February 28, 2004

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . Wartburg College repeated as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (IIAC) men’s and women’s indoor track and field Championship hosted by Cornell College. The Knights scored 219 points on the women’s side to defeat second-place Loras by 79.5 points. The men scored 200.5 points, defeating Loras by 36.5 points.

Rounding out the women’s top-five were Central (105.5), Luther (89.5) and Coe (77). Rounding out the men’s top-five were Central (153), Dubuque (51) and Luther (51).

Loras senior Rachel Hutchins (Bernard, Iowa/Cascade HS) and junior Dan Winder (Waterloo, Iowa/West HS) were named the women’s and men’s Most Valuable Performers. Hutchins finished in the top-five of four events including a first-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles (8.39 seconds). She also placed third in the 400-meter dash (59.71), fourth in the long jump (17-3.25) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (26.72).

Winder won the 1500-meter (4:03.08) and 3000-meter (8:31.2) runs. He won the 3000-meters by nearly six seconds and shaved over nearly seven seconds off the Conference record set last year.

Wartburg’s Marcus Newsom was named IIAC Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year and Loras’ Desiree Orwig-Gremmel was named IIAC Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year.

In the second year of the Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship, 18 records were set including the men’s and women’s shot put, women’s pole vault, women’s weight throw, women’s triple jump, men’s and women’s high jump, men’s 5000-meter run, men’s 55-meter hurdles, men’s 55-meter dash, men’s and women’s distance medley relay, women’s 400-meter dash, women’s 600-meter dash, men’s 1000-meter run, men’s 200-meter dash, men’s 3000-meter run, and women’s 4x400 relay.

Complete Championship results are here - Men/Women.

The top-three finishers in each event and members of the top-three relay teams earn All-Conference recognition.

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