2002 Arizona State Track and Field Oregon Invitational • Eugene, Ore. • Saturday, April 27 Drake Relays • Des Moines, Iowa • Fri., April 26-Sat., April 27

2002 Arizona State Split Squads Head To Oregon Invitational Outdoor Schedule and Drake Relays This Weekend March 2 Bill Sawyer Invitational Field -9 a.m., Running-11 a.m. This Week -- Sun Angel Stadium Arizona State track and field will take split squads on the road for the second straight March 15-16 @ Willie Williams Classic weekend, as the top Sun Devil sprinters, throwers and jumpers head to Des Moines, Tucson, Ariz. March 22 Baldy Castillo Invitational Iowa, for the 93rd Annual Drake Relays, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, Field-9:30 a.m., Running-6 p.m. while a group of Sun Devil distance runners make the trek to the great Pacific North- Sun Angel Stadium west for the Oregon Invitational in Eugene, Saturday, April 27. Following this week- March 23 Baldy Castillo Invitational end, the Sun Devils have just one meet remaining on their regular season schedule Field-11 a.m., Running-1 p.m. leading up to the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships, the annual double dual with Sun Angel Stadium Arizona and Northern Arizona, Saturday, May 4, in Tucson. March 30 Arizona State Invitational Field-10 a.m., Running-6 p.m. Sun Angel Stadium Oregon Invitational -- March 29-30 @ Stanford Invitational Eleven distance runners and senior sprinter Pete Lopez (200m) will compete at the Stanford, Calif. Oregon Invitational, hosted by the University of Oregon at historic Hayward Field in April 12 @ Mesa Classic Eugene, Saturday, April 27. Running events in the day session begin at 10 a.m. PT, Mesa, Ariz. while field events begin at 10:15 a.m. The twilight session gets underway at 3 p.m. April 13 Sun Angel Classic with field events, while running events begin at 5 p.m. Scheduled to compete in the Field-9:30 a.m., Running-4:30 p.m. Sun Angel Stadium men’s 800m, senior Brandon Strong headlines the ASU contingent. 2000 Pac-10 Cham- April 19 @ Pomona-Pitzer Invitational pion Jeremy Rasmussen is also slated to compete in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Claremont, Calif. April 19-21 @ Mt. Sac Relays Drake Relays -- Walnut, Calif. The 93rd annual running of the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, will be the desti- April 25-27 @ Drake Relays nation for 15 Sun Devils, Friday, April 26, through Saturday, April 27. ASU’s top Des Moines, Iowa sprinters, jumpers and throwers are scheduled to compete. Field and running events April 26-27 @ Oregon Invitational Eugene, Ore. begin at 8 a.m. CT Friday, while Saturday’s running events begin at 8 a.m. and field May 4 @ Arizona/NAU Double Dual events begin at 10 a.m. Although missing all members from last year’s team, the ASU Tucson, Ariz. men’s 4x400m relay team seeks to defend its 2001 Drake Relays title. Last year, May 11-12 @ Pac-10 Multi Championships Michael Campbell, Marcus Brunson, Jason Barton and Tony Berrian took home the Pullman, Wash. 4x400m crown with a time of 3:03.10. Included among those Sun Devils slated to May 18-19 @ Pac-10 Championships compete this year are junior Tiffany Greer (100m, 200m, LJ), junior Joni Smith (400m), Pullman, Wash. sophomore Seneca Holmes (100mH), junior Luiz Mello (100m), sophomore Steve May 29-June 1@ NCAA Championships Baton Rouge, La. Fitch (400m), senior Tony Galaviz (110mH), freshman Trevell Quinley (LJ), junior Vince Mosca (DT, SP) and senior David Wood (DT). ASU Track and Field National Rankings -- Coaching Staff For the second straight week, the ASU women are absent from the latest Trackwire 25 released April 23. ASU’s women opened the 2002 outdoor season ranked 25th and moved up to 21st (tie) in the April 9 poll. ASU’s men have not been ranked in the first Head Coach: Greg Kraft (sixth year) four polls of the outdoor season. Trackwire’s 25 is based on predictions for team Assistant Coaches: Walt Drenth, distance standings at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships hosted by Louisiana State in (sixth year), Darryl Anderson, sprints (sixth year), David Dumble, throws (first year) Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 29, through Saturday, June 1. In the USTCA Graduate Assistant: Louie Quintana (first year) Team-Power Rankings as of April 23, the men are fourth and the women are 18th. Team-Power Rankings are dual meet predictors and demonstrate team depth.

