For Immediate Release
2007 Women's Outdoor Track Wrap-Up
The NWU women claimed second place as a team
at the GPAC Outdoor Championships for the sixth time in the
league’s seven-year history. Individual conference titles
went to Holly Andrews (100 hurdles), Amber Brandenburger (1,500)
and Brittany Hubbard (5,000 and 10,000). Brandenburger’s
time of 4:40.09 was a meet record and also broke Courtney
Clinard’s 2001 school record.
Andrews went on to compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor
Championships, along with Mikaela Richard (high jump) and
Lindsey Snowdon (heptathlon). Andrews was NWU’s lone
All-American for the women with an eighth-place finish in
the 100 hurdles and the Prairie Wolves tied for 67th as a
team.
During the meet, national media grew interested in Snowdon,
who was later selected and featured by CBS Sports during the
NCAA’s Spring Championships Special, which aired nationally
on July 1. Interviews with Bulling, Snowdon and her fiancé
accompanied some photos from her tour of duty with the National
Guard in Iraq and footage of Snowdon in action at the national
meet.
NWU’s team title at Grinnell College’s Dick Young
Classic was another season highlight for the women. Bridget
Baldwin helped propel the Prairie Wolves to victory with a
meet record performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:10.70).
Academically, Nebraska Wesleyan’s women ranked No. 16
nationally in Division III with a combined team GPA of 3.44
and received the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award. Individually,
Andrews and Hubbard were named to the Academic All-District
VII Second Team.
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