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Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/2
Published on May 03, 2009 at 01:31AM
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Sharae Hill of Southern Utah placed first in the womens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes to lead the way for the Thunderbirds mens and womens’ track teams Saturday at the SUU Invitational at Eccles Coliseum. Additionally, Chelsey Allen won the womens’ 400-meter dash for the Lady T-Birds, while Sharla Manuele won the womens’ 3000-meter dash for Southern Utah. Other womens’ winners included Jasmine Paicely in the 100-meter hurdles for SUU and Idaho State’s Erica Wendt who won the 3000-meter steeplechase. As for the men, Idaho State’s Sergio Jones won the mens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes while Southern Utah’s Dave Sheeran won the 1500-meter dash and his teammate Cam Levins won the 3000-meter dash. Other winners included Southern Utah’s Kodai Kusano in the 110-meter hurdles and the Thunderbirds’ Carlos Valle in the discus.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Blessing Okagbare of Texas-El Paso won the womens’ 100-meter dash Saturday to lead the way for numerous athletes scattered throughout the southwest at the Kirby Invitational at the University of New Mexico. Additionally, Okagbare’s teammate, Endurance Abinuwa won the womens’ 400-meter dash while New Mexico’s Andrea Wright won the womens’ 800-meter dash. Other wins came from the Lady Lobos’ Leslie Luna and Kim Perkins in the 5000-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles respectively and New Mexico State’s Devin Brooks in the womens’ 100-meter hurdles. As for the men, Texas-El Paso was bolstered by Ronalds Arajs’ win in the 100-meter dash while the Miners’ Anderson Mutegi won the 200 and 400-meter dashes. Additionally, New Mexico’s Ma Henry-Marshall won the mens’ discus and Anthony Fairbanks took the mens’ javelin crown for the Lobos.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP)—Hendricks Shataya of Stanford placed first in the womens’ 100-meter dash to headline strong showings from many West Coast athletes Saturday at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford. Additionally, the Lady Cardinal were bolstered by Idara Otu’s crown in the 400-meter dash, while Alicia Follmar won the 1500-meter dash for Stanford. Meanwhile, Colorado’s Jenny Barringer continued her recent success by taking the crown in the womens’ 5000-meter dash while Nebraska’s Joslyn Dalton won the 3000-meter steeplechase for the Lady Huskers. As for the men, Stanford’s Danny Belch and Zach Chandy won the 100 and 200-meter dashes, respectively. Other winners included Oregon’s Matthew Centrowitz in the 1500-meter dash and Bradley Myles of Stanford in the long jump.