Colorado State University Athletics
Track & Field Splits Squads
4/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
Split Squad: The Colorado State track & field team will split into two squads this weekend, with 22 (freshman Kirsten Anthony, senior Jacob Benson, sophomore Matt Cianciullli, senior Crystal Clark, sophomore Janay DeLoach, sophomore Trey Eder, sophomore Megan Fox, sophomore Becky Hammitt, junior Katie Hansen, junior Amanda Huddleston, senior Brandon Kent, sophomore Ryan Kirkpatrick, sophomore Magnus Lohse, junior Jill McCormick, junior Paul Michel, senior Mike Nicks, junior Jace Rivera, senior Loree Smith, senior Katrice Thomas, senior Adam Trainor, junior Jaimee Troth, and sophomore Rob Watson) heading to the University of California to compete in the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, while the rest of the team will head to Boulder for the Colorado Invitational.
Making The Mark: Adam Trainor posted the second best throw in the nation in the hammer at the Tom Benich Classic on Saturday. Trainor threw 220-6 to win the event, record the third best throw in Colorado State history and the third best throw in Mountain West Conference history. Sophomore Katie Lloyd provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship in the heptathlon (not a NCAA regional event) with a winning total of 5043. She currently ranks seventh in the nation and first in the Midwest Region -- and her total ranks third in school history. Others who qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships over the weekend are Trey Eder in both the shot put and hammer, Mike Nicks in the 1500 meters, freshman Alex Godell in the discus, sophomore Rheannon Backes in the high jump, Janay DeLoach in the long jump, Amanda Huddleston in the triple jump and Katie Hansen in the discus.
In The Rankings: In the first Trackwire poll, released April 5, the Colorado State men rank 20th with 14 points. The polls are based on a hypothetical scoring of the NCAA Championship.
School Records: After two weeks of competition, the Rams have already broken two school records. Amanda Huddleston broke her own record in the triple jump, leaping 41-6 at the Tom Benich Classic to break her own record of 40-9.75 from last year. Also, Janay DeLoach has broken her own record in the long jump with her leap of 20-2.5 from the Rob Upton Invitational. She breaks her record of 20-1.75 from last year as well.
Big Al: Alex Godell, competing in his first meet for Colorado State after redshirting the indoor season, threw 171-7 in the discus to finish fourth overall and the top collegian in the Tom Benich Classic. Godell now ranks 32nd in the nation and ninth in the region and has the fifth best throw by a freshman in Division I this season. Two of the top five freshman in the nation are in the Mountain West Conference, as Leif Arrhenius from BYU also ranks among the nation?s leaders.
Changes In The Wind: According to the NCAA rule books, an allowable wind for regional qualifying is 4.0 meters per second, not the 2.0 previously mentioned. Therefore, Janay DeLoach?s long jump from the Rob Upton stands as her best jump this season at 20-2.5.
Cracking The Top 10: Several athletes moved into the top-10 all-time at Colorado State in their respective events over the weekend. Katie Lloyd now ranks seventh in the long jump after a leap of 19-0.5 and third in the heptathlon with her 5,043 point total. Freshman Emily Pearson moved into eighth on the heptathlon list with a total of 4,606. Jill McCormick now ranks ninth in the hammer with a throw of 174-6. Trey Eder ranks eighth in the shot put at 55-5.75 and Adam Trainor now ranks third in the hammer with his throw of 220-6.
League Leading: Seven different Rams have posted the best time/mark in the Mountain West Conference this season. Jacob Benson ranks first in the long jump, Adam Trainor has the best hammer throw, senior Michelle Carman leads the conference in the 5000 meters, Janay DeLoach has the best long jump while Amanda Huddleston has the best triple jump, Katie Hansen has the best discus throw and Katie Lloyd ranks first in the heptathlon.
