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Fri, May 1, 2009 - [Women's Track & Field] - Viewed 1078 times - Post By Molly Brown
Grand View - 2009 Women's Track and Field Champions
Grand View - 2009 Women's Track and Field Champions
The Grand View women dominated the field and brought home the title today at the MCC Track & Field Championships today in Dubuque. The Vikings won 12 of the 21 events, set three meet records, and finished with a team score of 268 at the two-day meet. Runner-up St. Ambrose came in 99 points behind the Vikings with 169 points.

Grand View freshman Obsie Birru (Des Moines, Iowa) was named the MCC Women's Track Athlete of the Year. Birru took first place in the 800m Run (2:22.16), 1,500m Run (4:51.27), 5,000m Run (18:57.34 meet record), and the 10,000m Run (38:28.24 meet record).

Clarke senior Emily Brown (Delano, Calif.) was deemed the MCC Women's Field Athlete of the Year. Brown won the Discus (123'6") and the Hammer (176'6" meet record), placed third in the Shot Put (37'5"), and was sixth in the Javelin (105'4").

Grand View head coach Jerry Monner was voted by his peers as the MCC Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year.

Women's Final Team Scoring
1. Grand View 268
2. St. Ambrose 169
3. Clarke 130
4. Mount Mercy 129
5. Ashford 50
6. William Penn 37
7. Iowa Wesleyan 17

Complete Results
 
Friday's Champions:
Men's Steeplechase: Isaac Mase - Clarke 10:12.68
Women's Steeplechase: Kori Yotter - Mount Mercy 12:29.25
Men's 4x100m Relay: Grand View (Furlow-Cooper-Bland-Nwaogwugwu) 41.99*
Women's 4x100m Relay: Grand View (Schertz-Carlson-Moore-Brown) 50.87
Women's 1,500m Run: Obsie Birru - Grand View 4:51.27
Men's 1,500m Run: John Darmody - St. Ambrose 4:10.85
Women's 100m Hurdles: Alyssa Maher - Mount Mercy 15.62
Men's 110 Hurdles: Franklin Barnes - Ashford 15.29
Men's 400m Dash: Kris Miller - William Penn 49.07
Women's 400m Dash: Tabatha Carlson - Grand View 58.33
Men's High Jump: Russell ReVoir - Clarke 6'5" (1.96m)
Men's Triple Jump: Royce Clay - William Penn 46'5 ¼" (14.15m)*
Women's Triple Jump: Shannon Sullivan - Grand View 33'4 ½" (10.17m)
Men's Hammer Throw: Jordan Adams - Grand View 158'1" (48.18m)
Women's Hammer Throw: Emily Brown - Clarke 176'6" (53.81m)*
Men's Shot Put: Scott Cherryholmes - St. Ambrose 50' 1 ¾" (15.28m)
Women's Shot Put: Mandy Streu - St. Ambrose 42'5 ½" (12.94m)*
Men's 100m Dash: Carlos Stepter - William Penn 10.84
Women's 100m Dash: Tabatha Carlson 12.52
Men's 800m Run: John Darmody - St. Ambrose 1:55.26*
Women's 800m Run: Obsie Birru - Grand View 2:22.16
Men's 200m Dash: Kris Miller - William Penn 22.16*
Women's 200m Dash: Tabatha Carlson - Grand View 25.73
Men's 5,000m Run: John Darmody - St. Ambrose 15:56.22
Women's 5,000m Run: Obsie Birru - Grand View 18:57.34*
Men's 4x400m Relay: Ashford (Phillips-Gaffney-Are-Barnes) 3:26.44
Women's 4x400m Relay: Grand View (Carlson-Brown-Schertz-Anderson) 4:06.69*

*New meet record