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Sun Devils torch track and field with winning mix
Johnson’s third heptathlon victory sparks Arizona State to completion of sweep
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Johnson’s third heptathlon victory sparks Arizona State to completion of sweep
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As things shook out for Arizona State’s opponents, the Sun Devils came to the Division I Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships with too many options for winning a team championship.
Arizona State overcame two throwers’ inability to advance to the finals of an early key event, then came up with a historic gutsy performance in the heptathlon and victories in the pole vault and shot put to complete a sweep of this year’s indoor and outdoor team titles during the June 6-9 championships in Sacramento, California.
The same throwers who struggled in the early going bounced back on the meet’s last day to clinch the title with Jessica Pressley’s win in the shot put and Sarah Stevens’ third-place finish in the event. Their combined 16 points put Arizona State out of runner-up LSU’s reach and ultimately gave the Sun Devils a seven-point margin of victory.
However, it was Jacquelyn Johnson’s victory in the heptathlon that put Arizona State on the path to the title.
Johnson, who finished the first day of competition in the event in fourth place, worked through injuries that have hindered her during recent weeks and capped her effort with a personal best in the javelin throw to become only the second three-time winner of the heptathlon in championships history.
Her 5,984-point total is the best in her three championships victories, but Johnson focused on the lift her performance gave her team.
“I thought I had a pretty average two days,” she told the Arizona Republic. “It’s good for me but it’s even better for the team.”
Coach Greg Kraft said Johnson’s triumph is symbolic for the Sun Devils.
“She’s just such a fighter,” he said about Johnson. “You have to grind it out and we’re like that as a team. You have to deal with adversity. (Pain is) one of these things this time of year — you can’t acknowledge it.”
The Sun Devils quickly put the pain of failing to make the finals in the hammer throw out of mind, as pole vaulter April Kubishta joined Johnson on the victory podium during the next-to-last day of competition and the Sun Devils entered the final day nursing a slight lead in the team standings. The recovery also was aided by Tai Battle’s second-place finish in the discus throw.
As the nationally televised final day of competition began, the Sun Devils also picked up crucial points from Latosha Wallace’s five-point, fourth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles.
“Going into the day, LSU had a chance,” Kraft told the Republic. “They weren’t able to make a move on us. Latosha’s race took the pressure off.”
The Tigers, who also finished second in men’s competition, did their best to make things interesting, expecially with senior Sherry Fletcher’s surprise win in the 100-meter dash during the next-to-last day of competition. Fletcher emerged from the outside lane to win the final after posting only the eighth-fastest qualifying time in the semifinals.
“I had no idea that I won until I looked up and saw my name on the board,” she said. “Out in Lane 9, I wasn’t seeing anybody around me. All I could do was focus on my lane and try to get out to a better start than I did in the semis. I was so surprised to see my name come up first on the board.”
In other meet highlights, three senior women bettered four-year-old meet records during the championships.
Michigan’s Anna Willard shaved nearly seven seconds off a 2003 mark in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her 9:38.08 run and Michelle Sikes of Wake Forest similarly improved the 5,000-meter run record with her 15:16.76 time, while Georgia’s Jenny Dahlgren became the first woman to toss the hammer more than 70 meters (she won with a throw of 70.72 meters, or 232 feet).
Sikes overtook Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech down the stretch to win her race and foil Kipyego’s bid for double victories in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. But Kipyego still successfully ended a memorable year in which she also won the Division I women’s cross country title and posted an unprecedented sweep of the indoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs.
Like Willard and Sikes, Dahlgren also wrapped up her collegiate career with a record performance — and shook off a case of nerves to do so.
“I was shaking before each one of my throws, telling myself, ‘Don’t be a wimp.’ The crowd was great today, and I’m really, really thrilled to win an NCAA title and break a meet record during the last collegiate meet of my career.”
Team results
1. Arizona St., 60; 2. LSU, 53; 3. Michigan, 36; 4. Texas A&M, 34; 5. UCLA, 30; 6. Texas, 29; 7. Southern California, 27; 8. California, 26; 9. Georgia, 24; 10. (tie) Stanford and Texas Tech, 23; 12. (tie) Auburn and South Carolina, 22; 14. Florida St., 19; 15. Arkansas, 17; 16. Houston, 14; 17. UTEP, 13; 18. Nebraska, 12; 19. (tie) Hampton and Georgia Tech, 11; 21. (tie) Alabama, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Purdue, Wake Forest and Brigham Young, 10; 27. (tie) Washington St., TCU, Weber St., Duke, Mississippi, Penn St., Tennessee and Oregon, 9; 35. (tie) Georgetown, Kansas, Texas St. and Southern Ill., 8; 39. (tie) Oklahoma and Iowa, 7; 41. (tie) Notre Dame, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Providence and Syracuse, 6; 46. (tie) Monmouth, Montana St., Cal Poly, San Diego St., North Carolina St., UC Santa Barb., Oral Roberts, SMU, Florida and UNC Wilmington, 5; 56. (tie) Cornell, Rice and Miami (Fla.), 4; 59. (tie) Fresno St., UTSA, Florida Int’l, Michigan St., Charlotte, Washington, Sam Houston St. and Colorado St., 3; 67. (tie) Illinois, Long Beach St., Tulsa, Colorado, UNI and Ohio St., 2; 73. (tie) Eastern Wash., Tulane, Kansas St., Missouri and Toledo, 1.
