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 Jamie Thomas |
February 23, 2004 Cougars Prepare for GLVC Championships After breaking numerous school records and posting provisional qualifying marks during the regular season, SIU Edwardsville’s indoor track and field teams will attempt to claim a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship when the meet gets under way Saturday at Lewis. The Cougars have never won a GLVC Indoor title, but this season seems to be their best chance to do so. “Both the men’s and women’s team is in a position where one or both could come away with a GLVC championship,” Coach Darryl Frerker said. “We are going to put ourselves in a position to score enough points to win.” The Cougars are coming off a weekend that sent some athletes to the Hoosier Hills Invitational and others to the Friday Night Special at Eastern Illinois. Jamie Thomas (Blue Island) posted a provisional qualifying mark in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98 seconds. She is also provisionally qualified in the 60-meter dash and triple jump. Breanne Steffens (Moline) lowered her provisional qualifying mark in the mile with a school record time of 5 minutes, 3.60 seconds. She is also qualified in the 800-meter dash. Callie Glover (Bartlett) is a provisional qualifier in the shot put. On the men’s side, Richard Skirball (Granite City) has provisionally qualified in the 800-meter dash. -siue cougars- |