Tuesday, June 26, 2007 | Track & Field
Drake's Ashley Anklam Earns Academic All-American Honors
Drake senior Ashley Anklam has been named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American in women's track and field and cross country, as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
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Saturday, June 23, 2007 | Track & Field
Southern Illinois' Riley Claims US National Championship in the Hammer Throw
Southern Illinois senior-to-be Brittany Riley was the class of the field in the women's hammer throw at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Michael A. Carroll Track Stadium in Indianapolis, claiming the national title and a spot on the world team with a toss of 72.41m (237-07).
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Saturday, June 23, 2007 | Track & Field
Valley Track & Field Standouts at the USA Track & Field Championships
Several Valley standouts are in action this weekend in Indianapolis for the USA Track & Field Championships at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of IUPUI.
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Friday, June 22, 2007 | Track & Field
UNI's Oamen Takes Seventh in USA Junior Track & Field Championship High Jump; Current and Former Valley Athletes On Tap
University of Northern Iowa rising sophomore Ehi Oamen placed seventh today in the high jump, at the 2007 Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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Saturday, June 09, 2007 | Track & Field
Valley Track Wraps Up at NCAA Championship, Claims Seven All-Americans
Southern Illinois thrower Brittany Riley earned All-American honors in the hammer throw, finishing in second place to pace all MVC athletes at the 2007 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championship at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007 | Track & Field
MVC Athletes Ready for 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Twenty Valley athletes will head to Sacramento, Calif., in search of NCAA glory at the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex, competing June 6-9 in 17 events.
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Monday, June 04, 2007 | Track & Field
Southern Illinois' Riley Named Midwest USTFCCCA Female Field Athlete of the Year
Southern Illinois thrower Brittany Riley, the 2007 NCAA indoor weight throw champion, has been named Midwest Female Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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Monday, June 04, 2007 | Track & Field
MVC Announces All-Time Track & Field and Cross Country Teams
In 2006-07, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrates a century of excellence as the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference is in its second centennial as a leader in college athletics. As a part of the Centennial Celebration, The Valley is naming all-centennial teams for each of the Valley's sponsored sports.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship Selections Announced; Valley Goes 20-Deep
The 86th-annual NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship will take place June 6-9 (Wed.-Sat.), in Sacramento, Calif., at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex, co-hosted by Sacramento State University and the Sacramento Sports Commission. Twenty Valley athletes, including a relay team, will compete for national championships and All-American status in 20 events throughout the championship.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 | Track & Field
Twelve Valley Athletes Earn Automatic Berths to NCAA Track & Field Championship
An even dozen individual athletes earned automatic spots in the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championship with top-five finishes at their respective regional meets. Highlighted by regional championship from Southern Illinois' Brittany Riley and Wichita State's Chandra Andrews in the hammer throw, the group of automatic qualifiers will await word on the potential NCAA qualification for at-large athletes in the Valley pool.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | Track & Field
Valley Track Set for NCAA Regionals
Competition in the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Regionals is set to begin Friday, May 25th. Valley teams are slated to compete in Columbia, Mo., in the Mid-East Regional and in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Mid-West Regional, hosted by Drake University.
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Sunday, May 13, 2007 | Track & Field
Missouri Valley Conference Blog
During the week of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship, the Valley has created an interactive platform for fans, with a blogging site.
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Sunday, May 13, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Northern Iowa's men and Wichita State's women were crowned team champions at this year's State Farm MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Panther women came in second in the meet while Indiana State's men were second as the championship concluded on the third day in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007 | Track & Field
MVC Championship This Weekend; Weekly Track & Field Notebook
The 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship is set to take place May 11-13, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa and the coaches have voted Wichita State's women and UNI's men as favorites in the pre-championship poll. UNI's men and women enter the championship holding national rankings in the TrackWire top-25, the men are 18th and the women 23rd.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007 | Track & Field
Weekly Track & Field Notebook
Seventy three regional qualifying standards have been met or exceeded by outstanding track and field performances by Missouri Valley Conference athletes and relay teams to date in the 2007 season.
