Young, Fleming & Jordan Go Top Four in Pac-10 Dec/Hep
LOS ANGELES - Two pairs of Duck women and men scored top-eight finishes Sunday in final day action in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships heptathlon and decathlon, held under sunny, breezy and 80-degree conditions at UCLA’s Drake Stadium.
Overall in the team standings after one men’s event, Oregon leads with 13 points, ahead of Washington State (second, 10), California (third, 6), Stanford (fourth, 4), Arizona (fifth, 3), UCLA (sixth, 2) and Arizona State (seventh, 1). On the women’s side, Oregon is tied for second with California with six points, behind WSU (first, 20 points) and ahead of UCLA (fourth, 4) and Washington (fifth, 3).
Junior Lauryn Jordan paced the UO women with a 279-point personal best in her Pac-10 hep debut (fourth, 5,299). Redshirt junior Roslyn Lundeen added a point to the Ducks’ scoring column with her 452-point personal best and eighth-place finish (4,935) in her collegiate debut.
Overall in the seven-event competition, Washington State’s Julie Pickler climbed two spots on the final day to win (5,569) and edge twin sister Julie Pickler by six points (second, 5,563), and both also topped the NCAA automatic mark of 5,500 points. Cal’s Brooke Meredith finished third (5,446 points), followed by Jordan, UCLA’s Nastassja Hall (fifth, PR 5,224), Washington’s Grace Vela (sixth, 5,092), WSU’s Katie Miller (seventh, PR 5,000) and Lundeen.
In individual events Sunday, Jordan opened with two fouls in the long jump before she cleared 18-2 1/2 (w:1.1) on her third try. She ended the day with personal bests in the javelin (121-5) and 800 (2:33.51).
Lundeen led the javelin standings by 20 feet, six inches with her daily best of 159-0 on her second effort. The Victoria, B.C. native added second day marks of 17-4 1/4 (w:0.6) in the long jump and 2:21.02 in the 800.
“Anytime you get a lifetime best score and two PRs on the last day you should be happy,” Oregon assistant coach Rock Light said. “That score may get Lauryn into nationals, but we’ll have to see what happens around the country this weekend. She was ranked fifth in the Pac-10 coming in, so to improve on her seeding against one of the best conferences in the nation is very good. I was very pleased with Roslyn Lundeen’s performance, too. She came in dedicated to scoring for the team, and clawed for every point to get a big lifetime best.”
On the men’s side, juniors Andy Young and Cody Fleming took second and fourth with scores of 7,165 and 6,980 points, respectively.
Washington State’s Darion Powell ended Oregon’s four-year streak of decathlon wins with his NCAA automatic and personal best (first, 7,531). Other league scorers included Cal’s Jonas Hallgrimsson (third, 7,002), Stanford’s Nick Taylor (fifth, 6,832), Arizona’s Robert Arnold (sixth, 6,617), UCLA’s David Murphy (seventh, 5,606) and ASU’s Ryan Shler (eighth, 5,211).
Young wrapped up his day in the 1,500 with an 11-second win (4:28.22) after he paced Fleming for the first 1,200 meters, then ran a 41.8-second last 300. The Newberg, Ore., native opened the day with marks of 15.69 in the 110 hurdles (15.69, w:0.2), 124-9 in the discus, 16-2 3/4 in the pole vault and 160-6 in the javelin.
Fleming claimed decathlon bests in the final two events ? the javelin (184-8) and 1,500 (4:44.12) - to challenge Cal’s Hallgrimsson for the league bronze. The Sparks, Nevada native also ranked second in the afternoon’s third event, the discus (138-4), which came between his efforts in the 110 hurdles (16.91, w:1.2) and pole vault (13-3 1/2).
