April 26, 2003
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State track and field squad recorded mix results in two different meets Saturday. The Aztecs tallied one first-place finish and placed second in four other events at the Triton Invitational at UCSD in La Jolla, Calif. Across the country, SDSU was disqualified in one event and pulled out of another due to injury at the prestigious Penn Relays.
At UCSD, the highlight of the day came in the 400-meter hurdles when Aztec senior Leslie Miller (Humble, Texas) ran a NCAA regional qualifying time of 1:00.49 to win the event. Miller also would record her fastest time of the season in the 100 hurdles, breaking the 14-second barrier with a fourth-place effort of 13.99.
Three of the Aztecs' four runner-up finishes came on the track with freshman Shanon Meyer (Hesperia, Calif.) in the 200 meters (24.64), freshman Jamillah Titus (American Canyon, Calif.) in the 400 meters (56.54) and senior Jennifer Stakiw (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) in the 800-meter race (2:10.77). Stakiw's time in the 800 just missed the NCAA regional qualifying time of 2:10.30.
Sophomore Shayla Balentine (Los Osos, Calif.) returned to competition after a one-week hiatus for the Aztecs, tying for second in the pole vault by clearing an NCAA regional qualifying height of 12-06.75.
At the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., the Aztec women were slated to run in a pair of championship finals in both the 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays. In the 4x200, SDSU was disqualified for running out of their zone in an event which was won by Louisiana State (1:29.78). The Aztecs, who ran the seventh fastest qualifying time, were then forced to pull out of the 4x400 due to injury.
San Diego State will stay in California for next Saturday's (May 3) Steve Scott Invitational, hosted by UC Irvine, beginning at 10 a.m. in Irvine, Calif.
109th Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
April 26, 2003
4x200-Meter Relay - Championship of America Division 1 1:29.78 Louisiana State 2 1:31.22 Texas 3 1:31.26 South Carolina 4 1:32.42 Auburn 5 1:34.43 Indiana 6 1:35.02 Texas Christian 7 1:36.77 Georgia Tech dq. San Diego St.
Triton Invitational - La Jolla, Calif. (Hosted By UCSD) April 25-26, 2003
Saturday, April 26
100 Meters 3. Shanon Meyer12.31 4. Jillita Griffin 12.34
100 Hurdles 4. Leslie Miller 13.99^ 5. Ryan Peters 14.77
200 Meters 2. Shanon Meyer 24.64 5. Jini Hogg 25.92 7. Jillita Griffin 26.07
400 Meters 2. Jamillah Titus 56.54 4. Jini Hogg 56.92 5. Nicole Carmier 56.99 13. Kylie Edwards 1:01.71
400 Hurdles 1. Leslie Miller 1:00.49^ 3. Ryan Peters 1:02.19 6. Nicole Carmier 1:05.57
800 Meters 2. Jennifer Stakiw 2:10.77 12. Kylie Edwards 2:17.32 19. Jackie Duncan 2:24.29
3000 Meters 5. Tina Fodor 10:33.53 6. Christal Cuadra 10:38.72 11. Laura Preston 10:59.83 13. Angie Fitzpatrick 11:01.39 15. Christian Fairing 11:16.89 17. Julie Amster 11:29.01
Discus 6. Candace Hill 148-05.00
Javelin 11. Leslie Miller 115-04.00
Shot Put 11. Candace Hill 41-04.50 15. Leslie Miller 38-01.50
High Jump 3. Jamillah Titus 5-03.00 3. Alisha Lasswell 5-03.00 8. Nicole Carmier 5-01.00 13. Jennifer Greene 4-09.00
Long Jump 10. Jennifer Greene 17-06.25 13. Aishya Shaw 17-00.50
Triple Jump 9. Aishya Shaw 35-04.00
Pole Vault 2. Shayla Balentine 12-06.75^ 8. Shanon Meyer 11-03.00 8. Jeskia Englebretson 11-03.00 13. Julie Hudlow 10-11.00
Friday, April 25 5,000 Meters 5. Allison Brown 18:32.47
3,000-Meter Steeplechase 2. Alicia Stewart 11:21.72 7. Brianne Bricker 11:56.13
Women's Hammer Throw 24. Candace Hill 145-07.00