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March 18, 2002
Howard Qualifies for Nationals
Most students use spring break as a chance to relax. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville runner Tamekia Howard (Florissant, Mo.) used it as a chance to qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Howard ran 400 meters in 56.55 seconds at the Snowbord Invitational in Tallahassee, Fla. Her time is better than the provisional qualifying time to compete at the national championships in May. She will be placed on a national list in hopes of being among the best times.
SIUE competitors did well in several areas.
Josh Benton (Carbondale) was the champion in men's high jump with a winning leap of 6 feet, 8 inches. Benton won the event after judges determined he had fewer misses than Florida State Christian Bland.
SIUE women set two outdoor school records. Sarah Turpin (Belleville/East) continued to set records in the pole vault. She leaped 10 feet, breaking the old record by 1.5 feet. Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) also set the record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 12:25.62.
SIUE's next action is for those athletes competing in the decathlon and heptathlon at the Vernon Kennedy Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Warrensburg, Mo.
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