28 2012 SEASON REVIEW BINGSON IN LONDON Stadium at the University of Texas, would have weeks earlier. Bingson went well beyond her been good enough to advance her to the national original record-setter of 66-6.50 with a toss that UNLV's Amanda Bingson finished 28th overall in meet, but she one-upped herself in her third effort. measured 70-3.50 (21.42m) at a meet in Flagstaff, the women's hammer throw at the 2012 London Bingson unleashed a new NCAA meet record toss Ariz.. She bested herself by three feet and seven Olympics held at Olympic Stadium. Bingson, who of 233-1 (71.04m), which guarantees her a spot in inches. More importantly, the throw met 2012 competed in the second flight, registered a distance the national meet scheduled for June 6-9 in Des NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field on each of her three throws with her final attempt Moines, Iowa. Championships automatic qualifying standards, measuring a distance of 220-9 (67.29m). which for the weight throw is set at 21.00 meters. Bingson finished second overall in the hammer at ALL-MW OUTDOOR TEAM the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials held at the Nike The UNLV track & field team, fresh off its third- ALL-MW INDOOR TEAM World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. place finish at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & The UNLV indoor track & field team had six indi- Field Championships, had a record-setting eight viduals and two relay teams named to the 2012 ROBINSON IN LONDON individuals and two relay teams named to the 2012 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field All- MW All-Conference Team. In all, UNLV had 11 Conference Team. Selections for the all-conference UNLV assistant track & field coach Khadevis top-three finishes at this past weekend's meet. team are awarded to the top three finishers in each Robinson finished fourth overall in his first-round Emily Blok was the most decorated student-athlete event at the MW Championships. heat in the 800m on Monday at the 2012 London after she made the team twice as an individual - Olympics held at the Olympic Stadium. Robinson 100m and 200m, and twice more as a member of In all, the Rebels claimed nine top-three finishes clocked a time of 1:47.17. 4x100m and 4x400m relay squads. Amanda this past weekend, which were the most since Bingson was a three-time honoree after winning 2000, the inaugural year of the Mountain West. Khadevis Robinson (Nike) earned a spot on the the hammer throw as well as earning the The 2000 squad had 10 finishes in the top three 2012 U.S. Olympic Team with his second-place Outstanding Performance Award in as many years. overall that year, eight individuals and two relays. finish in the men's 800m run at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Dating back to 2006, the first year that the MW Dating back to 2006, when the MW began recog- doled out all-conference awards, the 2012 squad nizing all-conference competitors, UNLV's haul in SOUTH OF THE BORDER had the most named to the team. The 11 top-three 2012 is easily the most by the program in the past UNLV track & field's Amanda Bingson represent- finishes were also the most by a UNLV squad since seven years. ed the United States at the 2012 North American, the league held its first meet in 2000. Central American, and Caribbean (NACAC) Brett Zorich earned all-conference recognition not Under-23 Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico Blok was joined by Zadia Bryant, Uchechi Anunkor only as an individual in the 800m, but as a member with a first-place finish in the women's hammer and Secoral Yanez on the 4x100m relay, while of both the 4x400m and distance medley relay throw. Bingson won the meet with a toss of 71.39 Christine Lowe, Brett Zorich and Kelsey teams. Zorich placed first overall with the 4x400m (234-3). Williamson teamed up with her on the 4x400m quartet, second in the distance medley and third in quartet. the 800m. The U.S. claimed first and second in the hammer, as Brittany Smith finished behind Bingson with a Four of the relay members also turned in individu- Zorich was joined by Secoral Yanez, Emily Blok measurement of 67.10 (220-2). al all-conference efforts. Lowe and Williamson and Kelsey Williamson on the 4x400m relay team, won their events, the 400m hurdles and 800m, while Laura Affeld, Lindsay Roach and Alison respectively. Yanez (200m) and Zorich (400m) Bartosch rounded out the distance medley squad. OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICA both finished second in their respective events. Amanda Bingson finished third overall in the finals Individually, Blok and Williamson earned all-con- of the hammer throw at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Erin Morris rounded out UNLV's all-conference ference honors, as well. Blok took second in both Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, track