Saturday, June 11 - Day 4 recap

Men's team scores: 1) Arkansas 60 - 2) Florida 49 - 3) LSU 36 - 4) Brigham Young 34 - 4) Florida State 34 - 6) Southern California 33 - 7) Stanford 28 - 8) Texas 25 - 9) Oregon 23 - 9) Auburn 23 - 9) Arizona 23

Women's team scores: 1) Texas 55 - 2) UCLA 48 - 2) South Carolina 48 - 4) Tennessee 40 - 5) Stanford 29 - 6) Georgia 28 - 7) Southern California 25 - 8) Nebraska 24 - 9) Miami 23 - 10) Brigham Young 22

• Women's 4x400 relay final [results]
Texas won the relay and the team title in the process with their time of 3:27.13. The quartet of Sheretta Jones, Melaine Walker, LaTashia Kerr and Jerrika Chapple managed to hold off South Carolina who clocked 3:27.22. The Gamecocks ended up third overall in the team standings while UCLA, who did not have a relay team to compete, finished second in the standings behind Texas. Tennessee placed third in the relay with their time of 3:27.46 along with earning fourth as a team in the standings.

Carter led LSU to the NCAA record (The Sporting Image)

• Men's 4x400 relay final [results]
Baylor was able to run 3:01.83 in the final for defending champions in the 4x400 meter relay. The time, however, was only good enough for sixth place. The LSU foursome of Reginald Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie Brazell and fall footballer Xavier Carter blazed the track in a new collegiate record of 2:59.59. Arizona State, who were DQ'd in the 4x100 final on Friday, was second with their time of 3:00.57. Oregon was third at 3:00.81, Florida fourth with 3:01.36 and Mississippi State was fifth in 3:01.63.

• Women's 5,000 meter final [results]
Megan Metcalfe of West Virginia wrapped up her collegiate career in winning style with her time of 16:31.88. Stanford scored 14 points behind second and third place finishes by Sara Bei and Teresa McWalters.

• Men's 5,000 meter final [results]
Heading into the race, Arkansas already knew they wrapped up the team title as Josphat Boit of Arkansas did not finish the race. Individual glory went to Stanford junior Ryan Hall who won the race in a facility-record time of 13:22.32. Senior teammate Ian Dobson was just behind him for second place in 13:22.54. Michigan junior Nick Willis, who announced he would be turning professional after the meet, grabbed third with a time of 13:27.54.

• Women's 800 meter final [results]
Aneita Denton of Arkansas led all season long in the 800 meters where she capped off an outstanding season with winning time of 2:02.84. Maggie Vessey of Cal Poly clocked 2:03.10 for second place while Akron's Beata Rudzinska took third with a time of 2:03.14. All three runners competed in their last collegiate race of their career.

• Men's 800 meter final [results]
It was a very fast final as four men broke the 1:46 barrier. Nebraska's Dmitrijs Milkevics edged out NCAA Indoor champion Kevin Hicks of Florida A&M, 1:44.74 to 1:44.94, for the title. Auburn's Sherridan Kirk took third in 1:45.43 while Kansas' Jeremy Mims placed fourth in 1:45.86. Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech, the defending NCAA and USA Outdoor champion, could only manage to record 1:46.43 for sixth. Johnson ran 1:44.77 on the same Sacramento track last year where he won the USA title.

• Women's 200 meter final [results]
After being shut out of the 100 meters, Sheri-Ann Brooks of Florida International took our her frustration on the 200 field with her winning time of 22.85 into a -0.6 headwind reading. Freshman Shalonda Solomon of South Carolina and Cleo Tyson picked up second and third with their times of 22.86 and 23.01, respectively.

Spearmon clocked 19.91 to win (The Sporting Image)

• Men's 200 meter final [results]
Heading into the event, some have questioned Wallace Spearmon, Jr. on if he can repeat his performance from last year. It was even better than expected. The defending champion sped to 19.91, the fastest time in the world this year, which was also into a -0.7 headwind reading. LSU freshman footballer Xavier Carter picked up second place with his time of 20.08. Arkansas scored 16 points in the event as Tyson Gay placed third at 20.16 after running 19.93 in the prelims. It is the first time in NCAA history that two teammates clocked under 20 seconds during the same meet.

