Saturday, January 31, 2009
UW INDOOR INVITATIONAL 2009 - 1/30/2009 to 1/31/2009
UW INDOOR INVITATIONAL 2009 - 1/30/2009 to 1/31/2009
Seattle, WA
Results
Women 5000 Meter Run
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Auto: A 16:08.00
Provisional: p 16:45.00
Facility: ! 15:30.17 2/10/2007 Amy Hastings, Arizona State
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Scherf, Lindsey Oregon 15:55.67A
2 Pixler, Jessica Seattle Pacific 16:12.65p
3 White, Catherine Arkansas 16:14.62p
4 Bargiachi, Denise Arkansas 16:21.14p
5 Kalmer, Christine Arkansas 16:35.41p
6 Fjortoft, Silje SMU 16:37.18p
7 Amaro, Emilie Stanford 16:53.10
8 Niehaus, Kate Stanford 16:54.74
9 Larson, Jane Seattle Pacific 16:55.02
10 Forish, Rachael SMU 17:15.79
11 Larson, Janae Seattle Pacific 17:16.56
12 McGurdy, Jocelyn BYU 17:29.64
13 Wilson, Kristina Long Beach St. 17:34.33
14 Tegelaar, Marit Portland 17:36.79
15 Rapp, Millie BYU 17:41.82
16 Davis, Lyndy Portland 17:48.00
17 Breihof, Lauren Western Washingt 17:49.23
18 Flores, Ingrid New Mexico St. 17:54.31
19 Blue, Katie Portland State 18:05.39
20 Arenas, Amy New Mexico St. 18:07.28
Women Distance Medley
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Auto: A 11:09.00
Provisional: p 11:30.00
Facility: ! 11:05.16 1/31/2003 Stanford, Stanford
School Finals
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1 Washington 'A' 11:05.80A
1) Babcock, Christine 2) Ankton, Falesha
3) Campbell, Kailey 4) Follett, Katie
2 Byu 'A' 11:06.55A
1) Palmer, Katie 2) Stewart, Natalie
3) Cramer, Lacey 4) Wagner, Angela
3 Stanford 'A' 11:07.53A
1) Follmar, Alicia 2) Otu, Idara
3) Lattanzi, Maria 4) Centrowitz, Lauren 4 Simon Fraser 'A' 11:39.95
1) Boss, Traci 2) Crofts, Helen
3) Mancell, Heather 4) Smith, Jessica
5 Stanford 'B' 11:46.88
1) Duhon, Madeline 2) O'Hare, Joy
3) McCurdy, Sarah 4) Reese, Kristin 6 Western Washington 'A' 11:57.17
1) Johnson, Rachael 2) Siler, Ellie
3) Olsen, Courtney 4) Porter, Sarah
7 Portland 'A' 11:58.04
1) Hemphill, Natalie 2) Roumeliotis, Krista
3) Keaveny, Elizabeth 4) Morgan, Dana
8 Portland State 'A' 12:10.12
1) Wai, Adriane 2) Jackson, Quiana
3) Owens, Melissa 4) Carwile, Kamila
Section 2
1 Long Beach St. 'A' 12:09.59
1) Harris, Carly 2) Okoro, Ejiro
3) Barclay, Missy 4) Apgar, Sarah 2 Portland 'B' 12:30.19
1) Tegelaar, Marit 2) Spaulding, Tiffany
3) Hailey, Theresa 4) Ademe, Sifrash
3 Seattle U. 'A' 12:34.70
1) Bolce, Sarah 2) Hamann, Jen
3) Hansen, Katie 4) Martinez, Natalie
4 New Mexico St. 'A' 12:49.19
1) Hurtado, Brittany 2) Mcliechey, Derrhea
3) Beach, Katherine 4) Gutierrez, Brandi
5 Portland 'C' 12:54.83
1) Dargitz, Jackie 2) Borsch, Carolyn
3) Knettles, Hailey 4) Davis, Lyndy
6 Hawaii 'A' 13:04.85
1) Cushing, Liisa 2) Goodnight, Briana
3) Monasi, Mariana 4) Tedesco, Tava
Indoor Pentathlon: #5 Women 800 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 2:21.35 805
2 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 2:27.19 729
3 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 2:33.30 652
4 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 2:34.02 643
5 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 2:38.46 591
6 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 2:40.49 567
7 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 2:43.38 535
8 Bennett, Kara Stanford 2:46.78 498Section 2
1 Day, Sharon Asics 2:19.92 825 2 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 2:20.96 811
3 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 2:21.77 800
4 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 2:24.45 764
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 2:29.76 696
6 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 2:30.45 687 7 McNamee, Kelly Washington 2:31.21 678
8 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 2:33.54 649
Indoor Pentathlon: #1 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 9.33 842
2 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 9.64 781
3 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 9.72 765
4 Bennett, Kara Stanford 9.90 731
Section 2
1 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 8.65 984
2 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 9.10 889
3 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 9.45 818
4 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 11.28 491
Section 3
1 Day, Sharon Asics 8.82 948 2 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 9.11 887
3 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 9.17 875 4 McNamee, Kelly Washington 9.25 858
5 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 9.41 826
Section 4
1 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 8.89 933 2 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 9.20 869
3 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 9.34 840
Indoor Pentathlon: #2 Women High Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Flight 1
1 Day, Sharon Asics 1.87m 1067 1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.87
P P P P P P P P P P P O P XO XO O
2 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 1.81m 991
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84
P P P P P P P O O XO O XO XO O XXX
3 McNamee, Kelly Washington 1.75m 916
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78
P P P P O O O O O XXO XXO O XXX
4 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 1.72m 879
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75
P P P P P P O O O O O XXX
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P O O O O O XXX
5 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P O P O XO O XXX
5 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P P O O O XO XXX
8 Bennett, Kara Stanford 1.66m 806
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69
P P P P O XO XO XXO XXO XXX
8 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 1.66m 806
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69
P P P P O O O XO XO XXX
10 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 1.63m 771
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66
P P P P XO XXO XO XO XXX
10 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 1.63m 771
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66
P P P O O O O O XXX
12 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 1.60m 736 1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63
O XO O O O O XXO XXX
13 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 1.57m 701
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60
P P O P XO XO XXX
14 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 1.54m 666
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57
P P P P O XXX
15 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 1.51m 632
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54
P XO O XO XXX
16 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 1.39m 502 1.36 1.39 1.39 1.42
XO XO XO XXX
Indoor Pentathlon: #4 Women Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 5.82m 795
5.55m 5.82m 5.66m
2 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 5.78m 783
FOUL 5.76m 5.78m
3 Day, Sharon Asics 5.65m 744
5.52m 5.65m 5.65m
4 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 5.54m 712
5.38m 5.54m 5.22m
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 5.53m 709
5.28m 5.49m 5.53m
6 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 5.37m 663
5.37m FOUL FOUL
6 McNamee, Kelly Washington 5.37m 663
5.06m 5.24m 5.37m
8 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 5.31m 645
5.24m 5.21m 5.31m
9 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 5.28m 637
5.28m FOUL 5.00m
9 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 5.28m 637
5.28m 5.28m 4.23m
11 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 5.27m 634
5.27m 5.13m FOUL
12 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 5.24m 626
5.15m 5.24m 5.16m
13 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 5.18m 609
FOUL 5.18m FOUL
14 Bennett, Kara Stanford 4.84m 516
4.74m 4.76m 4.84m
15 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 4.67m 472
4.67m 4.56m 4.52m
16 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 4.36m 393
4.36m 4.04m FOUL
Indoor Pentathlon: #3 Women Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 14.20m 807
14.09m 14.20m 13.98m
2 Day, Sharon Asics 12.46m 692
12.46m 12.45m FOUL
3 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 11.62m 636
FOUL 10.97m 11.62m
4 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 11.58m 633
11.58m 11.32m 11.23m
5 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 11.24m 611
11.24m 11.11m 11.14m
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 11.24m 611
11.24m FOUL 10.78m
7 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 10.05m 533
8.90m 9.92m 10.05m
7 Bennett, Kara Stanford 10.05m 533
9.90m 10.05m FOUL
9 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 9.82m 518
9.82m 9.33m 9.26m
10 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 9.53m 499
9.04m 9.53m 9.47m
11 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 9.40m 490
9.40m 8.65m 9.13m
12 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 9.29m 483
8.83m 9.04m 9.29m
13 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 9.22m 479
9.22m 8.83m 8.95m
14 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 9.00m 464
FOUL FOUL 9.00m
15 McNamee, Kelly Washington 8.69m 444
8.69m 8.43m 8.08m
16 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 8.48m 430
8.47m 8.48m FOUL
Men 5000 Meter Run
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Auto: A 13:47.00
Provisional: p 14:10.00
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Derrick, Chris Stanford 13:44.02A
2 Riley, Jake Stanford 14:01.92p
3 Gregg, Brendan Stanford 14:11.29 4 Boyer, Lane Arkansas 14:16.48
5 Mandi, Mark Unattached 14:34.41
6 Steidl, Uli SRC 14:37.09
7 Riak, John St. Martin's 14:43.46
8 Van Patten, Zeke Western Oregon 14:48.40
9 Reynolds, Francis Puget Sound 14:48.78
10 Mocko, Chris Stanford 14:53.58
11 Cronin, Jesse Portland State 15:17.69
12 Manning, Michael Portland 15:24.30
13 Foster, Jordon Portland 15:25.75
Men Distance Medley
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Auto: A 9:34.00
Provisional: p 9:45.70
Facility: ! 9:31.52 2/29/2008 Stanford
School Finals
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1 Arkansas 'A' 9:28.35!
1) Ulrey, Dorian 2) Bilbrew, Chris
3) McClary, Alex 4) McClary, Andy
2 Oregon 'A' 9:29.39!
1) McNamara, Jordan 2) Barlow, Chad
3) Wheating, Andrew 4) Rupp, Galen
3 Byu 'A' 9:36.98p
1) Gustafsson, Jacob 2) Atrice, Rhyan
3) Jensen, Keith 4) Perry, Kyle
4 Ucla 'A' 9:37.95p
1) Patterson, Marlon 2) Wells, Elijah
3) Primm, Cory 4) Barnes, Laef
5 Oregon 'B' 9:39.25p
1) Withers, James 2) Thompson, Travis
3) Casteel, A.J. 4) Biwott, Shadrack
6 Washington 'A' 9:52.12
1) Abbott, Austin 2) Gudaitis, Jeff
3) Govier, Brian 4) Spady, Kelly
7 Stanford 'A' 9:58.50
1) Marpole-Bird, Justin 2) Chandy, Zach
3) Castro, Spencer 4) Ferris, Dylan
8 Long Beach St. 'A' 10:03.68
1) Maldonado, Matt 2) Gray, Brent
3) Freitas, Alex 4) Arcos, Raul
Section 2
1 Simon Fraser 'A' 10:17.24
1) Brockerville, Ryan 2) Culley, Mitchell
3) Fraser, Chad 4) Fraser, Seth
2 Portland State 'A' 10:22.42
1) Holmes, Brookman 2) Shead, DeShawn
3) Fassler, Jesse 4) Endicott, Nate
3 Portland 'C' 10:33.62
1) Quackenbush, Mike 2) Broom, Brooks
3) Frerker, Matt 4) Olberding, Scott
4 Seattle U. 'A' 10:40.94
1) Barkhaus, Erik 2) Auld, Chris
3) Auld, Dan 4) Cannata-Bowman, Nick
5 Portland 'B' 10:48.97
1) Geiger, Shane 2) Thomas, Sean
3) Prahl, Dan 4) Turkheimer, Joel
6 Portland 'A' 11:21.68
1) Kiprotich Tarus, Wesley 2) Groulik, Brent
3) Schlegel, Rob 4) Cosby, Robert
Heptathlon: #1 Men 60 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 6.84 940
2 Kosk, Meelis BYU 7.25 796
3 pollard, david Unattached 7.51 710
4 Rasp, Kiel Washington 7.80 619
Section 2
1 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 7.11 844
2 Bettis, Phillip BYU 7.19 816
3 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 7.22 806
4 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 7.28 785
5 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 7.37 755
6 Vetter, Jake Washington 7.69 653
Section 3
1 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 7.07 858
2 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 7.08 854
3 Emrich, Tanner BYU 7.18 819
4 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 7.22 806
5 Palmer, Justin BYU 7.27 789
6 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 7.34 765
Section 4
1 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 7.20 813
2 Johnson, Justin Unattached 7.24 799
3 Jellison, Mark Unattached 7.28 785
4 Kuechler, Kevin California 7.38 752
5 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 7.46 726
6 Kinney, Vince Portland State 7.54 700
Heptathlon: #4 Men High Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Flight 1
1 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 2.09m 887
1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 2.09m 887
3 Johnson, Justin Unattached 2.03m 831
4 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 2.00m 803
5 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 1.97m 776
5 Bettis, Phillip BYU 1.97m 776
5 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 1.97m 776
5 Jellison, Mark Unattached 1.97m 776
9 Vetter, Jake Washington 1.94m 749
9 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 1.94m 749
11 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 1.91m 723
11 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 1.91m 723
13 Kosk, Meelis BYU 1.88m 696
13 Kinney, Vince Portland State 1.88m 696
13 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 1.88m 696
16 Kuechler, Kevin California 1.82m 644
16 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 1.82m 644
18 pollard, david Unattached 1.79m 619
18 Palmer, Justin BYU 1.79m 619
18 Emrich, Tanner BYU 1.79m 619
21 Rasp, Kiel Washington 1.64m 496
Heptathlon: #2 Men Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 7.59m 957
7.57m 7.59m PASS
2 Jellison, Mark Unattached 7.08m 833
7.08m FOUL 6.87m
3 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 7.05m 826
7.05m 6.88m 6.72m
4 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 6.93m 797
FOUL 6.93m FOUL
5 Johnson, Justin Unattached 6.90m 790
6.90m 6.85m 6.11m
6 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 6.89m 788
6.84m 6.74m 6.89m
7 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 6.78m 762
6.78m 6.69m FOUL
8 Bettis, Phillip BYU 6.75m 755
6.57m 6.67m 6.75m
9 Palmer, Justin BYU 6.69m 741
6.58m 6.60m 6.69m
9 Kosk, Meelis BYU 6.69m 741
6.51m 6.69m 6.53m
11 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 6.68m 739
6.40m 6.67m 6.68m
12 Kuechler, Kevin California 6.61m 723
6.52m 6.61m 6.37m
13 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 6.46m 688
6.46m 6.46m 5.42m
13 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 6.46m 688
6.37m 6.46m 5.40m
15 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 6.45m 686
6.45m 6.37m 6.32m
16 pollard, david Unattached 6.37m 668
6.23m 6.12m 6.37m
16 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 6.37m 668
6.37m 6.14m 6.21m
18 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 6.19m 628
6.19m 6.18m 6.11m
19 Vetter, Jake Washington 6.10m 608
6.10m 6.05m 6.10m
20 Kinney, Vince Portland State 5.98m 582
5.98m FOUL FOUL
21 Emrich, Tanner BYU 5.89m 563
5.64m FOUL 5.89m
22 Rasp, Kiel Washington 5.55m 492
5.55m 5.48m 4.98m
Heptathlon: #3 Men Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Jellison, Mark Unattached 13.58m 703
13.58m 13.49m 13.38m
2 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 13.40m 692
13.02m 12.44m 13.40m
3 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 12.96m 665
12.96m 12.45m FOUL
4 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 12.39m 630
12.28m FOUL 12.39m
5 Johnson, Justin Unattached 12.10m 612
11.75m 12.10m 12.03m
6 Kinney, Vince Portland State 11.62m 583
10.77m 11.34m 11.62m
7 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 11.60m 582
11.12m 11.60m 11.46m
8 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 11.14m 554
11.02m 11.09m 11.14m
9 Kuechler, Kevin California 10.40m 510
FOUL 10.40m FOUL
10 Bettis, Phillip BYU 10.02m 487
10.02m FOUL FOUL
11 Vetter, Jake Washington 8.96m 423
8.96m 8.85m 8.15m
Flight 2
1 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 14.00m 728
13.46m 13.51m 14.00m
2 Kosk, Meelis BYU 13.65m 707
13.50m 13.65m FOUL
3 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 13.23m 681
13.16m 13.23m FOUL
4 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 13.08m 672
13.08m FOUL 12.19m
5 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 12.63m 645
FOUL 12.63m FOUL
6 Palmer, Justin BYU 12.57m 641
12.14m 12.39m 12.57m
7 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 12.06m 610
FOUL 11.42m 12.06m
8 Rasp, Kiel Washington 11.41m 571
11.24m 10.95m 11.41m
9 pollard, david Unattached 10.91m 540
10.73m 10.91m 10.76m
10 Emrich, Tanner BYU 10.83m 536
10.83m 9.98m 10.36m
11 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 9.85m 477
FOUL FOUL 9.85m
Seattle, WA
Results
Women 5000 Meter Run
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Auto: A 16:08.00
Provisional: p 16:45.00
Facility: ! 15:30.17 2/10/2007 Amy Hastings, Arizona State
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Scherf, Lindsey Oregon 15:55.67A
2 Pixler, Jessica Seattle Pacific 16:12.65p
3 White, Catherine Arkansas 16:14.62p
4 Bargiachi, Denise Arkansas 16:21.14p
5 Kalmer, Christine Arkansas 16:35.41p
6 Fjortoft, Silje SMU 16:37.18p
7 Amaro, Emilie Stanford 16:53.10
8 Niehaus, Kate Stanford 16:54.74
9 Larson, Jane Seattle Pacific 16:55.02
10 Forish, Rachael SMU 17:15.79
11 Larson, Janae Seattle Pacific 17:16.56
12 McGurdy, Jocelyn BYU 17:29.64
13 Wilson, Kristina Long Beach St. 17:34.33
14 Tegelaar, Marit Portland 17:36.79
15 Rapp, Millie BYU 17:41.82
16 Davis, Lyndy Portland 17:48.00
17 Breihof, Lauren Western Washingt 17:49.23
18 Flores, Ingrid New Mexico St. 17:54.31
19 Blue, Katie Portland State 18:05.39
20 Arenas, Amy New Mexico St. 18:07.28
Women Distance Medley
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Auto: A 11:09.00
Provisional: p 11:30.00
Facility: ! 11:05.16 1/31/2003 Stanford, Stanford
