Four Bulldogs Qualify for Postseason in Season Opener

Four Bulldogs Qualify for Postseason in Season Opener


Throwers Tim Greene, Peter Krumeich, Kayla Xavier and Grace Wiesmann all threw NCAA Regional qualifying marks at the Cal Opener Saturday.


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Senior Grace Wiesmann threw an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw Saturday.


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March 7, 2009


Final Stats



FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State started the season off with a bang, qualifying four Bulldogs, two men and two women, for the NCAA Regional at the first meet of the year, the Cal Opener in Berkeley, Calif. The Bulldogs competed in the unscored five-way meet against Cal, Stanford, UC Davis and San Francisco at Edwards Stadium.

The four qualifications came out of the Bulldog's throwing corps. For the women, NCAA Regional veterans Kayla Xavier and Grace Wiesmann won the shot put and the hammer, respectively, to earn bids for the postseason. Fresno State newcomers, juniors Peter Krumeich and Tim Greene were qualifiers for the men in the javelin and the hammer throws. "It was a good start to the season," said head coach Scott Winsor. "The throwers really stepped up today. Those qualifications were a great way to open up the season.:

Xavier, a sophomore, won the shot put and earned an NCAA Regional bid with a mark of 49-feet, 1.25 inches (14.97 meters). Xavier's mark, thrown on her fourth toss of the day, surpasses the qualifying mark by more than two feet and improved her personal best by nearly two feet.

Wiesmann also picked an NCAA Regionally qualifying mark Saturday. Wiesmann's hammer throw of 177-9 (54.18m) topped the competition and makes the senior one of the Bulldogs' first qualifiers of the year for the second straight season. Xavier took second to Wiesmann with a huge personal best of 174-8.75 (53.26m). Xavier improved her hammer throw best by more than 20 feet. Nancy Vizcarra rounded out the Top 5 in the hammer with a 160-1.75 (48.81m). Xavier rounded out her three-event performance with a second place finish in the discus with a mark of 141-1.75 (43.10m). In the fourth throwing event of the day, the javelin, Jackie Vazquez took third with a 124-10.75 (38.07m).





Erica Embry picked up a first-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 17-11 (5.46m). Teammate Courtney Castaneda took third with a jump of 17-4.75 (5.30m). Cara Montes cleared 11-5.75 (3.50m) in the pole vault to take third for the `Dogs. Antoinette Burton also picked up a top finish for Fresno State in the jumping events, taking fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-3 (1.60m).

Latrisha Jordan topped the women's performance on the track, winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute, 1.32 seconds, besting the competition by more than three seconds. The 4x400 relay team also picked up a win, timing a 3:48.69 for the top place in the event. Rayna White added a silver medal performance in the 100, clocking a 12.24.

Krumeich and Greene, two first-year Bulldogs, more than pulled their weight for the men as each qualified for the NCAA Regional in their season-opener. Krumeich's javelin throw of 203-6 (62.02m) stunned the competition, winning the event by nearly 25 feet. In his first javelin competition ever, Krumeich threw the postseason-qualifying mark on his final throw of the day.


Junior Peter Krumeich qualified for the NCAA Regional Saturday in his first-ever javelin competition Saturday.


Greene, a transfer from Fresno City College, threw the hammer 188-11 (57.59m). The mark earned Greene a second-place finish and a trip to the NCAA Regional in May. He also picked up fourth in the shot put with a throw of 46-10.25 (14.28m).

Fresno State found success in the jumping events, propelled by DeAnte Brown in the long jump. Brown leapt 22-1 (6.73m) to take second in the event. Erik Fossen picked up a pair of top finishes in the jumps, placing third in the triple and fourth in the high jump. Fossen cleared 46-10.75 (14.29m) in the triple jump and 6-2.75 (1.90m) in the high jump. Lyle Quillen's finish in the pole vault rounded out the Bulldogs' placing in the jumps. Quillen vaulted over 15-3 (4.65m) for third.

Over on the track, Val-Pierre Dai'Re found success in both hurdle events. Dai'Re clocked a 54.39 in the 400 hurdles and a 14.62 in the 110 hurdles to take third and fourth, respectively. Michael Barragan and Kendrick Young were fourth and fifth in the 400 hurdles behind Dai'Re.

Durran Moore ran a 22.08 in the 200 to pick up third. Darryl Miller timed a 48.49 in the 400 for a third of his own in the sprints. The 4x400 relay topped the competition with a 3:23.69, while the 4x100 relay took second with a 41.32 time.

Frank Sanders led the way in the distance races, running a 3:54.20 in the 1,500 for fourth.

The Bulldogs return to action March 14 with a dual against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

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