Colorado State University Athletics
Trainor, Rivera and Nicks All Qualify
5/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
Colorado State senior Adam Trainor completed the sweep of hammer titles for the Rams at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship today, winning the event with a throw of 217-9. Junior Jace Rivera finished third in the same event, also earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in two weeks in Sacramento, throwing a personal best 211-0.
Senior Mike Nicks finished third in the steeplechase, running an 8:47.60 to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships ? where he will be competing for the third time in his career.
Junior Katie Hansen finished sixth in the discus throw, while junior Jill McCormick placed 15th in the discus and 14th in the shot put. Junior Amanda Huddleston took ninth place in the triple jump after a leap of 40-5.5 and freshman Linnea Pudwill, competing in just her second steeplechase event, finished 11th with a time of 11:09.81.
Junior Paul Michel ended in seventh place in the 1500 meter finals, running a 3:48.17, while freshman Jarelle Johnson was 15th in the triple jump.
Trainor, Rivera and Nicks join senior Loree Smith as the Rams? NCAA qualifiers. Smith won the women?s hammer throw during yesterday?s competition. The NCAA Championship runs June 8-11 on the campus of Sacramento State ? the site of last year?s Olympic Trials.
Women?s Discus Finals
1 Dace Ruskule SO Nebraska 56.71m 186-01 10
2 Krystal Robinson JR Rice 53.93m 176-11 8
3 Olivia Korte SO Air Force 53.48m 175-05 6
4 Abby Emsick SO Kansas 51.84m 170-01 5
5 Brittany Devereaux FR Baylor 50.95m 167-02 4
6 Katie Hansen JR Colorado State 50.68m 166-03 3
50.68m 50.06m 48.41m FOUL FOUL FOUL
7 Laura Wortmann FR Nebraska 50.58m 165-11 2
8 Liz Podominick FR Minnesota 49.41m 162-01 1
9 Michelle Carter SO Texas 48.80m 160-01
10 Loren Groves FR Kansas State 48.30m 158-05
11 Ashleigh Rogers SO Kansas State 47.88m 157-01
12 Allie Booker SR Houston 47.64m 156-03
13 Jessica Stephan JR Minnesota 46.76m 153-05
14 Morgan Edwards JR Northern Iowa 46.53m 152-08
15 Jill McCormick JR Colorado State 45.98m 150-10
45.98m 38.37m 42.95m
16 Sara Baker JR Texas State 45.95m 150-09
17 Amanda Barnes SR New Mexico 45.06m 147-10
18 Jamie Riojas SR Texas A&M 45.01m 147-08
19 Lindsay Grigoriev SO Kansas State 44.85m 147-02
20 Amber Curtis FR Nebraska 44.81m 147-00
21 Zelma Wade SO TCU 43.57m 142-11
22 Kacey Onwuchekwa SO Texas A&M 42.48m 139-04
Men?s Hammer Finals
1 Adam Trainor SR Colorado State 66.38mM 217-09 10
66.38m 64.55m FOUL 64.15m 65.61m FOUL
2 Isaac Ybarra SR Texas-Pan Am 66.18mF 217-01 8
3 Jace Rivera JR Colorado State 64.32mF 211-00 6
60.29m 64.32m FOUL FOUL FOUL 59.81m
4 Sheldon Battle JR Kansas 63.03m 206-09 5
5 Zack Schaefer SR Wyoming 62.35m 204-07 4
6 Kyle Herl SR Wyoming 61.42m 201-06 3
7 Issar Yazhbin SO Nebraska 60.07m 197-01 2
8 Chris Voller SR Iowa 59.55m 195-04 1
9 Chase Mullen SR Colorado 59.50m 195-02
