April 2, 2007 Release
Furman Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Several Paladins Compete Against Top Competition at Stanford Invitational
Palo Alto, Calif. - Several members of the Furman track and field teams competed at the Stanford Invitational this weekend amidst some of the nation's top athletes. Over the two-day competition, a meet record 316 athletes posted NCAA Regional Qualifying marks, with 217 of those coming on Saturday. Furman's Chibuzo Aguocha was the top Paladin finisher with a second-place finish in the women's long jump "B" Section with a mark of 5.69m.
Rebecca Mullen also ran for the Lady Paladins, coming in 30th in the 800m run "B" section with a time of 2:16.93. On the men's side, Furman had two "B" Section finishers. David Moseley took third place in the javelin throw "B" section with a mark of 56.15m. Patrick Morgan crossed the finish line in 1:52.72 to finish eighth in the 800m run "B" section.
Furman will return home to host the ninth annual Furman Invitational on Saturday, April 7. The meet is in conjunction with the Blue Shoes Elite Mile, which will feature several top runners including 2004 Olympian Alan Webb. He and several other elite runners will attempt to break the four-minute mark on a South Carolina track for the first time. The day's events begin at 8 a.m., with a high school track meet and conclude with the collegiate meet, which is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.
Chattanooga Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Four Mocs Top 10 at Yellow Jacket Invitational
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Four Chattanooga track athletes claimed top 10 spots Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech.
Michael Mentz finished fifth in the men's 1500-meter run with a time of 3:51.50, just over two seconds off of Tennessee's Tyler Devault's top time of 3:49.19.
Tim Clark placed 11th in the event at 3:56.64 while David Moore finished 21st with a time of 4:00.74 in the race featuring 35 runners from ACC and SEC schools. Jeff Taylor placed 12th in the men's 5000-meter run in a time of 15:26.69.
In the women's events, Katie Williams and Emily Wood each placed sixth in their respective events. Williams finished the 5000m run in 17:53.10 while Wood's time of 2:15.84 was just five seconds out of first place in the 800m race. Jamie Dinkins was 21st in the 30-person event at 2:24.07.
Kathleen Turchin was ninth in the women's 1500m run in a time of 4:39.72. Nettie Halcomb placed 14th at 4:41.43 and Sabrina Lefort was two places behind at 4:44.79. Shelley Taylor placed 20th in the race at 4:48.97.
In the men's 800m run, Blake Ketron was 12th at 1:55.17 and Jordan Longstreth was a little more than one second behind at 1:56.55 in 17th place. Ryan Crews and Michael Billingsly were 22nd and 23rd at 1:58.45, just thousandths of a second different in time.
Amanda Alexander was the lone sprinter, finishing 27th in the women's 400m dash at 1:00.76.
The Yellow Jacket Invitational featured teams from the SEC including Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Auburn and Vanderbilt and ACC schools Wake Forest Clemson and host Georgia Tech. Also competing were Connecticut, Georgia State Middle Tennesse, Tulane and Wisconsin.
Women 400 Meter Dash
~ 27 Amanda Alexander -- 1:00.76
Women 800 Meter Run
~ 6 Emily Wood -- 2:15.84
~ 21 Jamie Dinkins -- 2:24.07
Men 800 Meter Run
~ 12 Blake Ketron -- 1:55.17
~ 17 Jordan Longstreth -- 1:56.55
~ 22 Ryan Crews -- 1:58.45
~ 23 Michael Billingsly -- 1:58.45
Women 1500 Meter Run
~9 Kathleen Turchin -- 4:39.72
~ 14 Nettie Halcomb -- 4:41.43
~ 16 Sabrina Lefort -- 4:44.79
~ 20 Shelley Taylor -- 4:48.97
Men 1500 Meter Run
~ 5 Michael Mentz -- 3:51.50
~ 11 Tim Clark -- 3:56.64
~ 21 David Moore -- 4:00.74
Women 5000 Meter Run
~ 6 Katie Williams -- 17:53.10
~ -- Laura Stewart -- DNF
~ -- Emmi Stuart -- DNF
Men 5000 Meter Run
~ 12 Jeff Taylor -- 15:26.69
~ -- Andrew Highlander ? DNF
Marchant Earns Provisional Qualification
STANFORD, Calif. -- Senior distance runner Lanni Marchant earned a provisional qualification to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 10,000 meter race Saturday at the Stanford Invitational.