Individual champions
100-meter dash: 1. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 11.20.
200-meter dash: 1. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 22.42.
400-meter dash: 1. Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, 50.15.
800-meter run: 1. Alysia Johnson, California, 1:59.29.
1,500-meter run: 1. Brie Felnagle, North Carolina, 4:09.93.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Anna Willard, Michigan, 9:38.08 [meet record; old record 9:44.95, Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 2003].
5,000-meter run: 1. Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest, 15:16.76 [meet record; old record 15:24.06, Lauren Fleshman, Stanford, 2003].
10,000-meter run: 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 32:55.71.
100-meter high hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 12.80.
400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Nicole Leach, UCLA, 54.32.
400-meter relay: 1. Texas A&M, (Elizabeth Adeoti, Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Tresha Henry), 43.05.
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence), 3:28.07.
High jump: 1. Destinee Hooker, Texas, 1.92 (6-3 ½).
Pole vault: 1. April Kubishta, Arizona St., 4.25 (13-11 ¼).
Long jump: 1. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 6.96 (22-10).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.73 (45-0 ½).
Shot put: 1. Jessica Pressley, Arizona St., 18.00 (59-0 3/4).
Discus throw: 1. Kelechi Anyanwu, California, 57.58 (188-11).
Hammer throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 70.72 (232-0) [meet record; old record 69.79 {229-0}, Candice Scott, Florida, 2003].
Javelin throw: 1. Lindsey Blaine, Purdue, 55.56 (182-3).
Heptathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 5,984.
Team results
1. Arizona St., 60; 2. LSU, 53; 3. Michigan, 36; 4. Texas A&M, 34; 5. UCLA, 30; 6. Texas, 29; 7. Southern California, 27; 8. California, 26; 9. Georgia, 24; 10. (tie) Stanford and Texas Tech, 23; 12. (tie) Auburn and South Carolina, 22; 14. Florida St., 19; 15. Arkansas, 17; 16. Houston, 14; 17. UTEP, 13; 18. Nebraska, 12; 19. (tie) Hampton and Georgia Tech, 11; 21. (tie) Alabama, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Purdue, Wake Forest and Brigham Young, 10; 27. (tie) Washington St., TCU, Weber St., Duke, Mississippi, Penn St., Tennessee and Oregon, 9; 35. (tie) Georgetown, Kansas, Texas St. and Southern Ill., 8; 39. (tie) Oklahoma and Iowa, 7; 41. (tie) Notre Dame, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Providence and Syracuse, 6; 46. (tie) Monmouth, Montana St., Cal Poly, San Diego St., North Carolina St., UC Santa Barb., Oral Roberts, SMU, Florida and UNC Wilmington, 5; 56. (tie) Cornell, Rice and Miami (Fla.), 4; 59. (tie) Fresno St., UTSA, Florida Int’l, Michigan St., Charlotte, Washington, Sam Houston St. and Colorado St., 3; 67. (tie) Illinois, Long Beach St., Tulsa, Colorado, UNI and Ohio St., 2; 73. (tie) Eastern Wash., Tulane, Kansas St., Missouri and Toledo, 1.
Individual results
100-meter dash: 1. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 11.20; 2. Ebonie Floyd, Houston, 11.28; 3. Tracy Anne Rowe, Auburn, 11.30; 4. Carol Rodriguez, Southern California, 11.40; 5. Simone Facey, Texas A&M, 11.41; 6. Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 11.42; 7. Jessica Onyepunuka, Southern California, 11.46; 8. Chauntae Bayne, Texas, 11.46.
200-meter dash: 1. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 22.42; 2. Simone Facey, Texas A&M, 22.64; 3. Ebonie Floyd, Houston, 22.65; 4. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 22.67; 5. Virgil Hodge, TCU, 22.70; 6. Shareese Woods, Charlotte, 22.74; 7. Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 23.23; 8. Gloria Asumnu, Tulane, 23.44.
