University of Oregon
Sacramento State Invitational
Ducks Add Five More NCAA Regional Qualifiers at Sacramento State Invitational
03/30/08 | Track and Field
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? University of Oregon's Rachel Yurkovich made her 2008 track debut a success by posting an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships on her first throw of the season in winning the women's javelin at the Sacramento State Nike Elite Invitational Saturday.
The Newberg junior and two-time All-American won the event with a best of 175-4 on her second attempt. However she surpassed the NCAA standard of 142-6 on each of her first five throws before passing on her final attempt.
The Ducks qualified five more men and women to the regional meet in addition to sweeping the top three finishes in the men's hammer throw for the second week in a row, as well as finishing with three women in the top four in the javelin.
Senior Colin Veldman became the second Duck to eclipse the 200-foot mark this season in the hammer with a winning effort of 206-1, while freshman Jordan Stray was second (204-0) and Steven Johnson third (196-9). Each had already surpassed the NCAA regional qualifying standard a week ago. But Veldman also added a regional qualifying mark in the discus was a season-best toss of 175-2 with his second-place finish.
Sophomore Kara Meeuwsen added a oersonal-best 152-11 in the women's javelin to tie teammate Ashley McCrea for third in the event, with the Ducks now having a trio of NCAA regional qualifiers in the javelin.
Other regional qualifiers included senior Kasey Harwood, who posted a season best of 1:00.93 in winning the women's 400-meter hurdles, junior Megan Maloney in the women's hammer (177-10), as well as senior Phil Alexander, who finished second in the men's 100 with a NCAA qualifying mark of 10.46. Alexander qualified for the post-season in the 200 meters last week.
Oregon did not enter any competitors in distances longer than 800 meters.
The Ducks will return to Hayward Field next Saturday to host the four-team Pepsi Team Invitational, featuring men's and women's athletes from the universities of Washington, Minnesota and Penn State in the team-scoring competition.
Women's Results
100 Meters
(Heat 1) ? 1. Cherrelle Garrett, California, 11.66; 2. Jessica Branker, Long Beach, 11.70; 3. Marnyka Honeycutt, Kansas State, 11.79 (Wind +0.8).
(Heat 2) - 1. Alicia Truesdale, Sacramento State, 12.12; 2. Ashley Bridenbeck, Oregon, 12.24; 3. Kayla Dixon, California, 12.30; 5. Amy Skofstad, Oregon, 12.70 (Wind: +2.2).
(Heat 3) ? 1. Kavina Hall, Oregon, 12.39; 2. Denise Baker, Kansas State, 12.77; 3. Iesha Miller, Unattached, 13.67 (Wind: +1.5).
200 Meters
(Heat 1) ? 1. Donniece Parrish, Kansas State, 23.66; 2. Jessica Branker, Long Beach, 23.99; 3. Kandi Bonty, California, 24.48; (Wind: +1.3).
(Heat 2) ? 1. Victoria Humphrey, Sacramento State, 24.82; 2. Jennifer Snyder, Wichita State, 24.90; 3. Chelsea Davis, Sacramento State, 25.02 (Wind:+1.1).
(Heat 3) ? 1. Kavina Hall, Oregon, 25.05; 2. Leah Worthen, Oregon, 25.32; 3. Irie Searcy, Oregon, 25.64 (Wind: +1.6).
(Heat 4) ? 1. Ashley Bridenbeck, Oregon, 25.55; 2. Kourtney Parks, Oregon, 26.74; 3. Iesha Miller, Unattached, 28.19 (Wind: +1.9).
400 Meters
(Heat 1) ? 1. Leah Worthen, Oregon, 56.69; 2. Irie Searcy, Oregon, 56.87; 3. Victoria Humphrey, Sacramento State, 57.25; 3. Hayley Huxtable, California, 57.58; 5. Mandy White, Oregon, 58.82.
(Heat 2) -1. Chelsea Davis, Sacramento State, 56.03; 2. Lauren Fisher, Kansas State, 56.54; 3. Selena Galaviz, Washington State, 58.11; 4. Kourtney Parks, Oregon, 59.77.
800 Meters
(Heat 1) -1. Mackenizie Pierce, California, 2:05.82; 2. Renisha Robinson, Sacramento State, 2:07.40; 3. Anna Layman, Washington State, 2:08.31.
(Heat 2) ? 1. Missy Barclay, Long Beach, 2:17.36; 2. Carly Harris, Long Beach, 2:19.48; 3. Lora Marchini, Sacramento State, 2:20.25.
1500 Meters
1. Liliani Mendez, Kansas State, 4:26.08; 2. Missy Barclay, Long Beach, 4:30.12; 3. Trina Cox, Unattached, 4:30.42.
3000 Steeplechase
1. Beverly Ramos, Kansas State, 10:29.95; 2. Kristina Holtz, Sacramento State, 10:35.65; 3. Amanda Andrews, Washington State, 11:01.98.
