Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I WOMEN’S
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Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I WOMEN’S Highlights Oregon picks up national crown, Theisen becomes only second three-time pentathlon champion: Wins by Brianne Theisen and English Gardner, and a solid all-around team performance, led Oregon to its third consecutive NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships team title March 10 at Jacksons Indoor Track at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. “It was a great ‘team’ win,” said Oregon coach Vin Lananna. “Our team delivered big performances multiple times throughout the night. It is an exciting night for the University of Oregon and TrackTown USA.” Theisen won the pentathlon for the third consecutive year, Gardner was electric in winning the 60-meter dash and the Ducks also accumulated points in the mile run, 400-meter dash and 3,000-meter run on the fi nal day of the meet in tallying 49 points. Kansas was second with 30 points, followed by LSU with 27 and Texas with 25. “We’re a true team,” said Gardner. “We have a tremendous home-fi eld advantage and we bring that Hayward Field magic wherever we are.” The Ducks joined LSU as the only schools to have won three NCAA indoor titles in a row; the Tigers accomplished that from 2002 to 2004 and strung together fi ve consecutive crowns from1993 to 1997. “I think it is special, because when I came here as a freshman, we weren’t very good,” said Theisen, a fi fth-year senior. “It’s been really cool to see the team grow.” Theisen won with 4,536 points, just 19 off her NCAA and Canadian record. Dorcas Akinniyi of Wisconsin was second with 4,299 points, with Mad- die Buttinger of Notre Dame third with 4,269. “I’m happy I won,” said Theisen. “I wasn’t that nervous going into the 800 and I thought about the record, but I came here to get these 10 points for the team.” The points gave the Ducks their fi rst lead of the meet; it was a lead they would not relinquish. Theisen became just the second three-time pentathlon champion in Division I history, joining Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-08). Gardner was just as impressive in winning the 60 meters. Getting off to a perfect start out of the blocks, the freshman never trailed and scorched the tape in 7.12 seconds. That was not only a stadium record, but also the fourth-fastest 60 ever run by a collegian. It trailed only the 7.09 run by both Lakya Brookins of South Carolina in 2011 and Angela Williams of USC in 2001, and a 7.10 by Williams in 2001. “I fi xed my start from yesterday and felt pretty comfortable in the race,” said Gardner. “I executed everything I was supposed to do.” Oregon scored 11 points in the mile to extend its lead. Jordan Hasay ran out front nearly the entire second half of the race before getting passed by Lucy Van Dalen of Stony Brook and Aisha Praught of Illinois State in the last 20 meters. Van Dalen won in 4:39.76, Praught was next in 4:39.85 and Hasay was third in 4:40.09. Becca Friday, meanwhile, came from deep in the pack on the last two laps to pass at least four runners down the backstretch. The junior took fourth in 4:40.24. Hasay came back to fi nish fourth in the 3,000 meters and sophomore Phyllis Francis placed fourth in the 400-meter dash. Kansas was led by individual champions Diamond Dixon in the 400 and Andrea Geubelle in the triple jump. Whitney Gipson of TCU set the only championships meet record, leaping 22 feet, 8 inches to win the long jump. 2 DIVISION I WOMEN’S—2012 TEAM STANDINGS 2012 TEAM STANDINGS 21. Connecticut ...........................................................11 43. Arizona St. .................................................................4 1. Oregon .....................................................................49 Wisconsin ................................................................11 Boston U. ...................................................................4 2. Kansas .......................................................................30 23. Michigan St. ..........................................................10 Eastern Wash. ..........................................................4 3. LSU .............................................................................27 Oklahoma ...............................................................10 Loyola Marymount ................................................4 4. Texas ..........................................................................25 Stony Brook ............................................................10 Virginia ........................................................................4 5. Arkansas ..................................................................24 TCU.............................................................................10 48. Auburn ........................................................................3 Clemson ...................................................................24 Washington ............................................................10 Boise St. ......................................................................3 Texas A&M ..............................................................24 28. Alabama .....................................................................8 Illinois ...........................................................................3 8. UCF ............................................................................23 Georgia........................................................................8 Middle Tenn. ............................................................3 9. Florida .......................................................................22 Louisiana Tech ..........................................................8 San Diego St. ...........................................................3 10. Iowa St. ....................................................................21 Oklahoma St. ...........................................................8 Tennessee ..................................................................3 11. Arizona .....................................................................19 UCLA ............................................................................8 54. Virginia Tech ..........................................................2½ BYU ............................................................................19 Wichita St. .................................................................8 55. East Carolina .............................................................2 13. Southern Ill. ...........................................................18 34. Cincinnati ...................................................................7 UMES ............................................................................2 Stanford ...................................................................18 Dartmouth .................................................................7 Nebraska ....................................................................2 15. California .................................................................16 Indiana St. .................................................................7 UNLV .............................................................................2 16. Baylor ........................................................................15 Kansas St. ..................................................................7 Texas Tech ..................................................................2 Georgetown ...........................................................15 38. Notre Dame ..............................................................6 Villanova .....................................................................2 18. Illinois St. ................................................................14 Purdue .........................................................................6 61. Michigan.................................................................1½ Ohio St. ....................................................................14 40. UC Santa Barbara ....................................................5 62. New Mexico ..............................................................1 20. Florida St. ...............................................................13 La.-Lafayette .............................................................5 UNI ................................................................................1 North Dakota St. ....................................................5 South Carolina .........................................................1 2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 5,000-meter run: 1. Betsy Saina, Iowa St., 15:38.83; 2. Long jump: 1. Whitney Gipson, TCU, 6.91 (22-8) [meet Deborah Maier, California, 15:40.74; 3. Aliphine Tuliamuk, record; old record 6.87 (22-6½), Blessing Okagbare, UTEP, 60-meter dash: 1. English Gardner, Oregon, 7.12; 2. Wichita St., 15:50.12; 4. Meaghan Nelson, Iowa St., 15:52.37; 2010]. 2. Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech, 6.61 (21-8¼); 3. Leah Octavious Freeman, UCF, 7.15; 3. Aurieyall Scott, UCF, 7.20; 4. 5. Sara Sutherland, Texas, 15:53.73; 6. Elvin Kibet, Arizona, Eber, Purdue, 6.43 (21-1¼); 4. Karynn Dunn, Stanford, 6.41 Ashley Collier, Texas A&M, 7.24; 5. Christina Manning, Ohio 16:00.91; 7. Natosha Rogers, Texas A&M, 16:04.06; 8. Sarah (21-0½); 5. Arantxa King, Stanford, 6.40 (21-0); 6. Francine St., 7.26; 6. Dezerea Bryant, Clemson, 7.28; 7. Kai Selvon, Waldron, New Mexico, 16:07.04. Simpson, Kansas, 6.39 (20-11¾); 7. Amy Harris, Florida St., Auburn, 7.29; 8. Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU, 7.30. 60-meter high hurdles: 1. Christina Manning, Ohio