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ARIZONA STATE TRACK & FIELD 2007 Women's NCAA Indoor Champions 1977 Men's NCAA Outdoor Champions 2007 INDOOR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK IN SUN DEVIL TRACK & FIELD Date Event Location Stanford Invitational Arizona International J 19-20 at Pole Vault Summit Reno, NV Friday, March 30 - Saturday, March 31 Saturday, March 31 25-26 at Roger Cox Multis Albuquerque, NM at Palo Alto, Calif. (host: Stanford) at Tucson, Ariz. (host; Arizona) 27 at Dan DeHart Invite Albuquerque, NM F 2-3 at Mountain 'T' Invite Flagstaff, AZ Sun Devil Track & Field Hits the Road for Pair of Meets 9-10 at TCR Race Invite Albuquerque, NM Arizona State will send athletes to Stanford, Tucson for competitions 9-10 at Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, AR 9-10 at Iowa State Classic Ames, IA Following two consecutive weekends of hosting outdoor competitions, the Arizona State 10 at Husky Classic Seattle, WA University track and field team will split its ranks and send athletes to a pair of meets on 17 at Southwest Invitational Flagstaff, AZ the road this weekend. The distance group will send 14 athletes to Palo Alto, Calif., for 23-24 at MPSF Championships Seattle, WA the Stanford Invitational this Friday and Saturday while a contingent of 39 Sun Devils will M 3 at Iowa State Last Chance Ames, IA travel south to Tucson on Saturday for the Arizona International. 3 at Washington Last Chance Seattle, WA 9-10 at NCAA Championships Fayetteville, AR SPEEDY DEVIL Senior Latosha Wallace has already put together a solid outdoor season even though 2007 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE she is just two weeks into the campaign. Already, her time of 57.37 in the 400m hurdles Date Event Location and 53.13 in the 400m dash ranks as the fastest and second-fastest, respectively, in the M 3 at Wildcat Classic Tucson, AZ nation so far this year while she and teammates Bridgette Williams, Shauntel Elcock and Jacquelyn Johnson have combined for the NCAA-leading time of 3:36.10 in the 4x400m 16-17 BALDY CASTILLO INVITE Tempe relay. Both the hurdle and relay times came last weekend at home. 23-24 ASU CLIF BAR INVITE Tempe 30-31 at Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, CA CHASING DOWN CHAMPIONS 31 at Arizona International Tucson, AZ The women's 4x400m relay team of Bridgette Williams, Shauntel Elcock, Jacquelyn A 12-14 SUN ANGEL CLASSIC Tempe Johnson and Latosha Wallace not only won the event at the ASU Clif Bar Invitational last 13-14 at Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, CA weekend, they did so with an impressive time of 3:36.10. What was more impressive was 20-21 at UCSD Triton Classic La Jolla, CA the team they defeated. The OTC team, comprised of Melinda Sallins (unattached) and 28 ARIZONA 1 Tempe the Jamaican trio of Michelle Burgher (a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay in 2004), 28 NORTHERN ARIZONA 1 Tempe Veronica Campbell (a three-time Olympic medalist, including the 2004 Gold in the 200m 29 at Cardinal Classic Palo Alto, CA dash) and Shereefa Llyod, took the race out fast and held the lead until the final leg of M 5-6 at Pac-10 Multi-Events Palo Alto, CA the race with Wallace streaking by for the ASU win. 12-13 at Pac-10 Championships Palo Alto, CA 19 at Tucson Elite Invite Tucson, AZ NATIONAL LEADERS 25-26 at NCAA West Regional Eugene, OR According to the latest (March 26) NCAA descending order lists, three marks turned in J 6-9 at NCAA Championships Sacramento, CA by Sun Devil women are best in the collegiate ranks so far this outdoor season. April 1- Double Dual meet Kubishta, who held the top indoor mark in the pole vault all season, is on top of the outdoor charts currently with her clearance of 4.20m. Latosha Wallace is first in the 2007 DEVIL DATA 400m hurdles (57.37) while the 4x400m relay of Bridgette Williams, Shauntel Elcock, Location ............................................................ Tempe, Ariz. Jacquelyn Johnson and Wallace also leads the nation (3:36.10). Enrollment ................................................................. 63,278 Colors .......................................................... Maroon & Gold NCAA TOP 5 Conference .......................................................... Pacific-10 Along with the three marks that lead the nation, the Sun Devils also hold nine marks that University President .................................... Michael Crow VP for University Athletics ................................ Lisa Love rank in the national Top 5 right now. For the men, Kelvin Love Jr., has the second-fastest Home Venue ........................................ Sun Angel Stadium mark in the 200m dash at 20.73 while Aaron Aguayo is third in the 1,500m run at 3:43.17. Head Coach .......................................... Greg Kraft (jumps) Kyle Alcorn also is ranked the 1,500m run, standing fourth at 3:4.03 while both Domenik Assistant Coach ............................ David Dumble (throws) Peterson (20.90 in the 200m dash) and Marquis Profit (51.91 in the 400m hurdles) rank Assistant Coach ............................. Dion Miller (W sprints) fifth nationally. On the women's side, both Latosha Wallace (53.13 in the 400m dash) and Assistant Coach ....................... Louie Quintana (distance) Sarah Stevens (56.39m in the discus and 65.43m in the hammer) are ranked second in Assistant Coach ........................ Terry Winston (M sprints) their respective events while Tai Battle stands fourth in the discus at 53.66m. Assistant Coach ................................ Jeremy Rasmussen Volunteer Coach ........................... Ron Barela (pole vault) Volunteer Coach ...................... Dan O'Brien (multi-events) ON THE WORLD LISTS Director of Operations ................................ Rhonda Riley According to the latest world Top 20 lists (March 27), seven current Sun Devils find their Athletic Trainer ................................................ Frank Perez names on the charts for their performances recorded so far in 2007. On the men's side, Grad. Asst. Trainers .... Andrea DiTrani, Jennifer Pawson Kelvin Love Jr., leads the way as his time of 20.73 in the 200m ranks 11th-fastest so far Media Relations Conact ................................... Alex Ryan this year while Aaron Aguayo's time of 3:43.17 is the 19th-fastest 1,500m run. On the • Email .................................................. [email protected] women's side Latosha Wallace has her name on the lists in three events, including No. • Direct Phone ............................................ (480) 965-4987 2 in the 400m hurdles at 57.37. Wallace also ranks 16th in the 400m dash (53.13) and • SID Fax .................................................... (480) 965-5408 ICA Media Relations Office anchors the third-fastest 4x400m relay (3:36.10) of Bridgette Williams, Shauntel Elcock P.O. Box 872505 and Jacquelyn Johnson. The final woman on the list is April Kubishta, who is tied for fifth Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.20m. WWW.THES UND EVILS. COM COACH KRAFT & TEAM NOTES (CONT.) HEAD COACH GREG KRAFT COMPLETE 2007 SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Greg Kraft is in his 11th year with the Sun Devil pro- Date INDOOR MEETS W Finish M Finish Wins Top 3s Autos Provs Region gram and has built it into a national power. During the J 19-20 at Pole Vault Summit NTS NTS 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-0 - 2007 season, his women were ranked No. 1 through- 25-26 at Roger Cox Multis NTS NTS 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 - out the entire indoor slate, culminating with their first 27 at Dan DeHart Invite 5th 2nd 2-3 2-2 1-0 2-2 - national title. For his efforts, he was selected as the F 2-3 at Mountain 'T' Invite NTS NTS 6-1 11-4 3-1 3-0 - 2007 USTFCCCA Women's National and Women's 9-10 at Tyson Invitational NTS NTS 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 - West Region Coach of the Year. The 2006 USTFCCCA 9-10 at TRC Race Invitational 11th 6th 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 - Women's West District Coach of the Year, Kraft's women 9-10 at Iowa State Classic NTS NTS 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 - also won their first indoor conference crown, capturing the 2007 MPSF Indoor Championships. 10 at Husky Classic NTS NTS 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-2 - 17 at Southwest Invitational NTS NTS 3-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 - In 2006, Kraft's women's program moved up into the 23-24 at MPSF Champs 1st 5th 7-2 6-4 5-1 7-4 - national spotlight and captured its first Pac-10 title (May M 3 at Iowa St. Last Chance NTS NTS 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 - 13-14) in Eugene, Ore., after finishing third at the indoor 3 at Wash. Last Chance NTS NTS 0-0 5-1 0-0 3-0 - NCAA meet. At the conference meet, the women won 9-10 at NCAA Championships 1st t-25th 2-0 1-1 3-1 4-2 - five titles. This past fall, the women's cross country team finished fourth to earn the first trophy finish in program Date OUTOOR MEETS W Finish M Finish Wins Top 3s Autos Provs Region history while the men rebounded to advance to their M 3 at Wildcat Classic NTS NTS 2-3 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 second NCAA meet in a row. 16-17 BALDY CASTILLO INV. NTS NTS 4-7 11-9 - - 7-8 Individually, Kraft has worked with numerous talented 23-24 ASU CLIF BAR INV. NTS NTS 3-2 5-9 - - 14-11 athletes, including four-time NCAA champion Jacquelyn 30-31 at Stanford Invitational Johson and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Dwight Phillips. 31 at Arizona International During the past two seasons alone, his women have won A 12-14 SUN ANGEL CLASSIC six individual national titles. 13-14 at Mt.