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WASHINGTON TRACK AND FIELD Apr. 25, 2007 //For Immediate Release// Contact: Brian Beaky Huskies, Cougars Prep For Evening Dual in Seattle 2007 Husky Track Schedule Washington and Washington State will meet for the 92nd time since 1900 Friday at Husky Stadium. Indoor Date Meet Location On the Track: Longtime rivals Washington and Washington State renew one of the nation’s oldest Jan. 13 UW Indoor Preview Seattle track rivalries Friday when they kick off Spring Fling 2007 under the lights at Husky Stadium in the 92nd Jan. 19-20 Nat’l Pole Vault Summit Reno, Nev. Jan. 26-27 UW Indoor Invitational Seattle Washington-Washington State Dual. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m. with the women’s javelin, with Feb. 10 The Husky Classic Seattle events on the track running from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 11 UW Open Meet Seattle Feb. 23-24 MPSF Championships Seattle Live Results: Live results of the UW-WSU Dual will be posted throughout the meet to the official site of Mar. 3 Last Chance Qualifier Seattle UW athletics, www.GoHuskies.com. In addition, a complete recap of the evening’s events will be posted Mar. 9-10 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. to GoHuskies.com shortly after the meet’s conclusion. Outdoor Date Meet Location UW-WSU Dual Meet History: Washington and Washington State are two of the oldest track rivals in the Mar. 16 UW Outdoor Preview Seattle nation, having met 91 times since 1900 and annually since 1946. The Cougars boast a 57-33-1 advantage Mar. 24 ASU Invitational Tempe, Ariz. on the men’s side, but it is Washington which currently owns a two-meet winning streak, including a 112- Springtime Invitational Auburn, Ala. 91 win in Pullman last year. The women’s situation is almost the exact opposite — Washington holds the Mar. 30-31 Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. Apr. 7 Pepsi Invitational Eugene, Ore. all-time series advantage at 19-12 (women’s track was not considered a varsity sport before 1979), but Apr. 11-12 Calif. Invite Multis Azusa, Calif. the Cougars enter Friday’s meet having won two straight over UW, and nine of the last 10 in the series Apr. 13-15 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. overall. Interestingly, should the UW men be successful in their bid for a third-straight dual meet crown, it Apr. 14 Brutus Hamilton Invit’l Berkeley, Calif. would mark their longest series winning streak since 1932, when Washington won its last of 11-straight Apr. 20-21 Oregon Invitational Eugene, Ore. over their cross-state rivals. The Husky women, furthermore, have not defeated WSU in Seattle since Apr. 27 UW-WSU Dual Seattle May 4 Ken Shannon Invitational Seattle 1995, while the WSU men will be looking for just their second win at Husky Stadium since 1995. May 5-6 Pac-10 Multi Events Stanford, Calif. May 12-13 Pac-10 Champ’s Stanford, Calif. What to Watch For: Many of the nation’s top collegiate athletes will be in action Friday, including two- May 25-26 NCAA West Regional Eugene, Ore. time NCAA champion half-miler Ryan Brown of Washington, and reecnt USA Track and Field Athlete June 6-9 NCAA Champ’s Sacramento, Calif. of the Week Diana Pickler of WSU. Fans will also want to be sure to be in their seats at 6:30 p.m. for June 21-24 USATF Jr./Sr. Nat’ls Indianapolis, Ind. an exiting duel between two of the nation’s top-10 pole vaulters — UW’s Scott Roth and WSU’s Tyson Bold font indicates Husky home meet, at either Dempsey Byers — and should be sure to stay for the always exciting finale, the 4x400-meter relay. Indoor (indoor) or Husky Stadium (outdoor). Event Schedule: Following is the event schedule for Friday night’s UW-WSU Dual: Hot off the Presses ... 12:30 p.m. Hammer Throw (W/M* 6:30 p.m. 100m Dash (M) • Washington’s men’s team, which placed seventh at the NCAA 4:30 p.m. Javelin (W) Pole Vault (M) Indoor meet, is currently ranked No. 12 outdoors, p2 5:00 p.m. Pole Vault (W) Triple Jump (W) Long Jump (W) 6:35 p.m. 800m Run (W) • Though still a year away, Washington already boasts a number 3000m Steeplechase (W) 6:40 p.m. 800m Run (M) of athletes qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, p3 5:15 p.m. 3000m Steeplechase (M) 6:45 p.m. Discus (M) Javelin (M) High Jump (M) • Since walking away from the sport for a year, Ryan Brown 5:30 p.m. High Jump (W) 400m Hurdles (W) of Renton has won two NCAA titles and become a eight-time 4x100m Relay (W) 6:50 p.m. 400m Hurdles (M) All-American, p3 5:35 p.m. 4x100m Relay (M) 7:00 p.m. Shot Put (W) 5:45 p.m. Long Jump (M) 200m Dash (W) • Hurdler Ashley Lodree ranks among the Pac-10’s