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April 11, 2008
View the Complete List of Outdoor Track and Field Results Saturday, April 12th, 2008Top Marks Recorded at John Jacobs Invitational Results April Steiner, competing unattached, recorded the top pole vault mark in the world so far this year, clearing a height of 15 feet and 5.25 inches (4.63 meters). Aside from Steiner's accomplishments, three other John Jacobs Invitational meet records fell Saturday. OU alum Danny McFarlane, competing unattached, recorded a meet record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.26 while Merritt Dietz of Oklahoma State set a meet record in the women's discus with a throw of 178-10 (54.52). Mike Robertson, competing unattached, set a meet record in the men's discus with a throw of 212-2 (64.66). OU's Latoya Greaves claimed the women's 100-meter hurdles title, running what would have been a John Jacobs Invitational meet record had the wind cooperated with the Jamaican sophomore. A wind reading of 4.3 meters-per-second negated the meet record and failed to let Greaves improve on her NCAA Regional qualifying time of 13.19 as only times with wind readings below 4.0 meters-per-second qualify. Classmate Latoya Heath finished fifth recording an NCAA Regional qualifying time of 13.74 with a wind reading of 1.9 meters-per-second. It was one of two regional qualifying marks for Heath, who finished sixth in the women's long jump with a mark of 19-9.00 (6.02). In the men's 110-meter hurdles, Sheldon Leith posted a regional qualifying mark in his first action of the year in the event, running a time of 14.08 en route to a second-place finish. Leslie Cole posted an NCAA Regional qualifying time in the 400-meter dash. The highest-finishing collegiate athlete, Cole took second behind Jessica Cousins, competing unattached, with a time of 54.26. Chip Heuser also recorded a regional qualifying mark with a second-place finish in the pole vault. Heuser cleared a height of 16-6.75 (5.05). Heuser was one of two OU men to record regional qualifying marks in field events as Paul Gill did so in the high jump (6-10.75/2.10) with a second-place finish in the event. Marcus Pugh and Zach Dawson both posted regional qualifying marks in the men's 200-meter dash with times of 20.82 and 21.32, respectively, to finish second and seventh. Tijahnni Newton recorded a regional mark of 23.90 with a fourth-place finish in the women's event. Dawson also took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.37. Lukas Hulett of Nebraska finished first with a time of 46.78. Mitch Henry finished second in the men's javelin with a throw of 187-2 (57.04). Austin Braman of Nebraska took first with a toss of 206-1 (62.82). Oklahoma's Amanda Mayfield, competing unattached, took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.44. Katherine Johnson recorded a jump of 5-7.00 (1.70) in the high jump en route to a third-place finish. LSU TRACK TEAMS ADD 14 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS AT TIGER INVITATIONAL BATON ROUGE - Senior Kelly Baptiste and junior Nickiesha Wilson each clocked NCAA leading times in their respective events to lead 14 new regional qualifiers for the LSU track and field teams during Saturday's action at the Tiger Invitational. The Tigers and Lady Tigers have now combined for 49 individual qualifying marks and four qualified relay teams to the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships to be held May 30-31. "This was really the first time this season where we've been able to focus all of our attention on regional qualifying performances," said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver. "This was a chance for our athletes to really step up their performances, and I'm happy with their effort today." Baptiste lined up in the 200 meters for the first time this season and crossed the finish line with the fastest time in the NCAA and second fastest time in the world at 22.96 seconds. Baptiste is poised for a breakout year as she also boasts the world's fastest time in the 100 meters at 11.06. Wilson followed minutes later with her season debut in the 400-meter hurdles and blew away the competition with an opening time of 55.83, which was more than six seconds faster than her nearest competitor. Wilson also improved by more than one second from her opening time a year ago when she clocked a 56.99 in her first race at the LSU Tiger Classic in 2007. "The wind we had on the backstretch made it really difficult to run the oval today, but I thought Nickiesha ran about as good a 400 hurdle race as she could have for the first time," Shaver said. "She's much further along at this stage of the game than she was at this time last year. I was very impressed with the way she ran that race when there really wasn't any competition." Like Baptiste, senior Richard Thompson and sophomore Samantha Henry were also impressive in their first 200-meter races of the outdoor season. Henry finished runner-up to Baptiste in the first heat of the women's competition as she equaled the No. 2 time in the NCAA with an impressive opening time of 23.14. Thompson followed in the first heat of the men's 200 with the nation's third-fastest time at a windy 20.74. Two other Lady Tigers punched their ticket to the regional meet in the 200 meters for the first time this season as senior Juanita Broaddus finished the race in 23.41 and junior Monique Cabral clocked a new overall personal best of 23.54. In addition to the Lady Tigers' performance in the 200, Shaver said it was also important for the team's 800-meter runners to break the qualifying standard this weekend. They did just that as junior Kayann Thompson won the event with a time of 2 minutes, 6.11 seconds, while freshman Brittany Hall crossed the finish line with a new overall personal record of 2:06.79. "We really wanted our women in the 200 and the 800 to get something done at this meet," Shaver said. "I thought Kelly and Samantha did an outstanding job of running the 200, and Brittany stepped up with a big personal best in the 800. You can't ask for much more than that. "We already know what Richard can do in the 100, but he is someone who is really going to help us out if he can run the 200 with some consistency. He's sprinting with a lot of confidence right now, and he's really learning how to run that race with better results." In addition, seven other LSU athletes posted their first regional qualifying marks of the season, including Will Coppage (100 meters, 10.53w), Mark DeBlanc (javelin, 212-5), Josh Dominguez (pole vault, 16-10 ¾), Armanti Hayes (400 meters, 46.72), John Kosgei (1,500 meters, 3:42.98), Melissa Ogbourne (triple jump, 40-6) and LaTavia Thomas (400 meters, 53.17). The squads got off to a fast start with the meet's first event as junior Rabun Fox and sophomore Kim Williams each set new personal bests and improved regional marks in the hammer throw. Fox improved his previous best of 212 feet, 6 inches by more than three feet with a throw 215-11 on his sixth and final throw of the competition to finish in third pace behind Auburn All-Americans Cory Martin (239-9) and Jake Dunkleberger (225-5). His effort also ranks No. 7 in the NCAA of all marks entering this weekend's action. Williams set a new personal record of her own with a mark of 184-5 to take third place in the women's competition, improving from her previous best of 183-0 set in LSU's outdoor opener at the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Ariz., back on March 21. Junior Chad Radgowski continued LSU's momentum in the throws as he wrapped up the meet with a 10-foot improvement on his seasonal best in the javelin competition. The native of Liberty, Pa., won the event title with the sixth best throw in the country this season at 237-2. Other LSU athletes who improved their already established regional qualifying marks at the Tiger Invitational include senior Ryan Fontenot (110 hurdles, 13.51w), senior Brooklynn Morris (400 meters, 53.19), freshman Tenaya Jones (100 hurdles, 13.58w), freshman Zedric Thomas (triple jump, 50-2) and freshman Kenyanna Wilson (100 meters, 11.42). "I feel like we got a lot of things done at this meet, particularly in the