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NACC Outdoor Women's Track Title heads to AU for fourth straight season

For the fourth consecutive year, the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Trophy is headed back to the AUrora University campus. The AU women dominated throughout and finished with an impressive record setting day at the two-day NACC Championships. The Spartans led 86 to 50 after day one and blew away the competition on day two to win by 188 points with 324.5. Out of the 21 events that make up the NACC Track Championships, Spartan women won 13 of those events.

AU won four of the five major NACC Championship awards with junior Talia Sheeldo being named the NACC Athlete of the Meet, senior Emily Paull being namd NACC Track Athlete of the Meet, freshman Deterrica Simpkins was named Freshman of the Meet and Head Coach Ryan Chapman was the Women's Coach of the Year. Sheedlo, Paull and Simpkins won the awards with their performances in their events.
 
Top Aurora University Women's Performance - (* School Record) / (^ NACC Record) / (& NACC Championship Meet Record)
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100 Meter Dash - Deterrica Simpkins (1st, 12.00)*&
200 Meter Dash - Deterrica Simpkins (1st, 24.25)*^&
400 Meter Dash - Loretta Johnson (1st, 56.04)*^&
800 Meter Run - Lena Palmer (1st, 2:23.43)
1500 Meter Run - Emily Paull (1st, 4:47.77)
5000 Meter Run - Emily Paull (1st, 18:40.17)
10000 Meter Run - Anna Perkowski (2nd, 39:06.70)
100 Meter Hurdles - Talia Sheedlo (1st, 15.00)*^&
400 Meter Hurdles - Talia Sheedlo (2nd, 1:06.76)
3000 Meter Steeplechase - Brit March (1st, 11:27.51)
4x100 Meter Relay - Deterrica Simpkins, Crystal Abernathy, Lisa Rodriguez, Loretta Johnson (1st, 48.41)&
4x400 Meter Relay - Lena Palmer, Emily Paull, Rachel Burkhart, Loretta Johnson (1st, 4:03.72)
High Jump - Jenna Taylor (2nd, 1.56)
Pole Vault - Rachel Burkhart (2nd, 3.05)
Long Jump - Talia Sheedlo (1st, 5.47)*&
Triple Jump - Talia Sheedlo (1st, 10.86)*
Shot Put - Hannah Meager (3rd, 11.49)
Discus - Hannah Meager (1st, 40.39)
Hammer - Hannah Meager (7th, 36.72)
Javelin - Jenna Taylor (3rd, 29.79)
Heptathlon - Ashley Johnson (3rd, 3122 points)

The Spartan track and field team comes on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at North Central College in the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Illinois.
 
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Players Mentioned

Loretta Johnson

Loretta Johnson

Sprints
5' 6"
Junior
Lena Palmer

Lena Palmer

Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Talia Sheedlo

Talia Sheedlo

Multi
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emily Paull

Emily Paull

Distance
5' 2"
Junior
Crystal  Abernathy

Crystal Abernathy

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Rachel Burkhart

Rachel Burkhart

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson

Multi's
Sophomore
Brit March

Brit March

Distance
5' 2"
Junior
Anna Perkowski

Anna Perkowski

Distance
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Lisa Rodriguez

Lisa Rodriguez

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jenna Taylor

Jenna Taylor

High Jump
5' 8"
Junior
Hannah Meager

Hannah Meager

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Loretta Johnson

Loretta Johnson

5' 6"
Junior
Sprints
Lena Palmer

Lena Palmer

5' 4"
Sophomore
Distance
Talia Sheedlo

Talia Sheedlo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Multi
Emily Paull

Emily Paull

5' 2"
Junior
Distance
Crystal  Abernathy

Crystal Abernathy

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprints
Rachel Burkhart

Rachel Burkhart

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson

Sophomore
Multi's
Brit March

Brit March

5' 2"
Junior
Distance
Anna Perkowski

Anna Perkowski

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Distance
Lisa Rodriguez

Lisa Rodriguez

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Jenna Taylor

Jenna Taylor

5' 8"
Junior
High Jump
Hannah Meager

Hannah Meager

Freshman
Throws