• Women's 400 hurdles final [results]
In a race that saw three women break 55 seconds, Wyoming's Shauna Smith came away with the title after her 54.32 performance. South Carolina got some big points by scoring 14 after Shevon Stoddart placed second in 54.47 and Tiffany Ross-Williams third in 54.56. Melaine Walker scored 5 points for Texas with her fourth place clocking of 55.32.

• Men's 400 hurdles final [results]
Kerron Clement of Florida, the world indoor record holder at 400 meters, set a new collegiate record in the 400 hurdles with his blistering time of 47.56. The old record was 47.85 set by UCLA's Kevin Young, who also holds the current world record of 46.78. In the process, Florida took the lead behind Clement's 10 point outburst over Arkansas. LSU's Bennie Brazell finished second in 47.67, which also best the old collegiate record, in one of the fastest hurdles races in recent memory. Micheal Tinsley of Jackson State finished third with a time of 48.55.

• Women's 1,500 meter final [results]
In somewhat of a tactical race, Nebraska's Anne Shadle still managed to pull of the victory with her time of 4:11.37. The 10 points earned for Nebraska pulled the Huskers into fifth place just behind Georgia. Johanna Nilsson of Northern Arizona took home second in 4:13.36 and Arianna Lambie of Stanford placed third in 4:13.64.

• Men's 1,500 meter final [results]
A freshman from Texas took command of the race and he never looked back. Leonel Manzano came across the line in 3:37.13 for the Longhorns and a big boost of 10 points in the team race. Bryan Lindsay of BYU finished second in 3:38.31 with Sean Duffy of American placing third at 3:38.46. Arkansas scored another 5 points with the fourth place finish by Adam Perkins in 3:38.54. It was one of the fastest races of the meet so far as 8 men went under 3:40.

• Women's 400 meter final [results]
UCLA got a big boost from Monique Henderson's 50.10 victory to push them into the lead for the women's title. Henderson's time also set a new NCAA meet record in the process. Tiandra Ponteen of Florida and Stephanie Smith of South Carolina also cracked 51 seconds with their times of 50.83 and 50.93 for second and third places.

• Men's 400 meter final [results]
Darold Williamson finally got the NCAA title he was always looking for. The Baylor senior clocked the oval in 44.51 seconds, the day after his 44.27 in the semifinals. Mississippi State's Jamel Ashley was a surprise second at 44.75 while Andrae Williams of Texas Tech grabbed third in 44.90.

• Women's High Jump final [results]
Sharon Day of Cal Poly came away with the women's high jump title with her clearance of 6-04 (1.93m). Chaunte Howard of Georiga Tech, who did not lose a collegiate competition this season until today, earned second place with her height of 6-01.25 (1.86m).

• Men's Triple Jump final [results]
There was no denying the title from BYU's Rodrigo Mendes on this day as he won the event on his first jump of the series at 55-11 (17.04m, 2.2w). Mendes leaped to 57-06.50 (17.54m, 3.4w) in the qualifying on Thursday. USC's Allen Simms popped out to 55-10.50 (17.03m) for second place while Indiana's Aarik Wilson, the indoor champion, managed to get third with his mark of 55-07 (16.94m).

Baucham set an NCAA meet record (The Sporting Image)

• Women's Triple Jump final [results]
The UCLA women took the lead in the standings after Candice Baucham took home the triple jump title with her leap of 46-02 (14.07m). Baucham's leap was a meet record (old mark, 46-0.75, California's Shelia Hudson, 1990), Pac-10 record (Hudson's 46-0.75) and school-record (old mark, 44-10.25, Roshanda Glenn, 1994). Gisele Oliveira of Clemson placed second with her mark of 45-00.50 (13.73m) while Stanford freshman Erica McLain, the American Junior Record holder, finished third at 44-08.25 (13.62m).

• Women's Pole Vault final [results]
There was a great show in the women's pole vault as Washington's Kate Soma cleared 14-01.25 (4.30m) for the win. In fact, the top four women cleared the same height as Soma claimed the title with the fewest misses. Rounding out the top four was Shayla Balentine of San Diego State for second, Amy Linnen of Kansas for third and Breanna Eveland of Kansas State for fourth. Jackie Rodgers of Kent State placed fifth with a height of 13-09.25 (4.20m).