School Finals
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1 Washington 'A' 11:05.80A
1) Babcock, Christine 2) Ankton, Falesha
3) Campbell, Kailey 4) Follett, Katie
2 Byu 'A' 11:06.55A
1) Palmer, Katie 2) Stewart, Natalie
3) Cramer, Lacey 4) Wagner, Angela
3 Stanford 'A' 11:07.53A
1) Follmar, Alicia 2) Otu, Idara
3) Lattanzi, Maria 4) Centrowitz, Lauren 4 Simon Fraser 'A' 11:39.95
1) Boss, Traci 2) Crofts, Helen
3) Mancell, Heather 4) Smith, Jessica
5 Stanford 'B' 11:46.88
1) Duhon, Madeline 2) O'Hare, Joy
3) McCurdy, Sarah 4) Reese, Kristin 6 Western Washington 'A' 11:57.17
1) Johnson, Rachael 2) Siler, Ellie
3) Olsen, Courtney 4) Porter, Sarah
7 Portland 'A' 11:58.04
1) Hemphill, Natalie 2) Roumeliotis, Krista
3) Keaveny, Elizabeth 4) Morgan, Dana
8 Portland State 'A' 12:10.12
1) Wai, Adriane 2) Jackson, Quiana
3) Owens, Melissa 4) Carwile, Kamila
Section 2
1 Long Beach St. 'A' 12:09.59
1) Harris, Carly 2) Okoro, Ejiro
3) Barclay, Missy 4) Apgar, Sarah 2 Portland 'B' 12:30.19
1) Tegelaar, Marit 2) Spaulding, Tiffany
3) Hailey, Theresa 4) Ademe, Sifrash
3 Seattle U. 'A' 12:34.70
1) Bolce, Sarah 2) Hamann, Jen
3) Hansen, Katie 4) Martinez, Natalie
4 New Mexico St. 'A' 12:49.19
1) Hurtado, Brittany 2) Mcliechey, Derrhea
3) Beach, Katherine 4) Gutierrez, Brandi
5 Portland 'C' 12:54.83
1) Dargitz, Jackie 2) Borsch, Carolyn
3) Knettles, Hailey 4) Davis, Lyndy
6 Hawaii 'A' 13:04.85
1) Cushing, Liisa 2) Goodnight, Briana
3) Monasi, Mariana 4) Tedesco, Tava
Indoor Pentathlon: #5 Women 800 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 2:21.35 805
2 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 2:27.19 729
3 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 2:33.30 652
4 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 2:34.02 643
5 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 2:38.46 591
6 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 2:40.49 567
7 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 2:43.38 535
8 Bennett, Kara Stanford 2:46.78 498Section 2
1 Day, Sharon Asics 2:19.92 825 2 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 2:20.96 811
3 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 2:21.77 800
4 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 2:24.45 764
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 2:29.76 696
6 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 2:30.45 687 7 McNamee, Kelly Washington 2:31.21 678
8 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 2:33.54 649
Indoor Pentathlon: #1 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 9.33 842
2 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 9.64 781
3 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 9.72 765
4 Bennett, Kara Stanford 9.90 731
Section 2
1 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 8.65 984
2 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 9.10 889
3 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 9.45 818
4 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 11.28 491
Section 3
1 Day, Sharon Asics 8.82 948 2 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 9.11 887
3 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 9.17 875 4 McNamee, Kelly Washington 9.25 858
5 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 9.41 826
Section 4
1 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 8.89 933 2 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 9.20 869
3 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 9.34 840
Indoor Pentathlon: #2 Women High Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Flight 1
1 Day, Sharon Asics 1.87m 1067 1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.87
P P P P P P P P P P P O P XO XO O
2 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 1.81m 991
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84
P P P P P P P O O XO O XO XO O XXX
3 McNamee, Kelly Washington 1.75m 916
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75 1.78
P P P P O O O O O XXO XXO O XXX
4 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 1.72m 879
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72 1.75
P P P P P P O O O O O XXX
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P O O O O O XXX
5 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P O P O XO O XXX
5 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 1.69m 842
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.72
P P P P P P O O O XO XXX
8 Bennett, Kara Stanford 1.66m 806
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69
P P P P O XO XO XXO XXO XXX
8 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 1.66m 806
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66 1.69
P P P P O O O XO XO XXX
10 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 1.63m 771
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66
P P P P XO XXO XO XO XXX
10 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 1.63m 771
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.66
P P P O O O O O XXX
12 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 1.60m 736 1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60 1.63
O XO O O O O XXO XXX
13 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 1.57m 701
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57 1.60
P P O P XO XO XXX
14 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 1.54m 666
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.57
P P P P O XXX
15 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 1.51m 632
1.42 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54
P XO O XO XXX
16 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 1.39m 502 1.36 1.39 1.39 1.42
XO XO XO XXX
Indoor Pentathlon: #4 Women Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 5.82m 795
5.55m 5.82m 5.66m
2 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 5.78m 783
FOUL 5.76m 5.78m
3 Day, Sharon Asics 5.65m 744
5.52m 5.65m 5.65m
4 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 5.54m 712
5.38m 5.54m 5.22m
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 5.53m 709
5.28m 5.49m 5.53m
6 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 5.37m 663
5.37m FOUL FOUL
6 McNamee, Kelly Washington 5.37m 663
5.06m 5.24m 5.37m
8 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 5.31m 645
5.24m 5.21m 5.31m
9 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 5.28m 637
5.28m FOUL 5.00m
9 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 5.28m 637
5.28m 5.28m 4.23m
11 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 5.27m 634
5.27m 5.13m FOUL
12 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 5.24m 626
5.15m 5.24m 5.16m
13 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 5.18m 609
FOUL 5.18m FOUL
14 Bennett, Kara Stanford 4.84m 516
4.74m 4.76m 4.84m
15 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 4.67m 472
4.67m 4.56m 4.52m
16 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 4.36m 393
4.36m 4.04m FOUL
Indoor Pentathlon: #3 Women Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Wichmann, Annett Hawaii 14.20m 807
14.09m 14.20m 13.98m
2 Day, Sharon Asics 12.46m 692
12.46m 12.45m FOUL
3 Fuller, Liz Unattached-UW 11.62m 636
FOUL 10.97m 11.62m
4 McFadden, Kalindra Oregon 11.58m 633
11.58m 11.32m 11.23m
5 Theisen, Brianne Oregon 11.24m 611
11.24m 11.11m 11.14m
5 Amiad-Pavlov, Daria Washington 11.24m 611
11.24m FOUL 10.78m
7 Sheppard, Emily Hawaii 10.05m 533
8.90m 9.92m 10.05m
7 Bennett, Kara Stanford 10.05m 533
9.90m 10.05m FOUL
9 Liehr, Whitney Stanford 9.82m 518
9.82m 9.33m 9.26m
10 Worthen, Ali Seattle Pacific 9.53m 499
9.04m 9.53m 9.47m
11 Stoddard, Jacki Southern Utah 9.40m 490
9.40m 8.65m 9.13m
12 Funkhouser, Erin Oregon 9.29m 483
8.83m 9.04m 9.29m
13 Kvist, Josephine Stanford 9.22m 479
9.22m 8.83m 8.95m
14 Wood, Jordan New Mexico St. 9.00m 464
FOUL FOUL 9.00m
15 McNamee, Kelly Washington 8.69m 444
8.69m 8.43m 8.08m
16 Dugall, Stella Cal St. Northrid 8.48m 430
8.47m 8.48m FOUL
Men 5000 Meter Run
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Auto: A 13:47.00
Provisional: p 14:10.00
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Derrick, Chris Stanford 13:44.02A
2 Riley, Jake Stanford 14:01.92p
3 Gregg, Brendan Stanford 14:11.29 4 Boyer, Lane Arkansas 14:16.48
5 Mandi, Mark Unattached 14:34.41
6 Steidl, Uli SRC 14:37.09
7 Riak, John St. Martin's 14:43.46
8 Van Patten, Zeke Western Oregon 14:48.40
9 Reynolds, Francis Puget Sound 14:48.78
10 Mocko, Chris Stanford 14:53.58
11 Cronin, Jesse Portland State 15:17.69
12 Manning, Michael Portland 15:24.30
13 Foster, Jordon Portland 15:25.75
Men Distance Medley
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Auto: A 9:34.00
Provisional: p 9:45.70
Facility: ! 9:31.52 2/29/2008 Stanford
School Finals
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1 Arkansas 'A' 9:28.35!
1) Ulrey, Dorian 2) Bilbrew, Chris
3) McClary, Alex 4) McClary, Andy
2 Oregon 'A' 9:29.39!
1) McNamara, Jordan 2) Barlow, Chad
3) Wheating, Andrew 4) Rupp, Galen
3 Byu 'A' 9:36.98p
1) Gustafsson, Jacob 2) Atrice, Rhyan
3) Jensen, Keith 4) Perry, Kyle
4 Ucla 'A' 9:37.95p
1) Patterson, Marlon 2) Wells, Elijah
3) Primm, Cory 4) Barnes, Laef
5 Oregon 'B' 9:39.25p
1) Withers, James 2) Thompson, Travis
3) Casteel, A.J. 4) Biwott, Shadrack
6 Washington 'A' 9:52.12
1) Abbott, Austin 2) Gudaitis, Jeff
3) Govier, Brian 4) Spady, Kelly
7 Stanford 'A' 9:58.50
1) Marpole-Bird, Justin 2) Chandy, Zach
3) Castro, Spencer 4) Ferris, Dylan
8 Long Beach St. 'A' 10:03.68
1) Maldonado, Matt 2) Gray, Brent
3) Freitas, Alex 4) Arcos, Raul
Section 2
1 Simon Fraser 'A' 10:17.24
1) Brockerville, Ryan 2) Culley, Mitchell
3) Fraser, Chad 4) Fraser, Seth
2 Portland State 'A' 10:22.42
1) Holmes, Brookman 2) Shead, DeShawn
3) Fassler, Jesse 4) Endicott, Nate
3 Portland 'C' 10:33.62
1) Quackenbush, Mike 2) Broom, Brooks
3) Frerker, Matt 4) Olberding, Scott
4 Seattle U. 'A' 10:40.94
1) Barkhaus, Erik 2) Auld, Chris
3) Auld, Dan 4) Cannata-Bowman, Nick
5 Portland 'B' 10:48.97
1) Geiger, Shane 2) Thomas, Sean
3) Prahl, Dan 4) Turkheimer, Joel
6 Portland 'A' 11:21.68
1) Kiprotich Tarus, Wesley 2) Groulik, Brent
3) Schlegel, Rob 4) Cosby, Robert
Heptathlon: #1 Men 60 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 6.84 940
2 Kosk, Meelis BYU 7.25 796
3 pollard, david Unattached 7.51 710
4 Rasp, Kiel Washington 7.80 619
Section 2
1 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 7.11 844
2 Bettis, Phillip BYU 7.19 816
3 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 7.22 806
4 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 7.28 785
5 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 7.37 755
6 Vetter, Jake Washington 7.69 653
Section 3
1 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 7.07 858
2 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 7.08 854
3 Emrich, Tanner BYU 7.18 819
4 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 7.22 806
5 Palmer, Justin BYU 7.27 789
6 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 7.34 765
Section 4
1 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 7.20 813
2 Johnson, Justin Unattached 7.24 799
3 Jellison, Mark Unattached 7.28 785
4 Kuechler, Kevin California 7.38 752
5 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 7.46 726
6 Kinney, Vince Portland State 7.54 700
Heptathlon: #4 Men High Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Flight 1
1 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 2.09m 887
1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 2.09m 887
3 Johnson, Justin Unattached 2.03m 831
4 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 2.00m 803
5 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 1.97m 776
5 Bettis, Phillip BYU 1.97m 776
5 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 1.97m 776
5 Jellison, Mark Unattached 1.97m 776
9 Vetter, Jake Washington 1.94m 749
9 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 1.94m 749
11 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 1.91m 723
11 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 1.91m 723
13 Kosk, Meelis BYU 1.88m 696
13 Kinney, Vince Portland State 1.88m 696
13 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 1.88m 696
16 Kuechler, Kevin California 1.82m 644
16 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 1.82m 644
18 pollard, david Unattached 1.79m 619
18 Palmer, Justin BYU 1.79m 619
18 Emrich, Tanner BYU 1.79m 619
21 Rasp, Kiel Washington 1.64m 496
Heptathlon: #2 Men Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 7.59m 957
7.57m 7.59m PASS
2 Jellison, Mark Unattached 7.08m 833
7.08m FOUL 6.87m
3 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 7.05m 826
7.05m 6.88m 6.72m
4 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 6.93m 797
FOUL 6.93m FOUL
5 Johnson, Justin Unattached 6.90m 790
6.90m 6.85m 6.11m
6 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 6.89m 788
6.84m 6.74m 6.89m
7 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 6.78m 762
6.78m 6.69m FOUL
8 Bettis, Phillip BYU 6.75m 755
6.57m 6.67m 6.75m
9 Palmer, Justin BYU 6.69m 741
6.58m 6.60m 6.69m
9 Kosk, Meelis BYU 6.69m 741
6.51m 6.69m 6.53m
11 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 6.68m 739
6.40m 6.67m 6.68m
12 Kuechler, Kevin California 6.61m 723
6.52m 6.61m 6.37m
13 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 6.46m 688
6.46m 6.46m 5.42m
13 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 6.46m 688
6.37m 6.46m 5.40m
15 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 6.45m 686
6.45m 6.37m 6.32m
16 pollard, david Unattached 6.37m 668
6.23m 6.12m 6.37m
16 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 6.37m 668
6.37m 6.14m 6.21m
18 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 6.19m 628
6.19m 6.18m 6.11m
19 Vetter, Jake Washington 6.10m 608
6.10m 6.05m 6.10m
20 Kinney, Vince Portland State 5.98m 582
5.98m FOUL FOUL
21 Emrich, Tanner BYU 5.89m 563
5.64m FOUL 5.89m
22 Rasp, Kiel Washington 5.55m 492
5.55m 5.48m 4.98m
Heptathlon: #3 Men Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Jellison, Mark Unattached 13.58m 703
13.58m 13.49m 13.38m
2 Trubachik, Nick Portland State 13.40m 692
13.02m 12.44m 13.40m
3 Taiwo, Jeremy Washington 12.96m 665
12.96m 12.45m FOUL
4 Ferleman, Andrew Washington 12.39m 630
12.28m FOUL 12.39m
5 Johnson, Justin Unattached 12.10m 612
11.75m 12.10m 12.03m
6 Kinney, Vince Portland State 11.62m 583
10.77m 11.34m 11.62m
7 Gonzales, Lance Cal St. Northrid 11.60m 582
11.12m 11.60m 11.46m
8 Ackley, Marshall Oregon 11.14m 554
11.02m 11.09m 11.14m
9 Kuechler, Kevin California 10.40m 510
FOUL 10.40m FOUL
10 Bettis, Phillip BYU 10.02m 487
10.02m FOUL FOUL
11 Vetter, Jake Washington 8.96m 423
8.96m 8.85m 8.15m
Flight 2
1 Shead, DeShawn Portland State 14.00m 728
13.46m 13.51m 14.00m
2 Kosk, Meelis BYU 13.65m 707
13.50m 13.65m FOUL
3 Randolph, Chris VS Athletics 13.23m 681
13.16m 13.23m FOUL
4 Robinson, Robert Cal St. Northrid 13.08m 672
13.08m FOUL 12.19m
5 Morse, Owen Cal St. Northrid 12.63m 645
FOUL 12.63m FOUL
6 Palmer, Justin BYU 12.57m 641
12.14m 12.39m 12.57m
7 Eaton, Ashton Oregon 12.06m 610
FOUL 11.42m 12.06m
8 Rasp, Kiel Washington 11.41m 571
11.24m 10.95m 11.41m
9 pollard, david Unattached 10.91m 540
10.73m 10.91m 10.76m
10 Emrich, Tanner BYU 10.83m 536
10.83m 9.98m 10.36m
11 Tait, Peter Jason Portland State 9.85m 477
FOUL FOUL 9.85m
Kevin Kuechler (Mission Viejo HS; Cal)
Kevin Kuechler
Class:
RS Freshman
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Mission Viejo HS
Height:
5-11
Position:
Decathlon
Birthdate:
05/21/1989
Experience:
RS
High School: Accumulated 10 national medals from 2004-07...an All-American in the decathlon...best times and marks while attending Mission Viejo High School include 23 feet in the long jump, a time of 14.40 in the 110-meter hurdles, 176 feet in the javelin, 13 feet in the pole vault, a time of 39.09 in the 300-meter hurdles and 45 in the triple jump...competed in the junior Olympics this past summer.
Personal: Born May 21, 1989, in Mission Viejo, Calif....parents are Jim and Lois Kuechler...has one sister, Kathleen...undeclared major.
Courtesy Cal
Class:
RS Freshman
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Mission Viejo HS
Height:
5-11
Position:
Decathlon
Birthdate:
05/21/1989
Experience:
RS
High School: Accumulated 10 national medals from 2004-07...an All-American in the decathlon...best times and marks while attending Mission Viejo High School include 23 feet in the long jump, a time of 14.40 in the 110-meter hurdles, 176 feet in the javelin, 13 feet in the pole vault, a time of 39.09 in the 300-meter hurdles and 45 in the triple jump...competed in the junior Olympics this past summer.
Personal: Born May 21, 1989, in Mission Viejo, Calif....parents are Jim and Lois Kuechler...has one sister, Kathleen...undeclared major.
Courtesy Cal
Millrose Games
1, Michael Rodgers, United States, 6.51 seconds. 2, Terrence Trammell, United States, 6.54. 3, Shawn Crawford, United States, 6.62. 4, Tyrone Edgar, Britain, 6.63. 5, Dabryan Blanton, United States, 6.64. Travis Padgett, United States, DQ.
60 Hurdles
1, Terrence Trammell, United States, 7.45. 2, Antwon Hicks, United States, 7.64. 3, Hector Cotto, Puerto Rico, 7.72. 4, Ron Bramlett, United States, 7.78. 5, Aries Merritt, United States, 7.83. 6, Jerome Miller, United States, 8.03.
600 yard
1, Renny Quow, Trinidad & Tobago, 1:11.32. 2, Sheridan Kirk, Trinidad & Tobago,1:11.38. 3, Clayton Parros, United States: 1:12.64. 4, Reuben McCoy, United States, 1:13.61.
Wanamaker Mile
1, Bernard Lagat, United States, 3:58.44. 2, Nick Willis, New Zealand, 3:59.48. 3, Pablo Solares, Mexico, 4:00.85. 4, Chris Lukezic, United States, 4:03.87. 5, Steve Sherer, United States, 4:06.36. Adam Perkins, United States, DNF.
Mile Walk
1, Tim Seaman, United States, 6:02.58. 2, Andreas Gustafsson, Sweden, 6:04.54. 3, Mike Tarantino, United States, 6:08.58. 4, Trevor Barron, United States, 6:14.12. 5, Tyler Sorenson, United States, 6:37.44. 6, Richard Luettchau, United States, 6:39.50. 7, Ricardo Vergara, United States, 6:41.69. 8, Roberto Vergara, United States, 6:44.24. 9, Alejandro Chavez, United States, 6:52.90. 10, Curt Clausen, United States, 6:54.62. 11, Michael Kazmierczak, United States, 7:05.95. 12, Don Lawrence, United States, 7:31.69.
