T&FN’s NCAA On-Site Blog With Dave Johnson:
Final Report Of Meet
In order to protect its broadcasting rights, the NCAA has instituted new rules in 2008 which restrict how much “live coverage” is permitted from its championships meets.
So unlike past years T&FN will not be able to bring you ongoing by-event coverage of the meet from an accredited journalist. Instead, we will be permitted 10 updates during each day.
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The people back in California, however, have set up a special forum for by-event coverage and everyone is free to contribute to that.
Saturday Report #10 (final)
(18:50 PDT)
Women's 4x4
I(Tx, Miami, Tenn, ASU)
200-Tx,Mi,Tn,ASU
Miami changed lineup (not Simkins leading off)
X1, Tx, Tn, Mi, ASU
200-Tn,Tx,M,AS
X2, Tn, Tx, Mi, AS
200 (Bianca Knight with big move on back and turn), Tx,Tn,Mi,ASU (Knight 52.33)
X3, Tx, ASU, Tn, Mi
200 Tx, ASU, Tn, Mi
ASU catches Texas at line
ASU 3:33.63, Texas 3:33.69, Tennessee 3:35.,85, Miami 3:36.57 (Simkins did not run)
II(Kans, Miss, Ark, PnSt)
200-PSU,Ark,Miss,Kans
X1, PS,A,K,M
200-PS,A,M,K (PS Shana Cox 52.85)
X2, PS,A,M,K
200-PS, Ark on shouler, M, K (PS Barber 53.60, Ark Williams 52.96)
X3, PS,A,M,K
200, PS, A, K, M
PSU 3:34.00 (3rd overall so far), Ark 3:34.66, Kansas 3:37.48, Mississippi 3:38.04
III(WnMich, TxAM, LSU, SCar)
200-TxAM,LSUY,WMU,SCar
X1-L,T,W,S (all together)
200-T,L,S,W
X2-L,T/S,W (Cross 52.33)
200-S,L,T,W
X3-L,T,S,W (Thomas LSU 52.63)
200-L,T,S,W
LSU 3:31.14, Texas A&M 3:31.34, South Carolina 3:34.00, Western Michigan 3:38.33
FINAL TEAMS :
ASU 50, LSU 43, Mich 39, Stan 32, Texas 30
There are no remaining reports today. Everything else will be posted to threads . . . after dinner :
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Saturday Report #9
(18:30 PDT)
Men's scores complete minus 4x4:
FSU 38, ASU 38, Tex 34, LSU 33, Tenn 26, Ark 24, Stan 23
Teams with 4x4: FSU, ASU
M4x400 (3 sections)
I (WnKy, Ky, FlSt)
Ky to lead on first backstretch of 2nd leg (passing FSU)
At X2, Ky, FSU, WKU
FSU hard to lead on back coming to 3rd X
X3: FSU very hard down first back, dieing in last 100, but holds on for 3:07.47, WKU 3:08.16, Ky 3:08.60
II (SCar, Or, TxT, TCU)
200-TCU, SCar, TxT, Or
X1, TCU, SCar,TxT, O (single file on back) TxT, passing SC at 200
X2, TCU, TxT, SC, O
At 200 SCar fell hard, out of race, (YELLOW FLAGS)
]X3, TCU, O, TxT
single file at bell
TCU 3:06.19, Or 3:07.89, TxT 3:08.43
(FSU now 2nd with 4 teams including ASU to run in last section)
III (Bay, TxAM, Fla, ASU with 2 400m scorers)
200-F,T,A,B
X1, T,B,A,F (close race)
200 same order (Bay to lead on back)
X2, B,T,A,F
200- sam order with AM coming up on Bay shoulder
X3-B,T,A,F
AS on TxAM shoulder at bell
ASU almost catches TxAM at line
Bay 3:05.66, ASU 3:06.34 (beats FSU to win team championship), Texas A&M 3:06.37, Florida 3:07.34
Women's Teams
Linton (LSU) has slid to 8th in wTJ, now to 9th in 6th round. LSU with no points, ASU wins women's title.
The remaining report today will have the women's 4x400 and Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #8
(18:10 PDT)
Men's 3000
16 runners, all reported.
400, McNeill, Perry, Ramos, McDougal (Curtis at back)
800, McN,Per,Ram,McD,Curtis
1k, McN 2:43.58,Pery, Ram, McD, Curt, Bumbalough
1200, McN,P,R/Quigley
1400, Perry, McN,Bumb/Q
1600, Per 4:26.0,Bumb,Curt,Kosgei,Alcorn
Alcorn to lead on back
1800, McD,Alc,Bumb,
2k, McD,Bumb,Alc,Benninger,Kosg,Curtis
2200, Benn6:05.6 takes off at line, McD,Bumb
2400, Ben,Bum,McD,Per,Curt,Alc,Kos,Gunn
2600, Benn,Bumb,McD,Perry,Curt,Alc, Q,
Alcorn ot lead on back
2800, Alc, Ben, Curt, Bumb, Per, McD, Q, Gunn
Curtis to 2nd on back but not closing on Alcorn,
Alcorn pulls away in homestretch, Bumb passes Curtis in homestretch
Alcorn 8:00.82, Bumbalough 02.22, Perry 02.63, Curtis 02.79, Benninger 03.61, McDougal 03.77, Quigley 05.20, McNeill 06.18
ASU now with 38
Florida State picks up one more point with Taylor in TJ, Arkansas gets 10 with Balumbu TJ win
Scores: FSU 38, ASU 38, Tex 34, LSU 33, Tenn 26, ARK 24, Stan 23
Women's 3000
Kipyego and England scratched
200, Lambie,
400, Lambie, Kuijken, Kalmer, Hagans
600, Lam, Kui, Felnagle, Blood, Bush, Kalmer
800, Lam 2:23.0, Kui, Fel, Blood, Bush, Kalm, Hagans, Asselin
1k, Lam 2:58.64, Kui, Fel, Bl, Bush, Hag, Kal, Asselin
1200, 3:34.2 same 8
1400, same 8
1600, same 7, Centrowitz, Asselin
1800, same 6, Centrowitz, Ryan, Asselin
2k, 5:59.21, Lam, Kui, Fel +_40m Blood, Hag, Bush, Cent, Ryan, Asselin
2200, L,K,F,Hag,Cen,Bush,Ryan,Blood
2400, L,K,F, Hag, Cent, Koll, Bush, Ryan, Asselin
2600, K,F,L _60m, Cent, Bush, Hag, Koll, Ryan, Awwlin
2800, K +5m F +15m L +50m Cen, Ryan +7m Bush, Hag, Koll, Asselin
Kuijken 8:58.14, Felnagle 9:00.31, Lambie 5.41, Centrowitz 11.09,Ryan 12.83, Bush 13.48, Asselin 14.44, Hagans 15.12
Stanford scores 11 (picked for 5)
Teams AST 45, Mich 39, LSU 33, Tex 30, Stan 22, FSU 20, Fla 19, Tenn 18
Women's Triple Jump
McLain still leads TJ (46-7.25) going into last three rounds, followed by Williams (FSU) 44-8.25, James (BosU) 44-0.5, Nambawa (43-10.5), Linton (LSU) 43-7
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #7
(17:45 PDT)
Women's Vault
Kubishta over at 4.30, still 2nd
Men's 60
Padgett appeared to have best start, Williams stumbled out of blocks, Holliday caught Padgett, Thompson caught both.
