St. Norbert Places Second at Ripon College Invite
From Sports Information Director, March 27, 2010 | Men's Track & Field
by Dan Lukes, dan.lukes@snc.edu, (920) 403-4077
The Green Knights totaled 182 points to finish behind champion Ripon's 217 points. Division II Michigan Tech placed third with 175 points.
Jordan Gobert set a St. Norbert record in the pole vault, clearing a height of 15 feet. Gobert placed second in the javelin throw with a heave of 152-4.
Dann Schneider claimed a title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.11 seconds. Schneider was second in the 100-meter dash with a sprint of 11.29 seconds.
St. Norbert swept the top three spots in the 10,000-meter run. Aaron Roden took top honors with a run of 32:55.94. Jon O'Brien followed in second at 33:15.49 and Alex DeVillers was third in a time of 33:48.92.
Andrew Verfuerth was second in both the long jump and triple jump. Verfeurth had a distance of 19-2 1/2 in the long jump and had a result of 38-7 1/2 in the triple jump.
Tony Dionne was second in the discus throw with a distance of 132-5, and added a third-place showing in the shot put at 41-10 1/2. Jake Day was second in the pole vault at 12-0 3/4, while Seth Hawkins was third in the 5,000-meter run at 15:57.73.
St. Norbert's 4x100-meter relay team placed second with a time of 43.98 seconds.