400-meter dash: 1. Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, 50.15; 2. Shana Cox, Penn St., 51.27; 3. Ashlee Kidd, Georgia Tech, 51.61; 4. Jessica Cousins, Arkansas, 51.92; 5. Clora Williams, Texas A&M, 52.03; 6. Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 52.13; 7. Trish Bartholomew, Alabama, 52.17; 8. Kenyata Coleman, Mississippi, 52.75.
800-meter run: 1. Alysia Johnson, California, 1:59.29; 2. Katie Erdman, Michigan, 1:59.35; 3. Heather Dorniden, Minnesota, 2:01.05; 4. Fatimoh Muhammed, UTEP, 2:01.89; 5. Geena Gall, Michigan, 2:02.24; 6. Morgan Uceny, Cornell, 2:02.33; 7. Temeka Kincy, Texas, 2:02.57; 8. Rebekah Noble, Oregon, 2:04.79.
1,500-meter run: 1. Brie Felnagle, North Carolina, 4:09.93; 2. Susan Kuijken, Florida St., 4:11.34; 3. Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 4:12.29; 4. Mable Kunihira, Oral Roberts, 4:13.82; 5. Dacia Barr, Arkansas, 4:14.24; 6. Jessica Eldridge, Oklahoma,4:17.08; 7. Nicole Edwards, Michigan, 4:17.33; 8. Natalie Picchetti, Georgia, 4:18.07.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Anna Willard, Michigan, 9:38.08 [meet record; olrecord 9:44.95, Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 2003]; 2. Lindsey Anderson, Weber St., 9:46.48; 3. Barbara Parker, Florida St., 9:48.82; 4. Liz Wort, Duke, 9:51.76; 5. Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 9:52.10; 6. Nichole Bush, Michigan St., 9:56.68; 7. Jennifer Barringer, Colorado, 9:59.81; 8. Sariah Long, Weber St., 10:05.22.
5,000-meter run: 1. Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest, 15:16.76 [meet record; old record 15:24.06, Lauren Fleshman, Stanford, 2003]; 2. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 15:24.22; 3. Molly Huddle, Notre Dame, 15:37.65; 4. Julia Lucas, North Carolina St., 15:52.08; 5. Madeline McKeever, Duke, 15:52.83; 6. Teresa McWalters, Stanford, 15:53.89; 7. Alex Becker, Tulsa, 16:00.34; 8. Irene Kimaiyo, Texas Tech, 16:03.08.
10,000-meter run: 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 32:55.71; 2. Melissa Grelli, Georgetown, 33:01.56; 3. Aine Hoban, Providence, 33:04.32; 4. Amy Hastings, Arizona St., 33:08.27; 5. Stephanie Rothstein, UC Santa Barb., 33:23.33; 6. Whitney McDonald, Brigham Young, 33:26.33; 7. Diane Nukuri, Iowa, 33:30.29; 8. Jill Steffens, Georgia, 33:43.56.
100-meter high hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 12.80; 2. Candice Davis, Southern California, 12.90; 3. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU, 12.93; 4. Fatmata Fofanah, Georgia Tech, 12.96; 5. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 12.98; 6. Ashley Lodree, Washington, 12.99; 7. Jessica Ohanaja, LSU, 13.01; 8. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.07.
400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Nicole Leach, UCLA, 54.32; 2. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU, 55.68; 3. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 55.81; 4. Latosha Wallace, Arizona St., 56.35; 5. Krystal Cantey, South Carolina, 56.49; 6. Naim Yisrael, Florida Int’l, 56.98; 7. Carlene Robinson, Illinois, 57.11; Ajoke Odumosu, South Ala., (did not qualify).
400-meter relay: 1. Texas A&M, (Elizabeth Adeoti, Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Tresha Henry), 43.05; 2. LSU, 43.14; 3. Southern California, 43.69; 4. TCU, 43.84; 5. Oklahoma, 44.30; 6. Tennessee, 44.44; 7. Florida, 44.47; Texas, (did not finish).
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence), 3:28.07; 2. South Carolina, 3:28.48; 3. Louisiana Tech, 3:28.90; 4. UCLA, 3:30.46; 5. Texas, 3:31.06; 6. Texas A&M, 3:31.09; 7. Florida St., 3:31.10; 8. Arizona St., 3:35.96.
High jump: 1. Destinee Hooker, Texas, 1.92 (6-3 1/2); 2. Miruna Mataoanu, Alabama, 1.92 (6-3 1/2); 3. Levern Spencer, Georgia, 1.83 (6-0); 4. Sharon Day, Cal Poly, 1.83 (6-0); 5. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 1.83 (6-0); 6. Inika McPherson, California, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 7. Peaches Roach, Iowa, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 8. Kaylene Wagner, Kansas St., 1.80 (5-10 3/4).
