University of Oregon
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium (IUPUI)
Skipper Skies to Third in USA Championships
06/24/06 | Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ? Junior Tommy Skipper paced the University of Oregon in fourth day action Saturday 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.
In the senior men's pole vault, Skipper tied for third place (18-4 1/2) with American record holder Jeff Hartwig and 2005 World Championships silver medalist Brad Walker who also converted the same height on their first attempts.
Skipper and Hartwig missed subsequent attempts at 18-8 1/4 (5.70m), while Walker passed to 18-10 1/4 (5.75m) and also missed his three tries.
In prior USA Championships, Skipper tied for ninth in 2005 (17-8 1/2) and 14th in the 2004 Olympic Trials prelims (17-8 1/2), and was the youngest competitor in the latter event.
Asics post-collegiate vaulter Russ Buller won Saturday's event with a final clearance of 19-0 1/4 (5.80m) over 2004 Olympic silver medalist Toby Stevenson who also cleared 19-0 1/4 but on his second attempt, while Buller made his first try.
As the top finishers in their event, Buller and Stevenson earned spots on the U.S. team for the 2006 IAAF World Cup, Sept. 16-17 in Athens, Greece, while the top junior championships finishers earned invites to the 2006 World Junior Championships, August 15-20 in Beijing, China.
During the collegiate season, Skipper won his second outdoor NCAA title with a clearance of 18-8 1/4 two weeks ago, while in May he won his second Pac-10 title (18-0 1/2) and finished second in the West Regional (18-1). The Sandy, Ore., native opened the campaign with a school and Pac-10 record on his first and only attempt of the Oregon Preview (19-0) in mid-March.
Skipper also won the pole vault title in the 2006 NCAA Indoor Championships in early March (18-6 1/2), after he led the regular season rankings (18-8 3/4) with his winning mark from the Mountain Pacific Championships in late February.
Overall in '06, he has competed in 10 meets and has cleared 18 feet in seven of them, including three in which he has topped 18-6.
On the track, Duck senior Eric Mitchum made his third straight USA appearance in the senior 110 meter hurdles and ranked 28th overall (14.18, w:-1.0).
Overall in the event, Nike's Dominique Arnold led the prelims (13.35, w:-1.0) by .07 seconds over unattached entrant Ryan Wilson (second, 13.42, w:-1.5) and Mizuno's Terrance Trammell (third, 13.51, w:-1.8).
This season, the Calumet City, Ill., native has competed in 15 high hurdles races, and has broken 14.00 seconds in 14 of them. In May, he posted his third event wins in the Pac-10 and West Regional (13.56/13.52), then added his third All-America honor outdoors in the event in the NCAA Championships (fifth, 13.58). This season he ran a wind-legal season best of 13.52 (w:1.8) in his West Regional win, while his wind-aided season best (13.48w, w:2.8) came in the Oregon Invitational in Eugene in late April.
Indoors this season, Mitchum also claimed his third All-America honor in the 60-meter hurdles with his third-place finish in the NCAA Championships (third, 7.68) after he also finished top six in 2005 (fourth, 7.73) and 2004 (sixth, 7.74).
On the women's side, senior Lauryn Jordan finished 15th Saturday in the senior women's long jump (19-9 3/4, 6.04m, w:0.7) in her USA Championships debut. She opened with her daily best, and added marks of 19-7 3/4 (5.99m, w:1.7) and 19-5 3/4 (5.94m, w:0.0) on her second and third attempts of the prelims.
Overall in the long jump Saturday, Nike's Rose Richmond (22-9w, w:2.2) won by 6 1/2 inches over fellow Nike post-collegians Tianna Madison (second, 22-2 1/2w, w:2.3) and Grace Upshaw (third, 21-10, w:0.9).
Upshaw, a former Duck athlete and Oregon letterwinner in 1994, won U.S. titles in 2003 and '05, and placed top-10 in the finals of the 2003 and ?05 World Championships (seventh/eighth) and 2004 Olympics (10th).
During the '06 outdoor season, Jordan competed in the long jump in five meets ? all of which she topped 19-10.
