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Behney, Mitchell set Horizon League Records
May 6, 2004
Sophomore Monica Behney and junior Victoria Mitchell set a pair of league records to highlight Butler's first day at the 2004 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Thursday, May 6. Butler's women ended the opening session of the championship in first place, while Butler's men stood in a tie for second.
Behney ran the last race of the opening day and turned in one of the meet's top performances. She pulled away from the 10,000 meter field with three laps remaining and crossed the finish line in a school and league record 35:45.59. She finished 14 seconds ahead of runner-up Jenni Goebel of UIC, who previously held the league mark of 35:57.18. Behney also eclipsed the school mark of 36:26.43 held by former teammate Lissa Vogley.
Mitchell claimed Butler's first title of the evening with a record performance in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. She out-raced the field in 10:26.51, shattering the previous Horizon League record of 10:50.44 set by teammate Monika Schneider a year ago. Mitchell also had the second-fastest 800 meter qualifying time (2:16.04) on the opening night. Butler's men swept the top three spots in the 10,000 meter run. Junior Nick Goodliffe out-raced junior teammate Olly Laws in the final 100 meters to claim first place in the race in 31:03.44. Laws finished second in 31:06.50, while senior Brian Dunn, who out-sprinted UW-Milwaukee's Ben Uphoff in the final 80 meters, came in third in 31:14.91. Butler's Bart Phariss finished sixth in the competition in 31:37.52. Butler's Jill Snyder placed second in the women's pole vault with a leap of 10-08, while teammate Corey Norman came in fourth in the men's pole vault with a jump of 14-01.25. The Bulldogs picked up a third place finish in the men's steeplechase from senior Gary Blackman, who posted a time of 9:27.14 despite battling a head cold. Senior Eric Michielutti placed fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 146-06.5, and junior Rob Hartman came in fifth in the javelin with a throw of 159-06. Butler sophomore Brandon Cook was the meet's top qualifier in both the 100 meters (10.98) and the 200 meters (21.85). The league championship will conclude at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, May 7. The first race is slated to start at 12 noon. |
