Texas’ Marshevet Hooker won two of her three events to lead the Longhorns to their first Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships team title since 1999.
Hooker opened competition with a victory in the long jump and also won the 60-meter dash in leading Texas to a 15-point victory over runner-up Stanford. She added a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash to give the Longhorns their sixth indoor team title overall.
Teammate Michelle Carter also was a winner, claiming the shot put crown during the March 10-11 championships at Arkansas.
Hooker clearly was the key to the victory, scoring 25 of Texas’ 51 points at the meet, but Longhorns Coach Bev Kearney said winning the title was very much a team triumph.
“These ladies did a phenomenal job this week of putting together the type of meet we knew it would take to win the championship,” she said. “They just refused to lose. They had the faith, heart and desire to get this done, and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
Hooker’s win in the 60-meter dash supported Kearney’s observation. The junior, who also led Texas to victory at the 2005 Division I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, edged UNLV’s Ashley Owens by three-thousandths of a second for the title.
“I just knew I had to run all the way through the line,” Hooker said. “It was a great field, and I knew that everybody was going to come with it.”
The meet’s only record came in the 60-meter hurdles, where Virginia Powell of Southern California topped a four-year-old mark to successfully defend her crown in the event. She finished with a time of 7.84 seconds.
Johanna Nilsson of Northern Arizona joined Hooker as the only double titlists at the meet, following up her victory at last fall’s cross country championships with wins in the mile and 3,000-meter run. She became the first woman since 1993 to sweep those two indoor events.
Stanford placed second in team competition and matched its previous best finish at the championships despite collecting no individual titles, while Pacific-10 Conference rival Arizona State posted a best-ever third-place finish after Amy Hastings’ victory in the 5,000-meter run and Jacquelyn Johnson’s penthatlon win.
North Carolina used victories by the distance medley relay team and high jumper Sheena Gordon and a second-place showing in the shot put by Laura Gerraughty to place fourth, equaling its best previous finish at the championships.
Team results
1. Texas, 51; 2. Stanford, 36; 3. Arizona St., 30; 4. North Carolina, 29; 5. (tie) Miami (Fla.) and Georgia, 27; 7. LSU, 25; 8. (tie) Southern California and Auburn, 21; 10. (tie) Northern Ariz. and South Carolina, 20; 12. Minnesota, 19; 13. (tie) Michigan and Nebraska, 17; 15. (tie) UCLA and Florida St., 16; 17. Texas A&M, 15; 18. (tie) Tennessee and Hampton, 13; 20. Iowa, 121/2; 21. Southern Ill, 12; 22. Maryland, 11; 23. (tie) Oregon and Pittsburgh, 10; 25. Virginia Tech, 9; 26. (tie) Duke, Washington St., Rutgers, Ohio St., Georgia Tech, UNLV, Providence and Penn St., 8; 34. Villanova, 7; 35. (tie) California, Kansas St., Western Ill. and Idaho, 6; 39. (tie) Princeton, Cornell, Florida, Notre Dame, Alabama and UTSA, 5; 45. (tie) UTEP, Baylor and Kansas, 4; 48. (tie) Missouri and Virginia, 3; 50. Southern Methodist, 21/2; 51. (tie) Yale, Radford, Southern Miss., Wisconsin, Colorado, Arkansas and San Diego St., 2; 58. (tie) Central Mich., Brown, North Carolina St., Wichita St., Illinois and Houston, 1.
Individual champions
60-meter dash: 1. Marshevet Hooker, Texas, 7.20.
200-meter dash: 1. Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina, 22.57.
400-meter dash: 1. Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 52.16.
800-meter run: 1. Heather Dorniden, Minnesota, 2:05.64.
Mile run: 1. Johanna Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 4:37.78.
3,000-meter run: 1. Johanna Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 9:06.61.
5,000-meter run: 1. Amy Hastings, Arizona St., 15:51.63.
60-meter high hurdles: 1. Virginia Powell, Southern California, 7.84 [meet record; old record 7.90, Perdita Felicien, Illinois, 2002].
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Brooklyn Morris, Juanita Broaddus, Cynetheia Rooks, Deonna Lawrence), 3:29.22.
Distance medley relay: 1. North Carolina (Megan Kaltenbach, Danielle Rodgers, Georgia Kloss, Brianna Felnagle), 11:01.97.
High jump: 1. Sheena Gordon, North Carolina, 1.86 (6-11/4).
Pole vault: 1. Chelsea Johnson, UCLA, 4.50 (14-9).
Long jump: 1. Marshevet Hooker, Texas, 6.71 (22-1/4).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.75 (45-11/2).
Shot put: 1. Michelle Carter, Texas, 18.56 (60-103/4).
20-lb weight throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 24.04 (78-101/2).
Pentathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 4,287.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Texas, 51; 2. Stanford, 36; 3. Arizona St., 30; 4. North Carolina, 29; 5. Miami (Fla.), 27; 5. Georgia, 27; 7. LSU, 25; 8. (tie) Southern California and Auburn, 21; 10. (tie) Northern Ariz. and South Carolina, 20; 12. Minnesota, 19; 13. (tie) Michigan and Nebraska, 17; 15. (tie) UCLA and Florida St., 16; 17. Texas A&M, 15; 18. (tie) Tennessee and Hampton, 13; 20. Iowa, 12 1/2; 21. Southern Ill, 12; 22. Maryland, 11; 23. (tie) Oregon and Pittsburgh, 10; 25. Virginia Tech, 9; 26. (tie) Duke, Washington St., Rutgers, Ohio St., Georgia Tech, UNLV, Providence, and Penn St., 8; 34. Villanova, 7; 35. (tie) California, Kansas St., Western Ill., and Idaho, 6; 39. (tie) Princeton, Cornell, Florida, Notre Dame, Alabama, and UTSA, 5; 45. (tie) UTEP, Baylor, and Kansas, 4; 48. (tie) Missouri and Virginia, 3; 50. Southern Methodist, 2 1/2; 51. (tie) Yale, Radford, Southern Miss., Wisconsin, Colorado, Arkansas, and San Diego St., 2; 58. (tie) Central Mich., Brown, North Carolina St., Wichita St., Illinois, and Houston, 1.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
60-meter dash: 1. Marshevet Hooker, Texas, 7.20; 2. Ashley Owens, UNLV, 7.20; 3. Kelly Ann Baptiste, LSU, 7.22; 4. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 7.23; 5. Cleo Tyson, Tennessee, 7.24; 6. Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina, 7.25; 7. Virginia Powell, Southern California, 7.26; 8. Chauntae Bayne, Stanford, 7.32.
200-meter dash: 1. Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina, 22.57; 2. Carol Rodriguez, Southern California, 22.77; 3. Chauntae Bayne, Stanford, 22.77; 4. Marashevet Hooker, Texas, 22.86; 5. Brooklynn Morris, LSU, 22.90; 6. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 22.98; 7. Kelly Ann Baptiste, LSU, 23.05; 8. Janice Davis, Stanford, 23.30.
400-meter dash: 1. Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 52.16; 2. Dominique Darden, Miami (Fla.), 52.17; 3. Patricia Hall, Tennessee, 52.28; 4. Markita James, Auburn, 52.56; 5. Clora Williams, Texas A&M, 52.57; 6. Deonna Lawrence, LSU, 52.72; 7. Shana Cox, Penn St., 52.76; 8. Tominque Boatright, Arkansas, 53.23.
800-meter run: 1. Heather Dorniden, Minnesota, 2:05.64; 2. Rebekah Noble, Oregon, 2:05.72; 3. Alysia Johnson, California, 2:06.42; 4. Morgan Uceny, Cornell, 2:06.55; 5. Jenny Holmroos, UTEP, 2:06.58; 6. Ashley Patten, Missouri, 2:08.06; 7. Katie Erdman, Michigan, 2:08.21; 8. Georgia Kloss, North Carolina, 2:12.89.
Mile run: 1. Johanna Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 4:37.78; 2. Natalie Hughes, Florida St., 4:40.18; 3. Dee Olson, Idaho, 4:41.01; 4. Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 4:41.71; 5. Marina Muncan, Villanova, 4:42.13; 6. Nicole Edwards, Michigan, 4:42.67; 7. Lindsay Donaldson, Yale, 4:43.74; 8. Desiraye Osburn, Wichita St., 4:45.41.
3,000-meter run: 1. Johanna Nilsson, Northern Ariz., 9:06.61; 2. Mary Cullen, Providence, 9:10.22; 3. Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 9:11.40; 4. Cack Ferrell, Princeton, 9:13.42; 5. Teresa McWalters, Stanford, 9:14.65; 6. Jenna Kingma, Arizona St., 9:16.13; 7. Liza Pasciuto, Colorado, 9:21.10; 8. Jemissa Hess, North Carolina St., 9:22.77.
5,000-meter run: 1. Amy Hastings, Arizona St., 15:51.63; 2. Clara Horowitz, Duke, 15:52.47; 3. Maureen McCandless, Pittsburgh, 15:56.51; 4. Stephanie Madia, Notre Dame, 15:59.01; 5. Alyson Kohlmeier, Michigan, 16:00.86; 6. Erin Webster, Michigan, 16:00.95; 7. Katrina Rundhaug, Wisconsin, 16:08.46; 8. Victoria Jackson, Arizona St., 16:14.90.
60-meter high hurdles: 1. Virginia Powell, Southern California, 7.84 [meet record; old record 7.90, Perdita Felicien, Illinois, 2002]; 2. Priscilla Lopes, Nebraska, 7.87; 3. Dawn Harper, UCLA, 7.98; 4. Beau Walker, Alabama, 8.01; 5. Melaine Walker, Texas, 8.07; 6. Kellie Wells, Hampton, 8.08; 7. Raquel Washington, Southern Miss., 8.10; 8. Candice Davis, Southern California, 8.32.