• Women's Shot Put final [results]
It was destined to be her year as Kim Barrett of Miami, a transfer from Florida, came out on top in the women's shot put with a heave of 59-08.50 (18.20m). Texas moved into the lead after Michelle Carter placed second with her throw of 55-11.75 (17.06m). UCLA's Jessica Cosby finished third with a mark of 55-01.50 (16.80m).

• Men's High Jump final [results]
Just like during the indoor meet, USC's Jesse Williams came out on top in the men's high jump with his clearance of 7-6 (2.29m). Mickael Hanany of UTEP notched second place with a height of 7-5 (2.26m) and Steve Wolf of Central Michigan took third at the same height. Mike Morrison picked up an important 5 points by taking fourth for Florida as they try to keep up with Arkansas for the title.

• Men's Discus final [results]
Stanford's Michael Robertson came away with the discus title behind a mark of 202-05 (61.70m). The transfer from SMU, who dropped their men's program this season, was the only competitor to throw over 200 feet. It had been exactly 40 years since a Stanford athlete had won the NCAA title in the discus. Vikas Gowda of North Carolina earned second place with his mark of 197-01 (60.08m) and Jamal Cann of Iowa State picked up third with his throw of 193-02 (58.88m).

• Women's Hammer final [results]
The dream season continued for Colorado State's Loree Smith after winning the hammer throw with her mark of 224-08 (68.47m). The collegiate record holder closed out her career with wins at the Mountain West, Midwest Region and NCAA Championships. Georgia's Jenny Dahlgren finished second with a mark of 218-11 (66.72m) while UCLA's Jessica Cosby placed third at 209-06 (63.87m).

• Women's Heptathlon [results]
There was a major upset in the heptathlon as Eastern Michigan senior Lela V. Nelson scored a big personal best total of 5,878. Nelson came into the meet with a season-best score of 5,360 which was ranked 21st in the nation. Georgia's Jessica Stockard, who was ranked first, could not hold off Nelson as she placed second with a tally of 5,794 points. Nebraska's Ashley Selig finished third at 5,775. Nelson posted marks of 13.49 in the 100 hurdles, 5-05.25 in the high jump, 39-10.5 in the shot put, 23.78 in the 200 meters, 6.45m in the long jump, 114-05 in the javelin and 2:22.71 in the 800 meters. Nelson also finished third in the long jump back on Thursday.

Friday, June 10 - Day 3 recap

• Women's 400 meter hurdles semifinal [results]
Melaine Walker of Texas and Tiffany Ross-Williams of South Carolina each won their semifinal heats of the women's 400 meter hurdles in 55.32 and 55.37 seconds. Shauna Smith of Wyoming clocked 55.51 for the third-fastest time of the day heading into Saturday's final.

• Men's 400 meter hurdles semifinal [results]
Another fast semifinal heat. Nothing new to the sprinters on Friday as four men dipped under 49 seconds. LSU's Bennie Brazell posted the top time of the day at 48.33 to win his heat over UCLA's Brandon Johnson in 48.92. Florida's Kerron Clement, the defending champion, won the other semifinal heat in 48.66 over Jackson State's Micheal Tinsley. The finals are set for Saturday night.

• Women's 100 meter final [results]
Marshevet Hooker is having an MVP type of a meet as the Texas sophomore captured the 100 meter title in 11.16 seconds. Earlier in the day, Hooker anchored Texas to the 4x100 relay title and took second in the long jump on Thursday. With her win, Texas picked up another 10 points and continues to hold the team title lead over second-place Tennessee. The lady Vols got 10 points in the event as well behind Cleo Tyson who took second place in 11.29 and Toyin Olupona who earned fifth.

Dix won the 100 meters as a freshman (The Sporting Image)

• Men's 100 meter final [results]
It was the Walter Dix show once again as the Florida State freshman and American Junior record holder clocked 10.21 (-0.4w) to capture his first NCAA title. USC senior Wes Felix, brother of Olympic 200 meter silver medalist Allyson Felix, grabbed second place with his time of 10.25. Wisconsin's Demi Omole scored 6 points for the Badgers by taking third in 10.28.

