Lady Cardinal Track & Field
2002 Season Results & Highlights

NE Girls State Track & Field Results for 2002

• Amber Ross, 6^th in the State in the Long Jump

• 4 x 100 Meter Relay:  12^th in the State

Amber Ross jumped 17 feet to finish 6^th in the State in Class A at the State Track Meet at Omaha’s Burke Stadium.  This weekend completes a great year which has seen her break both the indoor and outdoor school records.

At the same meet, the 4 x 100 meter relay  team of Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, and Sara Gotch ran 51.42 seconds and finished 12^th in the state.  The time ranks as the 4^th fastest in school history and shows tremendous promise for the future as the team is composed of three freshman and a sophomore. Congratulations to all of these girls.

South Sioux City Girls 7^th at Districts

The South Sioux City Girls Track and Field team finished 7^th in a brutal 8 team district at Omaha Burke Stadium, Thursday, 5/09/02.  The field included defending State Champs Lincoln Southeast and defending Metro Champ Omaha Burke. 
Qualifying anyone for the State Track and Field Meet out of this district was a challenge—we were hoping to get our 4 x 100, 4 x 400, and 4 x 800 meter relays to State.  It didn’t work out that way, as we managed to qualify our 4 x 100 meter relay, but just missed on the others.  All the same, our performances were very good (many would have qualified for state out of other districts) and the coaches were thrilled with the girls’ performances.  What follows is our state qualifiers (places 1 –4) as well as all of our placers in the Girls A-2 District Track Meet.

4^th Place:

• Long Jump:    17’ 1 1/2 inches    Amber Ross
• 4 x 100 Meter Relay:    51.70      Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch

5^th Place:

• 4 x 800 Meter Relay:   10:21.85    Alyssa Paulsen, Andrea Schoepf, Bridgette Schram, Ashley Yacevich
• 4 x 400 Meter Relay:     4:14.59    Amber Ross, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Sara Gotch
• 200 M Dash:     26.71   Sara Gotch

 6^th Place:    100 Meter Hurdles:   17.01    Elisha Doyle               

 7^th Place:  100 Meter Hurdles:   17.04    Molly Hines

South Sioux City Girls 4^th in Conference Meet

    The South Sioux City Girls Track and Field Team competed Thursday, 5/2/02 in the River Cities Conference Track Meet.  The girls finished a competitive 4^th place, scoring 84 points.  They were 1 point out of 3^rd place, and only 11 points out of 2^nd place.  The girls competed very well—many achieving personal bests or seasons bests.  The JV team finished in 3^rd place, scoring 74 points.  The following are the results from the River Cities Conference Track and Field Meet. 

Varsity Division of the RCC Track & Field Meet:

1^st Places:

• Long Jump :    16’ 2 1/2 “   Amber Ross
• 300 Hurdles:        49.5     Elisha Doyle

2^nd  Place:

• 800 m Run :        2:31.1    Alyssa Paulsen
• 200 m Dash:         27.7     Sara Gotch
• 4 x 100m Relay:    51.8    Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch
• 4 x 800 m Relay:  10:20.72    Bridgette Schram, Andrea Schoepf, Ashley Yacevich, Lacey Muirhead
• 4 x 400 m Relay:    4:20.1      Amber Ross, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Sara Gotch

4^th Place:

• 100 m Dash:   13.08          Sara Gotch
• Long Jump:    15’ 2  1/2”   Brittni Likes
• Triple Jump:     31’ 7”          Molly Hines
• 800 m Run:    2:34.38         Ashley Yacevich

5^th Place:

• 100 m Hurdles:   17.38    Elisha Doyle
• High Jump:    4’ 8”   Molly Hines

6^th Place:

• 800 m Run:     2:36.5    Bridgette Schram
• 400 m Dash:      64.5    Amber Ross
• 1600 m Run:  6:05.51  Lacey Muirhead
• 100 m Hurdles:  17.41  Molly Hines

Junior Varsity Division of the RCC Track & Field Meet:

1^st Place:

• Discus:       96’ 1”     Heather Yacevich
• 100m Hurdles:   20.17 Lynnsie Jammal

2^nd Place:

• 100 m Dash:         15.05      Courtney Buckley
• 100 m Hurdles:     20.96      Courtney Buckley
• 4 x 100 m Relay:  1:01.30    Rochelle Cantrell, Kayla Diediker, Lynnsie Jammal, Courtney Buckley
• High Jump:      4 ‘ 0”    Courtney Buckley

3^rd Place:

• 400 m Dash:      1:14.6     Amanda McCaffrey
• 300 m Hurdles:  1:08.20    Lynnsie Jammal
• Shot Put:     25’ 2”     Heather Yacevich

5^th Place:    Discus:    71’ 10”   Brittany Kooyman

6^th Place:    Shot Put:    24’ 0”   Brittany Kooyman

South Sioux City Girls in the Sioux City Relays

The South Sioux City Girls Track and Field Team competed in the prestigious Sioux City Relays on  Saturday, 4/20/02.  The Relays involve 40 schools and are one of our most competitive of the year.  The girls came away with some impressive performances in many different events.  Two highlights for the Lady Cardinal Tracksters include Amber Ross’s school record performance in the Long Jump (17' 4"), and the 4x100 meter relay team’s 1^st place finish in a very competitive field.  The 4x100 team included Amber Ross, Elisha Doyle, Brittni Likes, and Sara Gotch.  Sara Gotch also won the Class B 100 meters and finished 2^nd in the Elite 100, combining the top 8 participants from all four classes. The following is a summary of our efforts at the Sioux City Relays:

