Cal's Joyce, Stanford's Welihozkiy Win Hammer at Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational

Cal's Joyce, Stanford's Welihozkiy Win Hammer at Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational

April 12, 2002

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BERKELEY - Cal senior Jennifer Joyce threw a season-best 206-0 to win the hammer competition on the first of two days of the Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational Friday at Edwards Stadium.

Joyce's best throw of the day came on her final throw of the afternoon and was only three inches shy of her school record of 206-3. She has now won the hammer in five of Cal's six meets this season and posted a second-place finish at the Stanford Invitational. Stanford's Jessica Pluth was Joyce's nearest challenger at 182-6. Also for the Cal women, junior Sheni Russell took fifth with a mark of 172-2, and Tammy d'Artenay placed seventh with a PR of 154-9.

On the men's side, Stanford's Nick Welihozkiy won the hammer with a heave of 195-2, followed by San Francisco State's Devin Conroy (183-9). Cal's Zech Whittington and Tony Miranda placed fifth (168-0) and 12th (142-2), respectively.

The fifth-annual Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational concludes Saturday with a full slate of events from 9:30 a.m.-4:10 p.m.

Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational
Edwards Stadium, Berkeley, CA

Women's Hammer Results:
1. Jennifer Joyce (Cal) 206-0 (62.80), 2. Jessica Pluth (Stanford) 182-6 (55.64), 3. Sarah Woydziak (Nevada) 177-3 (54.04), 4. Cassidy Kilburn (UC Davis) 173-7 (52.90), 5. Sheni Russell (Cal) 172-4 (52.55), 6. Kelly Bowman (Nevada) 155-9 (47.48), 7. Tammy d'Artenay (Cal) 154-9 (47.16), 8. Shario Marshall (Nevada) 149-8 (45.62), 9. Janine Bodo (Nevada) 144-5 (44.02), 10. Zochitl Delacruz (Chico State) 140-7 (42.27), 11. Lattice Harper (Chico State) 132-6 (40.41), 12. Sara Noriega (CS Fullerton) 122-4 (37.28), Jennifer Lacouceur (Cal) NM, Jessica Brandt (Chico State) DNC.

Men's Hammer Results:
1. Nick Welihozkiy (Stanford) 195-2 (59.50), 2. Devin Conroy (San Francisco State) 183-9 (56.00), 3. Zack Reeves (UC Davis) 177-9 (54.18), 4. Edmund Pula (CS Fullerton) 173-0 (52.74), 5. Zech Whittington (Cal) 168-0 (51.22), 6. Russ Jensen (San Francisco State) 164-8 (50.20), 7. Tim McGAllian (Sacramento State) 159-11 (48.74), 8. Howdie Atkinson (Chico State) 159-1 (48.50), 9. Josh Rowe (Chico State) 156-4 (47.66), 10. Geoffrey Fong (Sacramento State) 149-10 (45.68), 11. Sean Shull (CS Fullerton) 142-11 (43.56), 12. Tony Miranda (Cal) 142-2 (43.34), 13. Kevin Willard (Sacramento State) 133-5 (40.62), Ryan Frank (UC Davis) DNC.

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