Pole vault: 1. April Kubishta, Arizona St., 4.25 (13-11 1/4); 2. Jodi Unger, Arkansas, 4.25 (13-11 1/4); 3. Brysun Stately, Nebraska, 4.15 (13-7 1/4); 4. Elouise Rudy, Montana St., 4.15 (13-7 1/4); 5. (tie) Jennie Sewell, Sam Houston St., Ashley McCallister, Brigham Young, and Kate Sultanova, Kansas, 4.05 (13-3 1/2);8. Ingrid Kantola, UCLA, 4.05 (13-3 1/2).
Long jump: 1. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 6.96 (22-10); 2. Brittney Reese, Mississippi, 6.71 (22-0 1/4); 3. Erica McLain, Stanford, 6.53 (21-5 1/4); 4. Tisifenee Taylor, Monmouth, 6.53 (21-5 1/4); 5. Funmi Jimoh, Rice, 6.43 (21-1 1/4); 6. Janay DeLoach, Colorado St., 6.42 (21-0 3/4); 7. Amy Seward, Miami (Fla.), 6.41 (21-0 1/2); 8. Jeomi Maduka, Cornell, 6.26 (20-6 1/2).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.73 (45-0 1/2); 2. Erica McLain, Stanford, 13.67 (44-0 1/4); 3. Michelle Vaughn, Auburn, 13.60 (44-7 1/2); 4. Decontee Kaye, San Diego St., 13.52 (44-4 1/4); 5. Andrea Linton, LSU, 13.37 (43-10 1/2); 6. Alyce Williams, Florida St., 13.17 (43-2 1/2); 7. Brenda Faluade, Miami (Fla.), 13.16 (43-2 1/4); 8. April Williams, Toledo, 13.04 (42-9 1/2).
Shot put: 1. Jessica Pressley, Arizona St., 18.00 (59-0 3/4); 2. Abigail Ruston, Texas St., 17.44 (57-2 3/4); 3. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 17.40 (57-1); 4. Kacey Onwuchekwa, Texas A&M, 17.36 (56-11 1/2); 5. Michelle Carter, Texas, 17.23 (56-6 1/2); 6. Mariam Kevkhishvilli, Florida, 16.81 (55-2); 7. Rachel Jansen, UNI, 16.64 (54-7 1/4); 8. Shernelle Nicholls, Missouri, 16.60 (54-5 1/2).
Discus throw: 1. Kelechi Anyanwu, California, 57.58 (188-11); 2. Tai Battle, Arizona St., 54.79 (179-9); 3. Shanna Dickenson, Tennessee, 54.50 (178-10); 4. Abby Emsick, Kansas, 54.41 (178-6); 5. D’Andra Carter, Texas Tech, 53.16 (174-5); 6. Michelle Carter, Texas, 53.05 (174-0); 7. Dace Ruskule, Nebraska, 51.75 (169-9); 8. McKenzie Garberg, Washington St., 51.20 (168-0).
Hammer throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 70.72 (232-0) [meet record; old record 69.79 {229-0}, Candice Scott, Florida, 2003]; 2. Brittany Riley, Southern Ill., 69.29 (227-4); 3. Eva Orban, Southern California, 66.53 (218-3); 4. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 65.75 (215-8); 5. Britney Henry, Oregon, 65.46 (214-9); 6. Carrie Johnson, California, 64.32 (211-0); 7. Veronica Jatsek, Ohio St., 62.84 (206-2); 8. Amy Haapanen, UC Santa Barb., 62.24 (204-2).
Javelin throw: 1. Lindsey Blaine, Purdue, 55.56 (182-3); 2. Erma Gene Evans, UTEP, 54.78 (179-9); 3. Krista Woodward, Georgia, 53.24 (174-8); 4. Anna Raynor, UNC Wilmington, 53.18 (174-6); 5. Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon, 51.83 (170-0); 6. Mallory Webb, Fresno St., 51.73 (169-9); 7. Kim Heinz, Long Beach St., 51.61 (169-4); 8. Carolee Gutierrez, Eastern Wash., 49.32 (161-10).
Heptathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 5,984; 2. Julie Pickler, Washington St., 5,831; 3. Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, 5,822; 4. Gaelle Niare, Southern Methodist, 5,797; 5. Ashley Selig, Nebraska, 5,794; 6. Ryanne Dupree, Tex. San Antonio, 5,773; 7. Bettie Wade, Michigan, 5,724; 8. Gayle Hunter, Penn St., 5,711.
