Women tracksters achieve personal bests The women's track team competedwell in the various events despite their shortage of runners for the 1998 season. ''We had a few runners, and they were outstanding, but we didn 't have any depth," Coach Bryan Phillips said. The team was led by sophomore CalisterUbah,who ran the 100-meter dash in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. "She is the best runner we have on the team/' Phillips said. Ubah ended the indoor season in first place individually and won the national championship in the 50-meter dash. She also won the 100-meter dash in the conference meet with a record pace of 6.90 seconds. The team finished the indoor season ranked 13th in the nation. During the outdoor season, seniors Ericka Harr is and Bumiegha Tombiri and sophomores Erin Elliott and Ubah qualified for the nationals in the 4 by 100-meter relay race. The team was picked to place high in Nationals, but Ubah pulled her hamstring during the meet. The Lady Bisons again set a record in the 4 by 100-meter relay by running a blazing47.30, bettering the mark they set during the 1997 season when they finished in 47.7 seconds. "I was really happy for the girl s to get the chance to run in Nationals because Tombiri and Harris were seniors and it gave them one last chance to run in the national meet; and it was a great way to end their careers," Phillips said. Phill ips lauded two distance runners for their contributions to the team's success. ''We have a very good distance runner in Kelly Lauterbach, who has given great results for the team," he said. Lauterbach contributed to the team by running the 1,500-meter and the 3,000-meter races. "My favorite race is the 3,000-meter race because it is not as long as some of the other races, but it is not so short that it is li ke a sprint; 1feel 1do a little bit better in the middle distances," she said. Di ane Grubbs a lso ran distance - the 1,500- and 3,000meter races. "I like both races; each has its own advantages," she said. Grubbs said that team unity helped the participants in their performance. "It's a lot of fun; we love each other very much; we are like a family," she said. The combination ofhardwork and closeness in their re lationship helped the team perform to the best of their ability. "Ithoughtthe team performed very well. Every one of them had their personal bests thi s year," Phillips said. - Julieta Gil LSC All Conference Calister Ubah • 208 LSC Academic All Conference Erin Elliott Katie Fant Diane Grubbs Cheri Scharff Ericka Harris Kelly Lauterbach LSC Honor Scholar Athlete Ericka Harris GTE Academic All American District VI Cheri Scharff Kelly Lauterbach ATHLETICS Ph010 by JeU Mon1gomery 1998 Women's Track Team: Front Row: Erin Elliott, Calister Ubah, Kelly Lauterbauch, Ericka Harris, Katie Font. Back Row: Sarah Baines, Bumiegha Tombiri, Cheri Scharff, ria Taroie, Mindi Tummins, Diane Grubbs.
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