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Ryan Wilson of USC captured the 110 meter hurdles (Alex Moore)

Saturday, June 14

The LSU women came away with the team title while scoring 64 points as Texas was second with 50, South Carolina chalked in 47 for third, Florida scored 36 for fourth and Nebraska claimed fifth with 33.

On the men's side, Arkansas wrapped up the team title with their 59 points. Auburn finished second with 50, USC took third with 41.50, LSU came in fourth with 36 and Nebraska was fifth with 33 points.

Candice Scott got things rolling with a bang on the final day of competition as the Florida Gator broke her own collegiate record in the hammer throw with her mark of 229-00. Scott earned her mark on the very first throw of the competition as well. Julianna Tudja of USC was second with her toss of 218-09. Behind Scott's record performance, the lady Gators also picked up 19 team points in the event.

The men's discus belonged to Hannes Hopley of SMU as the sophomore was the only athlete in the field to throw over 200 feet with his mark of 200-11.

It wasn't Ellannee Richardson's time in the heptathlon this year as Georgia's Hyleas Fountain was just one point shy of 6000 as the junior scored 5999 points to take the victory. Washington State's Richardson came in second with her score of 5839.

David Jaworski closed out his collegiate career on top in the high jump as the senior from USC cleared 7-05.75 to claim the event. Shaun Kologinczak of Nebraska placed second, with the same height, but had more misses. Cedric Norman of Souther Mississippi was third with his height of 7-04.50.

Perdita Felicien made highlights again in the 100 meter hurdle final as the Illinois senior took home the title in 12.74. Danielle Carruthers of Indiana was second in 12.89. The Texas ladies of Raasin McIntosh and Nichole Denby placed ahead of LSU's Lolo Jones to bring the team race even closer.

The men's 110 meter hurdles went to USC's Ryan Wilson as the senior closed out his career on a high note with his personal best time of 13.35. Another senior, Chris Pinnock of Texas A&M, came in second with his time of 13.40.

Sanya Richards of Texas propelled the Longhorns even more in the team title race as the freshman won the 400 meters in a new American Junior record time of 50.58. Dee Dee Trotter of Tennessee was second in 50.66 while just edging LSU's Nadia Davy who finished third.

Adam Steele provided one of the biggest surprises of the meet so far as the junior from Minnesota won the 400 meters with his personal best time of 44.57. It was a very close call for the finish as Otis Harris of South Carolina also ran 44.57, however, upon further review it was determined that Steele had the edge. Mitch Potter of Minnesota also ran a great time of 44.58 to get third.

Aleen Bailey won the 100 and 200 meters (IrishRunner.com)

It was all Tiffany McWilliams in the women's 1500 meters as the sophomore from Mississippi State clocked 4:06.75 for the title which also set an in-season collegiate record. Lena Nilsson of UCLA came through in second with her time of 4:09.86.

Grant Robison of Stanford was the top finisher in the 1500 meters with his time of 3:40.39. Chris Mulvaney of Arkansas got the Razorbacks even more points as he came in second with his time of 3:40.44.

Aleen Bailey made it a clean sweep in the sprinting events as the South Carolina Gamecock stole the show again from LSU's Muna Lee to win the 200 meters in 22.65. Lee placed second with her 22.76 and teammate Monique Hall placed sixth to grab 11 team points for the Tigers.

It was a repeat performance from the indoor season in the men's 200 meters as Leo Bookman of Kansas scored 10 points with his time of 20.47. Jerome Mathis of Hampton was a close second in 20.48.

The women's 800 meter final provided some fast times as three ran under 2:02. Alice Schmidt of North Carolina defended her title as she came through the line in 2:01.16. LSU got what it needed out of Neisha Bernard-Thomas for the team points as she placed second in 2:01.75. Butler's Becky Lyne was just behind Bernard-Thomas with her 2:01.76 performance.

Pennsylvania's Sam Burley closed out his senior year with the title in the men's 800 meters as he clocked 1:46.50. It was a tight finish to the line as Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech ran 1:46.51 for second place. Robbie Stevens of Arkansas finished third in 1:46.85 to push the Razorbacks in the lead overall.

Julien Kapek of USC took top honors in the men's triple jump with his winning mark of 56-02.00. Auburn got its much needed 8 points out of Leevan Sands who claimed second with his leap of 55-06.25.

Becky Holliday locked up the women's pole vault as the Oregon senior cleared 14-05.50 to win her first NCAA national title.

