May 22, 2009
Contact: Steve Marovich, Sports Information Director (262) 551-5740
E-Mail: stevich@concentric.net or carthagesid@carthage.edu
Carthage Web Page: www.carthagesports.com
Carthage 24-Hour Sports Hotline (262) 551-5388
2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship: Carthage College had one qualifier for the NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) qualified for the women’s championship in the 100-meter high hurdles. This year’s championship was conducted on Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23 at Marietta College’s Don Drumm Stadium in Marietta, Ohio. On Friday, May 22, Gilmore did not reach the finals in the event.
2009 CCIW Outdoor Championship: Carthage played host to the CCIW Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wis., and the Lady Reds finished fifth. Illinois Wesleyan University won it first-ever outdoor title with 227 points, followed by North Central College second at 149, Wheaton College (Ill.) third at 135, Augustana College (Ill.) fourth at 121, Carthage fifth at 117, Millikin University sixth at 33, Elmhurst College seventh at 19 and North Park University eighth with 16 points.
2009 CCIW Indoor Championship: Carthage (61-12 indoor record) finished third at the Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Illinois Wesleyan University Shirk Center in Bloomington, Ill. Illinois Wesleyan won its second-consecutive CCIW indoor title and second overall with 202 points, followed by North Central College second at 176, Carthage third at 103, Augustana College (Ill.) fourth at 86, Wheaton College (Ill.) fifth at 49, Millikin University sixth at 23, Elmhurst College seventh at 13 and North Park University eighth with 11 points.
2008 NCAA Outdoor Championship: Carthage’s Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa-Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 100-meter high hurdles at Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh, Wis.. Gilmore did not qualify for the finals.
The Coach: Stephanie Ulicny is in her sixth year as head coach in 2009 (312-87 indoor record, 6 years/235-66 outdoor record, 6 years) after serving three years as associate head coach and three years as an assistant. Susanna Craven is the assistant coach, with John Anderson and Tanya Hasenjager serving as part-time assistant coaches.
The Conference: The CCIW began sponsorship of women's outdoor track and field as a championship sport in the 1986-87 school year. Augustana (Ill.) and North Central have dominated the league since then. Augustana (Ill.) has won 11 times, the Cardinals have won six league titles. Carthage has won three-straght titles from 2003 to 2005. Wheaton College (Ill.) and Illinois Wesleyan University have won one time each, with Illinois Wesleyan winning in 2009. Carthage won the league's inaugural indoor title in 2001 and repeated in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. North Central won the 2006 and 2007 indoor championships, while Illinois Wesleyan University won the 2008 and 2009 titles.
2009 CCIW Indoor Championship Notes: Carthage’s Morgan Wiechmann (Fr., Sleepy Hollow, Ill./Carpentersville—Dundee-Crown) finished second in the 3,000-meter run (10:30.36) at the 2009 CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship, while finishing fourth in the one-mile run (5:10.70). Ashley Johnson (Sr., Romeoville, Ill.) finished second in the 800-meter run (2:18.32), as did Julie Rendino (Sr., McHenry, Ill./East) in the shot put (42-2 ¼). Stephanie Moy (So., Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) finished third in the pentathlon (2,892 points). Ashura Jenkins (So., Aurora, Ill./Christian) was fourth in the 55-meter dash (7.40), as was Shacuána Gaines (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) in the triple jump (35-3 ¼), Mindy Harrington (So., Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton) in the shot put (41-3) and Sarah Thompson (Fr., Byron, Ill.) in the pentathlon (2,836 points).
2009 CCIW Outdoor Championship Notes: Carthage’s Christine Nelson (Fr., Rock City, Ill./Dakota) won the heptathlon (3,958 points) at the 2009 CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) won the 100-meter high hurdles (14.45). Shacuána Gaines (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) finished second in the triple jump (36-9 ½). Mindy Harrington (So., Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton) tied for second in the shot put (41-7 ¼). Julie Rendino (Sr., McHenry, Ill./East) finished third in the hammer throw (150-9), as did Ashura Jenkins (So., Aurora, Ill./Christian) in the 100-meter dash (12.33).
2009 CCIW Outdoor Championship Notes: Carthage’s Christine Nelson (Fr., Rock City, Ill./Dakota) won the heptathlon (3,958 points) at the 2009 CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and Heather Gilmore (So., Des Moines, Iowa/Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk) won the 100-meter high hurdles (14.45). Shacuána Gaines (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) finished second in the triple jump (36-9 ½). Mindy Harrington (So., Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton) tied for second in the shot put (41-7 ¼). Julie Rendino (Sr., McHenry, Ill./East) finished third in the hammer throw (150-9), as did Ashura Jenkins (So., Aurora, Ill./Christian) in the 100-meter dash (12.33).