Marchant finished 19th out of 26 runners in the Section 1 race in a time of 34:18.67, within the 35:00 time needed for a provisional qualification. She placed ahead of Northern Arizona's Nicole Gueldmeister and Katie Van Horn of Tennessee.
Marchant won the college race last year at Stanford and placed 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. This year, the London, Ontario senior competed against runners looking to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships as well as Olympic hopefuls.
Georgia Southern Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Track & Field Returns from Weems Baskins; Kerzie has Standout Meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Georgia Southern's track and field team traveled to Columbia, S.C. to compete in the Weems Baskins Relays this past Saturday, March 31.
Senior Jessica Kerzie (Marietta, Ga./Walton) had an outstanding weekend achieving two career bests. In the 1500M, Kerzie demolished her previous top time (5:15.86) by over 16 seconds, with a fourth place mark of 4:59.23. The permance ranks fifth on GSU's all-time list.
Kerzie's second career high came in the 800M. Clocking in at 2:27.03, she claimed ninth while newcomer Shauntel Jennings (Stone Mountain, Ga./Lithonia) finished third with a time of 2:22.59.
The Eagles dominated the top five in both the High Jump and Long Jump. Sophomore Jasmine Lightning (Dacula, Ga./Dacula) and junior Amber Wilson (Calhoun, Ga./Gordon Central) finished third and fourth, respectively, both with a height of 5'3".
In the Long Jump, seniors Nicole Brown (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) and Lauren Jacobs (Marieteea, Ga./Marietta) claimed back to back finishes of second (18'9.25") and third (18'7.75"), respectively. Junior Dominique Thurman (Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale) rounded out the top five with a distance of 17'6".
The sole title of the meet came from freshman Demetrise Anthony (Manchester, Ga./Manchester) in the Triple Jump (38'7.75") while Lightning finished not far behind, coming in third (35'9.5").
In the throwing events, junior Monique Pitts (Lilburn, Ga./Brookwood) improved her Discus career best distance from 136'5" (fourth best in GSU record book) to 144'4.75", now holding the second best mark in Eagle history.
Georgia Southern's track and field team will be heading to Gainesville, Fla. Apr. 5-7 for the three-day Florida Relays event.
College of Charleston Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Collier Sets New School Record
Heather Collier set the new College of Charleston record with her 00:59.83 time in the 400-meter dash at the Weems Baskins Relay on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.
Collier’s Top 10 finish was followed by Emily Jackson who finished the event with a time of 00:60.25
Katie Hedley placed second in two mile event with a time of 11:45.69, behind South Carolina’s Casey Gale. She had a third place finish in 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:56.81, while teammate Wells Trompeter notched a time of 4:55.17 for second place.
Sarah Massenburg’s time of 5:03.66 is a personal best in 1,500 meter run.
In the field events, Collier had a Top 5 finish in the high jump, and Summer Chambless pole vaulted to a Top 10 finish.
The Cougars will enter the Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C., on Apr. 7
Appalachian State Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Derrickson and Greer Set Records, Lead Mountaineers at Western Carolina Invitational
by Appalachian Sports Information
April 1, 2007 - BOONE, N.C. ? Senior Anthony Greer and sophomore Charles Derrickson each set facility and track records in their respective events to lead the Appalachian State University men’s track and field team at the Western Carolina Invitational on Saturday, March 31 in Cullowhee, N.C.
Greer broke his own facility record of two years ago and claimed victory in the shot put, hurling the ball a distance of 18.03 meters. Greer also placed second in the discus throw with a mark of 42.73 meters.
On the track, Derrickson set a track record in the 110-meter hurdles, winning the event with a time of 14.25. Teammate Daniel Neal placed second in the event, crossing the line in 14.80.
Neal also earned a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.67.
The Mountaineers return to action when they travel to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the Clemson Invitational on Saturday, April 7.
ASU Field Events Have Strong Performance at Western Carolina Invitational
by Appalachian Sports Information
April 1, 2007 - BOONE, N.C. ? Juniors Brittani Williams and Lily Tallent led the Appalachian State University women’s track and field team, each earning two second-place finishes at the Western Carolina Invitational on Saturday, March 31 in Cullowhee, N.C.
