Ten events land on women's all-conference list
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Great Plains Athletic Conference revealed its women’s outdoor track and field honors, as 10 Morningside events were registered on the all-conference list.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Great Plains Athletic Conference revealed its women's outdoor track and field honors, as 10 Morningside events were registered on the all-conference list.
Headlining the all-conference selections for Morningside was the 4x800-meter relay squad of Courtney Sporrer, Emily Chicoine, Jolee Mesz, and Michelle Sanchez, which took the GPAC title in the event in a time of 9:24.37.
Courtney Sporrer added all-conference accolades to her personal trophy case in the 1,500-meter run, finishing second in 4:43.40, and the 5,000-meter run, placing third in 18:28.90.
Mesz and Sanchez collected individual all-conference honors in the 800-meter run, with Mesz crossing the line in fourth place in 2:18.40 and Sanchez right behind to place fifth with a time of 2:20.10.
Taylor Sporrer collected all-conference honors in the 1,500 and 5,000, placing fourth in 4:50.51 in the shorter distance, while taking seventh in 19:10.68 in the 5K.
Monica Olson was the third Mustang to make the all-conference list in the 1,500-meter run, crossing the finish line in eighth in 5:07.92.
Morningside's success was not confined to the track, as Jacee Tindall hurled the javelin 26.17 meters to place sixth and Shelby Mills launched the discus 40.47 meters to place seventh.