The Nebraska women scored 20 points within a few minutes as Ineta Radevica captured the triple jump title with her leap of 45-08.50 and Becky Breisch getting the title over Laura Gerraughty of North Carolina in the shot put with her heave of 58-03.25.

Lauren Fleshman set a new NCAA meet record in the 5000 meters as the senior from Stanford ran 15:24.06 for the victory. Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina finished second with her time of 15:30.60.

Washington State's Whitney Evans also went out on top as the senior was the top finisher in the high jump with her clearance of 6-01.25. Jessica Johnson of Arkansas and Chaunte Howard of Georgia Tech tied for second at the same height.

Alistair Cragg secured the team title for Arkansas with his victory in the 5000 meters and came through in 13:47.87. Louis Luchini of Stanford finished second with his time of 13:49.81.

Texas ran out the day in the 4x400 meter relay as Naleya Downer, Moushaumi Robinson, Raasin McIntosh and Sanya Richards just missed the meet record with their winning time of 3:26.76. LSU came in second while knowing they had the team title wrapped up already with their time of 3:27.88.

The LSU men did what they do best in the relays while winning the 4x400 behind Robert Parham, Bennie Brazell, Pete Coley and Kelly Willie in 3:02.01. Minnesota took second place with their time of 3:02.33.

Sheena Johnson set a new collegiate record in the 400 meter hurdles with 54.24 (Alex Moore)

Friday, June 13

Action from Friday morning led off with the men's hammer throw as Lucais MacKay of Georgia provided the spark with his winning toss of 230-03. Teammate Panagiotis Mavraganis closed out his collegiate campaign with a third place showing of 220-06 which picked up a quick 16 points for the Bulldogs. Drew Loftin of Colorado State secured the second spot with his mark of 222-06.

Heading over into the afternoon, Deshaya Williams of Penn State could not be more happy with how her collegiate career ended as the senior claimed the discus with her mark of 181-09. Stephanie Brown of Cal Poly-SLO placed second with her throw of 181-05.

Brian Chaput of Pennsylvania owned the men's javelin as the junior won his first ever national title with his mark of 258-02. Latrell Frederick of Northwestern State, who owned the top mark heading into the competition, could not place higher than 12th overall.

The LSU ladies picked up a big 10 points as the quartet of Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones and Muna Lee broke their own low-altitude collegiate 4x100 meter record with their time of 42.55. South Carolina and Texas also ran fast with their times of 42.83 and 42.86 as the Longhorns stay alive for the title hunt.

The LSU men also capped off the 4x100 meter relay title as Kelly Willie, Robert Parham, Pete Coley and Bennie Brazell clocked 38.65 for the title. Tennessee was second with their time of 38.72.

Sheena Johnson of UCLA broke the collegiate record in the 400 meter hurdles as the junior came through the line in 54.24. Raasin McIntosh of Texas came in second with her impressive time of 55.02. More importantly, the lady Longhorns penciled in 13 points out of the event towards the team title.

Dean Griffiths of Auburn held off defending champion Rickey Harris of Florida in the 400 meter hurdles with his time of 48.55. Harris, who won the title last year, clocked 48.83. Auburn also picked up 16 team points in the event as Fred Sharpe placed third in 49.23.

The collegiate record swing did not stop after the women's steeplechase as BYU's Kassi Andersen ran 9:44.95 for the victory. Andersen broke the record set by teammate Michaela Manova who set it at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in LSU. Ida Nilsson of Northern Arizona was second in 9:46.74.

Irina Kharun set a new javelin record with her toss of 202-10

Dan Lincoln continued his assault on the distance events as the 10,000 meter champion from Thursday night captured the 3000 meter steeplechase with his time of 8:26.65. With his victory, Arkansas officially took over the lead in the men's title race as they sit at 28 points. Eastern Michigan's Jordan Desilets also ran a great time of 8:29.44 to finish second in the final.

Auburn picked up even more crucial team points for the men as Leevan Sands took top honors in the long jump with his leap of 26-05. Tony Allmond of South Carolina took the second spot with his mark of 26-03.75.

The women's 400 meter semi-finals saw defending champion Allison Beckford of Rice put down the fastest qualifying time of 51.13. Freshman Sanya Richards of Texas had the second fastest of 51.41.

As the women's team title progresses between Texas and LSU, the Longhorns could only manage to get Richards to the final as the Tigers placed Nadia Davy and Hazel-Ann Regis to the scoring round.