She made her NCAA debut in the event two weeks ago (21st-prelims, 19-10 3/4), after she placed fourth in both the Pac-10 and West Regional (20-4 1/4 / 20-10 1/2). The latter mark and personal best moved her to second all-time for UO, only 1 1/4 inches behind school record holder Julie Goodrich (21-0 1/2, 1988).
Jordan also ranks top-10 all-time for UO in the triple jump (second, 41-4 1/2, 42-11.75w, 43-2.5W), heptathlon (third, 5,499, 2006) and high jump (fifth, 5-10).
Before Saturday, her most recent competition was the NCAA heptathlon in which she finished seventh with a 73-point personal best (5,499) and placed three places higher than her pre-meet seed (10th). During the year she upped her personal best in the Mt. SAC Relays (5,426), and added third in the Pac-10 Championships heptathlon (third, 5,378).
On the junior side, the Duck men featured four freshmen-to-be in the men's 1,500 meters final.
El Camino High School senior A.J. Acosta (Oceanside, Calif.) won by .18 seconds with the second-best time of his career (3:45.95) over Georgetown freshman Andrew Bumbalough (second, 3:46.13) and Samuel Borchers of the Miami Valley Track Club (third, 3:46.32).
Three other future Ducks also finished top-10 ? Kenny Klotz (seventh, 3:52.35), Andrew Wheating (eighth, 3:54.28) and Isaac Stoutenburgh (10th, 3:55.81).
Acosta had run slightly faster in the Oregon Twilight at Hayward Field in Eugene on Sat., May 8 (3:45.73) which is the fastest high school time so far in '06.
Complete results are available at the www.USATF.org website at the http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/schedule.asp URL link.
Action resumes Sunday in the fifth and final day of both events, although no current Oregon athletes are slated to compete.
FOURTH DAY FINAL RESULTS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F13.asp
Men Pole Vault
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Bar Progression: 5.40/5.50/5.60/5.70/5.75/5.80/5.85/5.90
NO FIVE-ALIVE
World: W 6.14m 7/31/1994 Sergey Bubka, UKR
American: A 6.03m 6/14/2000 Jeff Hartwig, Nike
Meet: M 6.02m 6/27/1999 Jeff Hartwig, Nike
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Russ Buller Asics 5.80m 19-00.25
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75 5.80 5.85 5.90 5.91
PPP O O XXO PPP O XXP PPP X
2 Toby Stevenson Nike J5.80m 19-00.25
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75 5.80 5.85
PPP O O XXO PPP XO XXX
3 Thomas Skipper Oregon 5.60m 18-04.50
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
PPP PPP O XXX
3 Jeff Hartwig Nike 5.60m 18-04.50
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
PPP O O XXX
3 Brad Walker Nike 5.60m 18-04.50
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.75
PPP PPP O PPP XXX
6 Jonathan Takahashi unattached J5.60m 18-04.50
5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70
O O XO XXX
7 Timothy Mack Nike 5.50m 18-00.50
5.40 5.50 5.60
PPP XO XXX
8 Justin Norberg unattached J5.50m 18-00.50
5.40 5.50 5.60
XXO XO XXX
9 Brian Mondschein Virginia Tech 5.40m 17-08.50
5.40 5.50
XO XXX
10 Derek Miles Nike J5.40m 17-08.50
5.40 5.50
XXO XXX
-- Jeremy Scott unattached NH
5.40
XXX