throws," Shaver said. "That group just keeps getting better with each meet. They're beginning to show a lot more consistency, especially Rabun. It seems like he's setting a new personal best in the hammer every week." Two LSU pole vaulters also enjoyed new personal best performances during Saturday's action as junior Mallory Thompson cleared 12-1 ½ for a new overall PR in the event, while freshman Kyle Rose broke the 16-foot barrier for the first time in his career with a clearance of 16-0 ¾. The squads return to action next weekend as the play host to the LSU Alumni Gold on April 19 before making their annual trip to Philadelphia to compete in their regular season finale at the 114th Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field. The championship season kicks off May 15-18 at the 2008 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Auburn, Ala. LSU's Qualifiers for the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (as of April 12, 2008) Men Women Bruin Jumpers Lead The Way For Women's Team At RJ/JJK Invite LOS ANGELES - The Bruin women's track and field team should get some national notice after some very strong performances at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational on Saturday as several athletes posted top national marks. The jumpers led the way as Tori Anthony, Rhonda Watkins and Renee Williams posted wins in their respective events with some very impressive marks. Anthony posted the No. 1 mark in the NCAA this season with her clearance of 13-9.75 in the invite pole vault. She was the top collegiate finisher and third overall for the competition. Junior Katy Viuf finished fourth with her lifetime-best and improved regional qualifying jump of 13-1.75, while senior Ingrid Kantola was sixth with a clearance of 12-8. Sophomore Tori Pena posted a season-best and regional qualifying mark of 12-8 to tie for seventh overall. Former Bruin Chelsea Johnson won the event with a U.S. leading clearance of 14-9. Rhonda Watkins, the reigning NCAA outdoor long jump champion, posted a wind-legal NCAA leading jump of 21-3.50 to win the invite section. Senior Renee Williams started off her big day with a second-place showing in the long jump. Her season-best mark of 20-7.75 ranks amongst the top-15 in the nation this season. Williams had a huge day in the triple jump as she posted a monster lifetime-best jump of 44-3.25 to win the event. Her previous best was (42-10.75) and moved her to No. 2 in the U.S. this season and third all-time at UCLA. Senior Nicole Duhart who was competing in her first meet this season, achieved the regional mark in the triple jump with her third-place finish in that event (41-2.50). Sophomore Danielle Watson also had a big day as she posted a lifetime-best in the long jump with her fourth-place mark of 20-3.50. That mark will move her into the top-15 in the country as well. The sprinters also had some fine performances on Saturday as the 4x400m relay team of Chanelle Curry, Krystin Lacy, Ashlea McLaughlin and Nicole Leach placed third with a top-15 national time of 3:36.31. That time was also a season-best and improved regional qualifier for the Bruins. The 4x100m relay team of Leach, Lacy, Lindsay Rowe and Jolanda Diego placed third with a season-best and regional qualifying run of 45.53. Diego picked up two regional qualifiers on Saturday with her seventh-place run in the 100m (11.69) and 200m (23.69). Lacy also picked up a regional qualifier as she equaled her lifetime-best in the 400m (54.30) to place eighth overall in that event. Flieger Breaks 19-Year-Old Bentley Record in 100 Hurdles at Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A 19-year-old Bentley women's outdoor track record was stricken from the record book Saturday when freshman Corinne Flieger (Hopkinton/Hopkinton HS) posted a time of 16.21 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles during the George Davis Invitational Saturday at UMass-Lowell. Flieger finished third of 18 in the race while surpassing the record owned by Susan Chamberlain since 1989 by three-hundredths of a second. Her day also included finishing sixth of 13 in the high jump (4'10.25") and 11th of 37 in the 200 (27.28). In addition, Flieger was part of Bentley's 4x100 relay team that placed third of eight and had a season-best performance of 51.16 seconds. That quartet also included sophomore Monica Czurylo (Portland, Maine/Deering HS) and juniors Rebecca Ciccarelli (Natick/Natick HS) and Amy Papalia (Marlboro/Marian HS). Ciccarelli also recorded a seasonal-best 60.28 seconds while placing fourth of 13 in the 400 meters, and was 10th of 37 in the 200 in 27.14 seconds. Papalia had an identical placing (10 of 37) with an effort of 2:27.38 in the 800. In the 3,000 meters, junior Melissa Nash (Marshfield/Marshfield HS) and senior Samantha Robbins (Franklin/Franklin HS) were third and fifth, respectively, in a field of 27. Nash ran to a time of 10:29.79, and Robbins set a PR of 10:43.41. Senior Meghan Munroe (Haverhill/Haverhill HS) threw the javelin 110 feet, six inches, good for fourth amongst 15 competitors, and sophomore Sarah Brooks (Killingworth, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth HS) tied for seventh of 13 in the high jump (4'8.25"). Next Saturday, Bentley will compete in the MIT Invitational. Complete results at: www.nesportstiming.com Cory Martin's School Record Highlights Solid Performances For Auburn Track And Field Team TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Auburn track and field teams continued to excel during the outdoor season as the Tigers recorded impressive performances at a pair of meets on Saturday, including a new school record in the men's hammer throw for Cory Martin. Most of the team competed at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., while Martin and a few other throwers competed at the Tiger Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. In all, the Tigers won eight events at the two meets, had five new regionally qualifying marks and improved on 10 more. Early in the day at the Tiger Invitational, Cory Martin passed teammate Jacob Dunkleberger for the national lead in the hammer throw and reclaimed his school record in the event with a mark of 73.07m (239-9). Eric Werskey was the winner in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 18.99 (62-3.75), which ranks him third in Auburn history, while Martin was right behind in second with a throw of 18.75m (61-6.25). In the men's discus, Werskey (54.83m, 179-11) was second, Edis Elkasevic (54.28m, 178-1) third and Zach Clayton (52.15m, 171-1) fifth. Werskey and Elkasevic improved their regional qualifying marks, while Clayton was just off his season best. The Auburn women also had two winners at LSU. Valentina Srsa regionally qualified for the first time this season by winning the hammer throw with a mark of 57.43m (188-5), and Kataline Mate won the women's discus with a throw of 48.48m (159-1), although she fell just shy of her previous season best. Mate was also fifth in the javelin with a throw of 38.41m (126-0). Meanwhile in Tempe, Ty Akins started the day by winning the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.64, which was a little off his season-best time of 13.47, but still good enough to beat out former teammate Shamar Sands, who was second in 13.77. Reuben McCoy was also an individual champion, winning the title in the men's 400m hurdles with a regional qualifying time of 50.44 in his first 400m hurdles race of the year. The women's 4x100m relay team raced to a winning time of 44.43, edging the host Sun Devils for first place. The team of Shaquela Williams, Joanna Atkins, Cache Armbrister and Amelia Anderson improved on their previous regional qualifying mark of 44.68. Raevan Harris was the final champion for Auburn, winning the women's high jump with a leap of 1.83m (6-0), marking the second straight week she has jumped six feet. Danielle Gilchrist joined McCoy as new regional qualifiers in the 400m hurdles, finishing first among collegiate runners and sixth overall in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 59.62. Anderson was ninth overall and fourth among collegians in 59.91. In the women's 400m Invitational, Joanna Atkins