{"id":22443,"date":"2006-05-17T09:55:52","date_gmt":"2006-05-17T16:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=22443"},"modified":"2015-08-17T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T22:00:03","slug":"womens-track-and-field-brings-home-triple-crown-with-third-title-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/womens-track-and-field-brings-home-triple-crown-with-third-title-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s track and field brings home ‘triple crown’ with third title of season"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAU women’s track and field won the Big Sky outdoor championship title on Saturday, capturing its third-straight title for the Lumberjacks, who also won the Big Sky indoor championship and cross country championship during the 2005-06 school year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The win marks the first time in NAU history the women’s track and field won the “triple crown” by capturing all three titles in a season. It was also the third year in a row the women’s squad won the outdoor championship.<\/p>\n

“With the past success this program has had it really defines the significance of this honor,” said head coach\u00a0J.W. Hardy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Winning individual titles for the NAU women were\u00a0Monique Young<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nicole Gueldemeister<\/strong>, who also captured Athlete of the Meet honors. Young won the triple jump and 200-meters and also had winning efforts in the 100-meter dash taking the runner-up honor. The junior All-American also contributed both the 4×100-meter relay and 4×400-meter to top conference performances. Young’s busy meet also included a fourth-place finish in the long jump.<\/p>\n

“I knew that the 100-meters and the long jump were going to be tough events for me to win,” Young said. “I am really happy with the way the meet went for the team.”<\/p>\n

Gueldemeister, after a runner-up finish to national champion teammate Johanna Nilsson at the Big Sky Conference Cross Country Championships in the fall, captured both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter conference titles.<\/p>\n

“We put together a solid team performance,” Gueldemeister said. “I was glad that I could help contribute to the team title.”<\/p>\n

The winning did not stop there for the Lumberjacks as they tallied up 11 individual conference titles. All-American\u00a0Britney Rogers<\/strong>\u00a0continued her success in the high jump, winning her second title this year in the event. Rogers soared to a height of 6-00.50 before falling short on attempts at the conference record.<\/p>\n

The middle-distance events were owned by the Lumberjacks by capturing both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter titles on both the men’s and women’s side. The women were led by freshman\u00a0Elin Wiik<\/strong>\u00a0in the 800-meter (2:09.16) and\u00a0Katja Rosenplaneter<\/strong>\u00a0in the 1,500-meter (4:30.69).\u00a0Lopez Lomong<\/strong>took both titles on the men’s side. Lomong set a new school record in the 800-meter (1:48.86).<\/p>\n

Senior\u00a0Dana Posey<\/strong>\u00a0extended her season by winning the women’s shot put title with a throw of 49-01.00.<\/p>\n

The Lumberjacks will be back in action at the NCAA West Regional Championships on May 26-27 in Provo, Utah. The Lumberjacks have combined for 13 qualifications for the meet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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