“Obviously we’re pleased that we picked up 13 points, and we’re in first place,” Oregon assistant coach Bill Lawson said. “I’m very glad that the guys kept their composure through some tenuous moments and challenging conditions. Andy still pole vaulted 16-3 in swirling winds that changed at different points along the runway. Cody competed really well down the stretch and had big personal bests in the javelin and 1,500. (WSU’s) Powell is an All-American and had a personal best today, so we have nothing to be ashamed of. Coming in, the best we thought could have done was 15 points, so I’m happy to end up with 13, and still have everybody healthy to come back to war next week.”
Powell led through all 10 disciplines en route to his first 10-event tally of ’05 after he no-heighted in the high jump earlier in the campaign in his season debut. The fourth-place NCAA finisher from 2003 almost no-heighted again Sunday in the pole vault and needed three attempts at his opening bar of 13-7 1/4 before he ultimately cleared a final height of 14-3 1/4. In other events Sunday, he posted the day’s top marks in the 110 hurdles (14.90, w: 1.2) and discus (153-8), and ranked second in the javelin (193-9).
Heading into the final day, Powell owned a half-way score of 3,889 points and led Arizona’s Robert Arnold (second, 3,728), Fleming (third, 3,669), Cal’s Jonas Hallgrimsson (fourth, 3,559) and Young (fifth, 3,549). Arnold, however, fouled all three of his discus attempts Sunday, and needed a lifetime PR in the pole vault to pull back into scoring contention.
Young’s top-two finish extended Oregon’s run of top-two decathlon finishes to six years straight under sixth-year Duck decathlon mentor Lawson. That stretch includes four straight Duck wins by Santiago Lorenzo (7,617, 2001; 7,564, 2003), Billy Pappas (7,532, 2002) and Tommy Skipper (7,589, 2004), while Lorenzo finished second in 2000 at Hayward Field behind eventual NCAA champion Bevan Hart of California.
Young scored for the third straight season in the Pac-10 decathlon after he took third in 2004 (PR 7,372) and fifth in 2003 (7,017). His season best and NCAA provisional score of 7,329 points from his Oregon Invite win two weeks ago ranked him 11th nationally last week and will likely earn a return to the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., Wed.-Sat., Jun 8-11. Last year he took 13th in his NCAA debut (7,302) - three spots higher than his pre-meet seed.
Complete results from Saturday and Sunday are available at the www.UCLAbruins and www.Pac-10.org website.
Looking ahead, the Duck track and field teams head to UCLA for the remainder of the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, next Sat.-Sun., May 14-15 at Drake Stadium near downtown Los Angeles.
A two-hour broadcast of the entire Pac-10 Championships event will be televised in the Pacific Northwest on Fox Sports Northwest on Sat., May 21 from noon ? 2 pm and on Tue., May 24 from 1-3 pm.
FINAL RESULTS
Pacific-10 Championships Heptathlon-Decathlon
Drake Stadium (UCLA)
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sun., May 8, 2005
Heptathlon Results
1. Julie Pickler, WSU (5,569)
2. Diana Pickler, WSU (5,563)
3. Brooke Meredith, Cal (5,446)
4. Lauryn Jordan, Oregon (5,299)
5. Nastassja Hall, UCLA (5,224)
6. Grace Vela, Washington (5,092)
7. Katie Miller, WSU (5,000)
8. Roslyn Lundeen, Oregon (4,935)
9. Lindsay Oman, USC (4,693)
10. Ingrid Kantola, UCLA (4,324)
11. Alana Waterford, ASU (3,967)
Decathlon Results
1. Darion Powell, WSU (7,531)
