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 Auburn's Gabor Mate claimed the discus and placed second in the hammer throw at Ohio State |
Despite a false start in the 200 meter prelims by Muna Lee and
Lolo Jones tripping over the last hurdle which cost her to not score,
the lady Tigers from LSU still managed to come away with the team
title with 95 points at the first ever NCAA Division I Mid-East
Regional Championships hosted by Ohio State.
It was a close battle for second as Michigan edged out Big Ten
rival Indiana, 62 to 60. It was no surprise to see Arkansas claim
the men's team title while scoring 73 points, as Auburn was second
with 68 and LSU was third with 57.50.
The weather played a crucial role in all events on Saturday as
strong winds and cold temperatures forced the men's pole vault to
be contested indoors at the French Fieldhouse. All athletes had
to adjust accordingly to the bad weather on the final day of action.
Highlight's included defending outdoor national champion Perdita
Felicien of Illinois winning the 100-meter hurdles final with a
wind-aided time of 12.89 (+6.2). Felicien ran 12.70 in the prelims
the day before which also had a wind-aided reading of 4.2.
Mardy Scales of Middle Tennessee State also took advantage of the
wind (5.2) as he won the men's 100 with a time of 10.02.
LSU's Muna Lee won the women's 100 with a time of 11.17 (3.4) and
also led the lady Tigers to victory in the 4x100 meter relay with
their time of 43.53. Auburn was a close second in 43.55.
The SEC schools once again dominated the 400 meters as the top
five men's spots all hailed from the powerhouse conference. Sanjay
Ayre of Auburn claimed the one-lap event in 45.99 seconds.
Defending indoor champion Nate Brannen of Michigan took home the
800 meters and fought through a tough backstretch with a major headwind
in 1:49.72.
Butler's Becky Lyne won the women's 800 meters and held off Tiffany
McWilliams of Mississippi State, who earlier won the 1500 meters,
as the junior clocked 2:02.89.
Andrea Kremer of Miami-Ohio will be heading back to the big show
as she captured the 3000 meter steeplechase in 10:16.16. Britannia
Dam of Marquette was second in 10:19.73.
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Durst led of the winning 4x100 meter relay |
It was all Dan Lincoln of Arkansas in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase
as the defending champion clocked 8:37.56. MAC Champion Jordan Desilets
came through in 8:48.27 to take second.
Dee Dee Totter of Tennessee provided a strong performance in the
400 meters with her winning time of 51.95.
Boaz Cheboiywo ran away with the 5000 meter title with his time
of 13:45.42 on Friday night. Alistair Cragg of Arkansas was second
in 14:05.45 while Luke Watson of Notre Dame was third in 14:07.11.
Over at the field events, Adam Judge of Indiana took top honors
in the hammer throw with his mark of 221-04. Auburn's Gabor Mate
was second with his toss of 215-06. Mate then came back to win his
premier event, the discus, in 213-05.
Christian Cantwell of Missouri was in a dual with Dan Taylor of
Ohio State as Cantwell claimed the event with his mark of 67-11.75
while Taylor grabbed second in 67-00.50.
It was a huge mark in the javelin throw by Latrell Frederick of
Northwestern State as the senior took the title with his throw of
261-03.
Leevan Sands of Auburn capped of a great long jump competition
with his leap of 27-02 while his teammate on the women's side, Elva
Goulbourne, jumped 22-01.50 to win the event.
Irina Kharun of Indiana threw 185-11 to win the women's javelin.
Up next will be the 2003 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships
which will take place from June 11-14, at Cal State Sacramento
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