2002 Arizona State Track and Field U.S.A. Outdoor Championships • Palo Alto, Calif. • June 21-23 Sun Devil Track and Field Closes 2002 Arizona State Book On 2002 Season Outdoor Schedule NCAA Outdoor Championship Recap -- March 2 Bill Sawyer Invitational Arizona State track and field wrapped up the 2002 season at the NCAA Outdoor Cham- Field -9 a.m., Running-11 a.m. pionships hosted by Louisiana State University at Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Sun Angel Stadium March 15-16 @ Willie Williams Classic Rouge, La., May 29-June 1. Riding junior Tiffany Greer’s runner-up finish in the long Tucson, Ariz. jump and junior Lisa Aguilera’s sixth-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase, the Sun March 22 Baldy Castillo Invitational Devil women ended the four-day meet with 11 points and in a tie for 22nd with Florida Field-9:30 a.m., Running-6 p.m. State. It was the second-straight top-25 finish at the national outdoor meet for the Sun Angel Stadium ASU women and the second-best finish since the 1995 squad placed 17th. South March 23 Baldy Castillo Invitational Carolina won the women’s NCAA team title with 82 points over UCLA (72 points) Field-11 a.m., Running-1 p.m. and defending champion USC (57). On the men’s side, ASU tallied just one point Sun Angel Stadium March 30 Arizona State Invitational with the 4x400m relay team’s eighth-place finish and ended in an eight-way tie for Field-10 a.m., Running-6 p.m. 68th place. This year is the first since 1998 that the men have not earned a top-20 Sun Angel Stadium national outdoor finish. Host LSU won the men’s team title with 64 points, over March 29-30 @ Stanford Invitational Tennessee (57) and Southern Methodist (42). With their top-eight finishes, Greer and Stanford, Calif. Aguilera were ASU’s only outdoor All-Americans. April 12 @ Mesa Classic Mesa, Ariz. ASU’s NCAA Championship Results -- April 13 Sun Angel Classic Field-9:30 a.m., Running-4:30 p.m. Men Event Time/Mark Place Points Sun Angel Stadium Fasil Bizuneh, Jr. 10K 30:34.71 15th -- April 19 @ Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Claremont, Calif. Fasil Bizuneh, Jr. 5000m 14:32.46 15th -- April 19-21 @ Mt. Sac Relays Tony Galaviz, Sr. 110mH 13.92 7th semifinals Walnut, Calif. Brandon Strong, Sr. 1500m 3:46.43 12th -- April 25-27 @ Drake Relays David Wood, Sr. SP 59-9.75 17th -- Des Moines, Iowa Men’s 4x400m Relay 3:05.65 8th* 1 April 26-27 @ Oregon Invitational Eugene, Ore. Women Event Time/Mark Place Points May 4 @ Arizona/NAU Double Dual Lisa Aguilera, Jr. 3K SC 10:07.61 6th* 3 Tucson, Ariz. Tiffany Greer, Jr. LJ 21-3.25 2nd* 8 May 11-12 @ Pac-10 Multi Championships Brianna Torres, Jr. 5000m 16:41.50 10th -- Pullman, Wash. *denotes NCAA All-America honor May 18-19 @ Pac-10 Championships Pullman, Wash. More NCAA Notes -- May 29-June 1@ NCAA Championships Junior Tiffany Greer kept her streak alive, earning her sixth-straight All-America honor Baton Rouge, La. in the women’s long jump with her runner-up finish in Baton Rouge…she has earned three honors indoors and three outdoors…Greer’s feat is unprecedented in ASU his- ASU Track and Field tory as Tesra Bester is the only Sun Devil woman to garner multiple All-America acclaim in the long jump…Bester did so only twice, both indoors and outdoors in Coaching Staff 1992…Greer’s runner-up mark, 21 feet, 3.25 inches, was an outdoor personal-best and came on her first attempt…Aguilera’s All-America nod in the 3000m steeple- Head Coach: Greg Kraft (sixth year) chase is her fourth on the track and second this season after finishing runner-up in the Assistant Coaches: Walt Drenth, distance 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Aguilera set a personal-best in the event (sixth year), Darryl Anderson, sprints (sixth year), in the prelims with a time of 10:05.38…the men’s 4x400m relay team of junior Lorenzo David Dumble, throws (first year) Parham, sophomore Steve Fitch, senior Pete Lopez and freshman Seth Amoo earned Graduate Assistant: Louie Quintana (first year) the second-straight All-America honor for ASU in the event at outdoor nationals, and third in the last four years…the team finished eighth in the final in 3:05.65, but clocked a season-best of 3:05.36 in the prelims…senior Brandon Strong nearly eclipsed his ASU Media Information personal-best in the prelim of the 1500m, qualifying for the final with the third fastest time overall 3:41.54…his personal-best time of 3:41.42, which ranks second in school Track and Field Contact: Erin Rowley history, was set earlier this season…Strong ended up finishing 12th in the final (3:46.43). Email Address: [email protected] Rowley Direct: 480•965•9544 ASU Sends Four To U.S.A. Senior Championships at Stanford -- Media Relations Phone: 480•965•6592 One more meet remains on the schedule for four Sun Devils slated to competed in the Media Relations Fax: 480•965•5408 U.S.A. Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 21-23 in Palo Alto, Calif. Those Mailing Address: ICA Building, Room 105 participating include junior Lisa Aguilera (3000m steeplechase), senior Tony Galaviz Temp, AZ 85287 (110m hurdles), junior Tiffany Greer (long jump) and senior Brandon Strong (1500m). Website: www.thesundevils.com -- page 1 of 5 -- 2002 Arizona State Track and Field --- page 2-5 TRACKWIRE FINALPOLL National Rankings -- MAY 24, 2002 In the final USTCA Team-Power Rankings, the men ended the season ranked sixth in the nation Men and the women finished 16th. Team-Power Rankings are dual meet predictors and demonstrate 1. Tennessee.................... 83 pts. team depth. In the final Trackwire 25, neither the ASU men or women were ranked nationally. 2. LSU .............................. 71 pts. ASU’s women opened the 2002 outdoor season ranked 25th and moved up to 21st (tie) in the 3. Arkansas ...................... 37 pts. April 9 poll, but have been absent since April 16. ASU’s men have not been ranked during the 4. SMU ............................. 33 pts. outdoor season. 5. Mississippi State .......... 29 pts. 5. Florida .......................... 29 pts. ASU Men’s Pac-10 Championship Results -- 7. South Carolina ............. 25 pts. The ASU men finished fourth at the Pac-10 Championships (hosted by Washington State in Pull- 8. Stanford........................ 24 pts. man, Wash, May 18-19) for the second-straight season, recording 103 points and missing third 9. Georgia ........................ 21 pts. place by half a point. This year was the fifth straight top-five finish and third straight time the 9. Nebraska...................... 21 pts. men have surpassed the century mark in point total at the Pac-10 meet. ASU’s 103 points this 11. TCU ............................ 19 pts. year was the second-highest since 1981 when the Sun Devils won their only Pac-10 team title 11. Colorado..................... 19 pts. with 133 points. The 4x400m relay team of junior Lorenzo Parham, freshman Seth Amoo, senior 13. Alabama ..................... 18 pts. Pete Lopez and sophomore Steve Fitch won the only Pac-10 title for the men, winning the event 13. USC............................ 18 pts. with a Mooberry Track record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:06.03. It was the 15. Texas.......................... 16 pts. second straight men’s 4x400m Pac-10 title for ASU and fifth overall. Earning runner-up finishes 16. Auburn........................ 15 pts. were Amoo in the 400m, senior Brandon Strong in the 1500m, junior Jeremy Rasmussen in the 17. UTEP.......................... 14 pts. 3000m steeplechase and freshman Trevell Quinley in the long jump. Senior David Wood, the 17. Notre Dame................ 14 pts. Pac-10 champion in the shot put last year, finished third this season. 17. Boise State................. 14 pts. 17. Idaho .......................... 14 pts. ASU Women’s Pac-10 Championship Results -- 21. UCLA.......................... 13 pts. At the 2002 Pac-10 Championships hosted by Washington State in Pullman, Wash., May 18-19, 21. Oregon ....................... 13 pts. the ASU women placed fourth, the best team performance since a third-place standing in 1994. 21. Michigan..................... 13 pts. The Sun Devils tallied 89 points, matching last year’s point total, the highest also since 1994 24. Eastern Michigan ....... 12 pts. when they scored 96. Junior Tiffany Greer won her second career Pac-10 long jump title, while 24. Clemson..................... 12 pts. junior Lisa Aguilera captured her first crown in the 3000m steeplechase. Greer was responsible ASU Season High: ........... nr for 20 of ASU’s points, also placing third in the 100m and fifth in the 200m. Aguilera also ASU Season Low:............ nr finished third in the 5000m. Greer was also a member of the 4x100m team that placed second Women with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 44.68. Sophomore Jodi Smith also tied for third in 1. UCLA............................ 75 pts. the high jump, while fourth-place finishes came from sophomore Jen Hurbis (10,000m), junior 2. USC.............................. 70 pts. Cody Sohn (3000m steeplechase), junior Joni Smith (400m) and sophomore Seneca Holmes 3. South Carolina ............. 68 pts. (100m hurdles). 4. LSU .............................. 52 pts. 5. Colorado....................... 37 pts. MacDonald, Aguilera Garner Academic Honors -- 6. Kansas State................ 26 pts. Senior Kelly MacDonald and junior Lisa Aguilera were both named to the Verizon Academic All- 6. Florida .......................... 26 pts. District VIII first-team for women’s track and field/cross country, as voted upon by members of 6. Arizona ......................... 26 pts. the College Sports Information Directors of America.