Feb. 1, 2002
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This Week
The San Diego State track and field program opens the indoor season on Saturday by traveling to Reno, Nev., for the Wolf Pack Invitational. The event will be held at the Reno Livestock Events Center, with field events beginning at 8:30 a.m. and running events getting underway at 11:30 a.m.
The Field
Listed among Saturday's 14-team field are Mountain West Conference foes New Mexico and UNLV. Also scheduled to compete are California, Southern Utah and several club teams.
Need Tickets?
Tickets for the Wolf Pack Invitational are $4 for adults and $2 for children, seniors and groups. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling (775) 348-PACK (7225).
Reno, Again
On Jan. 12, five SDSU pole vaulters were in Reno for the National Pole Vault Summit held at the Reno Hilton. Two Aztecs, senior Tricia Gutierrez and freshman Shayla Balentine, set school record and NCAA provisional marks at the event. Balentine and Gutierrez both vaulted 3.90 meters (12-09.50).
Aztec Honors
Senior Tricia Gutierrez's school record and NCAA provisional vault at the National Pole Vault Summit earned her Mountain West Conference indoor track athlete of the week honors for the period ending Jan. 14. The occasion marked her first career athlete of the week award.
A Year Ago
Last February the Aztecs traveled to Reno to compete in the Bill Cosby Invitational. Tricia Gutierrez set a personal best in the pole vault and classmate Deveetta Shepard won the 55-meter hurdles to lead the SDSU to a fourth-place finish. Host school Nevada won the meet with 102 points, while Fresno State (97.50) and UNLV (74) finished second and third, respectively. Other notable performances by Aztec athletes included senior Promise Mose's fourth-place finish in the 55-meter dash, sophomore Melinda Smedley's second-place clocking in the 200 meters, and Alicia Stewart's fourth-place finish in the mile run.
The Indoor Season At A Glance
The Aztecs continue the indoor season next Saturday (Feb. 9) when the team will be in Flagstaff, Ariz., for the NAU Invitational. The Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships will be held Feb. 21-23 in Colorado Springs, Colo., on the Air Force Academy campus.
Coaching Staff
The Aztecs are led by head coach Rahn Sheffield, who is in his 11th season with the Aztec program. Sheffield is assisted by Jennifer Nanista, Richard Fox and Leslie Coons. Nanista oversees the team's distance corps and Fox works with the pole vaulters.