May 16, 2008

Big West Conference Championships (live results)

Big West Conference Championships (schedule)

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Jah Bennett tied for second in the high jump for the top finish for the UC Davis men on Friday while Kaitlin Gregg was third in the 10,000 for the women as both teams opened competition at the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships at Cal State Northridge.

Just seven men's and seven women's events have been scored so far. The Aggie men have 21 points and are in sixth place while the women tallied 13 points in early scoring and are in eighth place. The host Matadors hold leads in both the men's and women's competitions.

Most track events held preliminary races on Friday with a full slate of finals scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Sirena Williams went a wind-aided 13.93 seconds for the third-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles, leading three UC Davis hurdlers into Saturday's final. She will be joined by Chelsea Azevedo (14.36) and Gretchen Haussler (14.62).

The Aggies' 110-meter hurdlers also enjoyed good preliminary races with Jazz Trice moving to No. 3 all-time at UC Davis with his mark of 14.03. He had the second-fastest time while winning his heat on Friday. Teammate Polly Gnepa - who set a school-record of 14.01 in the event last weekend - also advanced to the final with his time of 14.14. He also finished first in his prelim.

Bennett earned his tied for runner-up honors with a mark of 6 feet, 8.75 inches while Gregg posted a time of 36:42.00 in the grueling 10,000. Bennett tallied seven points toward the men's team total while Gregg picked up six for the women.

Other Aggies to score for UC Davis on Friday included K.C. Cody and Thomas Dileo in the 10,000 who finished fifth and sixth, respectively, to total seven points. Calvin Thigpen placed sixth in the steeplechase for three more points while Ross Tate had three points with his sixth-place performance in the high jump. Lance Walkington placed eighth in the javelin for another point.

Kirsten Phillips had a career-best mark of 157 feet, 3 inches in the hammer throw, jumping to No. 7 at UC Davis and delivering the UC Davis women two points. Brittany Bickel was sixth in the javelin while Tessa Fraser placed seventh in the pole vault, picking up five points between them.

UC Davis men had five athletes advance to finals in track events while the women nine. Among those moving into finals for the women was Jenna Gailey, whose time of 2:12.11 gave her the No. 10 spot on the career list.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northridge, Calif. (hosted by Cal State Northridge)
Day 1 of 2
Finals unless noted

TEAM 1. Cal State Northridge, 69, 2. Long Beach State, 62' 3. UC Santa Barbara, 37.50, 4. UC Irvine, 33; 5. Cal Poly, 26.50; 6. UC Davis, 21; 7. Cal State Fullerton, 15, 8. UC Riverside. 4.

100 (prelims) - 1. Brent Gray, LBSU, 10.24... 15. Greyson Tarantino, 11.18.

200 (prelims) - 1. Austin Fowler, LBSU, 21.25... 11. Micah Grant, 21.88; 15. Polly Gnepa, 22.13.

400 (prelim) - 1. Garrett Myers, CSUF, 47.61... 9. Micah Grant, 8.63; 12. Andre Gaston, 49.72; 15. Rob Olson, 50.17.

110HH (prelims) - 1. Thomas Rice, CSUN, 13.65... 2. Jazz Trice, 14.03; 3. Polly Gnepa, 14.14; 18. Nolan Frazier, 15.57.

400H (prelims) - 1. Christopher Lawson, LBSU, 52.47... 4. Thomas Phillips, 53.11'; 9. Nolan Frazier, 54.80.

10,000 - 1. Chris Ashley, UCSB, 31:21.93... 5. K.C. Cody, 32:06.53; 5. Thomas Dileo, 32:16.49.

Steeplechase - 1. Mike Powers, UCSB, 9:05.08... 6. Calvin Thigpen, 9:19.97; 9. Kyle Suarez, 9:35.82.

HJ - 1. Johnathon Golden, CSF, 2.10 (6-10.75)... T2. Jah Bennett, 2.05 (6-08.75); 6. Ross Tate, 1.95 (6-04.75).

LJ - 1. Reidell Cole, CSN, 7.67 (25-02.00)... 9. Ray Green, 6.85 (22-05.75); 11. Tolu Wusu, 6.63 (21-09.00); 15. Jared Yuen, 6.41 (21-00.50).

Hammer - 1. Robert Jennings, LBSU, 58.70 (192-07)... 16. Jake Fuller, 42.0 (140-05); Matt Swarbrick, foul.

Javelin - 1. Chris Richardson, LBSU, 66.21 (217-03)... 8. Lance Walkington, 50.28 (164-11)

WOMEN
TEAM - 1. Cal State Northridge, 78, 2. Cal Poly, 64. 3. Long Beach State, 32.50, 4. Cal State Fullerton, 30.50, 5. UC Riverside, 23, 6. UC Santa Barbara, 17, 7. UC Irvine, 15, 8. UC Davis.

100 (prelims)- 1. Jessica Branker, LBSU, 11.52.... 9. Nicole Theus, 11.95; 21. Alana Babers, 12.56; 22. Renah Howell, 12.62.

200 (prelims) - 1. Jessica Branker, 23.99... 14. Nicole Theus, 25.02; 24. Willa Porter, 25.66; 26. Alana Babers, 25.95. 400 (prelim) - 1. Shelese Ruffin, CSUN, 54.82... 5. Ugo Eke, 56.55; 9. Kiara Reed, 56.82; 14. Willa Porter, 57.37.

800 (prelims) - 1. Danielle Evans... 6. Jenna Gailey, 2:12.11; 10. Becki Brinkenhoff, 2:15.23.

100H (prelims) - 1. Phylicia Johnson, LBSU, 13.85.. 3. Sirena Williams, 13.93 (w); 6. Chelsea Azevedo, 14.36 (w); 9. Gretchen Haussler, 14.62; 12. Natalie Russell, 14.81; 16. Ofunne Okwudiafor, 15.20 (w).

400H (prelims) - 1. Uchechi Egeonuigwe, UC, 61.34... 5. Katie Maltester, 63.12; 8. Jessica Lorson, 63.62; 11. Natalie Russell, 65.02.

Steeplechase - 1. Carolyn Ellis, CSUF, 10:37.21... 9. Alison Stoakley, 11:25.99.

10,000 - 1. Danielle Domenichelli, UCSB, 36:14.49... 3. Kaitlin Gregg, 36:42.00.

LJ - 1. Sharon Day, CP, 5.98 (19-07.50)... T11. Jade Myles, 5.40 (17-08.75); 16. Sirena Williams, 5.18 (17-00.00).

PV - 1. Krystal Quinn, CSN, 3.85 (12-07.50)... 7. Tessa Fraser, 3.55 (11-07.75).

JT - 1. Alex Shaw, LBSU, 48.86 (160-04)... 6. Brittany Bickel, 36.25 (118-11).

Hammer - 1. Raquel Sola, CSN, 57.79 (189-07)... 7. Kirsten Phillips, 47.93 (157-03); 10. Adina Farkash, 46.19 (151-06); Chid Onyewuenyi, foul.