Coe Men's Track

Kohawks win 7 titles at Cornell track

MOUNT VERNON - Members of the Coe College track program won seven events Saturday at the Cornell Invitational at the Small Multi-Sport Center in Mount Vernon.

The Coe men captured five titles and finished a tight second in the team standings behind Central College. The Kohawks got victories from Nathan Suell in the 200 (23.55), Erik Franklin in the 400 (51.34), Beau Freeborn in the 800 (2:01.15), Chris Hawkins in the 60 hurdles (8.65) and Hawkins in the triple jump (12.71 meters).

The Coe women won two events and finished fifth in the standings. The Kohawks got victories from Laura Bybee in the pole vault (3.2 meters) and Melissa Alger in the shot put (11.06 meters).

The Coe men got second-place showings from Dray Schreiber in the 800 and the 4x400 relay. The Kohawks got third-place finishes from Robbie Peters in the weight throw, Ben Nelson in the 800 and Gordan Rey in the pole vault.

The Coe women received second-place showings from Lucy Conroy in the 3000, Sammie Osterberger in the 60 hurdles and Christina Brown in the pole vault.

Men's Standings

1. Central 108, 2. Coe 101, 3. Simpson 64, 4. Cornell 59, 5. Southwestern CC 54, 6. Clarke 37.

Women's Standings

1. Cornell 110, 2. Central 87, 3. Clarke 79, 4. Simpson 64, 5. Coe 62, 6. Southwestern CC 34.

Mount Mercy women win 4x800 relay

DUBUQUE - The Mount Mercy women's track team captured the 4x800 relay at the Sol Butler Classic Saturday in Dubuque.

Melissa Armendariz, Jazmine Reynolds, Allison Scott and Kathryn Vander Poel won the race in 10 minutes, 5.23 seconds.

The Mount Mercy women got second-place showings from Bri'anna Branch in the 55 meter dash and the 4x200 relay.

Laura Bybee of Coe placed third in the pole vault.

Chris Hawkins of Coe finished second in the men's long jump and placed third in the 55 hurdles. Beau Freeborn finished second in the 600 for the  Kohawks and Ben Nelson was third in the 600.

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Mourer resigns as Coe running coach

Coe College cross country coach Ben Mourer has resigned to become the new head coach at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.

Mourer is a 2007 graduate of Allegheny, where he was a member of four North Coast Athletic Conference championship teams and was the NCAC runner-up in 2007. He also helped the Gators to four straight NCAC Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

"I've been blessed by my time at Coe College," Mourer said. "As grateful as I am for those experiences, I can't think of a better place to continue coaching than Allegheny. It is a bit of a homecoming, but I'm already more excited about the future of these teams."

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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.