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 Ken Ferguson ran 49.27 in the 400 hurdles at Florida (Prettysporty.com) |
Florida Relays
In the first and second day of action at the Florida
Relays, Antoinette Wilks of South Carolina and Fiona Asigbee
of Missouri both met the provisional standards in the heptathlon.
Wilks, who won the event with her score of 5337, came up big in
the final event by claiming the 800 meters in 2:19.20. Asigbee was
strong in the high jump with her clearance of 5-09.25. The Missouri
duo of Hans Olaf Uldal and Knut Sommerfeldt took the top two places
in the decathlon with their scores of 7587 and 7506.
The third day of action got off to a fast start as Jonathan Fortenberry
of South Carolina won the men's 400 meters in 45.99. His teammate,
Otis Harris, was a close second in 46.01. The Gamecocks kept the
heat on the track with Ken Ferguson running 49.27 in the 400 meter
hurdles.
Miki Barber got things going for the South Carolina women with
her winning time of 52.43 in the same event. David Payne of Cinicinnati
held off a strong field in the 110 meter hurdles while also battling
a slight headwind (-0.6w) to still win in 13.65 seconds. Payne edged
out 60 meter hurdle champion Jabari Greer of Tenenssee and last
year's outdoor champion, now competing for Nike, Ron Bramlett.
In the women's 100 meter hurdles, Andrea Bliss of Florida took
advantage of the home track and tailwind (1.2w) to claim the title
in 13.18. Aleen Bailey of South Carolina also took advantage of
the tailwind in the 100 meters (2.5w) while coming through in 11.28.
Fresh off his 60 meter indoor title, Julien Dunkley of East Carolina
breezed to win the 100 meters in 10.18. Laura Gerber of Florida
State continues to impress the field with her victory in the 800
meters while winning in 2:05.11. In the men's high jump, Matt Vincent
took the top spot with his leap of 7-01.50. Actoin from day four
will take place on Saturday.
On the final day of competition, Candice Scott of Florida shattered
the collegiate record in the hammer with her throw of 223-01. It
marked the second record of the weekend at Gainesville as the South
Carolina women grabbed the 4x200 meter record of 1:30.73. Scott's
teammate, Jukina Dickerson, also threw over 200 with her mark of
204-01. Russ Bell of Missouri took top honors in the discus as he
threw 181-11. Dayana Octavien of South Florida took the top collegiate
spot for the women in the same event with her mark of 172-04.
The South Carolina women rocked the rest of the field in the 4x100
meter relay as Aleen Bailey, Miki Barber, Alexis Joyce and Erica
Whipple ran 43.49. NCAA indoor champion in the women's pole vault,
Lacy Janson of Florida State, cleared 14-04 to win the event. Aarik
Wilson of Indiana came up big in the long jump with his leap of
25-10.75 and then 54-09.25 in the triple jump as well. Indiana claimed
the best of the day in the women's long jump as well as Rose Richmond
leaped over 21 feet with her mark of 21-00.75. Kim Jones of Florida
State was also impressive with her second place finish of 20-10.
The men's shot put went to All-American Christian Cantwell of Missouri
as he went 66-07.75. All-American and Division II record holder
Adriane Blewitt of Ashland opened up her outdoor campaign with a
57-05.50 toss in the shot put. It was a classic SEC showdown in
the men's pole vault as Florida's Paul Condron cleared 17-08.50
with fewer misses as Rocky Danners of Tenenssee cleared the same
height to take second. The South Carolina men and women closed out
the weekend winning the 4x400 meter relays. The Gamecock men tallied
3:03.99 while the women went 3:28.93.
 Laura Gerraughty popped a 59-09.50 in the shot at Raleigh (TarHeelBlue.com) |
Raleigh Relays
North Carolina State was host to the annual Raleigh
Relays over the weekend. Headlining the action from day one
included Laura Gerraughty of North Carolina who shined once again
in the shot put with her winning toss of 59-09.50. Chi-Chi Aduba
of Penn State put her name in the mix as a contender for the long
jump for some major scoring with her winning mark of 20-10.75 which
was into a (-0.9w) headwind. Her teammate, Deshaya Williams, won
the discus with her throw of 174-11 which is just above where she
threw last year at the NCAA Championships to take sixth.
It was a hot contested men's 5000 meters as Rod Koborsi of Georgetown
finished as the top collegian with his time of 14:07.59. Former
Michigan and high school standout Alan Webb won the event in 14:06.56.
It was the pace of both sisters that led charge to one of the best
performances at the meet so far.
Kate and Laura O'Neill of Yale both met the NCAA automatic standard
in the 10,000 meters as Kate came through to win in 33:18.51 while
Laura was just behind in 33:18.86. Last year's champion, Kristin
Price of NC State, finished third while also meeting the automatic
standard in 33:27.78 while Allison Henderson of WIlliam & Mary
did the same in 33:55.23.
On the final day of action, Spyridon Jullien of Virginia Tech had
a huge opening season mark of 220-10 to win the hammer throw. After
her outstanding performance in the shot on Friday, Laura Gerraughty
of North Carolina came back to also win the hammer with her mark
of 198-09. Roisin McGettigan of Providence opened her season with
a 4:24.72 performance in the 1500 meters. In the final event of
the weekend, the Seton Hall men sent everyone packing with their
3:05.71 clocking in the 4x400 meter relay.
