2010 MPSF INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

2010 MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championship Highlights

March 1, 2010

2010 MPSF INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Check out the MPSF website at www.mpsports.org or UW's website at www.gohuskies.com for complete championship results.

Seattle, Wash. - Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field celebrated its 18th year of competition with a championship meet at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor facility for the eighth-consecutive year. On the women's side, top-ranked Oregon won its first-ever MPSF Championship totaling 133 points, followed by last year's champion Stanford with 113 and No. 16 Arizona close behind in third with 109. In the men's competition, UCLA repeated as the team champion with a score of 108.5. No. 14 Stanford finished in second with 95.5 followed by No. 24 California in third with 90... (USTFCCCA NCAA Division rankings are as of 2/23/10).

TEAM RESULTS
Women: 1. Oregon 133 points; 2. Stanford 113; 3. Arizona 109; 4. Arizona State 75; 5. California 64.5; 6. UCLA 53.5; 7. Washington State 45; 8. Washington 34; 9. Cal State Northridge 27.5; 10. Long Beach State 7.5.

Men: 1. UCLA 108.5 points; 2. Stanford 95.5; 3. California 90; 4. Arizona State 79; 5. Arizona 67; 6T. Washington State 59; 6T. Oregon 59; 8. Cal State Northridge 47; 9. Washington 41; 10. Long Beach State 16.

MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS & NCAA QUALIFYING MARKS
The 2010 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track & Field Championship meet produced one Dempsey Indoor facility record, two meet records, 11 NCAA automatic qualifying marks and 99 NCAA provisional marks from ten men's and women's teams in 34 events, including the men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. The facility record took place in the women's 60-meter dash, as Amber Purvis of Oregon recorded a time of 7.30, edging last year's record holder Charonda Williams of Arizona State (7.31) by the slightest of margins. Meet records were established in the mile run by two athletes, with a pair of Oregon Ducks' in Jordan Hasay (4:35.01) and Nicole Blood (4:38.88) breaking last year's mark set by Lauren Centrowitz of Stanford at 4:39.00. In a repeat outcome from 2009, the MPSF women outdid the men in establishing seven NCAA automatic qualifying marks to four by the men. Female automatics were achieved in the mile, high jump, pole vault, and long jump, and male automatics were in the pole vault, mile, and long jump. There were an additional 50 provisional results for the women and 49 for the men. Exactly half of the female provisional marks occurred within the distance events (25 of 50), with 10 alone coming in the 3,000-meter run. Similarly, the men produced 22 of their 49 provisional results in distance competition, led by eight in the 5,000-meter event.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES - Women
The 2010 outstanding performances in the MPSF Championships included freshman Jordan Hasay and senior Nicole Blood of top-ranked Oregon. Hasay established the meet record in the mile by winning the event in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:35.01. That proved to be the third fastest mile in the nation this year. Blood's second place time of 4:38.88 also beat last year's record time and was the ninth-best nationally. A third Duck in sophomore Amber Purvis nailed the sixth best national 60-meter time in 7.30, also setting a new standard at the Dempsey Indoor facility in Seattle. In the jumps, a pair of Arizona Wildcats' in freshman Brigetta Barrett and senior Elizabeth Patterson shared the top NCAA automatic mark of 1.89 meters. Patterson is the top-ranked national high-jumper, the '09 MPSF Champion, and the runner-up at the NCAA Meet. Barrett's jump was the third highest in the country. A pair of sophomore pole-vaulters in Stanford's Katerina Stefanidi (4.30M) and UCLA's Tori Pena (4.25M) hit automatics with the seventh and 12th-best national performances of 2010, respectively. Stefanidi was second at the conference meet in 2009 as a freshman. The youth success continued with Arizona State freshmen duo Constance Ezugha and Christabel Nettey, who leaped to conference-best long jumps of 6.45 and 6.42 meters, both NCAA automatics and amongst the national leaders. Finally, sophomore Ryann Krais of UCLA achieved a lifetime-high of 4,041 points in winning the day one Pentathlon by over 200 points. She was fourth in last year's meet as a freshman.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES - Men
This year's outstanding performances on the men's side included Washington top-ranked junior pole-vaulter Scott Roth, producing an NCAA automatic clearance and 2010 national-high of 5.72 meters. Roth was the 2008 MPSF runner-up as a freshman and was second in last year's outdoor NCAA Championship. Oregon Senior and 2008 Olympian Andrew Wheating produced the MPSF winning mile with an additional automatic time (3:58.20). This was approximately one-half second away from a national-best this year. Arizona senior Luis Rivera-Morales leaped to the fourth-best long jump in the nation at 7.99 meters, while junior Cole Reindell of CS Northridge recorded an eighth-best national-leap of 7.86 meters. Both outcomes were an NCAA automatic. Rivera-Morales is a repeat winner from `09 in the MPSF Long Jump, while the 7.99-meter length was an all-time school record at the University of Arizona. California junior Michael Morrison totaled 5,655 points to win the two-day heptathlon, already owning an NCAA automatic total from earlier this year. 2010 MPSF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Check out the MPSF website at www.mpsports.org or UW's website at www.gohuskies.com for complete championship results.

