May 21, 1999
Waco, Texas - After the first day of competition at the 1999 Big 12 Outdoor Championships at Baylor University, the Missouri Track & Field team seems to be headed for a great weekend of championship performances. The Tigers are the in the thick of the decathlon and heptathlon after one day of events and have earned one all-Big 12 honor.
Justa Dahl was the first MU athlete to become a 1999 outdoor all-Big 12 performer as the sophomore finished third in the women's 10,000m with a time of 36:19.79.
Senior captain, Rannveig Kvalvik leads the women's heptathlon after one day of competition at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Waco, Texas. Kvalvik finished day one with 3,261 points by winning the 100m hurdles and tying for a first place finish in the high jump. Ranveig is one of five Tiger heptathletes in the top twelve of the standings heading into tomorrows final day of multi-event action.
Sophomore Michele Moran turned in a breakthrough performance, passing the 3,000 point barrier after the first day of competition for the first time in her MU career, earning 3,099 points and sixth place. Jill Aholt, Eli Sommerfeldt, and Jill Osenbaugh are in very good shape going into the final events. Aholt is in ninth with 2,984 points, Osenbaugh in 11th at 2,948 , and Sommerfeldt in 12th with 2,900 points even. All five Tigers look to have a legitimate shot at finishing in the top eight for all-Big 12 honors.
1998 Big 12 decathlon runner-up Espen Strindeberg ended the day in sixth place with 3,666 points, ahead of last season's conference meet pace. Tomorrow he will take part in the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m in decathlon competition.
Other Missouri performances came from Micah Shanks who finished 15th in the hammer throw, Nick Smith who finished 10th in the men's 10,000m and Kim Moore finished 10th in the women's 10,000m.
Missouri Results after Day One MULTI-EVENTS
Espen Strindeberg-Decathlon 100m Dash 11.46 746pts Long Jump 23-7 1/4 859pts Shot Put 39-1 601pts High Jump 6-2 1/4 705pts 400m 51.65 740pts Day 1 Total Points 3666 (6)
Rannveig Kvalvik-Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 14.12 960pts High Jump 5-6 1/2 842pts Shot Put 37-7 3/4 626pts 200m Dash 25.59 833pts Day 1 Total Points 3261 (1)
Michele Moran-Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 14.63 891pts High Jump 5-6 1/2 842pts Shot Put 34-3 558pts 200m Dash 25.88 808pts Day 1 Total Points 3099 (6)
Eli Sommerfeldt-Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 14.75 875pts High Jump 5-0 1/2 666pts Shot Put 38-5 642pts 200m Dash 26.94 717pts Day 1 Total Points 2900 (12)
Jill Aholt-Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 15.01 840pts High Jump 5-1 3/4 701pts Shot Put 35-5 3/4 583pts 200m Dash 25.29 860pts Day 1 Total Points 2984 (9)
Jill Osenbaugh-Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 15.97 718pts High Jump 5-6 1/2 842pts Shot Put 39-4 660pts 200m Dash 26.81 728pts Day 1 Total Points 2948 (11)