Stanford Invitational
The Cardinal is host to the Stanford
Invitational as action from day one started on Friday evening.
8 women met the NCAA automatic standard in the 10,000 meters as
Vicky Gill of Florida State had the top collegiate time of 33:14.98.
Other NCAA auto marks came from Anne Bersagel of Wake Forest (33:23.52),
Lindsey Thompsen of Brigham Young (33:25.30), Devra Vierkant of
Brigham Young (33:29.97), Jamie Krzyminski of Michigan State (33:29.98),
Sabrina Monro of Washington (33:32.28), Debbie Thornhill of Baylor
(33:34.85), and Kristen Ogden of Brigham Young (33:35.83).
The men put on a show as well in the 10,000 meters as 9 athletes
at least met the NCAA auto standard. Joep Tigchelaar of Florida
State won the event with his finish of 28:33.81. The 8 other athletes
who met the auto standard included Mindaugas Pukstas of SMU (28:35.64),
Matt Gonzales of New Mexico (28:38.64), Ian Dobson of Stanford (28:39.55),
Louis Luchini of Stanford (28:41.13), Adam Wallace of Wisconsin
(28:41.40), Keating Westly of Texas Pan-American (28:41.95), Adam
Tenforde of Stanford (28:43.18), and Fasil Bizuneh of Arizona State
(28:55.88).
Natasha Mayers of USC ran 11.31 for her 100 meter debut. The wind,
however, was over the NCAA allowable as the reading was +2.3. Ben
Bruce of Cal Poly SLO won the top section in the 3000 meter steeplechase
with his time of 8:40.85. Artur Wszelaki of Nebraska had a big early
season mark in the javelin with his throw of 235'10". Neil
Warr of Utah State came in second as he threw 233'05".
The final day of action on Saturday saw Grant Robison of Stanford
opening his season with a time of 3:43.07 in the 1500 meters. Nathan
Robison of BYU grabbed third overall in 3:43.90. Jeremy Park of
Washington earned the top collegiate spot in the 5000 meters as
he came through in 13:54.07. Malindi Elmore of Stanford was the
top collegian in the 1500 meters with her time of 4:17.15. Anna
Blue of Washington State was the top collegian as well in the 5000
meters as she finished up with a time of 16:14.55. The USC duo of
Julianna Tudja and L'Orangerie Crawford finished 1-2 in the women's
hammer as Tudja earned the top mark of 209'01" while Crawford
managed 207'06". In his first competition since winning the
NCAA indoor pole vault title two weeks ago, Washington senior Brad
Walker cleared 18-06.50. Artur Wszelaki of Nebraska threw 235'10"
to take home the javeling title.
 Ellannee Richardson got her auto mark in the heptathlon at UC Davis (WSU sports photo) |
UC Davis Multi-Events Meet
Washington State's Ellannee Richardson took complete control of
the heptathlon at the UC
Davis Multi-Events Meet on Wednesday and Thursday. Richardson
won the event with her total score of 5,701 which met the NCAA automatic
standard. Richardson had reached a personal-best first day total
of 3,422 points Wednesday, but the redshirt senior had to fight
stiff winds in the three events Thursday. She had the top mark among
the dozen competitors in the long jump at 18-feet, 9 3/4 inches
(5.73m) but faltered in the javelin with a toss of 125-3 (38.19m),
well below her personal-record of 150-1.
Richardson, a two-time defending Pac-10 heptathlon champion and
a three-time heptathlon All-American, finished the day with the
top 800m time of 2:16.02. UC Davis senior Ben Forbes scored a career-high
7,080 points in the decathlon which automatically qualified him
for the NCAA Division II Championships in May.
Bulldog Invitational
Mississippi State was host to the Bulldog
Invitational which saw several sharp opening season marks. Tiffany
McWilliams of Mississippi State won the 800 meters while coming
through in 2:05.78. Marquis Davis claimed the 100 meters in 10.16
while teammate Pierre Brown was second in 10.25. Indiana State won
the scored meet on both sides as the men tallied 202 points as the
women served up 152.50.
Spec Towns Invitational
The Georgia men and women won the Spec
Towns Invitational on Saturday. Georgia senior Panagiotis Mavraganis
won the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 224-6 and sophomore
Trevor Snyder won the javelin with his toss of 234-2.
Tom Tellez Invitational
It was a windy Saturday afternoon in Houston at the Tom
Tellez Invitational. Robert Foster of Houston took advantage
of the winds as the reading of +4.6 propelled him to a winning time
of 10.18. The NCAA limit for recording purposes is +2.0. Jerry Harris
of TCU battled through the wind to claim the 400 meters in 46.21.
In the men's javelin, Luke Marrs of Texas A&M won the event
with his throw of 230-00.
Ty Terrell Relays
Lamar University was host to the Ty
Terrell Relays as NCAA indoor long jump champion Brian Johnson
of Southern won the 100 (10.35) and 200 (20.65) meters. Johnson
did not take part in the long jump.
Texas Tech Invitational
At the Texas
Tech Invitational, Jason Young of Texas Tech opened up his season
with a mark of 184-06 in the discus on Saturday.
Texas Arlington Invitational
UTA was host to the Arlington
Invitational which saw Aisha James of Iowa take the long jump
with her leap of 20-09.75. Hannes Hopley of SMU reached above 200
feet with his mark of 201-09 in the discus. His teammate, Sasha
Lutsenko, won the hammer with his throw of 214-02.
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