100 Hurdles
(Heat 1) ? 1. Kimyon Broom, California, 13.56; 2. Nancy Searcy, Puerto Rico, 13.70; 3. Jennifer Snyder, Wichita State, 13.91; (Wind: +1.1).
(Heat 2) ? 1. Denise Baker, Kansas State, 14.47; 2. Ericka Violett, Sacramento State, 14.54; 3. Dantia Hudson, California, 14.58 (Wind: +0.6).
400 Hurdles
(Heat 1) -1. Kasey Harwood, Oregon, 1:00.93; 2. Evelyn Smith, California, 1:01.37; 3. Natalya Beneby, California, 1:02.04.(Heat 2) ? 1. Kristen Kiefer, Long Beach, 1:03.27; 2. Najma Stucks, Sacramento State, 1:06.22; 3. Nicole Jackson, Sacramento State, 1:06.92.
4x100 Relay
1. California 'A', 45.55; 2. Kansas State 'A', 45.73; 3. Long Beach State 'A', 46.59; 5. Oregon 'A', 46.73.
4x400 Relay
1. Kansas State 'A', 3:42.21; 2. Oregon 'A', 3:48.44; 3. California 'A', 3:48.61.
High Jump
1. Kaylene Wagner, Kansas State, 5-08.75; 2. Kristen Meister, California, 5-07.00; 3. McKinnon Hanson, Washington State, 5-05.00; 6. Jasmine Kelly, Oregon, 5-05.00.
Pole Vault
1. Stephanie McCann, Tri Valley, 13-07.25; 2. Allison Stokke, California, 13-03.50; 3. Kat Schauerhamer, Unattached, 12-11.50; 6. Liddell Steele, Oregon, 12-03.50; 8. Jordan Roskelley, Oregon, 12-03.50.
Long Jump
1. Candice Mills, Kansas State, 20-00.50w; 2. Nina Kokot, Kansas State, 19-06.25; 3. Lori Vaught, Sacramento State, 18-09.75; 15. Amy Skofstad, Oregon, 16-06.50.
Triple Jump
1. Brittany Grovey, Unattached, 42-09.50; 2. Thomaida Polydorou, Kansas State, 41-01.00; 3. Artensia Young, California, 39-06.50.
Shot Put
1. Kate Schaake, Wichita State, 46-06.25; 2. McKenzie Garberg, Washington State, 46-00.50; 3. Monica Gomez, Sacramento State, 45-08.50.
Discus Throw
1. McKenzie Garberg, Washington State, 174-03; 2. Loren Groves, Kansas State, 167-06; 3. Katelyn Ciarelli, Long Beach, 167-05; 5. Lucy Cridland, Oregon, 152-04.
Hammer Throw
1. Loren Groves, Kansas State, 208-04; 2. Laci Heller, Kansas State, 203-10; 3. McKenzie Garberg, Washington State, 189-07; 4. Megan Maloney, Megan, Oregon, 177-10.
Javelin Throw
1. Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon, 175-04; 2. Alex Shaw, Long Beach, 167-05; t3. Ashley McCrea, Oregon, and Kara Meeuwsen, Oregon, 152-11; 9. Liddell Steele, Oregon, 124-03.
Men's Results
100 Meters
(Heat 1) -1. Brent Gray, Long Beach, 10.41; 2. Phil Alexander, Oregon, 10.46; 3. Raphael McFarlane, Hornet TC, 10.62. (Wind: +1.4).
(Heat 2) ? 2. Jeff Billing, Unattached, 10.72; 2. Del Bates, Unattached, 10.84; 3. Ai Reed, Sacramento State, 10.91 (Wind: +0.8).
(Heat 3) ? 1. Jordan Paul, California, 11.13; 2. Nelson Onyegbu, Kansas State, 11.14; 3. Alex Hughes, Long Beach, 11.17 (Wind: +1.5).
200 Meters
(Heat 1) ? 1. Brent Gray, Long Beach, 21.13; 2. Phillip Francis, VS Athletics, 21.19; 3. Mike Myer, Kansas State, 21.43 (Wind: +0.9).
(Heat 2) ? 1. Del Bates, Unattached, 21.78; 2. Michael Bradley, California, 22.05; 3. Keagan Wethington, California, 22.11 (Wind: +1.3).
(Heat 3) ? 1. Ai Reed, Sacramento State, 22.00; 2. Richard Crawford, Long Beach, 22.21; 3. Ronald Brookins, Sacramento State, 22.35; 8. Alexey Shkuratov, Oregon, 23.02 (Wind: +0.8).