• Women's 100 meter hurdles final [results]
It was a tight finish at the tape as USC's Virginia Powell took home the title over Nebraska's Priscilla Lopes, 12.80 to 12.82, respectively. UCLA's Dawn Harper was the only other competitor to break 13 seconds with her time of 12.91 to finish third. Harper's 6 points moved the Bruins into a second-place tie with Tennessee at 16 points behind leader Texas with 21.

• Men's 110 meter hurdles final [results]
Josh Walker of Florida closed out his collegiate career in style by running 13.39 to win the 110 meter hurdles final. With the win, Walker pushed Florida into second behind Arkansas in the team standings. Antwon Hicks of Ole Miss, also a senior, finished second in 13.42 while South Carolina freshman Jason Richardson placed third in 13.50.

• Women's 400 meter semifinal [results]
UCLA's Monique Henderson will be the favorite for the final on Saturday as the senior came across the line in 51.28 to win her semifinal heat. South Carolina's Stephanie Smith won the other heat with her time of 51.51. Tiandra Ponteen of Florida clocked 51.53, the third-fastest time of the day.

• Men's 400 meter semifinal [results]
Baylor's Darold Williamson continues to have a solid season in the 400 meters after winning his semifinal heat in a blazing 44.27. The time is faster than Jeremy Wariner's win last year in Austin, Texas, is the fastest time in the world this year and is a personal-best for the senior. It took 45.22 just to make Saturday's final. Terry Gatson of Arkansas, Ricardo Chambers of Florida State and Jamel Ashley of Mississippi State all clocked under 45 seconds as well.

• Women's 3,000 meter steeplechase final [results]
Victoria Mitchell of Butler went out on top to close her collegiate career with a time of 9:54.32 to win the women's steeplechase. Cassie Hunt of Illinois, the Big Ten Athlete of the Year, finished second as the only other athlete to break 10 minutes in 9:59.82. Rena Williams-Chesser of BYU recorded 10:02.21 to take third place.

• Men's 3,000 meter steeplechase final [results]
Three men dipped under 8:30 as Mircea Bogdan of UTEP came away with the victory in 8:27.29. Peter Kosgei of Arkanas placed second in 8:29.13 while also picking up the important 8 team points for the Hogs. Andy Smith of NC State finished third in 8:29.66.

Hooker anchored Texas to the win (The Sporting Image)

• Women's 4x100 relay final [results]
The Texas women ran fast when it counted as the team of Ashlee Williams, Melaine Walker, Jerrika Chapple and Marshevet Hooker clocked 42.87 for the title. The Longhorns moved into first place with 18 team points in the process. South Carolina came away with 8 team points and a second place time of 43.00. Tennessee placed third overall in 43.18.

• Men's 4x100 relay final [results]
The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up 10 big points for their run at another team title by winning the 4x100 meter relay. The foursome of Michael Grant, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay and Omar Brown lit up the oval in 38.49 seconds. Florida, the 2004 champion, placed second with their run of 38.54. The SEC, along with Arkansas and Florida, really showcased their speed as Tennessee placed third in 38.83 and LSU was fourth in 38.86.

• Men's Shot Put final [results]
Auburn's Edis Elkasevic completed the big three sweep in the shot put as he now claimed the SEC, Mideast and NCAA Championship titles. The sophomore blasted out a throw of 68-06 (20.88m) to best the field by nearly two feet. Sheldon Battle of Kansas took runner-up with this heave of 66-07.25 (20.30m). Jeff Chakouian of Kentucky, who redshirted the indoor season, took third with his throw of 64-08.75 (19.73m).

• Women's Javelin final [results]
Dana Pounds of Air Force won the women's javelin by 16 feet with a throw of 185-4 (56.48m). Oregon's Sarah Malone placed second with her throw of 169-04 (51.61m) and Virginia's Inge Jorgensen took the third spot at 165-02 (50.34m).

• Men's Pole Vault final [results]
BYU's Robison Pratt cleared 18-00.50 (5.50m) to win the men's pole vault title. Virginia Tech's Brian Mondschein secured second place with his height of 17-08.50 (5.40m) while Akron's John Russell and Georiga's tied for third with 17-08.50 (5.40m).