finished third with a time of 52.94 that is the fourth-best mark in Auburn history. Her time broke the Auburn freshman record of 53.24 set by Stephanie Bonner in 1982, and gives her freshman records in the 100m, 200m and 400m this year. Armbrister posted a time of 23.38 in the 200m that ranked second among all collegiate competitors and fourth overall. Her time ranks her 10th in Auburn history, giving the Tigers two freshmen who have cracked the top 10 in the 200m this year, as Atkins ran 23.30 last week. Felix Kiboiywo was invited to competfield, and although he finished 12th overall, his time of 3:43.36 was a new PR and moved him up to sixth in school history. Jean-Pierre Weerts ran in one of the earlier heats and raced to a personal-best time of 3:44.80, improving his regional qualifying time as well. Scott Novack improved his regional mark in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing third with a personal-best time of 9:04.01. The women capped the meet with a strong second-place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:33.36 that ranks fifth in school history, despite fielding a team with two freshmen, a sophomore and a junior. The team of Gilchrist, Armbrister, Anderson and Atkins smashed their previous season best of 3:40.04. Auburn will return to action at the LSU Alumni Gold meet next Saturday, April 19. Spooner & Field Athletes Bedazzle At Sun Angel Classic Sun Angel Results | UNC Invitational Results Women's: Freshmen Anne Marie Gordon (10th place) and Amy Fryt (13th place) each hit personal bests of 12'-1.5" in the pole vault on Saturday in Tempe. That tied them for the fourth-best vault in Duke history. Fryt qualified for the ECAC Championships for the second time this season, while Gordon earned her first bid. Freshman Amy Matulewicz threw a distance of 133'-5" and placed 10th in the javelin on Saturday night at the Sun Angel Classic. That qualified her for the ECAC's for the second time this year. Men's: Redshirt freshman John Austin once again improved upon his personal best and Duke record in the javelin, this time throwing the spear 221'-4" in Tempe. He finished second at the meet and earned his third bid of the season to the NCAA East Regional. Senior Mark DellaVolpe was right behind Austin in fourth place with a 209'-6" heave that gave him his second NCAA Regional qualification of 2008. Junior Robert Weinstein was a little off of his personal best but still placed eighth with a 199'-5" toss that was good for an IC4A qualifier for the third time this year. Coming out of nowhere in the pole vault on Saturday night at the Sun Angel was sophomores Sid Palas and Patrick Tenbrink. Each vaulted to a personal best 15'-9," and earned 15th and 18th place, respectively. The duo's previous best vault each was 15'-1." Their new marks qualified them for the IC4A Championships for the first time in their careers. The 1,500m run had senior Chris Spooner not only hitting the IC4A qualifying time, but also eclipsing the NCAA regional standard by running the event in 3:46.78. That time placed him ninth and was just .45 seconds off of his personal best from 2006. A Look Ahead: The Duke Track & Field team will compete in the 2008 ACC Championships at the George C. Griffin Track and Field Facility in Atlanta, Ga., on April 17-19. -d-u-k-e- Friday, April 11th, 2008Emporia State places two in top ten of ESU Open Multis Decathlon Results | Heptathlon Results Emporia, Kan. - Emporia State's Craig Saalfeld just missed a provisional qualifying mark in his first decathlon during the ESU Open Multi-Events on Friday at Witten Track in Welch Stadium. He placed sixth overall with 6,237 points, just 63 points below the provisional qualifying mark. Ryan Green placed tenth overall and seventh among Division II competitors in the heptathlon with a career best 4,089 points. Saalfeld was strongest on the track on day two. He opened the day with a fourth place showing in the 110m hurdles and ended the day with a second place in the 1500m. He placed 12 th in the pole vault, 15 th in the discus and 16 th in the javelin throw on the cold, blustery day. Green moved into the top ten on the strength of a second place showing in the long jump. She also placed ninth in the javelin and ended the competition with a 14 th place finish in the 800m. Central Missouri's A.J. Roth won the javelin and 1500m to jump into first place in the decathlon after being in fifth place at the end of day one. The top three finishers in the decathlon all reached provisional qualifying marks. Ashley Miller of Baker won the heptathlon after ending day one in first place as well. The ESU Multi-events are the first competition of the Papa John's D-II Challenge. The athletes from NCAA Division II schools scored points for their team during the multi-event competition. Pittsburg State leads in both the men's and women's competition thanks to Ali Shaffer's first place finish in the heptathlon among D-II athletes and three finishers in the decathlon. The rest of the Papa John's D-II Challenge will be conducted on Sunday, April 13 at Witten Track in Welch Stadium.
Bagan Qualifies for Olympic Trials in Pole Vault at Sea Ray Relays Day Three Men's Results | Day Three Women's Results | Revsised Saturday Schedule KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The San Diego State track and field team battled through less-than-friendly conditions for most of the day until rain forced the cancellation of day one of the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. Despite the weather issues, the SDSU pole vaulters still had a banner day and multiple Aztecs recorded windy season or personal bests. Stephanie Bagan cleared a personal-record 13 feet, 11.25 inches, to finish in a tie for second overall and first among all Division I athletes. With her performance, Bagan qualified for the Olympic Trials to be held in Eugene, Ore., on July 3.The sophomore was runner up to former Aztec Erin Asay, who vaulted 14-3.25. Bagan's height ranks as the top performance in the nation according to the NCAA descending order list released April 9, moves her to second all-time in program history and is her fifth regional qualifying performance in five tries this outdoor season. Fellow pole vaulter Monica Pacas, meanwhile, logged a personal-record clearance of 13-3.50 to finish in a tie for fourth place and into fourth all-time at San Diego State. It marked the senior's sixth time she has qualified for the NCAA West Regionals this season. In the 100-meter dash, senior Alicia Lowery finished in 10th with a windy personal-record time of 11.76, while freshman Jessika Hornsby came in 17th with a windy season-best time of 11.88. For Hornsby, it was her third straight meet in which she has posted a faster 100 time. Another freshman, Briana Johnson, was the beneficiary of the wind as well as she ran a Section 6-best and SDSU season-best time of 14.41 in the 100-meter hurdles. Fellow hurdler Corri Campbell-Fell finished in eighth in the 400 hurdles after the crossing the finish line in 1:01.99. Other Aztecs to compete on the first day of the meet were Kyanna Thomas (56.68) and Sherraine Pencil (57.13) in the 400, Kristin Glen in the 3,000 (10:59.74), Andrea Martinez in the hammer (153-2) and the discus (137-9) and Tamara McMillan in the hammer as well (139-9). San Diego State is scheduled to return to the track tomorrow for the final day of the meet. Washington University Men's and Women's Track and Field Take Second at WU Quad Meet; Danielle Wadlington Qualifies for NCAA Championships in 100 Hurdles St. Louis, Mo. - The Washington University in St. Louis men's and women's track and field teams placed second out of five teams at the Washington University Quad Meet on the Bushyhead Track in St. Louis, Mo., on Friday evening. Junior Danielle Wadlington, Homewood, Ill. (Illinois Math & Science Academy) turned in a NCAA outdoor championship provisional qualifying time in the 100-meter hurdles, placing second in the event in a season-best 14.78. In addition to Wadlington's NCAA mark, the Washington U. women's team had four individuals record first-place finishes at Friday's meet. Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman, Seattle, Wash. (Lakeside) won the pole vault with a height of 11-feet-10-inches and junior Aubrey Edwards, Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian Academy) took the hammer throw, reaching a distance of 43.03 meters. Junior Alli Alberts, Smithton, Ill. (Freeburg) was the third Bear to place first in a field event, winning the javelin throw with a first-place toss of 35.31 meters. Rounding out the women's individual winners was senior Angela Hartman, Chadwick, Ill. (Prince of Peace), who took the 800-meter run in 2:21.09. Two Washington University student-athletes grabbed first place finishes in field events for the men's squad. Freshman Scott Pettit, Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) was the winner in the pole vault with a height of 4.70 meters, and freshman Ben Harmon, St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh) had a leap of 6.68 meters in the long jump, good for event's top placement. Junior Nick Silverman, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stuyvesant) came in second in the 5,000-meter run, completing the race in 15:54.58. Also turning in strong finishes for the WU men's team was sophomore Keith England, Clinton, Ill. (Clinton), who was the runner-up in the javelin with a toss of 52.00 meters, and freshman Chris Brennan, Ridgewood, N.J. (Phillips Exeter Academy), who placed third in the 800-mter run with a time of 2:01.93. The Washington University men's and women's track and field squads will return to action on Saturday, April 19, when they begin competition at the 2008 University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships. The two-day UAA Championship meet will be held on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill. Richards Places Second In RJ/JJK Heptathlon Competition Day Two Results | Men's Decathlon Results | Women's Heptathlon Results LOS ANGELES - Senior Georgea Richards had a strong showing on the final day of the heptathlon at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational as she finished second in the seven-event competition. Richards opened up the day with a win in the long jump as she posted a mark of 19-1.25 (795 pts.). She then threw a season-best 94-0 in the javelin (451 pts.) for sixh-place and ended the day with a second-place run in the 800m (2:27.63/723 pts.) to post a two-day score of 4924 points. That total is just 32 points shy of her lifetime-best for a heptathlon and she was the top collegiate finisher for the meet. Senior Keneisha Creary finished third overall in her first ever heptathlon competition with a score of 4858 points. She was third in the long jump (17-10.25/683 pts.), threw a lifetime-best in the javelin to place third (120-7/605 pts.) and was fourth in the 800m (2:31.53/674 pts.). Sophomore Tara Ross was third in the invite javelin with a mark of 156-5. Freshman Katie Laich posted a lifetime-best for the second consecutive day as she finished 10th in the discus with a mark of 140-8. Freshman Kelcie Wiemann ran a lifetime-best in the 5000m, finishing eighth in a time of 18:14.02. Bruins posting season-bests during the meet include - Freshman Dayna Hill in the long jump (10th, 18-2.25); senior Mary Hanley in the discus (12th, 134-7); senior Elizabeth Woepse in the pole vault (6thT, 11-1.75); freshman Lindsay Rowe in the 100m (15th, 12.42); freshman Ashlea McLaughlin in the 400m (19th, 56.86); junior Gabrielle Bournes in the 800m (4th, 2:12.65); junior Olga Aulet-Leon in the 1500m (4th, 4:35.75) Craddock, Savage & Steeplechasers Highlight Bruins On Day 2 Of RJ-JJK Invite Day Two Results | Men's Decathlon Results | Women's Heptathlon Results LOS ANGELES - Kevin Craddock, Darius Savage and three steeplechasers highlighted the No. 3 UCLA men's track and field team on day two of the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invite as Craddock and Savage posted event wins and the men ran regional marks in the steeple. Craddock, a 2006 All-American, has not competed in a high hurdles race since the Pac-10 Championships nearly a year ago where he won the conference crown. After a hamstring injury derailed his sophomore season, and an ankle surgery disrupted his fall training, Craddock showed why he will be a top contender for the NCAA title in June. Running in the open section of the hurdles, Craddock blazed through the race to win in a regional time of 13.73. His nearest competitor clocked in at 14.12. Craddock's mark also ranks sixth in the country this season. Savage, who was competing on an off day from spring football practice, won both the shot put and discus competitions. He threw a regional qualifying mark in the discus (172-2), winning the event by nearly 11 feet. In the shot put, Savage posted a mark of 56-1.25 to win. The steeplechase was a highlight for the distance team on Friday evening as five men ran lifetime-bests and Kevin Sullivan, Jake Matthews and Drew Shackleton each achieved an NCAA Regional mark. Sullivan led the team with his lifetime-best run of 9:01.67 to place fourth overall. Jake Matthews was fifth (9:02.16) and Drew Shackleton placed sixth (9:02.43) to round out the regional qualifying trio. Spencer Knight (9:12.68) and Marco Anzures (9:13.02) also ran lifetime-bests as Knight finished 11th and Anzures was 12th. Freshman Bryson Banks had a big day in the triple jump as he won the open section with a lifetime-best mark of 49-1. That mark is just 1.50 inches shy of the regional standard and improved on his previous lifetime (47-9) and season-best (46-2) marks. In the 1500m, sophomore Alex Crabill led the way with his lifetime-best run of 3:48.58 to place third overall. That time is just under one second shy of the regional mark (3:47.80). Junior Kyle Shackleton also ran a lifetime-best as he finished fifth in a time of 3:50.39. Freshman Kent Morikawa finished just behind Shackleton in a time of 3:54.05 (6th). In the decathlon, Matthew Reuter placed second overall despite failing to get a mark in the discus. Reuter was on track to score a lifetime-best in the 10-event competition, but instead ended the meet with a total of 5750 points. Reuter was third in the high hurdles (16.27/703 pts.), fouled out in the discus, won the pole vault with a jump equal to his lifetime-best (14-1.25/702 pts.), placed second in the javelin (142-11/494 pts.) and was fourth in the 1500m (5:23.64/431 pts.). Other Bruins posting season-bests performances on Friday include - Joel Tuosto in the long jump (23-6.75, 2nd) and Quentin Powell in the 400m (49.43, 20th). Competition wraps up on Saturday with the invitational section of the meet. Washington State Hurdlers Rule the Day at Johnson/Joyner-Kersee Invite Day Two Results | Men's Decathlon Results | Women's Heptathlon Results LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Washington State University had five hurdles runners reach NCAA Regional Qualifying times during the second day of the three-day Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite Friday at UCLA's Drake Stadium. Freshman Veronica Elseroad-Wall (Casper, Wyo.) won the women's 400m hurdles with an NCAA RQ and personal-record time of 1 minute, .73 seconds, seventh-fastest in Cougar women's history. Also ascending to the winner's podium was junior Barry Leavitt (Benton City, Wash.) who won the men's intermediate hurdles race with an improved NCAA RQ and PR time of 50.83, the eighth-best time in school history. Robert Williams and Jeshua Anderson both ran an NCAA Regional Qualifying times in the 110m hurdles open race. Williams (junior, Riverside, Calif.) ran a season-best 14.17 seconds for third place, and Anderson (freshman, Woodland Hills, Calif.) ran a PR time of 14.24 seconds. Williams also ran a season-best time of 53.72 for 10th in the 400m hurdles race. Freshman Amanda Andrews (Gig Harbor, Wash.) finished second in the women's 3000m steeplechase with an NCAA RQ and PR time of 10:49.08, the sixth-best time in school history. Nathan Bache (sophomore, Thompson Falls, Mont.) threw the javelin a PR and improved NCAA RQ distance of 206-3 (62.87m) for third place. Other contributing notable marks included Karen DeMartini (senior, Reno, Nev.) who ran an 800m PR time of 2:14.10 for fifth place, and Rickey Moody who had a PR in the shot put with