March 31, 2004
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State track and field team travels to Austin, Texas, Friday and Saturday for the 2004 Texas Relays, hosted by the University of Texas. The site of the meet, Mike A. Myers Stadium, also will serve as the site of the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships later this year.
GUEST LIST
The 77th running of the Texas Relays will feature nearly 5,000 individual athletes into its many races. Included are athletes from several track and field powers such as Baylor, BYU, LSU, Oregon, Stanford, TCU, Texas and USC. Also in the mix are numerous world class athletes, including Olympic gold medalist and the former world record-holder in the 100m dash (9.78), Maurice Greene.
NATIONAL LEADERS
According to the latest update of the NCAA Outdoor Championship order lists, two Sun Devil entrants are currently ranked as the fastest in the nation. Individually, Lewis Banda turned in a 20.72 in the 200m dash this year and has the fastest mark in the event. He joined Steven Koehnemann, Domenik Peterson and Seth Amoo on the 4x100m relay team that holds the top collegiate time this year at 39.33.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION
Ten men's marks and two women's marks rank among the Top 10 in the nation, according to the March 30 release of the national lists. On the men's side, Joshua Kinnaman is third in the decathlon while Domenik Peterson is fourth in the 400m dash. Dan Maher rounds out the Top 5 with a fifth-place standing in the 1500m run.
For the women, both Top 10 entrants come from the 4x100m relay. The 'B' relay of Porchea Carroll, Cassandra Reed, Marcia Smith and Kandace Tucker are fifth while the 'A' team of Carroll, Reed, Jacquelyn Johnson and Tucker are ninth.
IN THE WEST
Of the 19 men's marks that have gained those athletes entrance into the regional meet, five are the best among the entered athletes from the western region. Those top performers are Lewis Banda in the 200m, Domenik Peterson in the 400m, the 4x100m relay of Steven Koehnemann, Peterson, Seth Amoo and Banda, Trevell Quinley in the long jump and Joshua Kinnaman in the decathlon.
BIG JUMPS
At the Arizona State Invitational over the weekend, Trevell Quinley had a big day in the jumps. He opened the day with a regional and conference qualifier in the long jump as he leaped to 7.50m (24-07.25) to finish second. Quinley then competed in the high jump which he won with a clearance of 2.15m (7-00.50).
FRESHMAN LEADING THE WAY
Along with the success of the rookie multi-event athletes (Jacquelyn Johnson and Joshua Kinnaman), there have been several other Sun Devils that have fared well in their freshman campaigns this year. For the men, Steven Koehneman is among the top athletes in the nation at 100m and 200m while Domenik Peterson is near the top of the 400m event. Brandon Glenn and Stephen Dolk bother are faring well in the pole vault with Aaron Aguayo, though he is a redshirt freshman this year, has qualified in both the 1,500m and 5,000m events at the regional and conference level.
Johnson has qualified in three individual events so far this year with marks recorded in the 100m hurdles, the high jump and the long jump.
VAULTING SUCCESS
For the second home meet in a row, Angela Tavlarides finished the women's pole vault competition with a record. In both meets (Baldy Castillo and ASU Invite), she cleared 3.55m (11-07.75) to establish the school record in the event. The previous standard of 3.51m (11-06.00) was set by Olivia Mazzaglia in 2000.
Brandon Glenn won the men's portion of the meet with his clearance of 5.10m (16-08.75). His mark qualified him for both the NCAA West Region and Pac-10 Championship meets and ranks him 17th in the nation so far this year.
MULTI EVENT SUCCESS
Last week, Joshua Kinnaman competed in his first collegiate decathlon and returned from Tucson with a fifth-place finish overall and was the third collegiate athlete in the standings. On the first day of competition, Kinnaman clocked a 10.78 in the 100m dash to break the mark of 10.88 Dannie Jackson recorded in 1981. From there, Kinnaman put on other strong performances, including a throw of over 200 feet in the javelin to win the event. In the end, Kinnaman accumulated 7,147 points to rank eighth all-time in Sun Devil history and provisionally qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.
Also at the meet, Jacquelyn Johnson competed in the heptathlon before withdrawing early from the meet. She had accumulated over 4,000 points with two events to go and earned regional and Pac-10 standards in three events; the 100m hurdles, the long jump and the high jump.
ALL-AMERICANS
Two weekends ago, members of the track and field program traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships. Of the 10 athletes that competed in the national event, six returned home as All-Americans. Those Sun Devils included Lewis Banda (4x400m), Jason Barton (4x400m and 400m), Domenik Peterson (4x400m and 200m), Seth Amoo (4x400m), Amy Hastings (5,000m) and Jacquelyn Johnson (pentathlon).
As a team, the men finished tied for 12th with 17 points earned while the women took a tie for 27th with eight.
MORE FRESHMAN SUCCESS
Johnson was not the only Sun Devil freshman that had an impressive debut at the NCAA Championships. Domenik Peterson competed in three races to earn All-America honors twice while setting one school record. Individually, Peterson finished fourth in the 200m dash with an ASU record time of 20.54. He then anchored the men's 4x400m relay team to a third place finish in the final event of the meet.
BARTON SHINES ON NATIONAL STAGE
Jason Barton joined Peterson as the only Sun Devils to earn multiple All-America honors at the indoor meet. Barton finished third in the 400m dash with a school record of 45.56 before running the leadoff leg of the relay team that finished third.
ACADEMIC HONORS
The men's and women's cross country have been honored by their respective national coaches associations for their success in the classroom. The men were honored by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association while the women earned their sixth honor in as many years from the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Association.
LAST TIME OUT: ASU INVITE
The Arizona State track and field team played host to the ASU Invitational and saw several strong performances. The women combined to win seven events while the men captured six victories overall. Both combined for 14 Pac-10 qualifiers and another six for the NCAA West Region meet.
Asokah Muhammad in the triple jump. Quinley, who also qualified for both championship meets in the high jump and long jump, cleared 2.15m (7-00.50).
On the women's side, Jana Pintz in the javelin and Angela Tavlarides in the pole vault. Overall, the Sun Devils swept three events including the 200m dash, 3,000m steeplechase and the pole vault. Along with the seven wins by the women, they also finished second twice and third once while the men added two runners-up finishes and three third-place finishes.
Along with the stadium record Glenn tied in the pole vault, he also moved up to No. 6 on the all-time Top 10 list in school history, surpassing his current coach, Ron Barela, at 5.08m. Quinley's clearance of 2.15 in the high jump tied him with two others for No. 10 on the list. For the women, Tavlarides tied her own school record in the pole vault with her clearance of 3.55m while Julia Pedersen moved to No. 6 on the shot put list with a toss of 15.34m (50-04.00).
UP NEXT
Next week, the Sun Devils return home for their final home meet of the season with the Sun Angel Classic presented by Coca-Cola, April 10. One day earlier, Arizona State will send several athletes to compete at the Mesa Classic.