Colorado State University Athletics
Track and Field Update ? Feb. 20
2/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Indoor Track & Field
Light Week: Most of the Colorado State track & field teams will take the week off in preparation for the Mountain West Conference Championships Feb. 26-28 at the Air Force Academy. A handful of student-athletes will participate this weekend at the Air Force Open on Saturday.
Made To Be Broken: Senior John Woods broke the school record in the 60 meter dash over the weekend, bettering his own time to 6.69. He and Eric Gray previously co-owned the record at 6.70 with Woods running the time in 2002 and Gray running it in 1999. Woods has won every event entered in this season and has the second best time ever recorded in the Mountain West in the 60 meters. For his accomplishments, Woods was named the Mountain West Men?s Track and Field Athlete of the Week, winning the second award for the Rams this season (Magnus Lohse).
Best In The Mountain West: Several Rams have the top mark in the performance lists in the Mountain West Conference. John Woods has the best time in both the 60 and 200 meters, while freshman Rodnee Pope is right behind him in the 200 meters in second. Freshman Magnus Lohse also has the best throw in the shot put this season.
School Record: Magnus Lohse, in just his second collegiate event, broke the school record and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship in the shot put with his winning throw of 63-2 at the Robert Shine Invitational in Laramie on Jan. 31. Lohse breaks the old record of 60-2 held by Brian Trainor from 2001 and he currently ranks fifth in the nation among Division I student-athletes. Lohse?s winning toss is also the third best throw ever recorded in the Mountain West Conference and earned him Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week.
Adidas Recap: Both junior Mike Nicks and John Woods ran NCAA provisional qualifying times in their respective events. Nicks won the mile with a time of 4:04.69 while Woods won the 60 meter dash with a 6.69. Magnus Lohse continued with his strong showing in the shot put, placing second in the shot put (57-03) behind Carl Myerscough, the top ranked shot putter in the nation and three time national champion. Senior Brian Kelly finished second in the 800 with a time of 1:52.26 and senior Bill Michel was CSU?s top runner in the 3000 meter run with a sixth place finish in 8:13.97. On the women?s side, Rebekah Yetzer won the 1000 meter run in 2:58.31, followed closely by teammate Danielle Korb in second with a 2:58.46. Korb also finished second in the mile with a time of 4:56.01. Senior Keela Niemeyer placed third in the shot put with a throw of 47-01.75. Freshmen Megan Fox and Janay DeLoach continued their strong performances with Fox finishing third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.34 and fifth in the 400 meter dash in 57.14. DeLoach placed third in the long jump with a mark of 18-08.
Distance Corp: Three athletes competed in the Iowa State Classic in Ames on Friday night. Junior Colleen Blair and seniors Austin Vigil and Dylan Olchin ran the 5000 meters. Blair finished sixth in the women?s race with a person best time of 17:10.35. Vigil and Olchin finished seventh (14:16.94) and twelfth (14:33.22) respectively in the men?s race.
Still Undefeated: Colorado State remained undefeated this season, winning the Air Force Classic Quadrangular over Air Force, Arizona and Colorado. The women?s team scored 140 points to win, while the men?s team tallied 147 points in the victory. Megan Fox won both the 200 and 400 meter races, posting personal best times of 25.57 and 57.16, respectively. Junior Katrice Thomas was right behind Fox in the 400 meters, finishing second with a time of 57.45. Janay DeLoach came within one inch of the Colorado State school record, winning the long jump with a leap of 19-8, almost one-foot better than the second place competitor. Senior Melissa Harms was also victorious today, winning the weight throw with a personal best throw of 56-4. In the 3000 meters, a trio of Rams finished three-through-five with Nicole Feest leading the way. Freshman Rheannon Backes, competing in her first collegiate meet, finished second in the high jump after clearing 5-3. On the men?s side, John Woods continued his dominant ways in the sprints, winning the 60 meters in 6.76 and the 200 meters in 21.29. Junior Brandon Kent won the 400 meters in a time of 49.09 and Mike Nicks and Brian Kelly finished one-two in the 800 meters with Nicks crossing the finish line in 1:52.90. Austin Vigil was second in the 3000 meters and the 4x880 yard relay team consisting of Nelson Palacios, Paul Michel, Brett Melin and Nicks was victorious with a time of 7:48.36. Jacob Benson finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 48-1.25 and the throws team was very strong today with Magnus Lohse winning the shot put and Adam Trainor and Nate Heyrman finishing one-two in the weight throw. Trainor had a season-best throw of 61-10.5.
Men, Women Ranked: The men?s team is currently ranked 26th in the USTCA Power Rankings while the women?s squad is 41st.