Pole Vault
1, Steven Hooker, Australia, 19 feet, 8 1/2 inches. 2, Derek Miles, United States, 18-8 1/4. 3, Giovanni Lanaro, Mexico, 18-4 1/2. 4, Darren Neidermeyer, United States, 18-0 1/2. Jacob Pauli, United States, NH. Paul Burgess, Australia, NH.
Shot Put
1, Adam Nelson, United States, 68-2 1/2. 2, Christian Cantwell, United States, 67-4 1/4. 3, Reese Hoffa, United States, 67-2 1/4. 4, Dan Taylor, United States, 64-11 1/4. 5, Jon Kalnas, United States, 60-9 1/2.
Weight Throw
1, Thomas Jacob Freeman, United States, 78-0. 2, Aaron Isaacs, United States, 65-1 1/4. 3, Steven Jussaume, United States, 61-11 3/4. 4, Seid Mujanovic, Serbia, 61-2 1/4. 5, Karl-Erik Ludvigsson, Sweden, 60-2. 6, Matt Dibouno, United States, 60-1. 7, Paul Wagner, United States, 57-9.
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Women
60
1, Bianca Knight, United States, 7.23. 2, Muna Lee, United States, 7.28. 3, Mechelle Lewis, United States, 7.29. 4, Carmelita Jeter, United States, 7.30. 5, Lisa Barber, United States, 7.34. 6, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Jamaica, 7.43.
60 Hurdles
1, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Canada, 7.95. 2, Sally McLellan, Australia, 7.96. 3, Tiffany Ofili, United States, 8.02. 4, Vonette Dixon, Jamaica, 8.06. 5, Natasha Ruddock, United States, 8.16. 6, Tiffany Ross-Williams, United States, 8.37.
600 yard
1, Monica Hargrove, United States, 1:19.50. 2, Aliann Pompey, Guyana, 1:19.51. 3, Clora Williams, Jamaica, 1:22.86. 4, Marian Burnett, Guyana, 1:22.90.
Mile
1, Kara Goucher, United States, 4:33.19. 2, Marina Muncan, Serbia, 4:37.77. 3, Mestawot Tadesse, Ethiopia, 4:38.30. 4, Barbara Parker, Britain, 4:38.64. 5, Shayne Culpepper, United States, 4:38.92. 6, Courtney Babcock, Canada, 4:39.56. 7, Kelly Macneice, Ireland, 4:56.99. Korene Hinds, Jamaica, DNF.
Mile Walk
1, Racehl Lavallee, Canada, 6:47.45. 2, Teresa Vaill, United States, 6:51.33. 3, Solomiya Login, United States, 7:09.21. 4, Tina Peters, United States, 7:35.12. 5, Erin Taylor, United States, 7:43.09. 6, Diana Rado, United States, 7:47.58. 7, Maryanne Daniel, United States, 7:51.53. 8, Melissa Moellers, United States, 7:57.82. 9, Catie Davis, United States, 7:58.08. 10, Molly Josephs, United States, 8:09.48. Susan Randall, United States, DQ.
High Jump
1, Amy Acuff, United States, 6 feet, 3 1/2 inches. 2, Chaunte Howard, United States, 6-2 1/4. 3, Deirdre Mullen, United States, 6-0 3/4.
Pole Vault
1, Jenn Stuczynski, United States, 15-5 1/2. 2, Stacy Dragila, United States, 15-1 1/2. 3, Victoria Parnov, Australia, 13-4 1/2. Cathrine Laraasen, Norway, NH. Erica Bartolina, United States, NH.
Weight Throw
1, Amber Campbell, United States, 76-6 1/2. 2, Amy Thayer, United States, 57,0 1/4. 3, Neni Lewis, United States, 53-1 1/2. 4, Chanel King, United States, 48-2.
60 Hurdles
1, Terrence Trammell, United States, 7.45. 2, Antwon Hicks, United States, 7.64. 3, Hector Cotto, Puerto Rico, 7.72. 4, Ron Bramlett, United States, 7.78. 5, Aries Merritt, United States, 7.83. 6, Jerome Miller, United States, 8.03.
600 yard
1, Renny Quow, Trinidad & Tobago, 1:11.32. 2, Sheridan Kirk, Trinidad & Tobago,1:11.38. 3, Clayton Parros, United States: 1:12.64. 4, Reuben McCoy, United States, 1:13.61.
Wanamaker Mile
1, Bernard Lagat, United States, 3:58.44. 2, Nick Willis, New Zealand, 3:59.48. 3, Pablo Solares, Mexico, 4:00.85. 4, Chris Lukezic, United States, 4:03.87. 5, Steve Sherer, United States, 4:06.36. Adam Perkins, United States, DNF.
Mile Walk
1, Tim Seaman, United States, 6:02.58. 2, Andreas Gustafsson, Sweden, 6:04.54. 3, Mike Tarantino, United States, 6:08.58. 4, Trevor Barron, United States, 6:14.12. 5, Tyler Sorenson, United States, 6:37.44. 6, Richard Luettchau, United States, 6:39.50. 7, Ricardo Vergara, United States, 6:41.69. 8, Roberto Vergara, United States, 6:44.24. 9, Alejandro Chavez, United States, 6:52.90. 10, Curt Clausen, United States, 6:54.62. 11, Michael Kazmierczak, United States, 7:05.95. 12, Don Lawrence, United States, 7:31.69.
Pole Vault
1, Steven Hooker, Australia, 19 feet, 8 1/2 inches. 2, Derek Miles, United States, 18-8 1/4. 3, Giovanni Lanaro, Mexico, 18-4 1/2. 4, Darren Neidermeyer, United States, 18-0 1/2. Jacob Pauli, United States, NH. Paul Burgess, Australia, NH.
Shot Put
1, Adam Nelson, United States, 68-2 1/2. 2, Christian Cantwell, United States, 67-4 1/4. 3, Reese Hoffa, United States, 67-2 1/4. 4, Dan Taylor, United States, 64-11 1/4. 5, Jon Kalnas, United States, 60-9 1/2.
Weight Throw
1, Thomas Jacob Freeman, United States, 78-0. 2, Aaron Isaacs, United States, 65-1 1/4. 3, Steven Jussaume, United States, 61-11 3/4. 4, Seid Mujanovic, Serbia, 61-2 1/4. 5, Karl-Erik Ludvigsson, Sweden, 60-2. 6, Matt Dibouno, United States, 60-1. 7, Paul Wagner, United States, 57-9.
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Women
60
1, Bianca Knight, United States, 7.23. 2, Muna Lee, United States, 7.28. 3, Mechelle Lewis, United States, 7.29. 4, Carmelita Jeter, United States, 7.30. 5, Lisa Barber, United States, 7.34. 6, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Jamaica, 7.43.
60 Hurdles
1, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Canada, 7.95. 2, Sally McLellan, Australia, 7.96. 3, Tiffany Ofili, United States, 8.02. 4, Vonette Dixon, Jamaica, 8.06. 5, Natasha Ruddock, United States, 8.16. 6, Tiffany Ross-Williams, United States, 8.37.
600 yard
1, Monica Hargrove, United States, 1:19.50. 2, Aliann Pompey, Guyana, 1:19.51. 3, Clora Williams, Jamaica, 1:22.86. 4, Marian Burnett, Guyana, 1:22.90.
Mile
1, Kara Goucher, United States, 4:33.19. 2, Marina Muncan, Serbia, 4:37.77. 3, Mestawot Tadesse, Ethiopia, 4:38.30. 4, Barbara Parker, Britain, 4:38.64. 5, Shayne Culpepper, United States, 4:38.92. 6, Courtney Babcock, Canada, 4:39.56. 7, Kelly Macneice, Ireland, 4:56.99. Korene Hinds, Jamaica, DNF.
Mile Walk
1, Racehl Lavallee, Canada, 6:47.45. 2, Teresa Vaill, United States, 6:51.33. 3, Solomiya Login, United States, 7:09.21. 4, Tina Peters, United States, 7:35.12. 5, Erin Taylor, United States, 7:43.09. 6, Diana Rado, United States, 7:47.58. 7, Maryanne Daniel, United States, 7:51.53. 8, Melissa Moellers, United States, 7:57.82. 9, Catie Davis, United States, 7:58.08. 10, Molly Josephs, United States, 8:09.48. Susan Randall, United States, DQ.
High Jump
1, Amy Acuff, United States, 6 feet, 3 1/2 inches. 2, Chaunte Howard, United States, 6-2 1/4. 3, Deirdre Mullen, United States, 6-0 3/4.
Pole Vault
1, Jenn Stuczynski, United States, 15-5 1/2. 2, Stacy Dragila, United States, 15-1 1/2. 3, Victoria Parnov, Australia, 13-4 1/2. Cathrine Laraasen, Norway, NH. Erica Bartolina, United States, NH.
Weight Throw
1, Amber Campbell, United States, 76-6 1/2. 2, Amy Thayer, United States, 57,0 1/4. 3, Neni Lewis, United States, 53-1 1/2. 4, Chanel King, United States, 48-2.
Lagat ties the Chairman; Hooker scares Bubka's record at Millrose Games
Lagat ties the Chairman; Hooker scares Bubka's record at Millrose Games
NEW YORK - On the track and in the field, Bernard Lagat and Steven Hooker kept 11,543 fans on their feet Friday night at the 102nd Millrose Games. A longtime Madison Square Garden favorite, Lagat tied Eamonn Coghlan's record with his seventh Wanamaker mile victory, while Hooker posted the best indoor pole vault in the world since 2002, breaking several records in the process.
The first stop of USATF's 2009 Indoor Visa Championship Series, the Millrose Games will be broadcast by NBC from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Check local listings. The Co-Chairman In tying Coghlan's seven victories, Lagat became the "Co-Chairman of the Boards," but it wasn't without a fight in the evening's climactic event. With a pacesetter towing Lagat through a 56.9 quarter mile and 1:57.8 half-mile, the pace slowed to 3:00.2 at three-quarters, with Lagat leading Olympic bronze medalist Nick Willis by a stride.
Owning six Wanamaker titles, a pair of 2007 world championships and two Olympic medals, Lagat knew to expect a move by Willis. That move came with 1 ½ laps to go on the 145-meter track, when Willis burst past Lagat on the backstretch. Lagat appeared momentarily stunned but quickly responded and got on the New Zealander's shoulder. Just after the bell lap, Lagat began his move, and he passed Willis on the backstretch. He won in 3:58.44, with Willis second in 3:59.48 and Pablo Solares third in 4:00.85. His historic performance earned Lagat the Team USA Athlete of the Meet award, presented by Visa.
Hooker's heights
In his first competition since winning the Olympic gold medal in August, Steven Hooker stunned even himself with a near-world-record performance in the Fred Schmertz men's pole vault. The charismatic Aussie won the competition with a first-attempt clearance at 5.70m/18-8.25, then made 5.88m/19-3.5 on his third attempt to break Jeff Hartwig's Millrose record of 5.87m/19-3 and break his own Australian indoor record of 5.81m/19-0.75.
He wasn't done, next clearing 6.01m/19-8.5 on his first attempt to set Australian, Millrose Games and Madison Square Garden records. It eclipsed his own outdoor personal best mark of 6.00m/19-8.25, was the highest indoor vault ever on U.S. soil and made him the #4 vaulter in history. He moved the bar to 6.16m/20-2.5 to take aim at Sergey Bubka's world record of 6.15m/20-2, set in 1993. After two decent attempts, he gave the bar a good look on his third try, serving notice that Bubka may have to keep his eye on this latest challenger. More than a foot behind him, Hooker left Olympic fourth-place finisher Derek Miles (5.70m/18-8.25) and Giovanni Lanaro of Mexico (5.60m/18-4).
Jenn Stuczynski threatened record books in the Gill women's vault, but not before she got a scare from a legend. In a small field, American indoor record holder and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila matched Stuczynski's heights as both women cleared 4.61m/15-1.5. It was Dragila's best jump since she broke the American records indoors (4.81m/15-9.25) and outdoors in 2004 (4.83m/15-10). Yet only Stuczynski cleared 4.71m/15-5, which she accomplished on her first vault, before taking a shot at the American record at 4.82m/15-9.75. A huge clearance on her third attempt ended with her hitting the bar on the way down, keeping Dragila's name in tact on the AR lists.
Goucher makes it 2-0 in the mile
In yet another amazing New York City performance, 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher crushed the field in the NYRR women's mile. A freshly minted marathoner after placing third at the 2008 New York City marathon, Goucher took the lead Friday night at the half mile, then made it a one-woman race. She crossed the line in 4:33.19 for her second straight Millrose win, well ahead of Marina Muncan of Serbia in 4:37.77 and Mestawot Tadesse of Ethiopia in 4:38.30.
In the circle
The Visa men's shot put produced yet another close competition as three of the world's best traded tosses. Heading into the fourth and final round of competition, 2007 world champion Reese Hoffa and Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell both had best throws of 20.48m/67-2.25. In the final round, Cantwell improved to 20.53m/67-4.25, only to be outdone by Nelson, who took his second consecutive Millrose victory with a final throw of 20.79m/68-2.5.
On the straightaway
In a rematch of the women's 100m hurdles silver and bronze medalists from Beijing, Sally McClellan of Australia and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada turned in a thrilling race in the women's 60m hurdles. The Olympic silver medalists, McClellan got out well and was in the lead until the final stride of the race, when Lopes-Schliep nudged ahead to successfully defend her Millrose title in a world-leading time of 7.95 seconds. McClellan was second in 7.96 and Tiffany Ofili of the United States was third in 8.02.
The men's 60m hurdles was much less dramatic, with two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell dominating in 7.45 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and just .02 off Allen Johnson's Millrose Games records. In a race contested after a pair of false starts, Antwon Hicks was second in 7.64, with Hector Cotto third in 7.72.
The 60m dashes produced two first-time winners in their first outings. In his Millrose Games debut, and after enduring three false starts, 2008 U.S. indoor champion Michael Rodgers denied Trammell a double victory, winning the Visa men's 60m in a world-leading, personal-best time of 6.51. Trammell was second in 6.54, and two-time Olympic 200m medalist Shawn Crawford was third in 6.62.
In the women's race, first-year pro Bianca Knight won her first Millrose title in 7.23, with Olympic Trials 100m champion Muna Lee second in 7.28 and Mechelle Lewis third in 7.29.
Seaman wins another one
The New York Athletic Club's very own Tim Seaman won his fifth career title in the Susan M. Rudin men's 1 mile race walk, finishing in 6:02.58 to defeat his training partner, Andreas Gustafsson of Sweden (6:04.54), with Mike Tarantino in third (6:08.58). With the race serving as a national championship event, Seaman tallied the 34th national title of his career. Teresa Vaill won her second consecutive national title in the women's 1 mile race walk, finishing as the first American in the race, finishing in 6:51.33. Rachel Lavallee of Canada won the overall race in a Millrose Games record 6:47.45, with Vaill second and Solomiya Login third in 7:09.21.
High school miler magic
Jillian Smith of Southern Regional High School won her second straight title in the adidas girls' mile run. After sitting fourth for the first stages of the race behind Melanie Thompson of Voorhees HS, she took over the race and threatened the meet record before finishing in a swift 4:51.88. Cory McGee of Pass Christian was second in 4:54.59, and Emily Lipari of Roslyn was third in 4:57.70. In the boys' mile, 2008 Millrose runner-up Robby Andrews of Manalapan used a fantastic final lap to win in 4:17.42 over Bret Johnson of Ocean City (4:19.61) and Mark Feigan of East Greenwich (4:20.43).
Other elite event winners included Amy Acuff taking her fifth Millrose title in the John Thomas women's high jump with a clearance of 1.92m/6-3.5; Monica Hargrove out-leaning Aliann Pompey of Guyana in the women's 600m, 1:19.50 to 1:19.51; Renny Quow of Trinidad winning the Mel Sheppard men's 600 in 1:11.32; Amber Campbell taking the women's weight throw (23.33m /76-6.5) and Jake Freeman winning the men's weight throw (23.77m/78-0).
Athlete quotes, 102nd Millrose Games
Bernard Lagat, Wanamaker Mile winner: "The race was good. I was prepared coming in. I had been training very well. I feel fast, I feel fresh. It's good to come back and win. Ending up the season not winning a lot last year because of the injury I had, to start the year with the win, this is not another race for me. This race means a lot. I have a lot of respect for Eamonn Coghlan. Today, winning seven like him means a lot to me. He is a man who was rooting for me today. He wanted me to win today, so that means a lot. He told me he had no doubt that I was going to win. Today when he was coming into the track, he said 'I will be at the finish line to give Lagat the trophy.'
On Willis' move: "I had enough reserve in the tank. As you guys could see, after the pacemaker dropped, I didn't want to go all out. I knew it (Willis' move) was going to happen, it was just a matter of if it would be with 3 laps to go or 2 laps to go. My coach and I had discussed to take advantage of the last backstretch. I took advantage of that to come back and win. It is tough to pass on the turn. It is really wide.
I've been running here since 2001. I think I've run and gotten in different situations in the race. I remember when Laban Rotich passed me in 2003, he caught me by surprise. If somebody surprises you, you have to be able to go instantly. In this tight track, if you wait for too long, it's going to be too late.
On if he wants to repeat his double victory at World Outdoors: "Yes, I hope so. Last year I was in good shape and trained so well through the Trials. After the Trials, I got an Achilles tendon problem. It became a big problem three weeks before the Olympics. If I train like this, no problems, I could see myself running well like I did since 2007. ... I would love to run the New York City Marathon, either competitively or for fun."
Nick Willis, 2nd in Wanamaker mile:
"It went pretty much to plan for the first half of the race. I thought the requested pace would be a little fast, so I purposely held back. I was supposed to take the lead with 3.5 laps to go in my mind, but I wasn't quite feeling it, so I decided to wait. The last chance to go around him, I had to make a really sudden move, and I think that zapped a bit out of my legs. We battled it out, and the crowd really got behind it, but I didn't have it in my legs because of that first move. It was important to make sure Kip (Lagat) had a challenging run, and I'm glad he didn't have a walk in the park. The crowd enjoyed it. It was nice to be part of history."
Steven Hooker, men's pole vault champion:
"It was a little unexpected. I've had a really interrupted preparation. I've had one complete pole vault before I came here. About four weeks ago I broke a pole while I was jumping and it hit my knee, and I haven't vaulted since then. To come out here and jump a personal best is a bit of a surprise, and to have such good jumps at the world record, is very exciting and very surprising.
