University of Oregon
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium (IUPUI)
Noble Cruises to USA Junior Champs Win
06/23/06 | Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ? Duck freshman Rebekah Noble paced Oregon's third day action Friday in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on the IUPUI campus.
The Spokane, Wash., native won the junior women's 800 meters by .75 seconds (2:05.05), and edged unattached entrant Shannon Leinert (second, 2:05.80) and Chanelle Price of the United Stars (third, 2:06.23).
Noble had also led the 23-woman event prelims Thursday (2:08.44), and was trailed by Blaire Dinsdale of Cedar Valley (second, 2:09.21) and Leinert (third, 2:09.64).
Since she finished top-two in her event final, Noble earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2006 World Junior Championships, scheduled for Beijing, China, August 15-20.
Noble had won her first U.S. junior title last June in Carson, Calif., in a then-personal best (2:03.73), then added the Pan-Am junior crown a month later in Toronto, Ontario.
In 2006, she has enjoyed equal success on the collegiate scene with outdoor 800m titles in the NCAA (2:02.07), West Regional (2:06.45) and Pac-10 Championships (2:05.81), and she was also was also the NCAA indoor runner-up in mid-March (2:05.72). All-time for UO, she ranks fourth outdoors and second indoors with her respective season and personal bests (2:02.07/2:04.72).
In field event action, redshirt junior Britney Henry capped her first official season for the Ducks with a seventh-place finish in the senior women's hammer (212-2), and ranked second among collegians just behind Jennifer Leatherman of Penn State (sixth, 213-0).
Henry opened with a throw of 204-4 (62.29m), and sandwiched legal marks of 212-2 (64.67m) and 203-9 (62.10m) on her third and fifth efforts between fouls on three of her final five throws.
Redshirt senior teammate Brittany Hinchcliffe trailed in 21st in her USA debut (184-11). The All-American from Olympia, Wash., opened with a mark of 173-7 (52.91m), registered her daily best on her second attempt, and fouled her third try.
Pac-10 alumnae and Nike thrower Jessica Cosby won the event (232-3) over American record holder Erin Gilreath (second, 227-8) and Amber Campbell of the Mjolnir Throws Club (third, 221-6).
Henry and Hinchcliffe ended the season ranked first and second all-time for UO in the hammer with their season bests of 221-7 and 212-3 from the Mt. SAC Relays and NCAA Championships, respectively.
Henry started the season off on a tear with three home wins and a pair of meets in mid-April past the 220-foot line (221-7 ? Mt Sac Relays; 221-5 ? Oregon Invitational). She endured an ankle injury before the Pac-10 Championships, and still finished top-six for the team in all three collegiate championships stops - the NCAA (sixth, 208-7), West Regional (fourth, 209-3) and Pac-10 Championships (fourth, 210-3).
Hinchcliffe saved her best efforts for the twilight of her collegiate career with personal bests in the West Regional (third, 210-5) and NCAA Championships (third, 212-3), after she also scored for UO in the Pac-10 Championships for the second straight season (sixth, 206-1). During the course of the outdoor slate, she topped her preseason best (199-2) in eight of 10 meets.
Indoors in 2006, the pair also broke the school indoor weight throw record as both threw personal bests of 61-1 1/4 in the Mountain Pacific Championships in late February in Seattle.
In men's senior event action Friday, senior Matt Scherer advanced to his second straight USA Championships 400 meters semifinal (12th, 45.59) and missed advancing to the eight-man final by only .18 seconds.
Andrew Rock of adidas led Thursday's semifinal (44.68), and was followed by LaShawn Merritt (third, 44.75) and Darold Williamson (third, 45.11). Only two other collegians ran faster than Scherer Friday ? Indiana's David Neville (fourth, 45.02) and USC's Lionel Larry (11th, 45.50)
Scherer had advanced to the semifinal after he ranked fourth overall Thursday and tops among collegians in the prelims (45.43).
Scherer's time Friday was his sixth straight sub-46.00 clocking and ninth in 11 outdoors races this season. He was only .40 seconds off his personal best (45.19) that won the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene in mid-May ? a mark that ranks him second all-time for UO behind former world record holder Otis Davis (44.9/45.09c).
