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TEMPE – Arizona State will only be competing with three other teams this Saturday at the Texas A&M Quadrangular, but the small group the Sun Devils will match up against in College Station is certainly an elite one.
Texas A&M hosts the University of Texas and Baylor along with ASU this weekend, and on the men's side, the hosts and the Longhorns enter the day ranked in the top-20, with Baylor coming in at No. 45.
The women's competition will be one of the best early-season meets of 2018 with ASU coming into the Quadrangle at No. 30 in the preseason poll, the reigning Big 12 indoor champions of Baylor slotted in at 19, the Aggies ranked No. 10 and UT-Austin topping the list at fifth in the nation.
Individually, Saturday's meet provides the Sun Devils with a rare opportunity to face not only some of the SEC and Big 12's best, but also some of the best athletes in the NCAA.
"We have our best returning 400-meter guy running this week, with Herb Polk, so I'm looking forward to see what he can open up with and hoping knock a little rust off against some great competition," sprints coach Devin West said. "I'm also looking forward to see progress out of Shaunie and Alex in the hurdles. We want to see the rest of our sprints group continue to progress and get better. We want to see if they learned anything from last week's experience and can carry that through to this week."
While it is just week two of the indoor season, these four men's programs combined have 25 marks ranked in the top-30 across the 17 NCAA Championship eligible events. On the women's side, however, the quartet has 33 top-30 marks in 2018.
In terms of NCAA leaders, Sun Devil senior Maggie Ewen is the only individual entrant from all eight teams with a No. 1 mark in the NCAA, but the Aggies have the No. 1 women's DMR time.
The action in the Lone Star state begins at 11 a.m. MST when the men's high jump and women's 60-meter dash, among others, get underway. The meet is projected to finish around 3:20 p.m. MST following the completion of the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays.
What to Watch For
If you're looking for top-quality competition, the Texas A&M Quadrangular is the place to find it as it will feature six teams ranked in the men's and women's top-30, and some of the best athletes in the nation.
Maggie Ewen will look to improve upon her NCAA-leading ASU record shot put mark, and Samantha Noennig is just behind the super senior with the No. 8 mark in DI.
On the track, the sprints will be the most interesting events as Texas A&M, Texas and Baylor all have performances in the top-30 of the women's 4x400-meter relay, and A&M has three in the top-15.
A&M has the No. 1 DMR time and ASU comes in at No. 19 after an effort at the NAU Friday Night Challenge.
Once again, the men's pole vault will be one of the best competitions of the afternoon as the Sun Devils' five matches up with four other men from Texas and Texas A&M who have marks in the top-30.
Several athletes who added their names to all-time top-10 lists in Cole Riddle and Marcus Howard will return to the runway and track, respectively, and Shaunie Morrison, who ran the seventh-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in school history will also take to the track at Gilliam Indoor.
The fastest returning 60-meter and 400-meter sprinters will make their season debuts after taking last weekend off. Holland Cabara and Herb Polk will be welcomed additions to the Sun Devil sprints squad.
Looking Back – 2017 Texas A&M
The ASU women placed fourth overall out of seven squads, while the men finished fifth of seven at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium in 2017.
In the prelim for the 60-meter hurdles, Shaunie Morrison ran 8.59, which then ranked 9th all-time on the ASU indoor list.
Also on the track, senior Chelsey Albertson opened up her senior season with a third-place finish out of 21 runners in the 3,000-meter event with a time of 9:34.64.
In the field events, redshirt junior Maggie Ewen led the way in the shot put for the second-straight week by a landslide. Her winning toss of 17.05m (55-11.25) was well over six feet better than the next opponent. Senior teammate Ashley Weber was right behind her in third.
In the weight throw, Ewen placed second behind Georgia's Shelby Ashe by just two feet with a throw of 20.34m (66-8.75). Fresh face Kaylee Antill performed well in just her second collegiate event, placing fifth out of 20 competitors at 18.19m (59-8.25).
Over on the runway, senior Keyasia Tibbs competed in the long jump where she leapt to a new indoor best of 5.71m (18-8.75) for third place. Sophomore teammate Jessica Barreira finished in fifth out of the 21 competitors.
In the women's pole vault, junior Kristiana Warth placed fourth out of 18 vaulters with a clearance of 3.87m (12-8.25).
Also in the pole vault, transfer Garrett Starkey had quite an afternoon, placing fourth with clearance of 5.18m (17-0).
For the men, freshman Elijah Hughes elevated to fourth place in the men's high jump with a leap of 2.11m (6-11.00), which is good for a new collegiate best in his early career.
