Sun Devil T&F Electrifies at Sun Angel Classic

The ASU women now hold five top-ranked marks in the NCAA this season.


April 6, 2013




Complete Results




TEMPE – At approximately 6 p.m. PT on Saturday evening, the Sun Devil track and field team welcomed over 1,000 in attendance to the 34th Annual Sun Angel Classic with a range of fireworks. Little did those fans know that that would be just the first of the fireworks they would be privy to over the course of the evening.

Despite the fact there were over 1,000 entries to Saturday’s collegiate/post-collegiate entries, the toughest part of the night came in the decision as to which performance to publicize first for the Sun Devils.

One way or another, there were two school records set in the women’s premiere section on Saturday evening and numerous stand-out performances through the night in one of the most elite events on the Western half of the United States on Saturday.

Christabel Nettey and Shelby Houlihan each demolished some of the longest-standing school records in ASU history on Saturday evening, with Nettey claiming the long jump record and Houlihan clocking the fastest 1,500-meter time in school history.

In a rematch of this season’s NCAA indoor long jump title, Nettey – a senior – showed Kansas’ NCAA Indoor Champion Andrea Geubelle that a repeat will require some work as the senior logged two jumps of 6.75m (22-01.75) to match the meet and Sun Angel Stadium record, which had lasted since. Houston’s Carol Lewis also cleared the same distance in 1983.

Nettey - who finished as the runner-up to Geubelle at the NCAA Indoor Championships - put on a show as she set the school record on her very first leap with a jump of 6.69m. That knocked off one of ASU’s longest standing school records – a 6.62m (21-08.75) jump back in 1989. Nettey is now the national leader in the event.







As if that weren’t enough, Nettey also clocked the eighth-fastest 100-meter hurdle time in school history with her new career best of 13.42 to finish second.

Another long-standing school record was the women’s 1,500-meter mark of 4:17.98, which was set by Priscilla Hein back in 1999. Houlihan smashed that record with her time of 4:13.64 on Saturday in a race that actually featured Hein (though under her maiden name of Schultz). With the performance, Houlihan now holds the school’s indoor 800m and mile records as well as the 1,500-meter run. She also is the national leader in the 1,500m as well

Houlihan would go on to clock a 54-second split as she helped her 4x400-meter relay teammates of Sarah Geren, Alycia Herring and Brianna Tate clock a fourth-place finish in 3:37.37.

Junior Anna Jelmini had an impressive weekend as she scored a new career-best mark of 60.51m (198-06) in the discus at the Mesa Classic on Friday for another national mark for the Sun Devils before winning Saturday’s event with a throw of 59.16m (194-01) to finish as the runner-up and top collegian in the field.

The Sun Devils now how five individuals ranked as the No. 1 athletes in the country in their respective events on the women’s side, following Keia Pinnick national-leading mark in the heptathlon yesterday and Chelsea Cassulo’s national lead in the hammer throw.

For the ASU men, junior Ryan Milus opened up his outdoor season with a wind-legal 10.29-run in the premiere section of the 100-meter dash to score the victory in the second-fastest wind-legal time of his career while Devan Spann clocked a time of 21.12 for a new career-best in the 200-meter dash in a fourth-place finish.

The two would team up with Will Henry and Chris Burrows to win the 4x100-meter relay in 39.65, marking the first time this season that ASU has legally gotten the stick across the finish line.

Spann, Henry and Burrows would return later alongside Daryl Morales to record a new season’s best in the 4x400-meter relay in a runner-up finish in 3:06.12.

The men’s 1,500-meter run was electric as Nick Happe ran the race of his life in a new career-best of 3:42.78 to finish as the top collegian in the field while clocking the fourth-fastest time in ASU history.

Teammate Darius Terry was seventh in the race in a blitzing 3:43.97 as he logged the ninth-fastest time in ASU history.