He (Bubka) is the benchmark in pole vault. That's the first time I ever put the bar up to his world record. I think that's a good experience, particularly in the first meet of the year. Hopefully I'll get a couple more shots in coming weeks. I'd like to think that I've got more in me. The more jumps I do, hopefully my technique will become more solid. I'm not going to get too ahead of myself, but it's definitely a good way to start the season.
"My last jump (at the world record), I felt, was really, really good. I probably just need a bigger pole and I'll get closer. I think I blew into it a bit. Either I need to push the stands back a bit or just get on a bigger pole. I think it's achievable, after attempting it. Even now, I can't believe I've just attempted the world record. I'll go watch videos of the competition with my coach, but right now, I'm just happy. There's not much more I can say."
Kara Goucher, NYRR women's mile winner:
"I was ready to do something a little different today. My coach talked to me about taking the lead at the half mile and slowing it down, which is something I never do. So I took the lead and was waiting for someone to come up on me, but they didn't."
On her fast time: "I ran 4:39 on my own a couple of weeks ago. The pace (at Millrose) was out pretty quick, and if I hadn't faded the last couple of laps, it might have been faster. My stride is a shuffle, so my coach told me, when you want to move fast, don't stride out. Try to make it quick.
On how the mile reflects her marathon training: The mile tells me I'm not doing too much. Alberto (Salazar, her coach) says doing the shorter races is a good indicator. When you're training for a marathon, you may feel a little burnt. In an 80-mile week, which is what I'll end up at this week, I can still run a 4:33 mile. Apparently, he's not pushing me hard enough. I'm running 18 miles on Sunday.
"I love New York. It's a great city. I didn't start racing in New York until last year, and I didn't know what I was missing."
Teresa Vaill, women's 1 mile race walk national champion:
"It was a great race today. I'm happy I did it. I like coming to New York because I am from here. But I'm not really training for indoors, just preparing for outdoors. I'm working towards Outdoor Nationals to secure a spot on the World Championships team. I've been race walking for 25 years. I'm starting to get into coaching to get more people involved in the walk. We need more young people in the sport. "
Tim Seaman, men's 1 mile race walk national champion:
"That's #34 in the bag (total national titles). I had two paddles (penalties) there at the end, so I just tried to be cautious on the last 400 meters. I slowed a little and really concentrated on my form and I got it."
Jillian Smith, adidas girls' 1 mile run winner:
"Going into the race, I wasn't really aiming for the record. When you're in a fast race against fast people, you'll run fast times. I was just going in looking for the win and seeing the best I could do. That's what I did tonight. Being a veteran on the track, it's a lot easier on the turns, and you know when people are going to make their moves. The race would have had a much different outcome if it was a non-banked track. I'm just really glad it's over. All the anticipation and expectations, all the history on this track, I'm glad I could be part of it. I feel pressure going into every race. I'm just glad I was able to do well tonight."
Monica Hargrove, women's 600 yard run winner:
"I wanted to be at the break first. She (Aliann Pompey) got out really fast and ran me out to the outside. I just tucked in behind her and thought if I had anything left, I would just bring it home. I thought I was going to be able to pass her pretty easily, but she had another gear, too. That was the first time I ever dipped in a race, and it was my first 600."
Amy Acuff, John Thomas women's high jump winner:
"I just moved back to my long approach last week, so I'm not super-confident getting that dialed back in yet, but I generally feel explosive, so I think it's going to be a good season. The whole experience, coming to New York City, there are people in the stands who have been coming here for 40, 50 years. That just gives it more meaning for me. There were some kinks there to be expected this early in the indoor season. This is my last season competing, so this will be my last Millrose, with 90 percent certainty. I believe in the adage to leave before they kick you out. I don't want to get to the point where I'm really struggling. I want to go snow skiing, I want to do other dangerous activities!"
Robby Andrews, boys' 1 mile run winner:
"It was slow, but I tried to stay in the top five throughout the race. I learned a lot from last year. All the hard work and the torture my coach puts me through, it's worth it. I've been training pretty hard.
"The track is incredibly hard to run on. You feel like you're going out really fast, but you'll be going through (half-way) in 2:15 or 2:16. You've just got to be there in the end. I thought it was gong to be a lot faster. Bret (Johnson) was right in front of me and these guys were coming pretty hard, but luckily it paid off. I've been training a lot harder than I have been in the past. I haven't really been in the weight room. I hoped that I had it, but Bret, he and I had a run in at meet of champs last year and he blew me out of the water. (On winning at Millrose) It's the greatest feeling ever. I can definitely get used to it. I was so excited. I've never really had that feeling before in the mile. Running in Madison Square Garden, it's just surreal. I'm grateful to have the opportunity."
Amber Campbell, women's weight throw winner:
"It was a good competition. I had fun and was ready to throw big. I got started a little rough, but by the end I finally got it together. I was blessed with another good opportunity to compete.":
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, women's 60m hurdles:
"To come back and win back-to-back (Millrose titles), I'm really excited. Not many people get to do that. This was only my second hurdle race of the year. I'm very, very excited. Sally (McClellan) has a really good start, and I've known that from the get-go. I just kept telling myself get down and run between the hurdles. It was really exciting. I've got to start here every year from now on. I love it. There is no meet like Millrose. To start my season off well again is starting in the right footsteps. I'm going back to Toronto. I'll try to run a new personal best this year. In February I leave for Europe to run a few races over there."
Bianca Knight, adidas women's 60m dash winner:
"I was a little jumpy at the start. I caused the first false start. I apologized to the ladies because I probably made them sit in the blocks a little. I felt pretty good. It was my first Millrose Games, so to come out with a win, I'm excited. It's really noisy in here, even after they tell the crowd to be quiet. Over the years, I became good running indoors. This year I decided my goal is to break the 200 (world) record indoors at Fayetteville (the Tyson Invitational on February 13)."
Terrence Trammell, men's 60m hurdles winner:
"With the hurdles I basically wanted to be sure I had a good start. There is a dip in the first five meters of the straightaway. If you're not careful, you'll tend to overstride and drop your hips. I wanted to make sure I was very technically sound and I was running off each hurdle aggressively. I think I did that for the most part. I haven't been in competition since in the middle of July, so I'm glad to get a race under my belt. I wanted to stay poised and run the best race possible.
On his second-place finish in the Visa men's 60m dash: "Since we had three starts in the hurdles and four in the dash,, I had about seven starts tonight. I'm glad I was able to stay focused. Mike (Rodgers) is an up-and-comer. He's really strong and really talented. This gave me a good measurement of where I am in my training. It was a great race and I'm definitely pleased with how I performed tonight."
Michael Rodgers, Visa men's 60m winner:
"It's pretty awesome, but I had to sit in the blocks because of the false start. It's a pretty good opening for me. It's a PR, so I'm pretty happy. At worlds, it cost me a medal, so I had to focus in. My start was OK, so-so. I didn't panic because I know I have top-end speed."
Jenn Stuczynski, Gill women's pole vault winner:
"There is definitely a lot of nerves in my first competition of the year. You don't know what to expect. Stacy (Dragila) was jumping really well, so it pushed me. That was nice to have. The American record heights, two of them I thought (the bars) were going to stay, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I kind of had to tell myself, I wasn't sure at .51 when Stacy made it and at .61 she had a good attempt, I thought I could see me getting second again. But I said I can't think like that, and it was good to get a win. There were some technical things I was working on tonight, but at the same time I question myself on some of the poles I should be on. I kind of contradicted myself today. The indoor season is going to be trusting myself.
Stacy Dragila, 2nd in Gill women's vault:
"It was fun to fly high again. That was the most consistent set of jumps I've had in years. Having a full fall of training gives me confidence. This year, I just want to give myself a chance to redeem myself and go out with flying colors, since this will be my last year competing."
Adam Nelson, Visa men's shot put winner:
"It started off kind of slow tonight. This is still very early in the season for us. Normally we have one or two open meets before this meet. This was my season opener, so it took me a while to get my competition timing. I think also the fact we were about 25 minutes behind schedule messed us up a little...Every year the fans here at the Millrose Games are just phenomenal. They make this competition worthwhile, no matter how far we throw."
On fatherhood: "It's phenomenal. All the clichés they use to say how much you'll appreciate that baby and how it'll change your life are absolutely true. I remember thinking, no, it's not going to make that big a difference. Really, you finally learn the meaning of unconditional love. Christian (Cantwell, also a new dad) and I have talked a couple of times about our experiences, and I think he feels the same way. We said the exact same thing about it today. You don't realize how much you can love somebody. It's been a great growing experience. It gives you perspective. From the training perspective, it's actually helped in a lot. It gives you something to train for. ... I finished my MBA in December (at the University of Virginia). My wife is finishing law school (at UVA) in May, and we're moving back to Athens, Georgia, to open a yogurt store there. We're pretty excited about the opportunity. It'll be called Moyo. When I was a kid, my name was Mo, and of course Yo for yogurt."
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NEW YORK - On the track and in the field, Bernard Lagat and Steven Hooker kept 11,543 fans on their feet Friday night at the 102nd Millrose Games. A longtime Madison Square Garden favorite, Lagat tied Eamonn Coghlan's record with his seventh Wanamaker mile victory, while Hooker posted the best indoor pole vault in the world since 2002, breaking several records in the process.
The first stop of USATF's 2009 Indoor Visa Championship Series, the Millrose Games will be broadcast by NBC from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. Check local listings. The Co-Chairman In tying Coghlan's seven victories, Lagat became the "Co-Chairman of the Boards," but it wasn't without a fight in the evening's climactic event. With a pacesetter towing Lagat through a 56.9 quarter mile and 1:57.8 half-mile, the pace slowed to 3:00.2 at three-quarters, with Lagat leading Olympic bronze medalist Nick Willis by a stride.
Owning six Wanamaker titles, a pair of 2007 world championships and two Olympic medals, Lagat knew to expect a move by Willis. That move came with 1 ½ laps to go on the 145-meter track, when Willis burst past Lagat on the backstretch. Lagat appeared momentarily stunned but quickly responded and got on the New Zealander's shoulder. Just after the bell lap, Lagat began his move, and he passed Willis on the backstretch. He won in 3:58.44, with Willis second in 3:59.48 and Pablo Solares third in 4:00.85. His historic performance earned Lagat the Team USA Athlete of the Meet award, presented by Visa.
Hooker's heights
In his first competition since winning the Olympic gold medal in August, Steven Hooker stunned even himself with a near-world-record performance in the Fred Schmertz men's pole vault. The charismatic Aussie won the competition with a first-attempt clearance at 5.70m/18-8.25, then made 5.88m/19-3.5 on his third attempt to break Jeff Hartwig's Millrose record of 5.87m/19-3 and break his own Australian indoor record of 5.81m/19-0.75.
He wasn't done, next clearing 6.01m/19-8.5 on his first attempt to set Australian, Millrose Games and Madison Square Garden records. It eclipsed his own outdoor personal best mark of 6.00m/19-8.25, was the highest indoor vault ever on U.S. soil and made him the #4 vaulter in history. He moved the bar to 6.16m/20-2.5 to take aim at Sergey Bubka's world record of 6.15m/20-2, set in 1993. After two decent attempts, he gave the bar a good look on his third try, serving notice that Bubka may have to keep his eye on this latest challenger. More than a foot behind him, Hooker left Olympic fourth-place finisher Derek Miles (5.70m/18-8.25) and Giovanni Lanaro of Mexico (5.60m/18-4).
Jenn Stuczynski threatened record books in the Gill women's vault, but not before she got a scare from a legend. In a small field, American indoor record holder and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila matched Stuczynski's heights as both women cleared 4.61m/15-1.5. It was Dragila's best jump since she broke the American records indoors (4.81m/15-9.25) and outdoors in 2004 (4.83m/15-10). Yet only Stuczynski cleared 4.71m/15-5, which she accomplished on her first vault, before taking a shot at the American record at 4.82m/15-9.75. A huge clearance on her third attempt ended with her hitting the bar on the way down, keeping Dragila's name in tact on the AR lists.
Goucher makes it 2-0 in the mile
In yet another amazing New York City performance, 2007 World Outdoor 10,000m bronze medalist Kara Goucher crushed the field in the NYRR women's mile. A freshly minted marathoner after placing third at the 2008 New York City marathon, Goucher took the lead Friday night at the half mile, then made it a one-woman race. She crossed the line in 4:33.19 for her second straight Millrose win, well ahead of Marina Muncan of Serbia in 4:37.77 and Mestawot Tadesse of Ethiopia in 4:38.30.
In the circle
The Visa men's shot put produced yet another close competition as three of the world's best traded tosses. Heading into the fourth and final round of competition, 2007 world champion Reese Hoffa and Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell both had best throws of 20.48m/67-2.25. In the final round, Cantwell improved to 20.53m/67-4.25, only to be outdone by Nelson, who took his second consecutive Millrose victory with a final throw of 20.79m/68-2.5.
On the straightaway
In a rematch of the women's 100m hurdles silver and bronze medalists from Beijing, Sally McClellan of Australia and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada turned in a thrilling race in the women's 60m hurdles. The Olympic silver medalists, McClellan got out well and was in the lead until the final stride of the race, when Lopes-Schliep nudged ahead to successfully defend her Millrose title in a world-leading time of 7.95 seconds. McClellan was second in 7.96 and Tiffany Ofili of the United States was third in 8.02.
The men's 60m hurdles was much less dramatic, with two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell dominating in 7.45 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and just .02 off Allen Johnson's Millrose Games records. In a race contested after a pair of false starts, Antwon Hicks was second in 7.64, with Hector Cotto third in 7.72.
The 60m dashes produced two first-time winners in their first outings. In his Millrose Games debut, and after enduring three false starts, 2008 U.S. indoor champion Michael Rodgers denied Trammell a double victory, winning the Visa men's 60m in a world-leading, personal-best time of 6.51. Trammell was second in 6.54, and two-time Olympic 200m medalist Shawn Crawford was third in 6.62.
In the women's race, first-year pro Bianca Knight won her first Millrose title in 7.23, with Olympic Trials 100m champion Muna Lee second in 7.28 and Mechelle Lewis third in 7.29.
Seaman wins another one
The New York Athletic Club's very own Tim Seaman won his fifth career title in the Susan M. Rudin men's 1 mile race walk, finishing in 6:02.58 to defeat his training partner, Andreas Gustafsson of Sweden (6:04.54), with Mike Tarantino in third (6:08.58). With the race serving as a national championship event, Seaman tallied the 34th national title of his career. Teresa Vaill won her second consecutive national title in the women's 1 mile race walk, finishing as the first American in the race, finishing in 6:51.33. Rachel Lavallee of Canada won the overall race in a Millrose Games record 6:47.45, with Vaill second and Solomiya Login third in 7:09.21.
High school miler magic
Jillian Smith of Southern Regional High School won her second straight title in the adidas girls' mile run. After sitting fourth for the first stages of the race behind Melanie Thompson of Voorhees HS, she took over the race and threatened the meet record before finishing in a swift 4:51.88. Cory McGee of Pass Christian was second in 4:54.59, and Emily Lipari of Roslyn was third in 4:57.70. In the boys' mile, 2008 Millrose runner-up Robby Andrews of Manalapan used a fantastic final lap to win in 4:17.42 over Bret Johnson of Ocean City (4:19.61) and Mark Feigan of East Greenwich (4:20.43).
Other elite event winners included Amy Acuff taking her fifth Millrose title in the John Thomas women's high jump with a clearance of 1.92m/6-3.5; Monica Hargrove out-leaning Aliann Pompey of Guyana in the women's 600m, 1:19.50 to 1:19.51; Renny Quow of Trinidad winning the Mel Sheppard men's 600 in 1:11.32; Amber Campbell taking the women's weight throw (23.33m /76-6.5) and Jake Freeman winning the men's weight throw (23.77m/78-0).
Athlete quotes, 102nd Millrose Games
Bernard Lagat, Wanamaker Mile winner: "The race was good. I was prepared coming in. I had been training very well. I feel fast, I feel fresh. It's good to come back and win. Ending up the season not winning a lot last year because of the injury I had, to start the year with the win, this is not another race for me. This race means a lot. I have a lot of respect for Eamonn Coghlan. Today, winning seven like him means a lot to me. He is a man who was rooting for me today. He wanted me to win today, so that means a lot. He told me he had no doubt that I was going to win. Today when he was coming into the track, he said 'I will be at the finish line to give Lagat the trophy.'
On Willis' move: "I had enough reserve in the tank. As you guys could see, after the pacemaker dropped, I didn't want to go all out. I knew it (Willis' move) was going to happen, it was just a matter of if it would be with 3 laps to go or 2 laps to go. My coach and I had discussed to take advantage of the last backstretch. I took advantage of that to come back and win. It is tough to pass on the turn. It is really wide.
I've been running here since 2001. I think I've run and gotten in different situations in the race. I remember when Laban Rotich passed me in 2003, he caught me by surprise. If somebody surprises you, you have to be able to go instantly. In this tight track, if you wait for too long, it's going to be too late.
On if he wants to repeat his double victory at World Outdoors: "Yes, I hope so. Last year I was in good shape and trained so well through the Trials. After the Trials, I got an Achilles tendon problem. It became a big problem three weeks before the Olympics. If I train like this, no problems, I could see myself running well like I did since 2007. ... I would love to run the New York City Marathon, either competitively or for fun."
Nick Willis, 2nd in Wanamaker mile:
"It went pretty much to plan for the first half of the race. I thought the requested pace would be a little fast, so I purposely held back. I was supposed to take the lead with 3.5 laps to go in my mind, but I wasn't quite feeling it, so I decided to wait. The last chance to go around him, I had to make a really sudden move, and I think that zapped a bit out of my legs. We battled it out, and the crowd really got behind it, but I didn't have it in my legs because of that first move. It was important to make sure Kip (Lagat) had a challenging run, and I'm glad he didn't have a walk in the park. The crowd enjoyed it. It was nice to be part of history."
Steven Hooker, men's pole vault champion:
"It was a little unexpected. I've had a really interrupted preparation. I've had one complete pole vault before I came here. About four weeks ago I broke a pole while I was jumping and it hit my knee, and I haven't vaulted since then. To come out here and jump a personal best is a bit of a surprise, and to have such good jumps at the world record, is very exciting and very surprising.
He (Bubka) is the benchmark in pole vault. That's the first time I ever put the bar up to his world record. I think that's a good experience, particularly in the first meet of the year. Hopefully I'll get a couple more shots in coming weeks. I'd like to think that I've got more in me. The more jumps I do, hopefully my technique will become more solid. I'm not going to get too ahead of myself, but it's definitely a good way to start the season.