ENTRIES – NAU Friday Night Challenge
Men – Ryan Bright, Holland Cabara, Michael Chadwick, Matthew Eckles, Mason Ford, Nathan Hiett, Ivan Hinson, Marcus Howard, Elijah Hughes, Jackson Lewis, Herb Polk, Michael Renner, Cole Riddle, Grant Sisserson, Alexander Stevens, Michael Titherington
Women – Kaylee Antill, Vanessa Davis, Katie Eidem, Magdalyn Ewen, Sha'Maya Flanagan, Haleigh Fritts, Tommi Hintnaus, Kalei Matthews, Deshaunda Morrison, Alexis Nichols, Samantha Noennig, Courtnee Oglesby, Samantha Ortega, Anna Pruter, Bianca Tinoco, Kristiana Warth, Alexandra Williams, Christine Williford, Darreyl Woodson
#FlightSchool
The Sun Devil pole vaulters will be led by redshirt junior Pac-12 champion Matt Eckles, but Eckles' enters 2018 with only the fourth-best personal best in the event as newcomer Grant Sisserson, true freshman Cole Riddle and Sun Devil senior Nathan Hiett all have PRs that put them near the top of conference.
Sisserson, the graduate transfer from Cornell, leads the way with his 5.47m/17-11.25 feet from 2015 and Riddle's high school state record of 5.35m/17-7 feet.
Hiett has also topped 17 feet and Eckles' mark is just a half-inch shy.
All four men have marks that would put them in the top-seven in the MPSF last season.
With this group, and true freshman Michael Chadwick just behind Eckles, the Sun Devil pole vaulters have the talent and opportunity to make some noise in the MPSF and the NCAA this indoor season.
Ewen Nabs Spot on Bowerman Watch List
Following a historic season that made her a finalist for the award in 2017, Sun Devil senior Maggie Ewen is back on the Bowerman watch list for the 2018 season, the USTFCCCA announced Monday.
Ewen is one of 10 women to make the preseason watch list for collegiate track and field's most-prestigious award, and it is the reigning NCAA hammer throw champion's first appearance on the preseason list.
In 2017, Ewen didn't appear in the highly-touted group until April, after she won an MPSF title and earned two first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Ewen set the collegiate record in the women's hammer throw last season en route to her first NCAA title with a heave of 73.32m/240-7 feet. She then went on to score 11 more points for a meet-high total of 21 points, which catapulted her into the national spotlight and earned her a place in the final three at the Bowerman ceremony last month.
Devils Rewriting the Record Books
After just one weekend of competition, several members of the 2018 crop of Sun Devils have already grabbed places in the record books.
Marcus Howard (60-meter hurdles), Shaunie Morrison (60-meter hurdles), Cole Riddle (pole vault), Samantha Noennig (shot put) and Maggie Ewen (shot put) have all put marks onto this this season.
TEMPE – Arizona State will only be competing with three other teams this Saturday at the Texas A&M Quadrangular, but the small group the Sun Devils will match up against in College Station is certainly an elite one.
Texas A&M hosts the University of Texas and Baylor along with ASU this weekend, and on the men's side, the hosts and the Longhorns enter the day ranked in the top-20, with Baylor coming in at No. 45.
The women's competition will be one of the best early-season meets of 2018 with ASU coming into the Quadrangle at No. 30 in the preseason poll, the reigning Big 12 indoor champions of Baylor slotted in at 19, the Aggies ranked No. 10 and UT-Austin topping the list at fifth in the nation.
Individually, Saturday's meet provides the Sun Devils with a rare opportunity to face not only some of the SEC and Big 12's best, but also some of the best athletes in the NCAA.
"We have our best returning 400-meter guy running this week, with Herb Polk, so I'm looking forward to see what he can open up with and hoping knock a little rust off against some great competition," sprints coach Devin West said. "I'm also looking forward to see progress out of Shaunie and Alex in the hurdles. We want to see the rest of our sprints group continue to progress and get better. We want to see if they learned anything from last week's experience and can carry that through to this week."
While it is just week two of the indoor season, these four men's programs combined have 25 marks ranked in the top-30 across the 17 NCAA Championship eligible events. On the women's side, however, the quartet has 33 top-30 marks in 2018.
In terms of NCAA leaders, Sun Devil senior Maggie Ewen is the only individual entrant from all eight teams with a No. 1 mark in the NCAA, but the Aggies have the No. 1 women's DMR time.
The action in the Lone Star state begins at 11 a.m. MST when the men's high jump and women's 60-meter dash, among others, get underway. The meet is projected to finish around 3:20 p.m. MST following the completion of the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays.
What to Watch For
If you're looking for top-quality competition, the Texas A&M Quadrangular is the place to find it as it will feature six teams ranked in the men's and women's top-30, and some of the best athletes in the nation.
Maggie Ewen will look to improve upon her NCAA-leading ASU record shot put mark, and Samantha Noennig is just behind the super senior with the No. 8 mark in DI.
On the track, the sprints will be the most interesting events as Texas A&M, Texas and Baylor all have performances in the top-30 of the women's 4x400-meter relay, and A&M has three in the top-15.
A&M has the No. 1 DMR time and ASU comes in at No. 19 after an effort at the NAU Friday Night Challenge.