-- Robert Mclean unattached NH
5.40
XXX
-- Graeme Hoste Stanford NH
5.40
XXX
-- Gable Baldwin Nebraska NH
5.40
XXX
-- Jacob Pauli Nike NH
5.40 5.50
PPP XXX
-- Nicholas Hysong Nike NH
5.40 5.50
PPP XXX
-- Derek Mackel New Mexico DNS
5.40
DNS
-- Daniel Ryland Bell/adidas DNS
5.40
DNS
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/P8.asp
Men 110 Meter Hurdles
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World: W 12.91 8/20/1993 Collin Jackson/Xiang Liu, GBR
American: A 12.92 8/16/1989 Roger Kingdom / Allen Johnson
Meet: M 12.92 6/23/1996 Allen Johnson, Nike
Name Year Team Prelims
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Heat 1 Wind: -1.5
1 Ryan Wilson unattached 13.42Q
2 Joel Brown Nike 13.51Q
3 Antwon Hicks adidas 13.62Q
4 Aries Merritt Reebok 13.62q
5 Clarence Glenn Central Michigan 13.80q
6 Brandon Hon unattached 13.94
7 Jacoby DuBose Howard 14.02
8 Rickey Pinkney Purdue 14.16
Heat 2 Wind: -1.0
1 Dominique Arnold Nike 13.35Q
2 Robby Hughes unattached 13.58Q
3 Aubrey Herring unattached 13.68Q
4 John Yarbrough unattached 13.75q
5 Linnie Yarbrough unattached 13.76q
6 Eric Mitchum Oregon 14.18
7 Kai Kelley U S C 14.26
8 Tommy Moore unattached 14.47
Heat 3 Wind: -1.7
1 Allen Johnson Nike 13.58Q
2 David Payne Reebok 13.74Q
3 Ron Bramlett unattached 13.82Q
4 Montrell Person unattached 13.82
5 Dominic Berger Maryland 13.84
6 Dexter Faulk unattached 13.86
7 Jermaine Cooper unattached 13.98
Heat 4 Wind: -0.8
1 Terrence Trammell Mizuno 13.51Q
2 Jason Richardson South Carolina 13.63Q
3 David Oliver unattached 13.69Q
4 Marlon Odom Texas Tech 13.83
5 Jerome Miller Baylor 13.95
6 Tyrone Akins Auburn 13.99
7 Terry Reese unattached 14.09
-- Shawon Harris Texas Tech DNS
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Name Year Team Prelims Wind H#
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Preliminaries
1 Dominique Arnold Nike 13.35Q -1.0 2
2 Ryan Wilson unattached 13.42Q -1.5 1
3 Terrence Trammell Mizuno 13.51Q -0.8 4
4 Allen Johnson Nike 13.58Q -1.7 3
5 Joel Brown Nike 13.51Q -1.5 1
6 Robby Hughes unattached 13.58Q -1.0 2
7 Jason Richardson South Carolina 13.63Q -0.8 4
8 David Payne Reebok 13.74Q -1.7 3
9 Antwon Hicks adidas 13.62Q -1.5 1
10 Aubrey Herring unattached 13.68Q -1.0 2
11 David Oliver unattached 13.69Q -0.8 4
12 Ron Bramlett unattached 13.82Q -1.7 3
13 Aries Merritt Reebok 13.62q -1.5 1
14 John Yarbrough unattached 13.75q -1.0 2
15 Linnie Yarbrough unattached 13.76q -1.0 2
16 Clarence Glenn Central Michigan 13.80q -1.5 1
17 Montrell Person unattached 13.82 -1.7 3
18 Marlon Odom Texas Tech 13.83 -0.8 4
19 Dominic Berger Maryland 13.84 -1.7 3
20 Dexter Faulk unattached 13.86 -1.7 3
21 Brandon Hon unattached 13.94 -1.5 1
22 Jerome Miller Baylor 13.95 -0.8 4
23 Jermaine Cooper unattached 13.98 -1.7 3
24 Tyrone Akins Auburn 13.99 -0.8 4
25 Jacoby DuBose Howard 14.02 -1.5 1
26 Terry Reese unattached 14.09 -0.8 4
27 Rickey Pinkney Purdue 14.16 -1.5 1
28 Eric Mitchum Oregon 14.18 -1.0 2
29 Kai Kelley U S C 14.26 -1.0 2
30 Tommy Moore unattached 14.47 -1.0 2
-- Shawon Harris Texas Tech DNS 4
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F53.asp
Women Long Jump
