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Cougar Ruler
May 10, 2004

Track Searches for First Outdoor Championship
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville track and field will vie for its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championship when the meet kicks off Thursday in Indianapolis.
         Both the men and women’s squad won the GLVC indoor meet earlier in the year.
         “We are ready and hoping to defend our GLVC indoor titles,” Coach Darryl Frerker said. “Across the board, the men will be competing with Lewis and Indianapolis. The women should be one of the favorites.”
         Also on the agenda at the conference meet will be the final opportunity to lower NCAA II provisional qualifying times to help assure an invitation to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
         Tairisha Sawyer (Chicago) hit provisional qualifying marks in both the 100 and 200-meter dash. Breanne Steffens (Moline) and Christen Carducci (Powell, Ohio) have provisionally qualified in the 1,500-meter run. Christen Carducci has done the same in the 3,000-meter run.
         Jamie Thomas (Blue Island) has provisionally qualified in the triple jump, 100- meter hurdles, and the 400-meter hurdles. Valerie Simmons (St. Louis) and Jenny Jaquez (Aurora) are also provisionally qualified in the 400-meter hurdles.
         Mary Witte (Normal) and Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) are both on the provisional qualifying list in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Callie Glover (Bartlett) is a provisional qualifier in the shot put.
         The women’s 4x100-meter relay team and the 4x400-meter relay team have both provisionally qualified, as well.
         On the men’s side, five athletes have claimed provisional qualifying marks. Richard Skirball (Granite City) lowered his 800-meter provisional qualifying time in the 800-meter run. Cody Ellermeyer (DuQuoin) also posted a provisional qualifying time in the same event.
         Brian Taghon (East Moline) has provisionally qualified in the 1,500-meter run, and Ryan Boyll has done so in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Phil Freimuth (Effingham) has also posted a provisional qualifying mark in the javelin.
         Following the GLVC Championship, the Cougars will have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA II Championships, which will be held May 27-29 in Pomona, Calif.
        
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