Arizona Track Cats Claim Victories In Five Events

At the Willie Williams Classic, the men's and women's track and field program earned first-place finishes in five events on Friday.

March 15, 2013

TUCSON - The University of Arizona Wildcats men's and women's track and field program opened the 2013 outdoor season by hosting the Willie Williams Classic. The meet is being held at Roy P. Drachman Stadium. The Wildcats were victorious in five events on Friday.
Junior Julie Labonté opened with a toss of 57-8.25 (17.58m) in the women's shot put. That toss was good for first place overall. Junior Omotayo Talabi earned a second-place finish after throwing 51-4.5 (15.66m), an outdoor personal-best mark. Senior Tyler Johnson won the men's hammer throw competition with a mark of 192-9 (58.76m). In 2012, Johnson earned All-America honors in the event after finishing in eighth place.

In the women's javelin, senior Asia Easley won with a mark of 141-9 (43.20m). Junior Amber Passalaqua posted a mark of 106-11 (32.60m), a personal best for the heptathlete. Moriah Hayes posts a personal-best mark of 18-9.25 (5.72m) in the women's long jump, good for third place.

Sophomore Sam Macaluso clocked a personal-best time of 3:52.23 in the 1,500-meter race, good for first place. His previous personal-best time was 4:01.98. Senior Kevin Jani also ran a personal best in the 1,5000-meter race, taking second with a time of 3:58.25. Sophomore Clea Formaz won the women's steeplechase with a time of 10:44.22. Senior Clifton Leake posted a personal-best time 21.55 in the men's 200-meter dash, good for fourth place. In fifth place, freshman Bernard Dickerson-Quinn clocked a time of 21.58. Junior Germe Poston clocked a time of 24.41 and earned a sixth-place finish.

On Saturday, collegiate and high school competition will begin at 10 a.m. MST.

