2002 Arizona State Track and Field Mesa Classic • Mesa C.C. • Riggs Stadium • Friday, April 12 23rd Annual Sun Angel Classic • Sun Angel Stadium • April 13

2002 Arizona State ASU Hosts 23rd Annual Sun Angel Track Outdoor Schedule Classic Saturday; Competes in Mesa March 2 Bill Sawyer Invitational Field -9 a.m., Running-11 a.m. Classic Friday Sun Angel Stadium March 15-16 @ Willie Williams Classic This Week -- Tucson, Ariz. Arizona State track and field closes out its home schedule with the 23rd Annual Sun March 22 Baldy Castillo Invitational Angel Classic at Sun Angel Stadium, Saturday, April 13. Field events are scheduled to Field-9:30 a.m., Running-6 p.m. begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by running events at 4:30 p.m. PT. Scheduled to compete Sun Angel Stadium March 23 Baldy Castillo Invitational are some of the nation’s top collegiate teams and athletes. This year’s meet honoree is Field-11 a.m., Running-1 p.m. former ASU distance standout Chuck LaBenz, the first Sun Devil to break the four- Sun Angel Stadium minute mile barrier. Prior to the Sun Angel Classic, Saturday, ASU will also have March 30 Arizona State Invitational athletes competing in the Mesa Classic at Riggs Stadium at Mesa Community Col- Field-10 a.m., Running-6 p.m. lege, Friday, April 12. Field events begin at 3 p.m., while running events follow at 5 Sun Angel Stadium p.m. March 29-30 @ Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. April 12 @ Mesa Classic 23rd Annual Sun Angel Classic -- Mesa, Ariz. The 2002 edition of the Sun Angel Classic will feature both collegiate and high school April 13 Sun Angel Classic competition, welcoming athletes from some of the nation’s top track and field pro- Field-9:30 a.m., Running-4:30 p.m. grams. Among those schools joining ASU on the track will be Alabama (men), Ari- Sun Angel Stadium zona, Auburn, Colorado State, Florida, Louisiana State and USC. Ranked in the April 19-21 @ Mt. Sac Relays Trackwire 25 are USC (No. 1 women -- the defending NCAA outdoor champions, No. Walnut, Calif. 17 men), LSU (No. 2 men and women), Auburn (No. 15 men, No. 18 women), Ala- April 25-27 @ Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa bama (No. 12 men), Arizona (No. 13 women), Florida (No. 14 women, No. 21 men) April 26-27 @ Oregon Invitational and Arizona State (No. 21 women). The Tempe Relays, held Friday, April 12, will Eugene, Ore. serve as the qualifying meet for the high school teams and individuals competing at May 4 @ Arizona/NAU Double Dual Saturday’s Sun Angel Classic. Prep athletes (both boys and girls) will compete in the Tucson, Ariz. 100m, the 1600m, the 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m races. Chuck LaBenz, ASU May 11-12 @ Pac-10 Multi Championships distance runner from 1967-70 is this year’s Sun Angel Classic Meet honoree. Arizona Pullman, Wash. head coach Dave Murray will also be honored. Murray, the coach of the Wildcat track May 18-19 @ Pac-10 Championships Pullman, Wash. and field program for 35 years, is retiring at the end of the 2002 season and Saturday’s May 29-June 1@ NCAA Championships meet marks his last at Sun Angel Stadium. Results for the Sun Angel Classic will be Baton Rouge, La. available at www.thesundevils.com following the meet. Sun Angel Participants -- ASU’s top athletes competing at the Sun Angel Classic include All-American Lisa ASU Track and Field Aguilera (1500m), Brandon Strong (1500m), Juan Reyes (3000m), All-American David Coaching Staff Wood (shot put/discus), Jodi Smith (high jump), Joni Smith (400m), Candida Coulson (400m hurdles), All-American Tiffany Greer (long