2003 Arizona Track and Field January 21, 2003 - Arizona Athletic Media Relations Contact: Philip Clelland - (520) 621-4163 - fax: (520) 621-2681 Email: [email protected] - www.arizonaathletics.com
2003 Arizona Track and Field Schedule Wildcat Track & Field Heads to Date Meet Site Indoor Season Badger Country Jan. 17 Northwest Pole Vault Summit Reno, Nev. Jan. 18 Northern Arizona Invitational Flagstaff, Ariz. Jan. 25 Wisconsin Invitational Madison, Wis. Up Next: The University of Arizona’s men’s and women’s Feb. 8 Boise Elite Boise, Idaho track and field teams will travel to Madison, Wis. on Satur- Feb. 8 Boston Distance Classic Boston, Mass. day, January 25 for the Wisconsin Invitational. The meet will Feb. 14 at NAU, vs. ASU Flagstaff, Ariz. Feb. 21-22 MPSF Championships Boise, Idaho be held at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center on the Mar. 14-15 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark. University of Wisconsin campus. Field events will get un- derway at 11:30 a.m. CT, followed by running events at 12:45 Outdoor Season Mar. 8 Bill Sawyer Invitational Tempe, Ariz. p.m. CT. Mar. 21-22 Willie Williams Classic & Dave Tucson, Ariz. Murray Distance Carnival Mar. 25-26 Mike Maynard Wildcat Tucson, Ariz. The Competition: The Wildcats will face Wisconsin, Indi- Combined Events ana State, Marquette, as well as selected open athletes in Mar. 29 Jim Click Shootout Tucson, Ariz. Apr. 4-5 UCLA Invitational Westwood, Calif. the non-scored meet. In the latest Trackwire 25 poll, the Apr. 11 Mesa Invitational Mesa, Ariz. only men’s team to be ranked is Wisconsin at No. 12. On Apr. 12 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, Ariz. the women’s side of the meet, the Wildcats will be the only Apr. 17 Antelope Valley Discus Classic Antelope Valley, Calif. ranked squad at No. 16. Apr. 17-19 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Apr. 26 San Diego Throwers Champs. La Jolla, Calif. Fast Forward: Arizona continues the indoor season on Feb. May 3 @ ASU, vs. NAU Tempe, Ariz. 8 at the Boise Elite Invitational at Boise State University. May 10-11 Pac-10 Combined Events Los Angeles, Calif. May 17-18 Pac-10 Conference Champs. Los Angeles, Calif. The distance runners will make the trek to Boston, Mass. for May 24 Tucson Elite Classic Tucson, Ariz. the Boston Distance Classic on the same day. The Wild- May 30-31 NCAA Regional Champs. Palo Alto, Calif. cats finish up the indoor regular season with the annual in- June 11-15 NCAA Outdoor Champs. Sacramento, Calif. June 19-22 USATF Junior and Senior Champs.Palo Alto, Calif. state meet at Northern Arizona with Arizona State on Feb. Wildcat Quick Facts 14. The Wildcats will compete at the Mountain Pacific Sports Location...... Tucson, Ariz. Federation Conference Championships on Feb. 21 and 22 in Founded...... 1885 Boise, Idaho. The indoor season comes to a close at the Enrollment...... 35,000 President...... Dr. Peter Likins NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. on March Athletic Director...... Jim Livengood 14 and 15. Head Coach...... Fred Harvey Alma Mater...... Cal Poly-SLO ‘82 Coach’s Corner: “We will take a full women’s squad to Year at Arizona...... 16th Assistant Coaches...... John Frazier Wisconsin this weekend. It will be another meet that we will ...... Tom Hays look at as a developmental meet to prepare for the meet in ...... James Li Boise, Idaho in three weeks. We have the athletes that we ...... Dawn Mortensen know can continue to get quality MPSF and NCAA qualify- Track and Field Office Phone...... 520-621-6719 Track and Field SID...... Philip Clelland ing times at this meet. It is more so a meet that we will Email...... [email protected] expect our jumpers and distance runners to perform well,” Office Phone...... 520-621-4163 commented head coach Fred Harvey. Fax...... 520-621-2681 “Last week’s meet was very satisfying. Coming off Website...... www.arizonaathletics.com Keeping Up of Christmas break, you never know exactly what you will Arizona track and field information is available in have to work with. To achieve those performances is very several formats to the media. The release will be posted in text pleasing. It shows that we have a very quality team that will and Adobe Acrobat formats on the Arizona website be competitive with anyone in the country.” (www.arizonaathletics.com). Additional information can be obtained by contacting SID Philip Clelland at 520-621-4163 or via email -MORE- ([email protected]). Interviews of coaches and athletes should be set up through contacting the Media Relations Office. Arizona Track and Field - Page Two Rankings 2003 Season Outlook: The 2003 track and field season brings about a lot of Men’s Trackwire 25 changes for the University of Arizona. Former associate head coach Fred Harvey (January 20, 2003) has moved up to Director of Track & Field and Cross Country. For the first time Rank Team Points in 35 years, the Wildcats have a new cross country/distance coach in James Li 1. LSU 69 2. Arkansas 56 for the first time in 35 years, and the team is loaded with a lot of young, freshman 3. South Carolina 28 talent. But not everything is new for the Wildcats as the team also returns some 4. Tennessee 27 of its top performers from the 2002 season, including Amy Linnen, Beth Hoge, 5t. Stanford 25 Chelsea Powell, Julie DeMarni, Matt Lea, Mark Anderson, J.R. Harrison, Mike 5t. Villanova 25 7. TCU 24 Mortensen and Sean Shields. 