Last Time On The Track -- ASU Media Information Competing at both the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational and the Mt. Sac Relays last week- end, ASU compiled a team total of 12 NCAA qualifying marks during a successful Track and Field Contact: Erin Rowley trip to Southern California. Highlighting that list was senior Brandon Strong’s perfor- Email Address: [email protected] mance in the men’s 1500m at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite, winning the event with NCAA Rowley Direct: 480•965•9544 automatic qualifying time of 3:41.42 and establishing a meet and track record. His Media Relations Phone: 480•965•6592 time ranks second all-time in the ASU record books. ASU’s other automatic qualifier Media Relations Fax: 480•965•5408 was junior Lisa Aguilera, clocking a personal-best time in the women’s 5000m with a Mailing Address: ICA Building, Room 105 time of 15:57.37 at the Mt. Sac Relays. Aguilera finished 21st overall, but was the Temp, AZ 85287 sixth fastest collegian to finish the race. Also competing in the distance carnival por- Website: www.thesundevils.com tion of the Mt. Sac Relays and notching NCAA provisional times and personal-bests -- page 1 of 4 -- 2002 Arizona State Track and Field --- page 2-4

TRACKWIRE POLL Friday night were junior Brianna Torres in the women’s 5000m (16:13.79), junior Fasil Bizuneh APRIL 23 2002 (13:51.88) and redshirt freshman Juan Reyes (13:54.92) in the men’s 5000m. Junior Vince Men Mosca was ASU’s only double-qualifier on the weekend, notching personal bests and NCAA 1. Tennessee...... 87 pts. provisional qualifying marks in both the discus (182-10) and shot put (59-5). Senior Tony 2. LSU ...... 85 pts. Galaviz earned a NCAA provisional time in the men’s 110m hurdles, 13.89, his first time 3. Arkansas ...... 31 pts. competing outdoors this season. Senior Candida Coulson improved her NCAA provisional 3. Stanford...... 31 pts. qualifying status with her season-best time of 58.76 in the 400m hurdles. Coulson placed 5. SMU ...... 30 pts. second in her heat of the 400m hurdles, and first in her heat of the 400m. Also earning NCAA 6. Nebraska...... 28 pts. provisional qualifying times were the women’s 4x100m relay team of freshman Porchea Carroll, 7. Clemson...... 24 pts. junior Tiffany Greer, senior Joni Smith and freshman Cassandra Reed (44.82), the men’s 8. Georgia ...... 21 pts. 4x400m relay team of junior Lorenzo Parham, freshman Seth Amoo, senior Pete Lopez and 9. Alabama ...... 20 pts. sophomore Steve Fitch (3:05.94) and senior David Wood in the shot put (60-4). 9. Florida ...... 20 pts. 11. Mississippi State...... 19 pts. NCAA Qualifiers -- 11. UTEP...... 19 pts. To date, ASU has turned in three NCAA automatic qualifying performances and 15 provi- 11. Auburn ...... 18 pts. sional marks. ASU’s three automatic qualifiers are senior Brandon Strong (who owns the 14. Oregon ...... 