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Pac-10 Outdoor Championships
Cal Claims 19 Regional Qualifiers at Pac-10 Championships
5/12/2007 12:00 PM | Track & Field
May 12, 2007
STANFORD, Calif. - California recorded 19 NCAA regional-qualifying marks or times on the first day of the Pac-10 Championships on Saturday at Cobb Track and Angell Field on the Stanford campus. The 16th-ranked Cal women stand in sixth place with 20.33 points, while the Cal men are in ninth place with 10 points.
Among the top performances by the Golden Bears included senior Kevin Davis' second-place finish in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase final in a regional-qualifying and lifetime-best time of 8:40.52 and sophomore Emilee Strot's second-place finish in the women's discus throw final in a regional-qualifying and lifetime-best 55.28 meters (181-4).
Arizona State tops the women's standings with 73 points, while Oregon and Arizona are tied atop the men's standings with 47 points each.
Davis' time moves him to No. 2 on Cal's all-time top 10 list in the steeplechase and Strot's mark likewise moved her to No. 2 on Cal's all-time list in the discus.
In all, Cal tallied 11 lifetime bests, nine of which were regional qualifiers. Those included senior Kurt Seefeld's discus throw of 179-11 (54.85 meters, 11th place), junior Craig Kent's discus throw of 179-11 (54.19, 13th place), sophomore Evelyn Smith's 400-meter hurdles preliminary time of 1:00.40, junior David Torrence's winning 800-prelim time of 1:49.87, sophomore Francis Gadayan's 800-prelim time of 1:49.97, freshman Steve Sodaro's steeplechase time of 9:04.41 (9th place) and sophomore Matt Miller's steeplechase time of 9:06.29 (11th).
Cal's other regional qualifiers included sophomore Mackenzie Pierce, who ran a 2:07.28 in the women's 800-meter run to edge junior teammate and school-record holder Alysia Johnson, who ran a regional-qualifying 2:07.96. Three Bears ran qualifying times in the men's 110-meter hurdles prelim, including junior Thomas Mack (14.03), sophomore Jordan Paul (14.15) and junior Craig Gallimore (14.30).
The women's shot put final produced three Bears' regional qualifiers in the women's shot put final, including fifth-place sophomore Missy Faubus (49-3.75, 15.03 meters), seventh-place senior Kelechi Anyanwu (48-10.75, 14.90) and ninth-place Strot (47-11.25, 14.61). Other Cal regional qualifiers were Anyanwu in the discus final (176-4, 53.76 meters) and junior John Ludden in the men's discus final (174-7, 53.21 meters).
Cal clocked two more lifetime bests, with sophomore Kandi Bonty running a 24.31 in the women's 200-meter dash prelim and freshman Katie Cartwright running a 1:04.94 in the women's 400-meter hurdles prelim.
The second and final day of the Pac-10 Championships takes place tomorrow, starting with the men's javelin at 10 a.m. The first running event tomorrow is the women's 4x100-meter relay, which is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m.
Pac-10 Championships
Women's Standings
Team Points 1) Arizona State 73 2) Washington State 49.83 3) UCLA 42.50 4) Stanford 31.33 5) Arizona 30 6) California 22.33 7) Oregon 11 8) Washington 7 9) USC 6
Men's Standings
Team Points 1t) Oregon 47 1t) Arizona 47 3) Arizona State 39 4) UCLA 34 5) Washington 31 6) Stanford 26 7) Washington State 21 8) USC 18 9) California 10
Cal Results
Track Events
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles Preliminary
7. Kimyon Broom 13.74w*.
Women's 400-Meter Dash Preliminary
11. Brook Turner 55.19. 18. Francesca Weems 56.91.
Women's 100-Meter Dash Preliminary
15. Cameo Motley 12.55.
Women's 800-Meter Run Preliminary
1. Mackenzie Pierce 2:07.28^*. 2. Alysia Johnson 2:07.96^*. 15. Pippa MacDonald 2:15.39.
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Final
18. Rowena Tam 11:22.56.
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Preliminary
4. Evelyn Smith 1:00.40^*. 17. Katie Cartwright 1:04.94.
Women's 200-Meter Dash Preliminary
9. Kandi Bonty 24.31*. 11. Brook Turner 24.69. 14. Cameo Motley 25.12. 15. Francesca Weems 25.44.
Men's 1,500-Meter Run Preliminary
5. David Torrence 3:50.13*. 6. Mark Matusak 3:51.28*. 7. Michael Coe 3:50.23*. 19. Eric Lee 3:54.13.
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Preliminary
4. Thomas Mack 14.03^*. 6. Jordan Paul 14.15^*. 11. Craig Gallimore 14.30^.
Men's 400-Meter Dash Preliminary
14. Jonathan Suddaby 49.44.
Men's 100-Meter Dash Preliminary
18. Alex Beitashour 11.30.
Men's 800-Meter Run Preliminary
1. David Torrence 1:49.87^*. 4. Francis Gadayan 1:49.97^*. 9. Andres Perezchica 1:51.59.13*. Sean Carey 1:52.02.
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Final
2. Kevin Davis 8:40.52^. 9. Steve Sodaro 9:04.41^. 11. Matt Miller 9:06.29^.
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles Preliminary
8. Jake Hanson 52.66*.
Men's 200-Meter Dash Preliminary
17. Alex Beitashour 23.19.
Field Events
Women's Shot Put Final
5. Missy Faubus 15.03 meters (49-3.75)^. 7. Kelechi Anyanwu 14.90 (48-10.75)^. 9. Emilee Strot 14.61 (47-11.25)^.
Women's Long Jump Final
15. Lollie Onipede 5.42 meters (17-9.50).
Women's High Jump Final
8t. Inika McPherson 1.70 meters (5-7). 16t. Tifani Grimes 1.65 (5-5).
Women's Discus Throw Final
2. Emilee Strot 55.28 meters (181-4)^. 3. Kelechi Anyanwu 53.76 (176-4)^. 12. Missy Faubus 44.90 (147-4). 13. Daisy Van Ravenswaay 44.01 (144-5).
Men's Discus Throw Final
11. Kurt Seefeld 54.85 meters (179-11)^. 13. Craig Kent 54.19 (177-9)^. 14. John Ludden 53.21 (174-7)^.
Men's Long Jump Final
11. Steven Conrad 6.77 meters (22-2.50)w.
Men's Shot Put Final
16. Craig Kent 16.42 meters (53-10.50).
Men's Pole Vault Final
10. Ryan Shuler 4.90 meters (16-0.75). - Andrew Stevens NH.
^ NCAA regional qualifier
* Qualified for final
w Wind aided
