The Concordia University indoor track and field team will begin the 2008 NAIA National Indoor Track Championships with multiple athletes vying for national championships. Junior Michael Saalfeld heads into the meet with the most momentum. Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 800 and coming off the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships where he was named co-runner of the meet after taking home the title. Sophomore Chris Tegtmeier looks to establish himself as the premier walker in the 3000 meter race walk. Tegtmeier comes into the race ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Katie Lutmer looks to finish strong in the 1000 coming into the race No. 7 in the nation. The field event participants look to continue their season of success with Christina Lark ranked fourth in the nation in the weight throw and Katie Werner ranked fifth in the shot put. Jordan Hinrichs looks to finish out his season strong in the weight throw and the shot put. He comes to the meet nationally ranked eighth and ninth respectively in those events. Dusty Morehead looks to compete for a national championship in the pole vault, using the momentum gained from his conference championship. Morehead comes into the meet as the No. 6 vaulter.
Final roster and seeds for the Concordia athletes participating in the meet:
Men
1. Baller, Matt - Male JR
#16 Men Shot Put 18th 15.68m C
2. Betten, Brady - Male FR
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (1) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (5) 7th 10:19.48
3. Birt, Adam - Male FR
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (4) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (4) 7th 10:19.48
4. Boeder, Jimmy - Male JR
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (2) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (3) 7th 10:19.48
5. Dehning, Chris - Male JR
#11 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk 11th 15:35.24
6. Dreher, Nathan - Male JR
#11 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk 8th 15:16.24
7. Eberhard, Andy - Male FR
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (5) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (2) 7th 10:19.48
8. Egger, Caleb - Male FR
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (3) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (1) 7th 10:19.48
9. Felker, Bryan - Male JR
#10 Men 5000 Meter Run Prelims 25th 15:20.12
10. Hinrichs, Jordan - Male JR
#16 Men Shot Put 9th 16.46m
#20 Men Weight Throw 8th 16.78m C
11. Meineke, Zach - Male FR
#9 Men 3000 Meter Run Prelims 6th 8:37.98
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (8) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (6) 7th 10:19.48
12. Morehead, Dusty - Male JR
#17 Men Pole Vault 6th 4.77m C
13. Refenes, James - Male SO
#20 Men Weight Throw 26th 15.56m C
14. Rodine, Drew - Male SO
#15 Men Triple Jump 11th 14.23m
15. Saalfeld, Michael - Male JR
#6 Men 800 Meter Run Prelims 1st 1:52.86
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (7) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (7) 7th 10:19.48
16. Simonsen, Brock - Male JR
#16 Men Shot Put 11th 16.19m C
#20 Men Weight Throw 17th 16.02m
17. Stolee, Tom - Male SO
#11 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk 6th 15:03.24
18. Tegtmeier, Chris - Male SO
#11 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk 1st 12:52.24
19. Tucker, Jordan - Male SO
#7 Men 1000 Meter Run Prelims 9th 2:30.43
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (6) 14th 3:22.20
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims (8) 7th 10:19.48
20. Woods, Derrick - Male SO
#2 Men 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims 18th 8.36
1. Concordia (Neb.)
#12 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims 14th 3:22.20
Betten, Brady FR Boeder, Jimmy JR
Egger, Caleb FR Birt, Adam FR
Eberhard, Andy FR Tucker, Jordan SO
Saalfeld, Michael JR Meineke, Zach FR
2. Concordia (Neb.)
#14 Men Distance Medley Prelims 7th 10:19.48
Egger, Caleb FR Eberhard, Andy FR
Boeder, Jimmy JR Birt, Adam FR
Betten, Brady FR Meineke, Zach FR
Saalfeld, Michael JR Tucker, Jordan SO
Women
1. Andrews, MaryLou - Female SO
#27 Women 800 Meter Run Prelims 11th 2:19.72
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (1) 15th 4:02.32
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (1) 12th 9:47.25
2. Bourrett, Emilie - Female FR
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (7) 12th 9:47.25
3. Eitzmann, Erin - Female SR
#38 Women Pole Vault 10th 3.38m
4. Engel, Kayla - Female JR
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (4) 12th 9:47.25
5. Felix, Taylor - Female FR
#31 Women 5000 Meter Run 24th 18:32.65
6. Hansen, Emily - Female SO
#32 Women 3000 Meter Race Walk 5th 17:44.27
7. Hershberger, Ann - Female FR
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (5) 12th 9:47.25
8. Lark, Christina - Female SR
#41 Women Weight Throw 4th 16.30m C
9. Lutmer, Katie - Female FR
#28 Women 1000 Meter Run Prelims 7th 3:00.28
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (6) 15th 4:02.32
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (2) 12th 9:47.25
10. Marteney, Alicia - Female FR
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (8) 15th 4:02.32
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (6) 12th 9:47.25
11. Pfeifer, Jill - Female JR
#39 Women Long Jump 14th 5.43m
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (5) 15th 4:02.32
12. Sutton, Bethany - Female FR
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (2) 15th 4:02.32
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (3) 12th 9:47.25
13. Swanson, Katie - Female JR
#26 Women 600 Meter Run Prelims 8th 1:37.07
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (3) 15th 4:02.32
14. Werner, Katie - Female SR
#37 Women Shot Put 5th 14.08m
#41 Women Weight Throw 17th 15.14m
15. Wolters, Emily - Female JR
#26 Women 600 Meter Run Prelims 16th 1:38.76
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (4) 15th 4:02.32
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims (8) 12th 9:47.25
16. Zehnder, Charista - Female SO
#24 Women 200 Meter Dash Prelims 17th 26.14
#39 Women Long Jump 6th 5.63m
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims (7) 15th 4:02.32
1. Concordia (Neb.)
#33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims 15th 4:02.32
Andrews, MaryLou SO Sutton, Bethany FR
Swanson, Katie JR Wolters, Emily JR
Pfeifer, Jill JR Lutmer, Katie FR
Zehnder, Charista SO Marteney, Alicia FR
2. Concordia (Neb.)
#34 Women 4x800 Meter Relay Prelims 12th 9:47.25
Andrews, MaryLou SO Lutmer, Katie FR
Sutton, Bethany FR Engel, Kayla JR
Hershberger, Ann FR Marteney, Alicia FR
Bourrett, Emilie FR Wolters, Emily JR
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NAIA Indoor Track Championships Information Men
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