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Track & Field Comes Out Strong At Michael Johnson Invitational
April 17, 2004 | Track and Field
April 17, 2004
WACO, Texas - The Red Raiders got what they were finally waiting for this weekend, good weather, as they competed at the 2004 Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas. After two weeks of rainy weather during competition, the team took home seven first-place finishes in one of their last tune-ups before the conference Championships on April 29-May 1.
Senior Jason Young took home first in the hammer with a throw of 183'-5" (55.92m) for his second qualifying mark of the season in the hammer. Young added another first-place finish in the discus with a regional-qualifying throw of 195'-6" (59.58m). This brings him to seven regional qualifying marks this season, the most of any Red Raider.
Junior Olivia Clardy took home a second-place finish in the hammer with a throw of 163'-00" (50.31m). Clardy also finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 143'-9" (43.83m). Senior Megan Schuessler finished in fourth in the shot put with a throw of 45'-0.25" (13.72m). With a throw of 150'-1" (45.74m), Schuessler was also runner-up in the discus. Freshman Brad Kring turned in his first regional qualifying mark of the season, 54'-8.25" (16.67m) for a third-place finish.
Junior Geralda Dukuly finished first with a mark of 40'-9.75" (12.38m) in the triple jump. This is Dukuly's third regional qualifying mark of the season in the triple jump.
Freshman Kelley Schulz set both a school record and a personal best with a vault of 13'-2.25" (4.02m) for a first-place finish. This regional qualifying mark comes just two weeks after she broke her own school record with a vault of 12'-9.50" (3.90m) at the Texas Relays. Sophomore Dana Rosenbladt finished in second with her season-best vault of 12'-9.50" (3.90m).
Freshman Sage Thames took home first in the pole vault clearing a height of 17'-10.50" (5.45m). This mark is his best mark at the collegiate level and is his third regional qualifying height of the season. Junior Bobby Most also cleared 17'-10.50" but on more attempts so he was awarded second place. Junior Jared Thornhilll cleared 16'-10.75" (5.15m) for a fifth-place finish and regional qualifying mark.
Junior Chad Pharis cleared 6'-8.75" (2.05m) to finish third in the high jump. Freshman Lacy Wilson tied her career best jump of 5'-10" (1.78m) for a third-place finish. Wilson set not only a regional qualifying mark but also tied the top five mark in school history.
The 3000m steeplechase saw both of Tech's competitors, junior Stefanie Calhoun and sophomore Katie Leonard, turn in regional qualifying marks. Calhoun ran away with a first-place finish in a time of 10:44.08, now the new school record. Leonard's third-place time of 10:50.76 is the second-fastest time in school history.
Sophomore Kyle Atwood finished in fifth in the 1500m run with a time of 3:53.31, his second-best career time.
Freshman Shawon Harris finished third in the prelims with a time of 14.50w in the 110m-hurdles to advance to the finals. Harris finished second in finals running a regional qualifying time of 14.25.
Junior Tyree Gailes finished first in his heat and third overall in the prelims of the 100m dash to advance to the finals round where he clocked a time of 10.40. Both his prelim and final time were good enough for regional qualifying times.
After turning in a prelim time of 11.57, junior Shereefa Lloyd finished fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 11.63, her second qualifying time of the season.
Junior Matt Stewart finished second in the prelims of the 400m with a time of 47.71. Stewart concluded the meet with a second-place finish in a regional qualifying time of 47.25.
Competed in the 400m dash invitational, junior Licretia Sibley ran a regional qualifying time of 53.29 to finish in second while senior Rachelle Evans finished in fifth with a time of 54.58. This is Evan's first regional qualifying mark of the season. Junior Albert Booker also competed in the 400m invitational, turning in a time of 46.18. He finished third behind Baylor's Darold Williamson whose 44.59 first-place finish is the fastest time in the world at this time.
Freshman Bryan Scott also competed in an invitational run, the 400m hurdles. Scott ran a time of 53.10 to finish in third place.
Freshman Staci Benefield advanced to finals with a prelim time of 66.38 in the 400m hurdles. Benefield fell to 67.61 in the finals to finish in eighth.
Junior Chris Hickman turned in a time of 53.16 in the prelims of the 400m hurdles, winning his heat to advance to the finals. Hickman posted a time of 52.33 in the finals to take third, for his first regional qualifying mark of the season.
Sophomore Abby Schubert turned in a personal best 17:48.50 in the 5000m run for a third-place finish. On the men's side freshman Frank Ngeno ran a time of 15:09.85 to also finish in third.
The final event of the day was the mens 4x440y relay where Tech finished in fifth place with a time of 3:13.29. Booker led off for the Red Raiders and would hold the lead at the first pass where Scott took over. Scott fell to third and would hand off to Harris who kept the team in third-place contention. Freshman Rhett Rimmer ran the anchor leg for the team with the team finishing fourth in their heat.
In yesterday's competition, Tech had several competitors in the "B" section of the pole vault. Sophomore Chris Ashcraft finished in second with a regional qualifying mark of 16'-4.75" (5.00m). Freshman T.J. McLarty followed closely behind clearing 15'-11.00" (4.85m) for a third-place finish. On the women's side, freshman Callie Diffie cleared a height of 11'-6.25" (3.51m) to finish in third while freshman Lindsey Walesheck tied for fifth with a mark of 10'-00" (3.05m).
Complete results can be found at www.baylorbears.com on the track and field site.
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