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Ruehl, Praska Lead Yellowjackets to a Third Place Finish at the UMAC Championship Meet



UMAC Track and Field Outdoor Championships
Hosted by the University of Minnesota Morris
Morris, Minnesota
Meet Results
 
Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, all the UMAC schools that feature outdoor track and field all met up in Morris, Minn. for the UMAC Track and Field Outdoor Championships. While the Yellowjackets are new to the conference, they certainly left their mark on the two day event.

Standout Svenja Ruehl (Kirchuers, Germany/Gymnasium Philippinum Marburg) was all over the board for the Yellowjackets at the conference meet. Ruehl won both the long and triple jump events, finishing with top jump of 18 feet, 1.50 inches (5.52 meters) in the long jump and 37 feet, 7.75 inches (11.47 meters) in the triple jump.

Ruehl also had a good day on the track, finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.61. That time placed Ruehl only 0.59 seconds behind the winner.

Freshman phenom Kelli Praska (Eagan, Minn./Eagan) also and an outstanding meet for the Yellowjackets. Praska won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:19.38 to beat the second place finisher by 0.44 second. She then took second in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:52.19.

The individual races were not the only races that Praska had success, as she was the anchor led in both the 4x400-meter relay and the 4x800-meter relay. The 4x400-meter relay team of Valerie Rowe (Ironwood, Mich./Bessemer), Michaela Ruhman (Brule, Wis./Northwestern), Jackie Erickson (Duluth, Minn./East), and Praska finished third with a time of 4:15.80, while the 4x800-meter relay team of Ruhman, Erickson, Alissa Boyhtari (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld), and Praska finished second with a time of 10:16.51.

Rowe had a good meet for herself in the individual events also. She placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.07. Then Rowe took third in the pole vault, hitting a top mark of 9 feet, 3 inches (2.82 meters).

The Yellowjackets had several top finishes over the two day conference meet. Taylor Phillips (Superior, Wis./Superior) finished second in the shot put with a throw of 38 feet, 9.75 inches (11.83 meters) and fourth in the discus with a throw of 105 feet, 4 inches (32.11 meters). Ali Manthey (Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River) finished third in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 13:55.19. Kaitlyn Knutson (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet) took fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.56. Liza Shelquist took fifth in the pole vault, reaching a top mark of 6 feet, 9.5 inches (2.07 meters) while Tiffany LaFontaine (Zimmerman, Minn./Zimmerman) took fifth in the discus with a throw of 99 feet, 10 inches (30.43 meters)

By the time all the events were completed, the Yellowjackets had amassed 119 points to finish third overall.

The Yellowjackets will be back in action on Friday May 19 when they travel to La Crosse, Wis. for the Eagle Open.
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Players Mentioned

Alissa Boyhtari

Alissa Boyhtari

5' 7"
Junior
Jackie Erickson

Jackie Erickson

5' 2"
Senior
Kaitlyn Knutson

Kaitlyn Knutson

5' 4"
Sophomore
Svenja Ruehl

Svenja Ruehl

5' 6"
Sophomore
Tiffany LaFontaine

Tiffany LaFontaine

5' 5"
Freshman
Ali Manthey

Ali Manthey

5' 4"
Freshman
Taylor Phillips

Taylor Phillips

5' 7"
Freshman
Kelli Praska

Kelli Praska

5' 10"
Freshman
Valerie Rowe

Valerie Rowe

5' 5"
Freshman
Michaela Ruhman

Michaela Ruhman

5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alissa Boyhtari

Alissa Boyhtari

5' 7"
Junior
Jackie Erickson

Jackie Erickson

5' 2"
Senior
Kaitlyn Knutson

Kaitlyn Knutson

5' 4"
Sophomore
Svenja Ruehl

Svenja Ruehl

5' 6"
Sophomore
Tiffany LaFontaine

Tiffany LaFontaine

5' 5"
Freshman
Ali Manthey

Ali Manthey

5' 4"
Freshman
Taylor Phillips

Taylor Phillips

5' 7"
Freshman
Kelli Praska

Kelli Praska

5' 10"
Freshman
Valerie Rowe

Valerie Rowe

5' 5"
Freshman
Michaela Ruhman

Michaela Ruhman

5' 9"
Freshman