Arizona Roster

Men Last Name
NAME Height
HT Eligibility EVENT(S) Hometown High School Last College
alhasan mohammad
Mohammad Alhasan 72
6-0 SO/SO Jumps Safwa, Saudi Arabia Dar Al-Oloum
bierig kenji
Kenji Bierig 72
6-0 SO/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Spokane, Wash. Lewis & Clark
castle aaron
Aaron Castle 77
6-5 FR/FR Throws Newport, Wash. Newport
cooke keegan
Keegan Cooke 74
6-2 JR/JR Combined Events Harare, Zimbabwe Celebration Learning Center Orange Coast College
cunningham jovon
Jovon Cunningham 72
6-0 SO/SO Jumps Redding, Calif. Enterprise
delfani sean
Sean Delfani 75
6-3 JR/JR Sprints Walnut Creek, Calif. Las Lomas
dickerson-quinn bernard
Bernard Dickerson-Quinn 0 FR/FR Sprints
eichberger james
James Eichberger 69
5-9 JR/SR/SR Cross Country/Middle Distance Green Brae, Calif. Catalina (Arizona)
foy eli
Eli Foy 74
6-2 FR/SO Jumps Tucson, Ariz. Rincon
gasca marcos
Marcos Gasca 71
5-11 FR/FR Hurdles Rio Rico, Ariz. Rio Rico
ghori siraaj
Siraaj Ghori 75
6-3 SO/FR Sprints Tucson, Ariz. Catalina Foothills
giess jonny
Jonny Giess 77
6-5 FR/FR Jumps Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest
helms branden
Branden Helms 73
6-1 SO/SO Sprints Long Beach, Calif. Sunset
hopper dylan
Dylan Hopper 70
5-10 SO/SO/SO Distance Everett, Wash. Cascade Western Washington
houlihan neil
Neil Houlihan 72
6-0 JR/JR Hurdles Springfield, Ill. Springfield
ivie harrison
Harrison Ivie 73
6-1 SO/SO Combined Events St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Country Day
jani kevin
Kevin Jani 75
6-3 SR/SR Cross Country/Middle Distance Campbell, Calif. Branham
johnson tyler
Tyler Johnson 73
6-1 SR/SR Throws Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman
kandie nathan
Nathan Kandie 64
5-4 FR/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Iten, Kenya St. Patrick's
lalang lawi
Lawi Lalang 69
5-9 SO/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance Eldoret, Kenya Emining
leake clifton
Clifton Leake 72
6-0 SR/SR Hurdles Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands Missouri
legernes jonas
Jonas Legernes 69
5-9 SO/FR/FR Distance Baerums Verk, Norway Rudbeck Tulsa
macaluso sam
Sam Macaluso 70
5-10 SO/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance West Windsor, N.J. West Windsor-Plainsboro South Syracuse
manzanares dillon
Dillon Manzanares 66
5-6 FR/FR Jumps Niwot, Colo. Niwot
mckinley darien
Darien McKinley 72
6-0 JR/JR Sprints Anthem, Ariz. Boulder Creek
mcleod rory
Rory McLeod 75
6-3 SR/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa
mcswain chris
Chris McSwain 72
6-0 SR/SR Sprints Las Vegas, Nev. Mojave
moronta thomas
Thomas Moronta 67
5-7 SO/SO Sprints Gilbert, Ariz. Higley
parkes michael
Michael Parkes 71
5-11 FR/FR/FR Distance Poway, Calif. Poway
rivera-morales edgar
Edgar Rivera-Morales 78
6-6 SR/SR Jumps Agua Prieta, Mexico Centro De Bachillerato Tecnologico y de Servicio
ross nick
Nick Ross 74
6-2 SR/SR Jumps Murrieta, Calif. Vista Murrieta
schmidt blair
Blair Schmidt 73
6-1 FR/FR Combined Events Walnut Creek, Calif. Northgate
tansey christopher
Christopher Tansey 71
5-11 FR/FR/FR Distance Poway, Calif. Poway
taylor elliot
Elliot Taylor 70
5-10 SR/SR Sprints Spring Valley, Calif. Mt. Miguel Southwestern College
timpe braden
Braden Timpe 74
6-2 JR/JR/JR Distance Enumclaw, Wash. Enumclaw Western Washington
tomlinson ryan
Ryan Tomlinson 76
6-4 FR/FR Jumps Castle Rock, Colo. Castle View Colorado at Colorado Springs
urreiztieta lezo
Lezo Urreiztieta 73
6-1 SO/SO Hurdles Tucson, Ariz. Canyon Del Oro
valente thomas
Thomas Valente 70
5-10 SO/FR/FR Cross Country/Distance San Diego, Calif. Cathedral Catholic
whitham daniel
Daniel Whitham 73
6-1 SO/SO Throws Saugus, Calif. Saugus College of the Canyons
young jordan
Jordan Young 79
6-7 FR/FR Throws WIndsor, Ontario Vincent Massey S.S.
zimmerman harry
Harry Zimmerman 73
6-1 FR/FR Jumps Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Briarcliff