Also on the track, redshirt sophomore Michael McGrath capped his return season for the Ducks with his debut in the USA Championships senior 1,500 meters (24th, 3:52.57). The Portland, Ore., native had qualified for the meet based on his indoor mile best (3:59.25) that was UO's second-ever sub-4:00 indoor mile, and the NCAA indoor qualifier ranks second all-time for UO.
Reebok's Chris Lukezic led the prelims (3:38.84), and the next-fastest times from the three sections came courtesy of Rob Myers of Reebok (second, 3:38.86) and unattached entrant Gabe Jennings (3:39.89).
Looking back over his '06 outdoor season, McGrath placed fifth for the Ducks in the Pac-10 Championships 800m and 1,500m (1:51.28/3:44.70), and overall he ranked second and first, respectively, on the team with his season bests of 1:50.28 and 3:44.70.
In other men's action Friday, freshman Steven Johnson finished fifth in the hammer (191-9) in his U.S. junior debut. The Medford, Ore., native opened with a throw of 181-8 (55.38m) with the 6-kilogram implement (13.2 lbs.), and added marks of 189-2 (57.66m) and 181-8 (55.39m) later in the prelims. In the event finals, he ended with marks of 184-1 (56.10m), 185-7 (56.56m) and 191-9 (58.46m).
Unattached entrant Walter Henning won the event (235-0) by over 35 feet, and was followed by unattached entrant John Freeman (second, 199-10) and Alexander Pessala of Princeton (third, 198-10).
Johnson had ranked second for the Ducks during the 2006 collegiate season, and had thrown a season best of 177-5 with the 16-pound collegiate implement ? a mark that was just shy of the regional standard of 182-5.
Looking ahead to action Saturday in the fourth day of the five-day meet, a list of Duck entries follows:
Oregon Competitors - Saturday, June 24, 2006
4:05 p.m. ET 110m Hurdles Men 1st round (Eric Mitchum)
5:30 p.m. ET Long Jump Women final (Lauryn Jordan)
5:30 p.m. ET Pole Vault Men final (Tommy Skipper)
THIRD DAY FINAL RESULTS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F143.asp
Junior Women 800 Meter Run
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World: W 1:57.18 9/8/1993 Wang Yuan, CHN
American: A 2:00.07 7/24/1982 Kim Gallagher, Pennsylvania
Meet: M 2:03.1h 6/24/1979 Leann Warren, Oregon TC
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Rebekah Noble Oregon 2:05.05
2 Shannon Leinert unattached 2:05.80
3 Chanelle Price United Stars 2:06.23
4 Jessica Ortman unattached 2:06.94
5 Blaire Dinsdale Cedar Valley 2:07.39
6 Sarah Cocco Kryptonite S 2:07.56
7 Brooke Dinsdale unattached 2:09.15
8 Ena Leufroy Miami 2:14.62
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F117.asp
Junior Men Hammer Throw
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World: W 81.34m 9/2/2001 Krisztian Pars, HUN
American: A 71.58m 5/7/2006 Walter Henning, NYHS
Meet: M 71.43m 6/26/2004 Nick Owens, North Carolina
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Walter Henning unattached 71.62mA 235-00
69.31m 71.62m 71.33m FOUL 68.59m 68.10m
2 John Freeman unattached 60.92m 199-10
60.09m FOUL 60.92m FOUL 59.88m FOUL
3 Alexander Pessala Princeton 60.60m 198-10
60.24m 59.60m 60.53m 56.38m 60.60m FOUL
4 David Schiedt Throw 1 Deep 60.41m 198-02
57.43m FOUL 58.32m 59.79m FOUL 60.41m