performers with her third-place showing. the 60m and 200m. Williamson was first overall in Iowa. Bingson's finish was one spot ahead of her the 800m. fourth-place showing at last year's championships Myshauna Alexander joined Bingson in earning held at the same site, Drake University's Drake all-conference honors for the field competitors The Rebels had three field competitors - Amanda Stadium. with her third-place finish in the javelin. Bingson, Danielle Rios and Ashley Henry - earn all-conference recognition, as well. Bingson and ZORICH IN NCAAS Rios finished second and third, respectively, in the INDOOR ALL-AMERICA weight throw. Henry was second in the high jump. Brett Zorich finished 13th overall in the semifinals Amanda Bingson finished seventh overall in the of the 800m run on the first day of the 2012 NCAA weight throw at the 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Track & Field Championships held at the Jacksons ACADEMIC RECOGNITION Moines, Iowa at Drake University's Drake Stadium. Indoor Track in Nampa, Idaho. Bingson's best toss The UNLV track & field squad (3.05 GPA) was Zorich's time of 2:04.54 ranks as the second-best was her fifth overall effort, which registered a dis- named a 2012 Division I All-Academic Track & on UNLV's outdoor performance list for the event. tance of 65-6.25 (19.97m). Field Team by the USTFCCCA. The Rebels were one of 171 programs recognized for owning a Zorich one-upped herself in all three races over the By virtue of finishing in the top eight of the weight cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better. during the NCAA competition. At the NCAA West throw field, Bingson earned NCAA All-American Preliminary, in Austin, she ran a 2:07.64 in the first status for the second time in her career. The Las Individually, Kelsey Williamson, Emily Blok and round and a 2:05.39 in the quarterfinals. Vegas native was fourth overall in the hammer Christine Lowe earned 2012 USTFCCCA All- throw at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Academic Team honors. Williamson (3.60, market- NEW MEET RECORD ing) and Blok (3.45, kinesiological studies) are three-time recipients of the award, while Lowe Amanda Bingson's first throw (228-02/69.57m) at BINGSON SETS MARK (3.71, hospitality management) is a first-time hon- the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Amanda Bingson tossed the old weight throw oree. Preliminary Championship, held at Mike A. Myers record out the window, which she had set two 29 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY INDOOR REBEL ALL-AMERICANS Year Place Score Qualifiers Year Individual/Relay Team 1983 T-29th 4 1 1975 Beatrice Emodi, Long Jump, 3rd (19-02.00) 1984 DNP 0 0 1976 Linda Cornelius, Pentathlon, 4th 1985 T-29th 2 3 1977 4x220-Meter Relay, 3rd (1:41.80) 1986 T-38th 0 2 • Cecelia Branch, Nedra Washington, Emma Gene Major, Delores Lee Render 1987 12th 11 7 1979 Lisa Thompson, 100-Meters, 2nd (11.93) 1988 DNP 0 0 Cecelia Branch, 100-Meters Hurdles, 3rd (11.65) 1989 T-22nd 8 2 1980 Ann Crump, Pentathlon, 3rd (4,075 points) 1990 T-49th 0 4 Lanessa Jones, Long Jump, 6th (20-07.5) 1991 T-22nd 6 9 Cecelia Branch, 100-Meters Hurdles, 3rd (13.69) 1992 T-22nd 8 4 1981 Lisa Thomspson, Indoor 55M, 3rd (7.34) 1993 T-16th 8 4 1982 4x440-Meter Relay, 6th 1994 T-32nd 5 2 • Lisa Thompson, Sheila Polk, Vernicia Smith, Sonya Briscoe 1995 DNP 0 0 1983 Lisa Thompson, Indoor 60-Meters, 4th (6.88) 1996 DNP 0 0 1984 Sheila Tarr, Heptathlon, 1st (5,856 points) 1997 T-43rd 1 4 1985 Inger Peterson, Indoor 55-Meters, 5th (6.90) Sheila Tarr, Heptathlon, 2nd (56 points) ??? 1998 DNP 0 0 4x100Meter Relay, 8th (44.70) 1999 T-57th 1 2 • Inger Peterson, Michele Matthias, Michelle Stewart, Paula Ready 2000 T-60th 0 2 1987 Trena Hull, Indoor 1,000-Meters, 1st (2:41:08) 2001 DNP 0 0 Prudance Jackson, Indoor 55-Meters Hurdles, 6th (7.87) 2002 T-37th 4 2 4x100Meter Relay, 8th (45.22) 2003 DNP 0 0 • Tanya Davis, Sonji Green, Carrie Franklin, Cheryl Cheeks 2004 DNP 0 0 1988 4x100Meter Relay, 8th (45.21) 2005 T-64th 1 1 • Gretchen Jiles, Carrie Franklin, Tanya Davis, Cheryl Cheeks 2006 T-26th 8 1 1989 Maddette Smith, Indoor Long Jump, 2nd (20-10.00) 2007 DNP 0 0 4x100Meter Relay, 4th (44.34) 2008 DNP 0 0 • Carrie Franklin, Trevaia Williams, Julie Harrison, Cheryl Cheeks 2009 DNP 0 0 4x400-Meter Relay, 5th (3:34.37) 2010 DNP 0 0 • Carrie Franklin, 100-Meters, 8th (11.52) 2011 DNP 0 0 1990 Maddette Smith, Long Jump, 6th (19-07.5) 2012 T-55th 2 1 Trevaia Williams, Heptathlon, 6th (5,479 points) 1991 Shunta Rose, Indoor Long Jump, 3rd (20-07.75) Trevaia Williams, Heptathlon, 3rd (5,494 points) OUTDOOR 1992 Zundra Feagin, Indoor 200-Meters, 4th (23.49) Year Place Score Qualifiers Shunta Rose, Indoor Long Jump, 4th (20-09.75) 1983 T-64th 0 1 Crystal Irving, 200-Meters, 3rd (23.28) 1984 T-25th 21 6 Crystal Irving, 400-Meters, 4th (51.59) 1985 26th 9 5 Trevaia Williams, 400-Meters Hurdles,