Thompson 6.51, Holliday 6.54, Padgett 6.60, Harris 6.62, Samuels 6.64, Phiri 6.66, Williams 6.72, Garvin 6.74
LSU scores 18, they were picked for 18. Samuels scores 4 for Arkansas. Florida State gets one more point.
Men's scores: FSU 37, Tex 34, LSU 33, ArizSt 28, Tenn 26, Stan 23
Women's 60
Baptiste and Anderson with good starts, Knight catches Anderson, Anderson lifts later and almost catches Baptiste.
Baptiste 7.17, A. Anderson 7.17, Knight 7.21, Ealey 7.23, Henry 7.24, N. Anderson 7.28, Asumnu 7.29, Champion 7.36
LSU scores 14, Texas 14
LSU now has 33 (still has Linton in TJ and 4x4), AzSt has 37 (Kubishta currently 2nd in PV, and 4x4)
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #6
(17:15 PDT)
Men's 400 Final
2-section final (lanes 3-6)
Lanes I: Gordon, McCoy, Hulett, Phillip
Huleet slowest on back, but comes hard on turn, Phillip to lead at 200, Gordon
Phillip 46.27, McCoy 46.367, Hulett 47.22, Gordon 47.47
Lanes II: M. Smith, C. Smith, Bain, Boase
CS at 200 21.47m Bain, MS, Boase
Same order in single file down back
Bain to lead with 30m to go
Bain 46.19, Boase 46.34, C Smith 46.44, M Smith 46.46
Women's Pole Vault
Before the 2nd men's section, Kubishta cleared 4.25/ to move into 2nd. That should clinch the meet for ASU.
Women's 400
2-section final (lanes 3-6)
Lanes I:Coleman, Morgan, Martin, Cox
Break: Cox 24.29, Coleman, Martin, Morgan. Coleman stumbled going into turn 1 and lost momentum, Martin and Morgan going by on backstretch.
Cox 52.57, Martin 531.15, Morgan 53.53, Coleman 54.60
Lanes II: Beard, Alexander, Simkins, Bartholomew
Simkins out best on back,
at break, S, Barth, Beard, Alex
Simkins 52.16, Bartholomew 52.37, Beard 52.48, Alexander 52.72
Trivia
Back-to-back women's event wins for Philly-area kids (Thomas, Philly West Catholic HS; Simkins, Wissahickon HS)
Women's Teams
Stanford with 11 has McLain in the TJ lead (46-7.25), with Lambie and Centrowitz to run in the 3000.
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #5
(16:55 PDT)
Men's 800
Harris 25.50, Kosgei, Twi
Harris 53.10, Kosge, Mach,
Twi,Kosg,Harris
Kosgei passes Twijukwe coming off last curve, by Muler (NnIa) goes past both with 25m to go.
LSU, picked for 7 points, scored 12.
Yellow flag on 2nd turn of 3rd lap.
Scores now: FlSt 36 (Garvin 60, Gunn 3k, 4x4, Taylor TJ), Tx 34 (with no more entries), Tn 24 (Williams 60), Stan 23, AzSt 19, NnIa 18, LSU 15
Women's 800
2-turn stagger, At break, Johnson/Carlin 29.17, Thomas, Nickoley
400, J 61.51,C,T,Dorn
600, Carlin to lead with 300 to go, but Johnson moves back to lead on the inside on the turn, Carlin to lead at bell 1:33.94,followed by J,T,Horn,Dorniden
Carlin passed with 100 to go by J,
Thomas to lead with 25m to go
Thomas 2:05.07, Dorniden 2:05.45, Johnson 2:05.47, Gall 2:05.79, Horn
Women's Team Scores
Mich 39 (done), AzSt 37 (Kubishta, 4x4), LSU 19, VaT 18, TxT 18
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #4
(16:35 PDT)
Men's Mile
Acosta takes the pace, Manzano on his shoulder through 200 and 300, with Morse right behind them. Acosta 61.9.
Manzano to the lead at 450m, then Ac, Mor, McClary, Cobrin.
Man 2:04.8, Ac, Morse, Bair, McClary
3 to go, same order
Watson to 3rd with 550 to go.
Man 3:, Ac, Morse, Wat, Bair, McC
Man/Acosta 3:50.0
Texas goes 1-2 for 18 points. They were picked for Manzano's 10.