• Men's Triple Jump qualifying [results]
Talk about an eye-popping performance in the prelims. Rodrigo Mendes of BYU leaped to 57-06.50 (17.54m) with a wind-assisted reading of 3.4 on his first and only jump of the day to lead all competitors. The NCAA meet record is 17.57m held by SMU's Keith Connor set back in 1982. Allen Simms of USC came away with 55-07 (16.94m) while NCAA Indoor champion Aarik Wilson of Indiana posted 55-01 (16.79m). The finals will take place on Saturday.

Gabriel Wallin claimed the javelin title (The Sporting Image)

• Men's Javelin final [results]
It was a 1-2-3 finish for the big three seniors in the javelin as Boise State's Gabriel Wallin repeated with his throw of 258-05 (78.76m). Trevor Snyder of Georgia managed to place second even with only two fair marks with 249-05 (76.03m) and Sean Furey of Dartmouth took home third with 242-03 (73.83m). Arkansas tallied 5 points in the event to inch them closer to another team title.

• Men's Hammer final [results]
He dominated all season long and the NCAA Championships were no different. Spyridon Jullien of Virginia Tech came away with the hammer throw title with his mark of 231-01 (70.43m). Mattias Jons of Boise State picked up second place with 225-11 (68.87m) while Nick Owens of North Carolina placed third with a mark of 222-04 (67.76m).

• Women's Discus final [results]
Beth Mallory of Alabama captured the discus title as her third throw of the day was just enough to edge out Florida's Rachel Longfors. Mallory won with a personal-best mark of 194-09 (59.53m) while Longfors placed second with 187-01 (57.03m). Mallory finished second in the event last year. Kamaiya Warren picked up an important 6 points for UCLA as they look to defend their team title by taking third with her throw of 178-02 (54.30m).

• Women's Heptathlon day one [results]
As expected, Jessica Stockard of Georgia took the lead after day one with her current total of 3,554. Somewhat of a surprise is Lela V. Nelson of Eastern Michigan who is currently sitting in second with 3,531. Nelson took third in the open long jump with her leap of 21-03.50 (6.49m) on Thursday. Diana Pickler of Washington State is currently in third with 3,485.

Thursday, June 9 - Day 2 recap

Robert Cheseret won the 10,000 meters (The Sporting Image)

• Men's 10,000 meter final [results]
Arizona's Robert Cheseret claimed his second ever national title late Thursday night with a winning run of 28:20.11 in the 10,000 meters. Oregon freshman Galen Rupp, who joined the Ducks during mid-season, finished second with his time of 28:23.75. Arkansas picked up 9 points after Peter Kosgei placed third in 28:39.29 and Josphat Boit placed sixth in 28:52.69.

• Women's 10,000 meter final [results]
Sara Slattery of Colorado, who overcame a number of injuries during her career, capped off the night with a winning time of 33:02.21. Columbia's Caroline Bierbaum finished second in 33:03.37 while Mary Cullen of Providence placed third in 33:12.32.

• Men's 4x400 meter relay semifinals [results]
It certainly should be an exciting final on Saturday after Texas Tech blazed to a time of 3:01.69 in the prelims to win their heat. Other prelims winners included Baylor in 3:03.92 and LSU in 3:03.08.

• Women's 4x400 meter relay semifinals [results]
As expected, South Carolina cruised to a time of 3:29.79 to win their heat and advance to Saturday's final. Other heat winners included Texas in 3:30.71, Miami in 3:30.20 and Stanford in 3:32.23.

• Men's 1,500 meter semifinals [results]
It was a slow and tactical race in heat one as Chris Lukezic of Georgetown came away with the win in 3:46.64. Lukezic's time would have placed him 11th -- and not make the final -- in the second heat, which was won by Sean Duffy of American University in 3:39.42. Paul Hoffman of Idaho State and Adam Perkins of Arkansas also broke the 3:40 barrier to advance to the final on Saturday. Jon Rankin of UCLA, perhaps a favorite for the title, did not advance out of the first heat with his time of 3:48.51. Donald Sage of Stanford, the 2002 champion, also did not advance.