jump/200m) and Trevell Quinley (long jump). Also included among this weekend’s field are nine 2002 NCAA indoor Head Coach: Greg Kraft (sixth year) champions and six 2001 NCAA outdoor champions: Angela Williams, USC (three- Assistant Coaches: Walt Drenth, distance time NCAA 100m champion and 2002 NCAA 60m champ.), Muna Lee, LSU (2002 (sixth year), Darryl Anderson, sprints (sixth year), David Dumble, throws (first year) NCAA indoor 200m), Marian Barnett, LSU (‘02 indoor 800m), Elva Goulbourne, Graduate Assistant: Louie Quintana (first year) Auburn (‘02 indoor long jump), Nicole Toney, LSU (‘02 indoor triple jump), Candice Scott, Florida (‘02 indoor weight throw), Alleyne Francique, LSU (‘02 indoor 400m), Ron Bramlett, Alabama (‘01 outdoor 110m hurdles and ‘02 indoor 60m hurdles), Walter Davis, LSU (‘01 outdoor and ‘02 indoor triple jump), Brianna Glenn, Arizona (‘01 ASU Media Information outdoor 200m) and Inga Stasiulionyte, USC (‘01 javelin). Former Sun Devil Olym- pian Dwight Phillips will also be competing in the long jump and the 100m. Track and Field Contact: Erin Rowley Email Address: [email protected] National Rankings -- Rowley Direct: 480•965•9544 The ASU women moved up from 25th to 21st in the latest Trackwire 25 released April Media Relations Phone: 480•965•6592 9. The women are in a four-way tie with Georgetown, Ohio State and North Carolina Media Relations Fax: 480•965•5408 State with 13 points. ASU’s men have not been ranked in the first two polls of the Mailing Address: ICA Building, Room 105 season. Trackwire’s 25 is based on predictions for team standings at the 2002 NCAA Temp, AZ 85287 Outdoor Championships hosted by Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Website: www.thesundevils.com May 29, through Saturday, June 1. -- page 1 of 4 -- 2002 Arizona State Track and Field --- page 2-4

TRACKWIRE POLL Last Time On The Track -- APRIL 9 2002 ASU had five distance runners at the Stanford Invitational March 29-30, while the rest of the Men squad remained at home for the ASU Invitational, March 30. At Stanford, junior Fasil Bizuneh 1. Tennessee...... 84 pts. automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000m, finishing fifth in a 2. Louisiana State ...... 78 pts. personal best 28:46.88 and improving upon his previous school record time. Earning provi- 3. SMU ...... 30 pts. sional qualifying times and personal bests at Stanford were junior Brianna Torres in the women’s 4. Arkansas ...... 29 pts. 5,000m (sixth in 16:22.31) and redshirt freshman Juan Reyes in the men’s 5,000m (12th in 5. Mississippi State ...... 27 pts. 13:57.52). Closer to home, junior Tiffany Greer won three individual events and was member 6. Oregon ...... 25 pts. to ASU’s winning women’s 4x100m relay team, leading the Sun Devils at the ASU Invita- 6. Georgia ...... 25 pts. tional. Greer won the long jump with a NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 20 feet, 7.75 8. Nebraska...... 24 pts. inches, and also finished first in the 100m (11.61) and the 200m (23.88). The women’s 4x100m 9. Baylor ...... 21 pts. team of freshman Porchea Carroll, Greer, freshman Cassandra Reed and junior Joni Smith 10. UTEP...... 20 pts. clocked a provisional qualifying time of 45.07. As a team, the Sun Devils came away with 15 10. Eastern Michigan ...... 20 pts. meet titles and 27 Pac-10 qualifying efforts, competing mainly against athletes from Oregon, 12. Clemson...... 18 pts. Air Force and Colorado. 12. South Carolina ...... 18 pts. 12. Alabama ...... 18 pts. Sun Angel Honoree Chuck LaBenz -- 15. Auburn...... 