FANSchool - - Men's Track Story

May 20, 2000

Pacific-10 Conference Track and Field Championships
Hayward Field - University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon
Saturday, May 20, 2000

Men's First Day Final Team Scores (after eight events): 1, USC 58. 2, Stanford 45. 3, Arizona 36. 4, California 35. 5, Arizona State 34. 6, Oregon 32. 7, UCLA 26. 8, Washington 24 1/2. 9, Washington State 21 1/2.

Women's First Day Final Team Scores (after seven events): 1, UCLA 54. 2, Stanford 45. 3, Washington State 39. 4, Washington 31. 5, Arizona State 30. 6, California 25. 7, USC 18. 8, Oregon 16. 9, Arizona 15.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 100 METER DASH
Heat 1: (w:0.8): 1. Angela Williams, USC 11.35, 2. Kinshasa Davis, USC 11.59, 3. Tamar Cherebin, UCLA 11.80, 4. Chelsie Pentz, Washington 12.10, 5. Francesca Sewell, Washington State 12.18.
Heat 2: (w:1.0): 1. Brianna Glenn, Arizona 11.43, 2. Wilsa Charles, Stanford 11.68, 3. Sharika Higgins, Washington State 11.69, 4. Disia Page, USC 11.98, 5. Attrina Higgins, Washington State 12.02, 6. Jamara Smith, Washington 12.08.
Heat 3: (w:2.1): 1. Shakedia Jones, UCLA 11.38, 2. Candice Young, USC 11.62, 3. Zhantel Holman, California 11.72, 4. Tiffany Greer, Arizona State 11.91, 5. Heather Murtaugh, Oregon 12.33, 6. Eboni Grayson, UCLA 12.38.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH
Heat 1: (w:1.5): 1. Kinshasa Davis, USC 22.91, 2. Shakedia Jones, UCLA 23.38, 3. Wilsa Charles, Stanford 23.80, 4. Chelsie Pentz, Washington 24.29, 5. Sharesa Turner, Arizona State 24.63, 6. Jenny Kenyon, Oregon 25.57, - Sharika Higgins, Washington State DQ.
Heat 2: (w:0.7): 1. Angela Williams, USC 23.22, 2. Brianna Glenn, Arizona 23.64, 3. Candice Young, USC 23.92, 4. Tamar Cherebin, UCLA 24.59, 5. Attrina Higgins, Washington State 24.91, 6. Zhantel Holman, California 37.86.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH
Heat 1: 1. Malika Edmonson, USC 53.55, 2. Jayna Smith, Stanford 53.66, 3. Olabunmi Ogunleye, UCLA 54.63, 4. Endia Abrante, Oregon 54.85, 5. Shavone Jennings, California 56.45, 6. Joni Smith, Arizona State 1:00.03.
Heat 2: 1. Carolyn Jackson, Arizona 53.34, 2. Courtnie Ratliff, Arizona State 54.91, 3. Arlaina Davis, Arizona State 55.54, 4. Carla Estes, USC 55.58, 5. LeTesha Moore, Washington 56.95.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN
Heat 1: 1. Alishia Booterbaugh, Washington State 2:08.49, 2. Eri Macdonald, Oregon 2:09.70, 3. Malindi Elmore, Stanford 2:09.91, 4. Lindsay Hyatt, Stanford 2:10.76, 5. Lisa Schaures, Washington State 2:15.51, 6. Bridget Hatch, UCLA 2:16.84, 7. Arlene Bledsoe, Washington 2:18.74.
Heat 2: 1. Brigita Langerholc, USC 2:06.55, 2. Erin Belger, California 2:08.17, 3. Ysanne Williams, UCLA 2:08.72, 4. Jennifer Bridgeman, Arizona State 2:10.14, 5. Cara Cline, Arizona 2:10.98, 6. Danielle Price, Arizona 2:13.56, 7. Venus Nguyen, Arizona State 2:17.04.

