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Coverage : 2006 NCAA Division I Regional Championships

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East Region - Greensboro, NC [results]

The Florida State men and South Carolina women claimed the team titles at the East Regional Championships hosted by North Carolina A&T.

Saturday's action included Georgia's Jenny Dahlgren break her own collegiate record in the hammer throw with her winning mark of 236-03 (72.01m).

The meet got off to a fast start on Friday in the men's hammer throw as Virginia Tech's Spyridon Jullien claimed the title with his throw of 234-00. Teammate Mohsen Anani finished second with his mark of 222-06.

Brian Mondschein continued the Virginia Tech charge as the senior claimed the pole vault with his height of 17-09. Mike Morrison of Florida captured the long jump title with his leap of 25-06.75.

There was exciting prelim action in the men's 100 meters as Travis Padgett of Clemson came away with the top time of the day at 10.06 seconds. Florida State's Walter Dix, who ran his first 100 meter race since the Texas Relays, clocked 10.12 for the second-best time of the day.

The Seminoles did not need Watler's feet during the 4x100 meter relay prelims as they recorded 39.03 for the fastest time heading into Saturday's final.

Laura Gerraughty of North Carolina continues to dominate the women's shot put as her throw of 60-05.75 was over seven feet further than the next competitor.

East Regional Champions »
Event Men Women
100m Travis Padgett, Clemson - 10.00 Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina - 11.07 (3.0w)
200m Walter Dix, Florida State - 20.40 Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina - 22.30 (3.1w)
400m Ricardo Chambers, Florida State - 45.53 Shana Cox, Penn State - 51.30
800m Tim Bayley, Iona - 1:48.83 Ginou Etienne, Miami - 2:04.26
1,500m Shane Stroup, Florida - 3:52.42 Marina Muncan, Villanova - 4:20.13
Steeple   Anna Willard, Brown - 10:12.88
5,000m Richard Kiplagat, Iona - 14:03.73 Mary Cullen, Providence - 15:50.18
100 hurdles - Ebony Foster, NC State - 12.97
110 hurdles Jason Richardson, South Carolina - 13.36 (3.4w) -
400 hurdles Bryan Steele, Long Island - 49.65 Dominique Darden, Miami - 56.26
4x100m Florida State - 38.90 South Carolina - 43.85
4x400m South Carolina - 3:04.62 Miami - 3:30.01
HJ Mike Morrison, Florida - 6-11 Levern Spencer, Georgia - 6-00.50
PV Brian Mondschein, Virginia Tech - 17-09 Lacy Janson, Florida State - 13-11.75
LJ Mike Morrison, Florida - 25-06.75 Kierra Foster, Maryland - 21-08.25
TJ Rayon Taylor, Cornell - 53-00.75 (3.1w) Yvette Lewis, Hampton - 45-00.50
SP Garrett Johnson, Florida State - 66-10.75 Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina - 60-05.75
DT Vikas Gowda, North Carolina - 201-01 Precious Akins, South Carolina - 173-03
HT Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech - 234-00 Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia - 236-03 * NCAA record
JT Justin Ryncavage, North Carolina - 240-10 Anna Raynor, UNC Wilmington - 168-00
     
Team Florida State South Carolina



Mideast Region - Knoxville, TN [results]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Saturday’s conclusion to the NCAA Mideast Regional Track and Field Championships at the University of Tennessee’s Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium allowed region athletes from Michigan to Louisiana one last opportunity to make the NCAA championships field. After two sun-soaked days of competition in Knoxville, Tenn., the Mideast Region members put their best foot forward and cast their eyes west to the titles and glory on the line at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif.

While the primary goal of each school is to qualify as many athletes as possible for the NCAA championships, a victory in the team-scored regional usually means a team accomplished that goal admirably. LSU swept both the women’s and men’s team competitions.

LSU’s women piled up 95.5 points, the second-largest total in the four-year span of Mideast Regional competition, to take home the team title. LSU won the Mideast Regional women’s title for the third time in four tries. Auburn earned runner-up honors with 77 points. Tennessee’s women finished third with 64 points. Alabama ranked fourth with 59 points to lock up a top-four sweep for the SEC women. Michigan finished fifth with 36 points.