Women's Mile
220, Detmer, Bowman, Ed, Miller
440, D 67.7,B,Edwards, Barr, Miller
660, D,B,E,Barr, England
880, D 2:18.3,B,Ed,Eng,Barr,Maloy
3 to go, D,B,Ed,Eng,Barr,Mal,
2 to go, B 3:30.2, Det,Ed,En
1 to go, B,Ed,Eng,Bar,Det
Bow 4:18.9, Eng, Ed
England kicks to lead coming off last curve
Eng 4:35.30, Edw 35.74, Bossm 36.00
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: 800 (5), 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #3
(16:30 PDT)
Women’s Shot
Sarah Stevens threw 55-2.75 to lead the first flight. Florida's Mariam Kevkhishvili moved to the overall lead on her first effort in the second flight with a throw of 55-11.25. Jessica Pressley of Arizona State had a left sector foul on her first attempt. Kevkhishvili increased he lead in round two with a 58-6, and hit 56-6.75 on her third throw. Pressley's third throw was 16.75/54-11.5, which moved her from 9th to 3rd.
In round 4, Patience Knight (TxT) moved to 2nd with a 56-8. Knight matched her best in round 5. In either round 4 4 5, Susan King of Memphis moed to 3rd. Pressley, now in 5th, failed to improve, as did Stevens, now in 4th. Kev threw 58-1.75 to end round 5.
The final round saw no improvements until the last three throwers. Pressley reached her best of 55-0.25 but remained in 5th. Then Stevens reached 57-10.5 to move back into 2nd. Kevkhishvili ended the day as the winner, with a final put of 17.38/57-0.25.
Men's High Jump
Six jumpers remain in the men's high jump with the bar going to 2.22/7-3.25. Scott Sellers (KsSt), Dusty Jonas (Nb) and Ehi Oamen (NnIa) are all clean so far. Ivan Diggs (Hous) is 4th with one miss, followed by Will Little (TxPA) 5th and Norris Frederick (Wa) 6th.
Jonas is the first over 2.22, after missed by Littleton and Sellers. Sellers was the next to clear, making the bar on his second attempt. No one else cleared.
With the bar at 2.25/7-4.5, Sellers cleared on his first attempt. Jonas matched him to remain in the lead, the bar now going to 2.28/7-5.75. Sellers missed his first, to stay behind on misses. Jonas tightened his hold with a solid clearance. Sellers barely missed his second jump, the missed his third.
With the bar at 2.31/7-7, Jonas barely missed his first attempt, then cleared on his second, leaving the bar jiggling. The bar went to 2.34/7-8, where Jonas missed three times.
On the team side, Texas, with two jumpers, failed to score.
The remaining reports today will be posted after each pair of running events: Mile (4), 800 (5), 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Saturday Report #2
(15:15 PDT)
Women's Pentathlon
The 5-eventer goes to the 800m, the final event, with Michigan junior Bettie Wade holding a 49-point advantage over the favorite, Arizona State's Jacquelyn Johnson. Wade has 3630, with Johnson at 3581. Johnson's points are critical for ASU's title hopes, and she'll run the concluding event while her teammates, Sarah Stevens and Jessica Pressley compete in the Shot Put.
Stevens is picked to win the SP, with Pressley picked 3rd. Pressley out-performed the charts yesterday with her 2nd-place finish in the Weight. Stevens, the second thrower in the first flight, immediately took the lead with a big throw (he wrote, not knowing the mark, but all the while hoping it would appear someplace before posting. I'll fill it in later.) She fouled her second attempt, then intentionally fouled her third, but still held the lead at the conclusion of the first flight.
Back to the Hept 800: Johnson took off to a 15m lead after the first 200m, with Wade another 25m back. Johnson ran 62.7 at the 400, clearly far enough ahead of Wade to win. Johnson was 11 seconds ahead at the bell, and finished her wire-to-wire win in 2:13.45, with Wade at 2:26.61.
Final scores: Johnson 4496 CR (4425 Austra Skujyte [KsSt] '02), Wade 4366, Quinley 4256, Wichmann 4177, Hunter 4141.
Men's High Jump
HJ is underway, with the bar now at the second height, 2.14/7-0.25.
Saturday report #3 at 16:00 PDT.
After that we'll post after each pair of running events: Mile (4), 800 (5), 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
Saturday Report #1
(14:30 PDT)
Men's Heptathlon
The 1000m, the concluding event of the men's Heptathlon is up first. Florida State's Barroilhet, orignally charted for 6th, starts the last event with 5178 points, good for a 170-point margin over Stanford's Josh Hustedt, who was picked for 7th. Continuing the topsy-turvy nature of the formchart, Oregon's Ashton Eaton, pegged as the winner, is currently 7th, at 4813. Tennessee's Jangy Addy was picked 2nd and stands 3rd at 4986, with a 12-point margin over Mike Morrison of Florida. The 12 points is the equivalent of a bit more than one second.
Addy's points are crucial for Tennessee to remain in the team competition, but he immediately took up the rear in the 16-man field. He'll not catch Morrison and is in danger of dropping behind Nick Adcock (Mo) and Raven Cepeda (NnIa).
Mateo Sossah of North Carolina won the race in 2:32.64. Others: Adcock 2:39.56, Eaton 2:40.90, Hustedt 2:44.10, Morrison 2:45.05, Cepeda 2:48.76, Barroilhet 2:49.30, Addy 2:56.71.
Final scores show Addy dropping to 5th: Barroilhet 5951, Hustedt 5836, Morrison 5792, Adcock 5776, Addy 5683, Eaton 5676, Cepeda 5657, Derznic 5645.
Women's Pentathlon
After three events, Michigan's Bettie Wade (picked 4th) is currently leading at 2712, a 13-point margin over Charlotte Abrahamsen of Memphis. Arizona State';s Jacquelyn Johnson is another 17 points behind, at 2682. She's the favorite to win the pentathlon, with Minnesota's Liz Roehrig picked 2nd. Roehrig is presently 6th, with 2566.
In the Pent LJ, Wade jumped a pentathlon PR 20-5 on her second effort. Roehrig managed a best of 19-6 on her third jump. Johnson closed out the jumping. She was standing 5th in the LJ as she stood on the runway for her last attempt, then hit her best. Johnson jumped 6.16/20-2.5, to finish 4th in the LJ.
Men's Weight
The big ball was won by favorite Egor Agafonov of Kansas at 74-6.25. Auburn's Jake Dunkleberger was 2nd at 72-11.75, with North Carolina freshman Walter Henning 3rd, at 72-3. Henning beat Purdue soph Jon Pullum on the basis of a better second effort. UCLA, which had a strong showing yesterday, added two points with the 7th-place effort of Boldizsar Kocsor, who threw 70-1.5.