18 pts. nation’s second fastest collegiate 1500m time - 3:41.42), junior Lisa Aguilera (ranks fifth in 15. TCU...... 17 pts. the nation in the 5000m with time of 15:57.37) and junior Fasil Bizuneh (ranks sixth in the 16. UCLA...... 16 pts. nation in the 10,000m - 28:46.88). Aguilera and Bizuneh have also each earned provisional 16. South Carolina ...... 16 pts. times, Aguilera in the 1500m (ranked sixth, 4:19.16) and Bizuneh in the 5000m (ranked 12th, 16. Colorado...... 16 pts. 13:51.88). The Sun Devils’ other double-qualifier is junior thrower Vince Mosca, with provi- 16. Texas...... 16 pts. sional marks in the shot put (ranked 21st, 59-5) and the discus (ranked 21st, 182-10). Addi- tional marks cracking the top 10 nationally belong to junior Brianna Torres in the 5000m 16. Notre Dame...... 16 pts. (ranked 10th, 16:13.79) and the men’s 4x400m relay team of junior Lorenzo Parham, fresh- 21. USC...... 14 pts. man Seth Amoo, junior Luiz Mello and sophomore Steve Fitch (10th, 3:05.41). 22. Idaho ...... 13 pts. 23. Baylor ...... 11 pts. About The Sun Devil Coaches -- 23. BYU...... 11 pts. Greg Kraft is in his sixth year at the helm of the Arizona State track and field program. His 23. Missouri...... 11 pts. tenure has produced 28 All-Americans, six All-American relay teams, 14 individual Pac-10 ASU Season High: ...... nr titles, five individual NCAA runner-up finishes and 29 first or second-team Pac-10 All-Aca- ASU Season Low:...... nr demic selections. Kraft came to ASU in 1996 after serving as the head track and field coach at the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1996. Kraft is assisted by distance coach Walt Drenth (sixth year), sprints and hurdles coach Darryl Anderson (sixth year), throws Women coach David Dumble (first year) and graduate assistant Louie Quintana (first year). 1. USC...... 87 pts. 2. LSU ...... 72 pts. Up Next -- 3. South Carolina ...... 59 pts. Just one regular season meet remains on the 2002 schedule for the Sun Devils, the annual 4. UCLA...... 54 pts. Double Dual with in-state rivals Arizona and Northern Arizona, Saturday, May 4, in Tucson, 5. Kansas State...... 26 pts. Ariz. The Pac-10 Championships, hosted by Washington State in Pullman, Wash., are right 6. Arizona ...... 25 pts. around the corner. The multi-event portion of the conference meet will be held May 11-12, 7. Texas...... 23 pts. while the track and field portion is held May 18-19. 8. Illinois ...... 22 pts. 9. Indiana ...... 20 pts. -- page 2 of 4 -- 9. BYU...... 20 pts. 9. Florida ...... 20 pts. NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifiers 9. Oregon ...... 20 pts. 13. Colorado...... 19 pts. Automatics Qualifiers 14. Washington State...... 17 pts. Name Event Mark NR Lisa Aguilera, Jr. W 5000m 15:57.37 5th 15. Nebraska...... 