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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Men - Ryan Harlan, a senior from Hewitt, Texas, posted the second-fastest preliminary time in the 60 meters at 7.97 at the Houston Indoor Invitational. He came back to finish second in the final heat, with an NCAA provisional mark of 7.85, best in the WAC this season. Harlan also cleared 21-3 in the long jump, landing in the top eight.
Women - Allison Beckford, a senior from Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, won the 400 meters with an NCAA provisional mark of 54.07 at the Houston Indoor Invitational. She also guided the Owls 4x400 meter relay team to a second-place finish with at time of 3:43.00.
OTHER NOMINATIONSMen - Hannes Hopley of SMU was the third-highest collegiate finisher in the shot put at the United Heritage Invite with a throw of 18.99m (62-3 3/4). The throw was an NCAA provisional mark ... Branon Vaughan of Tulsa led the Hurricane to a fourth-place finish at the Baymount Inn/Fazolis Open. Vaughan won the 600-yard run with a time of 1:13.27.
Women - Abbey Elsberry of Boise State won the 20lb throw with a mark of 19.24m (63-1 1/2). Her throw moves her into ninth place on teh NCAAs current indoor descending order list ... Bergann Hernandez of Fresno State won the pole vault at the Wolf Pack Invitational with a mark of 3.97m (13-0). The NCAA provisional mark is her best indoor jump of the season ... Allison Sewell of Nevada finished second in the 55-meter hurdles with a WAC-leading time of 8.06 at the Wold Pack Invitational. The mark is just .01 short of the school record. She was also a member of the third-place 4x400 meter relay team ... Jamese James of Tulsa led the Hurricane to their second-straight win at the Baymount Inn/Fazolis Open. James won the 600-yard run with a time of 1:22.44.
NOTES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUEBoise State - The Broncos hosted the United Heritage Invite at the Jacksons Track. For the men, Kenny Johnson won the triple jump with a leap of 15.30m (50-2 1/2). While Johnson was the only Bronco winner, the Bronco men did improve five individual season marks during the meet. The most notable was Ray Ardill in the 200 meters, when he lowered his time from 21.49 to 21.31. On the womens side, Sadie Sweet set a Boise State record in the pole vault with a mark of 3.71m (12-2). She broke her own record of 12-1 1/2 she set last season. Abbey Elsberry won the 20lb weight throw with an NCAA provisional mark of 19.24m (63-1 1/2). He throw is the ninth best in the nation this season.
Fresno State - The Bulldog men edged California 111-106 to capture first place honors at the Wolf Pack Invitational. The women's squad took sixth in the 11-team event with a total of 34.5 points. For the men, the Bulldogs won the 200 meters, mile and 5,000 meters en route to their victory. Aaron Vasquez posted a season-best Fresno State time of 22.22 in the 200-meter run. Phillip Ogilvie won the mile, clocking in with a personal-best 4:18.74. Roosevelt Cook came in third place at 4:28.42. Kyle Cirrincione took first place honors in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:12.13. For the women, Bergann Hernandez won the pole vault with a mark of 13-00 (3.97m), her best of the indoor season.
Hawaii - The Rainbow Wahines dropped one of its two scheduled mainland meets in February and because of that, will not meet the NCAA minimum contest requirement. Originally Hawaii was scheduled to go to Seattle Feb. 15 to participate in the Washington Open where it would have picked up three seperate dual meets against other Division I teams. Those meets, along with the WAC Championship, would have given the Wahine the minimum of four requirements.
Louisiana Tech - Louisiana Tech had last weekend off. Its next compeition is in Houston at the UH/Run Sport All Comers. It is the final meet for both the Bulldogs and the Lady Techsters before heading to Boise for the WAC Championship, Feb. 27.
Nevada - Nevada hosted the Wolf Pack Invitational, winning the meet with 194.5 points. The Wolf Pack won three running events and won field event, defeating 10 teams, inculding WAC rival, Fresno State. Thrower Stephanie Tietjen set a new school record in the shot put with a mark of 49-1 1/2. Nevada is home again this weekend as they host the Bill Cosby Invitational.
Rice - The Owl women are ranked 20th by Trackwire. The men headed to Notre Dame for the Mey Invitaitonal winning four events. Adam Davis won the 800 meters (1:50.33) for the second time this season, while Tommy Oleksy won the high jump, clearing 6-11, the second best mark in the conference. Vaughn Walwyn won the long jump with a leap of 23-9 1/2 and the Owl distance medley relay team took home the title with a time of 9:55.83. The Lady Owls competed at the Houston Indoor Invitational. Tanya Wright won the 800 meters with a WAC-leading time of 2:09.54. Nina Mayes finished second in the 60 meters, crossing at 7.50.
SMU - The Mustang men are ranked 24th by Trackwire. The Mustang throwing contingent had a strong showing at the United Heritage Invite. Oleksander Lutsenko was the third-highest finisher among collegians with an 19.15m (62-10) effort. In the shot put, All-American Hannes Hopley was the third-highest finisher among collegians with an 18.99m (62-3 3/4) effort. The Mustangs next travel to Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 14-15 for the Arkansas Invite.
UTEP - The UTEP women entered the top 25 for the first time this season at No. 24 by Trackwire. The Miners were off this weekend, as they prepare for the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. This will be the final meet for UTEP before it heads to Boise for the WAC Championship, Feb. 27.
Tulsa - The Golden Hurricane women's team scored 84 points to secure its second consecutive meet title at the Baymount Inn/Fazoli's Open Invitational in Joplin, Mo. On the men's side, TU finished fourth, out of 15 teams, in the team race with 63 points. Seventeen teams took part in the women's meet. Junior Shana Robinson won her third consecutive race in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44. Senior Jamese James won the 600-yard run with a time of 1:22.44, just over two seconds ahead of fellow Hurricane Chatney Noble's time of 1:24.67. Fellow sophomore Melanie Hardy finished third in the 600-meters as well. The Hurricane men also crowned a pair of individual champions to go along with 10 top-five finishes. Senior Branon Vaughan won the 600-yard run with a time of 1:13.27. Tulsa won the 4x400-meter relay as the men's "A" team won the event with a time of 3:19.50.
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.