Field Events Day 3 LetsRun.com Recap

LetsRun.com
June 12, 2009

Men's Pole Vault Final

Rice's Jason Colwich jumped a huge 18'8.25" to win the competition late at night. He took a stab at the NCAA meet record but came up short, settling for a big NCAA title in front of an enthusiastic group of spectators who cheered the vaulters the whole night.

Men's High Jump Final

Kansas St. senior Scott Sellers won the competition for the second year in a row, jumping 2.26m (7'5"). Cornell senior Garret Huyler finishes his career as an All-American with his 8th-place finish at 7'0.25".

Men's Javelin Final

In a competition billed as a close battle between three top competitors, it was all Chris Hill of Georgia who won the competition by over 5 meters. Ivy Leaguer Craig Kinsley of Brown pulled a big upset, taking 3rd and moving Oregon's Cyrus Hostetler down to 4th, while USC's Corey White was 2nd.

This might go down as the event that kills Oregon if they fail to outscore Florida or Texas A&M.

Chris Hill had the lead the whole way, but threw his best in the 5th round, 81.80m (268'4").

Women's Javelin Final

On her first throw of the finals, Rachel Yurkovich of Oregon set a PB at 195'07", wowing the crowd and taking the lead in the competition from Purdue's Kara Patterson. Coming out of the break, Yurkovich uncorked three personal-best and event-winning throws of 59.62, 59.53 and 59.60.

Women's High Jump Final

Texas' Destinee Hooker won the women's high jump and took some attempts at Amy Acuff's NCAA meet record, but ended up 1 cm short at 6'4.75".

Event 33  Women High Jump
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 Progression:  1.70 - 1.74 - 1.77 - 1.80 - 1.83  then 3cm                        
 Competition continues until 16 or fewer remain at a bar change.                 
 Use Rule 7-1-6 to select qualifiers when less than 12 remain.                   
 No Five-Alive.   Finals: 1.74 - 1.77 - 1.80 - 1.83 - 1.86 + 3cm                 
    American:   2.03m  7/8/1988    Louise Ritter, Mazda TC  also 9/30/88         
College Best:   2.00m  5/22/1997   Amy Acuff, UCLA                               
   NCAA Meet:   1.96m  6/3/1995    Amy Acuff, UCLA                               
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals                                                                           
  1 Destinee Hooker           JR Texas                    1.95m    6-04.75  10   
     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.92 1.95 1.98                                
      PPP    O    O    O    O    O   XO    O  XXX                                
  2 Elizabeth Patterson       JR Arizona                  1.89m    6-02.25   8   
     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.92 1.95 1.98                                
      PPP   XO  XXO    O    O    O  XPP  XXP    X                                
  3 Amber Kaufman             JR Hawaii-Manoa             1.86m    6-01.25   6   
     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89                                               
       XO    O    O    O    O  XXX                                               
                                                

Men's Triple Jump Qualifying

Texas A&M qualified 4 men for the final. Zuheir Sharif had the best jump of the day, 3rd was Julian Reid, 7th was Tyron Stewart and 12th was Melvin Echard. Besides the Aggies, Oklahoma's Will Claye qualified in second place, though the marks will be wiped clean for Saturday's trials and finals.

Indoor champion Christian Taylor is in the final and could hit one big jump to vault Florida into the national title hunt.

Women's Pole Vault Final

Indiana State's Kylie Hutson took the title and just missed the NCAA meet record by 1cm.

Event 34  Women Pole Vault
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 Starting Height:  3.75 - 3.90 - 4.00 - 4.10 - 4.20   then 10cm                  
 Competition continues until 16 or fewer remain at a bar change.                 
 Use Rule 7-1-6 to select qualifiers when less than 12 remain.                   
 No Five-Alive.  Finals: 3.90 - 4.00 - 4.10 - 4.20 - 4.30 + 10cm                 
    American:   4.92m  7/6/2008    Jenn Stuczynski, Adidas                       
College Best:   4.58m  4/20/2006   Lacy Johnson, Florida State                   
   NCAA Meet:   4.41m  6/14/2004   Becky Holliday, Oregon                        
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
Finals                                                                           
  1 Kylie Hutson              JR Indiana State            4.40m   14-05.25  10   
     3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40 4.42                                          
        O    O    O    O   XO    O  XXX                                          
  2 Vera Neuenswander         JR Indiana                  4.30m   14-01.25   8   
     3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40                                               
      PPP    O    O    O    O  XXX                                               
  3 Alicia Rue                JR Minnesota                4.30m   14-01.25   5.50
     3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40                                               
      PPP  PPP    O   XO    O  XXX