2004 TRACK AND FIELD BIG 12 CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTES 2201 Stemmons Freeway, 28th Floor Dallas, Texas 75207 Telephone: 214-753-0140, Fax: 214-753-0145 www.big12sports.com For Immediate Release: April 13, 2004 Media Relations Contact: Bianca Gamez DOWN THE STRAITAWAY WITH THE BIG 12 Records Set: Two Big 12 student athletes placed themselves on the world of 14.77....In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Ryan Boyington took third with a list last weekend.... Jeremy Wariner of Baylor and Dathan Ritzenhein of Colorado clocking of 54.35 seconds. Sophomore Justin Sherman was on the heels of won their respective events and both earned the No.1 and No. 2 spots in the Boyington, earning fourth place (55.04)....The Cyclone squads will return to world.... Wariner ran a 45.21 seconds in the 400-meter-dash, a regional qualifying action Saturday, to compete in the UNI Open. mark and the top spot in the world, nation and the Big 12.... Ritzenhein broke the Pepsi Invitational meet record in the 3,000-meter by 24 seconds with a 7:50.39 KANSAS time and a No. 2 rank in the world as well as No. 1 in the conference.... Three other KU track and field squad wrapped up competition at the John McDonnell Big 12 student athletes remain in the top three rankings in the world.... Lakadron Invitational last Saturday... Kansas junior Megan Foster recorded a first place Ivery of Baylor currently has the top wind-aided 100-meter time at 11.27 (6.1 finish in the javelin throw with a regional qualifying mark of 144-10 while junior wind-aided) seconds.... Raasin McIntosh of Texas went from one to three in the Kim Clark posted a regional qualifying time of 2:10.26 to finish second in the world with her 55.29 time in the 400-meter hurdles while DaBryan Blanton remains 800-meter run... Freshman Gavin Ball continued his impressive outdoor season at the No. 2 spot in the 100-meter dash. by winning the discus with a throw of 161-6... Sophomore Angela Pichardo Two weeks remain before the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships took home the 800-meter section "B" run title with a time of 2:18.73... Senior in Norman, Okla.... The meet will take place at John Jacobs Field on the Oklahoma Jamie Waters finished fifth in the hammer with a throw of 164-04, while sopho- campus from April 29-May 1. more Adam Fitts recorded a fourth place finish in the men's hammer throw with a mark of 151-08... The Jayhawks will return to action Thursday-Saturday BAYLOR when they host the 77th annual Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. Sophomore Wil Fitts ran a regional qualifying and personal best in the 800 meters at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe Ariz., last Saturday.... The Desoto, Texas, native KANSAS STATE finished the race in 1:47.80 to place third and lower his personal best for the fourth KSU was successful last weekend at the Gatorade Invitational in Miami, Fla., straight meet he has competed in.... Classmate Jeremy Wariner, took top honors in as the two squads combined for 28 top-5 finishes, including eight event wins, the 400 meters with a 45.21 time to regionally qualify for the NCAA regional meet and 15 regional qualifying marks… Senior Mathew Chesang won both the as well as the 200 meters where he clocked in at 20.87 seconds... It was the first 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs with a time of 3:52.78 in the 1,500 and a meet that marked the sophomore running in either open event.... Junior April 14:42.62 in the 5,000 for the best times run by a Wildcat in the event this year… Holliness finished second and regionally qualified in the long jump with a 20-2 1/ Christian Smith continued his successful 2004, adding an NCAA regional quali- 4 mark and also placed second in the triple jump leaping 39-11 1/4 in the event....Up fying time in the 800 meters to his resume as he and teammate Erik Sproll next for the Bears is the Michael Johnson Classic Friday and Saturday. finished first and second, respectively, in the event.... Smith finished with a time of 1:48.80, while Sproll also snatched a berth at regionals with his second-place COLORADO time of 1:50.14…The Kansas State women racked up 11 top-5 finishes and The Buffaloes finished fourth overall at the Pepsi Invitational in their first quad- three event wins…Morgan High and JaNelle Wright continued their dominance rangular meet of the season.... Long distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein won gold in in the women’s high jump by coming away with a 1-2 finish and another pair of the 3,000-meter run with a 7:50.39 time.... The time beat a meet record by 24 NCAA regional qualifying marks after clearing 5-10 each… Pole vaulter Breanna seconds and gave Ritzenhein the No. 2 spot in the world and the top rank in the Big Eveland captured her second competition of the year with a clearance of 12-9 1/ 12, as well as the fastest clocking by an American collegiate and sixth overall on the 2… The distance events were highlighted by Trisha Culbertson, who notched U.S. for collegians or post-collegians including indoors and outdoors.... Renee her first win of 2004 in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:23.06. Metivier took the other title for the Buffs in the women’s 1,500 meter run. Her time of 4:26.28 was just a second over the runner up Lindsey Egerdahl of Washing- MISSOURI ton (4:27.96).... Colorado will return to action Friday when they head to Walnut Missouri hosted the Tom Botts Invitational this past weekend with Iowa State, Calif., for the Mt. SAC Relays. Notre Dame, and Iowa's women as guests ... The weather turned out to be the biggest story of the meet as a cold wind and rain invaded the meet on Saturday, IOWA STATE canceling some events ... Friday's weather allowed some good performances to Eight Cyclones took home gold for ISU at the Missouri Botts Invitational last shine....Tigers' senior Holly Scherder was named Athlete of the Meet after Saturday....For the women, senior sprint leader Sheba Clarke took first in the 100 posting a winning mark of 195-4 in the hammer throw, another NCAA regional meters with a time of 12.02.... Clocking 4:28.20 in the 1,500-meter run was senior qualifying mark and only a foot off of her school record ... In all, nine Tiger Jessica Huff for first place.... In the 60-meter hurdles, 2003 NCAA qualifier Rebecca collegians took first place, including Gary File in the javelin, Tipper O'Brien in Williams took home a title, clocking in at 13.74....Freshman Boisen won the women's the 1500m, Brandon Goebbert in the decathlon, Janae Strickland in the shot 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:02.71....The Iowa State men's squad finished with put, Neville Miller in the 800, and Jenny Bybee and Jesse Sims in both high two men taking first, four placing second and three in third ....Sophomore Jared jump events that were water-logged ... The Tigers will travel to Lincoln, Neb., Graham claimed second place in the men's 400 meters with a time of 48.33....Tak- for the Nebraska Quadrangular, competing alongside Nebraska, Colorado State, ing second place in the men's 110-meter hurdles was junior Dan Zelik with a time and Indiana. Big 12 Conference Track and Field Notes NEBRASKA for the foursome this season.... Senior Josh Ralston grabbed his fourth NU opened the week at the Concordia Invitational in Seward, Neb., last Wednes- NCAA-qualifying mark of the season with a toss of 185 feet.... The day.... In that meet, Becky Breisch launched a mark of 57-5 in the shot put to gain Aggies will compete at the Mt. SAC Relays Friday-Saturday. the nation-leading mark and improved her NCAA-leading mark in the discus to 192-6, now claiming the top three marks in the NCAA this season.... Senior TEXAS TECH Na'Tassia Vice also recorded a season-best mark of 5-8 in the women's high jump For the second time this season both the men and women's track and field teams to win the event... Last Saturday the Huskers traveled to Wichita, Kan., to took first in a meet....The women finished with 177.50 points while the men's compete in the K.T. Woodman Classic.... The women won the team title, while team turned in 141 points at the Angelo State David Noble Relays….The team the men finished second to Penn State.... Ann Gaffigan set a meet record in the turned in 11 first-place finishes with nine regional qualifying marks, which 3,000-meter steeplechase, with a time of 10:59.20 while Tia DeSoto set a Cessna brings the team to 49 regional qualifying marks this season….Freshman Misty Stadium record in the hammer throw, with a winning toss of 183-1.... The Husk- Coley returned to her hometown of San Angelo in fashion with a first-place ers host heir only home meet of the outdoor season this weekend.... The Ne- finish in the high jump, clearing the bar set at 5-8 1/4 to claim her second regional braska quadrangular will feature Colorado State, Missouri and Indiana.