LSU won its first Mideast Regional men’s team title after accumulating 71 points. Tennessee’s men took silver with 52.25 points. Arkansas, winners of the previous three Mideast Regionals, took third with 41 points to assure a top-three SEC sweep on the men’s side of the ledger. Louisville finished fourth with 38 points. Missouri, host for the 2007 Mideast Regional Championships, rounded out the top five close behind with 36 points.

Mostly sunny skies paraded over the foothills of the Smokies Saturday as the temperature topped out about 86 degrees. A light breeze swapped directions from Friday, leaving the sprinters and hurdlers slicing through a bit of a headwind, though nothing of a severe hindrance.

Mideast Regional athletes thrilled the fans at Tennessee’s Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium by setting seven meet records Saturday and 11 during the course of both days.

Tennessee’s Aries Merritt remained undefeated this season in the hurdles after breaking the meet record in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. Merritt ran a 13.36-second time into a (–1.5) headwind to break former Vol and current NFL player Jabari Greer’s 2003 meet record of 13.54 set at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Stadium.

Both Mideast Regional intermediate hurdles meet records fell by the wayside. After bettering the women’s 400 hurdles record with a 56.25 time in Friday’s prelim, Auburn’s Markita James rewrote her own record with an outstanding effort in Saturday’s final. James’ winning time of 54.54 in the 400 hurdles final updated her meet record and the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium record in the event. In the men’s 400 hurdles, Jackson State’s Michael Tinsley circled the track in 48.63, bettering his previous regional record of 49.05 from last year.

LSU closed the meet on a strong note with meet record-breaking double titles in the 4x400 relay. LSU’s women revised the 4x400 relay record to 3:28.93 behind the fleet feet of Cynetheia Rooks, Meisue Francis, Juanita Broaddus and Deonna Lawrence. LSU updated its 2005 men’s 4x400 regional record with a speedy 3:02.30 effort to cap the Mideast Regional and pad its team victory. Tigers Siraj Williams, Melville Rogers, Marvin Stevenson and Reginald Dardar passed the baton to author the revised meet record.

Yvonne Mensah of Illinois stands as the new owner of the Mideast Regional meet record in the women’s triple jump. Mensah put her mark 44 feet, 1 ½ inches down the sand pit at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium to win the triple jump.

Southern Illinois’ Brittany Riley broke the Mideast Regional meet record with a 209-3 measurement in the women’s hammer. Riley continued an impressive string of performances by the throwers of Southern Illinois. On Friday, Southern Illinois’ Amarachi Ukabam broke the women’s regional shot put record, and teammate Mark Milleville topped the field in the men’s hammer. Ukabam doubled with a win in the discus (187-7) Saturday to maximize her regional trip.

In the sprints, Kerron Stewart of Auburn won the women’s 100 with an 11.26 effort. Four of the top 11 women’s times in the world this year were authored in the women’s 100 final Saturday. Xavier Carter of LSU won the men’s 100 with a 10.22 time. LSU took a sweep of the men’s and women’s 200 titles. Kelly Ann Baptiste of LSU took the women’s 200 title after finishing the half lap in 22.73. Kelly Willie won the men’s 200 after stopping the clock at 20.48.

Xavier Carter of LSU nearly knocked teammate Willie off the list of regional record holders in the 400. Carter won Saturday’s final with a 44.84 time, just three-hundredths of a second off Willie’s meet record from 2004. Likewise, Tennessee’s Patricia Hall stared down the meet record in the women’s 400 but narrowly missed with a 51.52 time. Hall also won the 2005 title in the 400. The record belongs to former Lady Vol Dee Dee Trotter at 51.43 in 2004. Tennessee has won each of the four women’s 400 titles in the history of the Mideast Regional.

After Merritt smashed the men’s high hurdles meet record, Auburn’s Josanne Lucas flirted with the meet record of 13.13 in the 100 hurdles after clearing the barriers in 13.18, running into a (–0.8) headwind.

The always exciting relays didn’t disappoint. The LSU Tigers dominated the action in the short relay, taking both the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay titles. LSU’s 4x100 relay quartet of Richard Thompson, Xavier Carter, Stevenson and Kelly Willie took top honors, safely navigating the oval in 39.12. LSU’s Kelly Ann Baptiste, Brooklyn Morris, Jessica Ohanaja and Sherry Fletcher also won the women’s 4x100 relay with a time of 43.68.

