Treniere Clement of Georgetown got her auto mark in the mile run at Notre Dame

Alex Wilson Invitational

Notre Dame played host to the Alex Wilson Invitational over the weekend as many NCAA marks were met on the first day of action on Friday. Three teams met the auto standard in the men's DMR, including Eastern Michigan who claimed the event with their time of 9:36.38. Minnesota was second in 9:38.30 and Notre Dame was a close third in 9:38.40. In the women's 5000 meters, Anne Bersagel of Wake Forest and Everlyne Lagat of Toledo both met the NCAA automatic standards with their times of 16:15.06 and 16:15.54. In the women's weight throw, Amy Moses of Texas-Pan American won the event with her toss of 65-01.25. LaQuanda Cotten of Florida was second with her throw of 65-00. Both marks met the auto standard.

Saturday's action from the women included the Miami dominating the 400 meters which saw all four of their athletes at least meeting the provisional standard. Charlette Greggs won the event with her time of 52.79, Saraque Whittaker was second in 53.44, Sashanie Simpson was third in 54.33 and Kitoya Carter was fourth in 54.37. Butler's Becky Lyne claimed the mile run with her NCAA automatic time of 2:05.85. Beata Rudzinska of Akron also met the auto mark while coming in second in 2:05.97. The mile run saw five athletes meet the auto standard as Marina Muncan of Villanova crossed the line first in 4:38.34. Men's action saw Florida's Rickey Harris getting his auto qualifier in the 400 meters with his winning time of 46.17. Jesse O'Connell of Georgetown (1:47.92) and Toby Henkels of Minnesota (1:48.23) both met the auto standard in the 800 meters. Adrian Blincoe of Villanova won the 3000 meters with his time of 7:57.06. The 60 meter hurdles was a close race between Jon Mungen of Wisconsin (7.80) and Keith Roberts of Kent State (7.81).

LSU Last Chance

The Tigers hosted their last chance meet on Friday evening as several NCAA marks were met. Nicole Toney of LSU leaped to a national leading mark of 44-05.50 in the triple jump. Teammates Lolo Jones and Monique Hall also posted a solid times of 7.32 and 7.38 in the 60 meters. Sharianne Lawson of Miami made her claim for a trip to Arkansas in the 60 meter hurdles with her time of 8.22. Richard Smith of Arkansas improved his mark in the triple jump with his winning leap of 53-04.50.

Pete Coley of LSU secured his spot in the 400 meters at Iowa State (LSU sports info)

Iowa State Last Chance

Many more marks were met as well at the Iowa State Last Chance meet. Men's results included Christian Cantwell of Missouri staying on track for his showing at the national championships next weekend with his winning throw in the shot put of 68-02.50. Pete Coley of LSU won the 400 meters with his time of 46.02. Glenn McFadden of Mississippi State broke the 21-second barrier with his winning time of 20.98 in the 200 meters. Fred Sharpe of Auburn claimed the 800 meters with his automatic time of 1:47.53.

Women's results included Kriszta Kovesi of Nebraska taking the triple jump with her leap of 43-02.25. Wisconsin's DMR took home the title with their automatic standard time of 11:15.52. Sara Gorton of Colorado won the 3000 meters while clocking 9:12.19. North Carolina got their auto mark in the 4x400 meter relay with their winning time of 3:35.01.

Washington Last Chance

The Huskies hosted a last chance meet on their oversized track which saw many NCAA automatic marks. Nick Welihozkiy of Stanford improved on his placing in the weight throw with his toss of 68-07.25. Brad Walker of Washington cleared 18-feet again in the pole vault with his winning clearance of 18-02.50. Lena Nilsson of UCLA took over the national lead in the mile run with her winning time of 4:33.41. She then came back to win the 800 meters in 2:04.67. Grant Robinson of Stanford broke 4-minutes in the same event with his time of 3:58.95. Teammate Ian Dobson won the 5000 meters with his time of 13:52.29. Kip Kangogo of BYU claimed the 3000 meters in 7:52.40 while Lyle Weese of Montana State was second in 7:54.35. The UCLA women won the 4x400 meter relay in 3:35.06 while Washington State was second in 3:36.08.

ECAC/IC4A Championships

The ECAC Championships saw the Seton Hall women take home the title scoring 77 points. Kenia Sinclair of Seton Hall ran 2:04.92 in the prelims of the 800 meters in which she also won the final in 2:09.11. Ahndraea Allen helped propel Northeastern to a second place finish in the team standings with her victory in the 400 meters with her time of 53.97. Providence College won the DMR with their NCAA automatic time of 11:13.92. Yale also hit the auto standard with their second place finish time of 11:15.41.

The IC4A Championships saw the Penn State men win the title with their score of 84 points. The Seton Hall duo of Quentin Bowens and Obra Hogans came up big in the 400 meters. Hogans took over the national lead in the event with his winning time of 45.86. Bowens was second in 46.29. In the 500 meters, Ryan Westman of Rutgers came through in a fast 1:01.57. Richard Kiplagat of Iona was a double winner in both the mile run and 3000 meters. Chavous Nichols of Penn State just missed the auto standard in the triple jump with his winning mark of 53-00.25. Thomas Freeman of Manhattan continued his domination in the weight throw with his winning toss of 70-00.50.

Boise State Last Chance

Boise State hosted their last chance meet which saw Trevell Quinley of Arizona State win the long jump with his mark of 25-03.50.

Intermountain Championships

At the Intermountain Championships hosted by Idaho State, Maureen Griffin of Idaho State automatically qualified in the women's weight throw with her toss of 66-2. Paul Litchfield of Idaho State continued his success in the pole vault with his winning height of 17-07.