renae Stinar scored a 9.25 on the balance beam to lead Hamline.
Hamline was first as a team in the uneven bars, scoring 43.925, and second as a team in every other event.
The Pipers are back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 16, when they host Winona State at 7 p.m.
- Aaron Swanum
Luiken sets record in pentathlon
Sophomore Dana Luiken scored 2,799 points in the pentathlon to set a new school record at the MSU-Mankato Open.
Luiken broke the old mark of 2,633, set by Patty Severson in 1991. She finished fourth in the event. Senior Danielle St. Louis also bested the old record, scoring 2,784 points.
- Aaron Swanum
Courrier sets record in weight throw
Junior Jake Courrier broke the school record in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 52 feet 1/2 inches at the MSU-Mankato Open.
Courrier set the school record that was set just two weeks prior when teammate Ralph Rosario had a
throw of 51-3 1/2 in the first meet of the indoor season. Courrier finished third in the event behind Dakota
Wesleyan’s Jeff Hruby and University of Minnesota’s Peter Rosholt.
Additonally, Hamline distance runners Jeff Metzdorff and Tony Klappa each ran personal bests in the mile run. Metzdorff ran 4:20.25 while Klappa finished right behind him in 4:20.76. Chris Yotter was third for Hamline in the 5,000-meter run, setting a personal best time of 15:49.77.
- Aaron Swanum
Hamline to air webcast of Piper women’s basketball game
Hamline University will air live audio/video of a Piper women’s basketball game on Feb. 16, when the Pipers will host Bethel in MIAC action at 7:30 p.m.
To watch the broadcast, go to http://www.hamline.edu/shared/news_items/athletics/watch.html. Users will need Windows Media Player to view the broadcast.
- Aaron Swanum
Posted by msveum at February 15, 2005 01:20 PM