In what has been already an amazing evening of collegiate records set, that did not stop Indiana's Irina Kharun who broke the mark in the javelin with her throw of 202-10. This marks just the second time in Indiana women’s outdoor history that a Hoosier has won an individual title and the first since Katrin Koch’s 1992 shot put crown.

It was king Carl Myerscough yet again in the shot put as the junior from Nebraska blasted out for a winning throw of 71-11. Big 12 rival Christian Cantwell also threw over 70 feet as the senior ended his collegiate career with a second place showing of 70-09.

Mitch Potter of Minnesota continues to impress the rest of the field in the 400 meters as the junior came up with the fastest qualifying time of 44.94 in the semi-final. Perhaps the big surprise was that of Baylor's Darold Williamson not advancing to the final.

Elva Goulbourne proved to be one of the best athletes in the field again as the senior from Auburn claimed the long jump title with her mark of 22-02.25.

The women's 100 meters was somewhat of an upset as Aleen Bailey of South Carolina edged out Muna Lee of LSU, 11.18 to 11.22. Mardy Scales of Middle Tennessee State also provided some drama in the men's 100 meters as the junior came through to win in 10.25.

Day one of the heptathlon completed as Hyleas Fountain of Georgia sits in the lead with her score of 3684. Angela Whyte of Idaho is in second with 3506 and Washington State's Ellannee Richardson is at 3432.

Felicien nearly broke the college 100 hurdle record with her time of 12.68 (Alex Moore)

Thursday, June 12

Experience seemed to have payed off so far -- at least for some athletes -- on day two of the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Sacramento. Look no further than the men's 110 meter hurdle semi-finals.

Five seniors passed on to the final as only one failed to make the cut. One of the surprises not to make the final was SEC Champion Jabari Greer who faded to last place. Chris Pinnock of Texas A&M continued to run strong with his 13.54 performance.

Perdita Felicien of Illinois lit the field on fire again with her time of 12.68 which was only .07 seconds off the collegiate record set by Gail Devers of UCLA back in 1988. Big Ten rival Danielle Carruthers of Indiana produced the second fastest qualifying time of 13.04.

Otukile Lekote of South Carolina will miss his chance on an NCAA title in the 800 meters as the junior failed to qualify in the semi-finals. Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech made his point again as perhaps the one to beat with his clocking of 1:47.05.

There were no big surprises in the women's 800 meter semi-finals as Becky Lyne of Butler came through with the fastest qualifying time of 2:03.88. Alice Schmidt of North Carolina and Laura Gerber of Florida State both were timed in 2:04.17.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the meet so far goes to Gabor Mate of Auburn. Gabor Mate, who owned the top mark in the discus, failed to move on to the discus finals as the senior could not move beyond his mark of 181-02. This now puts Auburn's hopes of a national team title in jeopardy and places Arkansas in the drivers seat. Hannes Hopley of SMU had the top qualifying mark of 194-03.

The men's 400 meter prelims featured Mitch Potter of Minnesota moving on with the fastest time of 45.34. None of the Arizona State men -- Lewis Banda, Jason Barton and Seth Amoo -- qualified for the semi-finals as well.

Defending women's 400 meter champion Allison Beckford of Rice turned in the fastest semi-final time of 51.80 while Charlette Greggs of Miami clocked 51.85.

Auburn will still look to score some major points in the men's 400 meter hurdles as Dean Griffiths and Fred Sharpe turned in the top two times in the semi-finals, 48.57 to 49.27, respectively. Freshman Ken Ferguson of South Carolina, who has been battling with injuries since the East Regional, did not advance.

The lady Longhorns from Texas will also wrap up some major points in the 400 meter hurdles as Naleya Downer, Raasin McIntosh and Alyssa Aiken all advanced to the final. Sheena Johnson of UCLA had the fastest qualifying time of 55.79.

The women's high jump qualifying saw its share of surprises as defending indoor champion Nevena Lendel of SMU failed to make the cut. Alexandra Church of Kent State, who placed second indoors, also did not advance as the Australian was battling an injury to her plant foot all season long.

Tiffany McWilliams of Mississippi State came through with the fastest qualifying time in the 1500 meters as the sophomore clocked 4:10.60. Lena Nilsson of UCLA had the second fastest time of 4:11.27.

It was all Nick Willis of Michigan during the men's 1500 meter prelims as the freshman came through in 3:42.15 with the fastest qualifying time. Kip Kangogo of BYU did not get through to the next round with his time of 3:46.95.

The decathlon wrapped up as the collegiate's best athlete title went to Stephen Harris of Tennessee. The senior scored 8061 points to secure his first ever national title. Will Thomas of Connecticut was second with 7894 while Auburn's Maurice Smith was third with 7854.