Finals WOMEN'S 3,000 METER RUN
1. Sally Glynn, Stanford 9:22.11, 2. Kelly MacDonald, Arizona State 9:24.02, 3. Erin Sullivan, Stanford 9:28.07, 4. Tara Chaplin, Arizona 9:34.56, 5. Margaret Butler, Washington 9:36.26, 6. Cami Matson, Washington 9:45.24, 7. Laura Turner, Stanford 9:46.57, 8. Christina Bowen, UCLA 9:49.03, 9. Kara Syrdal, Washington 9:58.15.

Finals WOMEN'S 10,000 METER RUN
1. Kate Bradshaw, Washington 34:41.03, 2. Jessica Matthews, UCLA 35:06.44, 3. Caroline Annis, Stanford 35:08.55, 4. Anna Aoki, Washington 35:20.10, 5. Katrin Engelen, Arizona 35:47.70, 6. Mary Huang, Stanford 35:50.12, 7. Mary Duerbeck, Arizona State 36:49.86, 8. Colleen Burke, Arizona State 37:05.65, 9. Amy Maciasek, Arizona State 38:42.85, - Chrissy Ruiter, Oregon DNF, - Lauren Fleshman, Stanford DNF.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 100 METER HIGH HURDLES
Heat 1: (w:3.3): 1. Natasha Danvers, USC 13.23, 2. Myriam Tschomba, USC 13.40, 3. Attrina Higgins, Washington State 13.79, 4. Missy Vanek, California 14.09, 5. Sarah Odonkor, Washington State 14.29, 6. Kelsey Sheppard, Washington 14.53, 7. Lucretia Larkin, Oregon 14.59, - Rori Kelly, Arizona DQ.
Heat 2: (w:1.3): 1. Michelle Perry, UCLA 13.15, 2. Agneta Rosenblad, Washington State 13.61, 3. Randi Smith, Washington State 13.84, 4. April Holliverse, California 13.89, 5. Alexandra Komnos, Arizona 13.95, 6. Robyn Woolfolk, Stanford 14.02, 7. Sarah Peterson, Washington 14.34, 8. Shennae McNairy, Oregon 14.63.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 400 METER INT HURDLES
Heat 1: 1. Natasha Danvers, USC 58.48, 2. Kelsey Sheppard, Washington 59.10, 3. Candida Coulson, Arizona State 59.16, 4. Shavon Hawkins, Washington 1:01.13, 5. Lisa O'Reilly, California 1:01.74, 6. Elaine Harwell, UCLA 1:01.86, 7. Danielle Spurlock, Stanford 1:02.98.
Heat 2: 1. Michelle Perry, UCLA 58.13, 2. Randi Smith, Washington State 58.91, 3. Nicole Thomas, Arizona 59.36, 4. April Holliverse, California 1:01.65, 5. Autumn Wood, Washington State 1:01.80, 6. Robyn Woolfolk, Stanford 1:03.17, 7. Lisa O'Conner, California 1:04.92, 8. Farrah McCubbin, Oregon 1:05.49.

Preliminaries WOMEN'S 4X100 METER RELAY
Heat 1: 1. USC 43.92, 2. Arizona State 45.61, 3. Stanford 45.91, 4. Washington State 45.96, 5. Oregon 46.87.
Heat 2: 1. UCLA 45.05, 2. Arizona 45.75, 3. Washington 45.96, 4. California 46.26.