The 800, 1,500 and steeplechase gave middle distance and distance fans a reason to follow Saturday’s Mideast Regional action.

Ashley Patten of Missouri won the women’s 800, ticking off the two laps in 2:05.67. Notre Dame’s Thomas Chamney took gold in the men’s 800 with a time of 1:48.86. South Alabama’s Vincent Rono narrowly missed rewriting the Mideast Regional record in the men’s 1,500. Rono won the 1,500 with a time of 3:44.59, just sixth-hundredths of a second off the regional meet record. Nicole Edwards of Michigan won the women’s 1,500 with a 4:17.73 effort.

Ebba Stenback of Toledo took gold in the women’s steeplechase with a time of 10:04.33, a qualifier for the European championships. Stenback’s time shattered the previous Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium record in the women’s steeplechase. The previous track record of 10:21.49 was set by Chattanooga’s Shannon Womack during the 2006 Sea Ray Relays in April. Coincidentally, Womack took second in Saturday’s steeplechase with a 10:07.50 effort. The top-four times would have broken Womack’s previous track record.

In men’s action, Ohio State’s Brian Olinger navigated the steeplechase hazards in 8:45.18 to lock up the top spot in 8:45.18, also securing his Sacramento ticket for nationals.

In the vertical jumps, Sarah Landau of Miami (Ohio) defended her regional pole vault title with a 13-3 ¾ leap, just four inches off her Mideast Regional meet record set last year. Akron’s Tomasz Smialek won the men’s high jump with a 7-2 ¼ clearance.

In the men’s triple jump, Wisconsin’s Alonzo Moore won with a 52-1 ¾ mark against a (-1.2) headwind.

Kentucky’s Andy Fryman won the men’s shot put after registering a 61-10 ¼ mark, about a foot and a half better than the runner-up. Eric Brown of Arkansas took top honors in the men’s javelin with a 231-7 measurement.

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif. After sorting through results from each of the four regionals, the NCAA will announce qualifiers for the championships Tuesday evening.

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MEN’S HIGH JUMP
Tomasz Smialek---Akron
“We had good weather here, and I took advantage of that. Also, since school is over I’ve been able to focus more on track. I felt like I was completely ready to jump today.”

WOMEN’S HAMMER
Brittany Riley---Southern Illinois (Set Mideast Regional Record: 209-3 [63.77])
(Betters region mark of 205-11 (62.76) by Britney Henry of LSU in 2004)

“It feels good to set a record. I wish I had thrown a little farther. I felt like I could have, but it just wasn’t meant to happen today. It feels good – it will be my first outdoor (NCAA) championship. Last year at regionals I finished 19th, so it feels good to come back and win this year.”

WOMEN’S DISCUS
Amarachi Ukaban---Southern Illinois
“I’m very happy. I just thank God for this because I’ve been working really hard on my shot and not as my as my discus. I know this is all in God’s hands. I just prayed and I’m happy. I’m excited to go to nationals and throw big.”

MEN’S SHOT
Andy Fryman--Kentucky
“It was really warm. I think this is the hottest meet I’ve been in this year. Everybody was throwing about the same. I wasn’t pleased with my distance, but I won, and that’s big. That’s first. I’ve got to work the next two weeks to get ready and hopefully get a better mark going into nationals and do it for the one that really counts. Going into nationals, I expect to do the best that I can do. Whatever it is, I hope it will put me in a good spot. I’m just wishing for the best.”

WOMEN’S POLE VAULT
Sarah Landau – Miami University
“It is really exciting (to win). I was there last year so I am more confident this time. I am looking forward to it. Last year I missed All-America by one place. Definitely my goal this year is to get All-America.”

WOMEN’S 4x100 METER RELAY
Sherry Fletcher—LSU
“We’ve been having problems getting the stick around the track, so all we wanted to do was get the stick around the track and finish in the top three. We did run better, but I think we’ll get it together by nationals.”

MEN’S 4x100 METER RELAY
Kelly Willie—LSU
“It was a good race. The main thing here is just to qualify. We have to thank the Good Lord we get to stick around and head to nationals.”

