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Volume 10, No. 35 June 14, 2011 version i — NCAA Women: A&M Defends Again — by David Woods Beard anchored in 49.13—fastest in way. You have to have 7th-place in the triple Des Moines, Iowa, June 8–11—Texas meet history—to complete the Aggies’ first- jump, that 5th-place in the 100 meters.” A&M and Oregon spent most of the women’s ever title in the event, at 3:26.21. Auburn Opening day could have been disastrous NCAA Championships counting points and (3:26.31) and Oregon (3:28.18). All three set for the Aggies. Jeneba Tarmoh, formcharted casualties. new school records for 4th, false-started in her semifinal of the The Aggies scored enough of the former LSU finished 3rd in the team standings 100, and hurdlers Gabby Mayo and Natasha KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY Ruddock both DNFed. “When we went down in the hurdles, our ladies knew then, it’s go- ing to be extremely dif- ficult to win this track meet and everyone is go- ing to have to really be at their best,” Henry said. Oregon coach Vin Lananna said the disap- pointment of finishing as runners-up would Beard’s brilliant motivate the young Ducks. world-class Hasay was tearful afterward, questioning anchor of 49.13 the decision to double put the final and saying she “didn’t have it” in closing kicks. touches on Yet the Ducks are clearly another A&M getting close: 28 of their 45 points were scored by win frosh and sophs. “You have to win one,” Lananna told the Eugene Register-Guard. “You have to knock it out of the box, and when you knock it out, that’s and limited enough of the latter to win a with 43½ points and Oklahoma 4th with 42. when you come back the next year and know third straight team title over the luckless “Once I passed Oregon, I knew we had how to do it. We just have to keep maturing Ducks, 49–45. the team title clinched,” Beard said. “But I as the program progresses.” It was a third straight runner-up finish for kept thinking about last year and how badly I For instance, Oregon appeared poised to Oregon, which is still seeking its first outdoor wanted to win the 4x4.” win two events on Day 3, and did so—in two championship since ’85. Soph Jordan Hasay, Oregon had led A&M 33–23 heading other events. who won a mile/3000 double indoors, led into the final day. With more scoring chances, Collegiate leader English Gardner, who both the 5000 and 1500 late in these nation- the Ducks could have pulled away. But A&M als before falling to 4th and 8th, simply not scored 26 of a possible 30—2nds in the 4x1 having the leg speed left to match her rivals and 200 in addition to victory in the 4x4—to © 2011 Track & Field News.All rights in the closing stages. secure the first half of an unprecedented third reserved.This newsletter may not be re- The teams entered the climactic 4x4 tied straight men/women sweep. printedor retransmitted in any formwithout at 39. Oregon was the defending champion, Referring to Beard, Henry said, “It takes express written permission. but A&M was the favorite. three in front of her to put her in position to www.trackandfieldnews.com Moreover, the Aggies had Jessica Beard. do what she does. And the team is the same -296- June 14, 2011 was banged up when she fell in an Oregon ket, Ontario, trails legends Vicki Huber (8), DES MOINES, IOWA 4x1 relay exchange, placed only 7th in the 100 Jen Rhines (6), Carrie Tollefson (5) and So- after being predicted as No. 3. nia O’Sullivan (5) in Villanova lore. JUNE 8–11 In the 5000, Hasay pushed the pace over “I am truly blown away by how much In the second year of a new system, the 4 the last three laps but was overtaken by Vil- power she has at the end of the race, and now NCAA Regionals were again replaced by a lanova’s Sheila Reid. Meanwhile, Anne Kes- there is absolutely no doubt that she can kick 2-site “Preliminary Round” set of competi- selring pulled away to victory in the 800 and past anybody in any race,” Villanova coach tions. See eTN 32 for the men’s prelim results Melissa Gergel upset CR holder Tina Sutej Gina Procaccio said. (the “heats” and “quarterfinals” of the races, in the vault (both tying the meet record of •LSU soph= Kimberlyn Duncan won the qualifying rounds in all the field events, etc.). 14-7¼/4.50). 