"My last jump (at the world record), I felt, was really, really good. I probably just need a bigger pole and I'll get closer. I think I blew into it a bit. Either I need to push the stands back a bit or just get on a bigger pole. I think it's achievable, after attempting it. Even now, I can't believe I've just attempted the world record. I'll go watch videos of the competition with my coach, but right now, I'm just happy. There's not much more I can say."
Kara Goucher, NYRR women's mile winner:
"I was ready to do something a little different today. My coach talked to me about taking the lead at the half mile and slowing it down, which is something I never do. So I took the lead and was waiting for someone to come up on me, but they didn't."
On her fast time: "I ran 4:39 on my own a couple of weeks ago. The pace (at Millrose) was out pretty quick, and if I hadn't faded the last couple of laps, it might have been faster. My stride is a shuffle, so my coach told me, when you want to move fast, don't stride out. Try to make it quick.
On how the mile reflects her marathon training: The mile tells me I'm not doing too much. Alberto (Salazar, her coach) says doing the shorter races is a good indicator. When you're training for a marathon, you may feel a little burnt. In an 80-mile week, which is what I'll end up at this week, I can still run a 4:33 mile. Apparently, he's not pushing me hard enough. I'm running 18 miles on Sunday.
"I love New York. It's a great city. I didn't start racing in New York until last year, and I didn't know what I was missing."
Teresa Vaill, women's 1 mile race walk national champion:
"It was a great race today. I'm happy I did it. I like coming to New York because I am from here. But I'm not really training for indoors, just preparing for outdoors. I'm working towards Outdoor Nationals to secure a spot on the World Championships team. I've been race walking for 25 years. I'm starting to get into coaching to get more people involved in the walk. We need more young people in the sport. "
Tim Seaman, men's 1 mile race walk national champion:
"That's #34 in the bag (total national titles). I had two paddles (penalties) there at the end, so I just tried to be cautious on the last 400 meters. I slowed a little and really concentrated on my form and I got it."
Jillian Smith, adidas girls' 1 mile run winner:
"Going into the race, I wasn't really aiming for the record. When you're in a fast race against fast people, you'll run fast times. I was just going in looking for the win and seeing the best I could do. That's what I did tonight. Being a veteran on the track, it's a lot easier on the turns, and you know when people are going to make their moves. The race would have had a much different outcome if it was a non-banked track. I'm just really glad it's over. All the anticipation and expectations, all the history on this track, I'm glad I could be part of it. I feel pressure going into every race. I'm just glad I was able to do well tonight."
Monica Hargrove, women's 600 yard run winner:
"I wanted to be at the break first. She (Aliann Pompey) got out really fast and ran me out to the outside. I just tucked in behind her and thought if I had anything left, I would just bring it home. I thought I was going to be able to pass her pretty easily, but she had another gear, too. That was the first time I ever dipped in a race, and it was my first 600."
Amy Acuff, John Thomas women's high jump winner:
"I just moved back to my long approach last week, so I'm not super-confident getting that dialed back in yet, but I generally feel explosive, so I think it's going to be a good season. The whole experience, coming to New York City, there are people in the stands who have been coming here for 40, 50 years. That just gives it more meaning for me. There were some kinks there to be expected this early in the indoor season. This is my last season competing, so this will be my last Millrose, with 90 percent certainty. I believe in the adage to leave before they kick you out. I don't want to get to the point where I'm really struggling. I want to go snow skiing, I want to do other dangerous activities!"
Robby Andrews, boys' 1 mile run winner:
"It was slow, but I tried to stay in the top five throughout the race. I learned a lot from last year. All the hard work and the torture my coach puts me through, it's worth it. I've been training pretty hard.
"The track is incredibly hard to run on. You feel like you're going out really fast, but you'll be going through (half-way) in 2:15 or 2:16. You've just got to be there in the end. I thought it was gong to be a lot faster. Bret (Johnson) was right in front of me and these guys were coming pretty hard, but luckily it paid off. I've been training a lot harder than I have been in the past. I haven't really been in the weight room. I hoped that I had it, but Bret, he and I had a run in at meet of champs last year and he blew me out of the water. (On winning at Millrose) It's the greatest feeling ever. I can definitely get used to it. I was so excited. I've never really had that feeling before in the mile. Running in Madison Square Garden, it's just surreal. I'm grateful to have the opportunity."
Amber Campbell, women's weight throw winner:
"It was a good competition. I had fun and was ready to throw big. I got started a little rough, but by the end I finally got it together. I was blessed with another good opportunity to compete.":
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, women's 60m hurdles:
"To come back and win back-to-back (Millrose titles), I'm really excited. Not many people get to do that. This was only my second hurdle race of the year. I'm very, very excited. Sally (McClellan) has a really good start, and I've known that from the get-go. I just kept telling myself get down and run between the hurdles. It was really exciting. I've got to start here every year from now on. I love it. There is no meet like Millrose. To start my season off well again is starting in the right footsteps. I'm going back to Toronto. I'll try to run a new personal best this year. In February I leave for Europe to run a few races over there."
Bianca Knight, adidas women's 60m dash winner:
"I was a little jumpy at the start. I caused the first false start. I apologized to the ladies because I probably made them sit in the blocks a little. I felt pretty good. It was my first Millrose Games, so to come out with a win, I'm excited. It's really noisy in here, even after they tell the crowd to be quiet. Over the years, I became good running indoors. This year I decided my goal is to break the 200 (world) record indoors at Fayetteville (the Tyson Invitational on February 13)."
Terrence Trammell, men's 60m hurdles winner:
"With the hurdles I basically wanted to be sure I had a good start. There is a dip in the first five meters of the straightaway. If you're not careful, you'll tend to overstride and drop your hips. I wanted to make sure I was very technically sound and I was running off each hurdle aggressively. I think I did that for the most part. I haven't been in competition since in the middle of July, so I'm glad to get a race under my belt. I wanted to stay poised and run the best race possible.
On his second-place finish in the Visa men's 60m dash: "Since we had three starts in the hurdles and four in the dash,, I had about seven starts tonight. I'm glad I was able to stay focused. Mike (Rodgers) is an up-and-comer. He's really strong and really talented. This gave me a good measurement of where I am in my training. It was a great race and I'm definitely pleased with how I performed tonight."
Michael Rodgers, Visa men's 60m winner:
"It's pretty awesome, but I had to sit in the blocks because of the false start. It's a pretty good opening for me. It's a PR, so I'm pretty happy. At worlds, it cost me a medal, so I had to focus in. My start was OK, so-so. I didn't panic because I know I have top-end speed."
Jenn Stuczynski, Gill women's pole vault winner:
"There is definitely a lot of nerves in my first competition of the year. You don't know what to expect. Stacy (Dragila) was jumping really well, so it pushed me. That was nice to have. The American record heights, two of them I thought (the bars) were going to stay, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I kind of had to tell myself, I wasn't sure at .51 when Stacy made it and at .61 she had a good attempt, I thought I could see me getting second again. But I said I can't think like that, and it was good to get a win. There were some technical things I was working on tonight, but at the same time I question myself on some of the poles I should be on. I kind of contradicted myself today. The indoor season is going to be trusting myself.
Stacy Dragila, 2nd in Gill women's vault:
"It was fun to fly high again. That was the most consistent set of jumps I've had in years. Having a full fall of training gives me confidence. This year, I just want to give myself a chance to redeem myself and go out with flying colors, since this will be my last year competing."
Adam Nelson, Visa men's shot put winner:
"It started off kind of slow tonight. This is still very early in the season for us. Normally we have one or two open meets before this meet. This was my season opener, so it took me a while to get my competition timing. I think also the fact we were about 25 minutes behind schedule messed us up a little...Every year the fans here at the Millrose Games are just phenomenal. They make this competition worthwhile, no matter how far we throw."
On fatherhood: "It's phenomenal. All the clichés they use to say how much you'll appreciate that baby and how it'll change your life are absolutely true. I remember thinking, no, it's not going to make that big a difference. Really, you finally learn the meaning of unconditional love. Christian (Cantwell, also a new dad) and I have talked a couple of times about our experiences, and I think he feels the same way. We said the exact same thing about it today. You don't realize how much you can love somebody. It's been a great growing experience. It gives you perspective. From the training perspective, it's actually helped in a lot. It gives you something to train for. ... I finished my MBA in December (at the University of Virginia). My wife is finishing law school (at UVA) in May, and we're moving back to Athens, Georgia, to open a yogurt store there. We're pretty excited about the opportunity. It'll be called Moyo. When I was a kid, my name was Mo, and of course Yo for yogurt."
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Long Beach State Track & Field Roster 2009
Northern California athletes shown in bold type.
2009 Roster
Men
NAME POS/EVENT(S) Hometown Last School
Ainsworth, Jacob Distances San Diego, Calif. Northern Arizona
Arcos, Raul Distances Corona, Calif. Corona HS
Arrietta, Josh Distances El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS
Bains, Rajan Throws Fresno, Calif. Clovis West HS
Black, Alex Jumps Downey, Calif. Downey HS
Boaz, Kellen Throws Nipomo, Calif. Arroyo Grande HS
Bush, James Pole Vault Poway, Calif. Poway HS
Chapman, Stuart
Cornell, Ed Throws Ridgecrest, Calif. Burroughs HS
Cram, Collin Decathlon Florence, Ore. Lane CC
Crandall, Donnie Jumps Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
Crawford, Richard Sprints Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS
DeCastro, Steven Distances Harbor City, Calif. West Torrance HS
Dunbar, Colin Throws Santa Barbara, Calif. Moorpark College
Evans, Jonathan Mid-Distances Long Beach, Calif. Cabrillo HS
Fourtounis, Peter Throws
Fowler, Austin Sprints San Diego, Calif. University City HS
Freitas, Alex Mid-Distances Cares, Calif. Modesto HS
Gillett, Cameron Jumps Norwalk, Calif. La Mirada HS
Goldberg, Alex Sprints Woodbridge, Calif. Lodi HS
Granville, Mario Mid-Distances Bell Gardens, Calif. Bell Gardens HS
Gray, Brent Sprints Carson, Calif. Banning HS
Haman, Erik Pole Vailt Carlsbad, Calif. Rancho Buena Vista HS
Hasvold, Bret Mid-Distances Fallbrook, Calif. Fallbrook HS
Hawkins, Rodney Jumps Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach CC
Holley, David Sprints Compton, Calif. Dominguez HS
Jaedtke, Dylan Distances Simi Valley, Calif. Royal HS
Kelly, Nick
Kharrat, Naveed Distances
Koch, Nate Decathlon Temecula, Calif. Mt. San Antonio College
Kuhlman, Travis Distances San Diego, Calif. Mission Bay HS
Lawson, Christopher Hurdles Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS
Long, Jared
Maldonado, Matt Distances Modesto, Calif. Modesto HS
Medwood, Kenneth Hurdles Los Angeles, Calif. East Los Angeles College
Pappas, Robert Jumps San Jose, Calif. Leigh HS
Phillips, Spencer Hurdles Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS
Piggee, Nimrod Hurdles Sacramento, Calif. Galt HS
Rodriguez, Gabe Throws Vancouver, Wash. Spokane Falls CC
Ruff, Josh Distances Oak Ridge, Calif. Oak Ridge HS
Smith, Patrick Sprints/Javelin Fremont, Calif. San Mateo JC
South, Sovannarith Pole Vault Long Beach, Calif. Wilson HS
Sweeney, Chris Sprints Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS
Thomas, Malcomb Mid-Distances Long Beach, Calif. Jordan HS
Thomas, Mark Distances San Diego, Calif. Poway HS
Vaughan, Michael Jumps Rosamond, Calif. Desert HS
Women
NAME POS/EVENT(S) Hometown Last School
Apgar, Sarah Distances San Diego, Calif. Southwestern CC
Barajas, Alisia Distances Vista, Calif. Vista HS
Barclay, Missy Distances San Diego, Calif. Westview HS
Barnard, Jessica Distances Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS
Beighton, Katelyn Pole Vault Anaheim, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
Black, Katie Heptathlon Downey, Calif. Cerritos College
Brooks, Jazmin Hurdles Palmdale, Calif. Knight HS
Broomfield, Gabrielle Jumps Whittier, Calif. Sonora HS
Bube, Cheryl Distances San Clemente, Calif. Dana Hills HS
Campbell, Ashley Sprints Carson, Calif. Valley Christian HS
Coulter, Janelle Jumps Aptos, Calif. Aptos HS
Crowe, Katie Pole Vault Newbury Park, Calif. Reina HS
Faris, Laura Pole Vault Glendale, Ariz. Paradise Valley CC
Finney, Brenda Hurdles Huntington Beach, Calif. Orange Coast College
Flores, Stacey Distances Ventura, Calif. Buena HS
Franco, Veronica Distances Irvine, Calif. Huntington Beach HS
Glick, Stephanie Jumps Cupertino, Calif. Cupertino HS
Graves-Johnson, Katrina Jumps Monrovia, Calif. Monrovia HS
Hamilton, Rebecca Hurdles Huntington Beach, Calif. Mater Dei HS
Hammar, Rachel Throws Winton, Calif. Buhach Colony HS
Harris, Carly Distances Chico, Calif. Santa Barbara CC
Harris, Kelly
Hearvey, Shaneika Jumps Bellflower, Calif. Mayfair HS
Herkins, Jackie Jumps Cypress, Calif. Pacifica HS
Johnson, Phylicia Hurdles Gardena, Calif. Gardena HS
Johnson, Tiana Jumps San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
Kholev, Anastasiya Pole Vault Ashdad, Israel
Kiefer, Kristen Hurdles Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS
Lars, Dee Sprints Arlington, Texas Kennedale HS
Macey, Sara Jumps Oceanside, Calif. Vista HS
Mobley, Miia Jumps San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
Nunez, Denise Distances La Mirada, Calif. St. Joseph's HS
O'Connor, Taylor Jumps San Mateo, Calif. Mercy HS
Okoro, Ejiro Mid-Distances Elk Grove, Calif. Sheldon HS
Onyeagbako, Jennifer Throws Sparks, Nev. Moorpark College
Rodriguez, Jennifer Mid-Distances Torrancce, Calif. West HS
Rosencrantz, Amanda Mid-Distances
Shaw, Alex Javelin Milwaukie, Ore. Milwaukie HS
Sherman, Kim
Triplett, B.J. Sprints Hayward, Calif. Laney College
Welsh, Aiyana Hurdles Palmdale, Calif. Highland HS
Wilson, Kristina Distances West Covina, Calif. South Hills HS
Yarbrough, Destanie Throws Fresno, Calif. Clovis East HS
Coaches
Andy Sythe - Head Coach
Jessica Branker - Assistant Coach - Sprints
Steve Cardinalli - Assistant Distance Coach (St. Mary's HS, Stockton)
Patrick Cunniff - Assistant Coach - Distance
Armond Goodin - Assistant Coach - Hurdles
Cory Loebl - Assistant Coach - Throws
Dave Rodda - Assistant Coach - Jumps
Courtesy Long Beach State Track & Field
2009 Roster
Men
NAME POS/EVENT(S) Hometown Last School
Ainsworth, Jacob Distances San Diego, Calif. Northern Arizona
Arcos, Raul Distances Corona, Calif. Corona HS
Arrietta, Josh Distances El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS
Bains, Rajan Throws Fresno, Calif. Clovis West HS
Black, Alex Jumps Downey, Calif. Downey HS
Boaz, Kellen Throws Nipomo, Calif. Arroyo Grande HS
Bush, James Pole Vault Poway, Calif. Poway HS
Chapman, Stuart
Cornell, Ed Throws Ridgecrest, Calif. Burroughs HS
Cram, Collin Decathlon Florence, Ore. Lane CC
Crandall, Donnie Jumps Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
Crawford, Richard Sprints Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS
DeCastro, Steven Distances Harbor City, Calif. West Torrance HS
Dunbar, Colin Throws Santa Barbara, Calif. Moorpark College
Evans, Jonathan Mid-Distances Long Beach, Calif. Cabrillo HS
Fourtounis, Peter Throws
Fowler, Austin Sprints San Diego, Calif. University City HS
Freitas, Alex Mid-Distances Cares, Calif. Modesto HS
Gillett, Cameron Jumps Norwalk, Calif. La Mirada HS
Goldberg, Alex Sprints Woodbridge, Calif. Lodi HS
Granville, Mario Mid-Distances Bell Gardens, Calif. Bell Gardens HS
Gray, Brent Sprints Carson, Calif. Banning HS
Haman, Erik Pole Vailt Carlsbad, Calif. Rancho Buena Vista HS
Hasvold, Bret Mid-Distances Fallbrook, Calif. Fallbrook HS
Hawkins, Rodney Jumps Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach CC
Holley, David Sprints Compton, Calif. Dominguez HS
Jaedtke, Dylan Distances Simi Valley, Calif. Royal HS
Kelly, Nick
Kharrat, Naveed Distances
Koch, Nate Decathlon Temecula, Calif. Mt. San Antonio College
Kuhlman, Travis Distances San Diego, Calif. Mission Bay HS
Lawson, Christopher Hurdles Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS
Long, Jared
Maldonado, Matt Distances Modesto, Calif. Modesto HS
Medwood, Kenneth Hurdles Los Angeles, Calif. East Los Angeles College
Pappas, Robert Jumps San Jose, Calif. Leigh HS
Phillips, Spencer Hurdles Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS
Piggee, Nimrod Hurdles Sacramento, Calif. Galt HS
Rodriguez, Gabe Throws Vancouver, Wash. Spokane Falls CC
Ruff, Josh Distances Oak Ridge, Calif. Oak Ridge HS
Smith, Patrick Sprints/Javelin Fremont, Calif. San Mateo JC
South, Sovannarith Pole Vault Long Beach, Calif. Wilson HS
Sweeney, Chris Sprints Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS
Thomas, Malcomb Mid-Distances Long Beach, Calif. Jordan HS
Thomas, Mark Distances San Diego, Calif. Poway HS
Vaughan, Michael Jumps Rosamond, Calif. Desert HS
Women
NAME POS/EVENT(S) Hometown Last School
Apgar, Sarah Distances San Diego, Calif. Southwestern CC
Barajas, Alisia Distances Vista, Calif. Vista HS
Barclay, Missy Distances San Diego, Calif. Westview HS
Barnard, Jessica Distances Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS
Beighton, Katelyn Pole Vault Anaheim, Calif. Los Alamitos HS
Black, Katie Heptathlon Downey, Calif. Cerritos College
Brooks, Jazmin Hurdles Palmdale, Calif. Knight HS
Broomfield, Gabrielle Jumps Whittier, Calif. Sonora HS
Bube, Cheryl Distances San Clemente, Calif. Dana Hills HS
Campbell, Ashley Sprints Carson, Calif. Valley Christian HS
Coulter, Janelle Jumps Aptos, Calif. Aptos HS
Crowe, Katie Pole Vault Newbury Park, Calif. Reina HS
Faris, Laura Pole Vault Glendale, Ariz. Paradise Valley CC
Finney, Brenda Hurdles Huntington Beach, Calif. Orange Coast College
Flores, Stacey Distances Ventura, Calif. Buena HS
Franco, Veronica Distances Irvine, Calif. Huntington Beach HS
Glick, Stephanie Jumps Cupertino, Calif. Cupertino HS
Graves-Johnson, Katrina Jumps Monrovia, Calif. Monrovia HS
Hamilton, Rebecca Hurdles Huntington Beach, Calif. Mater Dei HS
Hammar, Rachel Throws Winton, Calif. Buhach Colony HS
Harris, Carly Distances Chico, Calif. Santa Barbara CC
Harris, Kelly
Hearvey, Shaneika Jumps Bellflower, Calif. Mayfair HS
Herkins, Jackie Jumps Cypress, Calif. Pacifica HS
Johnson, Phylicia Hurdles Gardena, Calif. Gardena HS
Johnson, Tiana Jumps San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
Kholev, Anastasiya Pole Vault Ashdad, Israel
Kiefer, Kristen Hurdles Mission Viejo, Calif. Capistrano Valley HS
Lars, Dee Sprints Arlington, Texas Kennedale HS
Macey, Sara Jumps Oceanside, Calif. Vista HS
Mobley, Miia Jumps San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel HS
Nunez, Denise Distances La Mirada, Calif. St. Joseph's HS
O'Connor, Taylor Jumps San Mateo, Calif. Mercy HS
Okoro, Ejiro Mid-Distances Elk Grove, Calif. Sheldon HS
Onyeagbako, Jennifer Throws Sparks, Nev. Moorpark College
Rodriguez, Jennifer Mid-Distances Torrancce, Calif. West HS
Rosencrantz, Amanda Mid-Distances
Shaw, Alex Javelin Milwaukie, Ore. Milwaukie HS
Sherman, Kim
Triplett, B.J. Sprints Hayward, Calif. Laney College
Welsh, Aiyana Hurdles Palmdale, Calif. Highland HS
Wilson, Kristina Distances West Covina, Calif. South Hills HS
Yarbrough, Destanie Throws Fresno, Calif. Clovis East HS
Coaches
Andy Sythe - Head Coach
Jessica Branker - Assistant Coach - Sprints
Steve Cardinalli - Assistant Distance Coach (St. Mary's HS, Stockton)
Patrick Cunniff - Assistant Coach - Distance
Armond Goodin - Assistant Coach - Hurdles
Cory Loebl - Assistant Coach - Throws
Dave Rodda - Assistant Coach - Jumps
Courtesy Long Beach State Track & Field
Galan
Goteborg
January 29, 2009
Jamie Nieto (Valley High School, Sacramento, CA 1994; Sacramento City College 1996; Eastern Michigan University 1999) placed fifth in the high jump at 2.17 (7-1 ½).