a toss of 48-1 3/4 (14.67m). WSU's Kyle Schauble (sophomore, Kennewick, Wash.) won the decathlon after posting a personal-best total of 6,785 points. Freshman Trevor Habberstad (Santa Clarita, Calif.) did not reach a pole vault height but accumulated 5,345 points. Schauble's second day of the decathlon started with a 15.15 seconds time in the 110m hurdles, threw the discus 102-5 (31.22m), reached a PR height in the pole vault of 13-9 1/4 (4.20m), tossed a PR in the javelin of 168-10 (51.46m), and ran the 1500m in a PR time of 4:34.73. In the heptathlon, WSU freshman Jalissa Williams (Pasadena, Calif.) finished in fourth place with a PR of 4,538 points while freshman Angela Jensen (Tacoma, Wash.) finished in sixth place with a PR 4,498 points. Heather Biglow, unattached, won the heptathlon with a total of 5,379 points. The second day of the heptathlon started with the long jump where Williams leaped 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) and Jensen reached a distance of 15-5 1/2 (4.71m). Both Cougar women reached PR marks in the javelin with Williams throwing 111-0 (33.83m) and Jensen threw 108-0 (32.92m). Williams ran an 800m time of 2:31.38 while Jensen crossed the finish line in a time of 2:36.91. The action continues Saturday at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA's Drake Stadium. Western Washington Vikings win men's and women's titles at 27th annual Ralph Vernacchia Team Meet BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Heidi Dimmitt (Jr., Wenatchee) reached the national provisional qualifying standard in winning the women's 400-meter hurdles, and the Viking men claimed their 11th consecutive team championship, highlighting Western Washington University performances at the 27th annual Ralph Vernacchia Invitational Track and Field Team Meet on Friday at Civic Stadium. The men won for the third time in three team-scored meets this season, more than tripling the score of their nearest competition with 195 points. University of Puget Sound was second with 63 points, followed by University of British Columbia with 61. Western's women won the team title for the third straight year with 134 points. Simon Fraser University and Seattle Pacific University tied for second, each with 95.5. Dimmitt's time of 1:02.78 is the best in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this season. She also ran a leg of the 4x100 relay, which finished second behind Simon Fraser in a season-best time of 48.72. Dimmit was one of two Western athletes to reach a NCAA Division II provisional national standard as Christy Miller (Jr., Boise/Bishop Kelly) cleared 11-9 3/4 while finishing second in the women's pole vault. Dimmitt and Miller bring Western's total of provisional qualifiers to six. Erica Rance (Sr., Seattle/Renton) was the lone Western athlete to win two events, claiming the women's discus (126-10) and hammer throw (128-7). Sarah Porter (Fr., Hockinson) was the only other victorious woman for the Vikings, winning the 1500 meters in 4:51.49. For the Western men, Matt O'Connell (So., Sammamish/Skyline) won the 400 meters in a season-best 50.06 and also ran a leg of the victorious 4x100 relay, which also posted a season-best time (43.46). Two other members of that relay also won individual events with season-best marks. Kevin Myhre (Sr., Edmonds/Meadowdale), won the 400 hurdles in 55.55, and Shane Gruger (Fr., Shoreline/Shorewood) claimed the long jump with a mark of 21-6 1/4. The Vikings had a 1-2-3 sweep in the pole vault. Josh Winters (So., Bothell) won the event on fewer misses ahead of Bryan Lucke (Sr., Snohomish/Monroe) as each cleared 14-3 1/4. Other winners for the Viking men were Keith Lemay (Sr., Lynden/Lynden Christian) in the 800 (1:53.3), Ben Wargo (So., Pullman) in the 110 hurdles (16.19), Keefe Brockman (Fr., Richland/Hanford) in the high jump (6-4 3/4), Tim Satterwhite (So., Federal Way/Jefferson) in the triple jump (44-7 1/2) and Ben DeKock (Fr., Seabeck/Klahowya) in the javelin (186-5). Western's Monika Gruszecki (So., Lynnwood/Meadowdale) improved her provisional qualifying mark in the javelin with a throw of 144-9 despite finishing fourth. Seattle Pacific swept the top three spots, with Jeeni Schantin winning (150-5). Two meet records were set, both in women's events. Melissa Peaslee of Seattle Pacific won the pole vault with a mark of 12-3 1/2, and Suzie Strickler, also of Seattle Pacific, claimed the 3000 steeplechase in 10:50.24. Simon Fraser's Ruky Abdulai won the women's high jump for the third time in the last four years, clearing 5-8 3/4, and also ran anchor legs in victorious 4x100 (47.57) and 4x400 (3.:51.97) relays. - WWU - Western Oregon Wolves post season best marks at UCLA LOS ANGELES, Calif - Three Western Oregon men established or bettered their own season-best conference marks to highlight Wolves results at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA's Drake Stadium. Jeff Long clocked 1:54.03 in the 800 meters to finish ninth in a loaded field with the fastest time in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference this year. That time also places him seventh all-time on Western Oregon's list. Tyler Reisnaur went 45-10 in the triple jump to place fifth, also a GNAC best in 2008. Lloyd Massey bettered his GNAC-leading time of 53.81 in the 400 hurdles in finishing 11th overall. Meanwhile, Zeb Udell finished third in the decathlon, despite a "no height" in his best event, the pole vault. Udell finished with 5,586 points, nearly 800 points below his career best of 6,358. More Western Oregon athletes will compete later today (Saturday) at the Lewis & Clark Invitational. Tennessee's Celriece Law Hurdles Way to Sea Ray Victory Day Three Women's Results | Revsised Saturday Schedule KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The third day of the 2008 Sea Ray Relays came to an early end Friday evening, but not before the 11th-ranked Tennessee women secured a victory in the 100m hurdles and a runner-up effort in the 3000m at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Intermittent thunderstorms from a dangerous system moved into the Knoxville area and halted the meet at 5:11 p.m. Eastern Time. Two hours and 56 minutes later, at 8:07 p.m., a decision was made to move Friday's remaining 18 events to Saturday, beginning with the women's 10,000m at 8 a.m. Junior Celriece Law (Denver, Colo.) became the first Lady Vol since LaVonna Martin in 1988 and only the second in the history of the meet to win the 100m hurdles at the Sea Ray Relays, taking the title in a wind-aided 13.24 seconds with a 4.0 meters-per-second gust at her back. Only Martin (1986, 1988) and Benita Fitzgerald (1980, 1981, 1983) previously won Sea Rays 100m hurdles titles while representing UT. Law came back only 45 minutes later to finish fourth in the 100m dash in 11.67, running with a wind of 5.3 mps at her back. Janea Grimes (Newport, Tenn.) was 32nd at 12.24. In the 3000 meters, UT junior Sarah Bowman (Warrenton, Va.) led the entire race by a sizeable margin before giving way to three-time U.S. 1500m champion Treniere Clement over the final 75 meters. Clement, also coached by UT Head Coach J.J. Clark, crossed the line in 10:00.12, with Bowman taking second in 10:02.09 in her first collegiate outdoor 3K race. Sophomore Jackie Areson (Delray Beach, Fla.) covered the distance in 10:28.56 to finish fifth. LaTonya Loche (Bastrop, La.) held her own in a very competitive 400m dash, finishing sixth in 54.42. World leader Mary Wineberg of Nike held off former UT Olympian Dee Dee Trotter, now running for adidas, for the title. Wineberg crossed the finish line in 52.23, with Trotter finishing her trip around the oval in 53.00. In the invitational hammer throw on Friday morning, defending champion Shanna Dickenson (Cincinnati, Ohio) faced a stiff challenge repeating from a very competitive field and wound up seventh with a toss of 185 feet, three inches. Amber Campbell of Mjolnir Thro, with a Sea Ray Relays and Tom Black Track record throw of 224-8, seized the title. Her mark bested the old standard of 223-6, set by Anna Norgren Mahon on April 12, 2002. Junior Alicia Essex (Purcellville, Va.) matched her personal best in the pole vault, clearing 