Sprints/Hurdles:
In the MPSF women's 60-meter dash, nationally sixth-ranked Amber Purvis of Oregon set a Dempsey Indoor Facility record with a time of 7.30, edging last year's record holder Charonda Williams of Arizona State (7.31). Stanford's No. 12 Carissa Levingston finished second also with an NCAA provisional time of 7.33, while teammate Sarah Matthew came in third at 7.46. In the 200-meter, Stanford took the top-two spots with Matthew's provisional time of 23.86 and Levingston's runner-up 24.03. Oregon's Keshia Baker placed third at 24.12. 24th-ranked Jasmine Chaney of Arizona State is this year's 400-meter champion, nailing a provisional 53.83. She was followed by a pair of provisional UCLA Bruins' in No. 25 Ashlea McLaughlin (54.04) and No. 27 Joy Eaton (54.35). No. 16 LaTisha Holden of Arizona won the 60m hurdles in 8.27, followed by No. 26 Chaney in 8.33 and Oregon's Brianne Theisen in 8.40. The top-three times in the 60-meter hurdles were an NCAA provisional.

16th-ranked Junior Lawrence Trice of Arizona State won the MPSF Men's 60-meter title with the lone provisional time (6.68), ahead of CS Northridge runner-up Bradley Ike (6.73) and Sun Devil teammate Ryan Milus (6.76)... In the 200M dash, Randall Carroll of UCLA won the event in 21.52 with Bruin teammate Maxwell Dyce in second in 21.61 followed by Marlon Murray of Washington State in 21.63. UCLA came up big, taking four of the top-seven spots for a total of 23 team points. Arizona State owned the 400-meter run, posting three of the top-five finishes for 19 points, led by a title from No. 7 Donald Sanford (46.19). No. 29 Joel Phillip (47.17) and No. 23 Justin Kremer (47.70) checked in fourth and fifth respectively for ASU, while the two and three finishers being No. 9 Jeshua Anderson of WSU (46.38) and No. 15 Amaechi Morton of Stanford (46.71). The top-four outcomes were each a provisional. In the 60-meter hurdles, 12th-ranked UCLA senior Kevin Craddock posted a winning provisional time of 7.83, while Oregon's Eric Hersey (7.96) and Arizona's Chris Titsworth (8.09) following.

Middle Distance/Distance Races:
In the women's 800-meter run, 13th-ranked freshman Anne Kesselring of Oregon recorded a meet-winning NCAA provisional time of 2:05.72, and was followed by four other provisional runs. No. 18 Sofia Oberg of California (2:06.40), No. 7 Christina Rodgers (2:06.52) of Arizona, and No. 19 Zoe Buckman (2:06.78) and No. 25 Chloe Steinbeck (2:08.65) of Oregon were behind Kesselring. All told, four of the top-six runners in this event were Ducks. Oregon continued its success in the mile with two athletes breaking the all-time MPSF meet record, as third-ranked freshman Jordan Hasay posted an NCAA automatic time of 4:35.01while No. 9 senior Nicole Blood checked in with a provisional 4:38.88. Washington's second-ranked senior Katie Follett took the bronze in 4:39.91, also a provisional time. The MPSF women's 3000-meter run produced 10 NCAA provisional times, led by No. 17California sophomore Deborah Maier's winning time of 9:20.05. Arizona's No. 29 Hannah Moen placed second at 9:24.87 and Mattie Bridgemon of Oregon came in third at 9:25.20. In the 5,000-meter run, seven provisional times were posted with No. 15 junior Marie Lawrence of Washington taking the title in 16:11.82, followed by No. 18 Stephanie Marcy of Stanford in 16:18.77 and .No. 27 Claire Michel of Oregon in 16:28.03.

