Women's
Weight Throw
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Carol Comp
St. Thomas
St. Thomas senior Carol Comp became the first Indoor National Champion of 2008 when she won the women’s 20-pound weight throw at the NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships at the ONU Sportscenter on Friday.

Her winning throw of 56-10.25 was set in the prelims. Comp entered the day with the 10th best qualifying distance and topped her season-best throw by over two and a half feet.

“It felt amazing to win the National Championship. I came in ranked 10th and I’ve been working on this for four years now so it feels good to finish on top. I prepared the same way I have been in practice. I took it really calmly and went in thinking just ‘just do the best I can do and I will do well.” --
Carol Comp, St. Thomas
Following Comp were Fredonia SUNY junior Julia Hopson, who placed second with a throw of 56-3.75. The third-place finisher was Liz Early of Allegheny with a throw of 55-9. Early, a senior, is the only repeat All-American in the field as she placed fifth last year.

Loras senior Ellen Thys placed fourth in the event (55-1.5), while Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior Rebecca Masephol placed fifth (55-0). Coe senior Holly Rader took sixth place (54-0.5).

Wartburg senior Jessica Bates placed seventh (53-11.25) and Bates sophomore Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan placed eighth (53-11) to round out the field of All-Americans.
Final Results 
Weight Throw
Round 1, Flight 1
    1 Rebecca Masephol, Sr, Wisconsin Oshkosh            55-0 (16.76m)q
    2 VantielElizabeth Duncan, So, Bates College        53-11 (16.43m)q
    3 Ellen Thys, Sr, Loras College                  53-5 3/4 (16.30m)q
    4 Liz Ulferts, So, Loras College                 52-8 3/4 (16.07m)q
    5 Shara Guidry, Sr, Univ of St. Thomas           52-4 3/4 (15.97m) 
    6 Ellie Sitek, So, Wisconsin Oshkosh             52-4 1/2 (15.96m) 
Round 1, Flight 2
    1 Carol Comp, Sr, Univ of St. Thomas            56-10 1/4 (17.33m)q
    2 Julia Hopson, Jr, Fredonia S U N Y             56-3 3/4 (17.16m)q
    3 Liz Earley, Sr, Allegheny College                  55-9 (16.99m)q
    4 Holly Rader, Sr, Coe College                   54-0 1/2 (16.47m)q
    5 Jessica Bates, Sr, Wartburg College            53-7 1/2 (16.34m)q
    6 Amy Morse, Jr, Wisconsin Eau Claire            52-4 3/4 (15.97m) 
    7 Alyssa Catalano, Jr, Franklin @ Marshall           51-0 (15.54m) 
Final
    1 Carol Comp, Sr, Univ of St. Thomas            56-10 1/4 (17.33m) 
                       (16.11, 17.33, F, 16.11, 15.88, 16.85)
    2 Julia Hopson, Jr, Fredonia S U N Y             56-3 3/4 (17.16m) 
                               (17.05, 17.16, F, F, 16.34, F)
    3 Liz Earley, Sr, Allegheny College                  55-9 (16.99m) 
                           (F, F, 16.99, 16.62, 16.67, 16.41)
    4 Ellen Thys, Sr, Loras College                  55-1 1/2 (16.80m) 
                   (16.18, 16.30, 15.65, 16.16, 16.47, 16.80)
    5 Rebecca Masephol, Sr, Wisconsin Oshkosh            55-0 (16.76m) 
                           (16.76, F, 15.52, 16.07, 15.26, F)
    6 Holly Rader, Sr, Coe College                   54-0 1/2 (16.47m) 
                   (15.48, 16.47, 15.56, 15.86, 15.53, 15.93)
    7 Jessica Bates, Sr, Wartburg College           53-11 1/4 (16.44m) 
                                   (16.34, F, F, F, 16.44, F)
    8 VantielElizabeth Duncan, So, Bates College        53-11 (16.43m) 
                                       (16.43, F, F, F, F, F)
    9 Liz Ulferts, So, Loras College                 53-7 3/4 (16.35m) 
                                   (16.07, F, F, F, 16.35, F)
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