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Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/17
Published on May 17, 2009 at 11:46PM
EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—The Oregon men and womens’ track and field teams each earned Pac-10 titles Sunday at Hayward Field. In the mens’ classification, Oregon earned 158 points to easily best second-place USC as the Trojans finished with 117 points. As for the women, the Lady Ducks amassed 165.50 points, while Stanford finished had 138 points to place second. Strong performances came from Arizona State’s Charonda Williams who swept the womens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes while Oregon’s Keisha Baker won the 400-meter dash as her teammates Zoe Buckman and Melissa Gergel won the 800-meter dash and pole vault, respectively. As for the men, USC’s Ahamad Rashad won the 200-meter dash while Oregon’s Andrew Wheating and Matthew Centrowitz won the 800 and 1500-meter dashes respectively.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—The Nebraska men posted 148 points to win the Big 12 championship, while Texas A&M’s Lady Aggies earned the womens’ crown with 126.50 points as the Big 12 track and field championships drew to a close Sunday at Texas Tech University. Megan Wheatley won the heptathlon for Nebraska with 5800 points, while Mortiz Cleve of Kansas State won the decathlon with 8004 points. Other strong showings came from Missouri’s Chris Rohr in the mens’ hammer throw and Laura Asimakis of Texas A&M in the womens’ javelin.
Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/16
Published on May 17, 2009 at 12:20AM
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)—The Brigham Young men and women swept the team titles at the Mountain West track and field championships Saturday at the University of Wyoming to cap off a dominant performance. The Cougar men amassed an astounding 214 points to blow away second-place Texas Christian, who finished with 139 points, while the Cougar women posted 190 points while TCU was again second with 125 points. Strong individual performances came from TCU’s Andon Mitchell, who won the mens’ 100-meter dash, New Mexico’s Jarrin Solomon in the 400-meter dash, and Kyle Perry of Brigham Young in the 1500-meter dash. As for the women, Karoline Koehler of San Diego State took the triple jump crown while New Mexico’s Katie Coronado won the javelin and Brigham Young’s Katie Palmer won the 1500-meter dash.
LOGAN, Utah (AP)—The Utah State mens’ track and field team placed first overall while the women finished fourth at the WAC Championships Saturday at Utah State University. The Aggies posted 181 points, while second place Idaho had only 138 points. As for the women, the Louisiana Tech Lady Bulldogs had 150 points to earn the crown while Nevada was second with 129.50 points. The Aggies were bolstered by John Strang who finished first in the decathlon with 7180 points, while Fresno State’s Matt Bushnell was second with 6828 points.
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP)—The Sacramento State Lady Hornets placed first overall, while the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks took the mens’ title Saturday at the Big Sky track and field championships at the University of Montana. The Weber State men also had a strong showing as they placed second behind the Lumberjacks’ 169 points by posting 142 themselves. The Wildcats were bolstered by Dustin Martin’s win in the discus, while Sacramento State’s Philip Burks won the mens’ long jump and Northern Arizona’s Javier Villarreal and Pascal Tang won the mens’ shot put and hammer throw, respectively. As for the women, the Lady Hornets’ Ericka Violett won the long jump and her teammate Ify Agwuenu won the shot put to help Sacramento State blow away the competition.
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Nigel Sharp, Nate Jewkes, and Cameron Levins all placed in the top three spots in the mens’ 5000-meter dash to help the Southern Utah men take the Summit League track and field championship Saturday at Eccles Coliseum. The Lady Thunderbirds also had a strong showing as they placed second, being bested only by the North Dakota State Lady Bison. Other strong showings by the Thunderbirds came from Kaylee Coates, Carlos Valle and Amber Madril.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Oregon’s Chris Winter placed first in the mens’ 3000-meter steeplechase to help the Ducks race out to an early lead at the Pac-10 championships Saturday at Hayward Field. After one day of competition, the Ducks have 49 points, while second place Washington has 33 points. As for the women, things are more tightly contested as Oregon and Stanford are tied for the lead with 38 points, while the Arizona Lady Wildcats are in third with 18 points. Other strong showings came from Arizona State’s Ryan Whiting in the mens’ shot put, Washington’s Anita Campbell in the womens’ 10,000-meter dash and Oregon’s Galen Rupp in the mens’ 10,000-meter dash. The meet will resume Sunday.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)—The Nebraska Cornhuskers ensued in their track and field excellence in the outdoor portion of the season as both the Huskers’ men and women earned the lead in the Big 12 championships Saturday at Texas Tech University. The Nebraska men have posted 69 points to easily distance themselves from second place Missouri with 36 points, while the Lady Huskers have 35 points although the Missouri women are a bit more competitive as they have 25 points. Nicholas Gordon and Paul Hamilton earned wins for Nebraska in the high jump and long jump, respectively. As for the women, Erin Penticoff of Iowa State earned a win in the womens’ 800-meter dash and Kansas’ Lauren Bonds won the 1500-meter dash, but Nebraska retained the lead, primarily due to Megan Wheatley’s lead in the heptathlon. The meet will resume Sunday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP)—The Houston mens’ track and field team posted 198 points to take the Conference USA title Saturday at the University of Tulsa. Texas-El Paso placed second with 149 points, while Rice was third with 112 points. As for the women, the Rice Lady Owls took the crown with 130 points, although they were pushed by the Central Florida Lady Golden Knights who finished with 117 points. Strong showings came from Houston’s Chris Carter, who was awarded with the mens’ performance of the meet, while Texas-El Paso’s Blessing Okagbare won the womens’ performance of the meet for the Lady Miners.