Saturday report #2 will be posted around 15:00 PDT, followed #3 at 16:00 PDT.
After that we'll post after each pair of running events: Mile (4), 800 (5), 400 (6), 60 (7), 3000 (8), 4x400 (9), Team Scores (10)
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Friday Report #10 (final)
(20:00 PDT)
Men's Distance Medley Final
Ark to lead on first lap, Tx 2nd, Vill, Gtn
Ar c58, Tx, V, Gtn, AzSt, Or
800, Ar 1:57.8, Tx, Grn, V, Wi, Or, ASU
1000, A, T, V, G, W, Stan, ASU, Or
backsterthc Tx to lead, Gtn vo=fololowing
Tx 2:54.20, Gtn, Ar 2:55.6, V 2:55.7
Tx drawing away on 400, Stan closing
Tx 3:440.4, Stan, Ar, 3:43.5, V 3:44.0
LSU moves up with Jamal James
At the X: Tx 1:50.9, LSU, Wi, Ar 1:50.2, V 8th 5:35.2
Curtis (V) to 3rd after 1sst lap
Tx c6:30, LSU one stride back, then 10m to V, Wi, Or, Stan ASU, Ar, UCLA
Curtis to lead at backstretch after 450m, Manzano on shoulder
800 to go, V, T, LSU, Wi, OPr, Stan , ASU, USLCA, Ar, Gtn-all single file and close
Pack of 9 with 550 to go
2 to go, V, T, LSU, UCLA, Wi, ASU, Or, Gtn, Stan
1 to go Tx to lead with 230 to go
Texas fights off ASU challenge on backstretch, pulls away in homestretch
Tx 9:32.04, ASU 32.49, Wi 33.83, Stan 34.03, Gtn 34.22, LSU 35.72, UCLA 9:35,74, V 9:36.42
Alcorn (ASU) 3:58.13, Bumbalough 3:56.14 (Gtn)
LSU picks up 3 points, Arkansas drops 8
Women's Distance Medley Final
200, Mn, BYU, Stan, WV
400, MbYU, Stan , SV, Mi, Tn,m Vay, Wa, Penn, Mn, BYU, Stan, WV, Bay
600, BYU, Stan, WV, Mn, Bay, Penn, Mi
800, BYU, Stan, WV, Bay, Mi, Penn, Mn, Tenn
1200, Stan, BYU, WV, Mi, Tn
1600, Tn, Stan, Mi, WV, BYUm Wa, Il, Bay
2000, Mi, Tn, St, BY, Il, WV, Wa, Penn, Bay
2200, M, T, B, S, Penn, Il,
last X: Mik Tn, St, BY, Pn, WV, Il, Wa, Mn, Bay, Wi, Or
6 to go, M,T, +15m St, BYU, WV, Pn, Il, Wa
5 to go, M, T, S, B, WV, Pn, I, Wa,
4 to go, M, Tn, SV, St, BYU, Pn _5m Il, +10m Wa, +8m Bay
3 to go, 6 teams within 8m: M, T, WV, St, BY, Pn (Lambie to lead on back)
2 to go, S, Mi, Tn, WV, BY, Pn, Il
1 to go, S, M, T, Mi to lead on back, followed by Tn, Bowman to lead with 25m to go
Tn 11:01.97, Mi 2.22, Stan 3.87, WV 7.64, BYU 10.96,
Bowman 4:35.54, Edwards 4:36.05
next report(s): Saturday!
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Friday Report #9
(19:15 PDT)
Men's 200 Final
I (Lanes 4-6: Hart, Samuels, Perry, Garvin)
Samuels 20.67, Perry 20.73, Garvin 20.79, Harts 20.87. Samuels out best on backstretch, held off homestretch charge of Garvin and then Perry.
II(Lanes 4-6: Dykes, Wells, Williams, Clark)
Williams 20.36, Clark 20.50, Dykes 20.77, Wells 20.78
Samuels 3rd overall, big points for Arkansas, more than makes up for formchart loss in 5k.
Yellow flag on 2nd turn (probably Wells)
Women's 200 Final
I(Lanes 4-6: Hodge, N Knight [Fl], Champion, Facey) (Natalie Knight qualified for the final, not Samantha Henry of LSU)
Facey 22.94, Knight 23.14, Hodge 23.20, Champion 23.36
II(Lanes 4-6: A. Anderson [Tx], Lucas, B. Knight [Tx], N. Anderson [Ks])
Knight 22.40 CR, MR (breaking 22.43 Veronica Campbell [Ar] '04), N Anderson 22.62 A. Anderson 22.81, Lucas 22.83
Texas AM picked for 1-2, got 4-5; Tennessee picked for 4 points, gets 1
report #10 will be posted around 19:50 PDT, after the DMRs.
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Friday Report #8
(19:00 PDT)
Women's 60 Hurdles Final
Lanes, Moss (GaT), Wilson (LSU), Harrison (VaT), Castlin (VaT), Fofanah (GaT), Ofili (Mi), Ohanaja (LSU), Barber (PnSt)
Ofili led at each hurdle, won in 7.94 CL. Castlin 8.02, Harrison 8.03, Moss 8.08, Ohanaja 8.08, Wilson 8.12, Fofanah 8.13, Barber 8.19
LSU was picked 4-5, got 5-6.
Women's 5000 Final
Kipyego73.4 (has run first two laps well in lead but running clearly in lane 2!), Rundhaug, Koll,
After 3 laps PA mentioned she was running in lane 2, at which point she broke to pole.