17 pts. Arizona State University is proud to recognize former distance standout Chuck LaBenz, who 15. Stanford...... 17 pts. competed as a Sun Devil from 1967-70, as this year’s meet honoree. LaBenz still holds ASU 17. Michigan...... 16 pts. outdoor records in the 1500m (3:40.7) and the mile (3:56.9), both set in 1970. He was the first 17. USC...... 16 pts. Sun Devil to break the four-minute barrier in the mile with his 1970 effort. LaBenz was the 19. TCU...... 15 pts. only ASU athlete to accomplish that feat until current senior Brandon Strong did so indoors 19. Notre Dame...... 15 pts. this season. Strong clocked a time of 3:59.59 at the Husky Last Chance Qualifier in Seattle, 21. Florida ...... 14 pts. Wash., March 2. Appropriately enough, Strong will be presenting LaBenz his award at the 22. Texas...... 13 pts. Sun Angel Classic. 22. Idaho ...... 13 pts. 22. BYU...... 13 pts. NCAA Qualifiers -- 22. Colorado...... 13 pts. ASU has turned in one NCAA automatic and seven provisional qualifying performances go- ASU Season High: ...... nr ing into this weekend’s meets. Junior Fasil Bizuneh leads the pack, ranking fourth in the ASU Season Low:...... nr nation in the 10,000m with an automatic qualifying time of 28:46.88. Junior Tiffany Greer, looking to continue her streak of five-straight All-America honors in the long jump, ranks fourth in the nation with her season best of 20 feet, 7.75 inches, a provisional qualifying mark. Women Junior Brianna Torres also holds a top-five ranking with her provisional time of 16:22.31 in 1. USC...... 83 pts. the 5,000m, fifth-best in the nation. Additional qualifers for ASU include redshirt freshman 2. Louisiana State ...... 65 pts. Juan Reyes in the 5,000m (13:57.52, eighth), senior Candida Coulson in the 400m hurdles 3. UCLA...... 64 pts. (58.80, 15th), women’s 4x100m relay team (45.07, 18th) junior Vince Mosca in the shot put 4. South Carolina ...... 37 pts. (59-0.75, 19th) and sophomore Sandy Orsund in the discus (164-0, 27th). 5. Rice...... 31 pts. 6. Kansas State...... 28 pts. About The Sun Devil Coaches -- 6. BYU...... 28 pts. Greg Kraft is in his sixth year at the helm of the Arizona State track and field program. His 8. Nebraska...... 26 pts. tenure has produced 28 All-Americans, six All-American relay teams, 14 individual Pac-10 9. Indiana ...... 25 pts. titles, five individual NCAA runner-up finishes and 29 first or second-team Pac-10 All-Aca- 9. Texas...... 25 pts. demic selections. Kraft came to ASU in 1996 after serving as the head track and field coach 11. Illinois ...... 22 pts. at the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1996. Kraft is assisted by distance coach 12. Oregon ...... 21 pts. Walt Drenth (sixth year), sprints and hurdles coach Darryl Anderson (sixth year), throws 13. Arizona State...... 19 pts. coach David Dumble (first year) and graduate assistant Louie Quintana (first year). 14. Washington State...... 18 pts. 14. Florida ...... 18 pts. Up Next -- 16. Stanford...... 17 pts. Next weekend the Sun Devils will compete at the Mt. Sac Relays, Friday, April 19, through 16. Iowa State ...... 17 pts. Sunday, April 21, in Walnut, Calif. 18. Auburn...... 16 pts. -- page 2 of 4 -- 19. Arkansas ...... 14 pts. NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifiers 19. Liberty ...... 14 pts. 21. Georgetown...... 13 pts. Automatics Qualifiers 21. Ohio State ...... 13 pts. Name Event Mark NR Fasil Bizuneh, Jr. 10,000m 28:46.88 4th 21. North Carolina State... 13 pts. Provisional Qualifiers 21. Arizona State ...... 13 pts. Name Event Mark NR 25. Purdue...... 10 pts. Candida Coulson, Sr. 400m Hurdles 58.80 15th Tiffany Greer, Jr. Long Jump 20-7.75 4th ASU Season High: ...... 