Meet Overview

• Site: Whitewater, Wis.
• Event: Rocky Rococo Invitational (UWisconsin-Whitewater)
• Finish: 3rd of 11 teams
• Results
• Next Meet: at Carthage College - January 27th (Kenosha, Wis.)

WHITEWATER, Wis. – It was a strong showing for the Judson University women's track team in their first indoor meet of 2012 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as they finished third of 11 teams.  Judson scored 84 points and had nine top five finishes Sarah Dede qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championship meet.

Dede led Judson with two first place finishes and an eighth place finish.  She won both the long jump (16'7.75") and triple jump (36'4.75") while finishing in 8^thin the final heat of the 60 meter hurdles (10.71).  Jessica Del Re was fifth in the shot put (35'4") in her first appearance for Judson as a freshman while Marilyn McDougall took third in the long jump (16'3") and 400 meter dash (1:02.81).  Raquelle Gibson finished 8^thin the one mile run (6:08.67) and Tess Tyton came in 7^thin the 800 meter run (2:41.28).  Gabby Nystrom ran a 2:25.93 in the 800 meter run for 2^ndplace and Sarah Miller finished in 4^thin the 3000 meter run (11:22.74).  The 4x200 meter relay finished in first with a time of 1:54.38 and the 4x400 meter relay was 3^rd(4;16.35).

Dede leap in the triple jump is currently fifth best in the NAIA.  Several other athletes were just several seconds off of qualifying for the NAIA National Indoor Meet, also.

Dede – 5^thbest jump in NAIA right now in triple jump.

Women – 3^rdof 11 teams (84 pts)

• Jessica Del Re: weight throw (30'0"), shot put (5^th; 35'4")
• Ashley Barak: weight throw (27'8"), shot put (27'11.5")
• Sarah Dede: long jump (1^st; 16'7.75"), triple jump (1^st; 36'4.75" – NAIA qualifier ‘B'), 60 meter hurdles (5^th; 10.29 – F:8^th– 10.71)
• Marilyn McDougall: long jump (3^rd; 16'3"), 400 meter dash (3^rd; 1:02.81)
• Emma Anderson: long jump (14'4"), 400 meter dash (1:10.39), 200 meter dash (31.01)
• Paige Lindsley: long jump (12'4.5"), 60 meter dash (8.62), 200 meter dash (30.27)
• Kylee Koon: 60 meter dash (9.15), 200 meter dash (31.60)
• Raquelle Gibson: 1 mile run (8^th; 6:08.67), 3000 meter run (12:00.48)
• Justine McDowell: 1 mile run (6:19.37), 3000 meter run (12:39.71)
• Cassie Criminger: 1 mile run (6:54.60), 3000 meter run (13:33.46)
• Nikki Dyker: 400 meter dash (1:20.59)
• Tess Tyton: 800 meter run (7^th; 2:41.28)
• Gabby Nystrom: 800 meter run (2^nd; 2:25.93)
• Kristal Pitts: 800 meter run (2:33.43)
• Melissa Esunis: 200 meter dash (30.22)
• Sarah Miller: 3000 meter run (4^th; 11:22.74)
• Women's Distance Medley: 1^st(13:11.08)
• 4x200 meter relay: 1^st(1:54.38)
• 4x400 meter relay: 3^rd(4:16.35)