The St. Ambrose women brought home the title at the MCC Track & Field Championships today in Des Moines. The Queen Bees finished with a team score of 209.5 at the two-day meet. Runner-up Mount Mercy came in a close second with 198 points.

Grand View sophomore Obsie Birru (Des Moines, Iowa) was named the MCC Women's Track Athlete of the Year. Birru won the 1,500m Run (4:51.80), 5,000m Run (18:28.18 meet record), and the 10,000m Run (38:17.71 meet record) and took second place in the 800m Run (2:23.83).

St. Ambrose sophomore Mandy Streu (Rolling Meadows, Ill.) was deemed the MCC Field Athlete of the Year. Streu won the Shot Put (13.96m meet record) and was second in both the Hammer (43.22m) and the Discus (41.39m).

Mount Mercy's Ryan Scheckel was voted by his peers as the MCC Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year.

Women's Final Team Scoring
1. St. Ambrose 209.5
2. Mount Mercy 198
3. Grand View 190.5
4. Clarke 122.5
5. Ashford 67.5
6. William Penn 31
7. Iowa Wesleyan 19

Complete Results

Friday's Champions
Men's Steeplechase: Chris Nealy - Grand View (10:00.88)
Women's Steeplechase: Katie Hemesath - Clarke (11:57.93)*
Men's 4x100m Relay: William Penn (Carlsos Steptor-Gabriel Green-Perry King-Kris Miller) (42.30)
Women's 4x100m Relay: Mount Mercy (Janae Rosien-Jenna Higgins-Cortni Kooi-Larissa Wilden) (48.89)
Women's 1,500m Run: Obsie Birru - Grand View (4:51.80)
Men's 1,500m Run: John Darmody - St. Ambrose (4:15.18)
Women's 100m Hurdles: Tasha Moore - Grand View (15.25)*
Men's 110 Hurdles: Christian Awah - Ashford (15.29)
Men's 400m Dash: Gabriel Green - William Penn (50.63)
Women's 400m Dash: Nkemidilim Okwumabua - Ashford (60.14)
Men's High Jump: Austin Smith - Ashford (1.96m)*
Men's Triple Jump: Javares Thomas - William Penn (14.46m)*
Women's Triple Jump: Jessica Nessan - Clarke (10.92m)
Men's Hammer Throw: Danny Rufus - St. Ambrose (51.31m)
Women's Hammer Throw: Chelsea Maas - Grand View (47.26m)
Men's Shot Put: Tyler Wells - Grand View (15.88m)
Women's Shot Put: Mandy Streu - St. Ambrose (13.96m)*
Men's 100m Dash: Nigel Talton - Iowa Wesleyan (10.77)
Women's 100m Dash: Ebonie Butler - St. Ambrose (12.21)
Men's 800m Run: Justin Heng - Clarke (1:55.74)
Women's 800m Run: Nkemidilim Okwumabia - Ashford (2:20.57)
Men's 200m Dash: Gabriel Green - William Penn (21.94)*
Women's 200m Dash: Jenna Higgins - Mount Mercy (26.13)
Men's 5,000m Run: John Darmody - St. Ambrose (16:02.79)
Women's 5,000m Run: Obsie Birru - Grand View (18:28.18)*
Men's 4x400m Relay: William Penn (Carlos Steptor-Gabriel Green-Josh Roudabush- Kris Miller)(3:24.96)
Women's 4x400m Relay: Mount Mercy (Emilie Warren-Jorden Scott-Ciara Allen-Jacqueline Kane)(4:10.25)

*New meet record