1999 MIAA Women's Track & Field Report

Dual Meet Standings:  Calvin 7-0, Hope 6-1, Albion 5-2, Alma 4-3, Adrian 3-4, Saint Mary's 2-5, Defiance 1-6, Olivet 0-7.

League Meet:  1. Calvin 258, 2. Hope 155, 3. Alma 96.5, 4. Albion 63, 5. Saint Mary's 34.5, 6. Adrian 31, 7. Olivet 31, 8. Defiance 25.

Final Seasonal Standings:  1. Calvin, 2. Hope, 3. Albion, 4. Alma, 5. Saint Mary's, 6. Adrian, 7. Olivet, 8. Defiance.

1999 Cumulative Results

All-MIAA Honors

MIAA Most Valuable Tracksters
Sara Gritter and Megan Pierce, Calvin College

All-MIAA Team
Carrie Anderson, Calvin* (junior from Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central HS)
Sarah Burgess, Hope* (freshman from Niles / Buchanan HS)
Elizabeth Chapman, Hope* (freshman from Marquette / Marquette HS)
Stacy Davis, Saint Mary's* (senior from South Bend, Ind. / LaSalle HS)
Jenny Ernst, Hope** (junior from Westerville, Ohio / Westerville South HS)
Mandy Gretzinger, Calvin* (freshman from Ludington / Ludington HS)
Sarah Gritter, Calvin** (junior from Wauwatosa, Wisc. - Seminole, Fla. HS)
Kathy Hughes, Olivet* (junior from Marshall / Cary Grove, Ill. HS)
Lindsay Mulder, Calvin* (sophomore from Wyoming / Calvin Christian HS)
Megan Pierce, Calvin** (soph from Fort Wayne, Ind. / Concordia Lutheran HS)
Kristi Pykosz, Alma* (freshman from Capac / Capac HS)
Kim Richardson, Hope* (junior from Sanford / Meridian HS)
Denise Routhier, Albion** (senior from Flushing / Flint Powers HS)
Emily Sowers, Hope** (sophomore from Grand Rapids / GR Christian HS)
Melissa Thorndyke, Alma* (sophomore from Olivet / Olivet HS)
Rebecca Timmer, Hope** (senior from Pella, Iowa / Pella HS)
Teresa Timmer, Calvin** (junior from Holland / Holland Christian HS)
Rachel Veltkamp, Calvin* (freshman from Grand Rapids / GR Christian HS)
Sara Veltkamp, Calvin** (sophomore from Grand Rapids / GR Christian HS)
* denotes number of years All-MIAA

1999 MIAA Field Day Summary

Held at Alma College
High Jump - Kim Richardson, Hope, 5-2
Long Jump - Lindsay Mulder, Calvin, 18-8 1/2
Triple Jump - Denise Routhier, Albion, 35-4 1/2
Javelin - Missy Thorndyke, Alma, 125-9
Shotput - Sarah Burgess, Hope, 38-6
Discus - Emily Sowers, Hope, 137-9
10,000 Meters - Jenny Ernst, Hope, 37:42.44 (MIAA Record)
3,000 Meters - Sarah Gritter, Calvin, 10:00.06 (MIAA Record)
4x100 Meter Relay - Calvin (Teresa Timmer, Lindsay Mulder, Rachel Veltcamp, Megan Pierce), :48.95
1,500 Meters - Sarah Gritter, Calvin, 4:36.02 (MIAA Record)
100 Meter Hurdles - Carrie Anderson, Calvin, :15.94
400 Meters - Megan Pierce, Calvin, :55.46 (MIAA Record)
100 Meters - Stacy Davis, Saint Mary's, :12.41
800 Meters - Sara Veltkamp, Calvin, 2:20.74
400 Meter Hurdles - Mandy Gretzinger, Calvin, 1:06.14
200 Meters - Megan Pierce, Calvin, :25.64
5,000 Meters - Jenny Ernst, Hope, 18:18.93
1,600 Meter Relay - Calvin (Kristi VanWoerkem, Sara Veltkamp, Lindsay Mulder, Megan Pierce), 3:53.61 (MIAA Record)

Bold winners were defending champions