Once again, the men's pole vault will be one of the best competitions of the afternoon as the Sun Devils' five matches up with four other men from Texas and Texas A&M who have marks in the top-30.
Several athletes who added their names to all-time top-10 lists in Cole Riddle and Marcus Howard will return to the runway and track, respectively, and Shaunie Morrison, who ran the seventh-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in school history will also take to the track at Gilliam Indoor.
The fastest returning 60-meter and 400-meter sprinters will make their season debuts after taking last weekend off. Holland Cabara and Herb Polk will be welcomed additions to the Sun Devil sprints squad.
Looking Back – 2017 Texas A&M
The ASU women placed fourth overall out of seven squads, while the men finished fifth of seven at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium in 2017.
In the prelim for the 60-meter hurdles, Shaunie Morrison ran 8.59, which then ranked 9th all-time on the ASU indoor list.
Also on the track, senior Chelsey Albertson opened up her senior season with a third-place finish out of 21 runners in the 3,000-meter event with a time of 9:34.64.
In the field events, redshirt junior Maggie Ewen led the way in the shot put for the second-straight week by a landslide. Her winning toss of 17.05m (55-11.25) was well over six feet better than the next opponent. Senior teammate Ashley Weber was right behind her in third.
In the weight throw, Ewen placed second behind Georgia's Shelby Ashe by just two feet with a throw of 20.34m (66-8.75). Fresh face Kaylee Antill performed well in just her second collegiate event, placing fifth out of 20 competitors at 18.19m (59-8.25).
Over on the runway, senior Keyasia Tibbs competed in the long jump where she leapt to a new indoor best of 5.71m (18-8.75) for third place. Sophomore teammate Jessica Barreira finished in fifth out of the 21 competitors.
In the women's pole vault, junior Kristiana Warth placed fourth out of 18 vaulters with a clearance of 3.87m (12-8.25).
Also in the pole vault, transfer Garrett Starkey had quite an afternoon, placing fourth with clearance of 5.18m (17-0).
For the men, freshman Elijah Hughes elevated to fourth place in the men's high jump with a leap of 2.11m (6-11.00), which is good for a new collegiate best in his early career.
ENTRIES – NAU Friday Night Challenge
Men – Ryan Bright, Holland Cabara, Michael Chadwick, Matthew Eckles, Mason Ford, Nathan Hiett, Ivan Hinson, Marcus Howard, Elijah Hughes, Jackson Lewis, Herb Polk, Michael Renner, Cole Riddle, Grant Sisserson, Alexander Stevens, Michael Titherington
Women – Kaylee Antill, Vanessa Davis, Katie Eidem, Magdalyn Ewen, Sha'Maya Flanagan, Haleigh Fritts, Tommi Hintnaus, Kalei Matthews, Deshaunda Morrison, Alexis Nichols, Samantha Noennig, Courtnee Oglesby, Samantha Ortega, Anna Pruter, Bianca Tinoco, Kristiana Warth, Alexandra Williams, Christine Williford, Darreyl Woodson
#FlightSchool
The Sun Devil pole vaulters will be led by redshirt junior Pac-12 champion Matt Eckles, but Eckles' enters 2018 with only the fourth-best personal best in the event as newcomer Grant Sisserson, true freshman Cole Riddle and Sun Devil senior Nathan Hiett all have PRs that put them near the top of conference.
Sisserson, the graduate transfer from Cornell, leads the way with his 5.47m/17-11.25 feet from 2015 and Riddle's high school state record of 5.35m/17-7 feet.
Hiett has also topped 17 feet and Eckles' mark is just a half-inch shy.
All four men have marks that would put them in the top-seven in the MPSF last season.
With this group, and true freshman Michael Chadwick just behind Eckles, the Sun Devil pole vaulters have the talent and opportunity to make some noise in the MPSF and the NCAA this indoor season.
Ewen Nabs Spot on Bowerman Watch List
Following a historic season that made her a finalist for the award in 2017, Sun Devil senior Maggie Ewen is back on the Bowerman watch list for the 2018 season, the USTFCCCA announced Monday.
Ewen is one of 10 women to make the preseason watch list for collegiate track and field's most-prestigious award, and it is the reigning NCAA hammer throw champion's first appearance on the preseason list.
In 2017, Ewen didn't appear in the highly-touted group until April, after she won an MPSF title and earned two first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Ewen set the collegiate record in the women's hammer throw last season en route to her first NCAA title with a heave of 73.32m/240-7 feet. She then went on to score 11 more points for a meet-high total of 21 points, which catapulted her into the national spotlight and earned her a place in the final three at the Bowerman ceremony last month.
Devils Rewriting the Record Books
After just one weekend of competition, several members of the 2018 crop of Sun Devils have already grabbed places in the record books.
Marcus Howard (60-meter hurdles), Shaunie Morrison (60-meter hurdles), Cole Riddle (pole vault), Samantha Noennig (shot put) and Maggie Ewen (shot put) have all put marks onto this this season.