Kipyego 2:29.2 +30m, Koll, Rundhaug, Bush
Kip 3:06.38, Kol, Rund, Bush
Kip 3:4_._. Koll, Rund, Bush, Nukuri,
Kip 4:58.5, +25m Koll, +8m Rund,, Bush, Franek, Nuk, Grelli
Kip 6:12.93, +25m Koll, _15m Bush, Rund, Nuk, Fran, Grelli
Kip 7:27.6, +30m Koll, +20m Bush, Run, Nuk, Fran, Grel, +35m McKeever
Kip 8:42.,6, +35m Koll, Bush, Rund, Nuk, Fran, Grell, McK
Kip 9:19.88 3K, same order (+40m to Koll)
K 9:57.4, Koll 10:06, B, R, N, F, G, M (Grelli dropping off pack, McK closing in on Grelli)
K leading by more than a straightaway
K 11:12.8, Koll 11:23.0, R 11:30 (McKeever passes her just after line), Bu, Nu, Fra, Gre
K 12:28.72, Koll 12:41.6, McK 12:47.7, B, R, Fra, Nuk, Grel
K 13:06 800 to go
K 13:43.5, Koll 14:01, McK 14:05.5, Bu, Ru, Grelli, Fra, Nuk
Bell lap, K 14:59.9, Koll 15:18,6 McK 15:22+
Kip 15:31.91 WL, Koll 15:43.90, McK 15:58.18, Bush 16:03.27, Rund 16:05.02, Grelli 16:10.83, Franek 16:18.01, Ambrus 16:18.92
Last 1K in 3:03
report #9 will be posted around 19:15 PDT, after the women's 200.
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Friday Report #7
(18:30 PDT)
All finals, all the time, from here on out!
Sam Bair advanced to Mile final
Men's 5000 Final
Songok 64.4, M Korir (3 Ark runners in the top half of the field, led by Strang and Barnicle in top 6)
Songok 2:13.6, McDougal, M Korir
Songok 2:47.54, McD, M Korir, J Korir,
Songok 3:21.9, McD (Seth Piolkington moving up to first five on outside, tight pack)
Song 4:30.5, McD, J Korir, M Kori, Strang, Barnicle
Running 3 abreast on backstretch
Song 5:38.23, McD =, J Kor, Strang, M Korir
McDougal to lead one lap later, trying to stretch it out, J Kor following then Quigley and M Kori
McD 6:42.2, J Korir, Song, Quigley
McD __, JK, Song, Quig
McD 8:20.0, JK, David, Song
McD 8:53,0, JK, Quig, Song, David, Barnicle then a gap of 15m
Quigley trying to run with front pack of 3
7 to go, Quigley to 2nd on McD's shoulder, McD 10:00.3, Qu, JK, Song, David, Barn, MK
4K, McD 11:09.89, Q, JK, Song, David, 20m to MK, 15m to Burrell
3 to go: McD 12:19.0/Q, JK/Song +20m MK +20m David
Quigley to lead with 450 to go,
Q 12:52.2, McD
1 to go, Q, Song, JK, McD (Song to lead on first curve), J Korir passes Q on last curve, MK beats McD in homestretch
Songok 13:51.26, J Koiri 52.91, Quigley 54.05, M Korir 57.87, McDougal 58.62, Kilburg 14:02.24, Burrell 06.17, Hill 06.22 (barely losing sprint to Burrell)
Strang was charted for 4th. Hill scored 1 for Arkansas for a net loss of 4 points.
Men's 60 Hurdles Final
Lanes 1-8: Forbes (FlInt), Harris (TxT), Akins (Aub), Brunson (FlSt), Richardson (SCar), Fontenot (LSU), Addy (Tn), Leith (Ok)
Fontenot with a flinch, DQed for false start (pegged for 6th)
Akins false start (picked to win)
Brunson had the best start led at every hurdle, but lost ground on the run-in. Brunson still wins 7.53 (7.527), Richardson also 7.53 (7.530), both are CLs. Forbes 7.54, Harris 7.68, Addy 7.84, Leeith 7.97.
report #8 will be posted around 19:00 PDT, after the women's 5000.
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Friday Report #6
(18:00 PDT)
Men's Long Jump
The last report held up as the final placings except for Bailey dropping from 6th to 7th.
Men's 200 heats
(8 fastest times advance) Heat I: Clark 20.60, Garvin 20.79, McCombs 21.20
M 200 Heat II: Wells 20.72, Perry 20.78, Gray 20.91, Thomas 21.55
M200 Heat III: Samuels 20.87, Harts 20.89, Acevedo 20.99, Dixon 21.12
M200 Heat IV: Williams 20.47, Dykes 20.76
Lots of team implications here, with Dix already a scratch. Expected to score are Williams and Wells of Tennesse, and Clark of Florida State. Projected non-qualifiers include Garvin, Perry and Samuels, who already qualified (against the formchart) in the 60.
Qualifiers were Williams, Wells and Clark, all as expected. Also advancing were Garvin, Perry and Samuels.
Women's 200 heats
Heat I: N, Anderson 22.75 WL, A. Anderson 22.93, Knight (Fl) 23.26, Townsend 23.52
Heat II: Knight (Tx) 22.48 WL (CR, MR is Veronica Campbell 22.43 '04), Lucas 22.84, Hodge 23.28, Spruill
Heat III: Champion 23.22, Facey 23.25, Morris 23.59, Layne 23.71
Heat IV: Henry 23.30, Rodriguez 23.78, Williams 24.07
Again, team implications all over the place. Expected scorers: Lucas and Facey from Texas A&M, Champion and Tarmoh from Tennessee, Anderson of Kansas and Henry of LSU. Others in the field include Morris (LSU), Layne (Tn) and Williams (AzSt).
Advancing to the finals as expected were Lucas, Facey, Champion, Anderson and Henry.
Tarmoh did not qualify, nor did Morris, Layne, Williams
Women's Long Jump
Going into the last three rounds: Reese 22-2.25, McLain 20-10.75, Linton 20-5.75, Maduka 20-5.25, Kafourou 20-2.5, Charan 20-1.5, Proctor 19-10.25, Lundy 19-8.75
report #7 will be posted around 18:20 PDT, after the men's 60H final.
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Friday Report #5
(17:15 PDT)
Men's Mile heats
Heat I: McGrath 61.7, 2:03.7. Fall by Richardson at 880y plus 220m, Sam Bair fell over him. Richardson was able to continue, Bair did not. Manzano/Cobrin 3:06.19.
Manzano 4:05.42, Acosta 4:05.45, Watson 4:05.73, Cobrin 4:05.79.