Throws proved to be a strong point for the Mountaineers, with Williams placing second in the shot put and hammer throw with marks of 13.36 meters and 49.97 meters, respectively. Tallent took second in the javelin throw and discus throw, recording distances of 36.85 meters and 40.42 meters, respectively.
In the jumps, freshman Danielle Thorpe recorded Appalachian’s only individual victory in the triple jump with a leap of 11.84 meters. Also in the jumps, junior Vonteena Knotts placed third in the long jump with a leap of 5.35 meters.
In the pole vault, sophomore Shea Snow led ASU with a second-place finish and a height of 3.50 meters.
In the sprints, freshman Chenel McFadden finished second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.58.
The Mountaineers return to action on Saturday, April 7 when they travel to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the Clemson Invitational.
UNC Greensboro Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Two more Spartans set personal records at UNC Invitational
CHAPEL HILL, NC ? Nicolas Vaccaro set a personal best in the 800 meters and Ramon Jobson-Brown set a personal record in the long jump to highlight UNC Greensboro’s action on the final day of the UNC Invitational meet.
Vaccaro, the school record holder in the 1500 meters, finished 13th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.75 to shave nearly a second off his personal best time. Jobson-Brown just nipped his previous best of 6.48 meters with a leap of 6.49 meters.
UNCG returns to the track on April 7 at the Duke Invitational in Durham, NC.
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Women’s Results (UNCG only) 800 meters: 16. Jess Weber 2:25.27, 20. Kathy Oldham 2:29.51;
Western Carolina Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Catamounts Post 37 Podium Finishes, 13 First-Place Runs at Western Carolina Invitational
Cullowhee, N.C. - The Catamount men's and women's track & field team combined for 37 podium finishes, including 13 first-place finishes at Saturday's Western Carolina Invitational hosted by the squad at the on-campus Catamount Athletic Complex. Headlining the meet was WCU sophomore Manteo Mitchell who broke both the school and facility record with an NCAA qualifying mark of 46.23 in the men's 400-meter dash, with senior Asia Davis capturing both 100-and 400-meter hurdle events.
Overall, Western posted 63 top five finishes at its lone home meet of the season. The Catamount men recorded 18 top three finishes, five of which were meet championships, while the women had 19 podium performances, eight of which were first place finishes.
All told, between NCAA Division I and Division II, as well as NAIA qualifying standards, 14 student-athletes qualified for their respective regional or national competitions. Also, seven Catamount Athletic Complex records fell on Saturday (men's 110-meter hurdles; men's 400-meter dash; men's 1,600-meter relay; men's hammer; men's shot put; men's pole vault and women's 800-meter run).
Mitchell broke the 23-year old school record held by Earl Bates (46.25), who set the benchmark in the 1984 Southern Conference championship, by two-one hundredths of a second. He clocked 46.23 to win the event, shattering the old track record by 1.07 seconds and edged Brandon Small of East Carolina, who also broke the old track record (46.32). The Mooresboro, N.C., native also claimed the top spot in the men's 200-meter dash, running 21.35 to take the top spot.
In other men's track events, the Catamounts claimed first and second in the men's 800-meter as senior Dan Fassinger clipped freshman teammate Jestin Jennings, running 1:53.94 just in front of the rookies 1:54.32. WCU also dominated the podium in the 400-meter hurdles as Mike Malone (53.78) ran first and Ogden Hansford ran third (55.00).
Western took first through fourth in the men's high jump as freshman Matt Evans claimed first-place by clearing 2.03 meters (6-7.75). He edged teammates Rashad Herndon (1.88m, 6-2.0), Daniel Joseph (1.83m, 6-0.0) and Anthony Rogers (1.83m, 6-0.0).
Davis, who qualified for the NCAA Nationals last season in the 400-meter hurdles, continued her strong spring by winning both women's hurdle events on Saturday. The Charlotte, N.C., native captured the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.85 to beat out teammate NaShay McGriff in third (15.03). Davis won the 400-meter hurdles by nearly three full seconds, running 1:01.39 to claim the top spot.