12-7 1/2 to tie for 10th place. Sophomore Katie O'Connell (Memphis, Tenn.) was 26th in a career-best 10-11 3/4, while sophomore Jennifer Lewellen (Kernersville, N.C.) no-heighted. Winner Erin Asay of Sheffield Elite Track Club cleared 14-3 1/4 to set meet and facility records, while runner-up Stephanie Chin of Indiana and third-place finisher Stephanie Bagan sailed over 13-11 1/4 to each set the Tom Black Track collegiate mark. "It was just a training meet for us today," Clark said. "Celriece is running very consistently for us. Sarah went out a little hard, but we put her in there to do a training run, and the winds were extremely high. "Overall, there was the victory in the hurdles, Celriece came back and ran well in the 100 meters and Alicia matched her PR in the pole vault. Then the weather kind of took over, and we really didn't have a chance to do what we are capable of doing as a team. Tomorrow we'll look for better weather and hopefully get things done." On Saturday, Tennessee will have entrants in 15 different events, including Friday's postponed 4x200m relay, 800m, javelin throw and 1500m run, as well as the regularly scheduled invitational discus, distance medley relay, long jump, 4x100m relay, shot put, invitational 3000m steeplechase, invitational 100m, 4x800m relay, invitational 200m, invitational 5000m and 4x400m relay. Rain Shortens Day 3 of Sea Ray Relays Day Three Men's Results | Revised Saturday Schedule KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The 42nd Sea Ray Relays faced weather problems for the second consecutive year Friday afternoon. The meet went under a weather delay at 5:11 p.m. Eastern time and after a two hour and 56 minute weather delay, at 8:07 p.m., the decision was made to move the 18 remaining events to Saturday morning due to continuing inclement weather over Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The Vols competed in only four events before the storms moved into the Knoxville area. Freshman Charlton Rolle won the 110-meter hurdles in a regional-qualifying and personal-best time of 13.68 seconds that ties him for 10th on Tennessee's all-time performance list in the event. Sophomore De'Lon Isom was next across the finish line, placing second in a regional-qualifying and personal-best effort of 13.73. Rolle's mark stands tied for fifth in the NCAA this season and Isom is tied with UT senior Jangy Addy for sixth on the national list, giving sprints coach Norbert Elliott's crew three of the top-eight fastest times this season. Rubin Williams won the 100 in 9.96 with the benefit of a huge tailwind. The allowable wind for the 100 is 2.0 meters per second and the first heat of the 100 was contested with a 7.7 wind reading. Senior Matthieu Pritchett and sophomore Evander Wells took advantage of the big wind as well. Pritchett finished second in 10.07 and Wells crossed the finish line fourth in 10.10. Kyle Stevenson and Blake Jones ran in separate heats, but still recorded wind-aided times of 10.35 and 10.62, respectively. "I'm very excited about our hurdles in that they had major improvements with wind-legal times," head coach Bill Webb said. "It was also exciting to see the 100-meter guys run as fast as they did even with that much wind." Sophomore Samdi Fraser ran a season-best time of 47.66 and finished 12th in the 400. Fellow sophomore Nathan Grace finished 25th in 48.82. Freshman Chris Rapp finished fourth in the first steeplechase of his career and was followed by senior Brent Smith in seventh place. The meet will pick up where Friday left off, with just a slight change. The men's 10,000 begins at 8:45 a.m., followed by the men's 400 hurdles at 9:30 a.m. and then men's 4x200 relay at 10:05 a.m. The men's 800 has a 10:45 a.m. start time and the 1,500 wraps up the track events originally scheduled for Friday at 11:30 a.m. The invitational men's hammer throw was originally scheduled for 9:20 p.m. Friday night with the open hammer throw slated to begin at 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Those events will be contested Saturday evening 30 minutes after the 4x400 relay, which is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m. The men's open discus continues Saturday morning at 9 a.m., with the men's triple jump concluding at 10 a.m. The men's open shot put begins at 11:30 a.m. with the invitational section scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The competitors still competing in the men's open high jump and men's open pole vault have been added to the invitational fields of those events. The men's invitational high jump begins at 12:30 p.m. and the men's invitational pole vault is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The Vols and Lady Vols also will honor their departing seniors, as a Senior Day ceremony is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Saturday. Live results can be found throughout the busy final day of the Sea Ray Relays at UTsports.com. Admission to the Sea Ray Relays is free. Navy Defeated by Army in Star Meet, 119.5-83.5 WEST POINT, N.Y. - Navy women's track & field runner Erica Ziel (So./Saginaw, Mich.) won the 5,000-meter run with an ECAC qualifying time, but it was not enough Army defeated Navy, 119.5-83.5, in the outdoor Star Meet at Shea Stadium in West Point on Friday. The loss snaps a stretch of 56-straight victories in dual-scored meets, dating back to the 2005 outdoor Star Meet in Annapolis. The setback also ended Navy's three-meet outdoor N-Star winning streak. Earlier this year during the indoor Star Meet in Annapolis, the Midshipmen rallied to claim the N-Star, 93.5-87.5. The Black Knights won 15 of the 19 events and held at least a 10-point cushion over the final-11 events of the meet. "Today was just a tough day. Army just came out ready and motivated for (head coach) Jerry Quiller's final Army-Navy meet," stated Navy head coach Carla Criste. "They were able to get out early and kept it going. We came into the meet needing some great efforts to come away with the win. We rose to the occasion in some events, but it wasn't nearly enough." In the final individual track event of the day, Ziel produced a career-best time of 17:23.80 in the 5,000-meter run to edge out Army's Meg Curran by 1.65 seconds. Ziel's clocking was just 4.53 seconds away from the 10th-fastest time in school history. The Midshipmen came away with sweeps in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 800-meter run. Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:58.87, the fifth-best mark in program history, followed Maureen Dooley's (Jr./Durham, Conn.) 11:05.52 showing, the seventh-fastest time in school history. Abby Gesecki (So./Nanticoke, Pa.) paced the field in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.89, with Allie Moreland (Jr./Ocean City, N.J.) placing second with a 2:19.40 clocking. Navy's lone field event victory came in the pole vault, as Jacqui Charnigo (Sr./Medina, Ohio) battled through an injury to clear 3.35 meters. Jessica Schlaegel (So./Nashport, Ohio) tied for second in the event, clearing the 3.20-meter bar. The Midshipmen will return to action next Friday and Saturday, when they head to the Greyhound Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. Thursday, April 10th, 2008Tommy Barrineau Leads Georgia at Bulldog Decathlon Day One Decathlon Results | Photo Gallery ATHENS, Ga. - Sophomore Tommy Barrineau notched five season-best efforts for first place during the first of two days of the Bulldog Decathlon in Athens on Thursday. "We had a good day in great weather today. We had a lot of (personal bests) and we have two guys who are right up there in contention," said assistant coach Shawn Wilbourn. "Tommy is on pace for a provisional qualifier and (Jerrod Richardson) had 3,552 points, which is extremely good for a freshman. I was also happy with Cory Harris, who is on pace for a PR. They all ran hard and had strong performances in the 400 and I think that will set the tone for tomorrow." Barrineau, who is No. 10 on Georgia's all-time list after scoring 6,747 points at this season's opener, is on pace for a personal-best effort in the decathlon after racking up 3,628 points through five events on Thursday. An NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the decathlon is 6,900 points. Also for the Bulldogs, freshman Jerrod Richardson is in second place (3,552), junior Cory Harris is holding down sixth place (3,358) and freshman David Silverstein is in ninth place (3,206). In the 100-meter dash, Richardson topped the 11-man field with an 11.19 and Barrineau had a season-best time of 11.55 to be the third overall finisher. Harris took second in the event after clocking an 11.36. The Bulldog foursome all either tied or topped their season-best marks in the long jump. While Richardson equaled his top effort of the season after traveling 21 feet, 10 ¼ inches for second place, Barrineau, Harris and Silverstein, who was third overall (21-7.25), all left the second event with season-best marks. Barrineau led the Bulldogs in the shot put with a season-best mark of 42-10.25 for second place and Richardson took fifth with an outdoor PR of 35-7.25. Silverstein's effort of 35-1.25 marked the first time he had competed in a collegiate shot put event. In the high jump, Barrineau surged into the lead after notching a PR of 6-4.75. Harris also came away with a season-best effort of 5-7.25 to keep himself in the hunt. Although Richardson clocked the fastest 400 time of the competition (a PR of 49.03), Barrineau's season-best mark of 49.88 helped him secure first place through the first day of action. In addition to the final five events of the decathlon, the first four events of the heptathlon as well as the first four events of the Spec Towns National Team Invitational are also scheduled for Friday. The day begins with the decathlon's 110 hurdles at 9:30 a.m. Live results and a recap from all of Georgia's track and field action will be located at www.georgiadogs.com. Syracuse's Buice, Chitro in Hunt after Day One of Bulldog Decathlon Day One Decathlon Results | Photo Gallery ATHENS, Ga. - Sophomore Jon Buice and junior Mike Chitro rank fourth and seventh, respectively, following day one of the Bulldog Decathlon on Thursday at the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs' Tommy Barrineau leads the field of 11 participants with 3,628 points at the mid-way point of the two-day competition. Buice sits in fourth place, behind Barrineau, Georgia's Jerrod Richardson (3,552 points) and South Carolina's Curt McGill (3,519), with 3,468 points. He tallied the field's top distance of 6.83m in the long jump. Chitro is listed seventh, behind South Carolina's Scott Pierce (3,397) and Georgia's Cory Harris (3,358), with 3,258 points. He matched Barrineau's event-high mark of 1.95m in the high jump, tying his BIG EAST Championship qualifying tally set last week at the Sam Howell Invitational. Thursday's events included the 100m dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m dash. Friday will feature the 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1500m run. Day two begins at 9:00 a.m. Washington State Multi-Events Competitors' First Day at Johnson/Joyner-Kersee Invite Full Thursday Results | Heptathlon Day One Results | Decathlon Day One Results LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Washington State University had six track and field competitors in action during the first day of the three-day Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite Thursday at UCLA's Drake Stadium. In the decathlon, WSU's Kyle Schauble (sophomore, Kennewick, Wash.) is in second place after posting a personal-best first-day total of 3,469 points. Freshman Trevor Habberstad (Santa Clarita, Calif.) is in fifth-place with a total of 3,251 points. Chris Staton, unattached, leads the decathlon after five events with 3,829 points. The opening event of the decathlon, the 100m dash, saw Schauble finish in 11.37 seconds and Habberstad in a time of 11.42. Next, Schauble long jumped 22-feet, 5 inches (6.83m) and Habberstad leaped 20-5 3/4w (6.24m). Both Cougars threw PRs in the shot put, with Habberstad tossing a distance of 33-5 1/4 (10.19m) and Schauble threw 32-2 3/4 (9.82m). Schauble also PRd in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6-1 1/4 (1.86m), while Habberstad cleared the bar at 5-7 1/4 (1.71m). Habberstad and Schauble finished one-two in the 400m dash with times of 50.44 and 51.19, respectively. In the heptathlon, WSU freshman Angela Jensen (Tacoma, Wash.) ended the first day in fourth place with 2,875 points while freshman Jalissa Williams (Pasadena, Calif.) is in sixth place with 2,693 points. Heather Biglow, unattached, leads with a total of 3,133 points. The Cougar women opened the day in the 100m hurdles with Jensen running a time of 14.69 seconds and Williams clocking in with a time of 14.75. Jensen cleared the high jump bar at 5-0 1/2 (1.54m) and Williams cleared 4-5 1/2 (1.36m). Williams had the better shot put mark of 34-0 (10.36m) with Jensen tossing a distance of 31-4 1/2 (9.56m). In the 200m dash both women ran season-best times with Jensen finishing in 25.68 and Williams in 26.03. "We had a really early start time for us but with gorgeous weather," WSU Head Coach Rick Sloan said. "We did okay in the multi-events but we're really not getting what we are looking for from a competitive standpoint. We need to get out and get after it Friday to get our scores up." In individual events, WSU's Phil MacArthur finished third in the men's hammer invitational section with a toss of 195-6 (59.59m), not quite up to his PR throw last weekend of 199-0. The action continues Friday at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA's Drake Stadium, and another contingent of Cougars will be competing at the 37th Annual Pelluer Invitational at Woodward Field on the campus of Eastern Washington University. -www.wsucougars.com- UCLA's Richards Stands In Second after Day One of RJ/JJK Invite Heptathlon Full Thursday Results | Heptathlon Day One Results | Decathlon Day One Results LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Senior Georgea Richards stands in second-place after day one of the heptathlon competition at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational and is less than 200 points shy of first-place. Richards ended the day with a four-event total of 2955 points as she posted lifetime and season-bests marks during the day. Senior Keneisha Creary, who is competing in the first heptathlon of her career, is in third-place with a total of 2896 points. Sophomore Hillary Werth, who hasn't competed in a multi-event competition in four years, currently stands in fifth-place with 2750 points. In the first event of the day, the 100m hurdles, Richards ran the fastest time of the day (14.46) to pick up 914 points. Then she tied for second in the high jump with a lifetime-best of 5-1.75 (701 pts.) and threw a season-best 32-3.50 in the shot put for fourth-place (519 pts.). She was third in the 200m (25.73, 821 pts.) to end the day. Creary was sixth in the hurdles (16.58, 645 pts.). Prior to being transformed into a heptathlete, Creary was an NCAA competitor in the high jump for the Bruins, and showed why on Thursday as she won the event with a regional qualifying mark of 5-10 (953 pts.). That mark is one of the top-10 clearances in the country this season. She was third in the shot put (34-5.75, 563 pts.) and fifth in the 200m (26.72, 735 pts.). Werth opened the day with a 100m hurdles time of 15.18 (818 pts.) and then cleared 4-11.50 in the high jump (632 pts.) as she was fifth in both events. She was second in the shot put with a season-best throw of 35-1.75 (576 pts.) and ended the day with a lifetime-best run in the 200m (26.85, 724). Also on Thursday, four Bruin women competed in the open hammer. Freshman Katie Laich was the top finisher for UCLA as she threw a lifetime-best by over 13-feet to finish 13th overall (151-9). Senior Mary Hanley was 14th (151-8), senior Kristi Kirst was 22nd (140-9) and freshman Catherine White placed 26th (131-5). In the invite section, former Bruin and current women's throws coach Jessica Cosby won the event with an Olympic Trials automatic qualifying mark of 222-5. Another former Bruin, Cari Soong, was sixth overall with a throw of 195-2. Competition continues on Friday with the open section of the meet and the final three events of the heptathlon. Tennessee's