WOMEN’S 1500m
Nicole Edwards—Michigan
“It felt really good. I was glad to just sit back and follow the pace. With about 200m left, I was in kind of a bad position with three girls right in a line in front of me, so I was a little bit worried, but coming off the last corner, I just swung wide and I had enough of a kick to pass them, so I’m happy with it.”

MEN’S 1500m
Vincent Rono—South Alabama
“I wanted it to be a faster race. That is why I tried to go out faster. The first two laps were kind of slow. I am happy I won it. This gives me a lot of confidence. It boosts my morale. To me this is a three race journey. Winning today really boosts my morale.”

WOMEN’S 100m HURDLES
Josanne Lucas—Auburn
“Coming into the meet, my main objective was to qualify and make some technical improvement. I did that, so I’m happy.”

MEN’S 110m HURDLES
Aries Merritt—Tennessee
“I had a pretty decent time considering I was going against a consistent wind (-1.5 mph). It was pretty important to me to win on this track, please the home crowd and qualify for NCAAs.”

WOMEN’S 800m
Ashley Patten—Missouri
“I just had to be patient. I didn’t get out in the best position, but I was able to get out down the back stretch. I was just thinking about my teammate (Missouri’s Neville Miller, who went down in the men’s 800-m prelims on Friday) being out of his race. This race was for him. They petitioned, but he wasn’t able to be in the finals today. It hit me before my race that he went out in the prelim, and I’m lucky to have this opportunity. This was a great field. Geena (Michigan freshman Genna Gall) is young and talented. This is how I wanted to finish my collegiate career. I’m ready for nationals. I’ve got two good weeks of training ahead. I’ve set my goals high, and I want to place as high as I can. I hope the best is yet to come.”

MEN’S 800m
Thomas Chamney—Notre Dame
“I was pretty happy with the race. We went out slower than I thought we would. I just spent a lot of time trying to close the gap with the leaders. The last 100 meters, there were so many of us bunched up that it came down to who had the most strength left. I am lucky I came out on top.
“I am from Ireland and it rains a lot there. I don’t think the temperatures hurt me today but, it is a lot hotter than I am used to. I definitely had to adjust but I don’t it took anything away.”

WOMEN’S 100m
Kerron Stewart—Auburn
“This meet was just to get me ready for the NCAA Championships. It was ok. I’m just ready to go.”

MEN’S 400m
Xavier Carter—LSU
“(The race) went pretty well. It met my expectations. I wanted to break 45 and I broke it (44.84). I am not satisfied and still want to break my goal (44 seconds).”

WOMEN’S 200m
Kelly Ann Baptiste—LSU
“I’ve been struggling in the 200. I just had to wait and do what I know I can do. (on edging her teammate LSU teammate Brooklynn Morris) “Brook is a great competitor. Beating her was good. We train together and push each other. We’re a good 1-2 punch. I’m looking ahead to Sacramento.”

MEN’S 100m
Xavier Carter—LSU
“(The race) went well. It still felt like I didn’t get out of the blocks as good as I should. (Demi) Omole is a great sprinter, but I knew if I got out just a meter behind, I figured I could overtake him.”

WOMEN’S 400-m HURDLES
Markita James—Auburn
“I just tried to run like I did yesterday—attack the first three hurdles, relax on the back stretch, and bring it home strong. It means a lot to break meet records on back-to-back days. My coach (Henry Rolle) has been with me through thick and thin. He has taught me well, and it has paid off. I’m looking forward to nationals. It should be a good competition.”

MEN’S 400m Hurdles
Micheal Tinsley—Jackson State
“I wanted to get out hard so I could get some good footing.”
“(Getting the meet record) feels good. It surprised me a little bit. I didn’t think I would run that fast today. I ran a 48 earlier this year but I didn’t think I would do it today.”

WOMEN’S 400m
Patricia Hall—Tennessee
“I felt good. It was my aim to come out here and win. Thanks to God for helping me do that.”

MEN’S 200m
Kelly Willie—LSU
“Coming out, I was trying to get my head right after the DQ in the 100. I thank the Lord that I ran a good race heading in to NC’s. It was a little of a mental blow in the 100 but I tried to regroup and not let my last race affect my next race. There are some things I need to work on still but this gives me a lot of confidence heading into NC’s.”

MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP
Alonzo Moore—Wisconsin
“I was just trying to get a good jump in. The long jump wasn’t good for me. With the heat today, I didn’t warm up properly. I pushed off on the back I got a good jump on the second jump. On the third jump, my hamstring cramped up. It takes some getting used to the weather. (Looking ahead to nationals) It’s my last meet as a collegian. I’ve got to do better. I’ve got to compete with everybody else. Hopefully, everything will come together at nationals.”

WOMEN’S TRIPLE JUMP
Yvonne Mensah—Illinois
“I knew I had a full day today. I had the 100 earlier. I knew that in the triple jump, I needed to pop a big one, and on the last jump, I popped a PR. That was good enough to win. At nationals, I just want to get in the finals. After that, anything is fair game.”

MEN’S JAVELIN
Eric Brown—Arkansas
“It wasn’t a great day for me. Getting through it is all that matters though. I’m not happy with how I threw but, all I had to do is finish in the top five and get to nationals. I really wanted to make more of a statement today. Now, I’ve got two weeks to rest and get ready for nationals.”

WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE
Ebba Stenback—Toledo
“(The race) felt really good. It meant a lot (to time under 10:05 to qualify for the European Championships). It’s a huge deal. It’s so amazing. It’s been my goal for over a year and now I finally beat it. It’s unreal.

“I was so glad to hear that (I set the Tom Black Track record). There were so many good things today. It was a bonus that I won. Hopefully at nationals, I will have someone to pull me (to battle with) and get under 10 minutes.”

MEN’S STEEPLECHASE
Brian Olinger—Ohio State
“I’m just excited to get through regionals without any major catastrophes. I still feel like I’m really coming around. I’m still training really hard so I’m looking forward being able to back off a little bit. I want to go after a fast run and put myself in a position to win a title at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento.”

WOMEN’S 4x400m Relay
Cynetheia Rooks—LSU
“We feel really good, really confident about the race today. We still have some unfinished business though. We still have to go to nationals to try to win an outdoor national title. We were pleased with our time. We didn’t have our “A” team so we are happy with the win to move on to nationals.”

MEN’S 4x400m RELAY
Reginald Dardar—LSU
“We wanted to win and stay injury free. We pushed it and came out with the win. This is a major step to help us prepare for nationals. We’re excited about where we are, and we were able to see what we needed to work on.”

Mideast Regional Champions »
Event Men Women
100m Xavier Carter, LSU - 10.22 Kerron Stewart, Auburn - 11.26
200m Kelly Willie, LSU - 20.48 Kelly Ann Baptiste, LSU - 22.73
400m Xavier Carter, LSU - 44.84 Patricia Hall, Tennessee - 51.52
800m Thomas Chamney, Notre Dame - 1:48.86 Ashley Patten, Missouri - 2:05.67
1,500m Vincent Rono, South Alabama - 3:44.59 Nicole Edwards, Michigan - 4:17.73
Steeple Brian Olinger, Ohio State - 8:45.18 Ebba Stenback, Toledo - 10:04.33
5,000m Josphat Boit, Arkansas - 14:00.73 Molly Huddle, Notre Dame - 16:24.51
100 hurdles - Josanne Lucas, Auburn - 13.18
110 hurdles Aries Merritt, Tennessee - 13.36 (-1.5w) -
400 hurdles Micheal Tinsley, Jackson State - 48.63 Markita James, Auburn - 54.54
4x100m LSU - 39.12 LSU - 43.68
4x400m LSU - 3:02.30 LSU - 3:28.93
HJ Tomasz Smialek, Akron - 7-02.25 Miruna Mataoanu, Alabama - 6-01.50
PV Brad Gebauer, Michigan State - 17-05 Sarah Landau, Miami OH - 13-03.75
LJ Nathan Mayle, Ohio - 25-06.75 Monica Robinson, Southern - 21-00 (2.9w)
TJ Alonzo Moore, Wisconsin - 52-01.75 Yvonne Mensah, Illinois - 44-01.50
SP Andy Fryman, Kentucky - 61-10.25 Amarachi Ukabam, Southern Illinois - 58-11.50
DT Jason Morgan, Louisiana Tech - 188-07 Amarachi Ukabam, Southern Illinois - 187-07
HT Mark Milleville, Southern Illinois - 212-01 Brittany Riley, Southern Illinois - 209-03
JT Eric Brown, Arkansas - 231-07 Kara Patterson, Purdue - 167-10
     
