Tuesday, April 3, 2012 I TechNews MELANIE KOTO sports@technewsiit.com 11 Track 8 Field competes in first outdoor meet of the season By Erin Vincent STAFF WRITER The cold, dreary weather made it tough for the field events and sprinters to compete at their top level at the Ted Hay- don Invitational, hosted by the University of Chicago. The event last Friday was the first of the Outdoor Track and Field season at which both men‘s and women’s teams com- peted well and achieved personal records. Despite the weather, freshman Whit- ney Theisen took 3rd in the High Jump with a height of 1.53 meters, close to her best. Senior Emily Kraemer and junior Alex Songer threw the Javelin for the first time, recording distanc- es of 21.80m and 18.45m respectively, excellent marks to start from. Kraemer also plans on competing in the heptathlon later in the sea- son, so she also ran the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes (15.31 seconds, 30.79, and 69.07). Junior Veronica Hannink competed in the 100m Dash as well, with a time of 14.15s, and the 400m Hurdles with a personal record of 1:11.02s, landing her in 3rd place. Senior Jacqui Roche ran the 200m Dash for the first time (32.21s), along with Songer in 31.88s, a personal record. On the men’s side, freshman Tyler Haag ran a strong 100m Dash in 11.96 seconds, and a personal best 200m Dash in 24.48 seconds. In the 1500 Meter Race, sophomore Phil Cano led then men in a time of 4: 12.44, fol- lowed by junior Ethan Montague (4:14.49), and freshmen Colin McQuone (4:37.53) and Kraig van Wieringen (4:49.40). Montague, McQuone and van Wieringen also ran the 800m Race, in 2:03.04, 2:10.21, and 2:12.16 respectively, with McQuone recording a new personal record. The 3 Kilometer Race had six men and women from IIT competing well. Fresh- man Courtney Rouse led the Lady Hawks, finishing in a time of 10:41.87. Not far behind were freshman Abby Jahn (10:55.16) and soph- omore Jordan Kelch in 11:10.78, setting a new personal record. The men’s side was led by ju- nior Kenny Murphy, running a new best time of 9:07.98 and setting a school record. Freshman Sam Wietlispach ran an excellent race as well, finishing with a new personal record of 9: 19.39, followed by junior Peter Lau in 10:45.51. In the final race of the day, the 5 Kilometer Race, even more records were set. Junior Kira Vincent finished 10th and ran a huge personal best time of 19:29.37, fol- lowed by seniors Maddy Jensen (20:29.34) and Erin Vincent (20:51.72). The men’s race was even more exciting, with senior Phil Theisen and junior Zach Gates finishing 4th and 5th overall. Theisen ran a 35 second PR of 15:54.00, while Gates finished in 15:55.79. Also competing were freshman JefiC Somerfield (18:26.00 PR), junior Felipe Prada (18:31.28 PR), and sophomore John Pasowicz (18:42.59). The next meet for the Hawks is this Friday (women) and Saturday (men), April 6 and 7, at the University of Chi- cago. The Chicagoland Outdoor Cham- pionships will host colleges and universi- ties from around the Chicagoland area. Spring classes return to Keating By Jennifer Agosto STAFF WRITER After a long break this semester, Ke- ating fitness classes have returned! Salsa and Yoga have already begun and Zumba is set to start soon. Keating stafiC encourages you to try one or more of the classes, as you are sure to have a great time with one of our experienced instructors. Classes are open to Students and Faculty/ stafiC of IIT, Vandercook and Shimer. No previous experience is necessary to participate, just come ready to have a good time and please wear loose fitting clothing or workout attire. Salsa classes will be held Mondays from 7 pm. to 8 pm. in the MTCC Ballroom. If you have seen fabulous partner dance style on televisions shows like “Dancing With The Stars” and have wanted to learn, here is your chance. This class ofifers you the opportunity to learn how to dance SALSA/MAMBO so that you can impress your friends, and includes a low-impact cardiovascular exercise routine that you can practice at home. Join us on Wednesdays, from 6:30 pm. to 7 p.m., for Vigorous Vinyasa, a form of yoga. If you need to relieve stress and relax, Yoga is the perfect way to do this and ensure overall health and physical fitness. Through medita- tion, breathing exercises, slow movements and stretching you can banish all your stress and lead a healthy life. Yoga has been used as a med- itation technique for thousands of years. As you exercise you meditate on what your body is feeling and try to be “one with the universe.” Like dancing and exercising? How about doing both at the same time? With Zumba you can do just that. Zumba aims to make exercise fun with upbeat music, a positive environment and fair- ly simple movements that beginners can pick up on right away. The steps are aimed to sculpt your body and target areas such as the gluteus, legs, arms, core, abdominals and muscles in the body and heart. Keep checking www.face- book.com/IITIntramuralsandRec for more info as classes are set to start back up soon! As fitness classes resume, so do Keating Center’s Intramurals and Rec- reation tournaments. Our next event will be the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The event will take place Thursday,April 5 and 6 starting at 7 pm. The registration deadline is Wednes- day, April 4 at 6 pm. Registration can be done online at www.illinoistechathletics.com in the Intramurals and Recreation section. This event is open to all IIT, Shimer and Vander- cook students. There will also be a Raquet- ball Tournament on Thursday, April 19 and a Dodgeball Tournament on Thursday, April 26. ffrl, Photos by jennifer Agosto Name: Brian Glennon Year: Sophomore Major:Architecture/ Architectural neering Engi- Sport: Baseball Position: Second Base Favorite thing about your sport: Web Gems Athlete Spotlight: Brian Glennon Pre-race ritual: Take some swings to get in the zone while watching the other team’s bullpen Favorite thing you’ve done on Campus since you came to IIT: Frisbee Golf Best tip for anyone who wants to be great at your sport: Watch the MLB, they’re too good! . , .