Women Last Name
NAME Height
HT Eligibility EVENT(S) Hometown High School Last College
apgar elizabeth
Elizabeth Apgar 65
5-5 SR/SR/SR Cross Country/Middle Distance San Diego, Calif. Abraham Lincoln
barrett brigetta
Brigetta Barrett 72
6-0 SR/SR High Jump Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Duncanville (Texas)
bartz gretchen
Gretchen Bartz 70
5-10 FR/FR Jumps Tucson, Ariz. Mountain View
bergman jen
Jen Bergman 64
5-4 SR/SR/SR Cross Country/Distance San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian
bulder stephanie
Stephanie Bulder 66
5-6 SO/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Saugus, Calif. Saugus
burr daylee
Daylee Burr 66
5-6 SO/FR/FR Cross Country/Distance Phoenix, Ariz. Xavier College Prep
callahan molly
Molly Callahan 63
5-3 FR/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley
cole taylor
Taylor Cole 70
5-10 SO/SO Sprints Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton
corbin nicci
Nicci Corbin 64
5-4 SO/SO/FR Cross Country/Distance Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Tesoro
dancy joyelle
Joyelle Dancy 66
5-6 FR/FR Hurdles Phoenix, Ariz. Millennium
easley asia
Asia Easley 67
5-7 X/SR Javelin Phoenix, Ariz. Apollo
formaz clea
Clea Formaz 67
5-7 SO/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Pfaffikon, Switzerland STV Pfaffikon-Freienbach
freeman taylor
Taylor Freeman 70
5-10 SR/SR Throws Iowa City, Iowa West
garland shale'
Shale' Garland 68
5-8 JR/SR Sprints Los Angeles, Calif. Inglewood El Camino College
gibson baillie
Baillie Gibson 69
5-9 SO/SO Throws Casper, Wyo. Natrona County
hall jasmine
Jasmine Hall 69
5-9 FR/FR Combined Events Santa Clarita, Calif. Valencia
hasslen alyssa
Alyssa Hasslen 71
5-11 JR/SR Throws Sheridan, Ore. McMinnville
hayes moriah
Moriah Hayes 66
5-6 FR/FR Jumps Chandler, Ariz. Dobson
hicks traci-lynn
Traci-Lynn Hicks 62
5-2 FR/FR Hurdles Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly
howard kat
Kat Howard 64
5-4 SR/SR/SR Cross Country/Distance Tucson, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge
kibet elvin
Elvin Kibet 61
5-1 JR/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance Eldoret, Kenya Moi Girls
labonté julie
Julie Labonté 72
6-0 SR/JR Throws Sainte-Justine, Québec Polyvalente des Appalaches
marshall brittney
Brittney Marshall 71
5-11 FR/FR Hurdles Atlantic City, N.J. Washington
mceaddy shakayla
Shakayla McEaddy 70
5-10 SO/SO Jumps Tucson, Ariz. Catalina Foothills
mcgrath melanie
Melanie McGrath 68
5-8 JR/SR/SR Cross Country/Distance Tucson, Ariz. Catalina
menefee erin
Erin Menefee 64
5-4 JR/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance San Diego, Calif. Mount Carmel
meyer megan
Megan Meyer 63
5-3 JR/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance Mission Viejo, Calif. Tesoro
moen hannah
Hannah Moen 65
5-5 JR/SR/SR Distance Flagstaff, Ariz. Coconino
moline georganne
Georganne Moline 69
5-9 SR/SR Hurdles Phoenix, Ariz. Thunderbird
passalaqua amber
Amber Passalaqua 67
5-7 JR/JR Combined Events Pine Bush, N.Y. Pine Bush Syracuse
penney kate
Kate Penney 66
5-6 SO/SO/FR Cross Country/Distance Phoenix, Ariz. Xavier College Prep
peterson hanna
Hanna Peterson 60
5-0 SO/FR/FR Cross Country/Distance Riverside, Calif. Martin Luther King Jr.
pitts aliana
Aliana Pitts 65
5-5 FR/FR Hurdles Phoenix, Ariz. Apollo
poston germe
Germe Poston 64
5-4 JR/JR Sprints Tacoma, Wash. Franklin Pierce
pratt jasmin
Jasmin Pratt 66
5-6 FR/FR Sprints Phoenix, Ariz. Estrella Foothills
pridgett tamara
Tamara Pridgett 65
5-5 JR/JR Sprints Tucson, Ariz. Rincon
rodseth ali
Ali Rodseth 70
5-10 FR/FR Jumps Lake Tapps, Wash. Auburn Riverside
romero shapri
Shapri Romero 62
5-2 JR/JR Sprints Phoenix, Ariz. St. Mary's
russell amanda
Amanda Russell 64
5-4 JR/JR/JR Cross Country/Distance Cedar Park, Texas Vista Ridge
smith lizzie
Lizzie Smith 67
5-7 FR/FR Sprints Phoenix, Ariz. Pinnacle
stenquist haley
Haley Stenquist 69
5-9 SO/SO/SO Cross Country/Distance Tucson, Ariz. Sabino
talabi omotayo
Omotayo Talabi 71
5-11 SR/JR Throws Chandler, Ariz. Chandler
walker azia
Azia Walker 67
5-7 FR/FR Sprints Lakewood, Calif. Long Beach Poly
weatherly alex
Alex Weatherly 67
5-7 JR/JR Pole Vault Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista
williams fendi
Fendi Williams 68
5-8 SO/SO Sprints Phoenix, Ariz. South Mountain

Courtesy Arizona