2. Andy Young, Oregon (7,165)
3. Jonas Hallgrimsson, Cal (7,002)
4. Cody Fleming, Oregon (6,980)
5. Nick Taylor, Stanford (6,832)
6. Robert Arnold, Arizona (6,617)
7. David Murphy, UCLA (5,606)
8. Ryan Shler, ASU (5,211)
Licensed to UCLA Track & Field Team Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 5/8/2005 04:42 PM
Pac 10 Championships - 5/7/2005 to 5/15/2005
UCLA - Drake Stadium
Results
Heptathlon: #5 Women Long Jump Heptathlon
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Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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1 Pickler, Julie Washington State 5.87m 1.9 19-03.25 810
5.53m(1.1) 5.68m(1.1) 5.87m(1.9)
2 Vela, Grace Washington 5.76m 1.5 18-10.75 777
5.74m(-0.8) 5.76m(1.5) 5.59m(+0.0)
3 Pickler, Diana Washington State 5.72m +0.0 18-09.25 765
FOUL(NWI) 5.72m(+0.0) FOUL(NWI)
4 Jordan, Lauryn Oregon 5.55m 1.1 18-02.50 715
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 5.55m(1.1)
5 Hall, Nastassja Ucla 5.52m -0.3 18-01.50 706
5.20m(-0.7) FOUL(NWI) 5.52m(-0.3)
6 Meredith, Brooke California 5.43m 0.8 17-09.75 680
FOUL(NWI) 5.43m(0.8) 5.42m(-1.3)
7 Miller, Katie Washington State 5.36m +0.0 17-07.00 660
FOUL(NWI) 5.18m(0.2) 5.36m(+0.0)
8 Lundeen, Roslyn Oregon 5.29m 0.6 17-04.25 640
4.94m(+0.0) 5.29m(0.6) FOUL(NWI)
9 Kantola, Ingrid Ucla 4.91m 2.3 16-01.50 535
4.73m(+0.0) 4.91m(2.3) 4.70m(2.0)
10 Waterford, Alana Arizona State 4.88m +0.0 16-00.25 527
4.88m(+0.0) 4.73m(1.5) 4.85m(1.5)
11 Oman, Lindsay Usc 4.59m -0.4 15-00.75 451
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 4.59m(-0.4)
Heptathlon: #6 Women Javelin Throw Heptathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Lundeen, Roslyn Oregon 48.46m 159-00 830
46.37m 48.46m FOUL
2 Meredith, Brooke California 41.90m 137-06 704
38.89m 41.90m 38.74m
3 Pickler, Julie Washington State 39.33m 129-00 654
33.01m 39.33m 38.59m
4 Pickler, Diana Washington State 38.50m 126-04 639
34.79m 35.78m 38.50m
5 Jordan, Lauryn Oregon 37.02m 121-05 610
37.02m 32.78m FOUL
6 Miller, Katie Washington State 36.04m 118-03 591
FOUL 36.04m 34.64m
7 Kantola, Ingrid Ucla 33.16m 108-09 537
33.16m 30.48m 32.65m
8 Hall, Nastassja Ucla 32.98m 108-02 533
24.76m 27.39m 32.98m
9 Vela, Grace Washington 31.27m 102-07 501
28.00m 31.27m 28.77m
10 Oman, Lindsay Usc 30.10m 98-09 479
28.83m 19.02m 30.10m
11 Waterford, Alana Arizona State 23.98m 78-08 363
23.98m FOUL 23.34m
Heptathlon: #7 Women 800 Meter Run Heptathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Hall, Nastassja Ucla 2:16.76 868
2 Oman, Lindsay Usc 2:18.17 849
3 Pickler, Julie Washington State 2:19.73 827
4 Meredith, Brooke California 2:20.05 823
5 Lundeen, Roslyn Oregon 2:21.02 810
6 Pickler, Diana Washington State 2:24.31 766
7 Vela, Grace Washington 2:25.03 756
8 Miller, Katie Washington State 2:26.01 744
9 Kantola, Ingrid Ucla 2:26.19 741
10 Jordan, Lauryn Oregon 2:33.51 650
11 Waterford, Alana Arizona State 2:44.79 519
Decathlon: #6 Men 110 Meter Hurdles Decathlon
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Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points
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1 Powell, Darion Washington State 14.90 1.2 2 862
2 Arnold, Robert Arizona 15.05 1.2 2 843
3 Taylor, Nick Stanford 15.36 -0.2 1 807
4 Hallgrimsson, Jonas California 15.59 1.2 2 780
5 Young, Andy Oregon 15.69 -0.2 1 768
6 Murphy, David Ucla 16.82 -0.2 1 643
7 Fleming, Cody Oregon 16.91 1.2 2 634
8 Ehler, Ryan Arizona State 20.53 -0.2 1 309
