Ncaa Regionals

[sambini]

Members of both track teams head to Norman, Oklahoma for NCAA regionals. GOOD LUCK BISON May28-30 at University of Oklahoma

[imabison]

Members of both track teams head to Norman, Oklahoma for NCAA regionals. GOOD LUCK BISON May28-30 at University of Oklahoma

Another group of NDSU athletes heading to the NCAA tourneys.
All track season we saw the term Provisional Qualifier.

Does that mean they earned just the right to compete in this regional, and then must qualify for the finals?

Lets Go Bison!!

[Castor Troy]

Another group of NDSU athletes heading to the NCAA tourneys.
All track season we saw the term Provisional Qualifier.

Does that mean they earned just the right to compete in this regional, and then must qualify for the finals?

Lets Go Bison!!

Indoor track still has provisional and automatic qualifiers. An athlete qualifies provisionally when they have reached that established mark. Their name goes on a list after those who qualified provisionally. What usually happens is that the NCAA determines how many athletes total that they want competing in the meet. There really is not science to it, but the more athletes that qualifiy automatically, the less that will qualify from the provisional list. Outdoor season is different becuase they have a regional meet. You must first qualify for regionals, then you qualify for nationals by place. This is controversial for the schools in the warmer climate because you may have a stud that either gets injured or has a bad day at regionals and they don't go to nationals.

[imabison]

Indoor track still has provisional and automatic qualifiers. An athlete qualifies provisionally when they have reached that established mark. Their name goes on a list after those who qualified provisionally. What usually happens is that the NCAA determines how many athletes total that they want competing in the meet. There really is not science to it, but the more athletes that qualifiy automatically, the less that will qualify from the provisional list. Outdoor season is different becuase they have a regional meet. You must first qualify for regionals, then you qualify for nationals by place. This is controversial for the schools in the warmer climate because you may have a stud that either gets injured or has a bad day at regionals and they don't go to nationals.

I don't agree that its "controversial for the schools in warmer climates". it has to be controversial for "all schools" or there is no controversy. There is no special injuiries just for schools from southern climates. There is just injuries.

[Castor Troy]

I don't agree that its "controversial for the schools in warmer climates". it has to be controversial for "all schools" or there is no controversy. There is no special injuiries just for schools from southern climates. There is just injuries.

The southern schools liked the old way of being able to qualify automatically and not have to wait to qualify by place in the regionals. The reason for the regional is to give those in colder climates a fair opportunity to qualify. I am trying to find a link from an article I read last year.

[roadwarrior]

NDSU NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers
Men

Name Event Time/Mark Regional Rank National Rank
Ross Schilling 800m 1:49.62 - 16 - 65
Weston Leutz 110 Hurdles 14.24 - 21 - 97
Shawn Francis Pole Vault 17-0 3/4 - 9 - 46
Scott Johnson Hammer 184-1 - 25 - 120
Jeremiah Sellheim Javelin 189-8 - 28 - 117

Women
Name Event Time/Mark Regional Rank National Rank
Laura Hermanson 800m 2:03.21* - 1 - 9
Brittany Gigstead 800m 2:09.65 - 19 - 108
Semehar Tesfaye 5,000m 16:44.68 - 24 - 119
Whitney Carlson 100 Hurdles 13.66* - 14 - 67
Whitney Carlson 400 Hurdles 1:00.08 - 10 - 77
Devon Wentz 400 Hurdles 1:00.47 - 13 - 105
Leslie Brost Pole Vault 13-9 1/4* - 3 - 16
Whitney Carlson Long Jump 21-1 1/4* - 4 - 11
Kristen Killoran Long Jump 20-5 3/4 - 9 - 33
Kristen Killoran Triple Jump 40-11 3/4 - 19 - 66
Amanda Benz Shot Put 47-6 1/4 - 31 - 113
Heather Zander, Amy Bestland, Laura Hermanson, Brittany Gigstead
4x400 Relay 3:42.94 - 21 - 90

[imabison]

NDSU NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers
Men

Name Event Time/Mark Regional Rank National Rank
Ross Schilling 800m 1:49.62 - 16 - 65
Weston Leutz 110 Hurdles 14.24 - 21 - 97
Shawn Francis Pole Vault 17-0 3/4 - 9 - 46
Scott Johnson Hammer 184-1 - 25 - 120
Jeremiah Sellheim Javelin 189-8 - 28 - 117