1^st Places:

• Long Jump – Amber Ross – 17' 4" – New School Record!
• 100 meters – Sara Gotch --    12.96   (2^nd in Elite Field.)
• 4 x 100 meter Relay:    Amber Ross, Elisha Doyle, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch - 53.51 seconds     

2^nd Place:    4 x 400 m Relay:  Amber Ross, Andrea Shcoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Stephanie Clausen   4:30.91

3^rd Place:    4 x 200 m Relay: Amber Ross, Elisha Doyle, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch    1:52.13

5^th Place:

• 400 m Hurdles    Elisha Doyle – 1:12.99
• 100 m Hurdles    Molly Hines  -- 16.82

6^th Place:   800 m Run   Bridgette Schram  2:46.72

10^th Place:   400 hurdles  Andrea Schoepf   1:14.3

South Sioux City Girls Track Team Competes in the SC Relay Meet

The South Sioux City Girls Track and Field team competed in the 2^nd annual SC Relay meet at Robert’s Stadium, Friday, 4/12/02.  The girls competed very well, although there were no team points kept, the Lady Cardinal Tracksters came away with many high places.  Highlighting South Sioux’s performance was Amber Ross’s victory in the Long Jump and the 4 x 200 meter relay’s 2^nd place finish.  Their time was the 4^th fastest in South Sioux history.  A detail of all South Sioux places is as follows:

1^st Place:   Amber Ross – Long Jump, 16' 2 1/2"

2^nd Place:

• 4 x 200 m Relay – 1:51.97      Amber Ross (Soph), Elisha Doyle (Jr.), Brittni Likes (Fr.), Sara Gotch (Fr.)
• 4 x 800 m Relay—10:42.75    Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Ashley Yacevich, Bridgette Schram
• 4 x 400 m Relay – 4:19.72      Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Andrea Schoepf, Sara Gotch                           

3^rd Place:    4 x 100 m Relay – 52. 60   Amber Ross, Brittni Likes, Alyssa Paulsen, Sara Gotch

4^th Place:    Sprint Medley Relay—2:12.0   Courtney Buckley, Amanda McCaffrey, Rochelle Cantrell, Bridgette Schram

SSC Girls Track & Field Results in SSC Cardinal Invite

The South Sioux City Girls Track and Field Team competed in the Cardinal Invite, at the Cardinal Athletic Complex Friday evening, 4/26/02.  The girls competed hard and finished 4^th in a competitive 7 team field, scoring 89 points.  The results of the meet are as follows:

1^st Place: Long Jump:  16’ 4”           Amber Ross

2^nd Place:

• 100 m hurdles:  17.12      Molly Hines
• 4 x 100 Relay:   54.26      Elisha Doyle, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch
• 4 x 800 Relay:  10:42.0    Bridgette Schram, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Ashley Yacevich

3^rd Place:

• 100 m dash:     13.0    Sara Gotch
• 200 m dash:     26.95 Sara Gotch
• 100 m hurdles:  17.14   Elisha Doyle
• 300 m hurdles:  50.93   Elisha Doyle
• 400 m dash:      66.43   Amber Ross
• 800 m run:         2:38.27  Ashley Yacevich
• High Jump:         4’ 8”  Molly Hines 
• 4 x 400 m relay:  4:35.08      Elisha Doyle, Brittni Likes, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen

5^th Place:

• 400 m dash:     68.53        Lacey Muirhead
• 3200 m run:      15.45.10   Kayla Diediker
• 300 m hurdles:      54.18  Andrea Schoepf

 6^th Place:    3200 m run:   17:03.10    Kate Sedivy

SSC Girls Track in Newcastle Invite

On Thursday, April 4th, the South Sioux City Girls Track and Field Team competed in the Newcastle Invite at the South Sioux City Athletic Complex.

The girls finished 4^th, totaling 69 points in an excellent effort for the first outdoor meet of the season.

The Lady Cardinal Tracksters missed out on their first outdoor meet of the season when the LeMars meet was rescheduled Tuesday, due to inclement weather.  That being the case, more athletes than usual were involved in this meet, although, no athletes were involved in more than two or three events.

The Girls Track and Field team will take the weekend off, then be back in action Tuesday night, also in South Sioux City, when we host the Girls City Meet.   Results of Thursday’s meet are as follows:

1^st Place:

800 Meters:   Alyssa Paulsen—2:43.3
            4 x 100 meter relay:  Molly Hines, Rochelle Cantrell, Brittni Likes, Elisha Doyle – 55.69.

