March 1, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Purdue women's track and field team is in sixth place after the first day of the Big Ten Indoor Championships, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the University Fieldhouse. The Boilermakers put together 14 team points, placing in a trio of events.
Junior Mallory Peck and sophomore Brianna Neumann put the Boilermakers on the board in the pole vault as Peck claimed the silver medal, while Neumann picked up a team point in eighth place. Peck cleared 4.05 meters (13-03.50) and Neumann marked 3.85 meters (12-07.50). Sophomore Stacey Wannemacher earned fifth in the shot put, hurling it 14.96 meters (49-01.00). She returns tomorrow in pursuit of more team points in the weight throw.
The foursome of junior Lauren Scott, sophomores Nan Hammel and Kristin Phillips and freshman Kristina Krasich grabbed another couple team points in the distance medley relay, placing seventh with a time of 11:47.97.
Senior Leah Kincaid had a busy day for the Boilermakers, qualifying for tomorrow's finals in the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles, and placing ninth in the long jump. She earned a spot in the 60-meter dash finals with a preliminary time of 7.64, and moved on to Sunday's 60-meter hurdle finals with a heat-winning mark of 8.31. Sophomore Ashlee Lengacher moved on to tomorrow's 800-meter run finals
The Purdue women return to action tomorrow at noon with the weight throw and triple jump.