8t. Alabama 22 The final standings at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships may 8t. Mississippi St. 22 not have had Arizona where they expected to finish, but the outlook for the 10. Florida 18 coming season couldn’t be better. 11. Texas 17 12. Wisconsin 16 On the men’s side, the future looks very bright. The Wildcats will 13. Purdue 13 return seven NCAA qualifiers, one All-American, ten All-Pac-10 performers and 14. Indiana 11 three out of four members of both relay teams, which were runners-up at the 15t. Auburn 10 Pac-10 Championships. The Wildcat men return All-Pac-10 and NCAA 15t. Texas A&M 10 15t. UCLA 10 performers in every event area. 15t. Washington 10 The Arizona women head into the 2003 season with a fresh, new look. 15t. Nebraska 10 They return a good number of core athletes, including five NCAA qualifiers, one 15t. Manhattan 10 All-American and three All-Pac-10 performers. The squad will feature some of 15t. Ohio State 10 22t. Baylor 9 last year’s top performers in every event area. 22t. Mississippi 9 The talent of the freshman recruiting class is another thing to take 22t. Michigan 9 note of when the 2003 version of the track and field team heads to competition 25t. North Carolina 8 in early January. “All in all, I feel we had, for the second consecutive year, one 25t. Penn 8 25t. Colorado 8 of our top recruiting classes,” commented head coach Fred Harvey. In the 25t. Idaho 8 past two years, the Wildcats have recruited several of the top athletes out of 25t. Missouri 8 California and Texas, along with some of the top track and field athletes in 25t. Wichita State 8 state of Arizona history. “Recruiting is the core of our success, and I feel that we have a great core at this time,” Harvey explained. Women’s Trackwire 25 The 2003 season is expected to be another successful one for the (January 20, 2003) Wildcats. With the returnees from last year’s teams and the incoming recruit- Rank Team Points ing class, the tradition of success in the Arizona track and field program is 1. LSU 64 2. Florida 48 sure to continue under the new leadership of Harvey. The new and fresh look 3. South Carolina 47 for this year’s squads is sure to improve on the already-great reputation of what 4. Texas 39 is known as Arizona track and field. 5. UCLA 38 6t. Stanford 32 6t. North Carolina 32 2002 In Review: The University of Arizona’s men’s and women’s track and field 8. Rice 23 teams continued the tradition of excellence as they ended the 2002 season at 9. Indiana 20 the NCAA Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The meet was highlighted 10. Auburn 19 by some of the team’s top contributors from the season. 11. BYU 16 12. Colorado 15 13. Arizona State 14 Senior Brianna Glenn once again had a busy NCAA meet and proved to be one 14. Washington State 12 of the most talented and versatile athletes in the nation. Glenn placed in three 15. Nebraska 11 events at the national meet, earning All-America honors in the long jump, 100 16t. Iowa State 10 16t. Arizona 10 meters and 200 meters. She placed third in the long jump, fourth in the 100 18t. Kentucky 9 meters and sixth in the 200 meters. 18t. Kansas State 9 18t. Miami 9 Senior Angela Foster earned her second All-America honor in the hammer 18t. Arkansas 9 22t. SMU 8 throw. She placed eighth in the hammer with a throw of 200 feet, 3 inches. 22t. Illinois 8 Foster played an integral part in the team’s recent success at the national 22t. North Carolina St. 8 level and will be missed greatly. 22t. Oregon 8 22t. Notre Dame 8 -MORE- Arizona Track and Field - Page Three 2002 In Review (cont.): In her first year as a Wildcat, junior Julie DeMarni qualified for the NCAA Champion- ships and placed 16th overall in the javelin. She is also the new school record-holder in the javelin. After another year under her belt, DeMarni should contribute greatly at the national level.
Sophomore Beth Hoge made her debut at the NCAA Championships this past spring. Hoge finished 13th in the 5,000 meters. She is the team’s top returning distance runner and will contribute greatly over the next to years to the Wildcat cross country and track and field teams.
Sophomore Amy Linnen currently holds the collegiate record in the indoor pole vault at 14 feet, 10-¼ inches, as well as the World Junior record at the same mark. She placed 13th at the USAT&F meet. Linnen has estab- lished herself as truly one of the finest vaulters in the nation. She is an up and coming athlete on the world level.
Senior Mike Kenyon competed in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the NCAA Championships, bringing home All-American honors in both events. He placed 11th in the 200 meters and seventh in the 400 meters. He then went on to compete at the USAT&F meet where he placed fifth in the 400m, qualifying him for the relay pool at the World Cup.