Finals WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
1. Tiffany Greer, Arizona State 6.40m w:2.2 (21-0), 2. Agneta Rosenblad, Washington State 6.36m w:1.9 (20-10.50), 3. Brianna Glenn, Arizona 6.32m w:2.5 (20-09), 4. Stephanie Jones, USC 6.09m w:3.9 (19-11.75), 5. Olabunmi Ogunleye, UCLA 6.07m w:3.4 (19-11), 6. Francesca Sewell, Washington State 6.06m w:2.3 (19-10.75), 7. Sharesa Turner, Arizona State 6.06m w:2.5 (19-10.75), 8. Tatyana Obuchova, USC 6.03m w:3.1 (19-09.50), 9. Julie Tinker, Stanford 5.99m w:4.9 (19-08), 10. Valerie Williams, Arizona State 5.96m w:1.4 (19-06.75), 11. Hilary Holly, Oregon 5.93m w:2.2 (19-05.50), 12. Ryenda King, California 5.90m w:1.3 (19-04.25), 13. Kenya Corley, California 5.68m w:3.4 (18-07.75), 14. Disia Page, USC 5.67m w:3.4 (18-07.25), 15. Amanda Brown, Oregon 5.50m w:1.4 (18-00.50), 16. Takisha Morgan, Arizona 5.27m w:0.5 (17-03.50), - Keyon Soley, UCLA FOUL w:NWI, - Joy Goff, Stanford FOUL w:NWI, - Zee Ogarro, Washington FOUL w:NWI.

Finals WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
1. Seilala Sua, UCLA 17.31m (56-09.50), 2. Christina Tolson, UCLA 15.70m (51-06.25), 3. Cynthia Ademiluyi, USC 15.46m (50-08.75), 4. Dana Lawson, California 15.12m (49-07.25), 5. Sesilia Thomas, Washington 14.99m (49-02.25), 6. Adrienne Judie, Arizona State 14.92m (48-11.50), 7. Cassandra Romuld, Stanford 14.43m (47-04.25), 8. Andrea Thornton, Washington State 14.09m (46-02.75), 9. Mandy Shefman, Arizona 13.71m (44-11.75), 10. Jennifer Vail, USC 13.69m (44-11), 11. Sheni Russell, California 13.53m (44-04.75), 12. Searan Salibian, Washington 12.44m (40-09.75), - Mary Etter, Oregon FOUL.

Finals WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW
1. Christina Tolson, UCLA 63.54m (208-05), 2. Jennifer Joyce, California 62.86m (206-03), 3. Jennifer Vail, USC 62.26m (204-03), 4. Caroline Soong, UCLA 60.10m (197-02), 5. Andrea Thornton, Washington State 57.92m (190-0), 6. Maureen Morrison, Oregon 56.04m (183-10), 7. Dana Lawson, California 55.54m (182-03), 8. Adrienne Judie, Arizona State 54.20m (177-10), 9. Maureen Onyeagbako, Stanford 52.66m (172-09), 10. Cynthia Ademiluyi, USC 51.76m (169-10), 11. Mandy Shefman, Arizona 49.62m (162-09), 12. Becky Potter, Washington State 49.48m (162-04), 13. Mary Etter, Oregon 49.24m (161-06), 14. Nicole Kraus, Arizona 48.92m (160-06), 15. Jordan McDaniels, Oregon 47.62m (156-03).

Finals WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW
1. Molly Monroe, Washington State 46.52m (152-07), 2. Seilala Sua, UCLA 45.14m (148-01), 3. Charyl Weingarten, Oregon 44.60m (146-04), 4. Megan Spriesterbach, Washington 43.94m (144-02), 5. Casey Lektorich, Washington State 43.28m (142-0), 6. Joy Goff, Stanford 42.86m (140-07), 7. Karis Howell, Oregon 42.52m (139-06), 8. Whitney Drumright, Stanford 41.66m (136-08), 9. Sarah Dinsmore, Oregon 40.86m (134-01), 10. Wendy Olson, Oregon 39.90m (130-11), 11. Shaya Orendorff, Arizona 36.26m (118-11).

Preliminaries MEN'S 100 METER DASH
Heat 1: (w:2.8): 1. Dwight Phillips, Arizona State 10.29, 2. Damian Allen, UCLA 10.45, 3. Vince Jones, Arizona State 10.56, 4. Leroy Sims, Stanford 10.69, 5. Jelani Harrison, Washington 10.74, 6. Ricardo Cottengim, Oregon 10.83.
Heat 2: (w:2.3): 1. Marcus Brunson, Arizona State 10.31, 2. Darrell Rideaux, USC 10.45, 3. Jim McGee, Arizona State 10.50, 4. Phil Pipersburg, California 10.53, 5. Eugene Kibby, Arizona 10.59, 6. Allen Manning, California 10.81. Heat 3: (w:1.1): 1. Ja'Warren Hooker, Washington 10.20, 2. Anson Henry, Washington State 10.41, 3. Brian Harrison, UCLA 10.45, 4. Lashawn Ward, California 10.67, 5. Maurice Lee, Arizona State 10.72, 6. Chris Golston, Arizona 10.97.