Decathlon: #7 Men Discus Throw Decathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Powell, Darion Washington State 46.83m 153-08 805
41.82m 44.39m 46.83m
2 Fleming, Cody Oregon 42.16m 138-04 709
42.16m FOUL x
3 Hallgrimsson, Jonas California 38.87m 127-06 642
33.39m FOUL 38.87m
4 Young, Andy Oregon 38.02m 124-09 624
38.02m 35.40m 36.33m
5 Ehler, Ryan Arizona State 38.00m 124-08 624
31.51m 34.96m 38.00m
6 Taylor, Nick Stanford 35.94m 117-11 583
31.71m 35.94m FOUL
7 Murphy, David Ucla 28.95m 95-00 444
27.27m 28.95m FOUL
-- Arnold, Robert Arizona FOUL
FOUL FOUL FOUL
Decathlon: #8 Men Pole Vault Decathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Murphy, David Ucla 5.05m 16-06.75 926
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45 4.55 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.05 5.15
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP O PPP PPP XO O O XXX
2 Young, Andy Oregon 4.95m 16-02.75 895
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45 4.55 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.05
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP XO PPP O XO XXO O XXX
2 Arnold, Robert Arizona 4.95m 16-02.75 895
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45 4.55 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.05
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP O PPP PPP O XXO PPP XO XXX
4 Taylor, Nick Stanford 4.35m 14-03.25 716
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45
PPP PPP XXO O O O O O XXX
4 Powell, Darion Washington State 4.35m 14-03.25 716
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45 4.55
PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP XXO PPP XXO PPP XXX
6 Fleming, Cody Oregon 4.05m 13-03.50 631
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15
O XXO PPP PPP XO XXX
7 Hallgrimsson, Jonas California 3.85m 12-07.50 576
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05
PPP PPP O PPP XXX
8 Ehler, Ryan Arizona State 3.65m 11-11.75 522
3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.45 4.55 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.05 5.15 5.25 5.35
O PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP PPP
Decathlon: #9 Men Javelin Throw Decathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Hallgrimsson, Jonas California 61.61m 202-01 762
54.11m 57.43m 61.61m
2 Powell, Darion Washington State 59.07m 193-09 724
59.07m 57.80m 57.77m
3 Fleming, Cody Oregon 56.29m 184-08 682
54.28m 52.67m 56.29m
4 Taylor, Nick Stanford 49.70m 163-01 584
FOUL 49.35m 49.70m
5 Young, Andy Oregon 48.92m 160-06 573
47.23m 48.92m 45.11m
6 Ehler, Ryan Arizona State 45.94m 150-09 529
41.21m 40.36m 45.94m
7 Arnold, Robert Arizona 45.42m 149-00 521
45.42m PASS PASS
8 Murphy, David Ucla 30.36m 99-07 304
FOUL FOUL 30.36m
Decathlon: #10 Men 1500 Meter Run Decathlon
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Young, Andy Oregon 4:28.22 756
2 Hallgrimsson, Jonas California 4:39.61 683
3 Fleming, Cody Oregon 4:44.12 655
4 Taylor, Nick Stanford 4:44.96 649
5 Arnold, Robert Arizona 4:48.13 630
6 Powell, Darion Washington State 5:04.39 535
7 Ehler, Ryan Arizona State 6:13.50 212
8 Murphy, David Ucla 6:30.26 154
Women - Team Rankings - 1 Events Scored
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1) Washington State 20 2) Oregon 6
2) California 6 4) UCLA 4
5) Washington 3
Men - Team Rankings - 1 Events Scored
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1) Oregon 13 2) Washington State 10
3) California 6 4) Stanford 4
5) Arizona 3 6) UCLA 2
7) Arizona State 1