Heat II:
3:05.46 for van der Westhuizen, who had bulled his way through the pack and to the lead midway through the third lap. There was a yellow flag thrown on the homestretch in this race.
Expected scorers Manzano (Tx) and McClary (Ar) advanced, as did Cobrin (Ar), and Morse (Tx) who were not projected to score
Miller (Tx) and Mackenzie (Vill) did not advance. McKenzie was figured for 4th.
Men's Long Jump
Cal State Northridge frosh Reindell Cole, a winner of the Armory Collegiate Inviational, moved into the overall lead with a 26-7.75 PR in the second flight. Frederick is now 2nd, Makusha (FlSt) 3rd (26-0.75), Bailey 6th, as they warm up for the final three rounds.
Women's Mile Heats
Heat I: Barr 2:23.79, Turner, Cheever, Bowman, Follmar. Barr 3:34.26, England, Bowman. Bowman to the lead with 250 to go, England and Barr stringing out behind, but all well clear of Follmar. First three advance, 4:41.04 for Bowman. Follmar was 5th in 4:42.78.
Heat II: Follett 69.32, Kosinski, Edwards. Same order 2:21.89, Detmer 4th. Follett 3:35.18, Miller, Kosinski, Edwards, Detmer, Picchetti.
Edwards (Mi), Bowman (Tn) are expected to score high, and both advanced comfortably. Follmar of Stanford was not expected to score, but advanced as the #3 time qualifier.
Remaining Friday reports will come approximately every half hour, as we start the finals after the 200 heats (Report #6),
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Friday Report #4
(16:45 PDT)
Men's Long Jump
Flight I concluded with Norris Frederick at 26-2.75. Alain Bailey of Arkansas, pegged for 6th, is 3rd at this point with a jump of 25-2. LSU's Will Coppage, not projected to score, is 8th at 23-10.
Men's 400 heats
(8 times advance), Heat I: Calvin Smith of Florida (it's hard not to type Alabama!) is the one person in this field who runs for one of the major contending teams. Boase leads at the break, Smith 21.74 barely ahead of Boase. Boase came back in the homestretch to win in 46.51, Smith at 46.62.
Heat II: Betters way back, flicking at his left hip/hamstring. Bain 46.02, Gordon 47.14
Heat III: Miles Smith lead the whole way, 46.62 (same time as Calvin Smith).
Heat IV: Fothergill came up on outside of slowest heat, 47.24. None advance.
Calvin Smith advances.
Women's 400 heats
Heat I: Cross ran off track at 185m. Simkins 51.95 CL, Baker 53.79, Blake 54.40. Yellow Flag thrown when Cross retired.
Heat II: Martin 53.13, Coleman 53.61, Loch 53.66, Atkins 53.85
Heat III: Jessica Beard (TxAM) is the only runner from a contending school. Alexander took lead coming off the break, Beard with a move on last turn and straight, but made up only half the gap. Alexander 52.63, Beard 52.77. Beard advances.
Heat IV: Cox 53.37, Morgan 53.54, Baldwin 53.95
Heat V: Bartholomew 52.32.
Men's 60 heats
Heat I: Holliday 6.55 CL, Williams 6.59. All three Tennessee runners were in this heat.
Heat II: Thompson 6.51 CL, MR (old MR 6.52 Marcus Brunson [AzSt] 1999)
Heat III: Padgett 6.61
Most of the contenders have people in this event. Expected to advance are Thompson and Holliday of LSU, Williams (Tn), and Hall (Fl). Not expected to advance are Samuels (Ar), Wells and Pritchett of Tennessee, and Garvin (FlSt).
Finalists included Wiliams, Holliday, Thompson, Samuels, and Garvin
Non-qualifiers included Hall, Wells, Pritchett.
Garvin and Hall were involved in a three-way tie for the 8th qualifying spot
Women's 60 heats
W60, Heat I: Baptiste 7.19, Facey 7.28, Tarmoh 7.28, Lucas 7.32, Brookins 7.32.
Heat II: A. Anderson (Tx) 7.19, N. Anderson (Ks) 7.23, Ealey 7.25, Champion 7.26, Layne 7.34
Heat III: Knight 7.16, Asumnu 7.22, Henry 7.25, Broaddus 7.32
As with the men, lost of contending teams have sprinters: Expected to advance are Baptiste and Henry of LSU, Facey and Lucas of Texas A&M, Anderson (Ks), and Champion (Tn). Not expected to advance are Tyson, Layne and Tarmoh of Tennessee, and Broaddus (LSU). This could provide a major point swing.
Finalists: Baptiste, Henry, Anderson, Champion
Non-qualifers: Facey, Lucas, Tyson, Layne, Tarmoh, Broaddus
Walter Dix Update
Florida State head coach Bob Braman had a press conference, part of which dealt with the absence of Walter Dix.
Braman: "He came back from Iowa State really ill. He tested negative for mono. On Wednesday morning he went to the doctor. His bother told me that he got up, collapsed and passed out on Wednesday morning. We left a trainer back with him to take him to the doctor; the doctor said he had strep throat. At that point our goal was to get him here and anyone who knows Walter Dix knows that if he could run he would be here.
"He hasn't been able to hold food down, he's completely swollen in his glands and basically he couldn't go. We kind of accepted it on seeing him Monday and hearing how he was Tuesday that we were pretty much going to have to win this championship without him."
report #5 will be posted next
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Friday Report #3
(15:45 PDT)
Men's 800 heats
Heat I: Koech led at 24.94, Tim Harris at 52.57, Harris 1:24.3. Hernandez was disqualified for a foul at 520m while trying to sneak through on the inside on the curve. He finished first in the heat at 1:49.51.
Heat II: Galvan 25.00, 51.97, mostly single file with Kosgei running 2nd. Kosgei 1:20.34. Kosgei 1:49.03.
Hernandez's DQ is a major setback, as he was pegged for 1st. LSU advanced Kosgei and Twijukwe, with James not moving on, all as expected. Carlos Phillips of Florida, picked for 4th, did not advance.
Women's 800 heats
Heat I: Johnson 29.35, Thomas 3rd. Johnson 1:01.69, Horn, Thomas. Johnson 1:34.56, Thomas, Horn.
