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Published March 22, 2008 01:00 am - Shank earns early ticket to nationals From staff reports
sports@joplinglobe.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kimi Shank, a Missouri Southern sophomore, earned a ticket to the national championships in the first outdoor track and field meet of the season on Friday. Shank ran the 5,000 meters in a school-record time of 17 minutes, 7.11 seconds at the Florida State Snowbird Invitational. Her time shattered the 10-year-old school record (17:33.68), set by Sonia Eudy Blacketer. Sophomore Victoria Kline, from Fairland, Okla., had a provisional qualifying time in the same race with a personal-best 17:42.66 clocking. “It was really perfect conditions for them (distance runners),” said Patty Vavra, Southern women’s coach. “It was probably 60 degrees and there was no wind. “For Victoria, that’s like a minute improvement over last year’s best time (in the 5K).” Senior Jessica Selby-Tallman added a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division II championships with a throw of 176 feet, 11 inches in the hammer. Selby-Tallman was second in the event, behind the 189-2 effort of Florida’s Shawneise Williams. Southern junior Jessica Self was sixth in the hammer (148-10) and seventh in the discus (135-2). The Lions’ Jill Weeks was fifth in the javelin (119-1). The Lions will wrap up competition in the Snowbird Invitational today. 
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