Pilots Compete at Linfield Icebreaker and UW Final Qualifier
 
Linfield Icebreaker Recap I Complete Results
McMINNVILLE, Ore. --- Freshman Katherine Maus won the Long Jump and Triple Jump competitions in her first career outing as the Portland Pilots women’s track and field team competed in the first outdoor meet of the season on Saturday at the Linfield Icebreaker.
 
Maus posted marks of 5.34m (Long Jump) and 10.94m (Triple Jump) to claim first place, while the Pilots 4x100m relay team also placed first in their event with a time of 50.53. That team consisted of Kiyah Williams, Melissa Baller, Devon Brown, and Jaime Rompel.
 
“This is a strong first meet for Katherine,” Portland assistant coach Todd Wojchik said after the meet. “This is just the tip of the iceberg for what is to come.”
 
Williams enjoyed a strong solo performance as well, placing third in the 400m dash (1:00.10) and fifth in the 800m run (2:24.73).
 
UW Final Qualifier Recap I Complete Results
SEATTLE, Wash. --- Alfred Kipchumba won the men’s 5000m run with a time of 14:17.58 while the Pilots women’s team continued its season-long assault on program records Saturday as the Pilots sent a total of nine athletes between the two programs to compete at the UW Final Qualifier.
 
Five of the seven Pilots racing in the 3000m run posted times that would have ranked in the top 10 in school history entering the weekend. Julia Fonk (9:51.84), Melissa Hastings (9:55.22) and Elizabeth Keaveny (10:09.79) went 1-2-3 in the first section of the event. Fonk and Hasting’s marks would have ranked eighth and tenth on the school record books.
 
In the second section of the race, however, Merel van Steenbergen posted a time of 9:38.73 for the third quickest mark in school history behind Nicole Karr (9:25.13 in 1995) and Ashlee Vincent (9:28.77 in 2005). Lyndy Davis (9:45.23) and Laura Hottenrott-Freitag (9:45.82) posted the newest ninth and tenth best marks, replacing themselves. Both times were personal bests as Davis’ previously owned a 9:48.03 time in 2010 and Hottenrott-Freitag ran a 9:52.91 in her first race this season.
 
 
Linfield Icebreaker
March 3, 2012
Linfield, Ore. – Linfield College
 
100 Meter Dash
12. Brown, Marisa  - 13.64  
 29. Rosso, Roberta  - 15.36 
 
200 Meter Dash
10. Baller, Melissa - 27.43
12. Rompel, Jaime - 27.49
26. Brown, Marisa - 28.91
34. Rosso, Roberta - 31.73 
 
400 Meter Dash
3. Williams, Kiyah - 1:00.10
9. Baller, Melissa - 1:01.74
11. Rompel, Jaime - 1:03.47 
14. Holden, Marie - 1:04.88 
 
800 Meter Run
5. Williams, Kiyah  - 2:24.73 
14. Holden, Marie - 2:34.75 
16. Billingham, Molly - 2:37.38 
 
1500 Meter Run
10. Dettmann, Andrea - 4:50.02 
16. Witczak, Marci - 4:55.77 
19. Kelly, Slaine - 4:56.15 
36. Dollard, Christine -  5:09.81 
40. Billingham, Molly -  5:14.26 
 
10000 Meter Run
3. Auer, Sarah - 36:47.82 
6. Baker, Lindsay - 39:10.15 
7. Yearian, Claire - 40:09.99 
 
4x100 Meter Relay
1. Portland  'A' (Kiyah Williams/Melissa Baller/Devon Brown/Jaime Rompel) - 50.53  
 
Long Jump
1. Maus, Katherine - 5.34m  
 
Triple Jump
1. Maus, Katherine - 10.94m  
 
Discus Throw
8. Fredere, Emma - 31.98m 
 
Hammer Throw
8. Fredere, Emma - 32.35m 
 
 
UW Final Qualifier
March 3, 2012
Seattle, Wash. - Dempsey Indoor
 
Women 3000 Meter Run
Section  1 
1. Fonk, Julia - 9:51.84 
2. Hastings, Melissa - 9:55.22 
3. Keaveny, Elizabeth - 10:09.79 
Section  2 
8. van Steenbergen, Merel - 9:38.73 
10. Davis, Lyndy - 9:45.23 
11. Hottenrott-Freitag, Laura - 9:45.82 
13. Croft, Ruth - 10:00.92 
  
Men 3000 Meter Run
Section  2 
12. Parry, Trey - 8:25.50 
 
Men 5000 Meter Run
Section  1 
1. Kipchumba, Alfred - 14:17.58