10 Ryan Creadick SR Kansas State 59.12m 193-11
11 Derrick Benner SR Northern Iowa 58.87m 193-02
12 Coby Cost JR Kansas State 58.38m 191-06
13 Adam Schnaible SO Minnesota 57.28m 187-11
14 Curt Schoenfelder SR Minnesota 57.25m 187-10
15 Zach Hazen JR Colorado 57.14m 187-06
16 Trey Eder SO Colorado State 56.57m 185-07
FOUL 54.95m 56.57m
17 Tarl Vetter SR Kansas State 56.44m 185-02
18 Tony Stewart SR Iowa State 55.12m 180-10
19 Tom Donlin JR Nebraska 55.09m 180-09
20 Colin Dutton SR Kansas 54.14m 177-07
21 Robby Spexarth SR Wichita State 53.96m 177-00
22 Nathan Palmer FR Montana State 53.83m 176-07
23 Andy Tilstra SR Minnesota 53.79m 176-06
24 Kelly Jackson SR Texas-Arlington 52.67m 172-10
25 Brad Sherer SR Montana State 52.15m 171-01
Men?s 1500 Meter Finals
1 Leonel Manzano FR Texas 3:46.37 3:44.93 10
2 Stephen Pifer SO Colorado 3:46.61 3:45.32 8
3 Brent Wilberts SR Drake 3:46.85 3:45.37 6
4 Kyle Miller FR Texas 3:47.16 3:45.58 5
5 Pete vanderWesthuizen SO Nebraska 3:47.15 3:45.75 4
6 Ryan Ponsonby SR Texas 3:47.08 3:45.79 3
7 Paul Michel JR Colorado State 3:48.12 3:48.17 2
8 Mark Walter JR Air Force 3:46.98 3:48.82 1
9 Anthony Chiulli SO Colorado 3:47.25 3:52.25
10 Shadrack Biwott FR New Mexico 3:47.80 3:52.87
11 Cameron Schwehr JR Kansas 3:47.49 3:54.89
12 Sean McCabe JR Oklahoma State 3:47.65 3:55.52
Women?s Shot Put Finals
1 Michelle Carter SO Texas 17.60mM 57-09.00 10
2 Kacey Onwuchekwa SO Texas A&M 16.41m 53-10.25 8
3 Halee Prickett SR Oklahoma State 16.10m 52-10.00 6
4 Liz Podominick FR Minnesota 16.05m 52-08.00 5
5 Amanda Barnes SR New Mexico 15.83m 51-11.25 4
6 Abby Ruston JR Texas A&M 15.12m 49-07.25 3
7 Tinisha Wesley SR Houston 14.73m 48-04.00 2
8 Morgan Edwards JR Northern Iowa 14.64m 48-00.50 1
9 Kamesha Marshall SR Iowa 14.55m 47-09.00
10 Erin Streater JR New Mexico State 14.37m 47-01.75
11 Tiffanie Reeves SO Texas-Arlington 14.25m 46-09.00
12 Olivia Korte SO Air Force 14.18m 46-06.25
13 Carly Newlands JR Colorado 14.08m 46-02.50
14 Jill McCormick JR Colorado State 13.89m 45-07.00
12.99m 13.89m FOUL
15 Markeshia Edwards SO Stephen F. Austin 13.82m 45-04.25
16 Jeni Steiner SO Nebraska 13.69m 44-11.00
17 Ciji Brooks JR North Texas 13.23m 43-05.00
18 Hannah Furlong JR Montana State 13.03m 42-09.00
Men?s Triple Jump Finals
1 Brian Veal SR Texas State 16.02mM 0.2 52-06.75
2 Yuriy Litvinski SO Northern Iowa 15.69m 1.2 51-05.75
3 Javionni Gooden SR Texas State 15.63m -0.8 51-03.50
4 Stelios Kapsalis JR Kansas State 15.59m -1.7 51-01.75
5 Andrew Gamble SR Texas A&M 15.53m -0.7 50-11.50
6 Tony Douglas JR Iowa State 15.40m -0.3 50-06.25
7 Tydree Lewis FR Oklahoma 15.18m -0.9 49-09.75
8 Corey Dowden JR Texas Tech 15.12m -0.6 49-07.25
9 Joseph Davis FR Texas 14.98m -1.0 49-01.75
10 Bobby Evers FR Texas Tech 14.85m -0.2 48-08.75
11 Matt Sanderson JR Drake 14.81m -0.6 48-07.25
12 Girts Liepins JR Wichita State 14.78m -0.6 48-06.00
13 Andre Fletcher JR Texas Southern 14.54m -1.3 47-08.50
