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May 30, 2010
Puc, Robinson Earn Outdoor National Titles
Five MIAA women’s teams and four men’s squads placed in the top 25 at the 2010 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C.
May 29, 2010
Walker Wins Decathlon National Championship
Central Missouri’s Darius Walker won the national championship in the decathlon to highlight MIAA performances thus far at the 2010 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C., hosted by Johnson C. Smith University.
May 27, 2010
NCAA Outdoor Championships Set to Begin
Three MIAA men’s teams and four women’s teams are ranked in the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Team Rankings heading into the 2010 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 27-29 at Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C., hosted by Johnson C. Smith University.
May 17, 2010
MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Awards Announced
One hundred and nine student-athletes earned All-MIAA honors in the sport of outdoor track & field, the league office announced Monday. All-conference honors are awarded to those student-athletes who finish in the top three in individual or relay events at the conference championship meet.
May 17, 2010
MIAA Announces Indoor Coaches of the Year
Central Missouri men’s track & field co-head coaches Kip Janvrin and Kirk Pedersen and Nebraska-Omaha women’s track & field head coach Steve Smith were named 2010 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Coaches of the Year, the league office announced.
May 13, 2010
Shank Sets the Standard at Missouri Southern
As a freshman, Kimi Shank looked at the older distance runners and wondered if one day she could run like them. After her performance in the MIAA Outdoor Track Championships, future runners will aspire to be like Shank.
May 9, 2010
MSSU Women Win Third Straight MIAA Title
The Missouri Southern State University women's outdoor track & field team claimed just five individual event victories all weekend but the Lions scored points in all but three of 21 events to claim the 2010 MIAA Outdoor Championship Sunday (May 9) at Carnie Smith Stadium/Prentice Gudgen Track.
May 8, 2010
Central Men, Women Lead Outdoor Championships
The University of Central Missouri women's outdoor track & field team didn't claim a single event victory Saturday at the 2010 MIAA Championships, but the Jennies scored in every event to claim a 13-point lead following day one action.
May 7, 2010
Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central
MIAA track & field takes the stage Saturday and Sunday at the 2010 MIAA Outdoor Championships, hosted by Pittsburg State University at Prentice Gudgen Track in Pittsburg, Kan.
May 4, 2010
Walker, Lettow Claim Multi-Event Championships
Central Missouri’s Darius Walker and Lindsay Lettow won the decathlon and heptathlon, respectfully, Monday at the 2010 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Multi-Event Championships at Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Mo.
May 3, 2010
Walker, Lettow Lead After Day One of Multis
Darius Walker, the 2010 NCAA Indoor National Champion in the men’s heptathlon, leads the decathlon through one day of the 2010 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Multi-Event Championships at Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Mo.
April 29, 2010
Determination Leads Dell'Orco to Success
Before competing in the 5K last weekend at the Drake Relays, Truman sophomore Dani Dell’Orco had one worry almost bigger than the fact she was competing against mostly NCAA Division I athletes.
April 28, 2010
Puc, Richards Earn Women's T&F Weekly Awards
Anja Puc (Nebraska-Omaha) and Larissa Richards (Pittsburg State) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 19-25, as selected by a conference SID panel. Puc picks up her fourth award of the year, and Richards earns her first honor of 2010.
April 21, 2010
Shank, Muyskens Earn Women’s T&F Awards
Kimi Shank (Missouri Southern) and Kayla Muyskens (Central Missouri) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 12-18, as selected by a conference SID panel. Both Shank and Muyskens pick up their third honor of the season.
April 13, 2010
Dell’Orco, Vengels Earn Women's T&F Awards
Dani Dell’Orco (Truman) and Lisa Vengels (Missouri Southern) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 5-11, as selected by a conference SID panel. Dell’Orco and Vengels are both first-time honorees this year.
April 5, 2010
Nelson, Churchman Earn Women’s T&F Honors
Rosalyn Nelson (Pittsburg State) and Emily Churchman (Northwest Missouri) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of March 29-April 4, as selected by a conference SID panel. Nelson and Churchman are both first-time honorees this year.
March 29, 2010
Shank, Muyskens Tabbed Athletes of the Week
Kimi Shank (Missouri Southern) and Kayla Muyskens (Central Missouri) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for action from the beginning of the outdoor season through March 28 as selected by a conference SID panel. Shank and Muyskens are both honored for the second time this year.