Preliminaries MEN'S 200 METER DASH
Heat 1: (w:2.4): 1. Ja'Warren Hooker, Washington 20.68, 2. Damian Allen, UCLA 20.93, 3. Pedro Lopez, Arizona State 21.20, 4. Vince Williams, USC 21.42, 5. Allen Manning, California 21.72.
Heat 2: (w:1.0): 1. Andre Ammons, USC 20.81, 2. Brian Harrison, UCLA 21.11, 3. Maurice Lee, Arizona State 21.40, 4. LaVell R.-Blanchard, Arizona State 21.61, 5. Wayne Boddy, California 21.81, 6. Miguel Fletcher, USC 21.96, - Evan Kelty, Stanford DQ.

Preliminaries MEN'S 800 METER RUN Heat 1: 1. Jess Strutzel, UCLA 1:50.57, 2. Ross Krempley, Oregon 1:50.63, 3. Garrett Jensen, Arizona State 1:51.07, 4. Ryan Carroll, Stanford 1:51.65, 5. Mark Hassell, Stanford 1:52.34, 6. Geoff Perry, Washington 1:52.84, 7. Mike Pestorich, California 1:55.68. Heat 2: 1. Michael Stember, Stanford 1:50.39, 2. Patrick Nduwimana, Arizona 1:51.01, 3. Jeremy Lyon, Arizona 1:51.28, 4. Jonathan Stevens, Stanford 1:51.96, 5. Paul Muite, UCLA 1:52.37, 6. Mike White, Arizona 1:52.95.

Finals MEN'S 10,000 METER RUN 1. Brent Hauser, Stanford 29:27.90, 2. Fasil Bizuneh, Arizona State 29:43.50, 3. Louis Luchini, Stanford 29:44.53, 4. David Bazzi, Washington 29:46.91, 5. Don Conrad, Stanford 29:47.23, 6. Thomas Murley, Stanford 29:49.61, 7. Michael Kasahun, Oregon 30:11.43, 8. Andrew Bliss, Oregon 30:20.54, 9. Mike Cramer, Arizona 30:38.21, 10. Brian Green, UCLA 31:22.52, 11. Jonathan Welsh, Washington State 31:30.27, 12. Dave Schruth, Washington 31:32.10, 13. David Lopez, Arizona 31:48.67.

Preliminaries MEN'S 110 METER HIGH HURDLES Heat 1: (w:1.2): 1. Ben Meyer, Washington 14.19, 2. Michael Harte, Stanford 14.41, 3. Keith Varga, Arizona 14.44, 4. Jacob Predmore, Washington 14.54, 5. Narc Narcisse, UCLA 14.90. Heat 2: (w:1.0): 1. Marcell Allmond, USC 13.95, 2. Ryan Wilson, USC 14.10, 3. Djeke Mambo, USC 14.32, 4. Joshua Renz, Washington 14.40, 5. Terry Ellis, Oregon 14.47, 6. Greg Barber, Washington 14.85.

Preliminaries MEN'S 400 METER INT HURDLES Heat 1: 1. Felix Sanchez, USC 50.88, 2. Eric Dudley, Washington State 52.41, 3. Santiago Lorenzo, Oregon 52.68, 4. Ahmad Wright, California 52.83, 5. Jacob Predmore, Washington 53.56, 6. Mike Sciacca, Arizona 54.78, 7. Undrekus Easter, Arizona State 55.63. Heat 2: 1. John Hall, UCLA 50.50, 2. Keith Varga, Arizona 52.72, 3. Kyle Erickson, UCLA 53.09, 4. Ben Meyer, Washington 53.20, 5. Timothy Overfield, Oregon 53.38, 6. Bruce Giron, California 1:13.49.