Personal Bests: At the Tom Benich Classic, several Rams posted career-best times or marks. Women: Junior Danielle Buzzell, 1500 meters; junior Kristina Glawe, hammer; junior Cristina Gourdin shot put and javelin; Becky Hammitt, 400 meters; sophomore Stacy Hancock, triple jump; Amanda Huddleston, long jump and triple jump; freshman Amanda Johnson, 100 hurdles; Katie Lloyd, 100 hurdles, high jump, long jump and heptathlon; sophomore Kelly Marquardt, javelin; Jill McCormick, hammer; freshman Rachelle Mims, 100 hurdles and freshman Ashleigh Morton, 100 hurdles.
Men: Trey Eder, shot put; freshman Charles Johnson, pole vault; freshman Jarelle Johnson, long jump; sophomore Kevin Johnson, long jump and shot put; Ryan Kirkpatrick, 800 meters; freshman Jason Schutz, discus and hammer; Adam Trainor, hammer and sophomore Joe Trainor, discus.
Tom Benich Recap: Colorado State competed at the Tom Benich Classic, hosted by the University of Northern Colorado where the women won 11 events and the men won eight.
Amanda Huddleston broke the school record with her winning jump of 41-6, which qualifies her for the NCAA Regional Championship. Katrice Thomas was a double winner, bringing home the titles in both the 100 and 200 meters. Janay DeLoach won the long jump with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 20-1.5 and finished second in the 100 meters behind Thomas. In the 200 meters, Megan Fox finished third at 24.85. Becky Hammitt won the 400 meters, while Fox was right behind her with times of 56.30 and 56.34, respectively. Freshman Linnea Pudwill was victorious in the 5000 meters, running in 18:01.99, while Rachelle Mims won the 100 meter hurdles after clocking a 14.62. Rheannon Backes regionally qualified and won the high jump after clearing 5-8.75, while freshman Anne McLaughlin was second at 5-7 and sophomore Jenny Higgason finished fourth after clearing 5-5. Katie Hansen regionally qualified in the discus with her winning throw of 164-10, while Jill McCormick was second with a throw of 147-6. Jaimee Troth won the hammer throw at 177-1, while McCormick was second at 174-6 and Kristina Glawe was third with a toss of 166-4.
Adam Trainor posted a career-best, regionally qualified for the NCAA Championship and surpassed the USA National A Standard in the hammer throw with a toss of 220-6. Mike Nicks won the 1500 meters with a regional qualifying time of 3:49.15 and Paul Michel was victorious in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.85. Rob Watson won the steeplechase in 9:28.23 and junior Mike Horton won the 110 meter hurdles in 14.76. Trey Eder improved on his NCAA regional qualifying mark in the shot put with his throw of 55-5.75, which was the top collegiate mark and second overall. Jacob Benson finished second in both the high jump (6-8.75) and the long jump (23-10), while Charles Johnson tied for first place in the pole vault after clearing a personal best 14-5.25. Alex Godell posted the best collegiate mark in the discus and finished fourth overall -- behind former CSU All-Americans Casey Malone and Brian Trainor -- with a personal best throw of 171-7. Colorado State Katie Lloyd led a trio of Rams to a 1-2-3 sweep at the Kim Schiemenz Heptathlon. Lloyd scored 5,043 points to win, while Cristina Gourdin was second with 4,824 points and Emily Pearson placed third with 4,606 points. Ashleigh Morton also finished sixth with 4,369 points.
All-Conference: A total of 20 Colorado State student-athletes were named to the 2004 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference team and 10 of those are returning this year. To be named to the all-conference team, a student-athlete must finish in the top three at the conference championship or be a member of the winning relay team. An asterisk (*) indicates a repeat outdoor all-conference selection.
Rheannon Backes, high jump
*Jacob Benson, long jump
*Katie Hansen, discus
Amanda Huddleston, triple jump
Brandon Kent, 4x100 relay
Magnus Lohse, shot put
sophomore Denny Majerus, 4x100 relay
*Mike Nicks, steeplechase
sophomore Rodnee Pope, 4x100 relay
*Loree Smith, shot put, discus, hammer
Playing Hosts: Colorado State will host the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 11-14. The Rams have not hosted a conference championship since 1997 when they hosted the WAC. All eight Mountain West women?s teams and all six men?s teams will be in Fort Collins competing for the title.