200 in a world-leading 22.24, completing an Weather The Bowerman Award, which goes to the indoor/outdoor sweep. She was second in the The first day was warm; days 2/3 were cool top collegian in the sport, seemingly came 100 by 0.01 and ran anchor for a 4x1 team & rainy with lightning-storm delays; final day down to four worthy candidates: that won in 42.64, No. 2 in the world. mild with mix of sun & clouds. Always windy. •Beard, who ran three quality 400s in •Kansas State heptathlete Ryann Kraiss Attendance little more than 24 hours. She clocked 50.95 won her specialty with 5961 points. That 5713/7187/7423/9054—29,377 (’08 hosting in midday relay leg in a 4x400 semifinal sus- doesn’t complete her story. She also was third here in good weather drew 41,187). pended from the previous night by a storm in the 400 hurdles (at 55.89, after a PR 55.68 warning, then completed an indoor/outdoor in the prelims), then ran her hept 800 an Symbols sweep with a 51.10 victory. She capped it all hour later in 2:12.63. *** = frosh; ** = soph; * = junior, all others with the 49.13 carry the next afternoon. Elsewhere on the track, Candyce Mc- are seniors (classes are not listed in relay •Reid won an unprecedented 1500/5000 Grone followed the lineage of fellow In- prelims); ' after name = foreigner. WL, AL, double, featuring fast finishes for times of dianapolis natives Maicel Malone and Holli CL = World/American/Collegiate-leading 4:14.57 (62.95) and 15:37.57 (64.54). With Hyce in becoming an NCAA sprint queen. In mark for year. four NCAA titles, the junior from Newmar- the absence of Tarmoh, the Oklahoma junior edged Duncan to claim the 100 in 11.08. — teAMS — Colorado produced its Scoring is 8 places: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1: third steeplechase champion in 1. Texas A&M 49; 2. Oregon 45; 3. LSU four years, Emma Coburn, in 43½; 4. Oklahoma 42; 5. Arizona 35; 6. USC Final ’11 Women’s NCAA Leaders 9:41.14. 30; 7. Clemson 28; 8. tie, Stanford & Texas ¶ = record performance; i = indoors; Elsewhere in the field, Ari- 25; 10. Southern Mississippi 21; new leaders since last week are in red (the Collegiate zona sophomore Julie Labonté 11. tie, Tennessee & Villanova 20; 13. season is now over; no further changes in store); finished a 12-0 season in the shot Kansas State 19; 14. tie, Arkansas & Auburn ***=frosh, **=soph, *=junior, all others are seniors put and broke her own Canadian 18; 16. Duke 17; 17. tie, Central Florida & record with a distance of 60-1. Colorado 16; 19. Arizona State 15; Track Events Clemson’s Patricia Mamona 20. tie, Florida State, Virginia Tech & West 100........... 11.03 ................ ***English Gardner (Oregon) repeated in the triple jump at Virginia 14; 23. tie, Georgetown, Indiana & 200 .......... 22.24 ....................**Kimberlyn Duncan (LSU) 46-1¼. Kansas 13; 26. Ohio State 12; 27. tie, Miami 400........... 50.79i .................Jessica Beard (Texas A&M) & TCU 11; 800 .......... 2:02.15 ..............**Anne Kesselring’ (Oregon) 29. tie, Northwestern Louisiana, Southern 1500......... 4:10.28 ...................**Jordan Hasay (Oregon) Illinois & Virginia 10; 32. tie, Nebraska & Mile .......... 4:32.95i ....... *Lucy Van Dalen' (Stony Brook) UNLV 9; 34. tie, Florida, Oklahoma State, St ............. 9:40.51 ................ *Emma Coburn (Colorado) Stony Brook & UCLA 8; 3000......... 8:56.77i ....... *Lucy Van Dalen' (Stony Brook) 38. tie, Baylor & Wichita State 7; 40. tie, 5000......... 15:25.58 ................ Jessica Pixler (Colorado) Dartmouth, Georgia, South Carolina 6 & 10,000...... 33:10.15 ........................ Tara Erdmann (LMU) Washington State 6; 44. tie, Iowa State, 100H ........ 12.77 .......................................... Nia Ali (USC) Louisville, Michigan State, Penn State, SMU, 400H ........ 55.59 ............................ Ti’erra Brown (Miami) Tulane & Wisconsin 5; Relay Events 51. tie, Cal State Fullerton, North Dakota 4 x 100 .... 42.64 ..........................................................LSU State & Yale 4; 54. tie, Illinois State, North 4 x 200..... 1:29.96 .......................................... Texas A&M Carolina, Princeton, Sac State, Texas Tech 4 x 400 .... 3:26.31 ...........................................Texas A&M & Washington 3; 4 x 800..... 8:25.95 .....................................................Duke 60. tie, Cal Poly SLO, Kentucky, NC State, 4 x 1500... 17:25.19 .................................Boston College San Diego State & Western Kentucky 2; 65. SpMed ..... 3:45.46 ................................................. Florida Cal 1½; 66. tie, Boston U, Illinois, Kent State, DisMed .... 10:51.49 ...................................... Georgetown Long Beach State & Purdue 1. 4 x 100H .. 53.41 ............................................. Texas A&M Field Events HJ ............ 6-4 (1.93) ............**Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) PV ............ 15-1½ (4.61) ¶ .......... *Tina Šutej' (Arkansas) note: this Newsletter is titled LJ ............ 21-10 (6.65)i ............Chantel Malone' (Texas) “version i”; that’s because TJ ............ 46-9 (14.25) ¶ ....... Kim Williams' (Florida St) SP ............ 60-1 (18.31) ...........**Julie Labonté’ (Arizona) major undertakings like this DT ............ 198-7 (60.54) ....***Anna Jelmini (Arizona St) (and yesterday’s men’s version) HT ...........