Men High Jump
1 Jaroslav Rybakov 80 Ryssland 231
2 Linus Thörnblad 85 Malmö AI 228
3 Aleksander Shustov 84 Ryssland 225
4 Andra Manson 84 USA 221
5 Jamie Nieto 76 USA 217
6 Martyn Bernard 84 Storbritannien 212 =
6 Oskari Frösén 76 Finland 212 =
212 217 221 225 228 231
O.Frösén xo xxx
J.Nieto o xo xxx
M.Bernard xo xxx
A.Manson - o xo xxx
A.Shustov - o o xxo xxx
L.Thörnblad - o o xo o xxx
J.Rybakov - o o o xo xxo
Goteborg
January 29, 2009
Jamie Nieto (Valley High School, Sacramento, CA 1994; Sacramento City College 1996; Eastern Michigan University 1999) placed fifth in the high jump at 2.17 (7-1 ½).
Men High Jump
1 Jaroslav Rybakov 80 Ryssland 231
2 Linus Thörnblad 85 Malmö AI 228
3 Aleksander Shustov 84 Ryssland 225
4 Andra Manson 84 USA 221
5 Jamie Nieto 76 USA 217
6 Martyn Bernard 84 Storbritannien 212 =
6 Oskari Frösén 76 Finland 212 =
212 217 221 225 228 231
O.Frösén xo xxx
J.Nieto o xo xxx
M.Bernard xo xxx
A.Manson - o xo xxx
A.Shustov - o o xxo xxx
L.Thörnblad - o o xo o xxx
J.Rybakov - o o o xo xxo
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wes Santee, Mal Whitfield, Parry O'Brien--June 4, 1954
15th Annual Compton Invitational
Track and Field Meet
Friday, June 4, 1954
Souvenir Program 35c
Compton College
Ramsaur Stadium
Santee – America’s Hope For the Fastest Mile…
May Sixth…Roger Bannister of England shatters one of the oldest records in the history of track…the four minute mile. Tonight, Wes Santee of the University of Kansas will be shooting to better that fabulous mar.
By Al Franken
Invitational Publicity Director
Interest in the Compton Invitational track and field meet, rated by Track and Field News as the finest meet of its type in the world for the past three seasons, has never before run so high. The chief reason is obvious even to those who have only casual interest in the cinderpath activity-Wes Santee will run the mile.
“A cinder is a pyroclastic material. Cinders are extrusive igneous rocks. Cinders are similar to pumice, which has so many cavities and is such low-density that it can float on water. ...Cinders have been used on track surfaces and roads to provide additional traction in winter conditions.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinder
Event NO. 5
8:50 p.m. – The International Mile
World Record: 4:01.4, Gunder Haegg (Sweden), Malmo, Sweden, July 17, 1945; 3:59.4 Roger Bannister (England), Oxford, Iffley Road, May 6,1954 pending
American Record: 4:02.4, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1953; 4:01.3, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1954 pending
Invitational Record: 4:02.4, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1953
Lane
1 Wes Santee (3) (4:01.3) Kansas
2 Ingvar Ericsson (1) (4:03.6) Sweden
3 Russ Bonham (62) (4:10.5) Whittier
4 Billy Tidwell (143) (4:13.5) Fort Ord
5 Walt Boehm (120) (4:13.4) San Francisco Olympic Club
6 Marty Montgomery (44) USC
1. Santee 4:00.6
2. Ericsson
3. Bonham
4. Boehm
1500 Meters 3:42.8
Keith Conning: Earlier that season I saw Wes Santee of Kansas run in a dual meet against Cal in Berkeley attended by 13,000. He ran a 4:05.5 mile and a 1:51.5 half-mile.
I watched Walt Boehm practice in San Francisco while I was in high school in the 1950’s. He ran a 1320 by himself in 3:09.
Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden) placed eighth in the 1952 Olympic Games 1500 meters. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/p1-181_3701.pdf
Event No. 10
9:35 p.m. – 880 Yard Run
World Record: 1:48.6, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys), 1954
American Record: 1:48.6, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys, 1954
Invitational Record: 1:49.4, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys), 1953
Lane
1 Mal Whitfield (1:48.6) LAAC
2 Jim Terrill (1:49.9) Occidental
3 Jerome Walters (1:51.8) Pepperdine
4 Bob Seaman (1:52.9) UCLA Frosh
5 Lang Stanley (1:49.5) Fort Ord
6 Bruce Weed (1:54.6) Whittier
7 Bill Taylor (1:53.2) USC
8 Ed Shinn (1:53.9) Occidental
9 Dave Casper (1:53.7) Fresno State
10 Roy Shumway (1:53.4) Arizona State
11 Bill Weiss (1:54.4) LAAC
12 Murry Colburn (1:53.3) USC Frosh
13 Jack Sage (1:51.1) LAAC
Results
1. Whitfield 1:49.8
2. Seaman 1:49.9
3. Casper
Keith Conning:
“Mal Whitfield, or "Marvelous Mal" as he was called, held his share of world records but he was an athlete who ran to win, rather than for time. Competitive at any distance from the 220 to the mile, Whitfield put together a record that included two Olympic 800m crowns, six world records and eight National AAU titles, six of them outdoors.” http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=181
Bob Seaman (UCLA) placed fifth in the 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meters in 3:50.5.
“Jim Terrill '54-1956 Olympic Trials in 800...world ranked with 1:48.9 best…4:09.9 mile…anchored world record-beating 2 mile relay team…Prominent collegiate track coach.” http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/mtrack/HallofFame/1940-1959
Bill Taylor is the coach of Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo.
Dave Casper has officiated at the Mt. SAC Relays for over 40 years.
Freshmen were not eligible to run for the varsity.
Fort Ord was an U.S. Army training base near Monterey.
Event No. 14
8:00 p.m. – Shot Put
Al Franken: Parry O’Brien has already moved the shot put record more than a foot beyond the 59 ft. 2 ¾ in. standard he set at Compton last year, and can do better than his current 60 ft. 5 ¾ in. best.
World Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953 (Pending 60’ 5 ¾”, Parry O’Brien, USA, 1954)
American Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953 (Pending 60’ 5 ¾”, Parry O’Brien, USA, 1954)
Invitational Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953
Parry O’Brien (60’ 5 ¾”) LAAC
Don Vick (54’ 1”) UCLA Frosh
Ray Martin (53’ 8 ¼”) Valley JC
Jim Hollingsworth (52’ 3”) NTC
Tom Meyer (52’ 11 ¾”) Occidental
Clyde Wettre (52’ 8”) UCLA
Virgil Elwiss (53’ 5”) Pepperdine
Results
1. O’Brien 59’
2. Vick 53’ 2 ¾”
3. Martin 52’ 5 ¼”
4. Hollingsworth 51’ 8 ½”
Track and Field Meet
Friday, June 4, 1954
Souvenir Program 35c
Compton College
Ramsaur Stadium
Santee – America’s Hope For the Fastest Mile…
May Sixth…Roger Bannister of England shatters one of the oldest records in the history of track…the four minute mile. Tonight, Wes Santee of the University of Kansas will be shooting to better that fabulous mar.
By Al Franken
Invitational Publicity Director
Interest in the Compton Invitational track and field meet, rated by Track and Field News as the finest meet of its type in the world for the past three seasons, has never before run so high. The chief reason is obvious even to those who have only casual interest in the cinderpath activity-Wes Santee will run the mile.
“A cinder is a pyroclastic material. Cinders are extrusive igneous rocks. Cinders are similar to pumice, which has so many cavities and is such low-density that it can float on water. ...Cinders have been used on track surfaces and roads to provide additional traction in winter conditions.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinder
Event NO. 5
8:50 p.m. – The International Mile
World Record: 4:01.4, Gunder Haegg (Sweden), Malmo, Sweden, July 17, 1945; 3:59.4 Roger Bannister (England), Oxford, Iffley Road, May 6,1954 pending
American Record: 4:02.4, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1953; 4:01.3, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1954 pending
Invitational Record: 4:02.4, Wes Santee (Kansas), 1953
Lane
1 Wes Santee (3) (4:01.3) Kansas
2 Ingvar Ericsson (1) (4:03.6) Sweden
3 Russ Bonham (62) (4:10.5) Whittier
4 Billy Tidwell (143) (4:13.5) Fort Ord
5 Walt Boehm (120) (4:13.4) San Francisco Olympic Club
6 Marty Montgomery (44) USC
1. Santee 4:00.6
2. Ericsson
3. Bonham
4. Boehm
1500 Meters 3:42.8
Keith Conning: Earlier that season I saw Wes Santee of Kansas run in a dual meet against Cal in Berkeley attended by 13,000. He ran a 4:05.5 mile and a 1:51.5 half-mile.
I watched Walt Boehm practice in San Francisco while I was in high school in the 1950’s. He ran a 1320 by himself in 3:09.
Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden) placed eighth in the 1952 Olympic Games 1500 meters. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/p1-181_3701.pdf
Event No. 10
9:35 p.m. – 880 Yard Run
World Record: 1:48.6, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys), 1954
American Record: 1:48.6, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys, 1954
Invitational Record: 1:49.4, Mal Whitfield (Grand St. Boys), 1953
Lane
1 Mal Whitfield (1:48.6) LAAC
2 Jim Terrill (1:49.9) Occidental
3 Jerome Walters (1:51.8) Pepperdine
4 Bob Seaman (1:52.9) UCLA Frosh
5 Lang Stanley (1:49.5) Fort Ord
6 Bruce Weed (1:54.6) Whittier
7 Bill Taylor (1:53.2) USC
8 Ed Shinn (1:53.9) Occidental
9 Dave Casper (1:53.7) Fresno State
10 Roy Shumway (1:53.4) Arizona State
11 Bill Weiss (1:54.4) LAAC
12 Murry Colburn (1:53.3) USC Frosh
13 Jack Sage (1:51.1) LAAC
Results
1. Whitfield 1:49.8
2. Seaman 1:49.9
3. Casper
Keith Conning:
“Mal Whitfield, or "Marvelous Mal" as he was called, held his share of world records but he was an athlete who ran to win, rather than for time. Competitive at any distance from the 220 to the mile, Whitfield put together a record that included two Olympic 800m crowns, six world records and eight National AAU titles, six of them outdoors.” http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=181
Bob Seaman (UCLA) placed fifth in the 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meters in 3:50.5.
“Jim Terrill '54-1956 Olympic Trials in 800...world ranked with 1:48.9 best…4:09.9 mile…anchored world record-beating 2 mile relay team…Prominent collegiate track coach.” http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/mtrack/HallofFame/1940-1959
Bill Taylor is the coach of Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo.
Dave Casper has officiated at the Mt. SAC Relays for over 40 years.
Freshmen were not eligible to run for the varsity.
Fort Ord was an U.S. Army training base near Monterey.
Event No. 14
8:00 p.m. – Shot Put
Al Franken: Parry O’Brien has already moved the shot put record more than a foot beyond the 59 ft. 2 ¾ in. standard he set at Compton last year, and can do better than his current 60 ft. 5 ¾ in. best.
World Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953 (Pending 60’ 5 ¾”, Parry O’Brien, USA, 1954)
American Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953 (Pending 60’ 5 ¾”, Parry O’Brien, USA, 1954)
Invitational Record: 59’ 2 ¼”, Parry O’Brien (USA), 1953
Parry O’Brien (60’ 5 ¾”) LAAC
Don Vick (54’ 1”) UCLA Frosh
Ray Martin (53’ 8 ¼”) Valley JC
Jim Hollingsworth (52’ 3”) NTC
Tom Meyer (52’ 11 ¾”) Occidental
Clyde Wettre (52’ 8”) UCLA
Virgil Elwiss (53’ 5”) Pepperdine
Results
1. O’Brien 59’
2. Vick 53’ 2 ¾”
3. Martin 52’ 5 ¼”
4. Hollingsworth 51’ 8 ½”
Falesha Ankton (Benicia HS; Washington)
Falesha Ankton
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Benicia, Calif.
High School:
Benicia HS
Event:
Sprints/Hurdles
Experience:
3V
Washington's top sprinter in 2008 and one of the top returning hurdlers in the West Region ... an NCAA competitor both indoors and out in 2008 ... dramatically lowered PR's in every event ... ranks in UW's Top-10 in six different events.
2008: Washington's top female sprinter, leading the team in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and all three hurdles events ... qualified for first career NCAA Championships both indoors and outdoors ... outdoors, reached NCAA's in the 100m hurdles, placing 21st overall in a time of 13.69 ... excelled at West Regionals, placing second overall in the 100m hurdles, and ran the second-fastest time in UW history (13.46) in the prelims ... placed fifth at the Pac-10 meet in the 400m hurdles in a PR of 59.52, which ranks 8th in school history ... also was eighth in the 400m hurdles at Regionals ... won the 100m hurdles in the UW-WSU dual meet and won the 400m hurdles at the Oregon Invitational ... indoors, ran the 400-meter leg on the distance medley relay, which qualified for NCAA Indoors and finished 11th overall ... part of the DMR at the MPSF Championships which took second in a school record time of 11:12.77 ... also finished 2nd at MPSFs in the 60m hurdles in a PR of 8.43 seconds, which was an NCAA Provisional mark ... also lowered personal best in the 400-meters, running 57.13 at the Husky Classic.
2007: One of UW's top sprinters and hurdlers indoors, but did not compete outdoors ... second on the team in the 60m hurdles with best time of 8.72 coming in the prelims at the Husky Classic ... won the 60m hurdles title at the UW Indoor Preview, running 8.88 ... ran the second leg on UW's top 4x400m relay indoors, which placed sixth at the MPSF Championships in 3:47.58, the seventh best mark in Husky history ... also placed eighth in the 60m hurdles at MPSFs, and 17th in the 200m ... also competed in the 300m and 400m.
2006: One of the Huskies' top competitors in all three hurdles events, and a regular on UW's 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... led both relays to sixth-place finishes at the 2006 Pac-10 meet ... also ran in the 400m hurdles at Pac-10s, placing 14th overall in the preliminary round ... earned a victory in her outdoor hurdles debut, at the UW Outdoor Preview ... was sixth in the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Indoor meet ... clocked a season-best 8.93 for the 60m hurdles at MPSFs, and recorded season-bests outdoors of 14.58 and 1:02.82 in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles, respectively.
High School and Personal: Parents are Finas and Vernon ... has two brothers, Vernon Jr. and Vincent ... ran fourth at state in the 300m hurdles in 2005 ... won league and district hurdles titles as a senior ... was 11th at state her junior year ... placed second in the hurdles at the Arcadia Invite in 2005...took fifth in the 400m hurdles in the 2005 USA Junior Olympics ... earned three letters, and was team captain as a senior ... boasts 12 years of tap-dancing experience ... plans to major in business.
Major Meets
2006 MPSF TF - 6th, 60m HH
2006 Pac-10 - 14th, 400m IH; 6th, 4x100m; 6th, 4x400m
2007 MPSF TF - 17th, 200m; 8th, 60m HH; 6th, 4x400m
2008 MPSF TF - 14th, 400m; 2nd, 60m HH; 2nd, DMR
2008 NCAA-I - 11th, DMR
2008 Pac-10 TF - 18th, 100m HH; 5th, 400m IH
2008 Regional TF - 2nd, 100m HH; 8th, 400m IH
2008 NCAA-O - 21st, 100m HH
Collegiate Best Marks
100m.......12.13
200m.......24.86
400m.......57.13i
60m HH.......8.43
100m HH.......13.46
400m IH.......59.52
Courtesy University of Washington
Keith Conning: Falesha Ankton (Benicia) placed fourth in the 300 hurdles at the 2005 California State Meet.
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Benicia, Calif.
High School:
Benicia HS
Event:
Sprints/Hurdles
Experience:
3V
Washington's top sprinter in 2008 and one of the top returning hurdlers in the West Region ... an NCAA competitor both indoors and out in 2008 ... dramatically lowered PR's in every event ... ranks in UW's Top-10 in six different events.
