Colorado State University Athletics
MWC Outdoor Championships Conclude
5/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Indoor Track & Field
The Colorado State men finished second in the 2004 MWC Outdoor Championships behind sprinter John Woods' first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. The Ram women completed a third-place finish behind Loree Smith who finished first in the hammer throw and discus and second in the shot put.
Woods, who repeated as conference champion in the 100 and 200, ran a 10.42 in the preliminaries of the 100 before winning the finals race at 10.55. The senior tied a personal best with a 20.97 in the 200 prelims followed by a league-winning 20.99 finish in the finals.
Woods completed his outstanding day by anchoring a 4x100 team that won the league crown with a season-best time of 40.41, good for an NCAA-qualifying mark.
On the women's side, Smith continued her dominance after winning the discus on Friday. The senior earned a league championship with a 60.56m throw in the hammer after finishing second in the shot put (15.52m) narrowly missing her third conference championship of the year.
Other Notable Ram Performances:
Rheannon Backes (1.76m) and Cristina Gourdin (1.73m) finished 3-4 in the women's high jump.
Christine Ahn (3.75m) finished third in the women's pole vault.
Janay DeLoach (6.05m) made a second place jump in the women's long jump.
Amanda Huddleston (12.43m) finished second in the women's triple jump.
Keela Niemeyer (15.37) finished third in the women's shot put.
Melissa Harms (56.19m) and Haley Hunt (54.15m) came in 3-5 in the hammer throw.
Drew Morano (46.91) finished second in the 400 meter dash.
Justin Hazzard (51.79) finished third in the 400 meter hurdles.
CSU's 4x400 relay team (3:13.70) finished third.
Jacob Benson finished third in the long jump (7.09m) and sixth in the triple jump (14.13m).
Freshman Magnus Lohse (18.44m) came in second in the shot put while Jeremy Graff and Nate Heyrman finished 4-5 in the event.
James Cale was third in the discus (51.62m) and second in the hammer throw (60.92m).
The Rams will be in action next on May 28-29 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