all-time 10 1500m Run (W) 7:05 p.m. 200m Dash (M) best, and is on her way to becoming the most decorated female 5:55 p.m. 1500m Run (M) 7:10 p.m. 3000m Run (W) athlete in UW history, p4 6:00 p.m. Discus (W) 7:30 p.m. Triple Jump (M) • Roosevelt HS alum Norris Frederick is one of America’s most 6:05 p.m. 100m Hurdles (W) 7:35 p.m. 3000m Run (M) exciting young long jumPers, p5 6:10 p.m. 110m Hurdles (M) 7:45 p.m. Shot Put (M) 6:15 p.m. 400m Dash (W) 7:55 p.m. 4x400m Relay (W) • Freshman pole vaulter Scott Roth has a U.S. record in his 6:20 p.m. 400m Dash (M) 8:00 p.m. 4x400m Relay (M) sights, and could become the first freshman since Ja’Warren 6:25 p.m. 100m Dash (W) * - at West Seattle Stadium Hooker to win an NCAA title at UW, p5 • Two-time Olympian Aretha (Hill) Thurmond, three-time U.S. Did You Know? champion Brad Walker and U.S. record-holder Kelly Strong Since losing 22-straight meet to its rival from 1976-1995, Washington’s men’s team has won six of the highlight an elite training corps for UW athletes, p8 last 11 meetings between the two squads, including the last two straight. HUSKY TRACK AND FIELD • APR. 25, 2007 • Page 2 Rankings Report: Both Washington squads remained in the top-25 of this week’s Track- Husky Track Quick Facts wire 25, which predicts team scoring at June’s NCAA Championship meet. Washington’s University of Washington 14 points on the men’s side were a drop from its 22 of a week ago, moving the team Athletic Department, Box 354070 down from an outdoor season-high of 10th to 21st overall. The UW women also saw Seattle, WA 98195-4070 a subtle drop in scoring, from 14 to 11, to fall from 17th to a tie for 25th with Colorado and Duke in the Trackwire ranking. In fact, the Trackwire rankings proved turbulent for Enrollment: .............................. 42,000 (31,474 undergraduate) many teams this week, with LSU’s women seeing an 18-point increase to vault into Founded: ................................................................Nov. 4, 1861 the No. 1 spot ahead of NCAA indoor champion ASU (64-46), and defending NCAA President: ............................................................Mark Emmert Director of Athletics:............................................Todd Turner outdoor men’s champion Florida State increasing its lead over No. 2 LSU to a season- Home Facility:.......................Dempsey Indoor/Husky Stadium high 19 points at 68-49. The coaches’ poll, meanwhile, saw much less turnover from Press Row Phone:............................................(206) 227-5709 top-to-bottom, with the UW men moving just one spot down from 11th to 12th, and the Conference:............................................................... Pacific-10 Husky women falling just outside the top-20 after a No. 19 ranking a week ago. Both Head Coach:................... Greg Metcalf (5th year, 10th overall) the ASU women and Florida State men retained their No. 1 spots in the coaches’ poll, Asst. Coach (Vault/Jumps): ...................Pat Licari (10th year) Asst. Coach (Throws): ...............Reedus Thurmond (2nd year) with LSU and Auburn claiming the runner-up spots, respectively. Asst. Coach (Sprints/Hurdles): ....... LaMonte Vaughn, Jr. (3rd year) Asst. Coach (Distances): ....................Jimmy Bean (1st year) Pac-10 Prowess: If the national rankings are any indication, Washington will be in for Asst. Coach (Distances): ....................Kelly Strong (5th year) a dogfight at this year’s Pac-10 Championship meet. Conference foes account for three of Volunteer Assistants: .................................. Kate Carlson (vault), the top-10 men’s rankings in this week’s Trackwire’s 25, including No. 4 USC, No. 6 Arizona Will Conwell (throws), Hendrik Voll (throws), State and No. 8 Oregon, with No. 14 UCLA, No. 17 Stanford, No. 18 Arizona and No. 21 Brad Walker (vault) Track Office Phone: .........................................(206) 221-2625 Washington also earning top-25 mention. The women’s side is just as tough, with NCAA Website: ..................................................www.gohuskies.com Indoor champion ASU ranking No. 2 overall, and Pac-10 rivals USC (No. 3), Oregon (No. 7), Stanford (No. 12), UCLA (No. 17), Washington State (No. 19) and Cal (No. 22) all joining No. 2006 Men’s Pac-10 Finish: .................................................4th 25 Washington in the top-25. In fact, Pac-10 teams account for nearly one-third (15 of 50, 2006 Men’s NCAA Finish (Outdoor/Indoor): ............22nd (tie)/19th (tie) .300) of all the top-25 teams in the nation, with 15 of the18 full Pac-10 men’s and women’s Men’s NCAA Competitors Returning/Lost: ...................