The Sun Devils will return to action this weekend in a rare dual meet, heading to Baton Rouge, La., to square off the LSU Tigers this Saturday, currently ranked In the top-10 nationally on both the men’s and women’s side

2012-13 Roster
Coaches



MenLast Name
NAME POS/EVENT(S) eligibility
Class Hometown (Last School)
albertson cj
CJ Albertson Distance 1
FR Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan HS)
anderson thomas
Thomas Anderson Throws 1
FR Andover, Minn. (Andover HS)
armstrong trae
Trae Armstrong Sprints 1
FR Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS)
austin dylan
Dylan Austin Pole Vault 6
RS JR Phoenix, Ariz. (Moon Valley)
baker edmond
Edmond Baker Jumps 3
SO Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS)
baker-slama garrett
Garrett Baker-Slama Distance 4
RS SO Tempe, Ariz. (Corona del Sol)
benesh jordan
Jordan Benesh Jumps 5
JR Mankato, Minn. (Mankato East)
bickert jeff
Jeff Bickert Distance 2
RS FR Pleasant Hill, Calif. (Cal Poly SLO)
burrows chris
Chris Burrows Sprints 7
SR Dayton, Ohio (Lake Erie College)
cannata andrew
Andrew Cannata Distance 4
RS SO Redondo Beach, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS)
clarke jordan
Jordan Clarke Throws 8
RS SR Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett)
dixon josh
Josh Dixon Jumps 1
FR Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg HS)
elliott blake
Blake Elliott Middle Distance 1
FR Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson HS)
elliott kyle
Kyle Elliott Middle Distance 1
FR Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson HS)
estes nathan
Nathan Estes Throws 6
RS JR Phoenix, Ariz. (North)
greeley tanner
Tanner Greeley Jumps 2
RS FR Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS)
happe nick
Nick Happe Distance 8
RS SR St. Charles, Mo. (Francis Howell North)
henry william
William Henry Sprints 5
JR Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
herson ryan
Ryan Herson Distance 2
RS FR Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Trabuco Hills HS)
hinch derick
Derick Hinch Pole Vault 6
RS JR Auburn, Calif. (Cuesta College)
landry trevor
Trevor Landry Middle Distance 1
FR Peoria, Ariz. (Liberty HS)
lillie kyle
Kyle Lillie Throws 5
JR Surprise, Ariz. (Glendale CC)
long kyle
Kyle Long Throws 1
FR Landisville, Pa. (Hempfield HS)
manuele chris
Chris Manuele Pole Vault 5
JR Visalia, Calif. (Boise State)
marcinko jeremy
Jeremy Marcinko Pole Vault/Multi-Events 8
RS SR Gilbert, Ariz. (Higley)
mcbride bryan
Bryan McBride Jumps 5
JR Peoria, Ariz. (Sandra Day O'Connor)
mcclain eddie
Eddie McClain Throws 7
SR Rockaway, N.J. (Morris Hills)
milus ryan
Ryan Milus Sprints 6
RS JR Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)
moore cody
Cody Moore Jumps 3
SO Phoenix, Ariz. (Chapparal HS)
morales daryl
Daryl Morales Sprints 7
SR Abington, Pa. (Butler County CC)
ohakwe michael
Michael Ohakwe Throws 5
JR Dallas, Texas (TCU)
pierre brian
Brian Pierre Distance 8
RS SR Laramie, Wyo. (Boise State Univ.)
riccio joe
Joe Riccio Throws 8
RS SR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Mesa CC)
rivera jesus
Jesus Rivera Distance 5
JR Sedona, Ariz. (Red Rock)
schnieders steven
Steven Schnieders Distance 6
RS JR Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza)
seawell garrett
Garrett Seawell Distance 6
RS JR Sacramento, Calif. (American River JC)
smith doug
Doug Smith Distance 6
RS JR Roxbury, N.J. (Gill St. Bernard's)
spann devan
Devan Spann Sprints 2
RS FR Gardena, Calif. (Serra HS)
taylor cameron
Cameron Taylor Sprints 3
SO Honolulu, Hawai'i (Westwood HS (Mesa, AZ))
terry darius
Darius Terry Distance 8
RS SR San Jose, Calif. (Northern Arizona U.)
vigil connor
Connor Vigil Distance 1
FR Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)
walker josh
Josh Walker Mid-Distance 8
RS SR Chandler, Ariz. (Tempe Corona del Sol)
williams tommy
Tommy Williams 2
RS FR Phoenix, Ariz. (UCLA)
wong daniel
Daniel Wong Distance 2
RS FR Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon Del Oro HS)
wooff heyden
Heyden Wooff Distance 2
RS FR Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS)
zarda zach
Zach Zarda Distance 9
GS Shawnee, Kan. (Kansas University)

