Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Mountain West Championships
Pearson Leads After Day One
5/9/2007 12:00:00 AM | Outdoor Track & Field
May 9, 2007
Pearson leads the 12 member field after the first four events, while junior Tonya Cure is in sixth place with 2,878 points, freshman Kristen Kugler is in seventh with 2,778 points and freshman Sonni Russell is 10th with 2,755 points. Freshman Doug Dieker is the lone Ram in the decathlon and currently sits in eighth place after the first day with 3100 points.
Pearson opened the day by running a 14.07 in the 100 meter hurdles, which is also the sixth fastest time in
Cure began the day running a personal best time of 14.70 in the 100 hurdles. She then cleared 5-2.25 in the high jump, threw a personal best 33-8.5 in the shot put and ran a 26.70 in the 200 meters.
Kugler also ran a personal best time in the hurdles, clocking a 16.29. She then cleared a personal best 5-5.75 in the high jump, threw 34-9 in the shot put and closed the day by running 26.99 in the 200 meters.
Russell crossed the tape in a personal best time of 16.13 in the 100 hurdles, cleared 5-5.75 in the high jump, threw a personal best 33-8.5 in the shot put and ran a 27.24 in the 200 meters.
Dieker ran an 11.55 in the 100 meters, jumped 19-2.5 in the long jump, threw a personal best 33-6 in the shot put, cleared a personal best 5-9.75 in the high jump and rounded out the day by running a personal best 52.52 in the 400 meters.
Day two events begin Thursday, May 10, at Noon PT with the men's decathlon 110 meter hurdles, while the women's heptathlon long jump begins at 12:30 p.m. PT. After the conclusion of the multi-events tomorrow, the rest of the field will open competition on Friday.