16 pts. Fasil Bizuneh, Jr. M 10,000m 28:46.88 6th 15. Iowa State ...... 16 pts. Brandon Strong, Sr. M 1500m 3:41.42 2nd 15. Auburn...... 16 pts. Provisional Qualifiers Name Event Mark NR 15. North Carolina State... 16 pts. Lisa Aguilera, Jr. W 1500m 4:19.16 6th 15. Miami/Florida...... 16 pts. Fasil Bizuneh, Jr. M 5000m 13:51.88 12th 20. Cal...... 15 pts. Candida Coulson, Sr. W 400m Hurdles 58.76 22nd Tony Galaviz, Sr. M 110m Hurdles 13.89 20th 21. North Carolina...... 14 pts. Tiffany Greer, Jr. W Long Jump 20-7.75 14th 21. Florida State...... 14 pts. Vince Mosca, Jr. M Discus 182-10 21st 23. Rice...... 13 pts. Vince Mosca, Jr. M Shot Put 59-5 21st Sandra Orsund, So. W Discus 164-0 35th 24. Virginia ...... 12 pts. Juan Reyes, Fr. M 5000m 13:54.92 15th 25. Stanford...... 11 pts. Brianna Torres, Jr. W 5000m 16:13.79 10th David Wood, Sr. M Shot Put 60-4 14th 25. Missouri...... 11 pts. Women’s 4x100m 4x100 Relay 44.82 20th 25. Liberty ...... 11 pts. Women’s 4x400m 4x400 Relay 3:36.25 15th ASU Season High: ...... 21st (4/9) Men’s 4x100m 4x100 Relay 40.06 28th ASU Season Low:...... nr Men’s 4x400m 4x400 Relay 3:05.41 10th NR - National Ranking (as of April 24) ...... (4/16-23) 2002 ASU Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Season Best Times and Marks As of April 22, 2002 Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 100 meters (10.16/10.34/10.74) Mark Date 110m hurdles (13.72/13.90/14.74) Mark Date Luiz Mello +10.51w 3/2 Tony Galaviz *13.89 4/21 Asokah Muhammad +10.69w3/2 Chris Morgan +14.54 3/30 Seth Amoo 10.80 3/30 Chris Kasik 14.82 4/13 Trevell Quinley 10.86w 3/2 Chris Morgan 11.23 3/30 400m hurdles (50.10/51.20/53.64) Mark Date Chris Kasik 11.56 3/23 Eric Bailey 53.96 3/22 John Cylkowski 54.14 3/30 200 meters (20.50/20.85/21.44) Mark Date Seth Amoo +21.00 3/2 400m Relay (39.20/40.10/none) Mark Date Luiz Mello +21.03 4/21 Mello, Amoo, Parham, Fitch *40.06 4/13 Pete Lopez +21.17 4/13 Steve Fitch 21.56 3/30 1,600m relay (3:04.00/3:07.50/none) Mark Date Lorenzo Parham 21.95 3/30 Parham, Amoo, Mello, Fitch *3:05.41 4/13 Trevell Quinley 22.03 3/30 Matt Velo 22.82 3/30 Distance Medley Relay Mark Date Chris Morgan 23.06w 3/2 400 meters (45.40/46.30/47.84) Mark Date Steve Fitch +46.33 4/13 Field Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Lorenzo Parham +47.34 4/20 High Jump (2.25/2.18/2.05) Mark Date Jamel Mayrant 48.49 4/13 Casey Clark +2.08 (6-9.75) 4/21 Matt Velo 48.98 4/12 Ryan Zimmerman +2.05 (6-8.75) 3/30 Pete Lopez 49.56 3/2 Trevell Quinley 2.00 (6-6.75) 3/30 John Cylkowski 51.02 3/23 Pole Vault (5.55/5.25/5.00) Mark Date 800 meters (1:47.50/1:49.00/1:51.44) Mark Date Aaron White 4.70 (15-5) 3/2; 3/22 Brandon Strong +1:49.14 3/30 Rene Loraine 4.50 (14-9) 3/30 Jeff Dodge +1:50.17 3/30 Cheyne Jones 1:51.72 4/19b Long Jump (7.95/7.65/7.30) Mark Date Kyle Morgan 2:00.82 3/23 Trevell Quinley +7.51 (24-7.75) 3/22 Charles Sharpe 