THIS WEEK IN THE WAC
Meet Location
2014 WAC Track and Field Championship at Utah Valley Orem, Utah
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Meet Result
Idaho hosts Vandal Jamboree No Team Scores
Seattle U at Ken Shannon Invitational No Team Scores
Utah Valley at Oxy Invitational No Team Scores
TEAM RECAPS
Bakersfield Roadrunners
Bakersfield competed at the Fresno State Bulldog Invitational on April 26 in Fresno, Calif. ... the women’s team finished the dual meet 3-3, with wins against Pacific, San José State, and Cal Poly and losses to UNLV, Cal State Northridge, and Fresno State ... the men also ended the dual meet 3-3, beating Pacific, SJSU, and UNLV and losing to Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly, and Fresno St. ... junior Alyssa Page improved her personal record in the 400m with a time of 56.78 ... Page’s performance is the fifth-fastest time in the WAC ... Karnell Grimes highlighted the day for the men’s team as the thrower earned a first place finish in the javelin ... CSUB is off until the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships from Wednesday-Saturday in Orem, Utah.
Chicago State Cougars
Chicago State sent men’s and women’s relay teams competed at the Drake Relays from April 24-26 ... the women’s team of Zhate Jackson, Pearl Chitava, Summer Allen and Shaquilla Jackson placed 10th in the 4x200-meter relay and 21st in the 4x100 ... on the men’s side, the 4x100 team took 29th, the 4x200 took 13th and the sprint medley relay team took 21st ... the Cougars were scheduled to attend the Rock Chalk Classic in Lawrence, Kan., on May 3, but the meet was cancelled ... the Cougars are back in action this week at the 2014 WAC Outdoor Track Championships in Orem, Utah, hosted by Utah Valley University from Wednesday-Saturday.
Grand Canyon ‘Lopes
Grand Canyon competed at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational on May 2-3 in Irvine, Calif. in its last action ... senior sprinter Lance Parker was the fastest NCAA competitor in the 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 21.35 seconds ... Tyler Vandyke garnered a first-place finish in the 5000m, recording a time of 14:46.58 ... Brandon Kocmoud shattered the school record in the 1500m after finishing with a time of 3:54.70 ... Daniel Zupeuc cleared a season-best height of 5.21m in the pole vault on his way to taking first in the event ... Shavine Hodges and Samantha Bogatz finished second in the 100m and 200m, respectively. ... Moya McKenzie and Vanessa Levy also posted a second-place finish in the 400m and discus, respectively ... Kelsi Klotter broke the school record in the 5000m, crossing the line in a time of 18:20.15 ... the Lopes are back in action this week at the 2014 WAC Outdoor Championships in Orem, Utah, from Wednesday-Saturday.
Idaho Vandals
Idaho hosted the Vandal Jamboree on May 9th and 10th to close out the regular season ... the Vandals were led by senior Andrey Levkiv who took the top spot in the shot put (17.52m) and placed fourth in the discus (48.40m), both of which are best in the WAC this season ... junior Emmanuel Panchol jumped to a victory in the high jump with a mark of 6-8.75 (2.05m), while freshman teammate Arphaxad Carroll earned an individual victory in the long jump with a wind-aided leap of 24-7.75 (7.51) ... for the women, senior Karlene Hurrel ran a wind-aided first-place time of 12.28 in the 100m and senior teammate Cait Rowland claimed the title in the long jump with a leap of 17-4.75 (5.30m) ... the Vandals now travel to the 2014 WAC Outdoor Track Championships in Orem, Utah, hosted by Utah Valley University from Wednesday-Saturday.
Kansas City Kangaroos
Kansas City closed out the regular season on May 3 at the Twilight Classic in Little Rock, Ark. ... senior Kris Leverette broke Josh Whisman’s 12-year old mark in the hammer throw with a toss of 183-5 (55.92m) to place third ... Leverette added two more personal bests with throws of 42-11.75 (13.10m) in the shot put and 144-8 (44.09m) in the discus, placing fifth and fourth in the event, respectively ... sophomore Blake Hocking finished second in the shot put (55-2.75 – 16.83m) and in the discus throw (150-10 – 45.98m) ... junior Martin Williams finished third in the discus throw (149-6 – 45.56m) and fourth in the hammer throw (169-9 – 51.73m) ... Dahlia Dyson placed third in the hammer throw, the discus throw and shot put ... this week, the ‘Roos are back in action at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Orem, Utah, from Wednesday-Saturday.
New Mexico State Aggies
The Aggies competed at the Don Kirby Invitational on May 2 where the team focused on staying healthy and preparing for the conference meet ... the team was led by senior Alishia Perkins who finished first in the 200m dash with a time of 23.58 and the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:47.92 ... junior Tiffany Gerber led the Aggies in the field events where she finished second in the javelin with a throw of 43.08m (141’4”) ... senior Brianna Cromartie also made a return to competition at the Don Kirby where she finished third in 200m dash with a time of 24.03, fourth in the 400m dash with a time of 55.56, and also competed in the 4x400m relay with Perkins ... this week, the Aggies travel to Orem, Utah for the 2014 WAC Outdoor Championships from Wednesday-Saturday.
Seattle University Redhawks
The Redhawks competed in the Ken Shannon Invitational at the University of Washington on May 10 ... Cali Cull broke her own two-year-old school record in the triple jump, finishing third in the event with a mark of 11.31 meters (37’ 1.25”), a quarter of a meter further than her old outdoor mark ... it is Cull’s longest triple jump in either indoor or outdoor track and field ... Shaddye Melu matched his school record in the high jump by clearing 2.06 meters (6’ 9”), finishing third in the event ... Dylan Burnett won the men’s javelin throw with a mark of 65.66 meters (215’ 5”), followed by Malaki Seanoa in third place at 56.70 meters (186’ 0”) ... the Redhawks now travel to the 2014 WAC Outdoor Track Championships in Orem, Utah, hosted by Utah Valley University, from Wednesday-Saturday.
Texas-Pan American Broncs
Martin Casse set a new program record in the 1500-meter run on May 4 at the Payton Jordan Invitational at the Cobb Track and Angell Field ... Casse posted a time of 3:43.67 to finish in seventh place in the third section of the 1500-meter run ... Casse broke his own record of 3:44.76 that he set last season at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championships and now holds the top three spots in program history after his time of 3:44.92 at the Beach Invitational on April 19 ranks third ... the Broncs are back in action at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships from Wednesday-Saturday.
Utah Valley Wolverines
Eight Utah Valley University distance runners competed at Occidental College’s Oxy Invitational on May 10 ... sophomore Trac Norris led the way by winning the 3000-meter steeplechase ... Norris, who had a big meet at BYU last week by setting a new school record in the mile run, continued his strong season by winning the steeplechase in 8:59.94, good for 37th in the NCAA West Region ... for the women, Ivie Gonsalves posted her new personal best in the 5000m run, as she took eighth in the race with a time of 16:58.83 ... Aisha Graham came in 14th in the 800m run with her PR of 2:11.99 ... the Wolverines next host the 2014 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Hal Wing Track & Field from Wednesday-Saturday.