Colorado State University Athletics
Indoor Track & Field Championship Preview
2/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
Championship Preview: Colorado State and the rest of the teams in the Mountain West Conference will be at the Air Force Academy this weekend for the Mountain West Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. Action begins on Thurs., with the men?s heptathlon and women?s pentathlon. On Friday, the preliminaries will take place with finals on Saturday.
Colorado State has the top-ranked athlete in the Mountain West in nine events, along with the top-ranked men?s distance medley team. Senior John Woods ranks first in both the 60 and 200 meters for the men, while senior Josh Glaab has the fastest time in the 5000 meters, junior Mike Horton is tied for the fastest 60 hurdles time, sophomore Magnus Lohse leads in the shot put and senior Adam Trainor leads in the weight throw. For the women, sophomore Janay DeLoach has the fastest time in the 60 meters, while senior Loree Smith has both the best shot put and weight throw in the league. The Rams have at least one athlete ranked in the top 10 in every individual event except the pole vaults, and in 12 events, have at least three ranked among the top 10.
Ranked in the Top 10
Men Women 60 meters 4 2 200 meters 6 2 400 meters 2 2 800 meters 2 2 mile 1 1 3000 meters 2 2 5000 meters 2 2 60 hurdles 3 1 high jump 3 5 pole vault 0 0 long jump 4 3 triple jump 3 2 shot put 6 4 weight throw 5 4 hept/pent. 0 2
Nationally Ranked: The Colorado State men?s team is tied for 18th in the Trackwire Top 25 poll with Arizona and Texas Tech and are the top-ranked team in the Mountain West. The polls are based on the national individual rankings and the projected finish at the NCAA Championship.
A Clean Sweep: During all six weeks of the regular season, the Rams had at least one student-athlete named the Mountain West Athlete of the Week. This week, Adam Trainor was honored after winning the weight throw for the third time this season. He has finished either first or second in every competition this season and has been in the top five in the last 10 meets. This is his first-ever weekly award. Loree Smith (2/8) shot put, weight throw, (2/1) shot put, weight throw; (1/25) shot put, weight throw; Magnus Lohse (2/1) shot put; (1/18) shot put; John Woods (2/8) 60 meters, 200 meters; Josh Glaab (2/15) 5000 meters; Adam Trainor (2/22) weight throw.
Returning All-Conference: A total of 10 student-athletes were named to the 2004 Mountain West Indoor All-Conference team and return for the 2005 championship. A student-athlete must finish in the top three to earn all-conference honors. Also, four return from the 2003 season.
Jacob Benson, High Jump
Janay DeLoach, Long Jump
Josh Glaab, 2003 5000 Meters
Cristina Gourdin, Pentathlon
Becky Hammitt, 2003 800 Meters
Justin Hazzard, 400 Meters
Brandon Kent, 400 Meters
Danielle Korb, Mile
Magnus Lohse, Shot Put
Mike Nicks, Mile
Loree Smith, Shot Put, Weight Throw
Katrice Thomas, 2003 200 Meters
Adam Trainor, Weight Throw
John Woods, 60 Meters, 200 Meters
Qualifying: Nine Rams have now surpassed the provisional or automatic qualifying standards for the NCAA Championship, which will take place Mar. 11-12 at Arkansas. There are four Rams ranked among the top 10 in the nation, with Loree Smith ranking in the top eight in both the shot put and weight throw, while Magnus Lohse is second in the shot put, and both Adam Trainor and John Woods are eighth in the weight throw and 200 meters, respectively.
Don Barrett Recap: At the Don Barrett Open on the campus of the Air Force Academy, a pair of Colorado State weight throwers provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time as the Rams competed in their last meet before the Mountain West Conference Championship. Junior Jill McCormick won the women?s weight throw competition, posting a career-best and NCAA provisional throw of 61-1.25. On the men?s side, Adam Trainor won the event with a throw of 68-1.75, just two inches shy of his season and career-best, while junior Nate Heyrman finished second with an NCAA provisional throw of 63-11.75, improving on his career best and Trey Eder placed third with a career-best and NCAA provisional qualifying toss of 62-8. Individual champions for the Rams included Becky Hammitt in the 800 meters, Linnea Pudwill in the 3000 meters, Jennifer Higgason in the high jump, Amanda Huddleston in the triple jump and McCormick in the weight throw on the women?s side. For the men, Collin Ferguson in the high jump, Jason Smith in the triple jump and Trainor in the weight throw.
Career Marks: Several Rams posted career-best marks over the weekend.
Women: Kirsten Anthony took over a second off her time in the mile, while Linn Bergander added almost six inches in the triple jump. Heather Loseke shaved over five seconds off her mile time and Jill McCormick added a foot and a half to her all-time best weight throw. Jill McKenzie increased her triple jump by over seven inches and Emily Pearson added 2.5 inches to her long jump. Linnea Pudwill took over nine seconds off her time in the 3000 and Niomi Ridge took over a tenth off her time in the 60 meter hurdles. Amy Starkweather improved her time in the 800 meters for the second straight week and Melissa Thomas took over nine seconds off her 3000 meters best.
Men: Nate Heyrman posted career-bests in both the shot put and weight throw, adding over a foot in the shot and 11.5 inches in the weight. Drew Morano took .27 off his time in the 200 meters, while Rodnee Pope took .08 off his 60 meters time and Taylor Ronne shaved over a second off his time in the 800. Jason Schutz increased his weight throw best by over a foot and Sean Smith took over three seconds off his time in the 3000 meters.
A Lot of Wins: Loree Smith has won, excluding the NCAA Championships in 2003, 10 of the last 11 competitions in the weight throw and including all meets, has never finished lower than eighth in her 24 career meets (12 weight throw titles, one second place finish, two thirds). In the shot put, excluding the NCAA Championships, Smith has won nine of the last 11 meets and throughout her career, has had only one finish lower than ninth (10 shot put titles, one second place finish, seven thirds). John Woods has finished either first or second in every 200 race since Feb. 8, 2002 -- a span of seven races, and has never finished lower than eighth, regardless of the competition (Six 200 titles, three second place finishes, one third). In the 55/60 meters, Woods has won his last three events, and has only one finish lower than third in 22 career races -- and that was in 2002 (11 55/60 titles, two second place finishes, four thirds). Several other Rams have multiple titles to their careers. Magnus Lohse has won his last four competitions in the shot put. Here is a chart of top three finishes on the Rams? team (minimum five top three finishes):
Name 1st 2nd 3rd Top 3 Total Loree Smith 22 2 9 33 John Woods 17 5 5 27 Jacob Benson 9 7 7 23 Amanda Huddleston 5 7 3 15 Janay DeLoach 8 3 2 13 Katrice Thomas 3 7 3 13 Danielle Korb 2 6 4 12 Mike Nicks 5 3 3 11 Adam Trainor 4 3 4 11 Nate Heyrman 0 4 6 10 Magnus Lohse 7 2 1 10 Becky Hammitt 6 2 1 9 Brandon Kent 6 2 1 9 Mike Horton 2 4 2 8 Jill McCormick 1 5 2 8 Crystal Clark 4 1 2 7 Megan Fox 3 1 3 7 Cristina Gourdin 1 5 1 7 Jenny Higgason 3 1 3 7 Nicole Feest 0 3 3 6 Josh Glaab 1 2 3 6 Kirsten Anthony 2 2 1 5 Rheannon Backes 1 2 2 5 Justin Hazzard 1 1 3 5 Denny Majerus 1 4 0 5 Brett Melin 1 2 2 5 Paul Michel 1 3 1 5