The top-five men's 800-meter run competitors all recorded provisional times, led by MPSF Champion and 12th-ranked Mason McHenry of Arizona State (1:48.89). No. 11 Dylan Ferris of Stanford (1:49.05), No. 18 Cory Primm of UCLA (1:49.26), Sebastian Sam of California (1:49.82), and Joe Abbott of Washington State (1:49.92) each followed the Sun Devil. The mile was led by an NCAA automatic from Oregon's fourth-ranked Andrew Wheating (3:58.20). Three other provisional results were achieved, with No. 21 Marlon Patterson of UCLA (4:02.16), Brandon Bethke of Arizona State (4:02.41), and Michael Coe of California (4:02.86). 10th-ranked Mark Matusak of Cal (7:59.67) led a pack of six athletes who turned in a provisional 3,000-meter run, three of whom were from Stanford for 16 team points. Meanwhile the top-eight 5,000-meter runners all held a provisional mark, with Stanford's fifth-ranked Elliott Heath winning the crown in 13:47.14, ahead of No. 7 Colton Tully-Doyle from Washington (13:48.86) and No. 23 Mohamud Ige of Arizona (14:00.13).

Relays:
No. 25 ranked Arizona State posted the winning MPSF 4x400 meter relay time of 3:38.40 to earn one of two provisional marks. Runner-up Arizona also posted a provisional mark of 3:39.70 for second followed by Oregon in 3:42.33. The Sun Devils' winning team included Dominique Maloy, Keia Pinnick, Kayla Sanchez and Jasmine Chaney... In the Distance Medley Relay, Oregon finished with an event-best 11:17.71 followed by California at 11:19.93 and Stanford at 11:31.58. The times for the Ducks and Bears were an NCAA provisional.

For the men, No. 7 ranked Arizona State won the 4x400 title with a provisional time of 3:07.38. Tight on the heels of the Sun Devils was No. 9 Oregon in 3:07.61, while Washington State recorded 3:09.35.; provisional times for the top-three teams. Running for ASU were Joel Phillip, Allante Battle, Justin Kremer and Donald Sanford... In the DMR, UCLA (9:31.07) led a group of four teams who turned in a provisional time. Arizona State (9:31.34), Stanford (9:31.38), and Cal (9:32.11) followed in the two, three and four spots. Running for the third-ranked Bruins were Scott Crawford, Quentin Powell, Primm and Patterson.

Jumps:
Third-ranked Arizona freshman Brigetta Barrett won the women's high jump title with a mark of 1.89 meters (6'-2.25"), while top-ranked Wildcat teammate Elizabeth Patterson jumped the same height but took second due to misses. Both Arizona jumps were NCAA automatics. No. 13 freshman Holly Parent of Washington State had a provisional jump in taking third at 1.79M. A pair of Arizona State long Jumpers placed one and two with NCAA automatic leaps, in No. 8 Constance Ezugha (6.45M/21'-02") and No. 11 Christabel Nettey (6.42M/21'-00.75"). No. 16 Danielle Watson of UCLA (6.32M/20'-09.00") and No. 20 Arantxa King of Stanford (6.26M/20'-06.50") recorded provisional leaps, taking third and fourth respectively. No. 28 Junior Whitney Liehr of Stanford was the top MPSF triple-jumper at 12.43 meters to earn 10 points for the Cardinal.

