Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I Women’S
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Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I WOMEN’S Highlights Lady Vols show world-class distance dominance: Tennessee dominated Division I women’s indoor track March 13-14 – and dominated the world for more than 10 minutes. The Lady Vols captured the school’s second team title in five years at the Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships and won two events during competition at Texas A&M – including a victory in world-record time in the distance medley relay. Tennessee’s time of 10 minutes, 50.98 seconds, in that event sliced more than three seconds off Villanova’s 21-year-old world mark in the 1,200-/400-/800-/1,600-meter medley, and eight seconds off UCLA’s 2002 meet record. The relay squad was anchored for the second straight year by Sarah Bowman, who figured in both Lady Vols’ event titles and collected a second meet record when she out- leaned Texas Tech’s Sally Kipyego to win the mile run. “Oh, my gosh, look at what we’ve done this weekend,” said Bowman, who also was a member of the 2005 indoor championship team. “I couldn’t ask for a sweeter weekend my senior year. I can’t even put it into words. It’s so amazing. “The heart that this team has, I could actually tear up just talking about them. Just to be out here with these girls who are putting their hearts on the line for the team, and it makes you want to do it all the more. It’s awesome to be part of a team like that.” Tennessee coach J.J. Clark was especially impressed by Bowman’s 4:29.72 time in the mile run, which shot down Suzy Favor Hamilton’s 20-year-old record in the event. “She came here very confident and out-kicked one of the top NCAA runners of all time,” he said, referring to Kipyego, who suffered only her fourth loss as a collegian in her final NCAA competition. Kipyego didn’t go home empty-handed, as she successfully defended her 5,000-meter title to claim her ninth overall national title in cross country and indoor and outdoor track. Even in defeat, it was Kipyego’s second-best career time in the mile. “This has been a journey for 2½ years and I don’t think I would have changed anything that happened,” she said. “Well, probably the last race, but it has been great.” Tennessee’s world DMR record was one of four women’s meet records at the championships. Adding to the impressive display of speed in this year’s distance events, Colorado’s Jenny Barringer set a new standard in the 3,000-meter run, beating both Kipyego’s col- legiate mark in the event and the five-year-old meet record held by Providence’s Kim Smith. Barringer, a two-time outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase champion who now holds collegiate records in three distance events, also had qualified for the mile and 5,000-me- ter run at the indoor championships but opted to focus on the 3,000, which paid off as she beat defending event titlist Susan Kuijken of Florida State. “The records are special to me because I believe the frontier of women’s track and field is improving on every level,” Barringer said. “The high jump was broken (March 13). The throws and sprints are doing well – so nothing is being left out. I hold three distance records amongst some of the best female athletes ever to step on the track, in my opinion.” That high jump mark fell to Destinee Hooker of Texas, whose leap of 1.98 meters (6 feet, 6 inches) topped the collegiate record held by three women and matched most recently nine years ago by Erin Aldrich of Texas. It also erased the 14-year-old meet record set by UCLA’s Amy Acuff. Host Texas A&M, which captured the 1,600-meter relay, finished second in team competition, followed by BYU, Texas and defending champion Arizona State. Joining Kipyego as repeat individual champions were Michigan’s Tiffany Ofili in the 60-meter hurdles and Florida’s Mariam Kevkhishvili in the shot put. 2009 TEAM STANDINGS Indiana St. ...............................................................10 Kent St. ........................................................................4 1. Tennessee ...............................................................42 Louisville ..................................................................10 Mississippi ..................................................................4 2. Texas A&M ..............................................................37 TCU.............................................................................10 Providence .................................................................4 3. BYU ............................................................................33 27. Illinois ...........................................................................9 51. Baylor ...........................................................................3 4. Texas ..........................................................................31 Iowa ..............................................................................9 Clemson ......................................................................3 5. Arizona St. ...............................................................30 29. Nebraska ................................................................8½ Connecticut ..............................................................3 6. LSU .............................................................................28 30. Akron ...........................................................................8 Fresno St. ....................................................................3 7. Penn St. ....................................................................24 Middle Tenn. .............................................................8 Rice ...............................................................................3 8. Florida St..................................................................23 Villanova .....................................................................8 56. UC Riverside ..............................................................2 9. Oregon .....................................................................21 Western Ky. ................................................................8 Indiana ........................................................................2 Texas Tech ...............................................................21 34. San Diego St. ............................................................7 N.C. A&T ......................................................................2 11. Michigan..................................................................19 35. UCF ...............................................................................6 North Dakota St. .....................................................2 12. Florida .......................................................................14 Stephen F. Austin ....................................................6 60. Boston U. ....................................................................1 Miami (FL) ...............................................................14 UCLA ............................................................................6 Jacksonville ...............................................................1 Minnesota ...............................................................14 Virginia Tech ..............................................................6 Missouri ......................................................................1 North Carolina ......................................................14 Washington ...............................................................6 Notre Dame ..............................................................1 South Carolina ......................................................14 Wichita St. ..................................................................6 Yale ................................................................................1 Stanford ...................................................................14 41. Auburn ........................................................................5 18. Arizona .....................................................................13 California ....................................................................5 19. Boise St. ....................................................................12 Southern Ill. ...............................................................5 20. Arkansas ..................................................................11 44. Hawaii ......................................................................4½ Cornell ......................................................................11 45. Georgetown ..............................................................4 22. Colorado ..................................................................10 Harvard .......................................................................4 Hampton .................................................................10 Idaho ............................................................................4 2 DIVISION I Women’S—Championship Records 2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Oregon, 9:15.84; 7. Laurynne Chetelat, Stanford, 9:16.12; 8. Long jump: 1. Eleni Kafourou, Boise St., 6.53 (21-5¼); 2. Alicia Follmar, Stanford, 9:16.48. Jeomi Maduka, Cornell, 6.50 (21-4); 3. Rhonda Watkins, 60-meter dash: 1. LaKya Brookins, South Carolina, 7.13; 5,000-meter run: 1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 15:51.14; UCLA, 6.46 (21-2½); 4. Bianca Stuart, Southern Ill., 6.45 (21- 2. Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 7.24; 3. Kenyanna Wilson, 2); 5. Jamesha Youngblood, Oregon, 6.43 (21-1¼); 6. Shara LSU, 7.27; 4. Jessica Young, TCU, 7.27;