Sophomore Mike Mortensen made his debut at the NCAA Championships in the pole vault. He vaulted 16 feet, 10-3 ¾ inches to claim 14th place. His highest vault of the year was 17 feet, 7 inches, which is almost a foot higher than his previous best. Mortensen is anticipated to be very successful over the next two years.
Freshman Sean Shields was a huge addition to the team this past season. He placed ninth at the NCAA Championships, earning his second All-American honors as a freshman. He earned his first honor at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Shields then went on to compete in the USA Junior National meet, where he placed first in the shot put, setting a new World Junior record and American Junior record with a throw of 67 feet, 9 inches. He was also second in the discus. He then went on the World Junior meet where he placed second in the shot put and eighth in the discus. In the next three years, he could develop into one of the finest athletes ever to compete at the University of Arizona.
The 2001-2002 cross country and track and field seasons were a time for the Wildcats to say good bye to one of the namesakes of the program. Dave Murray retired as the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country after 35 years of coaching at the University of Arizona. His shoes will be filled by former Associate Head Coach Fred Harvey. Harvey is entering his 16th season with the Wildcats and enters his new position ready to lead the Wildcats to more successful ventures. He has coached many All-Americans, several national champions, and several Olympians. He has recently been selected to be the head coach of Team USA’s men’s team at the 2003 Pan American Games.
The 2001-2002 season ended successfully for the Wildcats. The teams look forward to beginning a new era of Wildcat track and field in 2003 under a new head coach and with many exciting possibilities with the talent of the athletes.
The Coaches: Head coach Fred Harvey (16th year, Cal Poly-SLO, ‘82) begins his first year as the Wildcats’ leader. Harvey has coached several world-class athletes, such as Patrick Nduwimana, a 2000 Olympic semifinal- ist and Arizona track and field veteran. Assistant coach Tom Hays (6th year, Kansas, ‘89) is one of the top pole vault coaches in the nation and will direct the Wildcat jumpers this season. Assistant coach John Frazier (3rd year, UCLA, ‘86) was an addition to last year’s coaching staff. The Wildcat throwers will be led by coach Frazier. Assistant coach Dawn Mortensen (6th year, Arizona, ‘96) was a standout sprinter for the Wildcats in the 1990s and works with the Arizona sprinters and hurdlers. Assistant coach James Li (1st year, Beijing Institute of Physical Education) joins the Wildcat coaching staff to coach the distance runners. Li also heads up the Wildcat cross country teams.
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2003 Arizona Track & Field Top Indoor Times
Men Women
60 Meters 60 Meters 7.14 Avery Sneed 1/25/03 7.57 Seynabou Ndiaye 1/25/03 7.24 Bruce Bridges 1/25/03 7.33 Allen Richmond 1/25/03 200 Meters 27.06 Chelsye Wika 1/25/03 200 Meters 27.30 Amanda Underwood 1/25/03 23.98 Avery Sneed 1/25/03 400 Meters 400 Meters 1:00.89 Gina Mazzone 1/25/03 47.20 Jevon Mason 1/25/03 60 Meter Hurdles 60 Meter Hurdles 8.63 Sharifa Jones 1/25/03 8.02 Jeff Hunter 1/25/03 8.92 Chelsea Powell 1/25/03 9.44 Lindsay Scarborough 1/25/03 High Jump 9.80 Amanda Underwood 1/25/03 6-6 (1.98m) Matt Johnson 1/25/03 800 Meters Long Jump 2:21.97 Amber Steen 1/25/03 22-9 1/4 (6.94m) Mike Mensah 1/25/03 1 Mile Run Triple Jump 5:33.02 Nicole Gurnicz 1/25/03 48-4 3/4 (14.75m) Mike Mensah 1/25/03 5:39.86 Robin Tierney 1/25/03 48-2 3/4 (14.70m) J.R. Harrison 1/25/03 5:56.57 Michi Hirakawa-Wong 1/25/03
Shot Put 3,000 Meters 58-5 1/4 (17.81m) Sean Shields 1/25/03 11:09.64 Adrienne Goeller 1/25/03 50-9 1/2 (15.48m) Scott Sharpe 1/25/03 11:47.78 Lilli Shoen 1/25/03 46-2 1/2 (14.08m) Ryan Moore 1/25/03 12:07.93 Jen Ford 1/25/03
Weight Throw 4x400 Meter Relay 58-8 (17.88m) Ryan Moore 1/25/03 3:45.63 Jones-Powell- 1/25/03 50-0 (15.24m) Scott Sharpe 1/25/03 Scarborough-Perkins 49-4 1/4 (15.12m) Sean Shields 1/25/03 Long Jump 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) Jessica Corkill 1/25/03
Shot Put 46-0 (14.02m) Amber Varner 1/25/03
Weight Throw 51-4 1/2 (15.66m) Jackilyn Drake 1/25/03 49-8 1/2 (15.15m) Amber Varner 1/25/03