Beck finishes out of All-American contention
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville's Mekelle Beck, of Arenzville, placed 10th in the
javelin at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field
Championships in Raleigh, N.C.
Beck, an All-American last season in the javelin, could
not repeat the feat in her senior season. Her best throw of
37.10 meters or 121 feet 9 inches, was short of finishing among
the top eight. Geraldine George of Abilene Christian was the
champion with a throw of 50.40 meters (165'4").
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Miklovic misses qualifying for finals
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
senior Ann Miklovic did not qualify for Saturday's 800-meter finals at
the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Miklovic, of St. Louis, ran her 800-meter qualifying heat in 2
minutes, 12.93. The top two of each of the two heats and the next five
best times advanced. Miklovic missed making the top nine by 0.37
seconds.
SIUE will have one more chance to have an All-American. The
Cougars' Mekelle Beck, of Arenzville, participates in Saturday's finals
of the javelin throw.
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SIUE's Beck, Miklovic set for NCAA Track Championships
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Mekelle Beck, a senior from
Arenzville, Ill., and Ann Miklovic, a senior from St. Louis, will
be competing in this week's NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and
Field Championships in Raleigh, N.C.
Beck threw the fourth-best throw in the nation in the
javelin to secure an automatic bid. Her 150 feet, 1 inch, throw
places her among the 10 student-athletes who will compete for a
national title on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Beck was an All-American
last season in the javelin after placing fifth. Beck threw 150-5
for SIUE's school record at last year's nationals.
Miklovic is one of 16 runners who will compete at 800
meters. She must run on Friday at 6:30 p.m. for chance at the
finals (top nine) on Saturday. This is Miklovic's first
appearance at the NCAA Division II Championships.
"I am very please with the dedication and commitment that
Mekelle and Ann have made to qualify for nationals," said SIUE
Coach Darryl Frerker. "Both have had a great season and appear
confident going into the championships."
The duo is the seventh and eighth females to qualify for
the NCAA Division II Track Championships for SIUE. It also is the
second straight season that two females have made the
championship field for the Cougars.
Beck Qualifies for
NCAA Track
Championships
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's
Mekelle Beck, a senior from Arenzville, has qualified for the NCAA
Division II Championships in the javelin for a second consecutive season.
Beck threw the winning toss of 150 feet, 1 inch, at SIUE's
Twilight Meet. The throw automatically qualified her for the NCAA Division
II Outdoor Championships to be held May 25-27 in Raleigh, N.C. Beck won
the event by 23 feet over her nearest competitor, Kathleen Wilson of SIUE.
SIUE's Ann Miklovic, a senior from St. Louis (Bishop DuBourg),
also qualified on a provisional basis at 800 meters. Her time of 2
minutes, 13.21 seconds is better than one second under provisional
qualifying. Her time will be listed on the national performance list. The
NCAA Division II Track and Field Committee determines the full field for
the Championships.
SIUE's Chenoa Glenn, of Ferguson, Mo., also previously
provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter
hurdles.
Track Teams Finish Strong
at GLVC Championships
After strong finishes at the Great Lakes Valley Conference
Championships last weekend, the Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
men’s and women’s track teams prepare for this weekend’s SIUE
Twilight
Invitational.
Besides SIUE, other teams competing are Western Illinois,
Central
Methodist College, Illinois State, Bradley and Missouri-Rolla. The
heptathlon and decathlon events begin Friday at 12 p.m. and 12:30
p.m.,
respectively, at Ralph Korte Stadium. On Saturday, the decathlon
begins at
11 a.m. followed by the heptathlon at 11:30 a.m. All field events
begin
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 while the run events start at 5:00 p.m.
“We are hoping for great weather this weekend,” said Coach
Darryl
Frerker. “In turn, we will see a quality meet with some possible
personal
records or even national qualifiers.”
Frerker was happy with the team’s performances at the
conference
meet last weekend.
“I was very pleased with both teams. It was a good
conference meet
and we finished where I had anticipated.”
The women’s team finished second last weekend at the GLVC
Championships with eight members named All-Conference. Ann Miklovic
(St.
Louis, Mo.) earned All-GLVC honors for finishing first in 800-meter
run
with a time of 2 minutes, 15 seconds. Chenoa Glenn (Ferguson, Mo.),
Miklovic, Jessica Conley (Florissant, Mo.) and Tamekia Howard
(Florissant,
Mo.) each earned All-Conference honors for their first place finish
in the
4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:03.37. Glenn and Howard placed
second
in 400-meter run and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Glenn
finished with
a time of 1:04.56 while Howard recorded a time of 58.83. Crystal
Anderson
(Salem), Kathy Ostrander (Valparaiso, Ind.), Mekelle Beck
(Arenzville) and
April Jungewaelter (Rockwood) also finished in the top 2 of their
events
to be named All-GLVC. Anderson posted a height of 8 feet, six
inches in
the pole vault to finish in first place. Ostrander placed second in
the
discus throw with a distance of 128’7.” In the javelin, the Cougars
finished first through fourth. Beck placed first with a distance of
125’10" followed by Jungewaelter (120’9"). Kelly Saunders
(Eldorado, Ohio)
placed third in the javelin (110’11") while Kathleen Wilson
(Carterville)
finished fourth with a distance of 106’09.”
The men finished the conference in fourth place and with
three
members being named All-Conference. Jason Olszowka (Lockport) took
second
place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:56.83. Eli Potter
(Georgetown) finished in second place in both the hammer throw and
javelin. Potter had a distance of 134’5" in the hammer throw. He
finished
second in the javelin (140’5") behind teammate George Murphy
(Virden), who
won the event with a distance of 158’8.”