Team LSU LSU



Midwest Region - Austin, TX [results]

AUSTIN, Texas - The No. 1 Texas women garnered three victories and nine NCAA automatic berths Saturday on its way to first-place honors while the Texas men collected nine NCAA automatic bids in eight events at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Texas junior Marshevet Hooker, who won the long jump on Friday to collect a NCAA automatic berth, was unable to finish the 100-meter final after suffering a mild hamstring strain about 60 meters into the race.

Hooker had anchored the 4x100-meter relay team to victory earlier in the evening in 43.17. She had been scheduled to compete in the 200-meter final but was unable to participate. With automatic NCAA berths assured in the long jump and the 4x100-meter relay, Hooker's status for NCAA competition in the 100 and 200-meter events is uncertain.

"We'll do what we can to ensure that Marshevet is able to compete in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships," said UT coach Bev Kearney. "It's unfortunate this had to happen to any athlete, particularly someone who works as hard as Marshevet."

In other women's action, Desiraye Osburn of Wichita State was a double winner in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters as the senior clocked times of 4:20.85 and 16:43.88.

TCU's Virgil Hodge also won two events after taking both sprints while speeding to 11.10 (2.8w) and 22.57 (2.4w) for the 100 and 200 meters.

Becky Breisch of Nebraska, who won the shot put on Friday with a mark of 59-02.75, did not advance to the discus finals after fouling all three of her attempts. Teammate Dace Ruskule stepped in for the title with her throw of 193-09.

In men's action, the Texas 4x100-meter relay quartet of seniors Trey Griffin and Ronald Hill, freshman Jamaal Charles and senior Quincy Boles scored a thrilling victory in 39.19, good for the third-fastest time in school history.

Churandy Martina of UTEP swept the 100 and 200 meter titles by taking them in wind-aided clockings of 9.99 (4.5w) and 20.54 (3.6w) seconds.

UTEP was also strong in the 800 and 3,000 Steeplechase as Dominic Tanui recorded 1:47.63 to take the 800 title while teammate Mircea Bogdan ran 8:52.93 to win the Steeplechase.

Andra Manson of Texas continued his season-long dominance in the high jump, winning with a clearance of 7-4.50 to set a new NCAA Midwest Regional meet record.

Leonel Manzano of Texas earned the opportunity to defend his 2005 NCAA 1500-meter title after taking the event in 3:42.86, edging Kansas State's Christian Smith.

Nebraska's Becky Breisch won the women's shot put with her mark of 59-02.75 while Dana Pounds of Air Force showed who the favorite for the women's javelin title may be with her throw of 186-08.

Egor Agafonov of Kansas claimed the men's hammer throw with his mark of 226-04.

Midwest Regional Champions »
Event Men Women
100m Churandy Martina, UTEP - 9.99 (4.5w) Virgil Hodge, TCU - 11.10 (2.8w)
200m Churandy Martina, UTEP - 20.54 (3.6w) Virgil Hodge, TCU - 22.57 (2.4w)
400m Aaron Buzard, Minnesota - 45.87 Kineke Alexander, Iowa - 51.75
800m Dominic Tanui, UTEP - 1:47.63 Heather Dorniden, Minnesota - 2:07.55
1,500m Leonel Manzano, Texas - 3:42.86 Desiraye Osburn, Wichita State - 4:20.85
Steeple Mircea Bogdan, UTEP - 8:52.93 Jennifer Barringer, Colorado - 10:26.04
5,000m Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M-CC - 14:19.78 Desiraye Osburn, Wichita State - 16:43.88
100 hurdles - Priscilla Lopes, Nebraska - 12.70 (2.6w)
110 hurdles Marlon Odom, Texas Tech - 13.51 (2.2w) -
400 hurdles Shawon Harris, Texas Tech - 50.40 Melaine Walker, Texas - 56.03
4x100m Texas - 39.19 Texas - 43.17
4x400m Baylor - 3:05.73 Texas - 3:30.85
HJ Andra Manson, Texas - 7-04.50 Destinee Hooker, Texas - 6-02.75
PV Derek Mackel, New Mexico - 18-01 Breanna Eveland, Kansas State - 13-11.75
LJ Fabrice Lapierre, Texas A&M - 26-05.75 (3.3w) Marshevet Hooker, Texas - 21-08 (3.7w)
TJ Derek Gearman, Minnesota - 52-05.25 (3.8w) Yasmine Regis, Texas A&M - 45-01.50 (4.7w)
SP Brian Robison, Texas - 68-03.75 Becky Breisch, Nebraska - 59-02.75
DT Derek Randall, Texas - 200-07 Dace Ruskule, Nebraska - 193-09
HT Egor Agafonov, Kansas - 226-04 Zlata Tarasova, Kansas - 204-05
JT Josh Scheer, Kansas State - 229-07 Dana Pounds, Air Force - 186-08
     