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World: W 7.52m 6/11/1988 Galina Christyakova, URS
American: A 7.49m 5/22/1994 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Honda also 7/31/94
Meet: M 7.12m 6/27/1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, WCAC
Name Year Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Rose Richmond Nike 6.93m 2.2 22-09.00
6.68m(1.0) 6.54m(1.4) 6.84m(1.4) 6.93m(2.2) 6.81m(0.2) 6.72m(-0.3)
2 Tianna Madison Nike 6.77m 2.3 22-02.50
6.77m(2.3) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
3 Grace Upshaw Nike 6.65m 0.9 21-10.00
6.45m(0.7) 6.65m(0.9) 6.56m(2.1) 6.39m(1.5) 6.40m(0.9) FOUL(NWI)
4 Akiba McKinney Nike 6.63m -0.6 21-09.00
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 6.63m(-0.6) 6.50m(1.9) FOUL(NWI) 6.37m(0.5)
5 Brianna Glenn unattached 6.58m 1.5 21-07.25
6.33m(0.3) 6.40m(+0.0) 6.58m(1.5) FOUL(NWI) 6.34m(-0.0) 3.90m(-0.3)
6 Shameka Marshall unattached 6.52m 0.8 21-04.75
FOUL(NWI) 6.38m(2.3) FOUL(NWI) 6.52m(0.8) FOUL(NWI) 6.52m(-0.2)
7 Natasha Harvey Jacksonville J6.52m 0.4 21-04.75
6.29m(1.6) 6.24m(0.4) 6.52m(0.4) 6.27m(-0.0) FOUL(NWI) 5.98m(-0.0)
8 Marshevet Hooker adidas 6.35m 0.8 20-10.00
6.35m(0.8) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 6.35m(0.8) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
9 Brenda Faluade Miami 6.32m 1.5 20-09.00
FOUL(NWI) 6.15m(1.1) 6.32m(1.5)
10 Antonette Carter California 6.29m 1.4 20-07.75
6.13m(-0.0) 6.29m(1.4) FOUL(NWI)
11 Candice Mills Kansas State 6.24m 1.3 20-05.75
6.16m(1.2) 6.24m(1.3) 6.11m(1.1)
12 Funmilayo Jimoh unattached J6.24m 1.5 20-05.75
5.86m(1.4) 6.03m(0.8) 6.24m(1.5)
13 Kierra Foster unattached 6.23m 1.8 20-05.25
6.02m(1.5) 6.23m(1.8) 5.53m(-0.6)
14 Lynn Hernandez unattached J6.23m 0.6 20-05.25
FOUL(NWI) 6.23m(0.6) 5.84m(-0.3)
15 Lauryn Jordan Oregon 6.04m 0.7 19-09.75
6.04m(0.7) 5.99m(1.7) 5.94m(+0.0)
16 Tisifinee Taylor Monmouth 5.95m 0.1 19-06.25
5.95m(0.1) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
17 Lakadron Ivery Nike 5.88m 0.8 19-03.50
FOUL(NWI) 5.88m(0.8) FOUL(NWI)
18 Starlie Graves unattached 5.87m 1.3 19-03.25
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 5.87m(1.3)
-- Lela Nelson Nike FOUL
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
-- Ola Sesay unattached FOUL
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F104.asp
Men 1500 Meter Run
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World: W 3:30.24 7/19/2002 Cornelius Chirchir, KEN
American: A 3:36.1h 6/17/1966 Jim Ryun, Kansas
Meet: M 3:42.8h 6/15/1974 Tom Byers, Ohio TC
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Andrew Acosta unattached 3:45.95
2 Andrew Bumbalough Georgetown 3:46.13
3 Samuel Borchers Miami Valley TC 3:46.32
4 Brandon Bethke unattached 3:47.04
5 Levi Miller Georgetown 3:47.78
6 Miles Batty Brigham Young 3:49.99
7 Kenneth Klotz Cyo Track Cl 3:52.35
8 Andrew Wheating unattached 3:54.28
9 William Noble Clemson 3:55.09
10 Isaac Stoutenburgh Southern Ore 3:55.81
11 De'Sean Turner unattached 3:59.00
12 Alexander Mason Georgetown 3:59.98
13 Tom Martin Indiana 4:02.27
14 Chase Eckard Charlotte 4:03.18
15 Korey Edwards unattached 4:12.87