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Monday, April 30, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference
2007 Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference
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Sunday, April 29, 2007 | Track & Field
2007Scholar-Athlete Teams
2007 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Teams
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | Track & Field
Drake Relays This Weekend; Weekly Track & Field Notebook
The world famous Drake Relays highlight this week's Missouri Valley Conference track and field upcoming schedule as Drake University hosts the prestigious event for the 98th time. The past week in the Valley saw 10 men and six women better their marks on the national best lists, including Cory Goos of UNI who turned in the 10th-best men's 400m hurdle.
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Monday, April 23, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Drake Stadium, home of the world-famous Drake Relays, will serve as host for the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 | Track & Field
A Week of Big Throws; Weekly Track & Field Notebook
It was a big week for throwers on the women's side as Brittany Riley of Southern Illinois uncorked the nation's second-best hammer throw and UNI's Rachel Jansen climbed up to the No. 3 spot on the shot put national best list.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 | Track & Field
Valley Track Athletes Set 10 Conference Bests; Weekly Notebook
Six additional performances by Missouri Valley Conference athletes have been added to the national best list, raising the total to 36, as teams look to add more qualifiers for the NCAA regional meets.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 | Track & Field
Weekly Track Notebook
Thirty-one qualifying marks have been posted by MVC athletes through the early portion of the outdoor track & field season. Numerous athletes have landed themselves among the nation's best as 30 MVC performances have made the latest national-best list (4/2).
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 | Track & Field
Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Missouri Valley Conference Track & Field Athletes of the Week
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | Track & Field
Outdoor Track & Field is Underway; Weekly Notebook
The spring season is upon us as Missouri Valley Conference teams have begun to compete in the 2007 outdoor track and field season. Twenty two MVC athletes have already met regional qualifying standards in the first two weeks of competion.
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Monday, March 19, 2007 | Track & Field
Connie Price-Smith Tabbed as Throws Coach for 2008 Olympic Team
Southern Illinois track and field head coach Connie Price-Smith will be the throws coach for the USA Track and Field Team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | Track & Field
Riley Named USTFCCCA Women's Field Athlete of the Year
National champion, Brittany Riley of Southern Illinois, has been named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association women's Field Athlete of the Year, announced Tuesday by the USTFCCCA.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | Track & Field
Riley Wins NCAA Title, UNI Men Tie Highest-Ever MVC Team Finish at NCAA Indoor Championship; Weekly Track & Field Notebook
The world's best women's weight thrower officially became the best in the collegiate world at the NCAA Championship as Brittany Riley of Southern Illinois completed the best series of throws in history, culminating in 25.56m (83-10.25) toss, to break her own world record and claim the NCAA title. Northern Iowa's men claimed All-American honors in five events, including a pair of bronze medal performances, as they equaled the conference's best-ever finish at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship with a ninth-place showing in Fayetteville, Ark., at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.
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Sunday, March 11, 2007 | Track & Field
Riley Smashes World Mark, Claims NCAA Indoor Title
Southern Illinois' Brittany Riley had the best mark in women's weight throw history Saturday, breaking her own record with a toss of 83 feet, 10 inches in the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
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Friday, March 09, 2007 | Track & Field
UNI Claims Three All-American Honors on Day One of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship
University of Northern Iowa track and field clinched three all-America honors at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship as thrower Rachel Jansen, pole vaulter Andre Poljanec and the men's distance medley relay all finished in the top-eight in their respective events.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | Track & Field
Track & Field Notebook; Valley Claims Three Regional Awards, NCAA Championship Preview
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the Division I regional awards Tuesday. Three honorees represent the Missouri Valley Conference. The USTFCCCA honors the men's and women's coaches and athletes of the year for nine regions. The 2007 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships are on tap this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark., hosted by the University of Arkansas with 12 Valley entries.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 All-Conference Teams
2007 Indoor Track & Field All-Conference
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship
UNI set a new MVC Championship team scoring standard and Wichita State's women lived up to their pre-championship favorite status as the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship came to a close at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Ill., last Sunday.