• Women's 1,500 meter semifinals [results]
Villanova's Marina Muncan showed why she may be the one to beat with her time of 4:15.21 to lead the entire field. Anne Shadle of Nebraska, Lindsey Gallo of Michigan, Iryna Vashchuk of USC and Arianna Lambie of Stanford all dipped under 4:16 as well. The finals are set to take place on Saturday night.

Tyson Gay clocked 19.93 in his semifinal (The Sporting Image)

• Men's 200 meter semifinals [results]
Due to a false start in the 100 meter final at the Mideast Regional, Tyson Gay of Arkansas could not compete at the national meet in the event where he won it last year. However, he now looks more focused than ever in the 200 meters after a world-leading performance of 19.93 to win his heat in the semifinal. Xavier Carter of LSU clocked 20.14 while Walter Dix of Florida State recorded 20.18. The finals on Saturday will also see defending champion Wallace Spearmon of Arkansas, Rodney Martin of South Carolina, Seth Amoo of Arizona State, Kyle Farmer of Florida, Rubin Williams of Tennessee and Omar Brown of Arkansas.

• Women's 200 meter semifinals [results]
South Carolina continues to be in the hunt for the team title as Shalonda Solomon ran 22.82 to win her heat and post the top time of the day. Miami's Charlette Greggs sped to 22.85, ahead of Sheri-Ann Brooks of Florida International. The finals on Saturday night will also see Tremedia Brice of Texas Southern, Cleo Tyson of Tennessee, Alexis Weatherspoon of USC, Antonette Carter of Cal, Natalie Knight of Florida and Kelly Baptiste of LSU.

• Men's 800 meter semifinals [results]
It should be a fast final on Saturday as many of the athletes set up expected to make it through. Sherridan Kirk of Auburn won his heat in 1:46.17 with Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech right behind him in 1:46.74. The finals will also see Dmitrijs Milkevics of Nebraska, Jeremy Mims of Kansas, Kevin Hicks of Florida A&M, Courtney Jaworski of Penn, Andrew Ellerton of Michigan and Peter Etoot of Alabama.

• Women's 800 meter semifinals [results]
Arkansas is in good position as Aneita Denton looked smooth to win her heat and come away with the best time of the day in 2:04.01. BYU's Aneta Lemiesz clocked 2:04.82 to win the other heat as well. The finals on Saturday will also include Maggie Vessey of Cal Poly, Katie Erdman of Michigan, Egle Uljas of Nebraska, Alysia Johnson of Cal, Beata Rudzinska of Akron and Mable Kunihira of Oral Roberts.

• Men's 400 hurdle prelims [results]
The favorite for this event will be Florida's Kerron Clement, the defending champion, after he recorded 49.13 to win his heat easily. Other heat winners included Brandon Johnson of UCLA (50.15), Micheal Tinsley of Jackson State (50.60), LaRon Bennett of Georgia (50.60) and Bennie Brazell of LSU (50.45). The semifinals will take place on Friday night.

Tiffany Ross-Williams won her 400 hurdle heat (The Sporting Image)

• Women's 400 hurdle prelims [results]
Tiffany Ross-Williams of South Carolina took out her frustration on not making it out of the 100 hurdle prelims by winning her heat and recording the fastest time of the day in 55.90. Other heat winners saw Melaine Walker of Texas (56.36), Dominique Darden of Miami (56.86), Shevon Stoddart of South Carolina (57.22) and Shauna Smith of Wyoming (56.54). The semifinals will take place on Friday night.

• Men's 200 meter prelims [results]
Wallace Spearmon of Arkansas, the defending champion, sped to the fastest time of the rounds with his time of 20.35 seconds behind a 3.1 wind reading. Houston's Preston Perry clocked 20.39 in Spearmon's heat as well. The semifinals are scheduled for later tonight.

• Women's 200 meter prelims [results]
Shalonda Solomon hopes to help lead South Carolina to the team title and she is in good shape with her top time of the rounds in 23 flat. Sheri-Ann Brooks of Florida International, who did not advance out of the 100 heats, won her heat in the 200 with a time of 23.09. The semifinals are scheduled for later tonight.

