Wills Places Third At Indoor Nationals To Earn All-American Status

3/9/2013 4:50:00 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— SF State senior Tiana Wills earned All-American honors as she placed third in the High Jump at the 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama, this afternoon. Wills finished with a jump of 1.76 meters (5-9 ¾).

"Tiana (Wills) finished an incredible indoor season this afternoon," said SF State head coach Terry Burke. "She did a great job of keeping her focus and earning the All-American honor."

Wills passed on the first jump of 1.60 meters. She then made her first attempt at 1.65 meters. The 2012 All-CCAA performer missed on her first attempt at 1.73 meters, but came right back in her second attempt to clear the 1.73 meter mark. She was one of three jumpers to move on pass 1.76 meters to the 1.79 meters.

At 1.79 meters, Wills cleared the mark on her second attempt to stay alive for the individual title. Wills did not clear the 1.82 meter mark but Western State's Barbara Szabo and Ashland's Jennifer Foster did as they both moved on to the next height.

Szabo, who passed on the first five heights, cleared the next height of 1.85 meters on her first attempt but Foster did clear the height as the Western State junior claimed the individual title at the High Jump.

In thanks to Wills' third place finish, the Gators finished in a four-way tie for 29th place with Nebraska-Kearney, Hillsdale and American International.

"This was a great week for us in a great environment for a National Championship," added Burke. "Tiana is now even more hungry for the outdoor season."

Courtesy San Francisco State

Women's High Jump Final


Event Records
Record Tag Mark Athlete Affiliation Date
Championship * 1.90m 6-2 ¾ Maresa Cadienhead Abilene Christian (TX) March 9 2002
Facility 1.88m 6-2 Krystle Schade Alabama January 19 2013

Progression: 1.60, 1.65, 1.70, 1.73, 1.76, 1.79, 1.82




Place Athlete Name Affiliation Mark Pts
1 Barbara Szabo Western State 1.85m 6-0 ¾ 10
2 Jennifer Foster Ashland 1.82m 5-11 ½ 8
3 Tiana Wills San Francisco St. 1.79m 5-10 ½ 6
4 Calsie Boyd Seton Hill 1.73m 5-8 4.5
4 Sheri Kaye Campbell Lincoln (Mo.) 1.73m 5-8 4.5
6 Christina O'Connor East Stroudsburg 1.73m 5-8 3
7 Libby Strickland West Texas A&M 1.70m 5-7 2
8 Ashley West Slippery Rock 1.70m 5-7 0.33
8 Meghan Jones Bellarmine 1.70m 5-7 0.33
8 Lacey Rhodes Central Oklahoma 1.70m 5-7 0.33
11 Brittany Whitmer Lock Haven 1.65m 5-5
12 Samantha Alvarez TAMU-Kingsville 1.65m 5-5
13 Erin Flick Shippensburg 1.65m 5-5
13 Erin Alewine Central Missouri 1.65m 5-5
15 Kendra Bassitt Ashland 1.65m 5-5
15 Laura Tesch Saint Martin's 1.65m 5-5
17 Alisha Weaver Grand Valley St. 1.60m 5-3
NH Katie Guse Augustana (S.D.)



Field Series

Place Athlete Name 1.60m
5-3 1.65m
5-5 1.70m
5-7 1.73m
5-8 1.76m
5-9 ¼ 1.79m
5-10 ½ 1.82m
5-11 ½ 1.85m
6-0 ¾ 1.90m
6-2 ¾ 1.91m
6-3 ¼ 1.94m
6-4 ¼ 1.97m
6-5 ½ 2.00m
6-6 ¾
1 Barbara Szabo
Western State PASS PASS PASS PASS PASS XO O O XXX
2 Jennifer Foster
Ashland PASS O XO O XO O XO XXX
3 Tiana Wills
San Francisco St. PASS O O XO O XO XXX
4 Calsie Boyd
Seton Hill O O O O XXX
4 Sheri Kaye Campbell
Lincoln (Mo.) O O O O XXX
6 Christina O'Connor
East Stroudsburg O O O XXO XXX
7 Libby Strickland
West Texas A&M O O XO XXX
8 Ashley West
Slippery Rock O O XXO XXX
8 Meghan Jones
Bellarmine O O XXO XXX
8 Lacey Rhodes
Central Oklahoma O O XXO XXX
11 Brittany Whitmer
Lock Haven O O XXX
12 Samantha Alvarez
TAMU-Kingsville XO O XXX
13 Erin Flick
Shippensburg O XO XXX
13 Erin Alewine
Central Missouri PASS XO XXX
15 Kendra Bassitt
Ashland O XXO XXX
15 Laura Tesch
Saint Martin's O XXO XXX
17 Alisha Weaver
Grand Valley St. O XXX
NH Katie Guse
Augustana (S.D.) XXX



Women's Scores 17 of 17 Events Scored
Place Team Points
1 Academy of Art 59.00
2 Lincoln (Mo.) 48.50
3 Grand Canyon 45.00
4 Grand Valley St. 41.00
5 Ashland 37.00
6 Adams State 31.00
7 Johnson C. Smith 30.00
8 Angelo State 28.00
9 U-Mary 25.00
10 Abilene Christian 24.00
11 Alaska Anchorage 23.00
12 Simon Fraser 22.00
13 Central Missouri 20.00
14 Ferris State 18.00
15 Western State 15.00
16 New Haven 13.00
16 Virginia State 13.00
18 Findlay 12.00
18 Sioux Falls 12.00
20 Wayne St. (Neb.) 9.00
21 UMass Lowell 8.00
21 Saginaw Valley 8.00
21 Seattle Pacific 8.00
21 Cal St. Los Angeles 8.00
21 Cal St. Stanislaus 8.00
26 Augustana (S.D.) 7.00
26 New Mexico Highlands 7.00
26 Tiffin 7.00
29 Nebraska-Kearney 6.00
29 Hillsdale 6.00
29 American Int'l 6.00
29 San Francisco St. 6.00
33 Shippensburg 5.00
33 Missouri Southern 5.00
35 Seton Hill 4.50
36 Winona State 4.00
36 Harding 4.00
36 Georgian Court 4.00
39 East Stroudsburg 3.00
39 Truman State 3.00
39 Colorado Mines 3.00
39 Minnesota-Duluth 3.00
39 Concord 3.00
39 Livingstone 3.00
45 Minnesota State 2.00
45 West Texas A&M 2.00
47 Western Washington 1.00
47 Alabama-Huntsville 1.00
47 So. Conn. St. 1.00
50 Bellarmine 0.33
50 Slippery Rock 0.33
50 Central Oklahoma 0.33