NORTHWEST OPEN - 1/9/2010                           
                      University of Minnesota Fieldhouse                       
                                    Results                                    
 
Event 1  Men Pole Vault
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  Fieldhouse: # 18-02.50  1997        Martin Eriksson, Minnesota               
  U M Indoor: $    5.55m  1998        Vesa Rantanen, U of M                    
     NW Open: % 18-02.50  1996        Martin Eriksson, Unattached              
                   5.50m  AUTO
                   5.20m  PROV
    Name                    Year School                  Finals                 
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Finals
  1 Peterson, Ben                Minnesota                5.20m PROV    17-00.75 
  2 Spandl, Brock                Minnesota                5.05m         16-06.75 
  3 Szmanda, Jack                Minnesota                4.75m         15-07.00 
  3 Drewek, Daniel               Uw-Stout                 4.75m         15-07.00 
  3 Tapplin, Alex                Fuzion athle             4.75m         15-07.00 
  3 Plencner, Joe                Minnesota                4.75m         15-07.00 
  7 Isakson, Adam                Minnesota                4.60m         15-01.00 
  8 kelly, Anthony               U of St, Thomas          4.30m         14-01.25 
  8 J. McGinnis, R               Minnesota                4.30m         14-01.25 
  8 LeMay, Adam                  Concordia St             4.30m         14-01.25 
 11 Fleigle, Matt                Unattached               4.15m         13-07.25 
 11 Johnson, Brandon             Northwestern             4.15m         13-07.25 
 13 Farniok, Brett               St. Cloud St             4.00m         13-01.50 
 14 Lahr, Chad                   St. Cloud St             3.85m         12-07.50 
 14 Edmunds, Andy                U of St, Thomas          3.85m         12-07.50 
 16 Chaussee, Andy               Concordia St             3.70m         12-01.50 
 16 Peck, Chad                   MN St Moorhead           3.70m         12-01.50 
 -- Schwecke, Joey               Minnesota                   NH                  
 -- Jonas, Jerry                 MN St Moorhead              NH                  
 
Event 2  Women Pole Vault
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  Fieldhouse: # 4.40m  2009        Katelin Rains, MN St Mankato                
  U M Indoor: $ 4.37m  2008        Alicia Rue, U of M                          
     NW Open: % 4.25m  1/9/2010    Alicia Rue, Minnesota                       
                4.25m  AUTO
                4.00m  PROV
    Name                    Year School                  Finals                 
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  1 Rue, Alicia                  Minnesota                4.25m%AUTO    13-11.25 
  2 Sonnerberg, Sam              Minnesota                4.05m PROV    13-03.50 
  3 Pilkerton, Becca             Minnesota                3.60m         11-09.75 
  4 Bosshart, Lyndie             Minnesota                3.45m         11-03.75 
  5 Wyss, Jayme                  Concordia St            J3.45m         11-03.75 
  6 Flucke, Melissa              Unattached               3.30m         10-10.00 
  7 Ronke, Kaylyn                MN St Moorhead           2.85m          9-04.25 
  7 McGehee, Angela              U of St, Thomas          2.85m          9-04.25 
 -- MacRae, Katie                MN St Moorhead              NH

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Alicia Rue Posts NCAA Automatic Qualifier in Season Opener

Senior All-American Alicia Rue opened the season with an NCAA automatic qualifying height of 13 feet, 11 1/2 inches in the pole vault as the Golden Gophers hosted the Northwest Open. Rue is the defending Big Ten champion and the NCAA runner-up in the event.

Teammate junior Samantha Sonnenberg gave the Minnesota a 1-2 punch in the pole vault. Sonnenberg started her season with a second-place showing with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 13-3 1/2, just 3/4 of an inch off her career high.

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38651&SPID=3300&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204867103

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Peterson Returns to Post NCAA Provisional Mark

Junior Ben Peterson won the pole vault competition at the Northwest Open on Saturday to highlight the Golden Gopher men’s track & field team’s season-opening performance. Peterson, the 2008 Big Ten champion who most of the 2009 season due to injury, cleared an NCAA provisional qualifying height of 17 feet, 3/4 inches.

“It was good to see some of our guys come back from injury, Ben certainly among them,” said Golden Gopher head coach Steve Plasencia. “Our field events were the highlight in the meet for us.”

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38682&SPID=3305&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204867207

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