14 Jason Powell JR Rice 14.41m -0.8 47-03.50
15 Jarelle Johnson FR Colorado State 13.65m -2.3 44-09.50
FOUL(NWI) 13.65m(-2.3) FOUL(NWI)
Women?s Triple Jump Finals
1 Chaytan Hill SR Kansas State 13.43mF -1.4 44-00.75
2 Brooklyn Hann SR Kansas 12.84m -0.9 42-01.50
3 Crystal Manning FR Kansas 12.59m -1.2 41-03.75
4 Kwonya Ferguson JR Nebraska J12.59m -0.8 41-03.75
5 Caresir Hamilton SO Houston 12.54m -0.3 41-01.75
6 Crystal McBrady SO Texas A&M 12.51m -0.2 41-00.50
7 Geralda Dukuly SR Texas Tech 12.48m -0.5 40-11.50
8 Paula Ogunbanjo SR Oklahoma State 12.44m -0.5 40-09.75
9 Amanda Huddleston JR Colorado State 12.33m -1.1 40-05.50
12.27m(-1.7) 12.19m(0.4) 12.33m(-1.1) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 12.06m(-1.7)
10 Stephanie Miller SO Wichita State 12.27m -0.3 40-03.25
11 Sandra Anane SO New Mexico State 12.11m -1.2 39-08.75
12 Marianne Schlachter FR Kansas State 12.08m -0.2 39-07.75
13 Roshunda Betts JR Sam Houston State 12.06m -0.7 39-07.00
14 English Clark FR Oral Roberts 11.87m 0.5 38-11.50
14 Liza Negriff SR Colorado 11.87m -0.9 38-11.50
16 Nicole Moore FR Oklahoma 11.86m -0.9 38-11.00
17 Yvette Green SR Texas State 11.82m -1.3 38-09.50
18 Jacque Iwuchukwu JR Texas State 11.75m -1.2 38-06.75
19 Kym Norsworthy SR Sam Houston State 11.72m -1.2 38-05.50
20 Courtney Henderson SR Oral Roberts 11.71m -0.2 38-05.00
21 Thomaida Polydorou FR Kansas State 11.66m -1.6 38-03.25
22 Shardee Caesar SO Rice 11.61m -1.3 38-01.25
23 Shatoya Hill SO Kansas 11.52m -1.0 37-09.50
24 Erin Jones JR Montana State 11.17m 0.1 36-07.75
Women?s Steeplechase Finals
1 Natalie Florence SR Colorado 10:12.26F 10
2 Emily Brown SO Minnesota 10:24.02M 8
3 Sarah Becker JR Wichita State 10:26.10M 6
4 Barbora Kuncova JR Oklahoma State 10:26.69M 5
5 Mica Land FR Wichita State 10:29.45 4
6 Monique Ortega SO Baylor 10:43.61 3
7 Stefanie Calhoun JR Texas Tech 10:43.61 2
8 Sarah Yoder JR Rice 10:43.98 1
9 Jessa Chance SR Baylor 10:53.57
10 Margaret Frash SO Air Force 11:03.48
11 Linnea Pudwill FR Colorado State 11:09.81
12 Sarah Hershman JR Sam Houston State 11:17.55
13 Bonnie McKernan SO North Texas 11:28.23
Men?s Steeplechase Finals
1 Patrick Mutai FR Texas-El Paso 8:45.67 10
2 Bill Nelson SO Colorado 8:47.27 8
3 Mike Nicks SR Colorado State 8:47.60 6
4 Haron Lagat JR Texas Tech 8:51.34 5
5 Mircea Bogdan JR Texas-El Paso 8:57.59 4
6 Jeff Cutrer JR Texas 9:00.69 3
7 Joe Gray SO Oklahoma State 9:00.89 2
8 Pete Janson SO Colorado 9:01.27 1
9 Ryan Malmin JR Minnesota 9:02.89
10 Jake Morse FR Texas 9:04.44
11 Jonathan Lewis SR Texas A&M 9:06.69
12 Charles Hampton FR Texas 9:11.30
13 David Axel JR Rice 9:16.28
14 Raul Villareal SR Sam Houston State 9:16.43
15 Tony Rakaric JR Iowa 9:18.30
16 Bensen Cheserek JR Texas Tech 9:23.78
17 Jonathan Gibson SR Montana State 9:24.40
18 Erik Grumstrup JR Minnesota 9:24.80
19 Rob Watson SO Colorado State 9:24.94
20 Zach Zeller SR Texas 9:28.57
21 Dan Ferguson JR Kansas 9:29.41
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