Arizona State overcame two throwers’ inability to advance to the finals of an early key event, then came up with a historic gutsy performance in the heptathlon and victories in the pole vault and shot put to complete a sweep of this year’s indoor and outdoor team titles during the June 6-9 championships in Sacramento, California.
The same throwers who struggled in the early going bounced back on the meet’s last day to clinch the title with Jessica Pressley’s win in the shot put and Sarah Stevens’ third-place finish in the event. Their combined 16 points put Arizona State out of runner-up LSU’s reach and ultimately gave the Sun Devils a seven-point margin of victory.
However, it was Jacquelyn Johnson’s victory in the heptathlon that put Arizona State on the path to the title.
Johnson, who finished the first day of competition in the event in fourth place, worked through injuries that have hindered her during recent weeks and capped her effort with a personal best in the javelin throw to become only the second three-time winner of the heptathlon in championships history.
Her 5,984-point total is the best in her three championships victories, but Johnson focused on the lift her performance gave her team.
“I thought I had a pretty average two days,” she told the Arizona Republic. “It’s good for me but it’s even better for the team.”
Coach Greg Kraft said Johnson’s triumph is symbolic for the Sun Devils.
“She’s just such a fighter,” he said about Johnson. “You have to grind it out and we’re like that as a team. You have to deal with adversity. (Pain is) one of these things this time of year — you can’t acknowledge it.”
The Sun Devils quickly put the pain of failing to make the finals in the hammer throw out of mind, as pole vaulter April Kubishta joined Johnson on the victory podium during the next-to-last day of competition and the Sun Devils entered the final day nursing a slight lead in the team standings. The recovery also was aided by Tai Battle’s second-place finish in the discus throw.
As the nationally televised final day of competition began, the Sun Devils also picked up crucial points from Latosha Wallace’s five-point, fourth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles.
“Going into the day, LSU had a chance,” Kraft told the Republic. “They weren’t able to make a move on us. Latosha’s race took the pressure off.”
The Tigers, who also finished second in men’s competition, did their best to make things interesting, expecially with senior Sherry Fletcher’s surprise win in the 100-meter dash during the next-to-last day of competition. Fletcher emerged from the outside lane to win the final after posting only the eighth-fastest qualifying time in the semifinals.
“I had no idea that I won until I looked up and saw my name on the board,” she said. “Out in Lane 9, I wasn’t seeing anybody around me. All I could do was focus on my lane and try to get out to a better start than I did in the semis. I was so surprised to see my name come up first on the board.”
In other meet highlights, three senior women bettered four-year-old meet records during the championships.
Michigan’s Anna Willard shaved nearly seven seconds off a 2003 mark in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her 9:38.08 run and Michelle Sikes of Wake Forest similarly improved the 5,000-meter run record with her 15:16.76 time, while Georgia’s Jenny Dahlgren became the first woman to toss the hammer more than 70 meters (she won with a throw of 70.72 meters, or 232 feet).
Sikes overtook Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech down the stretch to win her race and foil Kipyego’s bid for double victories in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. But Kipyego still successfully ended a memorable year in which she also won the Division I women’s cross country title and posted an unprecedented sweep of the indoor 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs.
Like Willard and Sikes, Dahlgren also wrapped up her collegiate career with a record performance — and shook off a case of nerves to do so.
“I was shaking before each one of my throws, telling myself, ‘Don’t be a wimp.’ The crowd was great today, and I’m really, really thrilled to win an NCAA title and break a meet record during the last collegiate meet of my career.”
Team results
1. Arizona St., 60; 2. LSU, 53; 3. Michigan, 36; 4. Texas A&M, 34; 5. UCLA, 30; 6. Texas, 29; 7. Southern California, 27; 8. California, 26; 9. Georgia, 24; 10. (tie) Stanford and Texas Tech, 23; 12. (tie) Auburn and South Carolina, 22; 14. Florida St., 19; 15. Arkansas, 17; 16. Houston, 14; 17. UTEP, 13; 18. Nebraska, 12; 19. (tie) Hampton and Georgia Tech, 11; 21. (tie) Alabama, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Purdue, Wake Forest and Brigham Young, 10; 27. (tie) Washington St., TCU, Weber St., Duke, Mississippi, Penn St., Tennessee and Oregon, 9; 35. (tie) Georgetown, Kansas, Texas St. and Southern Ill., 8; 39. (tie) Oklahoma and Iowa, 7; 41. (tie) Notre Dame, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Providence and Syracuse, 6; 46. (tie) Monmouth, Montana St., Cal Poly, San Diego St., North Carolina St., UC Santa Barb., Oral Roberts, SMU, Florida and UNC Wilmington, 5; 56. (tie) Cornell, Rice and Miami (Fla.), 4; 59. (tie) Fresno St., UTSA, Florida Int’l, Michigan St., Charlotte, Washington, Sam Houston St. and Colorado St., 3; 67. (tie) Illinois, Long Beach St., Tulsa, Colorado, UNI and Ohio St., 2; 73. (tie) Eastern Wash., Tulane, Kansas St., Missouri and Toledo, 1.