21st (4/9) Vince Mosca, Jr. Shot Put 59-0.75 19th ASU Season Low:...... 25th (4/2) Sandra Orsund, So. Discus 164-0 27th Juan Reyes, Fr. 5000m 13:57.52 8th Brianna Torres, Jr. 5000m 16:22.31 5th Women’s 4x100m 4x100 Relay 45.07 18th NR - National Ranking (as of April 9) 2002 ASU Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Season Best Times and Marks As of April 8, 2002 Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 100 meters (10.16/10.34/10.74) Mark Date 110m hurdles (13.72/13.90/14.74) Mark Date Luiz Mello +10.51w 3/2 Chris Morgan +14.54 3/30 Asokah Muhammad +10.69w3/2 Chris Kasik 14.95w 3/2 Seth Amoo 10.80 3/30 Trevell Quinley 10.86w 3/2 400m hurdles (50.10/51.20/53.64) Mark Date Chris Morgan 11.23 3/30 Eric Bailey 53.96 3/22 Chris Kasik 11.56 3/23 John Cylkowski 54.14 3/30 200 meters (20.50/20.85/21.44) Mark Date 400m Relay (39.20/40.10/none) Mark Date Seth Amoo +21.00 3/2 40.35 3/22 Luiz Mello +21.08 3/2 Pete Lopez +21.43 3/2 1,600m relay (3:04.00/3:07.50/none) Mark Date Steve Fitch 21.56 3/30 Fitch, Parham, Mello, Amoo 3:08.84 3/23 Lorenzo Parham 21.95 3/30 Trevell Quinley 22.03 3/30 Distance Medley Relay Mark Date Matt Velo 22.82 3/30 Chris Morgan 23.06w 3/2 400 meters (45.40/46.30/47.84) Mark Date Steve Fitch +46.69 3/30 Field Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Lorenzo Parham +47.67 3/23 High Jump (2.25/2.18/2.05) Mark Date Jamel Mayrant 49.22 3/30 Casey Clark +2.05 (6-8.75) 3/30 Pete Lopez 49.56 3/2 Ryan Zimmerman +2.05 (6-8.75) 3/30 Matt Velo 50.03 3/30 Trevell Quinley 2.00 (6-6.75) 3/30 John Cylkowski 51.02 3/23 Pole Vault (5.55/5.25/5.00) Mark Date 800 meters (1:47.50/1:49.00/1:51.44) Mark Date Aaron White 4.70 (15-5) 3/2-3/22 Brandon Strong +1:49.14 3/30 Rene Loraine 4.50 (14-9) 3/30 Jeff Dodge +1:50.17 3/30 Cheyne Jones 1:53.98 3/23 Long Jump (7.95/7.65/7.30) Mark Date Kyle Morgan 2:00.82 3/23 Trevell Quinley +7.51 (24-7.75) 3/22 Charles Sharpe 2:01.28 3/23 Asokah Muhammad +7.41 (24-3.75) 3/22 1500 meters (3:41.50/3:45.00/3:50.14) Mark Date Triple Jump (16.30/15.70/14.50) Mark Date Cheyne Jones 3:47.15 3/30a Ryan Zimmerman +14.73 (48-4) 3/23 Fasil Bizuneh 3:50.72 3/22 Juan Reyes 3:51.41 3/22 Jeremy Rasmussen 3:52.66 3/30 Shot Put (19.20/17.80/17.00) Mark Date Vince Mosca *18.00 (59-0.75) 3/22 Mile (3:59.20/4:03.04/4:08.18) Mark Date Discus (60.00/55.00/51.50) Mark Date 2K Steeplechase Mark Date David Wood +52.60 (172-7) 3/16 Kris Alexander 6:14.41 3/2 Vince Mosca 49.50 (162-5) 3/2 Kyle Morgan 6:20.58 3/2 Javelin (72.00/67.00/60.00) Mark Date 3K Steeplechase (8:43.0/8:54.0/9:09.14) Mark Date Bobby Raines +60.16 (197-4) 3/30 Jeremy Rasmussen 9:03.5h 3/22 Mike Rivers 59.99 (196-10) 3/22 Kyle Morgan 9:25.2h 3/22 Justin Owen 57.88 (189-11) 3/2 Kris Alexander 9:29.9h 3/22 Hammer (68.00/61.00/58.00) Mark Date 3,000 meters Mark Date Karl Atkinson 53.99 (177-1) 3/30 Cheyne Jones 8:26.96 3/2 Jeremy Rasmussen 8:32.61 3/2 Decathlon (7,500/7,150/6,800) Mark Date J.R. Cox 8:34.08 3/2 Kyle Morgan 8:38.64 3/30 Kris Alexander 8:41.30 3/30 Charles Sharpe 8:46.87 3/30 5,000 meters (13:46.0/14:07.0/14:35.14) Mark Date Juan Reyes *13:57.52 3/29 Charles Sharpe 15:22.033/22 10K meters (29:00/29:45/none) Mark Date Fasil Bizuneh #28:46.88 3/29 J.R. Cox 30:06.24 3/29