March 16, 2010
Versatile Biermann Earns National Championship
After Truman senior Katrina Biermann graduates with a degree in French and Translation, she will spend six months in France teaching elementary students English. Obviously, Biermann, a Liberty, Mo., native, is fluent in both languages to receive this opportunity.
March 13, 2010
Six Individual National Titles for MIAA Athletes
Nebraska-Omaha’s Anja Puc and Nkeiruka Domike, Pittsburg State’s Jeremy Jackson and Central Missouri’s Darius Walker all won individual national championships Saturday at the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., giving the MIAA six national champions for the meet.
March 12, 2010
NCAA Indoor Championships Underway
Action at the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships is underway at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Several MIAA athletes are making headlines early, including two individual national champions.
March 10, 2010
MIAA Squads Set for NCAA Indoor Championships
Twenty-two MIAA individual student-athletes and three relay teams are seeded in the top five of their respective events heading into the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships March 12-13, hosted by Adams State College at the Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
March 10, 2010
Three Athletes Earn Regional USTFCCCA Awards
Three MIAA indoor track and field student-athletes and one coach earned Division II regional awards from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), which was announced Friday (March 5).
March 10, 2010
Ninety-Three Student-Athletes Named All-MIAA
All-MIAA honors in the sport of indoor track and field are awarded to those student-athletes who finish in the top three in individual or relay events at the conference championship meet.
February 28, 2010
Central Men, Omaha Women Claim Indoor Titles
Central Missouri finished with 137 points to win the men’s championship and Nebraska-Omaha totaled 127 to earn the women’s title Sunday at the 2010 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Missouri Southern at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin, Mo.
February 23, 2010
Mieseler Set for MIAA Indoor Championships
During her days at Carl Junction High School, Emilie Mieseler wanted to play basketball in college. It was her favorite sport. Although Mieseler competed in track and field and even made it to the Missouri 3 state meet her senior year in the shot put, she figured her future lied in a leather round ball, not a steel ball.
February 23, 2010
Lettow, Domike Selected as Athletes of the Week
Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri) and Nkeiruka Domike (Nebraska-Omaha) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 15-21 as selected by a conference SID panel. Domike wins the field award for the third week in a row and third time overall this season, while Lettow earns the track honor for the second time in 2010.
February 15, 2010
Omaha Sweeps Women's T&F Awards Again
Anja Puc and Nkeiruka Domike of Nebraska-Omaha have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 8-14 as selected by a conference SID panel. It is the second consecutive week that Puc and Domike have swept the awards for UNO. Puc now has three honors in 2010, while Domike has two.
February 10, 2010
MIAA Indoor Championships Underway
The 2010 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Missouri Southern, have begun at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin, Mo.
February 9, 2010
UNO Sweeps Women’s Track & Field Awards
Nebraska-Omaha teammates Anja Puc and Nkeiruka Domike have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 1-7 as selected by a conference SID panel. Puc is a second-time honoree in 2010, and Domike is a first-time winner this season.
February 1, 2010
Central Missouri Duo Named Athletes of the Week
Lindsay Lettow and Kayla Muyskens of Central Missouri have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 25-31 as selected by a conference SID panel. Lettow and Muyskens are both honored for the first time this season.
January 26, 2010
Blair, Biermann Win Weekly Women's T&F Awards
Jenny Blair (Southwest Baptist) and Katrina Biermann (Truman) have been named MIAA Women's Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 18-24 as selected by a conference SID panel. Biermann wins the award for the second week in a row (second overall in 2010), and Blair is a first-time honoree this season.
January 18, 2010
Three Earn Weekly Women's Track & Field Honors
Anja Puc (Nebraska-Omaha), Kimi Shank (Missouri Southern) and Katrina Biermann (Truman) have been named MIAA Women’s Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week for indoor action from the beginning of the season through Jan. 17 as selected by a conference SID panel. Puc, Shank and Biermann are the first honorees of the 2010 indoor season.
January 15, 2010
Pitt State's Lee to Receive Award Friday in Atlanta
Former Pittsburg State University cross country/track & field star Venessa Lee will be honored Friday at the NCAA Honors and Delegates Celebration in Atlanta, Ga., as a 2010 recipient of the NCAA Top VIII Award. It was announced Dec. 17 that Lee would be recognized.
August 20, 2009
PSU's Lee NCAA Woman of the Year Semifinalist
Pittsburg State’s Venessa Lee has been selected as one of 30 semifinalists for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award that will be presented in October, the NCAA announced Thursday.
