Utah State Women Finish Sixth, Men Seventh At 2004 Big West Conference Track and Field Championships
Utah State’s men’s and women’s track and field teams finished in seventh and sixth-place respectively at the 2004 Big West Conference Track and Field Championships held at Anteater Stadium on the campus of UC Irvine over the weekend.
Cal State Northridge swept the meet as the men scored 157 points and the women notched 165. USU was the two-time defending men’s champions, while the Aggie women finished fifth last year.
“I am really proud of our team and we performed about as well as can be expected,” said USU head coach Gregg Gensel. “You have to give credit to the other teams because I thought they all performed really well.”
Senior Josh Sides was the only individual champion for USU as he defended his title in the shot put with a mark of 59-02.00, and also won the hammer with a toss of 194-10, defeating teammate and defending champion in senior Ryan Bruhn by one inch as he had a mark of 194-09 in the event.
USU’s men’s team had two other top-three finishes on the day as sophomore Trevor Ball placed second in the 5000-meters with a time of 14:38.58, while senior Mark Burton was third in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 57-00.25.
Utah State’s top female finisher on the day was sophomore Alana Geisler who placed second in the pole vault with a height of 11-09.75. Freshman Katie Thatcher notched a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.15, while freshman Amber Judd was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.21) and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.48).
Utah State will return to action on May 28-29 at the NCAA Regionals in Northridge, Calif.
2004 Big West Conference Championships
Team ScoresMen1. Cal State Northridge, 1572. Cal Poly, 1433. Idaho, 1164. UC Santa Barbara, 109.335. Long Beach State, 856. UC Irvine, 83.837. UTAH STATE, 83.338. Cal State Fullerton, 289. UC Riverside, 12.50
Women1. Cal State Northridge, 1652. Idaho, 150.503. Cal Poly, 132.504. UC Santa Barbara, 1185. Long Beach State, 1006. UTAH STATE, 677. UC Riverside, 358. UC Irvine, 33.509. Cal State Fullerton, 16.50
Saturday’s ResultsMen’s Finals —100-Meters – 6. DJ Smith, 10.785000-Meters – 2. Trevor Ball, 14:38.58; 11. David Danley, 15:03.32; 18. Clark Bryner, 15:07.784×100 Relay – 5. 41.48 ( Richins, Fawcett, Young, Smith)4×400 Relay – 4. 3:15.49Triple Jump – 8. Blake Hadfield, 47-01.00; 13. Jared Ocana, 43-02.25Shot Put – 1. Josh Sides, 59-02.00; 3. Mark Burton, 57-00.25Hammer – 1. Josh Sides, 194-10; 2. Ryan Bruhn, 194-09; 12. Mark Burton, 160-04Javelin – 8. Ryan Bruhn, 173-03; 13. Paul Walker, 156-05
Women’s Finals —200-Meters – 8. Becky Tueller, 25.171500-Meters – 10. Ashley Johnson, 4:34.35; 11. Kristin Guymon, 4:36.805000-Meters – 12. Lida Clapier, 17:50.71; 13. Carol Cabanillias, 18:03.44; 18. Emily Prestwich, 18:19.60; 19. Ashley Johnson, 18:26.19; 21. Christi Howell, 18:35.13; 24. Tiffany Strickland, 18:44.90100-Meter Hurdles – 4. Amber Judd, 14.21400-Meter Hurdles – 3. Katie Thatcher, 1:00.15; 5. Amber Judd, 1:01.48; 6. Emily Hillam, 1:03.484×100 Relay – 8. 47.63 (Judd, Tueller, Hobbs, Webb)4×400 Relay – 7. 3:52.44Pole Vault – 2. Alana Geisler, 11-09.75; 7. Amy Davis, 11-03.75Shot Put – 4. Kelli Burton, 48-09.50Javelin – 8. Dayna Barrett, 123-11; 9. Kim Memmott, 118-06
Friday’s ResultsMen’s Finals —3000-Meter Steeplechase – 10. Carson Campbell, 9:34.12High Jump – T8. Reece Hulbert, 6-04.75Pole Vault – 3. Christian Lee, 16-08.75; 8. David Loomis, 14-05.25; 10. Matt Toone, 13-11.25Long Jump – 5. Blake Hadfield, 23-00.00Discus – 6. Ryan Bruhn, 161-02; 9. Mark Burton, 158-08; 10. Josh Sides, 153-0210,000-Meters – 2. David Danley, 30:48.11; 6. Clark Bryner, 31:06.55
Men’s Prelims —100-Meters – T6. DJ Smith, 10.78 (Q)200-Meters – 11. DJ Smith 22.23 (DNQ); T13. Cedric Young, 22.49 (DNQ)400-Meters – 11. Yance Fawcett, 49.78 (DNQ)800-Meters – 9. Craig Bown, 1:53.91 (DNQ); 20. Scott Faldmo, 1:58.00 (DNQ)1500-Meters – 19. Heath Wing, 4:03.46 (DNQ)110-Meter Hurdles – 11. Dustin Vetica, 15.05 (DNQ); 12. Chase Richins, 15.07 (DNQ); 17. James Logan, 15.32 (DNQ)400-Meter Hurdles – 11. Brad Martin, 54.73 (DNQ); 13. Chase Richins, 56.43 (DNQ)
Women’s Finals —3000-Meter Steeplechase – 7. Lida Clapier, 11:10.05; 8. Tiffany Strickland, 11:21.98; 11. Emily Prestwich, 11:29.31High Jump – 6. Carrie Bitton, 5-06; 12. Lacy Schroeder, 5-04.25; T14. Chalise Withers, 5-02.25; 16. Crystal Thiselle, 5-02.25Hammer – 4. Kelli Burton, 183-09Discus – 3. Kelli Burton, 167-0210,000-Meters – 6. Carol Cabanillias, 37:54.26; 15. Rebecca Meier, 40:16.42
Women’s Prelims —100-Meters – 9. Becky Tueller, 12.24 (DNQ); 14. Cachet Webb, 12.54 (DNQ); 16. Kathleen Hobbs, 12.64 (DNQ)200-Meters – 2. Becky Tueller, 24.71 (Q)800-Meters – 9. Amy Egan, 2:12.87 (DNQ); 10. Sarah Dimmick, 2:12.98 (DNQ); Jill Steele, 2:13.19 (DNQ)1500-Meters – 5. Ashley Johnson, 4:33.37 (Q); 9. Kristin Guymon, 4:34.40 (Q); 21. Christi Howell, 4:49.92 (DNQ)100-Meter Hurdles – 5. Amber Judd, 14.53 (Q); 11. Amber Hanson, 14.89 (DNQ); 13. Jana Young, 14.96 (DNQ)400-Meter Hurdles – 3. Katie Thatcher, 1:00.87 (Q); 5. Amber Judd, 1:02.52 (Q); 6. Emily Hillam, 1:03.10 (Q)
Thursday’s ResultsDecathlon – 7. Kenny Murdock, 5499Heptathlon – 3. Carrie Bitton, 4722; 7. Dayna Barrett, 4482