2008: Washington's top female sprinter, leading the team in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and all three hurdles events ... qualified for first career NCAA Championships both indoors and outdoors ... outdoors, reached NCAA's in the 100m hurdles, placing 21st overall in a time of 13.69 ... excelled at West Regionals, placing second overall in the 100m hurdles, and ran the second-fastest time in UW history (13.46) in the prelims ... placed fifth at the Pac-10 meet in the 400m hurdles in a PR of 59.52, which ranks 8th in school history ... also was eighth in the 400m hurdles at Regionals ... won the 100m hurdles in the UW-WSU dual meet and won the 400m hurdles at the Oregon Invitational ... indoors, ran the 400-meter leg on the distance medley relay, which qualified for NCAA Indoors and finished 11th overall ... part of the DMR at the MPSF Championships which took second in a school record time of 11:12.77 ... also finished 2nd at MPSFs in the 60m hurdles in a PR of 8.43 seconds, which was an NCAA Provisional mark ... also lowered personal best in the 400-meters, running 57.13 at the Husky Classic.
2007: One of UW's top sprinters and hurdlers indoors, but did not compete outdoors ... second on the team in the 60m hurdles with best time of 8.72 coming in the prelims at the Husky Classic ... won the 60m hurdles title at the UW Indoor Preview, running 8.88 ... ran the second leg on UW's top 4x400m relay indoors, which placed sixth at the MPSF Championships in 3:47.58, the seventh best mark in Husky history ... also placed eighth in the 60m hurdles at MPSFs, and 17th in the 200m ... also competed in the 300m and 400m.
2006: One of the Huskies' top competitors in all three hurdles events, and a regular on UW's 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... led both relays to sixth-place finishes at the 2006 Pac-10 meet ... also ran in the 400m hurdles at Pac-10s, placing 14th overall in the preliminary round ... earned a victory in her outdoor hurdles debut, at the UW Outdoor Preview ... was sixth in the 60m hurdles at the MPSF Indoor meet ... clocked a season-best 8.93 for the 60m hurdles at MPSFs, and recorded season-bests outdoors of 14.58 and 1:02.82 in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles, respectively.
High School and Personal: Parents are Finas and Vernon ... has two brothers, Vernon Jr. and Vincent ... ran fourth at state in the 300m hurdles in 2005 ... won league and district hurdles titles as a senior ... was 11th at state her junior year ... placed second in the hurdles at the Arcadia Invite in 2005...took fifth in the 400m hurdles in the 2005 USA Junior Olympics ... earned three letters, and was team captain as a senior ... boasts 12 years of tap-dancing experience ... plans to major in business.
Major Meets
2006 MPSF TF - 6th, 60m HH
2006 Pac-10 - 14th, 400m IH; 6th, 4x100m; 6th, 4x400m
2007 MPSF TF - 17th, 200m; 8th, 60m HH; 6th, 4x400m
2008 MPSF TF - 14th, 400m; 2nd, 60m HH; 2nd, DMR
2008 NCAA-I - 11th, DMR
2008 Pac-10 TF - 18th, 100m HH; 5th, 400m IH
2008 Regional TF - 2nd, 100m HH; 8th, 400m IH
2008 NCAA-O - 21st, 100m HH
Collegiate Best Marks
100m.......12.13
200m.......24.86
400m.......57.13i
60m HH.......8.43
100m HH.......13.46
400m IH.......59.52
Courtesy University of Washington
Keith Conning: Falesha Ankton (Benicia) placed fourth in the 300 hurdles at the 2005 California State Meet.
Distance Stars Highlight UW Invitational
Friday evening could feature several of the nation's top distance medley relays and the start of multi-events.
Jan. 29, 2009
ON THE TRACK: One of the biggest and best track meets of the year is set to go off in the Dempsey Indoor this weekend, with the Husky track and field teams out in full force for the UW Invitational. The two-day meet begins Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with multi-events and distance runs, then picks up at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning and continuing throughout the day. The marquee sections in the running events are scheduled to start at approximately 1 p.m. Admission is free for all spectators.
The Huskies will have their largest contingent of the season competing over the weekend, including many members of the 2008 NCAA Champion women's cross country team making their track season debuts. All-Americans Christine Babcock and Katie Follett are entered in the distance medley relay on Friday evening along with top sprinter Falesha Ankton and Kailey Campbell. Follett will also run the mile on Saturday, along with Mel Lawrence, the UW's No. 3 finisher at cross country NCAA's.
The women's 3,000-meter run is also loaded with talent, including 2008 Olympian Jenny Barringer of Colorado, who represented the U.S. in the steeplechase in Beijing, placing ninth and setting the American record. Former U.S. champion Lisa Galaviz is also entered alongside top Huskies Anita Campbell, Lauren Saylor, and Kenna Patrick.
In addition to the Buffaloes of Colorado, several top teams will be heading to Seattle including the current No. 1-ranked men's team Arkansas. One Razorback to watch for is Dorian Ulrey, who turned heads last week by running a 3:57.60 mile time. Ulrey is entered in the 3,000-meters on Saturday along with UW's Jake Schmitt and Jordan Swarthout, two of the top-three Husky finishers at NCAA Cross Country. Also in the field is Washington alum Mike Sayenko, now one of the top marathon runners in the nation.
Also at the Dempsey will be teams from Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, BYU, Cal St. Northridge, SMU, Hawaii, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Oral Roberts, Portland, Portland State, San Francisco, SMU, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, and Seattle Pacific.
Five-time All-American Austin Abbott will run the 800-meters for the first time since placing seventh in the event at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Abbott will also lead off the men's distance medley relay, which features Regional qualifier Jeff Gudaitis on the 400-leg, Brian Govier on the 800, and Kelly Spady on the 1600. They will challenge top DMR entries from Oregon, Stanford, BYU, UCLA, and Arkansas, which currently has the nation's top time.
The Huskies will have a strong entrant in the 4x400m relay with Gudaitis, Pac-10 4x1 champ Joe Turner, and Sam Rucker, with freshman Adam Long anchoring. Long is one of three UW football players currently bolstering the men's sprints group. Jordan Polk and Alvin Logan will also be running in the 60m dash on Saturday. Syreeta Martin in the 200m and Falesha Ankton in the 60m hurdles are two noteworthy women's entrants.
In the field events, school record-holder Elisa Bryant will compete in the weight throw alongside 2008 U.S. Olympian Loree Smith. Duke transfer Lara Jones and Andrea Peterson will head the women's pole vault, while Husky All-Americans Jared O'Connor and Scott Roth headline the men's vault. In the first full multi-event competition of the season, Andrew Ferleman and Jeremy Taiwo will lead the men's effort, while Daria Amiad-Pavlov and freshman Kelly McNamee put their all-around talents on display in the women's pentathlon.
MEET RESULTS: Results of all UW home indoor track and field meets are posted throughout the meet to the official site of UW athletics, www.GoHuskies.com. A link to a complete event schedule and live results will be posted on the track and field sport page the morning of each meet, allowing fans the opportunity to follow along with the action as events conclude. Simply go to GoHuskies.com, and click on "track" from the "sports" pull-down menu to find the live results link on each meet day.
Courtesy University of Washington
Jan. 29, 2009
ON THE TRACK: One of the biggest and best track meets of the year is set to go off in the Dempsey Indoor this weekend, with the Husky track and field teams out in full force for the UW Invitational. The two-day meet begins Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. with multi-events and distance runs, then picks up at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning and continuing throughout the day. The marquee sections in the running events are scheduled to start at approximately 1 p.m. Admission is free for all spectators.
The Huskies will have their largest contingent of the season competing over the weekend, including many members of the 2008 NCAA Champion women's cross country team making their track season debuts. All-Americans Christine Babcock and Katie Follett are entered in the distance medley relay on Friday evening along with top sprinter Falesha Ankton and Kailey Campbell. Follett will also run the mile on Saturday, along with Mel Lawrence, the UW's No. 3 finisher at cross country NCAA's.
The women's 3,000-meter run is also loaded with talent, including 2008 Olympian Jenny Barringer of Colorado, who represented the U.S. in the steeplechase in Beijing, placing ninth and setting the American record. Former U.S. champion Lisa Galaviz is also entered alongside top Huskies Anita Campbell, Lauren Saylor, and Kenna Patrick.
In addition to the Buffaloes of Colorado, several top teams will be heading to Seattle including the current No. 1-ranked men's team Arkansas. One Razorback to watch for is Dorian Ulrey, who turned heads last week by running a 3:57.60 mile time. Ulrey is entered in the 3,000-meters on Saturday along with UW's Jake Schmitt and Jordan Swarthout, two of the top-three Husky finishers at NCAA Cross Country. Also in the field is Washington alum Mike Sayenko, now one of the top marathon runners in the nation.
Also at the Dempsey will be teams from Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, BYU, Cal St. Northridge, SMU, Hawaii, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Oral Roberts, Portland, Portland State, San Francisco, SMU, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, and Seattle Pacific.
Five-time All-American Austin Abbott will run the 800-meters for the first time since placing seventh in the event at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Abbott will also lead off the men's distance medley relay, which features Regional qualifier Jeff Gudaitis on the 400-leg, Brian Govier on the 800, and Kelly Spady on the 1600. They will challenge top DMR entries from Oregon, Stanford, BYU, UCLA, and Arkansas, which currently has the nation's top time.
The Huskies will have a strong entrant in the 4x400m relay with Gudaitis, Pac-10 4x1 champ Joe Turner, and Sam Rucker, with freshman Adam Long anchoring. Long is one of three UW football players currently bolstering the men's sprints group. Jordan Polk and Alvin Logan will also be running in the 60m dash on Saturday. Syreeta Martin in the 200m and Falesha Ankton in the 60m hurdles are two noteworthy women's entrants.
In the field events, school record-holder Elisa Bryant will compete in the weight throw alongside 2008 U.S. Olympian Loree Smith. Duke transfer Lara Jones and Andrea Peterson will head the women's pole vault, while Husky All-Americans Jared O'Connor and Scott Roth headline the men's vault. In the first full multi-event competition of the season, Andrew Ferleman and Jeremy Taiwo will lead the men's effort, while Daria Amiad-Pavlov and freshman Kelly McNamee put their all-around talents on display in the women's pentathlon.
MEET RESULTS: Results of all UW home indoor track and field meets are posted throughout the meet to the official site of UW athletics, www.GoHuskies.com. A link to a complete event schedule and live results will be posted on the track and field sport page the morning of each meet, allowing fans the opportunity to follow along with the action as events conclude. Simply go to GoHuskies.com, and click on "track" from the "sports" pull-down menu to find the live results link on each meet day.
Courtesy University of Washington
Field event favorites bring mettle, medals to Millrose Games
NEW YORK - Event organizers on Thursday hosted a press conference in advance of the 102nd Millrose Games, which will be run Friday evening at Madison Square Garden. On hand for Thursday's press conference were Olympic men's pole vault gold medalist Steven Hooker of Australia; 2007 World Outdoor and 2006 World Indoor men's shot put champion Reese Hoffa; and Olympic women's pole vault silver medalist and outdoor American record holder Jenn Stuczynski.
Below are excerpts from Thursday's press conference.
STEVEN HOOKER:
It's fantastic to be here. I have come a long way. This is about as far as I travel around the world. I come from Perth, so there's about 12 hours' difference on the time difference. For me, this is my first competition since Beijing, so it's going to be interesting to see how that feels, to get out there. I always enjoy competing against Derek (Miles, the defending Millrose Games champion), who came fourth at the Olympics. He finished off the season really strong last year and he's probably one of the most in-form guys in the world at the moment. It should be a really good competition. I'm just hoping to get out there and have a really good time. It's always a fun meet. I've enjoyed it. I did it two years ago and am looking forward to get back into competing.
There's less variables indoors for us. The event itself stays pretty much the same. For us, it's very, very similar to jumping outside, it's just less variables. You don't have to worry about the weather or the wind, which are two main concerns for us. It takes a bit of the randomness out of it. Indoors it's a pretty level playing field, and more often than not you see the best guys at the top. The indoor world record is higher than the outdoor world record.
I've generally underperformed at World Championships, so going into this year, my focus is to get a good result there (at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships) for the first time. I'd also like to get a personal best and get as close to the world record as I can. That's a constant, those two goals.
On how life is different since winning the Olympic gold: It's been a bit different. I can't really walk down the street at home without people coming up. A lot of people come up and saying congratulations. The event was on on a Friday night, and it ran until after midnight in Australia when they were watching it live. A lot of people tell me their stories about where they were when my competition was on, or how it affected them, or how much beer they went out and drank after I won. It had quite an effect at home. It's been 40 years since an Australian won the men's pole vault gold medal, so it was a pretty big deal back home. It has changed my life, but only in the superficial sense. Everything that is real has remained constant. You've got your family and friends, and that stays the same. I am training just as hard as I was before the Olympic Games. I still love pole vault just as much. ... I got a lot of drinks poured for me when I got home. It was hard to stay sober (laughs).
REESE HOFFA:
First off, thank you for having me here. I always enjoy coming to the Millrose Games and competing. Of course it makes it a lot easier since I have a lot of my family and the New York Athletic Club cheering me on. They have their own little booth and they have a great party afterwards. In terms of the competition, it should be very good. Adam (Nelson) is probably hungry right now to continue to push on the Millrose Games record, including myself and Christian Cantwell. I just got back from Germany last week getting the year kicked off. I threw around 67 feet, so I feel pretty good. It should be exciting. As long as we get the fans on our side, it should be a lot of fun.
On his Olympic performance: I think, if anything, it just goes to show you that it doesn't matter if you are the favorite. It's all about execution. I went in there expecting a big result. I just didn't execute. I blame myself. I thought I did everything right. I came over 2 ½ weeks early, I was training well, everything was on point. After qualifying, I thought that was going to be the major hurdle of the Olympics - getting through qualifying. I got through that with one throw and I was done. I think Adam and Christian did about the same. Everything was lined up, and then we got out there to the final and it was kind of eerie. The ball wouldn't go, no matter what I did.
Being a thrower, I kind of get on a roll when I'm throwing. In 2007 in Osaka, my first throw was 71 feet. I've been in other competitions where I've started a little slow, where I started at maybe 67 (feet), but I think I started out the Olympics at 63 or 64 feet. Honestly, it had been so long since I had thrown that short in any competition that I think I panicked. It can only go up.
Anytime I get to throw against the best throwers - and lucky for me I get to throw against the best all the time, Adam Nelson, Christian Cantwell, even Dan Taylor - I always love throwing against the best because it brings the best out of myself.
I have a lot to prove (in 2009). When you go into the Olympics and everyone expects you to do great things, and you don't do that, you put a lot of pressure on yourself. But for this year, in some ways, in Europe and maybe the U.S., maybe the way people look at U.S. shot putting may have gone down a little bit. I guess we have to remind the world that we are the U.S., there's only been two Olympics in the history of the sport when we have not gotten a medal.
For years, at least at World Championships, we were winning. When you look at the World Championships, there's probably been only a handful of times when an American hasn't won the World Championships. So we just have to go out this year to show the world that yes, the U.S. is the number 1 shot put country in the world, and we just want to dominate. That's what we do.
JENN STUCZYNSKI:
I don't have a good track record. It's one of those things we call the Millrose Curse. Every time I try to jump, something just happens and it's a second (place), a fourth, a second. So this time the goal is just to try to win the meet. We don't have any specific heights in mind. It's my first meet of the season, and I usually have about six meets in by now. We'll see how it goes.
After the Olympics, I took a lot of time off and I worked on a lot of technical things. Just to avoid burnout, we eased into the indoor season. We're going to try to make it a little more of a technical season and try to enjoy things, try to enjoy the meets and the competitions.
When you start to compete, you just try to make the bar. Once the season ended, I tried to work on things in my swing, things in my takeoff, things in my run. There are going to be times in competition where I'm going to have to think of it (the technical aspects). It's getting to the point where I have to do it on game day, not just in practice. We're going to use the indoor season to make those adjustments.
On the Olympic experience: The Olympic experience is ... so many people can tell you about the Trials and all that. Until you go through it, you don't really understand. People said I am going to be stressed out, that you need to be able to emotionally talk to someone, and it's true. You have to go through the Trials and you have to qualify, first, in the U.S., and that's stressful. As you know, I was on my third attempt at the opening height (at the Olympic Trials). I almost had a chance of not going. Then you go to the Olympics and the whole experience is mind-blowing. Until you've been in it, you really don't understand it. Afterwards, though, you're just glad it's over. You're glad it worked out and you go back home, and everything's quiet again.
On competitive rivalries: When you're competing with anyone, you're competing. It's competition. It's athletics. I think the shot putters are the best at it. They're in there, they're competing, and they're competing hard. Then at the end of it, they're all having something to eat together. I think that is a good way to compete, to compete hard on the field and then off field, do your own thing.
Tickets for the 2009 Millrose Games are now available at Ticketmaster (call 212-307-7171, visit www.Ticketmaster.com or at Ticketmaster outlets); at the Madison Square Garden box office or on-line at www.Millrose-Games.com. USATF welcomes you to pay with your Visa.
Source USATF
Keith Conning: Derek Miles (Bella Vista High School, Fair Oaks)
Below are excerpts from Thursday's press conference.
STEVEN HOOKER:
It's fantastic to be here. I have come a long way. This is about as far as I travel around the world. I come from Perth, so there's about 12 hours' difference on the time difference. For me, this is my first competition since Beijing, so it's going to be interesting to see how that feels, to get out there. I always enjoy competing against Derek (Miles, the defending Millrose Games champion), who came fourth at the Olympics. He finished off the season really strong last year and he's probably one of the most in-form guys in the world at the moment. It should be a really good competition. I'm just hoping to get out there and have a really good time. It's always a fun meet. I've enjoyed it. I did it two years ago and am looking forward to get back into competing.
There's less variables indoors for us. The event itself stays pretty much the same. For us, it's very, very similar to jumping outside, it's just less variables. You don't have to worry about the weather or the wind, which are two main concerns for us. It takes a bit of the randomness out of it. Indoors it's a pretty level playing field, and more often than not you see the best guys at the top. The indoor world record is higher than the outdoor world record.
I've generally underperformed at World Championships, so going into this year, my focus is to get a good result there (at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships) for the first time. I'd also like to get a personal best and get as close to the world record as I can. That's a constant, those two goals.