2:01.28 3/23 Asokah Muhammad +7.41 (24-3.75) 3/22 1500 meters (3:41.50/3:45.00/3:50.14) Mark Date Triple Jump (16.30/15.70/14.50) Mark Date Brandon Strong #3:41.42 4/19b Ryan Zimmerman +14.73 (48-4) 3/23 Cheyne Jones +3:47.15 3/30a Asokah Muhammad 14.41 (47-3) 4/21 Fasil Bizuneh 3:50.24 4/13 Juan Reyes 3:51.41 3/22 Jeremy Rasmussen 3:52.66 3/30 Shot Put (19.20/17.80/17.00) Mark Date Jeff Dodge 3:55.47 4/19b David Wood *18.39 (60-4) 4/21 Vince Mosca *18.11 (59-5) 4/21 Mile (3:59.20/4:03.04/4:08.18) Mark Date Discus (60.00/55.00/51.50) Mark Date Vince Mosca *55.74 (182-10) 4/20 2K Steeplechase Mark Date David Wood +52.60 (172-7) 3/16 Kris Alexander 6:14.41 3/2 Kyle Morgan 6:20.58 3/2 Javelin (72.00/67.00/60.00) Mark Date Mike Rivers +63.27 (207-6) 4/13 3K Steeplechase (8:43.0/8:54.0/9:09.14) Mark Date Justin Owen +60.88 (199-9) 4/20 Jeremy Rasmussen +9:03.5h 3/22 Bobby Raines +60.16 (197-4) 3/30 Kyle Morgan 9:25.2h 3/22 Hammer (68.00/61.00/58.00) Mark Date Kris Alexander 9:25.43 4/19b Karl Atkinson 55.32 (181-6) 4/12 3,000 meters Mark Date Juan Reyes 8:14.71 4/13 Decathlon (7,500/7,150/6,800) Mark Date Cheyne Jones 8:26.96 3/2 Kris Alexander 8:32.55 4/13 Jeremy Rasmussen 8:32.61 3/2 J.R. Cox 8:34.08 3/2 Kyle Morgan 8:38.64 3/30 Charles Sharpe 8:46.87 3/30 5,000 meters (13:46.0/14:07.0/14:35.14) Mark Date Fasil Bizuneh *13:51.88 4/19 Juan Reyes *13:54.92 4/19 Charles Sharpe 15:22.033/22 10K meters (29:00/29:45/none) Mark Date Fasil Bizuneh #28:46.88 3/29 J.R. Cox 30:06.24 3/29

Legend @ - school record; a - altitude adjusted; w - wind aided (+2.0); h-hand-timed 3/2 - Bill Sawyer Inv.; 3/15-16 - Willie Williams Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; 3/22- 23 - Baldy Castillo Inv.; 3/30 - ASU Inv.; 3/29-3/30a - Stanford Inv.; 4/12 - Mesa Classic; 4/13 - Sun Angel Classic; 4/19-21 - Mt. Sac Relays; 4/19b- Pomona-Pitzer Invite; 4/25-27 - Drake Relays; 4/26b-27b - Oregon Invitational; 5/4 - UA/NAU Double Dual; 5/11-12; 18-19 - Pac-10 Champi- onships; 5/29-6/1 - NCAA Championships 2002 ASU Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Season Best Times and Marks As of April 22, 2002 Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 100 meters (11.30/11.55/12.04) Mark Date 400m hurdles (57.30/59.20/62.04) Mark Date Tiffany Greer +11.61 3/30 Candida Coulson *58.76 4/21 Porchea Carroll +11.95 4/21 Seneca Holmes +1:00.82 3/30 Cassandra Reed +12.00w3/2 Christie Winkle 12.15w 3/2 400m Relay (44.00/45.10/none) Mark Date Jean Doherty 13.59w 3/2 Chasta Alfred 13.74w 3/2 Carroll, Greer, Smith, Reed *44.82 4/21 200 meters (23.10/23.60/24.64) Mark Date 1,600m relay (3:33.00/3:39.00/none) Mark Date Tiffany Greer +23.88 3/30 Reed, Coulson, Holmes, Smith *3:36.25 4/13 Cassandra Reed +24.38 3/30 Porchea Carroll +24.50 4/13 Distance Medley Relay Mark Date Joni Smith +24.63 3/30 Davila, Reed, Fitz-Gustafson, Sohn 