Finals MEN'S 3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. Jeremy Rasmussen, Arizona State 8:49.23, 2. Jeremy Lyon, Arizona 8:55.58, 3. Mason Moore, UCLA 8:59.89, 4. Dan Brecht, UCLA 9:00.96, 5. David Abril, Stanford 9:00.98, 6. Steve Smith, Arizona 9:04.56, 7. Kris Alexander, Arizona State 9:07.77, 8. Mike Hill, Washington 9:09.78, 9. Tom Hildrum, Washington 9:16.12, 10. Scott Johnson, Washington State 9:21.43, 11. Matt Pitts, UCLA 9:22.37, 12. Kyle Barker, Washington State 9:28.61, 13. Chris Coffee, California 9:34.86, 14. Paul Harkins, Washington 9:38.99.

Finals MEN'S POLE VAULT 1. Toby Stevenson, Stanford 5.72m (18-09.25), 2. Dennis Kholev, USC 5.52m (18-01.25), 3. Bevan Hart, California 5.42m (17-09.25), 4. Jeff Dutoit, Arizona 5.32m (17-05.50), 5. Brian McLaughlin, UCLA 5.22m (17-01.50), 6. Brad Walker, Washington 5.12m (16-09.50), 6. Jared Drake, UCLA 5.12m (16-09.50), 8. Clyde Bell, UCLA 4.97m (16-03.50), 8. Bryan Preuss, Washington State 4.97m (16-03.50), 10. Matt Phillips, Washington 4.97m (16-03.50), 10. Cody Howell, Oregon 4.97m (16-03.50), 12. Tony Boitano, Washington State 4.82m (15-09.75), - Lex Katich, Washington State NH, - Gordy Sasser, Arizona NH, - Steve Michaels, UCLA NH.

Finals MEN'S LONG JUMP 1. Dwight Phillips, Arizona State 8.08m w:2.4 (26-06.25), 2. Robert Kennedy, California 7.85m w:2.2 (25-09.25), 3. Nat Johnson, Oregon 7.71m w:3.9 (25-03.50), 4. Djeke Mambo, USC 7.56m w:2.1 (24-09.75), 5. Jim McGee, Arizona State 7.32m w:1.8 (24-00.25), 6. Colin McArthur, Oregon 7.29m w:2.7 (23-11), 7. Demetrius Murray, Washington State 7.29m w:2.5 (23-11), 8. Kedjeloba Mambo, USC 7.17m w:1.1 (23-06.25), 9. Jerriod Mack, California 7.15m w:2.6 (23-05.50), 10. Elliott Walker, USC 7.12m w:2.9 (23-04.50), 11. Narc Narcisse, UCLA 7.03m w:2.3 (23-00.75), 12. Jacob Predmore, Washington 6.94m w:2.4 (22-09.25), 13. Joshua Renz, Washington 6.93m w:2.8 (22-09).

Finals MEN'S SHOT PUT 1. Ben Lindsey, Washington 19.50m (63-11.75), 2. Van Mounts, USC 19.05m (62-06), 3. Ian Waltz, Washington State 18.10m (59-04.75), 4. Jack Clamon, UCLA 17.84m (58-06.50), 5. Nate DeSomber, California 17.73m (58-02), 6. John Bello, Oregon 17.37m (57-0), 7. Richard Legarra, Arizona 17.09m (56-01), 8. Scott Wiegand, UCLA 16.93m (55-06.50), 9. Scott Moser, UCLA 16.76m (55-0), 10. Chris Sprague, Stanford 16.21m (53-02.25), 11. Mike Rainis, USC 15.94m (52-03.75), 12. Doug Jackson, Washington 15.04m (49-04.25).