5 Steven Johnson unattached 58.46m 191-09
55.38m 57.66m 55.39m 56.10m 56.56m 58.46m
6 Zack Richards unattached 56.50m 185-04
FOUL 56.04m 55.97m 53.57m 56.50m 51.70m
7 Gregory Davis Throw 1 Deep 55.04m 180-07
55.04m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 49.87m
8 Dominick Gonzalez unattached 53.77m 176-05
53.77m FOUL 48.08m 52.38m FOUL FOUL
9 Wesley Wright Throw 1 Deep 53.35m 175-00
FOUL 53.35m FOUL
10 Matthew Hanley unattached 51.53m 169-01
FOUL 51.53m 49.24m
11 Ryan Loughney unattached 51.45m 168-09
47.65m 49.62m 51.45m
12 John Talbert unattached 49.64m 162-10
FOUL FOUL 49.64m
13 Cody Cox Throw 1 Deep 48.34m 158-07
47.99m 48.34m 44.63m
14 Mitchell Gormley Throw 1 Deep 48.27m 158-04
FOUL FOUL 48.27m
15 William Krokey Throw 1 Deep 48.21m 158-02
FOUL FOUL 48.21m
16 Jacob Nicol unattached 47.26m 155-01
FOUL 47.26m FOUL
-- Zach Berg Clemson FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Andrew Hackney Louisville FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
-- Dan Sullivan Joe Donahue DNS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/S3.asp
Senior Men 400 Meter Dash
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World: W 43.18 8/26/1999 Michael Johnson, USA
American: A 43.18 8/26/1999 Michael Johnson, Nike
Meet: M 43.44 6/19/1996 Michael Johnson, Nike
Name Year Team Semis H#
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Semi-Finals
1 Andrew Rock adidas 44.68Q 2
2 Darold Williamson Nike 45.11Q 1
3 LaShawn Merritt Nike 44.75Q 2
4 Milton Campbell unattached 45.34Q 1
5 Jamel Ashley Reebok 44.87Q 2
6 Otis Harris Jr. Nike 45.38Q 1
7 David Neville Indiana 45.02Q 2
8 Derrick Brew Nike 45.41Q 1 (45.405)
9 Angelo Taylor unattached 45.24 2
10 Mitchell Potter unattached 45.41 1 (45.407)
11 Lionel Larry unattached 45.50 2
12 Matthew Scherer Oregon 45.59 1
13 Fernada Blakely unattached 45.69 2
14 Craig Everhart unattached 45.76 2
15 Aaron Buzard unattached 46.16 1
16 Leonard Byrd Nike 46.28 1
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/P5.asp
Senior Men 1500 Meter Run
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World: W 3:26.00 7/7/1998 Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR
American: A 3:29.30 8/28/2005 Bernard Lagat, Nike
Meet: M 3:34.92 6/20/1982 Steve Scott, Sub 4 TC
Name Year Team Prelims
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Heat 1
1 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:44.46Q
2 Jason Lunn Nike 3:45.49Q
3 Said Ahmed Nike 3:46.00
4 Zachary Griffin The Farm Team, Inc. 3:47.24
5 Russell Brown Stanford 3:47.51
6 Steve Sherer unattached 3:47.98
7 Sean Jefferson unattached 3:51.80
-- Sean Graham The Farm Team, Inc. DNS
-- Anthony Famiglietti adidas DNS
Heat 2
1 Christopher Lukezic Reebok 3:38.84Q
2 Rob Myers Reebok 3:38.86Q
3 Gabriel Jennings unattached 3:39.89q
4 Adam Perkins Arkansas 3:40.56q
5 Aucencio Martinez unattached 3:40.85q
6 Christian Smith unattached 3:41.94q
7 Sean O'Brien The Farm Team, Inc. 3:42.79q
8 John Jefferson unattached 3:52.32
9 Charlie Gruber Nike 3:57.65
-- Bryan Berryhill Reebok DNS
Heat 3
1 Jon Rankin Nike 3:42.39Q
2 Leonel Manzano Texas 3:42.74Q
3 Blake Boldon unattached 3:44.03q
4 Shane Stroup Florida 3:44.42
5 Grant Robison Reebok 3:45.01
6 Jason Jabaut The Farm Team, Inc. 3:47.09
