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Joe Thomas
runner-up in NCAA high jump with a leap of 6-11. UST 3rd in
4x400 (3:11.12) --photo finish, just .04 out of first place.
Saturday's Results
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Gene
McGivern, UST SID
ommie men, women 4x400s both third at NCAA track
The St. Thomas men's and women's track and field teams capped
their seasons with third-place national finishes in their
respective 4x400 relays Saturday in the final day of the 2003
NCAA Division III Championships in Canton, N.Y.
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The UST men's unit of Andrew Hilliard, Carson Glad, Robert
Ware and Jason Schwietz broke the MIAC and school record in
the 4x400 by a full second as the foursome clocked 3:11.12 --
just .04 of a second out of first place behind LaCrosse
(3:11.08) and Lincoln (3:11.11). It was St. Thomas' fourth
consecutive top-five NCAA finish in the 4x400. Hilliard, who
missed graduation ceremonies to be in the meet, raced on all
four All-America teams.
Coach Steve Mathre's team placed 17th in the team race with 14
points and had five All-Americans. Junior high jumper Joe
Thomas had the MIAC's only top-two finish as he placed second
in Thursday's high jump at 6-11.
Friday Results
The only Tommie men's runner to compete Friday was Jason
Schwietz in the 400 meters, but he missed the finals. The
Tommie men will run the 4x400 relay Saturday.
Thursday
Results
Junior Joe Thomas cleared 6-11 in the high jump for second
place. That was a season best for Thomas, a transfer from
Purdue competing in his first Division III national meet. The
Tommies are tied for fifth place in the men's race through day
one.
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St. Thomas men's and women's teams relax at the athlete'
banquet
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The Tommies advanced both their men's and women's 4x400 relays
to Saturday's nine-team finals. The men's unit of Andrew
Hilliard, Carson Glad, Robert Ware and Jason Schwietz has the
fastest qualifying time of 3:12.31 -- just off their MIAC and
school record of 3:12.30 set at the 2002 nationals. The UST
women's team of Jill Ylonen, Mollie Hupp, Teresa Smock and
Heidi Vogel have the third-best time of 3:49.19.
Both Tommie 4x100 teams failed to qualify for the finals. The
men's team of Tom Hart, Roman Cress, Cassidy Glad and Carson
Glad came in with the fastest time in the nation of 40.85 but
were disqualified in their prelim heat. The women's team of
Bastiaens, Ylonen, Alicia Wolff and Vogel ran 48.35 but took
seventh in their heat.
Two other Toms failed to make the finals -- Hilliard ran 54.11
for seventh in his heat of the 400 hurdles, and Carson Glad
ran 22.34 and failed to advance in the 200 meters.
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