Finals MEN'S HAMMER THROW 1. Norbert Horvath, USC 70.20m (230-04), 2. Dagan Massey, USC 62.84m (206-02), 3. Szabolcs Maroti, USC 62.20m (204-01), 4. Lucais Mackay, USC 61.30m (201-01), 5. Garrett Collier, California 61.24m (200-11), 6. William Schade, Washington State 61.18m (200-09), 7. Nick Welihozkiy, Stanford 60.18m (197-05), 8. Adam Kriz, Oregon 57.74m (189-05), 9. David Spitz, USC 56.82m (186-05), 10. Richard Legarra, Arizona 52.24m (171-05).

Finals MEN'S JAVELIN THROW 1. Esko Mikkola, Arizona 72.08m (236-06), 2. Ola Larsen, Arizona 67.98m (223-0), 3. Chad Wassink, Stanford 66.32m (217-07), 4. Bryan Jones, Washington State 64.12m (210-04), 5. Russell Milam, Washington State 63.82m (209-04), 6. Ryan Keith, Oregon 63.58m (208-07), 7. Joe Franklin, UCLA 63.50m (208-04), 8. Ryan Nichols, Washington State 62.84m (206-02), 9. John Stiegeler, Oregon 62.14m (203-10), 10. Nate Marum, UCLA 62.02m (203-06), 11. Justin St. Clair, Washington 61.90m (203-01), 12. Christian Banken, Arizona 60.98m (200-01), 13. Matt Wagner, Arizona 59.34m (194-08), 14. Jeremy Fulton, Arizona 57.88m (189-11).

2000 PAC-10 Championships Quotes, 5/20/00

Men's Long Jump Champion, Dwight Phillips, Arizona State - 26'6.25"
"It felt really good. I wanted to get in some more jumps, but I settled for 26-6. But, it felt like a regular jump. It sets the tone for the team, and motivates me for the other events."

Men's Long Jump 2nd Place, Nat Johnson, Oregon - 25'3.50"
"More than surprised, I was relieved by my performance. The Pac-10's haven't always been a good event for me. I've been waiting for this meet for a long time. I did what I expected to do, and it was fun. I am stronger and faster than I have been in the past. Every jump was a good one, better than my previous PR of 24'. It was my last jump at Hayward, as a Duck, and it is a great way to finish."

Women's Long Jump Champion, Tiffany Greer, Arizona State - 21'0"
"My first jump was by far the best, it felt good. I was ready, I got really hyped, and I just told myself I was going to go out and win the Pac-10s on the first jump. And I have competition every time I jump, but that pushes me to jump farther."

Men's Shot Put Champion, Ben Lindsey, Washington - 63' 11.75"
"I've been throwing great in practice. This was my season best, and it will better my position going into the NCAA's. Competition pushes me. I have a long-time rivalry with Washington State's Ian Waltz. He brings out the best in me, I guess. Hayward Field, and the Pac-10 Championships is where the real competition starts. The Pac-10, top to bottom, is so strong. We have some tremendous athletes in this conference."

Women's Hammer Champion, Christina Tolson, UCLA - 208'5"
"When I learned the Pac-10's were going to be at Hayward Field, I was very excited. After competing here last year at the USA Trials, I knew it was going to be a beautiful day and I was going to do well. I was pleased with 208', but I wanted to throw 210' today, but I just couldn't get it out there. Winning the Pac-10 Championship means everything to me because I wasn't able to compete last year since I redshirted, so this was very special to me.

Women's Javelin Champion, Molly Monroe, Washington State - 152'7"
"It feels great. It's been a long season, a long four years. It was getting stressful out there, but I managed to pull it off. The runway was a little slippery, but I was able to get it done."

Women's Javelin, 3rd place, Charyl Weingarten, Oregon - 146'4"
"On my last throw, I wanted to end with a good one and I did. Of course I would have liked to throw better, but I'll take it. My goal was to set a season's best and I did. I wanted a NCAA provisional (152'7") but I'll take a personal best and third place at the Pac-10s. Next year our goal will be to finish 1-4 with everybody returning but Wendy (Olson), so I'm excited for next year.

Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase Champion, Jeremy Rasmussen, Arizona State - 8:49.00
"I'm really relieved. I just stuck to my race plan and ran through. My plan was to hang back a bit, run 70s and stay off the lead. Coach left it up to me when I wanted to move up front. I just wanted to stay poised and keep my head in things. It helps us out as a team, I think our sprinters and jumpers will help us tremendously and our distance guys will turn some heads."

Men's Pole Vault Champion, Toby Stevenson, Stanford - 18'9.25"
"All year long I've been getting more and more confident. My base has been getting higher, and when you're base is higher, your peak is higher. It's one of those things, it takes the right day, the right conditions and the right people, and it was right today, it was a good day. I knew it was going to take over 18 to win, with the good conditions and good facilities here. With my 18-9 mark, it felt like everything was perfect, I just sailed over. I was having a good time. Us pole vaulters kind of have a fraternity, I cheer for them and they cheer for me. We feed off the energy from each other."

Men's Hammer Throw Champion, Norbert Horvath, USC - 230'6"
"This was my season best, so I'm very happy. But, I think I could do better. My average was almost the same for the series. I think we helped the team by getting the top four places. It's important because three of our guys are seniors, and this is the last meet for them. So we have had to get together and fight for each other. The Pac-10s are a team thing."

Women's Shot Put Champion, Seilala Sua, UCLA - 56'9.50"
"The javelin didn't go as well as I wanted. I had hoped to qualify for the NCAAs. Shot put went ok, I wanted to get a decent, comfortable throw. They were not my best throws, but this is my warm-up for the NCAAs. I'm looking for an NCAA title."

Women's 3000 Meters Champion, Sally Glynn, Stanford - 9:22.11
"I think the race went pretty slowly. Conferences race tend to be that way, kind of slow then fast then slow. My goal was kind of go with the flow and cover everyone's moves. The way the race went, I thought it was safe until the last 150 to pull ahead. This was nice because I've had some pretty weak end of seasons. I've run well into mid-May and then had some poor conference performances. But, it felt pretty good overall."

Men's Javelin Champion, Esko Mikkola, Arizona - 236'6"
"I was not all that satisfied with how far I threw, but I was happy I could take all six throws. I had some injuries, including a bad ankle sprain and I was out for six weeks. My first three throws, I was throwing kind of high, and I realized that with the wind, it wasn't good to go high. So, on my fourth throw, I went kind of low and that was my best throw."

Ricardo Cottengim, Oregon, 100 (Injured), non qualifier (10.83)
"I sprained my left ankle again -- I did it initially earlier in the week, but it felt OK as the week went on. Even today, in warm-ups it felt OK, but then I started to feel pain about 70 meters into the race -- from there it only got worse. After the race, it really hurt, but once I had a chance to calm down and get some ice on it, it wasn't so bad. I'll come back tomorrow and see how it feels. The trainers want to wait and check its strength before they can really judge it. They put me in a walking boot for now to take the pressure off. I can walk on it that way, so we'll have to see how it fares tomorrow. The most frustrating part is the 4x100, because I thought we had a chance to maybe win it."

Women's 10,000 Meters Champion, Kate Bradshaw, Washington - 34:41.03
"I was trying to focus on keeping a good pace, and I didn't want to save anything for the end. I didn't think I had a chance to win until about the last lap. Winning the Pac-10s never even crossed my mind. I just came in confident that I could improve my time. [On passing senior teammate Anna Aoki] She's a senior, and I'm a freshman and I've always just followed her, but Coach said to help her out, so I went by her and I was going to either die or keep going."

Men's 10,000 Meters Champion, Brad Hauser, Stanford - 29:27.90
"The 10,000 is always big for Stanford, so we needed to make a good showing. We stayed together for most of the first half and tried to open it up a bit in the second half. It's always nice to do well at the Pac-10s, it is an important meet. It's my fifth year, and I'd love to go out on a good note, and give it a shot at the NCAAs"

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