NCAA Championships: West Region Preview (Updated)
Up until the Pac-10 Championships, Eva Orban (USC) looked like the favorite not only to win the West Region, but also to win the NCAA Championships. However, Orban had an off day and Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) captured the title. Stevens' teammates Jessica Pressley and Tai Battle have both demonstrated they can consistently throw over 200 feet. While Pressley has yet to replicate her season best toss of 68.31m, she did post a solid mark of 63.86m at last weekend's Tucson Elite Throwers Classic. McKenzie Garberg (Washington State) and Sharon Ayala (Fresno State) will likely battle it out for the fifth spot. Garberg has thrown very well lately, but Ayala has been consistent all season.
The West Region men's competition is one of the hardest to handicap. Simon Wardhaugh (Boise State), Boldizsar Kocsor (UCLA), and Jarrod Stevens (Boise State) haev all been quite consistent this season and should automatic bids. The remaining four spots will be up for grabs. Colin Veldman (Oregon) has been hit or miss. He threw great when it counted at the Oregon/UCLA dual meet and the Pac-10 Championships, but has also thrown less than 200 feet on a few occasions this season. Greg Watson (Southern Utah) had a big personal best a few weeks ago, but was under that at his conference championships. Matt Wauters (Idaho) has slowely recovered from an early season ankle injury and will likely get an automatic big along with teammate Marcus Mattox (Idaho). Zack Midles (Washington), despite only having the seventh best mark, has been just as consistent as the other throwers and proved that with a third place finish at the Pac 10 Championships. I wouldn't be surprised if he also got an automatic bid. Jordan Stray (Oregon) will also be in the mix for what should shake out to be a great competition.
» Declarations: Men / Women
» Start Lists: Men / Women
Event 19 Men Hammer Throw ** Qual: 56.80 **
RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED MARK RG DATE
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1 Simon Wardhaugh JR Boise State 69.05m 05-16
2 Boldizsar Kocsor JR UCLA 68.54m 05-17
3 Colin Veldman SR Oregon 66.91m 04-19
4 Jarrod Stevens SR Boise State 66.77m 05-02
5 Greg Watson SR S. Utah 65.98m 05-03
6 Jordan Stray FR Oregon 65.75m 04-19
7 Marcus Mattox SR Idaho 64.49m 05-16
8 Matthew Wauters JR Idaho 64.00m 05-09
9 Zack Midles SO Washington 63.38m 05-17
10 Brian Vazquez SR Fresno St. 63.29m 04-20
Event 39 Women Hammer Throw ** Qual: 54.15 **
RANK ATHLETE YR SCHOOL SEED MARK RG DATE
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1 Eva Orban JR USC 70.18m W 03-14
2 Jessica Pressley SR Az State 68.31m W 05-03
3 Sarah Stevens JR Az State 66.52m W 04-11
4 Tai Battle SR Az State 63.18m W 05-16
5 McKenzie Garberg SR WSU 62.42m W 05-03
6 Sharon Ayala JR Fresno St. 61.98m W 04-20
7 Josefin Berg JR Utah 60.75m W 04-19
8 Jaynie Goodbody SO Stanford 60.75m W 05-04
9 Raquel Sola JR Northridge 59.11m W 03-29
10 Morgan Bogard SO Northridge 58.32m W 03-14
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BSU
01:17, 30 May 2008
.. Posted by Simon
No love for BSU.
They had a mistake on the declaration list, we will be competing at the regionals. So hopefully we can challenge the field for some top 5 placings!
re: Boise
22:57, 30 May 2008
.. Posted by Anonymous
Sorry Simon, I didn't see you on the list and forgot all about you guys. I just updated it.
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