In the other women's competition, junior Kerrie Savery and senior Deanna Kulesz each recorded first-place runs as Savery out ran the field in the 800-meter run (2:12.13) to best her senior counterpart in second at 2:15:62. Savery's mark broke the track record and was the only women's facility benchmark to fall during the competition. Kulesz climbed to the top of the podium in the 5,000-meter run, clocking 18:26.89 in the longest event of the meet. WCU also went one-two in the women's 400-meter dash as junior Raquel Ramseur won the event (54.87) to win over teammate Aneesha Lane (57.82), also by nearly three full seconds.
Both of WCU's women's 4x100-meter relay teams finished in the top three as the "A" team won the event (46.30) with the "B" squad placing third (49.69). In the longer of the two, the Catamounts' "A" team again won the event with a time of (3:48.0).
Two-sport standout Jessika Johnson, who also plays for the Lady Catamount basketball team and is the defending SoCon Outdoor High Jump Champion, captured the same event by clearing 1.70m (5-6.75) to knock off teammate Brittany Whitaker (1.65m, 5-4.75) in second place.
Additional facility records that fell on the men's side Saturday included the men's hammer throw as the top two finishers - Terrance Myers and Eric Frasure of East Carolina - each surpassed the old mark with NCAA qualifying standards of 59.65m (195-8.25) and 58.81m (192-11.25), respectively. Appalachian State's Anthony Greer eclipsed his own facility record of two years ago in the men's shot put, hurling the orb 18.03 meters (59-1.75), while his Mountaineer teammate, Charles Derrickson, set the track benchmark with a time of 14.25 in the 110-meter hurdles to win the event. Clemson's Mitch Greeley won the men's pole vault with a facility-best of 5.05 meters (16-6.75).
Western Carolina returns to action next weekend, April 5-7, at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., which is also the site of the 2007 NCAA East Regional.
Elon Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Elon Shines at Charlotte Invitational
Charlotte, N.C. - The Elon track and field team competed at the Charlotte Invitational on Saturday afternoon with multiple athletes having standout performances.
Jessica Clendenning led the Phoenix with a second-place finish in the pole vault after a jump off. Clendenning posted a height of 3.80 meters (12-05.50 feet) -- her third NCAA East Regional Championship qualifying height in the last three meets.
Throwers Angela Carlberg and Sara Rickert had solid performances for the Phoenix, each qualifying for the finals in the shot put and the discus throw. Carlberg placed seventh in the shot put and third in the discus with a toss of 41.22 meters (135-03 feet). Rickert place eighth in both events.
Katelyn Ealer placed third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:53.89 while Colleen McCarthy posted a time of 12:05.70 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for a third-place finish.
Caitlin Beeler recorded a time of 5:01.33 in the 1,500-meter run to place eighth. Anna Mae Flynn and Alissa Wilke finished second and fourth, respectively, in the 3,000-meter run with times of 10:33.43 and 10:49.76.
Dominique Price finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.75 while Alice Turner registered a time of 1:05.27 in the 400-meter hurdles to place sixth.
Elon returns to action on Friday, April 6 at the Duke Relays.
Davidson Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Davidson Men's Track and Field Sets School Mark at Cross-County Rival Charlotte's Invitational
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? The 4x400 team set a new Davidson record, and senior Jim Walter placed first in the discus, as the Wildcat men’s track and field team competed at the Charlotte Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
The 4x400 relay team’s time of 3:18.01 bettered the previous mark of 3:18.48 was set by JinHan Justin Song, David Ritchie, Douglas Noreen and John Bialas last season.
Walter’s throw of 45.09 meters was tops in the field of 12 throwers, while freshman Tom Divinnie finished second in the 3,000-meters with a time of 8:44.15.
Senior Douglas Noreen finished third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.02, and junior Beaux Jones was third in the javelin with a throw of 49.85 meters.
The men’s tricksters will return to action on April 14 at the Radford Invitational.
Davidson Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Davidson's Meister and Rogers Finish First at Charlotte Invitational
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? The 4x100 team set a new Davidson record, and freshman Kristen Meister and sophomore Lucy Rogers each won individual titles as the Wildcat women’s track and field team competed at the Charlotte Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
With a time of 48.97, the 4x100 team bettered their own record of 50.07, set last weekend at the Wake Forest Open by Jessica Chasen, Chieko Phillips, Kim Colley and Amaka Obidegwu.