Individual champions
100-meter dash: 1. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 11.20.
200-meter dash: 1. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 22.42.
400-meter dash: 1. Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, 50.15.
800-meter run: 1. Alysia Johnson, California, 1:59.29.
1,500-meter run: 1. Brie Felnagle, North Carolina, 4:09.93.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Anna Willard, Michigan, 9:38.08 [meet record; old record 9:44.95, Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 2003].
5,000-meter run: 1. Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest, 15:16.76 [meet record; old record 15:24.06, Lauren Fleshman, Stanford, 2003].
10,000-meter run: 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 32:55.71.
100-meter high hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 12.80.
400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Nicole Leach, UCLA, 54.32.
400-meter relay: 1. Texas A&M, (Elizabeth Adeoti, Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Tresha Henry), 43.05.
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence), 3:28.07.
High jump: 1. Destinee Hooker, Texas, 1.92 (6-3 ½).
Pole vault: 1. April Kubishta, Arizona St., 4.25 (13-11 ¼).
Long jump: 1. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 6.96 (22-10).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.73 (45-0 ½).
Shot put: 1. Jessica Pressley, Arizona St., 18.00 (59-0 3/4).
Discus throw: 1. Kelechi Anyanwu, California, 57.58 (188-11).
Hammer throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 70.72 (232-0) [meet record; old record 69.79 {229-0}, Candice Scott, Florida, 2003].
Javelin throw: 1. Lindsey Blaine, Purdue, 55.56 (182-3).
Heptathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 5,984.
Team results
1. Arizona St., 60; 2. LSU, 53; 3. Michigan, 36; 4. Texas A&M, 34; 5. UCLA, 30; 6. Texas, 29; 7. Southern California, 27; 8. California, 26; 9. Georgia, 24; 10. (tie) Stanford and Texas Tech, 23; 12. (tie) Auburn and South Carolina, 22; 14. Florida St., 19; 15. Arkansas, 17; 16. Houston, 14; 17. UTEP, 13; 18. Nebraska, 12; 19. (tie) Hampton and Georgia Tech, 11; 21. (tie) Alabama, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Purdue, Wake Forest and Brigham Young, 10; 27. (tie) Washington St., TCU, Weber St., Duke, Mississippi, Penn St., Tennessee and Oregon, 9; 35. (tie) Georgetown, Kansas, Texas St. and Southern Ill., 8; 39. (tie) Oklahoma and Iowa, 7; 41. (tie) Notre Dame, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Providence and Syracuse, 6; 46. (tie) Monmouth, Montana St., Cal Poly, San Diego St., North Carolina St., UC Santa Barb., Oral Roberts, SMU, Florida and UNC Wilmington, 5; 56. (tie) Cornell, Rice and Miami (Fla.), 4; 59. (tie) Fresno St., UTSA, Florida Int’l, Michigan St., Charlotte, Washington, Sam Houston St. and Colorado St., 3; 67. (tie) Illinois, Long Beach St., Tulsa, Colorado, UNI and Ohio St., 2; 73. (tie) Eastern Wash., Tulane, Kansas St., Missouri and Toledo, 1.
Individual results
100-meter dash: 1. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 11.20; 2. Ebonie Floyd, Houston, 11.28; 3. Tracy Anne Rowe, Auburn, 11.30; 4. Carol Rodriguez, Southern California, 11.40; 5. Simone Facey, Texas A&M, 11.41; 6. Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 11.42; 7. Jessica Onyepunuka, Southern California, 11.46; 8. Chauntae Bayne, Texas, 11.46.
200-meter dash: 1. Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 22.42; 2. Simone Facey, Texas A&M, 22.64; 3. Ebonie Floyd, Houston, 22.65; 4. Sherry Fletcher, LSU, 22.67; 5. Virgil Hodge, TCU, 22.70; 6. Shareese Woods, Charlotte, 22.74; 7. Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 23.23; 8. Gloria Asumnu, Tulane, 23.44.
400-meter dash: 1. Natasha Hastings, South Carolina, 50.15; 2. Shana Cox, Penn St., 51.27; 3. Ashlee Kidd, Georgia Tech, 51.61; 4. Jessica Cousins, Arkansas, 51.92; 5. Clora Williams, Texas A&M, 52.03; 6. Kineke Alexander, Iowa, 52.13; 7. Trish Bartholomew, Alabama, 52.17; 8. Kenyata Coleman, Mississippi, 52.75.