Candice Scott of Florida showed the field that she is the one to beat in the hammer throw with her top toss of 222-07 in the prelims. Teammates Jukina Dickerson and Erin Gilreath also advanced as the lady Gators will again look for big points from their throwers.

Meanwhile over at the women's shot put, 2002 NCAA Champion Jessica Cosby of UCLA failed to advance to the finals as the lady Bruins continue to struggle for crucial team points.

The women's 4x400 meter prelims was a breeze for Texas as the quartet of Alyssa Aiken, Naleya Downer, Moushaumi Robinson and Sanya Richards had the top qualifying time of 3:30.42 which was nearly 3 seconds faster than any other school in the field.

The Texas Tech team of Matt Stewart, Julieon Raeburn, Jonathan Johnson and Albert Booker combined to turn in the fastest qualifying time in the men's 4x400 meter relay as they pinned up a 3:03.26.

Alicia Craig stole the show in the women's 10,000 meters as the freshman won the event with her fast time and big personal best of 32:40.03. Kate O'Neill of Yale was second in 32:47.07 while 2002 Outdoor Champion Kristin Price of NC State took third place in 32:50.01.

Arkansas picked up some major points in the men's 10,000 meter final as Dan Lincoln (28:20.20) and Alistair Cragg (28:20.29) took home the top two spots for a quick 18 team points. Boaz Cheboiywo of Eastern Michigan, who was last year's champion, was a distant 10th with his time of 28:54.62.

Nebraska got 10 points out of Eric Eshbach who took home the pole vault title with his clearance of 17-10.50. Two other athletes also cleared the same height, as Trent Powell of BYU and Brian DaCunha of Florida had more misses as they earned second and third overall, respectively.

Stephen Harris eventually claimed the decathlon title (utsports.com)

Wednesday, June 11

With prelim action dominating day one of the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships, there are already a few upsets with potential favorites not making it to the next round.

The men's 800 meter prelims saw Marc Sylvester of Tennessee and Peter Etoot of Alabama fail to qualify to the semi-finals.

Sylvester, who owned the top time heading into the meet, had battled a respiratory illness for the past week and simply could not shake off the sickness. Etoot got caught up in traffic and fell as Jackson Langat of TCU had the top time with his clocking of 1:46.41.

The men's 110 meter hurdles also saw its share of surprises as Mid-East Regional Champion Michael Thomas of Arkansas did not reach the semi-finals along with Antwon Hicks of Ole Miss and Ken Ferguson of South Carolina. Chris Pinnock of Texas A&M owned the top qualifying time of 13.60.

Becky Lyne of Butler had the fastest time in the women's 800 meter prelims as she came through the line in 2:03.97. Latrell Frederick of NW State-LA survived the men's javelin trials as the collegiate leader barely made the finals with his last throw and earned the last spot.

Perdita Felicien of Illinois turned in the fastest time of the 100 meter hurdle prelims, running 12.89 seconds to cruise into Thursday¹s semifinal. Felicien was never challenged as she won her race by more than half a second.

The women's discus saw 2002 NCAA Champion Chaniqua Ross of UCLA fail to make the cut as the lady Bruins will miss out on some big team points.

The LSU women showed no mercy in the prelims of the 4x100 meter relay as the quartet of Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones and Muna Lee clocked 43.08 to claim the top time of the day.

The LSU men held on strong as well in the 4x100 meter relay prelims as Kelly Willie, Lejuan Simon, Pete Coley and Bennie Brazell came through with the top time of the day in 38.84. Texas, who owned the second fastest time of the season, failed to make the finals along with Mississippi State who had the third fastest time in the nation.

Steeplechase prelim action saw Dan Lincoln of Arkansas take in the top men's time of 8:36.08 while Letiwe Marakurwa of Idaho claimed the top women's time of 10:03.76.

Santiago Lorenzo of Oregon, the 2001 NCAA decathlon champion, was taken off the field in a cart and withdrew from the meet after aggravating a groin injury in the long jump portion of the competition.

Stephen Harris of Tennessee is taking full advantage of the decathlon as the senior leads after day one with 4229 points. Will Thomas of Connecticut sits in second with his score of 4100.

After a long day of competition, the 100 meter field is set as Aleen Bailey of South Carolina had the fastest time in the semi-finals with her clocking of 11.30 while Pierre Browne of Mississippi State and Mardy Scales of Middle Tennessee State both came through in 10.27.