Team Texas Texas



West Region - Provo, UT [results]

(Altitude at Provo, UT is 1387m)

PROVO, Utah -- After finishing fifth at the NCAA West Regional Championships in Eugene, Ore. last season, the BYU men's track & field team improved on last year's finish, taking second place in the team standings at the 2006 regional championship meet in Provo. The Cougars finished second behind USC, but turned down other top Pac-10 opponents, including Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, Washington and Arizona State. The BYU women finished 10th overall.

USC, the Pac-10 outdoor champions, won the men's competition with 122 points, followed by BYU with 84.50 points. Arizona finished third with 75 points, Washington was fourth with 71 points, Oregon was fifth with 68 points and UCLA finished sixth with 62.50 points.

"That's the best we have ever done at the Regional Championship," BYU men's track coach Mark Robison said. "I think we have an opportunity to pretty well at the national meet in Sacramento. I'm the most impressed with our freshmen. The young guys were phenomenal."

All totaled, the Cougars qualified 11 athletes for the NCAA National Championship meet in Sacramento next month, including nine men and two women. Several other BYU athletes will have to wait for at-large selection in order to participate in the event.

Men's Javelin (Trials and Finals) 12:30 p.m. -- Another BYU freshman made a strong showing at the NCAA West Regionals, earning a trip to the National Championships in Sacramento next month. Chris Reno turned in a distance of 218 feet, 9 inches to finish fourth overall. Boise State's Keron Francis won the javelin with a mark of 236 feet.

Men's Shot Put (Trials and Finals) 1:00 p.m. -- Junior Niklaus Arrhenius had three straight fouls in the shot put and did not place. Arizona senior Sean Shields won the event with a put of 63 feet, 3.5 inches.

Men's 1,500 Meters (Finals) 2:00 p.m. -- Whoever said track isn't a contact sport, must not have been in attendance at the West Regional during the men's 1,500-meter race. In a competition that resembled something between a NASCAR race and a roller-derby contest, at least four different competitors hit the deck. Arizona's Robert Cheseret and teammate Jonah Maiyo both went down at the 450-meter mark. Cheseret got to his feet and quickly reeled in the pack. He eventually took the lead and held off BYU's Kyle Perry at the finish line to win the race in a time of 3:52.34. Perry took second in a time of 3:52.61, while teammate Jacob Gustafsson finished seventh in a time of 3:56.86. BYU freshman Miles Batty finished eighth in a time of 4:01.97, while sophomore Dustin Bybee finished 11th in a time of 4:06.76. Oregon's Michael McGrath was disqualified for his role in one of the back-stretch collisions.

Men's 110-meter Hurdles (Finals) 2:20 p.m. -- BYU junior Jake Garlick finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles, completing the race in a time of 14.46. Oregon senior Eric Mitchum won the event with a time of 13.52.

Women's 800 Meters (Finals) 2:30 p.m. -- BYU sophomore Michelle Lindsay earned a trip to Sacramento, Calif., to compete at the NCAA National Championships in the 800 meters. Lindsay, who is engaged to be married shortly after the national championships, finished fifth on Saturday in a time of 2:09.40. Oregon freshman Rebekah Noble won the event in a time of 2:08.23.