On how life is different since winning the Olympic gold: It's been a bit different. I can't really walk down the street at home without people coming up. A lot of people come up and saying congratulations. The event was on on a Friday night, and it ran until after midnight in Australia when they were watching it live. A lot of people tell me their stories about where they were when my competition was on, or how it affected them, or how much beer they went out and drank after I won. It had quite an effect at home. It's been 40 years since an Australian won the men's pole vault gold medal, so it was a pretty big deal back home. It has changed my life, but only in the superficial sense. Everything that is real has remained constant. You've got your family and friends, and that stays the same. I am training just as hard as I was before the Olympic Games. I still love pole vault just as much. ... I got a lot of drinks poured for me when I got home. It was hard to stay sober (laughs).
REESE HOFFA:
First off, thank you for having me here. I always enjoy coming to the Millrose Games and competing. Of course it makes it a lot easier since I have a lot of my family and the New York Athletic Club cheering me on. They have their own little booth and they have a great party afterwards. In terms of the competition, it should be very good. Adam (Nelson) is probably hungry right now to continue to push on the Millrose Games record, including myself and Christian Cantwell. I just got back from Germany last week getting the year kicked off. I threw around 67 feet, so I feel pretty good. It should be exciting. As long as we get the fans on our side, it should be a lot of fun.
On his Olympic performance: I think, if anything, it just goes to show you that it doesn't matter if you are the favorite. It's all about execution. I went in there expecting a big result. I just didn't execute. I blame myself. I thought I did everything right. I came over 2 ½ weeks early, I was training well, everything was on point. After qualifying, I thought that was going to be the major hurdle of the Olympics - getting through qualifying. I got through that with one throw and I was done. I think Adam and Christian did about the same. Everything was lined up, and then we got out there to the final and it was kind of eerie. The ball wouldn't go, no matter what I did.
Being a thrower, I kind of get on a roll when I'm throwing. In 2007 in Osaka, my first throw was 71 feet. I've been in other competitions where I've started a little slow, where I started at maybe 67 (feet), but I think I started out the Olympics at 63 or 64 feet. Honestly, it had been so long since I had thrown that short in any competition that I think I panicked. It can only go up.
Anytime I get to throw against the best throwers - and lucky for me I get to throw against the best all the time, Adam Nelson, Christian Cantwell, even Dan Taylor - I always love throwing against the best because it brings the best out of myself.
I have a lot to prove (in 2009). When you go into the Olympics and everyone expects you to do great things, and you don't do that, you put a lot of pressure on yourself. But for this year, in some ways, in Europe and maybe the U.S., maybe the way people look at U.S. shot putting may have gone down a little bit. I guess we have to remind the world that we are the U.S., there's only been two Olympics in the history of the sport when we have not gotten a medal.
For years, at least at World Championships, we were winning. When you look at the World Championships, there's probably been only a handful of times when an American hasn't won the World Championships. So we just have to go out this year to show the world that yes, the U.S. is the number 1 shot put country in the world, and we just want to dominate. That's what we do.
JENN STUCZYNSKI:
I don't have a good track record. It's one of those things we call the Millrose Curse. Every time I try to jump, something just happens and it's a second (place), a fourth, a second. So this time the goal is just to try to win the meet. We don't have any specific heights in mind. It's my first meet of the season, and I usually have about six meets in by now. We'll see how it goes.
After the Olympics, I took a lot of time off and I worked on a lot of technical things. Just to avoid burnout, we eased into the indoor season. We're going to try to make it a little more of a technical season and try to enjoy things, try to enjoy the meets and the competitions.
When you start to compete, you just try to make the bar. Once the season ended, I tried to work on things in my swing, things in my takeoff, things in my run. There are going to be times in competition where I'm going to have to think of it (the technical aspects). It's getting to the point where I have to do it on game day, not just in practice. We're going to use the indoor season to make those adjustments.
On the Olympic experience: The Olympic experience is ... so many people can tell you about the Trials and all that. Until you go through it, you don't really understand. People said I am going to be stressed out, that you need to be able to emotionally talk to someone, and it's true. You have to go through the Trials and you have to qualify, first, in the U.S., and that's stressful. As you know, I was on my third attempt at the opening height (at the Olympic Trials). I almost had a chance of not going. Then you go to the Olympics and the whole experience is mind-blowing. Until you've been in it, you really don't understand it. Afterwards, though, you're just glad it's over. You're glad it worked out and you go back home, and everything's quiet again.
On competitive rivalries: When you're competing with anyone, you're competing. It's competition. It's athletics. I think the shot putters are the best at it. They're in there, they're competing, and they're competing hard. Then at the end of it, they're all having something to eat together. I think that is a good way to compete, to compete hard on the field and then off field, do your own thing.
Tickets for the 2009 Millrose Games are now available at Ticketmaster (call 212-307-7171, visit www.Ticketmaster.com or at Ticketmaster outlets); at the Madison Square Garden box office or on-line at www.Millrose-Games.com. USATF welcomes you to pay with your Visa.
Source USATF
Keith Conning: Derek Miles (Bella Vista High School, Fair Oaks)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
California standout named nation's top high school performer
California standout named nation's top high school performer
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In its third decade of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine, today announced senior distance runner Jordan Hasay of Mission College Prep (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) as its 2008-09 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Hasay as the nation's best high school girls cross country runner. A national advisory board comprised of sportswriters and sport-specific experts from around the country helped to select Hasay from more than 190,000 high school girls cross country runners nationwide. Hasay is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year Award, to be presented at a special afternoon ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in July.
A two-time Gatorade California Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Hasay was unbeaten this past season and raced to a national title at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. The senior, who also won the Foot Locker championship as a freshman, captured the 2008 Division 5 state title with the fastest time in any class, 17:18, and also broke the tape at the Mt. Sac Invitational in October. The 5-foot-4 Hasay became the first runner ever to win four Foot Locker Cross Country regional championships when she topped the field at the 2008 West Regional in December.
The owner of nine national age-group records, Hasay finished 10th in the 1,500-meter finals at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials last July, setting a new high school record with a time of 4:14.5. The 2007 and 2008 USA Cross Country Championships junior national champion, Hasay has also qualified to compete in the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Jordan.
Hasay has maintained a 4.53 GPA in the classroom. She is active in the St. Patrick's Parish Youth Ministry program, has volunteered in the People's Kitchen at the Prado Day Center for the homeless, and has donated her time to the Special Olympics and the Invisible Children Project humanitarian-aid initiative.
"She runs a very strategic race every single time," said Joy Kamani, Chief Operations Officer and Girls Recruiting Chair for the National Scholastic Sports Foundation. "That sticks out to me more than anything else about her because down the road, that's what's going to count. She's beautiful to watch. She's all business until you see that glorious smile at the end. She's a beautiful runner to watch because she competes instead of just running. A lot of distance kids start to decline as a junior and senior. She has not. She has maintained and gotten better and turned herself into arguably the best girls' high school talent of the last generation."
Hasay, who joins 2007-08 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Ashley Brasovan as the only other female to win the honor, remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
"Without question, Jordan is deserving of recognition as the nation's best high school girls cross country runner based on her performance and the tremendous ability she's demonstrated," said Gatorade Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing Jeff Urban. "But she is also a shining example to peers and aspiring young players of what a leader and a student-athlete should be. She represents everything we hope for in a Gatorade Player of the Year recipient."
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
Former notable Gatorade National Players of the Year include:
-- Reigning 200-meter world champion Allyson Felix
-- 2007 Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning
-- Two-time American League Most Valuable Player Alex Rodriguez
-- WNBA all-time leading scorer and rebounder Lisa Leslie
-- Beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh
For more on the Gatorade Player of the Year program, including nomination information and lists of past winners and future announcement dates, visit gatorade.com/playeroftheyear.
SOURCE Gatorade
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In its third decade of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine, today announced senior distance runner Jordan Hasay of Mission College Prep (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) as its 2008-09 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Hasay as the nation's best high school girls cross country runner. A national advisory board comprised of sportswriters and sport-specific experts from around the country helped to select Hasay from more than 190,000 high school girls cross country runners nationwide. Hasay is now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year Award, to be presented at a special afternoon ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in July.
A two-time Gatorade California Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Hasay was unbeaten this past season and raced to a national title at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. The senior, who also won the Foot Locker championship as a freshman, captured the 2008 Division 5 state title with the fastest time in any class, 17:18, and also broke the tape at the Mt. Sac Invitational in October. The 5-foot-4 Hasay became the first runner ever to win four Foot Locker Cross Country regional championships when she topped the field at the 2008 West Regional in December.
The owner of nine national age-group records, Hasay finished 10th in the 1,500-meter finals at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials last July, setting a new high school record with a time of 4:14.5. The 2007 and 2008 USA Cross Country Championships junior national champion, Hasay has also qualified to compete in the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Jordan.
Hasay has maintained a 4.53 GPA in the classroom. She is active in the St. Patrick's Parish Youth Ministry program, has volunteered in the People's Kitchen at the Prado Day Center for the homeless, and has donated her time to the Special Olympics and the Invisible Children Project humanitarian-aid initiative.
"She runs a very strategic race every single time," said Joy Kamani, Chief Operations Officer and Girls Recruiting Chair for the National Scholastic Sports Foundation. "That sticks out to me more than anything else about her because down the road, that's what's going to count. She's beautiful to watch. She's all business until you see that glorious smile at the end. She's a beautiful runner to watch because she competes instead of just running. A lot of distance kids start to decline as a junior and senior. She has not. She has maintained and gotten better and turned herself into arguably the best girls' high school talent of the last generation."
Hasay, who joins 2007-08 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Ashley Brasovan as the only other female to win the honor, remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.
"Without question, Jordan is deserving of recognition as the nation's best high school girls cross country runner based on her performance and the tremendous ability she's demonstrated," said Gatorade Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing Jeff Urban. "But she is also a shining example to peers and aspiring young players of what a leader and a student-athlete should be. She represents everything we hope for in a Gatorade Player of the Year recipient."
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE Magazine, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
Former notable Gatorade National Players of the Year include:
-- Reigning 200-meter world champion Allyson Felix
-- 2007 Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning
-- Two-time American League Most Valuable Player Alex Rodriguez
-- WNBA all-time leading scorer and rebounder Lisa Leslie
-- Beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh
For more on the Gatorade Player of the Year program, including nomination information and lists of past winners and future announcement dates, visit gatorade.com/playeroftheyear.
SOURCE Gatorade
Gamble Runs Away With Weekly Honor
Men's Track and Field
Gamble Runs Away With Weekly Honor
January 27, 2009 at 2:58 pm
NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Junior Charlie Gamble (San Diego, Calif./La Jolla) was named the MIAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after his record-setting performance in the 3000 meter race at the St. Olaf Triangular.
He established a new Tostrud Center record for the 3K race on Saturday. Gamble's jaw-dropping 8:25.44 bested Hamline's Brandon Gleason as both athletes ran faster than the existing record of 8:28, which was set last year. This is the fastest 3000m run by a MIAC athlete since 1985 and ranks Gamble as No. 2 on Carleton's all-time list to the 8:12 run by Dale Kramer in the late 1970's.
Courtesy Carleton College
Gamble Runs Away With Weekly Honor
January 27, 2009 at 2:58 pm
NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Junior Charlie Gamble (San Diego, Calif./La Jolla) was named the MIAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after his record-setting performance in the 3000 meter race at the St. Olaf Triangular.
He established a new Tostrud Center record for the 3K race on Saturday. Gamble's jaw-dropping 8:25.44 bested Hamline's Brandon Gleason as both athletes ran faster than the existing record of 8:28, which was set last year. This is the fastest 3000m run by a MIAC athlete since 1985 and ranks Gamble as No. 2 on Carleton's all-time list to the 8:12 run by Dale Kramer in the late 1970's.
Courtesy Carleton College
Former Olympic track and field star Brian Oldfield sharing his hard-earned lessons to next generation of athletes
Longtime Elgin resident is 'giving back to the throwing community'
Economy makes shot at 2012 Olympics tougher
Please click on the line above to read the story from the San Jose Mercury News.
Keith Conning:
Jill Camarena (Woodland High School 2000; Stanford 2004)
California State Meet Results
1998 6th Discus 144-7
1999 1st Shot Put 48-6; 2nd Discus 153-5
2000 3rd Shot Put 48-1 1/4; 1st Discus 151-1
Keith Conning:
Jill Camarena (Woodland High School 2000; Stanford 2004)
California State Meet Results
1998 6th Discus 144-7
1999 1st Shot Put 48-6; 2nd Discus 153-5
2000 3rd Shot Put 48-1 1/4; 1st Discus 151-1
Inika McPherson (Memorial HS, Port Arthur, TX; Cal)
Inika McPherson
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Port Arthur, Texas
High School:
Memorial High School
Height:
5-6
Position:
High Jump
Birthdate:
09/29/1986
Experience:
3V
Sophomore (2007): Collected All-America honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...earned All-America honors after placing sixth in the women's high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...claimed fourth place at the USA championships with a leap of 6-00 (1.83 meters)...collected a Cal outdoor season-best 6-00.50 (1.84 meters) when she took second place in the high jump at the NCAA West Regional...that mark ranks her second on Cal's all-time list and stands as her collegiate-best mark...competed at the Pan Am Games, taking 11th (1.78 meters)...she recorded a 6-2 (1.88) before entering Cal...posted a regional-qualifying 5-10.75 (1.80 meters) to win the high jump at the Big Meet...also notched Cal's fifth-best long jump (17-0-.50, 5.19, Jim Click Shootout)...set the school record in the high jump with a 6-0 (1.83) at the NCAA championships, in which she took seventh place and earned All-America honors.
Freshman (2006): Won the high jump title with a mark of 1.76 meters (5-9.25) at the MPSF Indoor championships...set the Cal indoor record of 1.80 (5-10.75) in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational...her lifetime-best javelin throw of 36.27 (119-00) at the Bay Area Blast Off ranked her 10th on Cal's all-time list entering 2007.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Memorial High School...freshman high school-record holder in the high jump and freshman state winner...entering Cal, owned a personal record of 6-2...ranked in the top 10 high school athletes...awarded Texas All-State award...Athlete of the Year in 2005...All-American Verizon in 2004-05...led her high school team to the district championships...earned 5.0 GPA honors...national honor roll...also lettered in basketball, volleyball and cross country.
Personal: Born on Sept. 29, 1986, in Galveston, Texas...mother is Symanthia McPherson...hopes to pursue a career in mass communications...African American studies major.
Courtesy Cal Bears Outdoor Track
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Port Arthur, Texas
High School:
Memorial High School
Height:
5-6
Position:
High Jump
Birthdate:
09/29/1986
Experience:
3V
Sophomore (2007): Collected All-America honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons...earned All-America honors after placing sixth in the women's high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...claimed fourth place at the USA championships with a leap of 6-00 (1.83 meters)...collected a Cal outdoor season-best 6-00.50 (1.84 meters) when she took second place in the high jump at the NCAA West Regional...that mark ranks her second on Cal's all-time list and stands as her collegiate-best mark...competed at the Pan Am Games, taking 11th (1.78 meters)...she recorded a 6-2 (1.88) before entering Cal...posted a regional-qualifying 5-10.75 (1.80 meters) to win the high jump at the Big Meet...also notched Cal's fifth-best long jump (17-0-.50, 5.19, Jim Click Shootout)...set the school record in the high jump with a 6-0 (1.83) at the NCAA championships, in which she took seventh place and earned All-America honors.
Freshman (2006): Won the high jump title with a mark of 1.76 meters (5-9.25) at the MPSF Indoor championships...set the Cal indoor record of 1.80 (5-10.75) in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational...her lifetime-best javelin throw of 36.27 (119-00) at the Bay Area Blast Off ranked her 10th on Cal's all-time list entering 2007.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Memorial High School...freshman high school-record holder in the high jump and freshman state winner...entering Cal, owned a personal record of 6-2...ranked in the top 10 high school athletes...awarded Texas All-State award...Athlete of the Year in 2005...All-American Verizon in 2004-05...led her high school team to the district championships...earned 5.0 GPA honors...national honor roll...also lettered in basketball, volleyball and cross country.
Personal: Born on Sept. 29, 1986, in Galveston, Texas...mother is Symanthia McPherson...hopes to pursue a career in mass communications...African American studies major.
Courtesy Cal Bears Outdoor Track
Kimyon Broom (Serra HS; Cal)
Kimyon Broom
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
High School:
Serra HS
Height:
5-5
Event:
Sprints-Hurdles
Birthdate:
05/17/1988
Experience:
2V
Freshman (2007): Notched Cal's fastest 100-meter hurdle time of the year with a regional-qualifying 13.77 to take fifth at the California Collegiate Challenge...ran Cal's fastest 100-meter dash with a 12.20 to place fourth at the Big Meet...ran Cal's fastest 60-meter hurdles with an 8.50 in at the Husky Classic...also ran a lifetime-best 8.01 in the 60 at the Dan DeHart Invitational and a lifetime-best 25.71 in the 200 at the Husky Classic.
High School: Attended Junipero Serra High School...CIF Division 4 champion in the 100 hurdles (2004-06) and in the 300 hurdles (2004-05)...2005 state runner-up in 100 hurdles...high school team was CIF Division 4 champion in 2003 and runner-up in 2004.
Personal: Born on May 17, 1988, in Los Angeles, Calif....parents are Pamela and Keith Broom, Sr....undeclared major.
Courtesy Cal Bears Outdoor Track
Keith Conning: Kimyon Broom (Serra High School, Southern Section) placed in three California High School State Meet Finals of the 100 meter hurdles: fourth in 2004 in 13.87 (+2.3), second in 2005 in 13.74 (+2.2), and third in 2006 in 14.27 (-1.7).
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
High School:
Serra HS
Height:
5-5
Event:
Sprints-Hurdles
Birthdate:
05/17/1988
Experience:
2V
Freshman (2007): Notched Cal's fastest 100-meter hurdle time of the year with a regional-qualifying 13.77 to take fifth at the California Collegiate Challenge...ran Cal's fastest 100-meter dash with a 12.20 to place fourth at the Big Meet...ran Cal's fastest 60-meter hurdles with an 8.50 in at the Husky Classic...also ran a lifetime-best 8.01 in the 60 at the Dan DeHart Invitational and a lifetime-best 25.71 in the 200 at the Husky Classic.
High School: Attended Junipero Serra High School...CIF Division 4 champion in the 100 hurdles (2004-06) and in the 300 hurdles (2004-05)...2005 state runner-up in 100 hurdles...high school team was CIF Division 4 champion in 2003 and runner-up in 2004.
Personal: Born on May 17, 1988, in Los Angeles, Calif....parents are Pamela and Keith Broom, Sr....undeclared major.
Courtesy Cal Bears Outdoor Track
Keith Conning: Kimyon Broom (Serra High School, Southern Section) placed in three California High School State Meet Finals of the 100 meter hurdles: fourth in 2004 in 13.87 (+2.3), second in 2005 in 13.74 (+2.2), and third in 2006 in 14.27 (-1.7).
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