June
1, 2004
Pomona,
Calif.
— Hillsdale College women’s
track senior Tauna Blacquiere (Byron Center,
Mich.) earned All-America honors at the
2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field
Championships, held at Cal Poly Pomona on May
27-29. Blacquiere earned All-America honors after
placing sixth overall in the heptathlon with 4,716
points (top eight earn All-America honors). After
placing 13th on day one, Blacquiere vaulted into
sixth place on day two after earning personal
best times in the 200m and 800m (she won the 800m
event).
Blacquiere
is the third Hillsdale women’s track athlete to
earn All-America honors this year (Stephanie Carroll,
DiOnna Williams at the NCAA Indoor Championships).
In
addition, junior Candice Mulder (Kentwood,
Mich.) and sophomore DiOnna Williams
(Ft. Riley, Kansas) also competed at
the championships. Mulder finished with a time
of 57.22 in the 400m, while Williams broke the
Hillsdale school record in the 200m with a time
of 24.54. Both did not advance to the finals.
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