For the men, Arizona freshmen Edgar Rivera-Morales and Nick Ross placed one and two respectively in the MPSF High Jump with identical heights of 2.23M. They are tied for fifth in the nation in that event. Washington State's third-ranked Trent Arrivey was third (2.17M). All three jumps were good for a provisional. In the Long Jump, No. 4 Luis Rivera-Morales of Arizona won the conference title at 7.99M, also an automatic leap. No. 8 Reindell Cole of Cal State Northridge took second at 7.86M ahead of California's Hammed Sulman and Michael Morrison who shared the bronze after a 7.47M effort. No. 14 Jonathan Clark from UCLA leapt 15.98 meters (52'-05.25") for the Triple Jump title, with No. 27 Rivera-Morales taking second at 15.47M and Stephan Scott-Ellis from Washington State taking third at 15.46M. All three leaps were an NCAA provisional.

Pole Vault:
No. 7 ranked Katerina Stefanidi of Stanford is this year's MPSF Women's Pole Vault Champion (4.30M). No. 12 Tori Pena of UCLA was in second (4.25M). Both vaults were an NCAA automatic. Four others vaulted for a provisional, including No. 21 Katy Viuf of UCLA (4.15M), No. 7 Melissa Gergel of Oregon (4.15M), Allison Stokke of California (4.00M), and Jordan Roskelley of Oregon (4.00M)

The nation's No. 1 pole-vaulter, Scott Roth of Washington, won the MPSF title with an NCAA automatic height of 5.72 meters. Four athletes recorded a provisional, led by No. 14 Johnny Quinn of UCLA (5.36M), Casey Roche of Stanford (5.26M), Ashton Eaton of Oregon (5.26M), and No. 14 Casey Dicesare of UCLA (5.26M).

Throws:
12th-ranked Julie Labonte of Arizona delivered a provisional shot put throw of 16.18M (53'01.00") to win the women's conference title in that event. Wildcat teammate No. 26 Alyssa Hasslen was next at 15.11M, followed by Oregon's Rita Santibanez in third at 14.34M. Arizona delivered four of the top five shot put throws for a total of 27 team points. Last year's runner up in the women's weight throw, No. 23 senior Morgan Bogard of Cal State Northridge, delivered a provisional toss of 19.52M (64'-00.50") to win the event. Kiely Smith of California took second at 17.14M and Kjirsten Jensen of Washington State came in third at 16.92M.

The top-two MPSF men's shot put results were a provisional, with California's Patrick Kowalsky (18.00M) and Stanford's Geoffrey Taber (17.81M). Bo Taylor of UCLA took third (17.04M). Meanwhile, Carter Wells of Stanford had the top weight throw of 19.19M (62'-11.50"). Zach Midles of Washington placed second (18.90M) and Miles Palacios of California took third (18.80M).

Multi Events - Pentathlon:
Ninth-ranked sophomore Ryann Krais of UCLA won the MPSF pentathlon with a lifetime-best and NCAA provisional qualifying 4,041 points, over 200 points ahead of the next competitor. She placed fifth in the 60M-Hurdles, second in the high jump, fourth in the long jump, sixth in the shot put, and third in the 800M (2:16.34). No. 27 freshman Lisa Egarter of Arizona took the silver with 3, 816 followed by Arizona State's Keia Pinnick with the bronze on 3, 753, both provisional totals.

Multi Events - Heptathlon:
California's sixth-ranked Michael Morrison is the 2010 MPSF Heptathlon Champion with 5, 655 points, over 100 points ahead of No. 16 CS Northridge senior Robert Robinson's second place finish of 5, 540. Both point totals were good for an NCAA provisional. Marshall Ackley of Oregon came in third with the two-day total of 5, 324. For the title within the two-day and seven event race, Morrison won the shot put, was second in the long jump, pole vault, and 60-Meter dash, fourth in the 1,000 meter-run, and seventh in the high jump. Robinson's highlights were winning the long jump, 60M-hurdles, and 60M-dash, placing second in the 1,000M, and fourth in the high jump. Ackley was fifth in long jump, fourth in pole vault, and first in the 1,000M run.

2011 MPSF INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championship Meet will return to the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor Facility in Seattle, two weeks prior to the NCAA Championship held at Texas A&M in College Station, TX. The 2011 MPSF Championship meet schedule is to be determined.


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