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Jack Christiansen Invitational
Rams Win Jack Christiansen
4/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
April 21, 2007
At the annual Jack Christiansen Track & Field Invitational, hosted by Colorado State, both the Rams men and women were victorious. The men won with a total of 160 points, while the women tallied 172 points for the victory.
"It was nice to have good weather for a change," said head coach Brian Bedard. "Justin Hazzard had a good meet. It's good to see him get on track and bounce back from the Sun Angel. It's good to get Jennifer Ugo(chukwu) hit the regional mark in the shot. She had a stand out performance today. Big Al (Godell) had a good pr (personal record) in the hammer. He now needs to work on his consistency. Jason Schutz had a big pr in the hammer and regionally qualified then came back and threw well in the discus. This is the third meet in a row he's performed well for us. We're finally getting Magnus (Lohse) back on track after his injuries. He regionally qualified in the shot put and is coming along."
"In combination with the Oregon meet, I thought our distance runners did a great job out there. Watson's time in the steeple is off the charts."
Senior Janay DeLoach continued her hot streak, winning the long jump with a leap of 20-2.5, while winning the 100 meters in 11.78. This marked the third straight meet she surpassed 20-feet in the long jump and the 10th time in her career (outdoor only).
Senior Megan Fox ran a season-best time of 55.51 to finish third in the 400 meters. Junior Emily Pearson finished third in the 100 meter hurdles with a season-best time of 14.24, while sophomore Niomi Ridge was fourth with a career-best time of 14.30. Ridge also came back to win the 400 meter hurdles with a season-best time of 1:02.60.
The women's 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Fox, Tanesha Johnson, Pearson and DeLoach was victorious with a season-best time of 46.17.
Senior Rae Backes won the women's high jump after clearing 5-7, while freshman Jennifer Ugochukwu finished second in the shot put with a NCAA Regional qualifying throw of 47-9.25, which ranks her eighth on the school's all-time descending order list.
Former Ram standout John Woods broke the Jack Christiansen Invitational record in the 100 meters, running a personal best time of 10.16.
Senior Justin Hazzard won both the 110 and 400 meter hurdles, clocking a 14.29 in the 110 meters, while his 400 time of 51.60 is an NCAA Regional qualifying time. Freshman Robert Marin finished second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.10, while sophomore Kyle Keeler placed second in the 400 hurdles with his time of 53.13.
Freshman Cole Tucker finished third in the 400 meters with a personal best time of 48.04, while senior Denny Majerus was fifth in the 100 meters at 10.83.
Junior Magnus Lohse won the shot put with a season-best and NCAA Regional qualifying throw of 55-11.25, while senior Trey Eder finished second with a toss of 54-5.25. In the men's hammer, sophomore Alex Godell threw a personal best 196-10 to end with the seventh best throw in school history and qualify for the NCAA Regionals. Junior Jason Schutz was third with a throw of 187-1.
Late last night at the Oregon Invitational, the Rams broke two school records. Senior Rob Watson ran an 8:38.92 in the steeplechase to break the old record of 8:42.98 held by Mike Nicks from 2005. He finished fifth overall and second among collegians and qualified for the NCAA Regionals. Senior Nicole Feest finished third overall and was the top collegian in the 10,000 meters, running a 34:00.73, breaking the old school record of 34:08.94 by Sarah Piccolo from 1997. Her time is also an NCAA Provisional qualifying time.
Sophomore Kristen Hemphill finished sixth overall and fourth among collegians in the steeplechase, qualifying for the NCAA Regionals with her personal best time of 10:42.41. Senior Danielle Korb also qualified for the NCAA Regionals, finishing eighth overall and second among collegians in the first section of the 1500 meters with a time of 4:27.29. Her time is the sixth fastest in school history. Finishing behind her in eighth place was freshman Chantelle Dron, running a 4:32.89. In the second section, sophomore Kirsten Anthony finished seventh with a time of 4:28.42, while sophomore Heather Loseke was 11th in 4:32.56. In the men's second section of the 1500 meters, junior Steve Swartz finished 10th with a time of 3:48.83.
The lone competitor today at the Oregon Invitational, junior Drew Morano won the 400 meters in a time of 47.16.
Next weekend, the Rams will travel north to Laramie to compete in the Wyoming Invitational. Colorado State also announced it will host the Ram Open on May 5, a late addition to the schedule for 2007.
