Coe Women's Track

Coe's Alger 14th in NCAA discus

CANTON, N.Y. - Coe junior Melissa Alger finished 14th in the discus at the NCAA National Championships on Thursday.

Alger, a Lisbon native making her second-straight NCAA appearance, failed to make the finals. Her best throw was 147 feet, 5 inches.

Brandy Smith of Ithaca won the national title with a throw of 173-11.

Alger set a school record with her throw of 155-4 at the Central Triangular this year.

Alger, Hawkins win titles for Coe

INDIANOLA - Melissa Alger and Chris Hawkins of Coe captured titles at the Iowa Conference track meet in Indianola Saturday.

Alger won the discus with a toss of 147 feet, 10 inches. Hawkins claimed the men's triple jump at 45 feet, 1/4 inch.

Sammie Osterberger of Coe placed second in the women's 400 hurdles in 1:04.32.

The Coe men finished fifth in the team standings with 61 points. Central won the title with 213.

The Coe women placed sixth in the standings with 42.5 points. Wartburg won the title with 257.5.

Hawkins, Yunek lead Coe at IIAC track

INDIANOLA - Chris Hawkins and Daniel Yunek of Coe earned second-place finishes at the Iowa Conference track meet Friday in Indianola.

Hawkins placed second in the long jump at 22 feet, 1/4 inch. Yunek was the runner-up in the hammer throw at 172 feet, 4 inches.

The Coe men are in fifth place in the team standings. The Coe women are in eighth place. The meet ends Saturday.

Kohawks win 3 events in Dubuque

DUBUQUE - Coe captured three events at the Dubuque Invitational track meet Friday.

Chris Hawkins soared to victory in the long jump at 23 feet, 1/2 inch. Robbie Peters captured the shot put at 43 feet, 11 3/4 inches.

Sammie Osterberger claimed a victory for the Coe women in the 400 hurdles in 1:04.16.