HONOLULU
- Louisiana Tech's women and Utah State's
men won the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Clarence
T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on the campus of the University of Hawai'i. For
the women, Lousiana Tech won its seventh consecutive WAC outdoor championship
title, tallying 152 points. Utah State placed second with 138 points. Nevada posted
125.5 points for third place. Fresno State came in fourth, recording 92 points.
Idaho placed fifth, tallying 91 points. New Mexico State finished in sixth
place with 82 points, Boise State was seventh with 69 points and host Hawai'i
had 65.5 points. On the men's side, Utah State won its third consecutive and fourth-overall
WAC outdoor championship title, compiling 180 points for the crown. Boise State
finished second with 169.33 points. Louisiana Tech placed third for the fifth
consecutive year, tallying 123 points. Fresno State earned 89.33 points for a sixth
consecutive fourth place finish, followed by Idaho in fifth place with 85.33 points.
For the women's individual awards (voted upon by the
coaches), Louisiana Tech's Chelsea Hayes garnered Outstanding Track Performer
as well as the High Point Award (32.5 points). Fresno State's J'Quyra Moncur-Blue
took home the Outstanding Field Performer award. Utah State's Chari Hawkins won
Freshman of the Year honors, while Louisiana Tech's Gary Stanley was named
Coach of the Year for the seventh time.
For the men's individual awards (voted upon by the coaches), Louisiana Tech's
Trey Hadnot and Utah State's Jason Holt earned Co-Outstanding Track Performer
honors, while the Outstanding Field Performer award went to both Boise State's Rolando
Trammel and Louisiana Tech's Larry Jones. Trammel also tallied 31.83 points to
earn the High Point Award. Louisiana Tech's Trey Hadnot was named the Freshman
of the Year, and Utah State's Gregg Gensel garnered Coach of the Year honors.
In the men's hammer throw, Boise State junior Alex Nelson improved on his third
place finish a year ago to win the title with a distance of 63.08m
(206-11). His teammate, junior Trevor
Kraychir, was second at 59.61m (195-07).
Idaho freshman Kyle Rothwell grabbed the bronze with a mark of 53.03m (174-00).
New Mexico State sophomore Kelsey Brennan won the women's javelin, posting a
mark of 46.15m (151-05). Nevada freshman
Sabine Kopplin was second with a throw of 45.48m (149-02), while Nevada junior
Sarah Nichols placed third with a toss of 45.30m (148-07).
In the men's triple jump, Fresno State freshman Justin Lovingood took home the
title with a leap of 15.28m (50-01.75).
Boise State sophomore Rolando Trammel grabbed second with a jump of
14.94m (49-00.25). Boise State freshman
Joshua Butler was third at 14.68m (48-02.00).
For the first time in nine years, Louisiana Tech did not win the 4x100-meter
relay as the Lady Techsters dropped the baton at the first exchange. Nevada's team of Baylee Hearns, Angelica
Earls, Deborah Amoah and April Pate took the gold with a school-record time of
46.29. Boise State was second at 46.40
and Fresno State took third with a time of 46.44.
In the men's 4x100-meter relay, Louisiana Tech's team of Dennis Richardson,
Kevin Stewart, Josh Goree and Trey Hadnot posted a time of 40.13 to claim the
title. Utah State grabbed second place for the second straight season with a time
of 41.05, and Boise State finished in 41.32 to take third.
In the women's 1,500m race, Nevada sophomore Samantha Diaz repeated as champion,
finishing with a time of 4:26.37. Hawai'i junior Ashley Aitken took silver,
posting a time of 4:29.22. Idaho sophomore Anna Kalbrener earned bronze with a
time of 4:32.83.
Utah State junior Eric Larson won the men's 1,500-meter run in 3:49.95 after
finishing second last year. Fresno State freshman Olivier Bernard ran 3:50.94
to take second, edging out Utah State junior Hunter Nelson who posted a time of
3:51.78 for third place.
Louisiana Tech senior Tiana Davis ran a time of 13.76 in the women's 100m
hurdles to claim the title. Utah State senior Ashlee Cannon nabbed second place
with a time of 13.96 (13.951) to narrowly beat Louisiana Tech freshman Kim Francis
who ran a time of 13.96 (13.955) for third place.
In the men's 110-meter hurdles, two-thousandths of a second separated the top
two finishers as Louisiana Tech senior Billy Ray Walker won with a time of
14.32 (14.315) while Boise State sophomore Rolando Trammel was second at 14.32
(14.317). Idaho junior Andrew Blaser
took bronze with a time of 14.34.
Louisiana Tech senior Monique Wright won the women's 400-meter dash with a time
of 53.90. It is the seventh straight
year a Lady Techster has won the event.
Fresno State sophomore Breeauna Thompson was second with a time of
54.78. New Mexico State sophomore
LaSasha Aldredge took third at 55.44.
Louisiana Tech went 1-2 in the 400-meter dash as freshman Trey Hadnot won with
a time of 47.18 (47.173) and senior Justin Terry was second with a time of
47.18 (47.178). Fresno State junior
Remington Blair was third with a time of 47.68.
Louisiana Tech took the top two places in the women's 100 meter dash, winning
the event for the seventh straight year.
Senior Chelsea Hayes clocked in at 11.39 seconds to win the title while
senior Chasidee Lewis-Baker took second for the second straight season wit a
time of 11.70. Boise State sophomore
Racquel Jones was third with a time of 11.85.
In the men's 100-meter dash, Louisiana Tech again took the top two spots. Freshman Dennis Richardson won with a time of
10.44 while senior Kevin Stewart took silver in 10.46. Utah State junior Silas Pimentel was third
with a time of 10.59.
