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The UTEP men and Louisiana Tech women completed season sweeps, as both teams followed up their WAC Indoor titles with WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The win is UTEP's 44th WAC title, while Louisiana Tech's is its first outdoor. The Miners gathered 208.5 points over the four-day meet, while the Techsters tallied 184. Tulsa played host to the year's final conference championship from the
Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.
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Louisiana Tech, on the strength of its sprinting corps, tallied 184 points for its first Outdoor Track and Field title. Rice fell short in its bid for another WAC title, registering 99.5 points for second. In third was Fresno State with 83.5 points, while Nevada took fourth with 83.5 points. In fifth was UTEP with 82 points, sixth was Hawaii with 69, while Tulsa finished seventh (56). Scoring 51 points and taking eighth was SMU, while Boise State rounded out the women's field scoring 30 points.
UTEP scored points in all areas in taking home the WAC title with 208.5 points. Fresno State, which had the early lead scored 186.5 points for second. In third was Rice with 122.5 points, while Louisiana Tech finished fourth with 103. In fifth was Boise State which registerd 98.5 points, while Tulsa tallied 84 for sixth.
Mickael Hanany of UTEP was named Outstanding Performer of the Meet for the men, placing first in all three jumping events. The sophomore from France first accomplished this feet at the WAC Indoor Championship, becoming the first athlete to do so. Louisiana Tech's Doria Appleberry was named the women's Outstanding Performer,
taking gold in the 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400m relay.
At the end of the meet, the WAC announced its annual awards:
WOMEN
Championship High Point: Doria Appleberry, Louisiana Tech, 25 points
Freshman of the Year: Marissa Daniels, Rice
Coach of the Year: Gary Stanley, Louisiana Tech
Outstanding Performer of the Year: Doria Appleberry, Louisiana Tech
MEN
Championship High Point: Mickael Hanany, UTEP, 30 points
Freshman of the Year: Patrick Mutai, UTEP
Coach of the Year: Bob Kitchens, UTEP
Outstanding Performer of the Year: Mickael Hanany, UTEP
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | FRIDAY RESULTS
SATURDAY RESULTS
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TRACKWIRE
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Dandy Dozen
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TRACKSHARK POWER RANKINGS
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Hawaiis Tasha Monroe, a senior from Markham, Ontario, set a new school record in the 400m with a time of 53.81 winning the event at the Occidental Invitational. The time is also a NCAA regional qualifying mark. The time is a lifetime best and third fastest in the WAC this season. She broke the 23-year school record time of 54.29, formerly held by Angela Williams in 1982. Monroe also became Hawaiis third multi-event NCAA Regional qualifier, as she also qualified for the long jump earlier this season. She also won the 200m with a time of 24.06, which ranks second on the schools all-time list.
Other women nominated: Nina Gilbert, Louisiana Tech.
TRACKWIRE RANKINGS
The Boise State men continue to be ranked this outdoor track and field season with a No. 17 ranking in the Trackwire Top 25. The Broncos post three athletes in the Dandy Dozen with Mattias Jons in the hammer and Gabriel Wallin and Scott Viafore in the javelin. Jons ranks second, while Wallin is first in the country and Viafore is ninth. The UTEP men place four in the top 12. Patrick Mutai is 10th in the steeplechase, while fellow Miner Mircea Bogdan is third. Japeth Ngojoy is 11th in the 10,000 meters. Mickael Hanany is ranked fifth in the high jump and ninth in the long jump. For the SMU women, Gaelle Niare is second in the country in the high jump. Karin van Rooyen is eighth in the 10,000 meters. Rice places the 4x400 meter relay team 10th. Lady Techster Brenda-Grace Hunt is seventh in the country in the javelin. Also in the javelin is UTEPs Erma-Gene Evans who comes in fourth and Boise States Neely Falgout who is fifth.
NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
The 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships will be held, May 27-28 at four sites throughout the country. The East Regionals will be held at Randalls Island facility in Riverdale, N.Y., hosted by Manhattan College. The Mideast Regionals are slated for Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington, Ind. (Host, Indiana). The West Regionals are being held in Eugene, Ore., hosted by Oregon. The Ducks will host the event at Hayward Field. The Midwest Regionals will be held on the campus of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., and John Jacobs Field.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
The 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held, June 8-11 at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento State and the Sacramento Sports Commission are the hosts for this years event. Visit NCAA Sports to view all the latest NCAA Track and Field news.
WAC TO ADD NEW MEMBERS IN 2005
New Mexico State, Utah State and Idaho will join the Western Athletic Conference fully, beginning July 1, 2005. Utah State and Idaho each school will sponsor a mens and womens teams, while New Mexico State will bring only a womens program.