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Wisconsin-Superior
Yellowjackets
Katie Capriglione
Scott Thomson

Women's Track & Field

Capriglione, Vinokur nationally ranked

Katie Capriglione


The Opener
Hosted by the College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, Minn.
Meet Results

It may only be December, but the track and field season is upon us.  The Yellowjacket men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2012-13 season on the weekend, taking part The Opener across the river at the College of St. Scholastica.

And for the Yellowjacket women, the opening to 2012-13 had a striking resemblance to the end of 2011-12.  In other words, the Yellowjacket throwers were leading the way.

Katie Capriglione (Culver, Minn./Albrook), who qualified for outdoor nationals in 2011 is making a strong push for indoor nationals in 2013.  At The Opener, Capriglione set a pair of school records and now finds herself nationally ranked.  In the weight throw, she bettered her previous mark, set in 2011, by over a half meter.  Capriglione took home first place with a throw of 16.89 meters (55 feet, 5 inches).  The mark is currently second in NCAA Division III.

Capriglione also took first place and set a school record in the shot put, with a heave of 13.15 meters (43 feet, 1.75 inches).  The old record - 12.08 meters was also set by Capriglione in 2012.  Capriglione also sits second nationally in the shot put.

Right behind Capriglione is Vicki Vinokur (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove).  Vinokur took second in the weight throw and the shot put, with throws of 14.75 meters (48 feet, 4.75 inches) and 12.90 meters (42 feet, 4 inches), respectively.  Vinokur is currently ranked ninth in the weight throw and third in the shot put among NCAA Division III throwers.

Freshman Jackie Erickson (Duluth, Minn./East) had a top-ten finish in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line with a time of 28.60 seconds.  The Yellowjackets had three women crack the top ten in the 3,000 meter run.  Kate Weyenberg (Wrightstown, Wis./Wrightstown) placed fourth with a time of 12:23.83.  Right behind her was Kayla Gibson (Chisago Lakes, Minn./Chisago Lakes), who placed sixth with a time of 12:25.43 and Kristina Bucholz (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) finished ninth with a time of 13:23.98. 

Emily Gibson-Treptow (Oconto, Wis./) brought home a ninth-place finish in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.37 meters (4 feet, 6 inches). 

The Yellowjackets are now off until January 19, when they will travel to Bemidji, Minn. to compete in the Beaver Open, hosted by Bemidji State University.
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