SUN DEVIL TRACK AND FIELD Contact: Elias Williams | [email protected] | (816) 830-5335 2018 SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Date Meet Location 3/16 Baldy Castillo Invitational Sun Angon el Stadium NCAA Championships 3/22 PVCC Distance in the Dark Paradise Valley, Ariz. Eugene, Oregon | Hayward Field 3/23 Pac-12+/Big Ten Challenge Sun Angel Stadium 3/30 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. June 6-9, 2018 4/5 Jim Click Multis Tucson, Ariz. Live Results: NCAA.com 4/6 Sun Angel Classic Sun Angel Stadium 4/13 Triton Invitational San Diego, Calif. Watch: ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3 4/19 Mt. SAC Relays Torrance, Calif. 4/19 Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, Calif. 4/20 Beach Classic Long Beach, Calif. 4/28 Duel in the Desert Tucson, Ariz. Ewen Leads Sun Devils into NCAA Championships 5/5 Oxy Invitational Pasadena, Calif. 5/5 Pac-12 Multis Championships Palo Alto, Calif. 5/12 Pac-12 Championships Palo Alto, Calif. EUGENE, Ore. – Four Sun Devil women are set to compete at the 2018 5/19 Tucson Elite Tucson, Calif. NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, including two- 5/24 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds Sacramento, Calif. time NCAA champion Maggie Ewen, All-American Alethia Marrero and two 6/6 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. first time contenders in Kaylee Antill and Samantha Noennig. “The four we have left are the ones that have demonstrated the most 2018 ASU QUICK FACTS consistent excellence throughout the year,” coach Greg Kraft said. “Our goals Location ................................................... Tempe, Ariz. for our women haven’t changed because I still think we have the potential to Enrollment ....................................................... 91,322 get a top-10 finish. The point totals are such that traditionally, if you can get to Nickname / Mascot ..................... Sun Devils / Sparky the low-to-mid-20s, you can be a top-10 team. With this group I think we can Colors ................................................. Maroon & Gold Conference ...................................................... Pac-12 do that.” University President ....................... Dr. Michael Crow Athletics Director ................................. Ray Anderson Leading the way for the Devils is the senior Ewen, who is no stranger to the Team Information NCAA Championships as this is her fourth-consecutive trip to Eugene. Last Dir. of Track & Field ............... Greg Kraft (22nd year) season she won her first NCAA crown and this past indoor season she took Alma Mater ............................... Cal Poly SLO, 1978 Assistant Coach – Sprints ...........................Devin West the shot put title. She’s seeking a shot put sweep this weekend as she heads Alma Mater ................................ Kennesaw St., 2010 into the event with the collegiate record and a near-two-meter lead on the Assistant Coach – Throws ......................Brian Blutreich field, and she’s also throwing discus as one of the event’s top-qualifiers. Alma Mater .............................................UCLA, 1990 Assistant Coach – Distance........... Jeremy Rasmussen Alma Mater .................................Arizona State, 2003 Ewen is one of three Sun Devil women competing in the throwing events in Assistant Coach – Pole Vault ...................... Ron Barela Eugene as Noennig (shot put) and Antill (hammer throw) make their NCAA Alma Mater .................................Arizona State, 1979 Assistant Sprints Coach ..........................Javonie Small Championship debuts. Alma Mater .................................... Morehouse, 2005 Assistant Distance Coach............................ Cory Leslie Marrero is ASU’s lone representative on the track, but the half-miler is one of Alma Mater ..................................... Ohio State, 2012 the top-seeds in the event having clocked the seventh-best time in the 800 XC/TF Office Phone ........................... (480) 965-0016 this season, and owning an All-America honor already. XC/TF Office Fax ................................ (480) 965-8149 “When you’re at the National Championship, you have to be at your best and Media Relations Information Contact ................................................. Elias Williams I think one of the things you can see in Kaylee and Alethia is that over the last Email ............................................... [email protected] month they’ve really been trending up, so there’s cause for optimism there,” Phone .................................................. (816) 830-5335 Kraft said. “Sam has demonstrated that she has that ability and she had a Fax ...................................................... (480) 965-5408 fantastic Pac-12 Championship. If she’s able to have the type of performance she had at the Pac-12 Championship, we’ll see her in the NCAA final.” 