(Portions of this story courtesy of Centre College & DePauw University)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - DePauw senior Courtney Lauer broke her own school record with 3,395 points in the pentathlon and earned All-America honors after placing fourth at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Capital University.
Lauer began the day with a personal best in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.20 seconds before placing fifth in the high jump at 1.58 meters (5-2 1/4) which equaled her best collegiate performance.
She then placed second in the shot put at 10.36 meters (34-0) and fourth in the long jump with another personal best of 5.23 meters (17-2). She wrapped it up with a third-place showing in the 800-meter run in yet a other top time of 2:23.69.
Emma Dewart of Ithaca won with 3,535 points, while Gustavus Adolphus' Janey Helland was second with 3,526 points and Emily Oliver of Baldwin-Wallace third with 3,411 points.
Lauer earned all-America honors at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a sixth-place showing in the heptathlon.
In other SCAC performances, Centre College junior Emily Niehaus took 10th place in the weight throw event after she had a mark of 54'2". Last year at nationals Niehaus had a mark of 50'0.75".
Holly Ozanich from Wisconsin Oshkosh won the event for the second straight year with a throw of 67'8", which was a Division III season's best mark and a Capital Center Track record. The previous Capital Center Track record of 57'7.75" was held by Stephanie Enarusai from Ohio State.
For more information on the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships, click here.
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