D2 weekend review 5/2-5/4

May 6, 2008

The school year is drawing to a close and it seems that everybody is diving for the finish line. This weekend, bragging rights were up for grabs at the numerous conference races. As expected, there were many great performances and fast times. So, letâ€™s get to the race highlights for last weekend. (I had some difficulties finding some of the results. As usual, I encourage readers to leave comments pointing out standout performances that I may have missed.)
California Collegiate Athletic Association In the womenâ€™s team competition, UC San Diego captured the title with 248 points. Chico State came in second with 199 points and Cal. St. LA rounded out the top three with 110.5 points. In the womenâ€™s 400 meters, four competitors ran the provisional qualifying time: CSU Dom Hillsâ€™ Deirdra Pettigrue (55.11), Cal Poly Pomâ€™s Tokunbo Adeniji (55.49), Cal State LAâ€™s Rebekah McCall (56.03), and UC San Diegoâ€™s Anne Lee McGregor (56.27). In the womenâ€™s 3000 meter run, four competitors also ran the provisional qualifying time: Chico Stateâ€™s Sarah Montez (10:02.60), SF Stateâ€™s Anna Bretan (10:08.35), UC San Diegoâ€™s Diane Dunn (10:13.71), and Cal St. LAâ€™s Liliana Hernandez (10:14.97). UC San Diegoâ€™s Christine Merrill won the 400 meter women hurdles with the time of 59.62, an automatic qualifying mark.

In the menâ€™s team competition, Chico State took top honors with 230 points. Cal St. LA took second with 175.50 points and UC San Diego rounded out the top three with 134 points. Cal St. LAâ€™s Damien White won the 200 meters in the time of 20.55, besting his teammate Lamar Taylorâ€™s second-place time of 21.01. White gained an automatic qualifying mark and Taylor gained a provisional qualifying mark. In the menâ€™s 800 meters, Cal Poly Pomâ€™s Sofiane Meniri won a provisional qualifying time of 1:52.22. Scott Bauhs won the 1500 meters in a time of 3:57.04. The next day, Bauhs hit the Olympic A standard at Stanford in the 10,000 meters with at time of 27:48.06.

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The womenâ€™s conference title was won by Grand Valley State with 251 points. Ashland University came in second with 155.50 points and Findlay came in third with 120 points. In the womenâ€™s 100 meter hurdles, there were three automatic qualifiers: Findlayâ€™s Kirby Blackley (13.46), AUâ€™s Alissa Klaehn (13.71), and Grand Valleyâ€™s Candice Wheat (13.82). In the womenâ€™s 1500 meters, half of the field provisionally qualified. In order of finished, the qualifiers include: Michigan Techâ€™s Andrea Metz (4:38.33); Grand Valleyâ€™s Susie Rivard (4:38.60), Kelly Gibbons (4:39.82), and Rebecca Winchester (4:40.51); HCâ€™s Jen Gunderson (4:40.71) and Findlayâ€™s Jessica Latham (4:41.82).

In the menâ€™s conference title, Ashland won with 233.5 points, barely beating Grand Valley State who scored 231 points. Saginaw Valley State University rounded out the top three with 96 points. In the menâ€™s 400 meter dash, Ashland Universityâ€™s trio of Nick Bellanco (47.48), Joe Horn (47.73) and Edwin Smith (47.81) all provisionally qualified and took the top three places. In the menâ€™s 1500 meter run, Grand Valleyâ€™s Nate Peck won in the provisional qualifying time of 3:50.16, followed by AUâ€™s Max Hiltner (3:51.40), Ferrisâ€™s Jared Kelsh (3:52.10), and Grand Valleyâ€™s Nate Polk (3:52.61).

Great Northwest Athletic Conference The womenâ€™s title was taken by Western Oregon with 162 points. Seattle Pacific came in second with 158 points, followed by Western Washington with 142 points. In the womenâ€™s 1500 meters, Seattle Pacificâ€™s Jane Larson won with a time of 4:29.66, followed by Northwest Nazareneâ€™s Ashley Puga (2:35.10), and Alaska Anchorageâ€™s Elizabeth Chepkosgei (4:36.42). In the womenâ€™s 3,000 steeplechase, Western Oregonâ€™s Jessica Harper took first with 10:57.0. Seattle Pacificâ€™s Suzie Stickler (11:03.0) and Western Oregonâ€™s Lyndsey McKillip (11:04.0) placed second and third.

Western Oregon also took the menâ€™s conference title with 166.50, followed by Alaska Anchorage with 157 and Western Washington with 152. In the menâ€™s 3000 meters, MSU Billingâ€™s Richie Pemberton won with the time of 9:12.00, followed closely by Alaska Anchorageâ€™s David Kiplagat (9:12.01).
Lone Star Conference Abilene Christian took both the menâ€™s and womenâ€™s conference titles. The women scored 290 points over Tarleton State (125 ) and Angelo State(102). The men scored 259 points over Angelo State (223) and Tarleton State (95).

Abilene Christianâ€™s Winrose Karunde was a three time winner in the steeplechase (10:50.17), the 5000 meters (16:45.00), and the 3000 meters (10:13.30). Her teammate, Daniel Maina, won the menâ€™s 1500 meters in a time of 4:46.53, followed by his teammate Julius Nyango who ran 3:48.80.

Mid American Athletic Association In the womenâ€™s team competition, Missouri Southern State won with 193 points, followed by University of Central Missouri (152.5 points) and Emporia State (149 points). Emporia Stateâ€™s Jonel Rossbach took home three conference titles, winning the 800 meters (2:12.96), the 1500 meters (4:39.85), and the 5000 meters (17:37.42). In the womenâ€™s steeplechase, Missouri Southernâ€™s Kara Eckard set an MIAA record with at time of 10:49.13.

In the menâ€™s competition, University of Central Missouri won with 174.5 points, followed by Pittsburg State (135.5 points) and Emporia State (199 points). Central Missouriâ€™s Damon Berry won the 100 meters in 10.45. Fort Hays Stateâ€™s Bryan Haynes won the 200 meters in a time of 20.69. Truman Stateâ€™ s Sean Bergstedt won the 400 meter hurdles in 51.02.

Northeast 10 Conference In the womenâ€™s team competition, Southern Connecticut won with 219.33 points over UMass Lowell (157.66 points) and Stonehill College (112 points). In the menâ€™s competition, the teams finished in the same order: Southern Connecticut won with 229 points over UMass Lowell (144 points) and Stonehill College (128 points).

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Slippery Rock took top honors in the womenâ€™s team competition with 203.5 points over Lock Havenâ€™s 111 points and Shippensburgâ€™s 107.50 points. In the womenâ€™s 400 meter dash, Shippensburgâ€™s Erica Hess (55.68) out sprinted Slippery Rockâ€™s Lacey Cochran (55.97) to win the conference title. Millersvilleâ€™s Priscilla Jennings won the 800 meters in an automatic qualifying time of 2:10.22.

On the menâ€™s side, Slippery Rock (124.5) topped Lock Haven (108) and Shippensburg (101.5) to win the team title. In the menâ€™s 800 meters, Indiana PAâ€™s Sean Strauman won in a blistering time of 1:48.57. West Chesterâ€™s Jarret Eaton won the 110 hurdles in an automatic qualifying time of 14.00. Lock Havenâ€™s Paul Martin won the 400 meter hurdles in an automatic qualifying of 51.42.

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