400 Meters
(Heat 1) -1. Justin Cole, Wichita State, 48.11; 2. Kelsey Caesar, Long Beach, 48.15; 3. 3. Alex Jackson, Sacramento State, 48.39.
(Heat 2) ? 1. Jason Nelson, Sacramento State, 48.87; 2. Keagan Wethington, California, 49.22; 3. Richard Crawford, Long Beach, 49.72; 5. Alexey Shkuratov, Oregon, 51.93.
800 Meters
(Heat 1) ? 1. Alex Freitas, Long Beach, 1:49.34; 2. Sam James, Kansas State, 1:52.25; 3. Jason Collett, Kansas State, 1:52.62; 6. Chad Barlow, Oregon, 1:54.42.
(Heat 2) ? 1. Terrell Kirtz, Sacramento State, 1:57.03; 2. Jeremiah Irving, Sacramento State, 1:57.04; 3. David Rabinowitz, Sacramento State, 1:57.79; 5. Marcus Dillon, Oregon, 1:59.60.
1500 Meters
1. Jeffrey Paneda, Sacramento State, 3:52.13; 2. Steven Sodaro, Unattached, 3:52.90; 3. Danny Schneider, Kansas State, 3:54.35.
3000 Steeplechase
1. Lyle Weese, Unattached, 8:54.60; 2. Scott Grose, Sacramento State, 9:25.22; 3. Evan Blanshan, Washington State, 9:28.89.
5000 Meters
1. Colin Swaney, Kansas State, 14:45.45; 2. Scott Reed, Wichita State, 14:51.51; 3. Miguel Nuci, Unattached, 14:58.25.
110 Hurdles
(Heat 1) ?1. Tim Bogdanof, Unattached, 13.83; 2. Thomas Mack, California, 13.83; 3. Jordan Paul, California, 14.02 (Wind: +1.6).
(Heat 2) ? 1. Cooper Hanning, Wichita State,15.03; 2. Kyle Schauble, Washington State, 15.04; 3. Nimrod Piggee, Long Beach, 15.05 (Wind: +0.3).
400 Hurdles
(Heat 1) -1. Jake Hanson, California, 51.63; 2. Ben Clark, VS Athletics, 51.93; 3. Chris Santana, Hornet TC, 53.22; 4. Jared Huske, Oregon, 53.71; 6. Zach Ancell, Oregon, 56.55; 7. Justin Cross, Oregon, 56.60.
(Heat 2) ? 1. Frank Cedano, Long Beach, 55.32; 2. Cooper Hanning, Wichita State, 55.71; 3. Luther Wilson, Wichita State, 56.32.
4x100 Relay
1. Long Beach State 'A', 41.16; 2. California 'A', 41.23; 3. Sacramento State 'A', 41.66; Oregon 'A', dnf.
4x400 Relay
1. Wichita State 'A', 3:12.12; 2. California 'A', 3:13.21; 3. Long Beach State 'B', 3:13.22.
High Jump
1. Scott Sellers, Kansas State, 7-02.50; 2. Jim Dilling, Unattached, 7-02.50; 3. Jamie Nieto, Nike, 7-02.50; t12 A.J. O'Connell, Oregon, 6-06.75; Vernell Warren, Oregon, nh.
Pole Vault
1. Brian DaCunha, Tri Valley, 16-06.75; t2. Jimmy Williamson, Sacramento State, and David Appanaitis, California, 16-02.75; t4. Brian McGinty, Oregon, 15-09.00; Colin Witter-Tilton, Oregon, nh.
Long Jump
1. Jeff Billing, Unattached, 24-01.50; 2. Raphael McFarlane, Hornet TC, 23-04.00; 3. Emilo Hernandez, Sacramento State, 23-03.25; 4. Vernell Warren, Oregon, 23-01.25; 11. Bret Johnson, Oregon, 21-08.75.
Triple Jump
1. Moreno Zapata, Washington State, 49-00.75; 2. Emilo Hernandez, Sacramento State, 48-03.50; 3. Derek Hammond, Sacramento State, 45-04.25.
Shot Put
1. David Sampson, Long Beach. 53-09.25; 2. Patrick Kowalsky, California, 52-11.50; 3. David Kent, California, 52-09.25.
Discus Throw
1. Martin Maric, California, 193-00; 2. Colin Veldman, Oregon, 175-02; 3. Craig Kent, California, 173-05.
Javelin Throw
1. John Hetzendorf, Unattached, 223-08; 2. Jon Jeffreys, Washington State, 219-10; 3. Kyle Becker, Wichita State, 217-07.
Hammer Throw
1. Colin Veldman, Oregon, 206-01; 2. Jordan Stray, Oregon, 204-00; 3. Steven Johnson, Oregon, 196-09.
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