Jangy Addy wins Scott Hartman Decathlon KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -Tennessee senior Jangy Addy brought home his first Scott Hartman Decathlon trophy in front of the home crowd Thursday at the Sea Ray Relays. Addy's victory gives the Vols three consecutive wins in the event. "We accomplished what we came after," head coach Bill Webb said. "Michael Ayers had the sixth-best score by a UT freshman. Obviously we need to work on the 1,500, but this let us know where we are. Both of our guys had good, solid two days. We will do the SEC decathlon in four weeks and NCAA a month after that." Addy scored 7,595 points to automatically qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June. He began his day with a meet-record-breaking performance in the decathlon 110-meter hurdles. Addy blazed the front stretch in 14.02 seconds, breaking former Vol Chad Smith's record of 14.10 from 1996. Addy then moved on to the discus, where he threw the disc 145-8 before clearing the pole vault bar at 14-3 1/4. The team captain finished his winning performance with a 171-6 throw in the javelin and a 5:22.96 run in the 1,500. "I'm thankful to get through my final Sea Ray decathlon," Addy said. "I accomplished my goal of qualifying for nationals and now I can concentrate on the individual events to improve my score. I want to thank the Tennessee medical and strength staff for their work that allowed me to do this." Freshman Michael Ayers finished his first collegiate decathlon in third with an NCAA provisional-qualifying score of 7,227. The third-place finisher in the SEC heptathlon indoors, Ayers recorded a 16.31 clocking in the 110 hurdles before throwing the disc 120-7. He was then the top finisher in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 15-7 before launching the javelin 166-4. The Nashville native wrapped up the competition with a 4:54.81 time in the 1,500. The Sea Ray Relays continue Friday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, with men's events starting at 12:40 p.m. Eastern time and continuing through the invitational hammer throw at 9:20 p.m. Live results can be found on UTsports.com throughout the competition. Admission to the Sea Ray Relays is free. Wednesday, April 9th, 2008ADDY LEADS AFTER DAY ONE OF SCOTT HARTMAN DECATHLON Men's Decathlon Day One Results | Meet Website Knoxville, Tenn. - Tennessee team captain Jangy Addy leads the Scott Hartman Decathlon with 4,096 points after the first day of the 42nd Sea Ray Relays. Addy and freshman Michael Ayers, who scored 3,907, treated the home crowd to the top-two performances Wednesday. "Today was a good first day," head coach Bill Webb said. "Jangy went above and beyond what I wanted. I just wanted him to get an NCAA qualifier and to be healthy. Mike Ayers had a real nice first day. He ran his 400 smart and showed me a lot as a competitor." Addy began his day by blazing the competition in the 100-meter dash, finishing first in 10.77 seconds. The defending SEC champion in the decathlon then went on to record a leap of 22-7 1/4 in the long jump before winning the shot put with his 50-5 1/2 mark. Addy then leapt over the high jump bar at 6-2 3/4 in his first attempt at that event during the outdoor season. The senior All-America then ended his day just as he began, winning the 400 in 48.83. Ayers took advantage of day one of his first collegiate decathlon, earning or tying personal-best marks in all five events. The Nashville native finished second in the 100 with a personal-best time of 10.94, lowering his previous PR by almost two-tenths of a second. He then went on to extend his personal-best long jump mark with a 22-7 leap. Ayers, who finished third in the heptathlon at this year's SEC Indoor Championships, launched a shot put of 41-11 1/4 to extend his personal-best mark in that event by one foot, five inches. Ayers completed his day by tying his personal-best clearance of 6-5 in the high jump and running a new personal-best time of 49.74 in the 400. The Scott Hartman Decathlon concludes Thursday with the 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1,500. Competition begins at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Live results can be found throughout the meet at UTsports.com. Admission to the Sea Ray Relays is free. TENNESSEE RESULTS Decathlon (Day one) Decathlon 100 Decathlon long jump Decathlon shot put Decathlon high jump Decathlon 400 PR-personal-best mark --VOLS-- 2008 SEA RAY RELAYS ARE UNDERWAY AT UT Women's Heptathlon Day One Results | Meet Website KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Unattached competitor Ashley Wilhelm tallied 3,343 points Wednesday to grab the day one lead in the Sea Ray Relays heptathlon at the University of Tennessee's Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Wilhelm, who competed collegiately at Cincinnati, won the shot put at 38-9 1/2, tied for first in the high jump at 5-7 3/4, grabbed third in the 100m hurdles in 14.16 and came in fourth in the 200m dash at 25.31. Those efforts earned her point totals of 649, 879, 956 and 859, respectively. Chelsea Carrier of West Virginia and Kentucky's Danielle Sampley, who attended William Blount High School, are in a battle for second place with 3,178 and 3,175 points, respectively. Tennessee's projected entrant, Jena' Murphy (Memphis, Tenn.), was scratched when the UT coaching staff opted to wait until later in the season to debut the first-time competitor. Day two heptathlon action is slated to begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The final three events include the long jump, javelin throw and 800m run. Live results can be found on the Sea Ray Relays Web page by going to www.utladyvols.com, accessing the track & field page, scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on the 2008 Sea Ray Relays icon. --VOLS-- NWC MULTI-EVENTS: Bruins' Dillow, Loggers' McGrane Come Back to Win NWC Multis NEWBERG, Ore. - Ben Dillow of George Fox University rallied from second place after the first day to win the men's decathlon, and Caitlin McGrane of the University of Puget Sound did the same to capture the women's heptathlon, as the Northwest Conference Multi-Events came to a conclusion Tuesday here at George Fox's Colcord Memorial Field. Dillow, who trailed decathlon leader Josh Lovell of Linfield College 3,604 points to 3,431 before Tuesday, made his move by winning the discus (130-0/39.63m) and the 1,500 meter run (4:19.09). Benjamin Spaun of Whitworth University climbed from third to second with wins in the 110 meter hurdles (15.28) and the javelin (164-3/50.07m). Ryan Forbes of George Fox jumped from fifth to third with a first-place tie in the pole vault (14-5.25/4.40m), sharing the vault crown with Gabe Haberly of Linfield, who finished 10th out of 16 athletes who completed the competition. Dillow totaled 6,716 points and Spaun had 6,641, both surpassing the 6,600 needed for automatic NCAA Division III national qualifying status. Forbes with 6,531 points, Josh Lovell with 6,477, and his Linfield teammate and brother Jeremy with 6,059 all met provisional qualifying status. McGrane and first-day heptathlon leader Brooke Smith of Willamette University were only 19 points apart entering Tuesday (2,531 points to 2,512), and McGrane sealed her victory by winning the final event of the meet, the 800 meter run, with a time of 2:22.65. Smith won the javelin (113-3/34.53m), while Kristen Dormaier of Whitworth won the long jump (/5.22m) to finish third in the competition. McGrane collected 4,295 points and Smith had 4,215, both meeting the NCAA provisional mark of 4,100. Dormaier placed third with 4,091 points, while Terah Laack and Melissa Leighty of George Fox were fourth with 4,079 and fifth with 3,891 respectively. The Northwest Conference Multi-Events count as a part of the Northwest Conference Championships, which will be held Friday-Saturday, Apr. 18-19, at George Fox. In the men's standings, George Fox has 16 points, Whitworth 11, Linfield 9, and Puget Sound 3. In the women's division, Whitworth and Puget Sound each have 10 points, George Fox is third with 9, followed by Willamette with 8 and Linfield with 2.
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