800-meter run: 1. Alysia Johnson, California, 1:59.29; 2. Katie Erdman, Michigan, 1:59.35; 3. Heather Dorniden, Minnesota, 2:01.05; 4. Fatimoh Muhammed, UTEP, 2:01.89; 5. Geena Gall, Michigan, 2:02.24; 6. Morgan Uceny, Cornell, 2:02.33; 7. Temeka Kincy, Texas, 2:02.57; 8. Rebekah Noble, Oregon, 2:04.79.
1,500-meter run: 1. Brie Felnagle, North Carolina, 4:09.93; 2. Susan Kuijken, Florida St., 4:11.34; 3. Arianna Lambie, Stanford, 4:12.29; 4. Mable Kunihira, Oral Roberts, 4:13.82; 5. Dacia Barr, Arkansas, 4:14.24; 6. Jessica Eldridge, Oklahoma,4:17.08; 7. Nicole Edwards, Michigan, 4:17.33; 8. Natalie Picchetti, Georgia, 4:18.07.
3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Anna Willard, Michigan, 9:38.08 [meet record; olrecord 9:44.95, Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 2003]; 2. Lindsey Anderson, Weber St., 9:46.48; 3. Barbara Parker, Florida St., 9:48.82; 4. Liz Wort, Duke, 9:51.76; 5. Kassi Andersen, Brigham Young, 9:52.10; 6. Nichole Bush, Michigan St., 9:56.68; 7. Jennifer Barringer, Colorado, 9:59.81; 8. Sariah Long, Weber St., 10:05.22.
5,000-meter run: 1. Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest, 15:16.76 [meet record; old record 15:24.06, Lauren Fleshman, Stanford, 2003]; 2. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 15:24.22; 3. Molly Huddle, Notre Dame, 15:37.65; 4. Julia Lucas, North Carolina St., 15:52.08; 5. Madeline McKeever, Duke, 15:52.83; 6. Teresa McWalters, Stanford, 15:53.89; 7. Alex Becker, Tulsa, 16:00.34; 8. Irene Kimaiyo, Texas Tech, 16:03.08.
10,000-meter run: 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 32:55.71; 2. Melissa Grelli, Georgetown, 33:01.56; 3. Aine Hoban, Providence, 33:04.32; 4. Amy Hastings, Arizona St., 33:08.27; 5. Stephanie Rothstein, UC Santa Barb., 33:23.33; 6. Whitney McDonald, Brigham Young, 33:26.33; 7. Diane Nukuri, Iowa, 33:30.29; 8. Jill Steffens, Georgia, 33:43.56.
100-meter high hurdles: 1. Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 12.80; 2. Candice Davis, Southern California, 12.90; 3. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU, 12.93; 4. Fatmata Fofanah, Georgia Tech, 12.96; 5. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 12.98; 6. Ashley Lodree, Washington, 12.99; 7. Jessica Ohanaja, LSU, 13.01; 8. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.07.
400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Nicole Leach, UCLA, 54.32; 2. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU, 55.68; 3. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 55.81; 4. Latosha Wallace, Arizona St., 56.35; 5. Krystal Cantey, South Carolina, 56.49; 6. Naim Yisrael, Florida Int’l, 56.98; 7. Carlene Robinson, Illinois, 57.11; Ajoke Odumosu, South Ala., (did not qualify).
400-meter relay: 1. Texas A&M, (Elizabeth Adeoti, Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Tresha Henry), 43.05; 2. LSU, 43.14; 3. Southern California, 43.69; 4. TCU, 43.84; 5. Oklahoma, 44.30; 6. Tennessee, 44.44; 7. Florida, 44.47; Texas, (did not finish).
1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Nickiesha Wilson, Cynetheia Rooks, LaTavia Thomas, Deonna Lawrence), 3:28.07; 2. South Carolina, 3:28.48; 3. Louisiana Tech, 3:28.90; 4. UCLA, 3:30.46; 5. Texas, 3:31.06; 6. Texas A&M, 3:31.09; 7. Florida St., 3:31.10; 8. Arizona St., 3:35.96.
High jump: 1. Destinee Hooker, Texas, 1.92 (6-3 1/2); 2. Miruna Mataoanu, Alabama, 1.92 (6-3 1/2); 3. Levern Spencer, Georgia, 1.83 (6-0); 4. Sharon Day, Cal Poly, 1.83 (6-0); 5. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 1.83 (6-0); 6. Inika McPherson, California, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 7. Peaches Roach, Iowa, 1.80 (5-10 3/4); 8. Kaylene Wagner, Kansas St., 1.80 (5-10 3/4).