Legend @ - school record; a - altitude adjusted; w - wind aided (+2.0); h-hand-timed 3/2 - Bill Sawyer Inv.; 3/15-16 - Willie Williams Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; 3/22- 23 - Baldy Castillo Inv.; 3/30 - ASU Inv.; 3/29-3/30a - Stanford Inv.; 4/5-6 - Texas Relays; 4/12 - Mesa Classic; 4/13 - Sun Angel Classic; 4/19-21 - Mt. Sac Relays; 4/25-27 - Drake Relays; 4/26b-27b - Oregon Invitational; 5/4 - UA/NAU Double Dual; 5/11-12; 18-19 - Pac-10 Championships; 5/29-6/1 - NCAA Championships 2002 ASU Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Season Best Times and Marks As of April 8, 2002 Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) Running Events (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 100 meters (11.30/11.55/12.04) Mark Date 400m hurdles (57.30/59.20/62.04) Mark Date Tiffany Greer +11.61 3/30 Candida Coulson *58.80 3/22 Porchea Carroll +11.98w3/2 Seneca Holmes +1:00.82 3/30 Cassandra Reed +12.00w3/2 Christie Winkle 12.15w 3/2 400m Relay (44.00/45.10/none) Mark Date Jean Doherty 13.59w 3/2 Chasta Alfred 13.74w 3/2 Carroll, Greer, Reed, Smith *45.07 3/30 200 meters (23.10/23.60/24.64) Mark Date 1,600m relay (3:33.00/3:39.00/none) Mark Date Tiffany Greer +23.88 3/30 Reed, Coulson, Holmes, Smith 3:42.91 3/30 Cassandra Reed +24.38 3/30 Joni Smith +24.63 3/30 Distance Medley Relay Mark Date Porchea Carroll +24.64 3/30 Davila, Reed, Fitz-Gustafson, Sohn 12:01.76 3/23 Christie Winkle 25.0h 3/2 400 meters (52.40/53.70/55.44) Mark Date Candida Coulson +54.20 3/30 Joni Smith +54.42 3/30 Venus Nguyen 1:00.99 3/2 (#NCAA Auto./*Prov./+Pac-10 Qual.) 800 meters (2:05.00/2:07.50/2:11.14) Mark Date Field Events Lisa Aguilera +2:10.773/30 High Jump (1.83/1.79/1.70) Mark Date Nikki Simmons 2:12.73 3/30 Jodi Smith +1.70 (5-7) 3/30 Jen Hurbis 2:20.10 3/23 Olivia Mazzaglia +1.70 (5-7) 3/15 (4.15/3.80/3.80) 1500 meters (4:19.00/4:24.00/4:40.14) Mark Date Pole Vault Mark Date Lisa Aguilera +4:30.83 3/2 Brianna Torres +4:32.813/22 (6.50/6.20/5.80) Desiree Davila +4:35.88 3/30 Long Jump Mark Date Candi Criscione 4:40.68 3/22 Tiffany Greer *6.29 (20-7.75) 3/30 Cody Sohn 4:51.39 3/2 Olivia Mazzaglia 5.31 (17-5.25) 3/22 Jen Hurbis 4:52.05 3/2 Jean Doherty 5.10 (16-8.75)w 3/2 Triple Jump (13.30/12.80/12.0) Mark Date Olivia Mazzaglia 11.94 (39-2.25) 3/30 Mile (4:39.64/4:44.39/5:01.14) Mark Date Jean Doherty 10.68 (35-0.5) 3/23 2K Steeplechase Mark Date Shot Put (16.10/14.90/13.25) Mark Date Yoly Meservey +14.60 (47-11) 3/22 Sandy Orsund +14.57 (47-9.75) 3/22 3K Steeplechase (10:00.00/10:40.00/11:10.14)Mark Date Julia Pedersen +14.04 (46-0.75) 3/30 Cody Sohn +11:02.03 3/30 Mandi Fitz-Gustafson 11:23.9h 3/22 Discus (54.50/50.00/46.00) Mark Date Sandy Orsund *50.00 (164-0) 3/23 3,000 meters Mark Date Julia Pedersen +46.38 (152-2) 3/16 Jen Hurbis 10:05.82 3/30 Yoly Meservey 44.52 (146-1) 3/23 Kristin McFerron 10:24.20 3/30 Megan Laib 10:25.57 3/30 Javelin (51.50/46.00/43.50) Mark Date Alvina Begay 10:26.76 3/30 Julia Pedersen 34.93 (114-7) 3/30 Lisa Pohlit 10:37.27 3/30 Hammer (61.00/56.00/52.00) Mark Date 5,000 meters (16:08.00/16:48.00/17:30.14) Mark Date Sandy Orsund 50.68 (166-3) 3/30 Brianna Torres *16:22.31 3/29 Jen Hurbis 17:30.25 3/22 Yoly Meservey 48.48 (159-1) 3/2 Megan Laib 17:41.04 3/22 Kristin McFerron 17:53.41 3/22 Heptathlon (5,500/5,175/4,400) Mark Date Lisa Pohlit 18:37.13 3/22 10K meters (34:10.00/35:15.00/none) Mark Date 100m hurdles (13.10/13.60/14.34) Mark Date Seneca Holmes +13.77w3/2

Legend @-school record; a-altitude adjusted; w-wind aided time (+2.0); h-hand-timed 3/2 - Bill Sawyer Inv.; 3/15-16 - Willie Williams Classic, Tucson, Ariz.; 3/22- 23 - Baldy Castillo Inv.; 3/30 - ASU Inv.; 3/29-3/30a - Stanford Inv.; 4/5-6 - Texas Relays; 4/12 - Mesa Classic; 4/13 - Sun Angel Classic; 4/19-21 - Mt. Sac Relays; 4/25-27 - Drake Relays; 4/26b-27b - Oregon Invitational; 5/4 - UA/NAU Double Dual; 5/11-12; 18-19 - Pac-10 Championships; 5/29-6/1 - NCAA Championships