April 23, 2005
LA JOLLA, Calif. - Heather Heron won the 100-meter hurdles to lead the San Diego State track and field team at UC San Diego Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif., on Saturday.
The senior won the event with a time of 13.67 seconds, her second-fastest time of the year, and was also the Aztecs' top finisher in the 100 (ninth place, 12.27 seconds) and 200 (12th, 25.24). She later teamed with senior Tori Respass-Parsons, and freshmen Brittani Dudley and Sherraine Pencil for a second-place time of 47.37 in the 400-meter relay.
Junior Nicole Carmier bettered her time in the 800, running a personal-time of 2:10.20 to place second among 59 entrants. The time is the ninth-fastest in SDSU's history.
Sophomore Janine Polischuk took third in both the 400-hurdles (season-best 1:01.98) and javelin (122 feet, five inches), while freshmen Monica Pacas and Christin Shibley tied for fourth in the pole vault after clearing 12-2. The mark was a seven-inch personal-best vault by Shibley.
Other top-five finishes on the day went to senior Marie Nilsson in the 3,000 (third, 10:09.77), junior Christian Fairing in the 3,000 (fifth, 10:40.22), and Jennifer Greene in the triple jump (fifth, 37-11 ½).
The Aztecs will compete at the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday.
UC San Diego Triton Invitational Results
SDSU athletes only
100
9. Heron, Heather, 12.27
11. Dudley, Brittani, 12.33
12. Pencil, Sherraine, 12.35
17. Fulford, Vonnie, 12.43
18. Respass-Parsons, Tori, 12.52
200
12. Heron, Heather, 25.24
14. Pencil, Sherraine, 25.33
16. Fulford, Vonnie, 25.52
20. Butler, Raquel, 25.74
21. Dudley, Brittani, 25.80
22. Boyd, Larnie, 25.81
25. Respass-Parsons, Tori, 26.11
400
10. Butler, Raquel, 57.30
12. Pencil, Sherraine, 57.58
14. Boyd, Larnie, 58.01
800
2. Nicole Carmier, 2:10.20
9. Naucler, Lisa, 2:14.03
13. Duncan, Jackie, 2:15.21
19. Loftus, Jenna, 2:18.22
20. Tyson, Celeste, 2:19.21
21. Powell, Briana, 2:19.37
27. Rothert, Nicole, 2:21.77
1,500
6. Naucler, Lisa, 4:42.75
7. Tyson, Celeste, 4:44.69
31. Baker, Alison, 5:09.09
3,000
3. Nilsson, Marie, 10:09.77
5. Fairing, Christian, 10:40.22
7. Cates, Sara, 10:47.55
15. Baker, Alison, 11:09.70
18. Vieira, Anne. 11:25.43
19. Joller, Emily, 11:33.96
5,000
8. Cuadra, Christal, 18:40.38
100-hurdles
1. Heron, Heather, 13.67
8. Polischuk, Janine, 14.77
400-hurdles
3. Polischuk, Janine, 61.98
4x100 relay
2. Dudley, Respass-Parsons, Heron, Pencil, 47.37
Shot put
19. Respass-Parsons, Tori, 35-07.75
Javelin
3. Polischuk, Janine, 122-05
High jump
7. Carmier, Nicole, 5-05.25
Pole vault
4. Pacas, Monica, 12-02.00
4. Shibley, Christin, 12-02.00
7. Hudlow, Julie, 11-04.50
Long jump
6. Polischuk, Janine, 17-09.00
9. Respass-Parsons, Tori, 17-03.50
11. Dudley, Brittani, 16-10.00
14. Greene, Jennifer, 16-05.25
Triple jump
5. Greene, Jennifer, 37-11.50