2017 SEASON REVIEW 2017 Women’s Championship Performances The women’s championship begins Thursday as all four of the Sun Devils will Pac-12 Conference ...................... 3rd ............. 75 pts be in action at Hayward Field in the afternoon, beginning with Antill at 1:30 MPSF Championships .................. 6th ............ 45 pts p.m. NCAA Out. Championships ............10th .............. 21 pts NCAA In. Championships ...........27th ................. 8pts The complete schedule can be found online along with live results. The NCAA 2017 Men’s Championship Performances Championships will be available to watch on the ESPN family of networks. Pac-12 Conference ....................... 4th ......... 80.5 pts MPSF Championships ................... 5th ............ 53 pts NCAA Out. Championships ............74th .................. 1 pt NCAA In. Championships ............N/A .................. N/A Sun devil Track and Field/ @Sundeviltfxc Cross Country Thesundevils.com 1 SUN DEVIL TRACK AND FIELD NOTES DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND FIELD Rankings Update GREG KRAFT With four representatives heading to Eugene for the NCAA Championships in five events, the Sun Devils only took a slight dip in the poll, One of the longest-tenured coaches at but remained in the top-20 in the latest release. Arizona State, director of track and field Greg Kraft is one of the premier names in While the Devils are at 17 in the nation, there’s a strong feeling that the NCAA. Having led teams to 12 top-four finishes at ASU could finish higher than its current ranking at the Championships much NCAA Championships, three conference crowns and four NCAA team titles, Kraft is like 2017. also one of the more decorated coaches in ASU history. Last season, ASU went to Eugene ranked 18th, but came away with Individual athletes under Kraft have also thrived as he has seen 33 Sun Devil NCAA a top-10 finish thanks to 21 points from Maggie Ewen. This season, Ewen titles since 1996. returns in two events, but is also joined by Pac-12 runners-up Samantha Noennig (shot put) and Alethia Marrero (800), as well as Kaylee Antill in the KRAFT TEAM FINISHES AT ASU hammer throw who enters as the six-seed in the event after an outstanding NCAA Out Pac-12/10 MPSF/Indoor NCAA In regional performance. Year M W M W M W M W 1997 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC In the conference, the Pac-12 is still led by Southern California at No. 1998 38th dns 9th 7th -- -- DNC 55th 1999 18th dns 5th 8th -- -- 11th 32nd 2, but the women of Oregon are right on their tails at No. 3. Stanford kept its 2000 17th 38th 3rd 5th -- -- 10th 23rd 2001 15th 14th 4th 5th -- -- dns 25th top-10 place, moving to No. 8, and Colorado sits behind ASU at No. 21. 2002 68th 22nd 4th 4th -- -- 51st 16th 2003 dns 29th 5th 3rd -- -- 45th 42nd 2004 10th 20th 3rd 4th -- -- 12th 27th 2005 17th dns 3rd 3rd -- -- 13th 43rd Ewen Chasing History 2006 29th 4th 6th 1st 6th 2nd 60th 3rd 2007 22nd 1st 2nd 1st 5th 1st 25th 1st When Maggie Ewen steps into the ring at the NCAA Championships, it 2008 6th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 2009 8th 3rd 6th 3rd 5th 3rd 5th 5th will mark her fourth-consecutive appearance in Eugene, a feat rarely achieved 2010 4th 46th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 7th dns 2011 25th 19th 3rd 3rd 5th 4th dns 40th in collegiate track and field. 2012 16th 24th 2nd 5th 1st 4th 4th 43rd 2013 28th 10th 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 16th 7th While she’s only throwing in two events instead of her usual three, 2014 13th 22nd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 26th 29th Ewen is still chasing history at the Championships as she looks to complete a 2015 51st 20th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 31st 21st 2016 36th 46th 4th 9th 5th 8th dns dns season sweep of shot put titles and move up on ASU’s all-time scoring list. 2017 74th 10th 8th 6th 5th 6th dns 27th 2018 N/A N/A 10th 5th 11th 8th dns 13th She is already one of the most decorated Sun Devils in history with a record seven Pac-12 titles, four school records, two collegiate records and NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS UNDER KRAFT Jacquelyn Johnson ...................................................Heptathlon x4 nine All-America honors including two NCAA titles. Victoria Jackson ...............................................................10,000m Ewen could add two more titles and All-America honors to that list Jessica Pressley .......................................................... Shot Put x2 April Kubishta ............................................................Pole Vault x2 to complete her Sun Devil career and cement her status as one of the great Sarah Stevens ..................................................................... Discus Anna Jelmini ........................................................................ Discus athletes regardless of gender in collegiate history. Chelsea Cassulo ..................................................