2^nd Place:      Long Jump:  Amber Ross – 15'  8"

3^rd Place:

                Distance Medley Relay:  Brittni Likes, Molly Hines, Lacey Muirhead, Bridgette Schram—4:57.49
                300 Hurdles:  Elisha Doyle – 53.37
                800 meters:  Bridgette Schram—2:48.3
                4 x 400 meter Relay:  Andrea Schoepf, Steph Clausen, Brittni Likes, Elisha Doyle – 4:41.20
                High Jump:  Molly Hines – 4' 10"

4^th Place:

            Long Jump:   Brittni Likes – 14'  10"
300 Hurdles:  Andrea Schoepf – 55.12
800 Meters:  Jenni Flynn – 2:49.0

5^th Place:         Discus:  Nicole Johnson –90' 11 1/2"

6^th Place:        400 Meters:  Steph Clausen- 70.8

2002 Girls City Track & Field Meet 

The South Sioux City Girls finished 5th in the City Meet, compiling 49 points, Tuesday Night (4 / 9) at the Cardinal Athletic Complex.  Although we did not achieve our points goal of 80 points, there were many fine efforts of which to be proud.  Below is a summary of the South Sioux City places in the City Meet

2nds:

• Sara Gotch-- 200 meters -- 26.8
• Elisha Doyle - 300 hurdles -- 51.0
• Amber Ross -- LJ -- 16' 5"
• Distance Medley Team -- 4:45.2;  Molly Hines- Brittni Likes- Andrea Schoepf- Alyssa Paulsen
• 4 x 400 meter Relay-- 4:36.8;  Amber Ross- Steph Clausen- Andrea Schoepf- Ashley Yacevich

3rd Places:

• Sara Gotch -- 100 meter dash-- 13.55
• Andrea Schoepf-- 300 hurdles - 52.9
• 4 x 800 Team:  10:58.69;   Bridgette Schram- Lacey Muirhead- Alyssa Paulsen- Ashley Yacevich

4th Places:

• 4 x 100 meter Relay Team:  53.1 seconds;  Amber Ross- Elisha Doyle- Brittni Likes- Sara Gotch
• 4 x 200 meter Relay Team:  1:57.1 seconds;  Molly Hines - Brittni Likes-  Elisha Doyle- Amber Ross
• High Jump -- 4 ' 10"   --  Molly Hines

5th Places:

• Ashley Yacevich -- 800 :  2:42.8
• Sprint Medley Relay -- 2:19.3;  Amanda McCaffrey - Lynnsie Jammal - Rochelle Cantrell – Jenni Flynn

South Sioux Girls Track and Field Team in Crusader Relays

The South Sioux Girls Track and Field Team competed in the Crusader Relays at Heelan’s Memorial Stadium Tuesday evening, 4/23/02. 

The Girls competed well, totaling 66 points, to finish 4^th.  Following is a summary of our results: 

1^st Place:

• 200:    Sara Gotch – 26.25 sec.
• 4 x 400 Relay:  4:16.64 - Amber Ross, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Sara Gotch

2^nd Place:

• 4 x 100 Relay:  51.7       Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch

• 4 x 800 Relay:  10:25.12   Bridgette Schram, Andrea Schoepf, Alyssa Paulsen, Ashley Yacevich

• Long Jump:      16' 9 1/4”      Amber Ross

• 400 Meters:       64.67           Amber Ross

• 400 m Hurdles:     72.21        Elisha Doyle

3^rd Place:

• Distance Med. Relay:    4:44.56           Brittni Likes, Molly Hines, Steph Clausen, Lacey Muirhead
• 400 Hurdles:    74.03     Andrea Schoepf

4^th Place:   800 Meters:    2:37.46   Ashley Yacevich

5^th Place:   4 x 200 Meter Relay:    1:58.03     Rochelle Cantrell, Elisha Doyle, Amanda Stieneke, Brittni Likes

SSC Girls Track & Field Team WINS Heelan 9th/10th Grade Meet

The SSC Girls Track and Field team competed Monday, 4/29/02, in the Heelan 9/10 meet.  The Cardinal Freshman and Sophomores used balance throughout the lineup to win the meet in impressive fashion, scoring 89 points.  Norfolk was 2^nd with 69 points.   What follows are the SSC placers:

1^st  Place:

• Distance Medley Relay:   4:53.98    Brittni Likes, Molly Hines, Steph Clausen, Lacey Muirhead
• 4 x 100 m Relay:     52.25     Amber Ross, Alyssa Paulsen, Brittni Likes, Sara Gotch
• 4 x 400 m Relay:  4:21.78     Amber Ross, Steph Clausen, Alyssa Paulsen, Sara Gotch
• 100 m Hurdles:        16.8      Molly Hines

• 400 m Dash:            64.3       Amber Ross

• 800 m Dash:         2:36.27    Alyssa Paulsen

• 3000 m Run:       14:00.0       Kate Sedivy

• Long Jump:      17' 2.5"        Amber Ross

2^nd Place:    100 m Dash:     12.8   Sara Gotch

3^rd Place:

• 200 m Dash:    28.7        Brittni Likes
• High Jump:       4' 10"      Molly Hines

4^th Place:    Long Jump:   15' 4"    Alyssa Paulsen

5^th Place:    800 m Dash:  2:46.5    Lacey Muirhead