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Utah State's Strang, Hawai`i's Wichmann Crowned Decathlon and Heptathlon Winners

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Utah State's Strang, Hawai`i's Wichmann Crowned Decathlon and Heptathlon Winners

LOGAN, UTAH ? Utah State's John Strang and Hawai`i's Annett Wichmann repeated as decathlon and heptathlon champions, respectively, during the second day of competition at the 2009 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship presented by Springhill Suites.

With the win, Strang collected his third-straight decathlon title becoming the WAC's first three-time champion in the event since Tito Steiner of BYU in 1977-79. Since joining the WAC in 2005, Utah State has won the decathlon every year since. Strang's teammate Jon Goble, who competed in his first-ever collegiate decathlon event, finished in fourth place after four top-three finishes, including top honors in the discus.

Fresno State sits atop the overall team standings as two athletes landed in the top three in the event. With 6,448 points, Evan Young earned a third-place finish that was highlighted by a first-place finish in the shot put. Young's toss of 42-00.75 (12.82m) bested the field of 10 competitors. Fellow Bulldog, Matt Bushnell, outlasted Young by 101 points to garner second-place honors. Bushnell finished in the top three in five of the ten events, including a first-place finish in the 400m with a time of 48.93.

Wichmann won her fourth-consecutive heptathlon title. The senior padded her first day lead by out-throwing the competition by more than 30 feet in the javelin. Overall, she finished in first place in three of the seven events as well as earning top three finishes in three other events. Wichmann now stands as the WAC's first four-time champion in the event.

Emily Sheppard earned six points for the Rainbow Wahine with her third-place finish in the event. Sheppard took top honors in the high jump and the 200m run. Idaho's Darcy Collins finished with 4,886 points, earning a second-place finish in the event. Collins finished in the top three in four of the seven events to earn eight points for the Vandals.

Competition resumes on Friday afternoon, beginning with the men's hammer throw at 12:30 p.m. MT. The finals of the men's and women's steeplechase get underway at 2:00 p.m. MT.

Decathlon Standings
1. John Strang, Utah State - 7,030
2. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 6,549
3. Evan Young, Fresno State - 6,448
4. Jon Goble, Utah State - 6,376
5. Ryan Bowen, Idaho - 6,276
6. David Deal, Fresno State - 6,166

 Heptathlon Standings
1. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 5,450
2. Darcy Collins, Idaho - 4,886
3. Emily Sheppard, Hawai`i - 4,701
4. Ellen Rouse, Idaho - 4,549
5. Jordan Wood, New Mexico State - 4,425
6. April Pate, Nevada - 4,205
 Decathlon Top Finishes
100m
1. John Strang, Utah State - 10.67
2. Jon Goble, Utah State - 11.08
3. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 11.25		  Heptathlon Top Finishes
100m Hurdles
1. April Pate, Nevada - 14.66
2. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 14.99
3. Darcy Collins, Idaho - 15.03
 Long Jump
1. John Strang, Utah State - 23-04.75 (7.13m)
2. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 21-08.75 (6.62m)
3. Matt Grogan, Idaho - 21-05.25 (6.53m)		 High Jump
1. Emily Sheppard, Hawai`i - 5-09.25 (1.76m)
2. Darcy Collins, Idaho - 5-08 (1.73m)
2. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 5-08 (1.73m)
 Shot Put
1. Evan Young, Fresno State - 42-00.75 (12.82m)
2. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 40-00 (12.19m)
3. Eric Demers, Boise State - 39-09.75 (12.13m)		  Shot Put
1. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 44-02.75 (13.48m)
2. Ellen Rouse, Idaho - 38-07.5 (11.77m)
3. Jordan Wood, New Mexico State - 35-05.75 (10.81m)
 High Jump
1. John Strang, Utah State - 6-08.25 (2.04m)
2. Andrew Blaser, Idaho - 6-06 (1.98m)
3. Jon Goble, Utah State - 6-02.25 (1.89m)
3. Ryan Bowen, Idaho - 6-02.25 (1.89m)		 200m
1. Emily Sheppard, Hawai`i - 25.24
2. Erica Embry, Fresno State - 25.66
3. Ellen Rouse, Idaho - 25.71
400m
1. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 48.93
2. John Strang, Utah State - 49.76
3. Jon Goble, Utah State - 49.86		 Long Jump
1. Emily Sheppard, Hawai`i -
2. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i -
3. Alexa Anderson, Nevada -
 110m Hurdles
1. John Strang, Utah State - 14.44
2. Andrew Blaser, Idaho - 14.84
3. Evan Young, Fresno State - 14.97		  Javelin
1. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 152-02 (46.39m)
2. Ellen Rouse, Idaho - 122-07 (37.36m)
3. Darcy Collins, Idaho - 110-00 (33.52m)
Discus
1. Jon Goble, Utah State - 118-04 (36.06m)
2. John Strang, Utah State - 114-00 (34.76m)
3. Eric Demers, Boise State - 113-01 (34.47m)		 800m
1. Annett Wichmann, Hawai`i - 2:26.35
2. Darcy Collins, Idaho - 2:28.07
3. Jordan Wood, New Mexico State - 2:28.95
Pole Vault
1. John Strang, Utah State - 14-05.25 (4.40m)
2. Evan Young, Fresno State - 14-01.25 (4.30m)
2. David Deal, Fresno State - 14-01.25 (4.30m)		  
Javelin
1. Eric Demers, Boise State - 197-03 (60.13m)
2. Evan Young, Fresno State - 171-06 (52.27m)
3. David Deal, Fresno State - 161-06 (49.24m)
  
1500m
1. Ryan Bowen, Idaho - 4:51.79
2. David Deal, Fresno State - 5:08.40
3. Matt Bushnell, Fresno State - 5:12.34

 

Men - Team Rankings - 1 Events Scored
 Points Women - Team Rankings - 1 Event Scored
  Points
1) Fresno State 
 15
1) Hawaii 
16 

2) Utah State                                     

14
2) Idaho
13
3) Idaho  
 2 3) Nevada   5
    4) New Mexico St 4
    5) Fresno State 1


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