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Saturday, February 24, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship Concludes
UNI's men set a new MVC Championship scoring record with 193 points and Wichita State's women lived up to their pre-championship status as the 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship came to a close at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Ill.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | Track & Field
Coaches Reach Consensus on UNI, Wichita State in Track & Field Pre-Championship Poll
The national No. 13 UNI men and the Wichita State women have been selected as pre-championship favorites for this weekend's 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship in Carbondale, Ill., in a vote by league coaches.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm MVC Track & Field Championship This Week; Weekly Track & Field Notebook
The 2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships are slated for this weekend, Feb. 23-24, at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Ill.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | Track & Field
UNI Men, SIU Women Maintain National Rankings, Weekly Track & Field Notebook
Valley teams turned in several impressive performances at last weekend's Iowa State Classic, including 11 efforts better than NCAA provisional qualifying standards and another that met the automatic qualifying mark. Southern Illinois' women's team holds steady in a tie for No. 21 in the nation in the latest version of the women's indoor track & field Trackwire 25 while UNI's men fell out of a tie for 19th and landed in a tie for 23rd. Conversely, UNI improved two spots in the latest USTFCCCA poll, checking in at No. 16 this week.
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Thursday, February 08, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 Athletes of the Week
2007 Track & Field Athletes of the Week
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007 | Track & Field
Track & Field Weekly Notebook
Four men's athletes and five women's athletes turned in performances better than the NCAA provisional qualifying standards over the weekend as Missouri Valley Conference teams continued to show well in the 2007 indoor season. UNI's men's squad is featured in a pair of national rankings and Southern Illinois' women's team checks in tied for No. 21 in the February 6th edition of the Trackwire 25.
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007 | Track & Field
Riley Breaks World Record; Track & Field Notebook
A week after claiming the collegiate record in the indoor weight throw, Southern Illinois' Brittany Riley threw her way into the world record books as she won the Gladstein Invitational with a world-record toss.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 | Track & Field
SIU's Brittany Riley Sets Collegiate Record in Weight Throw; Third-Best in U.S. History; MVC Notebook
Southern Illinois' Brittany Riley recorded a monumental throw on the first day of the Saluki Booster in Carbondale, Ill., winning the weight throw with a U.S. collegian, facility and school record toss of 77-05.50. Riley's toss ranks as the third-best in U.S. women's history behind current record-holder Erin Gilreath (79-06) and Amber Campbell (78-08.50).
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 | Track & Field
2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
2007 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship Information
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007 | Track & Field
Track and Field Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference teams resumed action on the track after a month-long layoff for winter break. Valley athletes returned in a big way with two athletes posting NCAA provisional qualifying marks in women's field events. Two teams will host meets this coming weekend as the Saluki Booster at Southern Illinois and the Redbird Invitational at Illinois State are on tap.
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Monday, January 08, 2007 | Track & Field
Drake Legend and MVC Hall of Famer Bob Ehrhart Dies
Former Drake Relays director and MVC Hall of Famer Bob Ehrhart, 75, died from cancer at his West Des Moines home Sunday. Funeral services will be held Thursday 2 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 | Track & Field
Weekly Track and Field Notebook
The 2006-07 indoor track and field season is underway for Valley teams as seven teams began competition over the weekend. Several athletes looked to be in mid-season form as MVC competitors claimed 33 event wins at meets around the region.
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 | Track & Field
Ehrhart Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Former Drake Relays director Bob Ehrhart was named recipient of the Howard Schmertz Lifetime Achievement Award during the Awards Breakfast Saturday morning in conjunction with the 2006 USA Track and Field Annual Meeting.
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Thursday, August 24, 2006 | Track & Field
Drake Awarded 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Drake University has been selected by the NCAA Track and Field Committee to host the 2008 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships June 11-14.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 | Track & Field
Drake SID Earns Track & Field Award
Mike Mahon, sports information director at Drake University, has been named recipient of the Sam Skinner Award by the Track and Field Writers of America.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006 | Track & Field
Three Valley Track & Field Athletes Named to the U.S. NACAC Under-23 Team
Valley track and field athletes Desiraye Osburn (WSU), Brittany Riley (SIU) and Amarachi Ukabam (SIU) have been named to the U.S. squad for the North America Central American Championships being held July 7-9, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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