Women Last Name
NAME POS/EVENT(S) eligibility
Class Hometown (Last School)
arseneau heather
Heather Arseneau Pole Vault 5
JR Phoenix, Ariz. (San Diego State)
bartlette dalanne
Dalanne Bartlette Distance 3
SO Redding, Calif. (Shasta Community College)
bricks macy
Macy Bricks Distance 3
SO Clovis HS (Buchanan HS)
cahill kelley
Kelley Cahill Javelin 1
FR Portland, Ore. (Chaparral)
cartledge marcella
Marcella Cartledge Distance 1
FR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep)
cassulo chelsea
Chelsea Cassulo Throws 6
RS JR Lompoc, Calif. (UNLV)
corbin shaina
Shaina Corbin Distance 3
SO Ashland, Ohio (Ashland High School)
diep diana
Diana Diep Pole Vault 1
FR Phoenix, Ariz. (Sandra Day O'Connor)
ezugha constance
Constance Ezugha Jumps 6
RS JR Edmond, Okla. (Santa Fe)
geren sarah
Sarah Geren Sprints/Hurdles 5
JR Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon)
gibson kelli
Kelli Gibson Pole Vault 5
JR Lake Forest, Calif. (Saddleback College)
gooden asiah
Asiah Gooden Sprints 5
JR Perris, Calif. (Rancho Verde)
haberman tory
Tory Haberman Distance 1
FR Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS)
hanna hailey
Hailey Hanna Distance 8
RS SR Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa CC)
hardge ke'nya
Ke'Nya Hardge Hurdles 5
JR Fontana, Calif. (Mt. SAC)
hartig alex
Alex Hartig Throws 4
RS SO Great Bend, Kan. (Great Bend)
herring alycia
Alycia Herring Sprints/Jumps 5
JR Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde)
houlihan shelby
Shelby Houlihan Mid-Distance 3
SO Sioux City, Iowa (East HS)
jarchow ginger
Ginger Jarchow Throws 1
FR Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial HS)
jelmini anna
Anna Jelmini Throws 6
RS JR Bakersfield, Calif. (Shafter)
kemmerrer andrea
Andrea Kemmerrer Pole Vault 1
FR San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS)
kuenzi linda
Linda Kuenzi Pole Vault 6
RS JR Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest)
lynde sarah
Sarah Lynde Sprints 1
FR Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS)
nettey christabel
Christabel Nettey Hurdles/Jumps 7
SR Surrey, B.C., Canada (Johnston Heights Secondary)
olivas adriana
Adriana Olivas Distance 1
FR Corona, Calif. (Centennial HS)
paracholski carly
Carly Paracholski Mid-Distance 3
SO Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Sisler HS)
pasternak amber
Amber Pasternak Pole Vault 1
FR Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS)
pinnick keia
Keia Pinnick Multis 7
SR Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
schutte payton
Payton Schutte Distance 3
SO Sherwood, Ore. (Jesuit HS)
simpson shaylah
Shaylah Simpson Pole Vault 5
JR Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista)
springford kayla
Kayla Springford Distance 3
SO Dracut, Mass. (Dracut Senior HS)
tate brianna
Brianna Tate Sprints 3
SO Reno, Nev. (Robert McQueen HS)
velarde alexia
Alexia Velarde Distance 1
FR Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Marywood HS)
vulic natasa
Natasa Vulic Distance 8
RS SR Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)
weber ashley
Ashley Weber Throws 1
FR Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena HS)


Coaches


Greg Kraft - Director of Track & Field / Head Coach
Ryan Cole - Assistant Coach
David Dumble - Assistant Coach
Louie Quintana - Assistant Coach
Lauren Saylor - Assistant Coach
Ronnie Williams - Assistant Coach
Ron Barela - Volunteer Coach
Dan O'Brien - Volunteer Coach