March 6, 2002
LOS ANGELES -
March 6, 2002
LOS ANGELES - Junior Melinda Smedley took first place in the 200-meter dash on Saturday as the San Diego State track team opened its outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational held at Loker Stadium on the Southern California campus.
Smedley raced to a personal-best time 23.6 in the 200 meters, as one of four Aztecs to place in the event's top five. Junior Jini Hogg and sophomore Hollann Givens tied for fourth-place with times of 24.9 and Jillita Griffin came in fifth (25.9). Smedley also placed second (12.08) in the first heat of the 100-meter dash and Griffin took second in the second heat of the 100-meter dash (12.63).
SDSU's other top finishes came in the 3,000-meters, where Amanda Vielbaum placed second with a personal-best 11:02.63 and Julie Amster fifth with a personal-best 11:18.61. Competition in the 400-meter dash saw Hogg place third (55.43) and Givens fifth (57.18). Hoggs' time was a career best.
Ryan Peters recorded two third-place finishes on the day. The first came in the 100-meter hurdles (15.39) and the second in the 400-meter hurdles. Her time in the 100-meter hurdles was a personal best.
Other career-best marks by the Aztecs came in the 3,000-meter run, where Allison Brown placed eighth (10.37) and Hillery Gemmill ninth (10:44.62), and in the long jump where freshman Alisha Lasswell placed 15th with a 16-01.25 (4.91 meters) mark.
SDSU continues the outdoor season on Saturday, March 9 when it travels to Fullerton, Calif., for the Ben Brown Invitational. The Aztecs were originally scheduled to host UC Irvine and UC San Diego at the SDSU Sports Deck on Saturday, but opted to travel to the Fullerton meet instead.
Women's College Track and Field
USC Trojan Invitational
Loker Stadium
March 2, 2002
SDSU Finishers
3,000-meter Run (Section 1)
8. Allison Brown, 10.37.85
9. Hillery Gemmill, 10:44.62
3,000-meter Run (Section 2)
2. Amanda Vielbaum, 11:02.63
5. Julie Amster,11:18.61
10. Laura Preston, 11:33.65
400-meter Relay (Section 1)
3. SDSU "A", 46.64
Women's 100-meter Hurdles (Section 2) (w: +1.3)
3. Ryan Peters, 15.39
400-meter Dash (Section 1)
3. Jini Hogg, 55.43
5. Hollann Givens, 57.18
100-meter Dash (Section1) (w:-0.4)
2. Melinda Smedley, 12.08
100-meter Dash (Section 2) (w:-1.2)
2. Jillita Griffin, 12.63
400-meter Hurdles (Section 1)
3. Ryan Peters, 1:03.42
800-meter Run (Section 1)
4. Jennifer Stakiw, 2:14.24
200-meter Dash (Section 1-2) (w:+0.3)
1. Melinda Smedley, 23.60
4t. Jini Hogg, 24.90
4t. Hollan Givens, 24.90
5. Jillita Griffin, 25.90
Javelin Throw
8. Leslie Miller, 97-09.00 (29.81m)
Long Jump
15. Alisha Lasswell, 16-01.25 (4.91m)
High Jump
8. Alisha Lasswell, 5-03.75 (1.62m)
9. Leslie Miller, 4-11.75 (1.52m)
Shot Put
7. Candace Hill, 43-03.25 (13.19m)
-- Lindsey Smith, 28-00.75 (8.55m)
Pole Vault
9. Beth Viera, 10-0 (32-09.75)
Discus Throw
-- Candace Hill, 126-06.00 (38.57)
-- Lindsey Smith, 98-07.00 (30.06)