Women
Name Event Time/Mark Regional Rank National Rank
Laura Hermanson 800m 2:03.21* - 1 - 9
Brittany Gigstead 800m 2:09.65 - 19 - 108
Semehar Tesfaye 5,000m 16:44.68 - 24 - 119
Whitney Carlson 100 Hurdles 13.66* - 14 - 67
Whitney Carlson 400 Hurdles 1:00.08 - 10 - 77
Devon Wentz 400 Hurdles 1:00.47 - 13 - 105
Leslie Brost Pole Vault 13-9 1/4* - 3 - 16
Whitney Carlson Long Jump 21-1 1/4* - 4 - 11
Kristen Killoran Long Jump 20-5 3/4 - 9 - 33
Kristen Killoran Triple Jump 40-11 3/4 - 19 - 66
Amanda Benz Shot Put 47-6 1/4 - 31 - 113
Heather Zander, Amy Bestland, Laura Hermanson, Brittany Gigstead
4x400 Relay 3:42.94 - 21 - 90

And the links to who they are up against!
Women
http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1woutF3.txt
Men
http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1moutF3.txt

[Castor Troy]

Here is the link to the live results.

http://www.deltatiming.com/results/events_byschedule.aspx?yf=2009&mf=midwest

It looks like our women long jumpers did not fair so well. :banghead:

[sambini]

Thanks Castor for the link.+++

[IzzyFlexion]

8 athletes under 14 seconds in the men's 110m high hurdles. That's impressive.

[lakesbison]

Preliminaries
1 Heather Dorniden SR Minnesota 2:06.09Q
2 Asia Diaz SR Texas Tech 2:06.77Q
3 Laura Hermanson SR North Dakota State 2:09.37Q
4 Brittany Gigstead SO North Dakota State 2:06.87Q
5 Ilyssa Pettigrew SR Southern Methodist 2:07.84Q
6 Blaire Dinsdale FR Nebraska 2:09.92Q
7 Nikki Swenson SO Minnesota 2:08.11q
8 Ally Romanko JR Air Force 2:08.66q


laura and brittany into the finals, how impressive is that !!!

[lakesbison]

Preliminaries
1 Angele Cooper FR Texas 58.18Q
2 Kishelle Paul SR TCU 58.39Q
3 Sandra Iwunze JR Texas Tech 59.02Q
4 Whitney Carlson SO North Dakota State 58.45q
5 April Montgomery SR Tulsa 59.35q
6 Kelsey Lloyd SO Texas Tech 59.60q
7 Kianna Elahi FR Iowa State 59.63q
8 Kim Perkins JR New Mexico 1:00.04q

good job whit!!

[BlueKeyAlum]

Leslie Brost heading to NATIONALS!!

http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=3744640

[imabison]

Here is the link to the live results.

http://www.deltatiming.com/results/events_byschedule.aspx?yf=2009&mf=midwest

It looks like our women long jumpers did not fair so well. :banghead:

Looks like Laura Hermonson won the 800 meters, Brittany Gigstead was 5th.
congratulations Laura and Brittany

Finals
1 Laura Hermanson SR North Dakota State 2:05.60 10
2 Heather Dorniden SR Minnesota 2:05.70 8
3 Ilyssa Pettigrew SR Southern Methodist 2:06.60 6
4 Asia Diaz SR Texas Tech 2:06.84 5
5 Brittany Gigstead SO North Dakota State 2:07.78 4
6 Blaire Dinsdale FR Nebraska 2:08.82 3
7 Nikki Swenson SO Minnesota 2:11.72 2
8 Ally Romanko JR Air Force 2:12.36 1

Whitney Carlson 2nd in the 400 meter hurdles.
Congratulations Whitney

Finals
1 Kishelle Paul SR TCU 58.00 10
2 Whitney Carlson SO North Dakota State 58.12 8
3 Sandra Iwunze JR Texas Tech 58.14 6
4 Angele Cooper FR Texas 58.18 5
5 April Montgomery SR Tulsa 58.71 4
6 Kianna Elahi FR Iowa State 58.87 3
7 Kelsey Lloyd SO Texas Tech 1:00.03 2
8 Kim Perkins JR New Mexico 1:02.04 1

Shawn Francis scores .25 point with at tie in the Pole Vault
Congratulations Shawn

From the live updated link.
http://www.deltatiming.com/results/events_byschedule.aspx?yf=2009&mf=midwest

[Castor Troy]

Looks like Laura Hermonson won the 800 meters, Brittany Gigstead was 5th.
congratulations Laura and Brittany

