Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I WOMEN’S
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Indoor Track and Field DIVISION I WOMEN’S Highlights Oregon goes extra mile for NCAA title, Ducks win second consecutive championship: Oregon went the extra mile -- three times -- to win its second consecutive women’s NCAA indoor track and fi eld championship March 11 and 12 in the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at Texas A&M. The Ducks used a dominating 1-3-4 fi nish in the mile by Jordan Hasay, Zoe Buckman and Anne Kesselring to all but lock up the 2011 crown. Oregon made it offi cial when Amber Purvis fi nished sixth in the 60-meter dash, and then enjoyed the rest of the meet, including a punctuating win by Hasay in the 3,000-meter run. Melissa Gergel also placed fourth in the pole vault and the 1,600-meter relay team took eighth. The Ducks won with 67 points. Texas was second with 38, followed by LSU with 37, Arkansas with 35 and Texas A&M with 32. “It was a great team eff ort,” said Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna. “All the student-athletes did a fantastic job and the coaching staff did a great job setting the tone.” In the mile, Buckman led from the opening gun, while Hasay settled in behind her with 400 meters to go. Hasay then moved around her teammate with 100 meters re- maining and ran to her fi rst NCAA title in 4:33.01. In the process, the sophomore broke one of the most hallowed records in Oregon history, Leann Warren’s 1982 mile time of 4:33.26. “We’re just really excited about it,” said Hasay. “It shows the strength of our team. “We all had to step up our game because our points were more important,” she said of Oregon’s win in spite of losing highly ranked Alexandra Kosinski to injury before the meet. Buckman held on for third in a personal-best 4:33.76 and Kesselring also came from deep in the pack to hit a personal-low time in a fourth-place fi nish in 4:34.96. That gave the Ducks 21 points in the mile. “At the start, I got to a spot where I was comfortable,” said Kesselring. “I made a big move with 300 meters to go, from ninth to fourth, I think.” Hasay made it a double-win day by winning a riveting battle with Shelia Reid of Villanova in the 3,000 meters. She bided her time for most of the race, fl oating between fourth and sixth place. Then Hasay, Reid and Lucy Van Dalen of Stony Brook broke from the pack on the fi nal two laps. The sophomore then made a gutsy move by darting between Reid and Van Dalen with 250 meters to go and then held off a furious try by Reid to pass her on the outside. Hasay won in 9:13.71, followed by Reid in 9:13.86 and Van Dalen in 9:14.12. She became the fi rst Duck to win either the indoor mile or 3,000 meters. “It was really nice,” said Hasay of being able to hold off Reid. “We had a great battle last night. I thought I would just try to out-kick her.” Gergel added a fourth-place fi nish in the pole vault with a clearance at 14 feet, 3-1/2 inches, which matched her season best and scored fi ve points for the team. Purvis then locked up the trophy with her sixth-place in the 60 meters, running 7.22. The Ducks added one more point with an eighth-place fi nish in the 1,600-meter relay. The team of Chizoba Okodogbe, Brianne Theisen, Purvis and Laura Roesler fi nished in 3:34.98. The NCAA title was the 18th in school history and the fi fth women’s NCAA crown for the University of Oregon. 2011 TEAM STANDINGS Ole Miss....................................................................10 Kansas St. ...................................................................3 1. Oregon .....................................................................67 South Carolina ......................................................10 Penn St. .......................................................................3 2. Texas ..........................................................................38 26. Duke .............................................................................8 SMU ..............................................................................3 3. LSU .............................................................................37 Wake Forest ...............................................................8 50. Alabama .....................................................................2 4. Arkansas ..................................................................35 28. Maryland ....................................................................7 Boston College ........................................................2 5. Texas A&M ..............................................................32 UTEP .............................................................................7 Columbia ....................................................................2 6. Oklahoma ...............................................................25 30. Illinois St......................................................................6 Georgetown ..............................................................2 7. Arizona .....................................................................24 Iowa St. ........................................................................6 Illinois ...........................................................................2 Tennessee ...............................................................24 Kansas ..........................................................................6 Iowa ..............................................................................2 9. Florida St..................................................................22 Louisville .....................................................................6 Minnesota ..................................................................2 10. Baylor ........................................................................20 Stony Brook ...............................................................6 57. Auburn ........................................................................1 11. Clemson ...................................................................19 Virginia ........................................................................6 California ....................................................................1 12. Villanova ..................................................................18 36. East Carolina .............................................................5 Colorado .....................................................................1 13. Southern Miss. ......................................................15 Indiana ........................................................................5 Louisiana Tech ..........................................................1 TCU.............................................................................15 Texas Tech ..................................................................5 Loyola Marymount ................................................1 15. BYU ............................................................................14 Wisconsin ...................................................................5 Michigan St. ..............................................................1 Stanford ...................................................................14 40. Arizona St. ..................................................................4 Wichita St. ..................................................................1 17. Nebraska .................................................................13 Ohio St. ........................................................................4 18. Indiana St. ...............................................................12 Oklahoma St. ............................................................4 Michigan..................................................................12 Princeton ....................................................................4 West Virginia ..........................................................12 South Fla. ...................................................................4 21. UCF ............................................................................11 45. Boston U. ....................................................................3 Southern Ill. ............................................................11 Dayton .........................................................................3 23. Connecticut ...........................................................10 2 DIVISION I WOMEN’S—CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS 2011 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 5,000-meter run: 1. Jackie Areson, Tennessee, 16:04.16; 2. Long jump: 1. Tori Bowie, Southern Miss., 6.52 (21-4¾); Mia Behm, Texas, 16:08.56; 3. Betsy Saina, Iowa St., 16:09.12; 2. Kimberly Williams, Florida St., 6.40 (21-0); 3. Jamesha 60-meter dash: 1. Lakya Brookins, South Carolina, 7.09 4. Anna Nosenko, Wake Forest, 16:10.56; 5. Liz Costello, Youngblood, Oregon, 6.39 (20-11¾); 4. Ti’Anca Mock, (meet record; old record 7.13, Brookins, 2011 (preliminaries); Tennessee, 16:11.06; 6. Katie Matthews, Boston U., 16:13.21; Oklahoma, 6.34 (20-9¾); 5. Chantel Malone, Texas, 6.33 and Angela Williams, Southern California, 2002); 2. Jessica 7. Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP, 16:13.55; 8. Aliphine Tuliamuk, (20-9¼); 6. Whitney Gipson, TCU, 6.31 (20-8½); 7. Sonnisha Young, TCU, 7.17; 3. Kenyanna Wilson, LSU, 7.18; 4. Scottesha Wichita St., 16:14.38. Williams, UCF, 6.27 (20-7); 8. Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech, Miller, Oklahoma, 7.20; 5. Amber Purvis, Oregon, 7.22; 6. 6.27 (20-7). Tiffany Townsend, Baylor, 7.28; 7. Aurieyall Scott, UCF, 7.28; 60-meter high hurdles: 1. Brianna Rollins, Clemson, 7.96; 2. 8. Semoy Hackett, LSU, 7.29. Tiffani