St. Scholastica places 13 on women's track & field all-conference team
5/6/2009 2:32:29 PM
ST. PAUL – The College of St. Scholastica had 13 of its student-athletes selected to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women’s Track and Field All-Conference team, the league announced on Wednesday. Northwestern College (7) and the University of Minnesota, Morris (6) rounded out the other half of the 26 all-conference awards. St. Scholastica won last Saturday’s UMAC Conference Meet at the University of Minnesota, Morris, defeating the second place Cougars by 85 points.
Minnesota, Morris’ Megan Croatt was selected as the athlete of the meet by the UMAC coaches following a day-long performance that included the junior winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes and the pole vault competition. Croatt was also a member of the Cougars’ 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams.
Morris head coach Jeremy Karger-Gatzow was elected UMAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues.
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All-Conference
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Institution
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Alex Aarestad
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College of St. Scholastica
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Erin Anderson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Tara Connolly
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College of St. Scholastica
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Katelin Domitrovich
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College of St. Scholastica
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Emily Dunning
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College of St. Scholastica
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Tasha Hanson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Nicole Hughes
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College of St. Scholastica
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Samantha Johnson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Katelyn Meger
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College of St. Scholastica
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Stacey Peterson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Jennifer Plaetz
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College of St. Scholastica
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Alec Seeley
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College of St. Scholastica
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Katie Walrath
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College of St. Scholastica
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Emilie Lecheler
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Northwestern College
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Mel Olson
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Northwestern College
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Hannah Orem
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Northwestern College
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Aimee Peterson
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Northwestern College
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Renee Scharine
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Northwestern College
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Amanda Tilstra
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Northwestern College
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Anna Weddig
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Northwestern College
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Allie Betsch
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Megan Croatt
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Sara Erickson
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Leah Parker
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Rachel Plaetz
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Katie Schneiderman
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Athlete of the Meet Award - Megan Croatt (University of Minnesota, Morris)
Coach of the Year Award - Jeremy Karger-Gatzow (University of Minnesota, Morris)
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Individual Event Champions
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Institution
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Event(s)
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Alex Aarestad
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College of St. Scholastica
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100 Meter Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles, 4x400 Meter Relay
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Tara Connolly
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College of St. Scholastica
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1500 Meter Run
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Katelin Domitrovich
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College of St. Scholastica
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High Jump
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Tasha Hanson
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College of St. Scholastica
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4x100 Meter Relay
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Nicole Hughes
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College of St. Scholastica
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800 Meter Run, 4x400 Meter Relay
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Samantha Johnson
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College of St. Scholastica
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4x100 Meter Relay
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Katelyn Meger
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College of St. Scholastica
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5000 Meter Run
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Stacey Peterson
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College of St. Scholastica
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4x100 Meter Relay, 400 Meter Dash, 4x400 Meter Relay
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Jennifer Plaetz
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College of St. Scholastica
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4x400 Meter Relay
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Alec Seeley
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College of St. Scholastica
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Shot Put, Hammer Throw
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Katie Walrath
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College of St. Scholastica
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4x100 Meter Relay
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Emilie Lecheler
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Northwestern College
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4x800 Meter Relay
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Mel Olson
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Northwestern College
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4x800 Meter Relay
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Hannah Orem
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Northwestern College
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4x800 Meter Relay
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Aimee Peterson
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Northwestern College
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Javelin Throw
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Renee Scharine
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Northwestern College
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3000 Meter Steeplechase
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Joy Tilstra
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Northwestern College
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4x800 Meter Relay
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Anna Weddig
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Northwestern College
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Long Jump, Triple Jump
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Megan Croatt
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Pole Vault, 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter Dash
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Sara Erickson
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Discus Throw
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