12:01.76 3/23 Christie Winkle 25.0h 3/2 400 meters (52.40/53.70/55.44) Mark Date Joni Smith +54.07 4/13 Candida Coulson +54.20 3/30 Venus Nguyen 1:00.99 3/2 (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 800 meters (2:05.00/2:07.50/2:11.14) Mark Date Field Events Lisa Aguilera +2:10.773/30 High Jump (1.83/1.79/1.70) Mark Date Nikki Simmons 2:12.73 3/30 Jodi Smith +1.75 (5-8.75) 4/13 Desiree Davila 2:14.05 4/19b Olivia Mazzaglia +1.70 (5-7) 3/15 Jen Hurbis 2:20.10 3/23 Pole Vault (4.15/3.80/3.80) Mark Date 1500 meters (4:19.00/4:24.00/4:40.14) Mark Date Long Jump (6.50/6.20/5.80) Mark Date Lisa Aguilera *4:19.16 4/13 Tiffany Greer *6.29 (20-7.75) 3/30 Brianna Torres +4:25.46 4/13 Olivia Mazzaglia 5.31 (17-5.25) 3/22 Cody Sohn +4:28.27 4/13 Jean Doherty 5.10 (16-8.75)w 3/2 Nikki Simmons +4:34.86 4/13 Desiree Davila +4:35.88 3/30 (13.30/12.80/12.0) Mandi Fitz-Gustafson +4:37.86 4/13 Triple Jump Mark Date Candi Criscione 4:40.68 3/22 Olivia Mazzaglia 11.94 (39-2.25) 3/30 Joanie Baca 4:48.13 4/12 Jean Doherty 10.68 (35-0.5) 3/23 Jen Hurbis 4:52.05 3/2 Shot Put (16.10/14.90/13.25) Mark Date Cynthia Atencio 4:52.53 4/12 Yoly Meservey +14.60 (47-11) 3/22 Lisa Pohlit 4:53.97 4/12 Sandy Orsund +14.57 (47-9.75) 3/22 Kelly Burke 5:06.89 4/12 Julia Pedersen +14.04 (46-0.75) 3/30 Mile (4:39.64/4:44.39/5:01.14) Mark Date Discus (54.50/50.00/46.00) Mark Date Sandy Orsund *50.00 (164-0) 3/23 2K Steeplechase Mark Date Julia Pedersen +46.38 (152-2) 3/16 Yoly Meservey 44.52 (146-1) 3/23 3K Steeplechase (10:00.00/10:40.00/11:10.14)Mark Date Mandi Fitz-Gustafson +10:59.85 4/19b Javelin (51.50/46.00/43.50) Mark Date Cody Sohn +11:02.03 3/30 Julia Pedersen 34.93 (114-7) 3/30 3,000 meters Mark Date Hammer (61.00/56.00/52.00) Mark Date Desiree Davila 10:02.13 4/13 Sandy Orsund 50.68 (166-3) 3/30 Jen Hurbis 10:05.82 3/30 Yoly Meservey 48.48 (159-1) 3/2 Alvina Begay 10:23.79 4/13 Kristin McFerron 10:24.20 3/30 (5,500/5,175/4,400) Megan Laib 10:25.57 3/30 Heptathlon Mark Date Lisa Pohlit 10:37.27 3/30 5,000 meters (16:08.00/16:48.00/17:30.14) Mark Date Lisa Aguilera #15:57.37 4/19 Brianna Torres *16:13.79 4/19 Jen Hurbis 17:30.25 3/22 Megan Laib 17:41.04 3/22 Kristin McFerron 17:53.41 3/22 Lisa Pohlit 18:37.13 3/22 10K meters (34:10.00/35:15.00/none) Mark Date 100m hurdles (13.10/13.60/14.34) Mark Date Seneca Holmes +13.77w3/2 Legend @-school record; a-altitude adjusted; w-wind aided time (+2.0); h-hand-timed 3/2 - Bill Sawyer Inv.; 3/15-16 - Willie Williams Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; 3/22- 23 - Baldy Castillo Inv.; 3/30 - ASU Inv.; 3/29-3/30a - Stanford Inv.; 4/12 - Mesa Classic; 4/13 - Sun Angel Classic; 4/19-21 - Mt. Sac Relays; 4/19b Pomona-Pitzer Invite; 4/25-27 - Drake Relays; 4/26b-27b - Oregon Invitational; 5/4 - UA/NAU Double Dual; 5/11-12; 18-19 - Pac-10 Champi- onships; 5/29-6/1 - NCAA Championships