Freshman Kristen Meister took the title in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters, while sophomore Lucy Rogers crossed the finish line first in the 5,000-meters with a time of 17:43.90.
The women tracksters nearly felled a couple more records. Colley matched her own record with an 18th-place finish in the 100-meters with a time of 12.63, and Phillips ran a 25.62 in the 200-meters, narrowly missing the Davidson standard of 25.60 set by Katurri Phillips last season.
The Wildcat women will return to action at the Duke Invitational from April 6-7.
The Citadel Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Bulldogs Finish Fourth at the Military Track and Field Championships, McNeill Throws NCAA Qualifying Mark
Lexington, Va. ? Competing against the other six major military academies from across the country, The Citadel men’s and women’s track teams each placed fourth at the 2007 Military Track and Field Championships at VMI on Saturday. Senior Stephanie McNeill highlighted the day by qualifying for the NCAA Regional Championships in the shot put while also winning the hammer with a new school record.
The women’s team placed fourth in the meet with 69 points, behind Navy (209), Air Force (190) and Army (175) while placing in front of Coast Guard (43) and VMI (33). The men also placed fourth with 72 points, coming in behind Air Force (246), Army (234) and Coast Guard (88) but edged rival VMI (63) and the Merchant Marine Academy (13).
McNeill’s throw of 47’ 0.75” in the shot put is a season-best and qualifies her for the NCAA Regional Championships on May 25-26 in Gainesville, Fla. This is the second time she has qualified for the NCAA Championship event, becoming the first woman in school history to do so in 2006.
McNeill scored the first points of the day for the Bulldogs with a school record winning throw in the hammer. McNeill entered the event seeded second behind Air Force’s Olivia Korte but McNeill’s final mark of 169’ 3” topped Korte by over three and a half feet.
Sophomore Monique Edwards and McNeill finished 4-5 in the discus, garnering nine points for the women’s team. Edwards placed fourth with a mark of 123’ 11” while McNeill threw 121’ 2” to finish fifth.
The Citadel’s men’s 4x100m relay team finished third with a season-best time of 41.75, less than a second away from the school record. The team of sophomore Wesley Merriweather and seniors Quintin Wright, Thomas Pressley and Cameron Easley were edged by Army in the last five meters as the West Point Cadets finished second with a time of 41.63.
The women’s 4x400m relay team ran the second-fastest time in school history as they finished fourth. The time of 4:04.55 was run by Jodi Whittle, Katheryn Gatewood, Alexis Moore and Megan Jenkins.
The men’s 4x400m relay team of Jonathan Vallejo, Bryan Hladik, Jamel Brown and Dan Sagmiller placed third with a time of 3:24.84.
Earlier in the day, Easley posted three points to The Citadel’s men’s team score by finishing sixth in the long jump with a mark of 20’ 8.5”, setting a new personal record.
In the 100m dash, Thomas Pressley finished third with a season-best time of 11.02 while Quintin Wright placed fifth with a season-best time of 11.10. Both marks are the fastest 100m times a Bulldog has ran this season.
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Junior Jodi Whittle ran a season-best 58.24 in the 400m, placing second.
Freshman Kenny Stephens placed fifth in the men’s shot put, throwing 44’ 6.25” while senior Alex Croskey finished seventh with a mark of 43’ 8.5”.
Next weekend, the Bulldogs will compete in two meets. The first group of the split squad will head to Greenville, S.C. to compete in the Furman Invitational. Meanwhile, the second grouping will head to Gainesville, Fla. for the prestigious Florida Relays, billed as one of the top five track meets in the eastern United States.
For complete coverage of Bulldog Track and Field, visit the official home of The Citadel Athletics at CitadelSports.com.
Final Team Scores ? Men
1. Air Force 246
2. Army 234
3. Coast Guard 88
4. The Citadel 72
5. VMI 63
6. Merchant Marine Acad. 13
Final Team Scores ? Women
1. Navy 209
2. Air Force 190
3. Army 175
4. The Citadel 69
5. Coast Guard 43
6. VMI 33
7. Merchant Marine Acad. 0