• Men's High Jump qualifying [results]
No surprises in this field as the bulk of the athletes expected to compete for the title on Saturday made it through. Those who cleared the qualifying height of 7-00.25 included Jesse Williams of USC, Andra Manson of Texas, Mike Morrison of Florida, Mickael Hanany of UTEP and Kyle Lancaster of Kansas State.

• Women's High Jump qualifying [results]
It took her only one jump to advance to the finals on Saturday as Chaunte Howard of Georgia Tech, who has not lost a collegiate competition this year, cleared 5-10.75. Others that will battle Howard for the title include Sheena Gordon of North Carolina along with Sharon Day and Kaylene Wagner of Cal Poly.

• Men's Long Jump final [results]
Texas A&M's Fabrice Lapierre turned in the jump of his life on his final attempt to snare the long jump in 26-09 (8.15m, 2.8w). Oliver Koenig of Iowa State leaped to 26-03 (8.00m) for second while Aarik Wilson of Indiana, the NCAA Indoor champion, placed third in 25-11.50 (7.91m).

Tianna Madison leaped to 21-10.25 in the long jump (The Sporting Image)

• Women's Long Jump final [results]
Tianna Madison of Tennessee, who also won the NCAA Indoor crown back in March, completed an undefeated outdoor campaign with six wins and reigned as the victor for the 10th time in 11 competitions in 2005. She claimed the title today with a leap of 21-10.25 (6.66m). Marshevet Hooker of Texas provided 8 solid points for the lady Longhorns with her second place jump of 21-08 (6.60m). Lela V. Nelson of Eastern Michigan took third at 21-03.50 (6.49m).

• Women's Pole Vault qualifying [results]
One of the surprises of the meet so far saw UCLA's Chelsea Johnson, the defending champion, fail to qualify after missing all three of her opening heights. Sarah Landau, a freshman from Miami of Ohio, cleared 13-05.25 along with 10 other athletes to advance to the finals on Saturday.

• Men's Discus qualifying [results]
North Carolina's Vikas Gowda only had to take one throw after this top mark of 196-10 (60.01m). Michael Robertson of Stanford, who competed at SMU last year after they eliminated their men's program, came away with the second-best throw at 196-02 (59.80m). It does not look good for Florida State if they wish to make a run for the title after Garrett Johnson failed to make it through after fouling his first two throws. Johnson did not advance to the shot put finals as well from the preliminary round on Wednesday.

• Women's Shot Put qualifying [results]
Miami's Kim Barrett walked away after her first throw of the day with a leading mark of 56-07.25 (17.25m). Chandra Brewer of South Florida posted a throw of 55-05.75 (16.91m) while Michelle Carter of Texas also came away with a mark over 54 feet at 55-05.75 (16.91m). The finals are set for Saturday.

• Women's Hammer qualifying [results]
Loree Smith of Colorado State, the collegiate record holder, made it through easily to the finals on Saturday with her throw of 211-06 (64.47m). Jenny Dahlgren of Georgia had the top mark of the day with her throw of 218-05 (66.58m).

Trey Hardee claimed the decathlon (The Sporting Image)

• Men's Decathlon [results]
Trey Hardee of Texas, who competed last year at Mississippi State, won the NCAA Championship in the decathlon after posting personal bests in four of the 10 events and setting a school record with 7,881 points. Mustafa Abdur-Rahim of Dartmouth finished second at 7739 while Hans Uldal of Missouri placed third in 7687. Hardee's marks saw him record 10.86 in the 100 meters, 7.01m in the long jump, 13.14m in the shot put, 1.85m in the shot put, 48.33 in the 400 meters, 14.09 in the 110 hurdles, 48.33m in the discus, 4.80m in the pole vault, 56.28m in the javelin and 4:52.46 in the 1,500 meters. He started the competition with a victory in the 100 meters and then cruised in the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in 4:52.46 to break Rusty Hunter's school record of 7,845 points.

Wednesday, June 8 - Day 1 recap

Day one of the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships got underway on the campus of Sacramento State University. Light rain and wind was the factor that athletes had to deal with in most of their events.

The preliminary rounds dominated the first day of action which included Spyridon Jullien of Virginia Tech dominate the men's hammer throw with his mark of 233-00 (71.02m). The finals are scheduled to take place on Friday.

