Feb. 1, 2006
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SDSU TRACK AND FIELD SET TO COMPETE IN FIRST FULL INDOOR MEET OF 2006 ON SATURDAY
* The San Diego State track and field squad will compete in its first full indoor meet of the season on Saturday at the 2006 Mountain T's Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz. The Aztecs are expected to take 25 student-athletes to the one-day competition, set for the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome on the campus of Northern Arizona University.
The women's field events will commence at 9 a.m. MST with the triple jump, while the track events are set to begin at 10:55 a.m. with the 60-meter dash.
In addition to SDSU, six other four-year collegiate teams will be competing on the women's side at this year's meet, including Arizona, Northern Arizona, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Bakersfield.
The J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome features a 300-meter Mondo track with six lanes around the oval and an eight-lane straightaway used for 60-meter and 60-meter hurdle events. Flagstaff sits at an altitude of 6,877 feet.
REWIND: SIX AZTECS COMPETE AT NATIONAL POLE VAULT SUMMIT
* The San Diego State indoor track and field season got underway on Jan. 28 as six Aztec pole vaulters competed in the 15th Annual National Pole Vault Summit and Olympic Development Clinic at the Hilton Hotel in Reno, Nev.
Senior Erin Asay (San Diego, Calif.) recorded SDSU's most impressive performance of the day when she cleared 13 feet, 3.50 inches, which was the top vault in the women's collegiate first division. Asay's mark provisionally qualified her for the NCAA indoor championships and also ranks as the top vault in the Mountain West Conference and is tied for third in the nation as of Jan. 31.
"Erin started off the year with a great first meet," said Aztec assistant coach Richard Fox. "We're looking forward to see how she progresses during the season."
Meanwhile, Florida transfer Dana Van Wagner (Sparr, Fla.) registered a vault of 11-7.75 in her first meet for SDSU, a result also shared by teammate Monica Pacas (Atascadero, Calif.). Rounding out the scarlet and black contingent at the summit were freshmen Dana Jensen (Temecula, Calif.), Carrie Wick (Santee, Calif.) and Katie Adams (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
Former SDSU star Shayla Balentine also competed at the meet, posting a leap of 12-11.50 in the women's open first division.
FLASHBACK--2005 MOUNTAIN T's INVITATIONAL
* Seniors Erin Asay and Shayla Balentine each tied the school record in the pole vault, clearing 13 feet, 1.5 inches, and three other Aztecs won two events to pace the San Diego State track and field team at the 2005 Mountain T's Invitational. Asay and Balentine's second-place vaults provisionally qualified the athletes for the NCAA indoor meet.
Senior Tori Respass-Parsons earned a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash (open) with a time of 25.38 seconds, while juniors Jamillah Titus and Nicole Carmier tied for first with a 5-5 leap in the high jump. Carmier also took second in the 800 invitational with a 2:14.96 clocking.
Other top-five performances on the day went to Coastal Carolina transfer Lital Azulay (second place, 10:40.89) and senior Marie Nilsson (third, 10:42.04) in the 3,000, Manhattan transfer Lisa Naucler (fourth, 2:19.28) in the 800, freshman Monica Pacas in the pole vault (fourth, 12-7.5) and junior Christal Cuadra (fifth, 5:48.39) in the mile.