Heat II: Moore 29.95, Dorniden. Carlin 61.85, Dorniden, Moore. Carlin 1:34.70, Dorniden, Young. Gall 2:07.36, Dorniden.
Thomas and Gall were the only runners among the leading teams, and both advanced comfortably. Penn's Jesse Carlin was the final time qualifier.
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mLJ has started, flight I. Bailey in 2nd after round 1.
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Men's 60 Hurdles heats
Heats will be delayed while Jungmark jumps at 1.92. She's the last jumper remaining, with one miss at this height. Jungmark approaches from the left, the hurdle straight is on the right approach, but the officals aren't setting up the first two flights of hurdles. Jungmark missed at 1.92. On to the hurdles.
M60H, Heat I: Richardson came on at H4, 7.65 CL. Fontenot 2nd, 7.69 advances; Harris 3rd, Addy 4th in 7.73.
Heat II: Brunson's 7.60 another CL.
Fontenot (LSU), Addy (Tn) and Brunson (FlSt) are the major players on the team side. All advanced.
Women's 60 Hurdle heats
Heat I: Fofanah 8.04, Harrison 8.06, Ofili 8.07, Wilson 8.09
Heat II: Adigun fell out of the blocks, DQed for false start. Castlin 8.02 CL, Ohanaja 8.09, Moss 8.11
Ofili (Mi), Ohanaja (LSU) and Wilson (LSU all were projected to score. All three advanced. Williams (TxAM) and Law (Tn) were not projected to score, neither advanced.
report #4 will be posted at approximately 16:45 PDT, after the 60m heats.
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Friday Report #2
(14:45 PDT)
Men’s Shot (collegiate record!)
Ryan Whiting was the fourth thrower in the first flight. He took the lead on his first throw, 66-2.5, and increased his best to 21.12/69-3.5 on his second. On his third throw, Whiting had a foul, touching the top of the board on his follow-through. The ball flew beyond 71 feet. Florida's Beau Burroughs, the only thrower from the contending teams, reached 58-10.75 and sits 5th after the first 8 throwers.
Flight 2 includes Whiting's leading opponent, Russ Winger of Idaho moved into 2nd place with a throw of 66-8.75 in the first round. Zach Lloyd of Arizona, was 4th overall after the first round with a 61-1.5. Winger's second throw of 21.29/69-10.25 moved him ahead of Whiting. Lloyd fouled his second. Lloyd came out the front of the circle on a 65-foot third throw with Whiting and Winger also fouling their thirds. Florida's Burroughs, who was picked for 6th, did not advance to the final three rounds.
With the field cut to nine, Whiting's fourth throw was 66-4.5. Winger also failed to improve, reaching 65-9. Whiting's fifth throw as 67-10.75, with Winger reaching 68-6. On his last throw, Whiting hit a big one, reaching 21.72/71-3.25 for a collegiate and meet record. Officials pulled out the steel tape, to verify the meet and collegiate record. The steel added one cm, making the mark 71-3.5.
The old CR belonged to Hawaii's Terry Albritton, who threw 21.50 in 1977. The old MR was 21.49/70-6.5 by Nebraska's Carl Myerscough in 2003.
Winger's final throw was about 65 feet, but he fouled, coming out of the front of the ring.
Women’s High Jump
No one was eliminated at the first two heights, 1.70 and 1.75. Washington State's Ebba Jungmark and Cal Poly SLO's Sharon Day passed those two heights, then cleared 1.80 on first attempt.
Michigan's Bettie Wade and Arizona State's Jacquelyn Johnson were the only jumpers from contending teams. Wade went out with the bar at 1.80, having cleared 1.75. She failed to score, as did Johnson, who cleared 1.80. Wade had been picked for 7th, Johnson was not projected to score.
I'll leave off for now, with six jumpers remaining as the bar goes to 1.86. Jungmark, Sharon Day and Reese are tied for 1st with clean records. Becky Christiansen, Jasmin Day and Karin Knight are also still in.
report #3 will be posted at approximately 15:30 PDT, halfway through the running event trials.
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Friday Report #1
(13:00 PDT)
I've arrived to find that Walter Dix is a scratch in the 200, which has forced a re-draw in the 200 heats. There is also an addition in the men's SP, with Missouri's Nate Englin being added to the field. I won't bother with much more, as you'll have seen the re-draws of the two events by the time you read this.
The Dix scratch obviously affects FSU, but their other two 200m sprinters will move up. Charles Clark was picked for 6th, Michael Ray Garvin was not picked to make the final. Other schools in the team battle with 200m sprinters are Arkansas (J-Mee Samuels, picked not to score), Tennessee with Rubin Williams (picked 2nd) and Evander Wells (picked 3rd), and Florida with Willie Perry (picked as a non-scorer). If Tennessee were to manage a 1-2 tonight, that would be a boost of 4 points for them.
mHeptathlon High Jump
Addy went out early having cleared 1.84/6-0.5, and FSU's Barroilhet has moved into the overall lead in the final event of the first day. This could go a long way to making up for the loss of Dix, as Barroilhet was pegged only for 6th. Barroilhet now leads Addy by 42 points, 3265 to 3223. Florida's Mike Morrison is 5th, just as he is picked to finish.
Women’s Weight
Favored Brittany Riley (in a separate building) wins by almost 11 feet. Riley threw a world-leading 83-1¾ (history's No. 2 throw ever), with Jessica Pressley 2nd at 72-3¾. Riley's World Record is 25.56/83-10¼ from last year.
Arizona State picked up 2 points against the chart, as Pressley's 8 points overcame the 6 that she and Sarah Stevens were projected for. None of the other leading teams had entrants in the event.
report #2 will be posted at approximately 14:00 PDT, at the conclusion of the mSP and wHJ.
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Thursday Report #2
(17:15 PDT)
PROJECTED SCORES INDICATE
TIGHT-TIGHT TEAM RACES
The team battles this year appear to be particularly close. The projections are based on the T&FN
event formcharts produced by Jack Pfeifer (see front page for links). Quibble with them all you
want—I would—but that's what I'll use when reporting points gained
and lost by different schools as the competition plays out.