There were no major surprises in the men's javelin qualifying as Dartmouth's Sean Furey claimed the top mark of the first round with his throw of 234-02 (71.38m). The finals are scheduled to take place on Friday.

Indiana's Aarik Wilson is one step closer to another long jump title after making it through to Thursday's final. Arizona State senior Trevell Quinley posted the top jump of the day with his leap of 26-01.50 (7.96m).

Florida's Rachel Longfors came through with the best mark of the day in the women's discus qualifying round with her mark of 178-03 (54.34m) with the finals set for Friday.

Over in the 4x100 meter relay rounds, men's defending champion Florida recorded the fastest time at 38.91 seconds while Texas came away with the top time for the women at 43.60. Both finals will take place on Friday evening.

Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech, the 2004 NCAA and USA Champion at 800 meters, advanced to Thursday's semifinals. Michigan's Andrew Ellerton had the top time in the first round at 1:47.88.

The women's 800 meter preliminary round saw Lysaira Roman-DelValle of Kansas State post the top time with her clocking of 2:04.85. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday evening.

There was a slight headwind in all of the men's 100 meter semifinals as Walter Dix of Florida State, the American Junior record holder, clocked the fastest time of the day crossing the line in 10.30 seconds. Dabryan Blanton of Oklahoma recorded 10.31 as everyone else who qualified was in the 10.40 range. The finals are set for Friday night.

Steve Mullings of Mississippi State, the SEC 100 meter champion, announced that he was voluntarily withdrawing from the meet.

Aries Merritt made it through in the hurdles (The Sporting Image)

Just like in the men's 100 meter rounds, the women also experienced a slight headwind in all the semifinal races. Marshevet Hooker of Texas and Tremedia Brice of Texas Southern came away with the top times of 11.33. Sheri-Ann Brooks of Florida International and Lakadron Ivery of Baylor, who entered the meet with the third and fourth best times, did not qualify for Friday's final.

Nearly all the big names made it through to Friday's semifinals in the men's 400 meters as Andrae Williams of Texas Tech clocked 45.41 while Darold Williamson of Baylor recorded 45.71.

Perhaps the favorite heading into the weekend for the women's 400 meters is UCLA's Monique Henderson. The Pac-10 and West Regional Champion clocked 51.56 for the top time in the round to advance to Friday's semifinals.

Virginia Powell of USC came close to breaking the meet record of 12.68 held by Perdita Felicien of Illinois in the women's 100 meter hurdle semifinals with her time of 12.73 into a -0.8 headwind. Nebraska's Priscilla Lopes won her heat in 12.85 to also advance to Friday's final. Tiffany Ross-Williams of South Carolina, who looked to score some major points in the team race, did not make the final as she placed 10th in 13.34.

The men's 110 meter hurdle semifinals turned out to be a close trial as four athletes clocked under 13.70. Oregon's Eric Mitchum lead the way with his time of 13.62. Antwon Hicks of Ole Miss recorded 13.57 during the opening round earlier in the day. Aries Merritt of Tennessee, one of the favorites for the title, clocked 13.69. The finals are set for Friday night.

It only took her one jump, but Tianna Madison of Tennessee still managed to hold the top leap in the long jump qualifying with a mark of 22-00.25 (6.71m, 2.1w). Marshevet Hooker of Texas, who competed earlier in the day with the prelims of the 100 and 4x100 meter relay, also advanced to Friday's final.

Auburn's Edis Elkasevic continued his dominating season in the shot put as the SEC and Mideast Regional Champion posted the top throw of the day in the preliminaries with his heave of 64-08 (19.71m). Sheldon Battle of Kansas will enter Friday's final round with a mark of 63-05.50. Garrett Johnson of Florida State, the ACC and East Regional Champion, failed to make the finals after two straight fouls.

The first day of the men's decathlon completed as Montana senior Andrew Levin holds the lead with his score of 4023. Connecticut's Will Thomas is in second with 3991 while Texas' Donovan Kilmartin is in third at 3964.

Over in the women's javelin qualifying, Inge Jorgensen of Virginia came away with the top mark of 172-10 (52.68m) as the finals will take place on Friday.