7 David Torrence unattached 3:47.87
8 Ryan Kleimenhagen T U S A Mn./adi 3:48.24
9 Michael McGrath Oregon 3:52.57
-- Brendon Mahoney The Farm Team, Inc. DNS
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Name Year Team Prelims
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Preliminaries
1 Christopher Lukezic Reebok 3:38.84Q
2 Jon Rankin Nike 3:42.39Q
3 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:44.46Q
4 Rob Myers Reebok 3:38.86Q
5 Leonel Manzano Texas 3:42.74Q
6 Jason Lunn Nike 3:45.49Q
7 Gabriel Jennings unattached 3:39.89q
8 Adam Perkins Arkansas 3:40.56q
9 Aucencio Martinez unattached 3:40.85q
10 Christian Smith unattached 3:41.94q
11 Sean O'Brien The Farm Team, Inc. 3:42.79q
12 Blake Boldon unattached 3:44.03q
13 Shane Stroup Florida 3:44.42
14 Grant Robison Reebok 3:45.01
15 Said Ahmed Nike 3:46.00
16 Jason Jabaut The Farm Team, Inc. 3:47.09
17 Zachary Griffin The Farm Team, Inc. 3:47.24
18 Russell Brown Stanford 3:47.51
19 David Torrence unattached 3:47.87
20 Steve Sherer unattached 3:47.98
21 Ryan Kleimenhagen T U S A Mn./adi 3:48.24
22 Sean Jefferson unattached 3:51.80
23 John Jefferson unattached 3:52.32
24 Michael McGrath Oregon 3:52.57
25 Charlie Gruber Nike 3:57.65
-- Bryan Berryhill Reebok DNS
-- Brendon Mahoney The Farm Team, Inc. DNS
-- Anthony Famiglietti adidas DNS
-- Sean Graham The Farm Team, Inc. DNS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F57.asp
Women Hammer Throw
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World: W 77.06m 7/15/2005 Tatyana Lysenko, RUS
American: A 73.87m 6/25/2005 Erin Gilreath, NYAC
Meet: M 73.87m 6/25/2005 Erin Gilreath, NYAC
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Jessica Cosby Nike 70.78m 232-03
FOUL 66.65m 68.47m 65.55m 70.78m FOUL
2 Erin Gilreath New York A C 69.39m 227-08
69.19m 67.16m 69.39m 67.66m FOUL 69.00m
3 Amber Campbell Mjolnir Throws 67.52m 221-06
FOUL 63.29m 66.36m FOUL 67.52m FOUL
4 Loree Smith New York A C 67.18m 220-05
67.18m 64.72m 65.04m 64.40m FOUL FOUL
5 Kristal Yush unattached 64.94m 213-01
61.57m 62.68m 64.94m 63.70m 63.91m 64.61m
6 Jennifer Leatherman unattached 64.93m 213-00
64.46m FOUL 64.93m 63.54m 64.70m 62.97m
7 Britney Henry Oregon 64.67m 212-02
62.29m FOUL 64.67m FOUL 62.10m FOUL
8 Sarah Hopping Stanford 64.51m 211-08
FOUL 58.64m 64.51m 63.06m 62.38m FOUL
9 Brittany Riley S I U-Carbondale 64.24m 210-09
61.18m 64.24m FOUL
10 Melissa Myerscough unattached 62.77m 205-11
61.05m 62.77m 60.69m
11 Keturah Lofton unattached 62.06m 203-07
57.42m 58.46m 62.06m
12 April Burton unattached 61.39m 201-05
FOUL 61.39m FOUL
13 Delisa McClain unattached 61.33m 201-02
61.33m 58.11m FOUL
14 Caira Hane Nevada 60.94m 199-11
60.94m 57.23m 58.09m
15 Leslie Coons unattached 60.91m 199-10
57.66m 59.67m 60.91m
16 Sarah Stevens Arizona State 60.80m 199-06
54.86m 60.64m 60.80m
17 Bethany Hart unattached 60.59m 198-09
FOUL 60.59m FOUL
18 Keelin Godsey unattached 59.28m 194-06
FOUL 59.28m FOUL
19 Anna Dolegiewicz unattached 59.25m 194-05
59.25m 57.74m 58.86m
20 Cari Soong Team XO 58.08m 190-07
57.36m FOUL 58.08m
21 Brittany Hinchcliffe Oregon 56.36m 184-11
52.91m 56.36m FOUL
-- Carrie Johnson unattached FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
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