In the women's 800-meter run, Idaho junior Lauren Schaffer repeated as WAC
champion with a championship and school record time of 2:04.53. It is currently the seventh fastest time in
the nation. Nevada sophomore Samantha
Diaz was second with a time of 2:09.87 and Idaho sophomore Keli Hall was third
in 2:11.94.
Utah State was 1-2 in the men's 800-meter run as senior Jason Holt took the
title with a time of 1:48.78 while senior James Allred placed second in
1:50.29. Louisiana Tech junior Alwayne
Green ran a time of 1:51.16 to grab the bronze.
In the women's shot put, Fresno State sophomore J'Quyra Moncur-Blue earned the
title with a heave of 14.73m (48-04.00). Louisiana Tech sophomore Micarra
Vassell improved a spot from last year with a mark of 14.35m (47-01.00) to take
second. Utah State junior Spela Hus was
third with a distance of 14.11m (46-03.50).
The women's pole vault was won by Boise State sophomore Danielle Valentine with
a mark of 3.85m (12-07.50). Second place
was decided on number of attempts. Nevada
senior Alicia Echaverria cleared 3.75m (12-03.50) for the silver and Fresno
State senior Andrea Greenman took the bronze.
In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Idaho sophomore Liga Velvere won the title
with a time of 58.81. New Mexico State
junior Jndia Cleveland took second at 59.76.
Utah State freshman Kylie Hirschi grabbed third place in 1:00.47.
Utah State won the men's 400-meter hurdles for the fifth consecutive year as
sophomore A.J. Boully took first with a time of 52.56. Fresno State senior Kendrick Young grabbed
the silver in 52.99 while Boise State junior Anthony Belcher earned third place
honors in 53.57.
In the men's discus, Louisiana Tech senior Larry Jones won his third consecutive
WAC title in the event, with a mark of 53.33m (175-00). Boise State junior
Chase Sexton placed second for the second straight year with a toss of 53.13m (174.-04),
and Utah State senior Spencer Hall came in third with a mark of 49.24m (161-06).
In the men's high jump, Utah State senior Clint Silcock repeated as champion by
clearing 2.08m (6-09.75). Boise State freshman Joshua Butler posted a mark of
2.05m (6-08.75) for silver. Utah State junior Eric Follet earned bronze,
clearing 2.02m (6-07.50).
Louisiana Tech took the top two spots in the women's 200-meter dash, as senior Chelsea
Hayes won her third gold of the meet with a time of 23.55. Teammate Monique
Wright picked up a silver with a time of 23.99.
Utah State sophomore Bailee Witworth grabbed third in 24.11.
Louisiana Tech took three of the top four spots in the men's 200-meter dash as
freshman Trey Hadnot won with a time of 20.91.
Utah State junior Silas Pimentel was second in 21.28, followed by
Louisiana Tech's Kevin Stewart (21.39) and Dennis Richardson (21.42).
In the women's 5,000-meter run, Idaho freshman Hannah Kiser grabbed the gold
with a time of 16:47.89. Utah State had
the next two spots as seniors Kim Quinn (17:04.38) and Ruth Hilton (17:19.46)
finished second and third, respectively.
The points earned by the Aggies moved Utah State into first place over
Nevada.
In the women's triple jump, Louisiana Tech senior Brittany Guy improved from
her second place finish last year to win the title with a leap of 12.61m
(41-04.50). Her teammate, Quatisha
Williams, also improved one spot from last year to take the silver with a mark
of 12.44m (40-09.75). Hawai'i junior
Madara Apine grabbed third with a jump of 12.25m (40-02.25). Louisiana Tech earned enough points in the
event to overtake Utah State for the team lead.
In the men's 5,000 meter run, Idaho junior Barry Britt won with a time of
14:33.73. He became the first double
champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 since SMU's Mindi Pukstas in 2003. Boise State sophomore Jeff Howard was second
with a time of 14:39.48 and Utah State senior Daniel Howell took third place in
a time of 14:41.39.
In the last women's race of the night, the 4x400m relay team from Louisiana
Tech consisting of Monique Wright, Stacia
Hanneman, Shante Benion and Chelsea Hayes won the title with a time of 3:40.68.
Idaho came in second with a time of 3:44.82 and New Mexico State posted a
time of 3:45.21 for third place.
In the last men's race of the night, the 4x400-meter
relay, the Louisiana Tech team of Josh Goree, Trey Hadnot, Justin Terry and
Kevin Stewart finished in 3:10.94 to take home the gold. Boise State posted a time
of 3:12.66 for second place, while Utah State ran a time of 3:15.30 to earn
bronze.
Women's Team Scores
1. Louisiana Tech, 152
2. Utah State, 138
3. Nevada, 125.5
4. Fresno State, 92
5. Idaho, 91
6. New Mexico State, 82
7. Boise State, 69
8. Hawai'i, 65.5
Men's Team Scores
1. Utah State, 180
2. Boise State, 169.33
3. Louisiana Tech, 123
4. Fresno State, 89.33
5. Idaho, 85.33
Women's Individual Awards (voted upon by the coaches)
Outstanding Track Performer: Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech
Outstanding Field Performer: J'Quyra Moncur-Blue, Fresno State
Freshman of the Year: Chari Hawkins, Utah State
High Point Award Winner: Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech, 32.5 points
Coach of the Year: Gary Stanley, Louisiana Tech
Men's Individual Awards (voted upon by the coaches)
Outstanding Track Performers: Trey Hadnot, Louisiana Tech and Jason Holt, Utah
State
Outstanding Field Performer: Larry Jones, Louisiana Tech and Rolando Trammel,
Boise State
Freshman of the Year: Trey Hadnot, Louisiana Tech
High Point Award Winner: Rolando Trammel, Boise State, 31.83 points
Coach of the Year: Gregg Gensel, Utah State
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