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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Men - Einar Hjartsorn, a freshman from Reylyarik, Iceland, won the high jump in his SMU debut at the Leornard Hilton Memorial in Houston. The jump of 2.16m (7-1) is the second-best indoor high jump mark in SMU school history.
Women - LaVada Hill, a senior from Lufkin, Texas, won the long jump in SMUs season opener at the Leornard Hilton Memorial in Houston, with a jump of 6.02m (19-9). Hill also grabbed second in the triple jump with a mark of 12.35m (40-6 ).
OTHER NOMINATIONS - Allison Beckford of Rice began her final season surpassing a meet record in the 200 meters with a third-place finish and time of 24.52. She also anchored the Olws 4x400 meter relay team to a third-place finish behind Texas and Baylor with a mark of 3:49.98.
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUEBoise State - The Broncos hosted the Bandanna Team Invite January 18. The Bronco men won four events. Ray Ardill won the 400 in 48.13, Kenny Johnson won the triple jump with a mark of 15.41m and KJ West won the 60 meters in 6.7. There was no team scoring for the men. The women were scored in five different dual meets, going 4-1. Four Bronco women took home top honors. Lindsey Dewey won the 400 meters in 57.44, Robin Wemple won the 3,000 meters in 10:18.70, Sadie Sweet won the pole vault with a mark of 3.66m while Abbey Elsberry won the 20lb weight throw with a toss of 18.11m. The next meet for the Broncos is at home, where they host the Western Indoor Pentathlon on January 24 and the Western Indoor Classic on the 25th.
Fresno State - The Bulldogs traveled to Reno for the National Pole Vault Summit on January 18. There were no scores from this meet. Fresno State will travel to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs for the Air Force Elite Invite, January 24.
Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahines first competition is January 23, as they host the first in a series of three indoor Sunset Meets in Honolulu.
Louisiana Tech - Louisiana Tech traveled to Houston for the Leonard Hilton Memorial Meet January 18. Pacing the Lady Techsters' attack was senior Tawanna Williams. In a shot put field that featured 33 scoring athletes, the Lafayette native placed first with a heave of 15.57m. The distance was a personal best and a NCAA provisional mark. Williams continued her strong day with a third place showing (15.02m) in the weight throw competition.
Nevada - The Wolf Pack opened the 2003 campaign on a good start. Nevada traveled to Boise for the Bandanna Team Invite where the Wolf Pack went undefeated in the multiple dual meet. going 5-0. Jerita Crudder won the 200 meters in her first collegiate competition with a time of 25.25. Stephanie Tietjen won the shot put with her 14.07m throw, while the distance medley relay team of Nicole McRae, Sabreena Jones, Lindsay Roberson and Julie Hinton won with a time of 12:35.31.
Rice - The Owl women are ranked eighth by TrackWire. They competed at the Leonard Hilton Memorial, where they placed eight athletes in the top five in seven different events. Senior standout Allison Beckford surpassed the meet record in the 200 meters with a third-place finish and a time of 24.52. Both the men and women will be in action this weekend on the University of Houston campus for the Houston Invitationl.
SMU - The Mustangs women are tied for 22nd by TrackWire. SMU kicked off its indoor season picking up six event wins at the Leonard Hilton Memorial in Houston. LaVada Hill claimed a win for the SMU women in the long jump, posting a mark of 6.02m. Zivile Pukstiene followed with a win in her SMU debut, taking honors in the triple jump with a 12.73m effort. On the men's side, Lukas Musil won the 800m in 1:51.97 and Matt McKinney won the shot at 16.28m. Einar Hjartarsorn won the high jump in his SMU debut at 2.16m and the SMU distance medley relay emerged victorious in 9:57.35. Up next for SMU is the Iowa State Invitational, Jan. 24-25.
UTEP - The Miners first competition is January 25 at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas.
Tulsa - Junior sprinter Shana Robinson and senior distance runner Andy Norman led the Golden Hurricane track teams in the first meet of the season, the Oklahoma Track Classic in Norman, Okla. Robinson finished second overall in both the 60 meters and the 200 meters, including a NCAA provisional qualifing performance in the 60m with a time of 7.41. Monica Joannes also won the women's 600-yard dash as well. Norman won the Mile with a time of 4:14.05, just ahead of Owain Matthews' fourth place finish. Tulsa will travel to Joplin, Mo. for a meet at Missouri Southern.
BOISE TO HOST 2003 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP - The 2003 Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship is going to be held at the Idaho Sports Center in Boise, Idaho. This years championship will be held Thursday, February 27 through Saturday, March 1.
In the 2002 Championship, the Rice women topped second-place finisher Nevada by 20 points, while UTEP ran away with the title earning 203 points to Rice's 139.33 on the mens side.
TRACKWIRE POLL - The Trackwire 25 projects a hypothetical score for the NCAA meet, factoring in injury reports and other variables supported by information gathered from coaches and NCAA-qualfying competitions across the country. This projection is generated by scoring the Dandy Dozen, a power ranking of the top 12 athletes and relay squads in each NCAA event.
The factors used to build the D12 include quantitative values that measure performances in past major competitions (such as conference championships, national championships and Olympic competition), durability and freedom from injuries, demonstrated ability to compete well in multiple rounds of competition, ability in other events, head-to-head competition with other top athletes, and personal or seasonal bests.