ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Annan Applebee ran a 2:16.35 in the preliminaries of the 800m at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships, Friday (Mar. 12), however it was not enough to get her into the finals.
“The race field went out fast today,” explained Western Oregon head coach Mike Johnson. “She ran a really good race through the first 600m but circumstances dictated the final 200m and she could not finish as strong as she would have liked.
“We are very proud of Annan getting to nationals and she will be ready to go come the outdoor season,” Johnson continued. “We will learn from this, and come back next year and be better.”
Applebee set the Western Oregon school record earlier in the season with a 2:11.43 at the UW Invitational, as she shot to the top of the Division II performance list.
This is the second straight season Applebee has qualified for the indoor nationals. Last season, she finished 10th.
Women 800 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
Meet: * 2:05.75 3/14/2003 Steph Kuhlman, Grand Valley
Arena: 2:00.84 2010 Anna Pierce, Nike
Name Year School Prelims
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1 428 Anja Puc JR Nebraska-Oma 2:13.50Q
2 348 Stephanie Charnigo SR Findlay 2:14.25Q
3 459 Danielle Moore SR So. Conn. St 2:13.82Q
4 309 Vanessa Roy SR Adams State 2:14.38Q
5 357 Chanelle Caldwell SO Grand Valley 2:13.94Q
6 322 Cecilie Udstuen FR Augustana (S 2:14.62Q
7 307 Sofia Monroe SR Adams State 2:14.57q
8 478 Haley Catarius SR UMass Lowell 2:14.79q
9 355 Lauren Bergstrom SR Grand Valley 2:15.15q
10 452 Amanda Radabaugh SO Shippensburg 2:15.69
11 375 Jennifer Shaffer SO Hillsdale 2:16.12
12 488 Annan Applebee JR Western Oreg 2:16.35
13 351 Lindsey Schmitmeye JR Findlay 2:16.53