Finals
1 Laura Hermanson SR North Dakota State 2:05.60 10
2 Heather Dorniden SR Minnesota 2:05.70 8
3 Ilyssa Pettigrew SR Southern Methodist 2:06.60 6
4 Asia Diaz SR Texas Tech 2:06.84 5
5 Brittany Gigstead SO North Dakota State 2:07.78 4
6 Blaire Dinsdale FR Nebraska 2:08.82 3
7 Nikki Swenson SO Minnesota 2:11.72 2
8 Ally Romanko JR Air Force 2:12.36 1

Whitney Carlson 2nd in the 400 meter hurdles.
Congratulations Whitney

Finals
1 Kishelle Paul SR TCU 58.00 10
2 Whitney Carlson SO North Dakota State 58.12 8
3 Sandra Iwunze JR Texas Tech 58.14 6
4 Angele Cooper FR Texas 58.18 5
5 April Montgomery SR Tulsa 58.71 4
6 Kianna Elahi FR Iowa State 58.87 3
7 Kelsey Lloyd SO Texas Tech 1:00.03 2
8 Kim Perkins JR New Mexico 1:02.04 1

Shawn Francis scores .25 point with at tie in the Pole Vault
Congratulations Shawn

From the live updated link.
http://www.deltatiming.com/results/events_byschedule.aspx?yf=2009&mf=midwest

So is that 3 women to nationals? And they are currently in 10th place. Awesome job, women! Not so long ago the Bison women were only getting 2 and 3 into DII nationals. It is great to see all of this progress at this high level of competition.

[Hansel]

any idea why whitney carlson is not on the 4x4?- is she in too many other events?

I would think somebody that could run a 58 second 400 hurdles could run a pretty good open 400

[Castor Troy]

any idea why whitney carlson is not on the 4x4?- is she in too many other events?

I would think somebody that could run a 58 second 400 hurdles could run a pretty good open 400

She may still be running it. They can run whoever they want dispite what it says on the heat sheet. They would need her to run it if they want to have a shot at placing.

[Thundering Herd]

So is that 3 women to nationals? And they are currently in 10th place. Awesome job, women! Not so long ago the Bison women were only getting 2 and 3 into DII nationals. It is great to see all of this progress at this high level of competition.
Nope, that's 4 women to nationals! Brost, Carlson, Gigsted, and Hermanson. Awesome ladies! Kick some names and take some ass! Wait,... you get the point...
GO BISON!

[sambini]

Great job Bison++++

[imabison]

So is that 3 women to nationals? And they are currently in 10th place. Awesome job, women! Not so long ago the Bison women were only getting 2 and 3 into DII nationals. It is great to see all of this progress at this high level of competition.

Sorry I was not clear, and did not mention the regional placings.

Shawn Francis is from the Mens team.

Other events have now been posted that were not available earlier.

Good Luck Bison!!!

[westnodak93bison]

for more detailed reporting see todays FargoForum lol!

[IzzyFlexion]

Finals
1 Kishelle Paul SR TCU 58.00 10
2 Whitney Carlson SO North Dakota State 58.12 8
3 Sandra Iwunze JR Texas Tech 58.14 6
4 Angele Cooper FR Texas 58.18 5
5 April Montgomery SR Tulsa 58.71 4
6 Kianna Elahi FR Iowa State 58.87 3
7 Kelsey Lloyd SO Texas Tech 1:00.03 2
8 Kim Perkins JR New Mexico 1:02.04 1


http://www.deltatiming.com/results/events_byschedule.aspx?yf=2009&mf=midwest

Wow, 6 athletes crossing the finish line within .87 of each other over a 400 meter distance is pretty dramatic. Especially a hurdle event where a lead change can happen in a heartbeat. Must have been pretty exciting!

[JackJD]

Hermanson's win over Minnesota's Heather Dorniden gets a headline in the on-line Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/46555477.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:a UU

Dorniden was trying for her third-straight Regional win at 800 meters and the two were shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the second lap but Hermanson had a little more strength in the final 100 meters.

Impressive showing by the Bison at their first Regional meet.

[Castor Troy]

Hermanson's win over Minnesota's Heather Dorniden gets a headline in the on-line Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/46555477.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:a UU

Dorniden was trying for her third-straight Regional win at 800 meters and the two were shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the second lap but Hermanson had a little more strength in the final 100 meters.

Impressive showing by the Bison at their first Regional meet.

Anytime you can beat Dorniden is an impressive thing. This is a girl that ran 2:01 a couple of years ago. Heather and Laura most likely know each other since Heather went to Rosemount and Laura went to Burnsville. They are both considered newcomers to the event since Heather started running the 800 later in her career and Laura was known as a 400 runner. Look for these young ladies to continue to impact the 800 field in the United States.