Georgia Relays

The men's and women's track and field teams opened the outdoor season with several top performances at the Georgia Relays last weekend. The meet was highlighted by NCAA regional qualifying marks by Jayne Grebinski in the 3000m steeplechase and by Erynn James in the high jump.

Read the official GoMarquette.com release of Day 1 here and of Day 2 here.

Check out some pictures and the details below....

Junior Jayne Grebinski qualified for the NCAA regional meet in her first ever 3000m Steeplechase. In addition to winning the race, her mark of 10:37.06 makes her #2 in MU school history behind All-American Brianna Dahm's 10:01.77 set in 2002.

Junior Erynn James won the High Jump with a NCAA Regional qualifying height of 5-8.75 (1.75m). The mark ties her outdoor best set n 2008.

Senior Scott Mueller won the 5000m with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 14:31.78. Scott also ran a leg on the 4x800m "B" team as well as ran the 1600m leg of the Distance Medley splitting a PR 4:17.0.

Senior Jessi Ehlen placed 2nd in the Hammer throw to 2008 Olympian Martina Harasnova with a throw of 173-10. That was also a BIG EAST qualifying mark.

Sophomore Nick Byom set a lifetime best in the High Jump with a BIG EAST qualifying leap of 6-8.75 (2.05m). Nick had 2 excellent attempts at 6-10.75 (2.10m) with is the NCAA Regional qualifying mark. Nick's jump moves him to a 3rd place time with 2008 grad Raymond Bratchett on the all-time list.

Sophomore Alyssa Davis set a new outdoor PR in the triple jump with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 38-0.75 (11.60m). That moves Alyssa to #4 on the all-time list.

Junior Jeff Kluge recorded BIG EAST qualifying marks in both the Hammer and Discus. His PR Hammer mark of 180-1 moves him up to #5 on the all-time list.

In their first time running the event, Freshmen Courtney Kelly (front) and Kate Horan finished 2nd and 3rd and qualified for the BIG EAST in the 3000m Steeplechase. Courtney's time of 11:19.66 and Kate's time of 11:20.80 make them #9 and #10, respectively, on the all-time list.

Junior Audra Ketelsen recorded BIG EAST qualifying marks in both the Discus and Javelin. Her PR Javelin mark of 128-7 moves her up to #2 on the all-time list.

Junior Mike O'Brien qualified for the BIG EAST meet with a 400m Hurdle time of 55.03.

Sophomore Tyler O'Brien (left) and Junior Randey Fisher each recorded PRs in the 400m running 49.08 and 49.34 respectively.

Junior Kelly Corcoran qualified for the BIG EAST meet in the Hammer with a mark of 154-9.

Freshman Blake Johnson placed 3rd in the 5000m with a PR time of 15:07.57. Blake also was a member of the 4x800 relay.

Freshman Stephanie Grant placed 2nd in the 400m and led off both the Sprint Medley Relay and the 4x400m relay.

Senior Eric Meissner was on relay duty at Georgia running the 800m leg of Sprint Medley in 1:52.7, the 400m leg of the Distance Medley in 49.5 and anchoring the "A" 4x800m Relay.

Senior Nick Van Deraa was also a busy man at Georgia. In addition to competing in the open Pole Vault, Nick ran the 3rd leg on the 4x100m, a 200m leg of the Sprint Medley, and anchored the 4x400 in 48.8.

Senior Liz Wilkie placed 4th in the Pole Vault.

Freshman Jenny Zahn competed in her first 400m Hurdle race placing 6th with a time of 1:07.34.

Sophomore Jon Kusowski Qualified for the BIG EAST in the Hammer.

School Records Fall at Alex Wilson Meet

The men's and women's track and field teams finished the indoor season in style with great performances at the Alex Wilson last chance meet hosted by Notre Dame. All five who competed at the meet (pictured left to right: Erynn James, Sarah Verdoliva, Tyler O'Brien, Katlin Millin and Olivia Johnson) set personal records and three set school records.

Read the official GoMarquette.com release here.

Check out some pictures, videos, and the details below....

Redshirt Junior Sarah Verdoliva ran 2:12.38 in the 800m to break the 11-year old school record set previously by Jessica Berlowski in 1998. Sarah had surgery for compartment syndrome this past fall and is still not 100% yet. The sky is limit once she is healthy!

Sophomore Tyler O'Brien has returned to form, running 21.87 to break his own school record after a December back injury set his training back about a month.



Junior Erynn James equaled the school record in the high jump clearing 5'9.25" (1.76m) to tie Christine Spindler's 1993 jump on the record board. Erynn missed the latter half of the 2008 outdoor season, all summer and all fall with a stress fracture in her plant foot. This was only Erynn's 4th competition of the season.

Junior Katlin Millin and sophomore Olivia Johnson each set their indoor personal best marks at 2:14.19 and 2:14.24 respectively. That will tie Katlin for #8 and Olivia is #10 on the all time list.