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Track Roundup: 5/15
Published on May 16, 2009 at 12:25AM
PROVO, Utah (AP)—Trac Norris of Panguitch set a new 1A state record in the boys’ 1600-meter dash with a time of 4:19.53 seconds to lead the way for numerous athletes who excelled at the first day of competition at the 1A-5A state track meet Friday at Robison Track on the campus of Brigham Young University. Other wins came from Millard’s Shelli Richardson in the 2A girls’ 1600-meter dash, and Josh Monsen of Richfield in the boys’ 1600-meter dash. The meet will resume Saturday.
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)—Wyoming’s Jeremiah James placed first in the mens’ long jump to lead the way for Mountain West athletes competing in Day 3 of the conference’s track and field championships at the University of Wyoming. Additionally, Colorado State’s Alex Godell in the mens’ hammer throw, while Thomas Killen of Texas Christian won the mens’ discus. As for the women, Utah’s Sarah Grimm won the hammer throw and Colorado State’s Missy Faubus won the discus. The meet will resume Saturday.
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—North Dakota State’s Brittany Gigstead won the womens’ 800-meter dash to headline strong showings from Summit League track and field athletes competing at the conference’s championships in Day 2 of competition at Eccles Coliseum. Meanwhile, Southern Utah’s Cam Levins won the mens’ 800-meter dash, while his teammate Kevin Sandall took the crown in the mens’ 3000-meter steeplechase. The meet will resume Saturday.
LOGAN, Utah (AP)—Utah State’s Steve Strickland took the mens’ 3000-meter steeplechase title to lead the Aggies to the overall lead at the WAC track and field championships after three days of competition. The Aggie men currently have 76 points, while Idaho is a distant second with 45 points. As for the women, Nevada leads the way with 62.5 points, while Hawaii is in second with 50 points. Other stellar performances came from Nevada’s Christa Avena who took the womens’ 3000-meter steeplechase title for the Lady Pack and Paul Dittmer of Idaho who took the mens’ 110-meter hurdle crown.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—Iowa State’s Lisa Koll earned a win in the womens’ 10,000-meter run to get the Big 12 track and field championships off to a solid start Friday at Texas Tech University. Additionally, Ryan Vail of Oklahoma State placed first in the mens’ 10,000-meter dash. As for the heptathlon, Nebraska’s Megan Wheatley is currently in the lead with 3551 points, with Missouri’s Kaela Rorvig in second and Rachel Butler of Nebraska in third. In the decathlon, Kansas State’s Mantas Silkauskas is currently in first with 4231 points, while his teammate, Mortiz Cleve, is a close second with 4202 points and Texas A&M’s Trinity Otto is in third with 4189 points. The meet will resume Saturday.