Men's High Jump (Trials and Finals) 3:00 p.m. -- BYU junior David Pendergrass finished tied for second place in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 11 inches. Freshman Trevor Heiner also earned an automatic bid to the National Championship meet with a clearance of 6 feet, 11 inches. USC senior Jesse Williams won the event with a height of 7 feet, 2.25 inches.

Women's 400-meter Hurdles (Finals) 3:10 p.m. -- Sophomore Nicole Nevitt edged UC Riverside's Uchechi Egeonuigwe at the line to finish sixth in the 400-meter hurdles. Nevitt finished the race with a time of 1:00.55. UCLA freshman Nicole Leach won the race with a time of 56.54.

Men's 400-meter Hurdles (Finals) 3:20 p.m. -- BYU freshman Chris Carter led a BYU trio in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing second behind Washington's Shane Charles. Carter turned in a 50.28 in the event. Junior Nate Rencher finished sixth with a time of 51.92 and Jake Garlick finished seventh for the Cougars with a time of 52.20.

Men's 200 Meters (Finals) 4:00 p.m. -- Junior Paul Smith finished sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 20.82, his second fast time in the event this season. USC senior Phillip Francis won the event with a time of 20.46.

Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (Finals) 4:10 p.m. - BYU freshman Amy Fowler set a Clarence F. Robison Track record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, winning the event in a time of 10:32.36. Fowler will enter the National Championship meet in Sacramento as the nation's top-ranked freshman. Senior Rena Chesser, who finished third at last year's National Championships, finished 12th with a time of 11:01.29. Chesser is expected to earn an at-large bid to the National meet after turning in a provisional mark earlier this season.

Men's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (Finals) 4:35 p.m. -- The BYU men moved into second place in the team standings after collecting 14 points in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Senior Josh McAdams won the event with a time of 8:50.12. Sophomore Chandler Goodwin finished in fifth place with a time of 9:04.99, earning an automatic trip to the National Championship meet in Sacramento.

Men's 4x400-meter Relay (Finals) 5:25 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. -- In fifth place with 400 meters remaining in the 4x400-meter relay, freshman Chris Carter made up over 30 meters to catch UCLA's Tracy Session at the finish line to give the Cougars a fourth-place finish in the event. Washington won the relay with a time of 3:04.67.

West Regional Champions »
Event Men Women
100m Garry Jones, USC - 10.23 Carol Rodriguez, USC - 11.09 (2.6w)
200m Phillip Francis, USC - 20.46 (3.9w) Carol Rodriguez, USC - 22.62
400m Lionel Larry, USC - 45.53 Nashonme Johnson, Stanford - 53.65
800m Duane Soloman, USC - 1:47.87 Rebekah Noble, Oregon - 2:06.45
1,500m Robert Cheseret, Arizona - 3:52.34 Jennifer Twitchell, Utah State - 4:24.08
Steeple Josh McAdams, BYU - 8:50.12 Amy Fowler, BYU - 10:32.36
5,000m Robert Cheseret, Arizona - 14:25.32 Jenna Kingma, Arizona State - 16:55.58
100 hurdles - Virginia Powell, USC - 12.61 * high alt record
110 hurdles Eric Mitchum, Oregon - 13.52 -
400 hurdles Shane Charles, Washington - 49.98 Nicole Leach, UCLA - 56.54
4x100m USC - 39.68 USC - 43.59
4x400m Washington - 3:04.67 Arizona State - 3:33.98
HJ Jesse Williams, USC - 7-02.25 Rhonda Watkins, UCLA - 5-09.25
PV Robison Pratt, BYU - 18-04.75 Chelsea Johnson, UCLA - 13-11.75
LJ Joel Tuosto, UCLA - 25-06.75 Rhonda Watkins, UCLA - 21-06
TJ Ronald Carter, Long Beach State - 52-09.25 Erica Mclain, Stanford - 44-08
SP Sean Shields, Arizona - 63-03.50 Sarah Stevens, Arizona State - 57-03.50
DT Sean Shields, Arizona - 196-03 Kate Hutchinson, USC - 181-06
HT Mattias Jons, Boise State - 225-00 Eva Orban, USC - 226-08
JT Keron Francis, Boise State - 236-00 Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon - 161-08
     
Team USC Stanford and USC (tie)