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NAMPA, Idaho Through two days at the 2004 Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship in Nampa, Idaho, the Boise States men take a 24-point lead into Saturday, while Nevada women extended theirs. Day two consisted of the final three events of the mens heptathlon as well as many of the field events. Boise States Cordell Cochran started the scoring for the men, taking home the gold in the heptathlon. Day two concluded with the Rice men and UTEP women taking home titles in the the distance medley relay.
Nevada, who is looking to defend its 2003 title, has the lead going into the final day of competition with 74 points. In second for the women is UTEP at 42 points, with Rice (40.50) rounding out the top three. SMU (35), Boise State (31), Louisiana Tech (25), Tulsa (11), Fresno State (10.50) and Hawaii (4) round out the womens field, respectivley. For the men, aided by the 18 points in the Heptathlon, Boise State has 66 points to stand in first. SMU and UTEp are tied for second with 42. With 38 points, Rice is fourth, while Louisiana Tech is fifth at 22 and Tulsa sixth at 17.
For complete results and to see all advancements, please see the following results. All events on Saturday will be finals.
SMUs Josef Rous had the lead through the first day of the mens heptathlon but was removed from the competition due to injury.
Cordell Cochran brought home the first gold of the championship for the men, registering 4,375 points. In second was fellow Bronco Nik Lewis (4,324) while Rices David Jacobs grabbed third with 4,159 points.
There were only finals in two running events on the day, the 5,000m and distance medley relay. For the women, UTEPs Adriana Pirtea brought home her second WAC title in as many years, posting a WAC meet record of 16:46.84. The time is almost 25 seconds better than the previous mark. For the men herriers, Mircea Bogden of UTEP earned a time of 14:38.75 for the win. In the distance medley relay for the women, UTEP earned a time of 11:59.62 taking gold. In second was Rice with a time of 12:02.00. Nevada posted a time of 12:06.80 to take bronze. For the men, Rices time of 10:05.54 bested second-place finishers Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs posted a time of 10:06.90 while Tulsa finished third in 10:31.94.
On the womens side for the field events, Louisiana Tech freshman Bejide Williams won the long jump with a distance of 5.89m (19-4). In the 20 lb. weight throw, Abbey Elsberry of Boise State defended her title with a heave of 20.30 (66-7.25). In the pole vault, Rices Beth Hinshaw brought home the title, clearing 3.92m (12-10.25). SMUs Nevena Lendel, brought home her second gold in as many seasons, clearing 1.84m (6-0.50) in the hugh jump.
In the field events for the men, SMUs Einar Hjartson cleared 2.21m (7-3) in the high jump, helping him to repeat as WAC Champion. In the shot put, SMUs Hannes Hopley added to his already high medal count, taking home gold with a heave of 19.09m (62-7.75). The Mustangs swept the shot put with Matt McKinney and Michael Robertson rounding out the field, respectivley. Taking home the title in the mens long jump was Boise States Keron Francis, when he cleared 7.43m (24-4.50) for the win.
Competition continues Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with all the finals. The womens weight throw gets things started for the field events, while the mile is up first on the track. For complete coverage and results of the 2004 WAC Indoor Championship, visit wacsports.com.