PROJECTED MEN’S SCORES
The men's team battle shows no potential runaway. The top five teams are projecting within three points of each other. With the top-end scoring so low, one would think many more teams have a potential to break into the top five, particularly when the inevitable falls, slips and spills start in tomorrow's prelims.
As it stands, however, there are only two more schools that project for more than 20 points: Florida and Villanova.
Bearing in mind that this is presidential primary season, we want to wait until getting the results of our exit polls before holding up these scores as particularly meaningful!
The top schools are listed, along with their entries. Athletes are listed with their formchart place (or their seed position in parens if they didn't make the top 8 on the chart.)
1. Texas 33
1-800-Jacob Hernandez, 1-Mile-Leonel Manzano, 1-DMR, 6-HJ-Raymond Harris // (13)-Mile Jake Morse, (15)-Mile-Kyle Miller, (15)-HJ-Joel Hargett, (16)-PV-Maston Wallace
2. Arkansas 32
1-TJ-Nkosinza Balumbu, 2-DMR, 3-Mile-Andy McClary, 4-5k-James Strang, 6-LJ-Alain Bailey // (10)-TJ-Daniel Quinn, (11)-200-J-Mee Samuels, (11)-5k-Chris Barniccle, (12)-5k-Tyler Hill, (16)-Mile-Micky Cobrin, (18)-60-J-Mee Samuels
=3. LSU 31
1-60-Richard Thompson, 2-60-Trindon Holliday, 3-800-Elkana Kosgei, 6-3k-John Kosgei, 6-60H-Ryan Fontenot, 8-800-Reuben Twijukwe // (10)-DMR, (13)-800-Jamaal James. (15)-HK-Will Coppage
=3. Tennessee 31
2-200-Rubin Williams, 2-60H-Jangy Addy, 2-Hept-Jangy Addy,
3-200-Evander Wells, 8-PV-Michael Hogue // (7)-60-Rubin Williams,
(10)-60-Evander Wells, (16)-60-Mattheiu Pritchett
5. Florida State 30
1-200-Walter Dix, 3-LJ-Ngoni Makusha, 4-60H-Drew Brunson, 5-200-Charles Clark, 6-Hept-Gonzalo Barroilhet, 8-3k-Luke Gunn, 8-TJ-Ray Taylor // (9)-200-Michael Ray Garvin, (10)-4x400, (12)-60-Michael Ray Garvin, (15)-3k-Mark Buckingham
6. Florida 26
3-400-Calvin Smith, 4-800-Carlos Phillips, 4-4x400, 5-Hept-Mike Morrison, 6-60-Jeremy Hall, 6-SP-Beau Burroughs // (12)-200-Willie Perry
7. Villanova 21
1-3k-Robby Curtis, 3-DMR, 4-Mile-Carl Mackenzie // no other entrants
Friday Report #1 will come around 14:00 PDT . . .
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Thursday Report #1
(16:00 PDT)
PROJECTED SCORES INDICATE
TIGHT-TIGHT TEAM RACES
The team battles this year appear to be particularly close. The projections are based on the T&FN event formcharts produced by Jack Pfeifer. Quibble with them all you want - I would - but that's what I'll use when reporting points gained and lost by different schools as the competition plays out.
PROJECTED WOMEN’S SCORES
Here are the top schools, along with their
entries. Athletes are listed with their formchart place (or their seed
position in parens if they didn't make the top 8 on the chart.)
1. LSU 50
1-60-Kelly Baptiste, 1-4x400, 3-60-Samantha Henry, 3-800-Latavia Thomas, 4-200-Samantha Henry, 4-60H-Jessica Ohanaja, 5-60H-Nickiesha Wilson, 7-PV-Katelyn Rodrigue, 7-TJ-Andrea Linton // (9)-60-Juanita Broaddus, (11)-200-Brooklyn Morris, (14)-LJ-Kathy Coleman, (15)-LJ-Andrea Linton
2. Michigan 47
1-800-Geena Gall, 1-Mile-Nicole Edwards, 1-60H-Tiffany Ofili, 1-DMR, 4-Pent-Bettie Wade, 7-HJ-Bettie Wade // no other entrants
3. Arizona State 46
1-SP-Sarah Stevens, 1-Pent-Jacquelyn Johnson, 2-PV-April Kubishta, 3-SP-Jessica Pressley, 5-LJ-Jacquelyn Johnson, 5-WT-Sarah Stevens, 7-LJ-Stephanie Garnett, 7-WT-Jessica Pressley // (8)-HJ-Jacquelyn Johnson, (10)-4x400, (16)-200-Charonda Williams, (16)-WT-Tai Battle
4. Texas A&M 40
1-200-Porscha Lucas, 1-400-Jessica Beard, 2-200-Simone Facey, 2-4x400, 6-60-Simone Facey, 8-60-Porscha Lucas // (12)-TJ-Ashika Charan, (16)-60H-Jennifer Williams, (18)-LJ-Ashika Charan
5. Kansas 32
1-PV-Kate Sultanova, 2-60-Nickesha Anderson, 3-200-Nickesha Anderson, 3-TJ-Crystal Manning, 8-SP-Stephanie Horton, 8-4x400 // no other entrants
6. Tennessee 31
2-SP-Annie Alexander, 3-Mile-Sarah Bowman, 4-4x400, 5-60-Courtney Champion, 5-DMR, 6-200-Courtney Champion, 8-200-Jeneba Tarmoh // (8)-60-Cleo Tyson, (10)-60H-Celriece Law, (13)-60-Jeneba Tarmoh, (14)-5k-Katie VanHorn, (15)-60-Lynne Layne, (15)-200-Lynne Layne
7. Stanford 30
2-TJ-Erica McLain, 3-DMR, 3-LJ-Arantxa King, 4-3k-Arianna Lambie, 4-LJ-Erica McLain // (11)-3k-Lauren Centrowitz, (15)-Mile-Alicia Follmar
Pennsylvanian Dave Johnson is the former Statistician of Track & Field News and still serves as a member of the magazine's World Rankings Panel.
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