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Laidley Picks Up Two Wins at Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – Kathie-Lee Laidley earned two event wins for the Omaha track & field team at the Nebraska Invitational on Saturday at Ed Weir Stadium.

Laidley won the high jump with a season-best leap of 5-08 ¾. She also set a season best in the long jump when she won the event with a mark of 19-11 ½.

Denneil Shaw was sixth in the long jump at 18-04 ¼ while Nicole Liske was one place behind with a personal best mark of 18-02 ¼.

Shaw also set a personal best in the 100 meters, running a time of 13.05.

In the triple jump, Liske set a personal best with a mark of 34-10 ¼, good for fourth place.

From the throwing circle, Liz Thompson set a new personal best in the hammer throw with a toss of 130-04, almost three feet farther than her previous best.

In the 200 meters, Sami Spenner finished second with a time of 23.95, just .41 off her school record time. Liske posted a career best with a time of 25.99, good for sixth place.

Katarina Zarudnaya finished second in the 800 meters with a season best time of 2:13.24. Alyssa Thavenet was fifth with a personal best time of 2:16.72 while Lauren Psota was seventh with a season-best time of 2:17.71.

In the 1,500 meters, Ashley Kildow finished fourth in a time of 4:42.37, just two seconds off her personal best set earlier this season.

The Mavericks will finish the season next week at the Summit League Championships on May 15-17 in Fargo, N.D.
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Players Mentioned

Ashley Kildow

Ashley Kildow

ATH
5' 6"
Sophomore
Katarina Zarudnaya

Katarina Zarudnaya

ATH
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kathie-Lee Laidley

Kathie-Lee Laidley

Jumps
5' 9"
Junior
Lauren Psota

Lauren Psota

Sprints
5' 9"
Sophomore
Denneil Shaw

Denneil Shaw

Jumps
5' 7"
Junior
Sami Spenner

Sami Spenner

Jumps/Multi-Even
5' 6"
Junior
Liz Thompson

Liz Thompson

Throws
5' 11"
Junior
Nicole Liske

Nicole Liske

Sprints/Jumps
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Kildow

Ashley Kildow

5' 6"
Sophomore
ATH
Katarina Zarudnaya

Katarina Zarudnaya

5' 7"
Sophomore
ATH
Kathie-Lee Laidley

Kathie-Lee Laidley

5' 9"
Junior
Jumps
Lauren Psota

Lauren Psota

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprints
Denneil Shaw

Denneil Shaw

5' 7"
Junior
Jumps
Sami Spenner

Sami Spenner

5' 6"
Junior
Jumps/Multi-Even
Liz Thompson

Liz Thompson

5' 11"
Junior
Throws
Nicole Liske

Nicole Liske

5' 10"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps