Track & Field Preview: The NCAA Championships

June 5, 2007

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Championship Bound: The Colorado State track & field team heads to Sacramento, Calif.  for the 2007 NCAA Championships.  The meet will be held June 6-9, 2007 at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif.  The meet will be hosted by Sacramento State University.

Fantastic Four:  Four student-athletes, two men and two women will compete for Colorado State at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships this week in Sacramento, Calif.  Competition begins on Wedensday from the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif.  Sacramento State University will be the host institution for the championships. 

Senior Rob Watson enters the meet as the highest-ranked Ram, nationally.  Watson is currently fifth in the nation in the 3000 meter Steepelchase event, clocking in with a season-best time of 8:38.92. 

Junior Jason Shutz will compete in the Discus at the championships.  Schutz enters the meet ranked 21st in the nation in the disucus with a season-best throw of 188-3. 

Senior Janay DeLoach will compete in the Women's Long Jump.  DeLoach ranks 13th in the nation in the event. 

Senior Nicole Feest ranks 49th in the country in the 5000 meter run.  She will compete at the NCAA Championships, entering the meet with a season-best time of 16:63.42 in the event.     

All-Region Performers:  Seven Colorado State University track and field athletes, four men and three women, have been named to the All-Midwest Region team by virtue of performances at the NCAA Midwest Regional last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. To earn a spot on the team, an athlete must finish in the top-8 in an event at the NCAA Regional.

Junior Jason Schutz led the Rams with two selections, earning a spot in the Discus (2nd, 192-07) and Hammer Throw (6th; 195-10) events. Sophomore Alex Godell placed seventh in the Hammer Throw (195-02) to earn the nod.

Seniors Rob Watson, who won the Steeplechase in a time of 8:49.38, and Junior Justin Hazzard, who placed seventh in the 400 Hurdles (51.39) also earned a spot on the team.

On the women's side, seniors Janay DeLoach and Nicole Feest, and sophomore  Kristen Hemphill also received the nod. DeLoach placed third in the Long Jump, posting a leap of 20-7.25. Feest placed third in the 5000 meter run (16:20.86) and Hemphill posted a personal-best of 10:29.48 in the Steeplechase to place sixth.

MWC Championship Recap: Colorado State's men's team caputured second place while the women's team placed fourth.  The men's team scored 166 points finishing behind BYU (214).  Colorado State's women's team tallied 119 points, finishing behind BYU (214), TCU (152) and San Diego State (128).

Top of the Mountain:  Six Colorado State athletes took home individual titles at the Mountain West Conference Championship meet. 
  Drew Morano - 200 meter
  Rob Watson - 3000 meter steeplechase
  Justin Hazzard - 400 hurdles
  Alex Godell - hammer
  Magnus Lohse - shot put
  Janay DeLoach - long jump. 

All-Conference Honorees:  Several student-athletes, including 11 men and nine women earned All-Mountain West Conference honors thanks to their performances at the MWC Championship meet.
Men: 
   Cameron Carter (discus, 2nd)
   David Eischeid (4x100 relay, 2nd)
   Alex Godell (hammer, 1st)
   Justin Hazzard (400 meter hurdles, 2nd; 110 meter hurdles, 3rd)
   Nate Heyrman (shot put, 3rd)
   Zach Jordan (4x100 relay, 2nd)
   Magnus Lohse (shot put, 1st; javelin, 3rd)
   Drew Morano (400 meter, 2nd; 4x100 relay, 2nd)
   Travis Picou (4x100 relay, 2nd)
   Jason Schutz (discus, 3rd)
   Rob Watson (steeplechase, 1st; 5000 meter, 2nd)
Women: 
   Kirsten Anthony (1500 meter, 3rd)
   Janay DeLoach (long jump, 1st; 4x100 relay, 3rd)
   Nicole Feest (5000 meter, 2nd)
   Megan Fox (4x100 relay, 3rd)
   Haley Hunt (hammer throw, 3rd)
   Tanesha Johnson (4x100 relay, 3rd)
   Emily Pearson (heptathlon, 3rd; 100 meterhurdles, 2nd, 4x100 relay, 3rd)
   Stacey Poulos (hammer, 2nd)
   April Thomas (10,000 meter, 3rd)

Making The List: Several student-athletes have added their name to the record books this season.
 Janay DeLoach ranks third in the 100 meters with her time of 11.69, while Tanesha Johnson is seventh at 12.01. Johnson also ranks second in the triple jump at 39-7.25 and ninth in the 200 meters, clocking in at 24.58.
 Sophomore Niomi Ridge moved up to 10th in the 100 hurdles with her time of 14.30, while junior Tonya Cure is now 18th with her best time of 14.91 and she also ranks 15th in the javelin with a throw of 125-3.
 Emily Pearson ranks third in the heptathlon with 5,204 points and 13th in the 200 meters at 24.89.
 Senior Danielle Korb (4:27.29), sophomore Kirsten Anthony (4:28.42), freshman Chantelle Dron (4:30.47), sophomore Heather Loseke (4:32.56) and sophomore Kristen Hemphill (4:34.74) now rank sixth, eighth, 10th, 13th and 17th, respectively in the 1500 meters.
 Kristen Hemphill also posted the second best steeplechase time in school history (10:42.41).
 Nicole Feest holds the school record in the 10,000 meters after clocking a 34:00.73.
 Freshman Sonni Russell cleared 5-6.5 to rank 15th in the high jump and she is 17th in the heptathlon.
 Sophomore Emily Patton now ranks eighth in the triple jump after her leap of 36-7.75.
 Sophomore Kate Colvin cleared 11-6.25 in the pole vault to rank fourth.
 Jennifer Ugochukwu is 10th in the shot put at 47-9.25.
 Haley Hunt is up another three spots to 12th in the discus with her throw of 156-6, while freshman Jennifer Mack is 20th in the discus and 16th in the hammer.
 Sophomore Amanda Johnson moved up to 17th in the hammer throw.
 Junior Ashleigh Morton threw 128-2 in the javelin to rank 14th.
 Kristen Kugler ranks 13th in the heptathlon.
 Drew Morano sped to a 10.58 in the 100 meters, which ranks eighths, while his time of 21.11 in the 200 meters is fifth and his 46.73 in the 400 meters is second.
 Zach Jordan ranks 20th in the 100 at 10.72.
 Cole Tucker moved up one more spot to 12th in the 400 meters with his time of 47.92.
 Kyle Keeler moved up another five spots ot eighth in the 400 meter hurdles after running a 52.42.  
 Steve Swartz ranks eighth in the 1500 meters with his time of  3:48.83.
 Rob Watson is the record holder in the steeplechase with his time of 8:38.92.
 Both junior Collin Ferguson and freshman Kevin Wills are tied for 19th in the high jump with a clearance of 6-6.75.
 Junior Jason Smith now ranks fourth in the triple jump with his leap of 49-1, while freshman Ryan Friese now ranks 13th at 46-9.
 Doug Dieker scored 5801 points in the decathlon to rank 18th and with his clearance of 15-7.25 in the pole vault, he now ranks 11th.
 Jason Schutz is now sixth in the discus at 188-3 while freshman Cameron Carter is ninth with his best throw of 180-5. 
 Freshman Cameron Carter ranks ninth in the discus with his throw of 178-10.
 The quartet of Nate Heyrman, Alex Godell, Schutz and Trey Eder now rank fifth, sixth, ninth and 10th, respectively in the hammer after all threw career bests at the Ram Open.

Bettering Themselves: A host of student-athletes posted personal best at the Mountain West Conference Championships. That list follows with the event in parentheses:
Women: Kirsten Anthony (1500 meters); Tonya Cure (shot put, javelin); Nicole Feest (5000 meters); Kristen Hemphill (steeplechase, 5000 meters); Haley Hunt (discus); Danielle Korb (5000 meters); Kristen Kugler (100 hurdles, high jump, heptathlon); Heather Loseke (10,000 meters); Emily Pearson (100 hurdles, high jump, shot put); Danielle Rawlings (10,000 meters); Sonni Russell (heptathlon); April Thomas (10,000 meters).  
Men: Ryan Billups (triple jump); Camercon Carter (discus, shot put); Collin Ferguson (high jump); Jeremy Freed (5000 meters, 10,000 meters); Ryan Friese (long jump); Alex Godell (shot put); Zach Jordan (200 meters); Ryan Kirkpatrick (10,000 meters); Magnus Lohse (javelin); Denny Majerus (long jump); Drew Morano (400 meters); Jason Schutz (shot put); Andres Urbina (steeplechase, 10,000 meters); Rob Watson (5000 meters). 

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