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Brooklyn Morris, Juanita Broaddus, Cynetheia Rooks, Deonna Lawrence), 3:29.22; 2. Auburn, 3:29.50; 3. Texas, 3:30.76; 4. Miami (Fla.), 3:30.91; 5. Texas A&M 3:31.67; 6. Tennessee, 3:31.82; 7. South Carolina, 3:31.86; 8. Houston, 3:32.28.
Distance medley relay: 1. North Carolina (Megan Kaltenbach, Danielle Rodgers, Georgia Kloss, Brianna Felnagle), 11:01.97; 2. Stanford, 11:05.03; 3. Minnesota, 11:07.27; 4. Michigan, 11:14.47; 5. Baylor, 11:15.41; 6. Villanova, 11:16.30; 7. Oregon, 11:18.89; 8. Brown, 11:20.10.
High jump: 1. Sheena Gordon, North Carolina, 1.86 (6-1 1/4); 2. Levern Spencer, Georgia, 1.86 (6-1 1/4); 3. Destinee Hooker, Texas, 1.86 (6-1 1/4); 4. Caroline Wolf, Texas A&M, 1.86 (6-1 1/4); 5. Jessica Stringer, Ohio St., 1.83 (6-0); 6. (tie) Gaelle Niare, Southern Methodist, and Peaches Roach, Iowa, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 8. Sheree Francis, Texas A&M, 1.80 (5-10 3/4).
Pole vault: 1. Chelsea Johnson, UCLA, 4.50 (14-9); 2. Lacy Janson, Florida St., 4.50 (14-9); 3. Breanna Eveland, Kansas St., 4.30 (14-1 1/4); 4. Kierney Hiteshew-Jackson, Georgia, 4.20 (13-9 1/4); 5. Marissa Dudek, Pittsburgh, 4.10 (13-5 1/4); 6. Cheryl Terrio, South Carolina, 4.10 (13-5 1/4); 7. Erin Asay, San Diego St., 4.10 (13-5 1/4); 8. Jodi Unger, Arkansas, 4.10 (13-5 1/4).
Long jump: 1. Marashevet Hooker, Texas, 6.71 (22-0 1/4); 2. Shameka Marshall, Rutgers, 6.66 (21-10 1/4); 3. Kierra Foster, Maryland, 6.56 (21-6 1/4); 4. Lynn Hernandez, Maryland, 6.48 (21-3 1/4); 5. Charisse Bacchus, Kansas, 6.39 (20-11 3/4); 6. Erica McLain, Stanford, 6.37 (20-10 3/4); 7. Brenda Faluade, Miami (Fla.), 6.36 (20-10 1/2); 8. Tabia Charles, Miami (Fla.), 6.26 (20-6 1/2).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.75 (45-1 1/2); 2. Brandy Depland, Georgia Tech, 13.66 (44-9 3/4); 3. Tabia Charles, Miami (Fla.), 13.65 (44-9 1/2); 4. Brenda Faluade, Miami (Fla.), 13.33 (43-9); 5. Patricia Sylvester, Georgia, 13.33 (43-9); 6. Tomika Ferguson, Virginia, 13.32 (43-8 1/2); 7. Erica McLain, Stanford, 13.30 (43-7 3/4); 8. Yvonne Mensah, Illinois, 13.20 (43-3 3/4).
Shot put: 1. Michelle Carter, Texas, 18.56 (60-10 3/4); 2. Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina, 18.25 (59-10 1/2); 3. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 17.91 (58-9 1/4); 4. Becky Breisch, Nebraska, 17.31 (56-9 1/2); 5. Aubrey Martin, Western Ill., 16.86 (55-3 3/4); 6. Janine Zylinski, Ohio St., 16.62 (54-6 1/2); 7. Jennifer Gilson, Western Ill., 16.55 (54-3 3/4); 8. Kasey Onwuchekwa, Texas A&M, 16.20 (53-1 3/4).
20-lb weight throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 24.04 (78-10 1/2); 2. Amarachi Ukabam, Southern Ill., 22.32, (73-2 3/4); 3. Jennifer Leatherman, Penn St., 21.49 (70-6 1/4); 4. Rachel Longfors, Florida, 21.33 (69-11 3/4); 5. Brittany Riley, Southern Ill., 20.98 (68-10); 6. Tamara Burns, Virginia Tech, 20.55 (67-5 1/4); 7. Tiffany Evans, Radford, 20.26 (66-5 3/4); 8. Keturah Lofton, Ohio St., 20.20 (66-3 1/4).
Pentathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 4,287; 2. Julie Pickler, Washington St., 4,267; 3. Saskia Triesscheijn, Virginia Tech, 4,224; 4. Ryanne Dupree, UTSA, 4,193; 5. Ashley Selig, Nebraska, 4,147; 6. Liz Roehrig, Minnesota, 4,115; 7. Chelsea Hammond, South Carolina, 4,086; 8. Tamera Thomas, Central Mich., 4,069.