Pole vault: 1. April Kubishta, Arizona St., 4.25 (13-11 1/4); 2. Jodi Unger, Arkansas, 4.25 (13-11 1/4); 3. Brysun Stately, Nebraska, 4.15 (13-7 1/4); 4. Elouise Rudy, Montana St., 4.15 (13-7 1/4); 5. (tie) Jennie Sewell, Sam Houston St., Ashley McCallister, Brigham Young, and Kate Sultanova, Kansas, 4.05 (13-3 1/2);8. Ingrid Kantola, UCLA, 4.05 (13-3 1/2).
Long jump: 1. Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 6.96 (22-10); 2. Brittney Reese, Mississippi, 6.71 (22-0 1/4); 3. Erica McLain, Stanford, 6.53 (21-5 1/4); 4. Tisifenee Taylor, Monmouth, 6.53 (21-5 1/4); 5. Funmi Jimoh, Rice, 6.43 (21-1 1/4); 6. Janay DeLoach, Colorado St., 6.42 (21-0 3/4); 7. Amy Seward, Miami (Fla.), 6.41 (21-0 1/2); 8. Jeomi Maduka, Cornell, 6.26 (20-6 1/2).
Triple jump: 1. Yvette Lewis, Hampton, 13.73 (45-0 1/2); 2. Erica McLain, Stanford, 13.67 (44-0 1/4); 3. Michelle Vaughn, Auburn, 13.60 (44-7 1/2); 4. Decontee Kaye, San Diego St., 13.52 (44-4 1/4); 5. Andrea Linton, LSU, 13.37 (43-10 1/2); 6. Alyce Williams, Florida St., 13.17 (43-2 1/2); 7. Brenda Faluade, Miami (Fla.), 13.16 (43-2 1/4); 8. April Williams, Toledo, 13.04 (42-9 1/2).
Shot put: 1. Jessica Pressley, Arizona St., 18.00 (59-0 3/4); 2. Abigail Ruston, Texas St., 17.44 (57-2 3/4); 3. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 17.40 (57-1); 4. Kacey Onwuchekwa, Texas A&M, 17.36 (56-11 1/2); 5. Michelle Carter, Texas, 17.23 (56-6 1/2); 6. Mariam Kevkhishvilli, Florida, 16.81 (55-2); 7. Rachel Jansen, UNI, 16.64 (54-7 1/4); 8. Shernelle Nicholls, Missouri, 16.60 (54-5 1/2).
Discus throw: 1. Kelechi Anyanwu, California, 57.58 (188-11); 2. Tai Battle, Arizona St., 54.79 (179-9); 3. Shanna Dickenson, Tennessee, 54.50 (178-10); 4. Abby Emsick, Kansas, 54.41 (178-6); 5. D’Andra Carter, Texas Tech, 53.16 (174-5); 6. Michelle Carter, Texas, 53.05 (174-0); 7. Dace Ruskule, Nebraska, 51.75 (169-9); 8. McKenzie Garberg, Washington St., 51.20 (168-0).
Hammer throw: 1. Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 70.72 (232-0) [meet record; old record 69.79 {229-0}, Candice Scott, Florida, 2003]; 2. Brittany Riley, Southern Ill., 69.29 (227-4); 3. Eva Orban, Southern California, 66.53 (218-3); 4. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 65.75 (215-8); 5. Britney Henry, Oregon, 65.46 (214-9); 6. Carrie Johnson, California, 64.32 (211-0); 7. Veronica Jatsek, Ohio St., 62.84 (206-2); 8. Amy Haapanen, UC Santa Barb., 62.24 (204-2).
Javelin throw: 1. Lindsey Blaine, Purdue, 55.56 (182-3); 2. Erma Gene Evans, UTEP, 54.78 (179-9); 3. Krista Woodward, Georgia, 53.24 (174-8); 4. Anna Raynor, UNC Wilmington, 53.18 (174-6); 5. Rachel Yurkovich, Oregon, 51.83 (170-0); 6. Mallory Webb, Fresno St., 51.73 (169-9); 7. Kim Heinz, Long Beach St., 51.61 (169-4); 8. Carolee Gutierrez, Eastern Wash., 49.32 (161-10).
Heptathlon: 1. Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona St., 5,984; 2. Julie Pickler, Washington St., 5,831; 3. Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, 5,822; 4. Gaelle Niare, Southern Methodist, 5,797; 5. Ashley Selig, Nebraska, 5,794; 6. Ryanne Dupree, Tex. San Antonio, 5,773; 7. Bettie Wade, Michigan, 5,724; 8. Gayle Hunter, Penn St., 5,711.
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