Feb. 27, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Senior Karoline Koehler won the triple jump and took second in the 60-meter dash to lead the San Diego State track and field team to a third-place finish at the 2010 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. The third-place finish was the Aztecs' best since 2004.
Koehler captured her first indoor triple jump title with a leap of 43 feet, 10.50 inches, her second NCAA automatically qualifying jump of the season. She also took second in the 60 meters in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.39 seconds and fourth in the 200 in a personal-best clocking of 24.07 (fifth in school history).
Koehler, who also took first in the long jump on Friday, earned the MWC High Point Award after accumulating 33 points over the three-day event. It is the third time Koehler won the high point award (2009 outdoor and 2008 indoor).
"I was very happy with how we competed as a team," first-year head coach Shelia Burrell said. "The only thing on our mind was to compete and go after every point. We had (personal records) all across the board and Karoline (Koehler) had an amazing meet."
Junior Stephanie James earned the Co-Outstanding Performance of the meet after winning the pole vault on Friday in a jump of 14-01.25, which set a school record, a MWC all-time record and a MWC championship meet record.
Also on Saturday, senior Nicole Stone improved her NCAA provisional time in the 400, taking third in an indoor personal-best time of 53.69. She also finished ninth in the 200 (24.83).
Junior Briana Johnson (8.592) and sophomore Annimari Korte (8.595) finished second and third, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles, while sophomore Josefine Koskinen was sixth in the 800 in a SDSU-best time of 2:12.41.
Freshman Alex Evans finished fourth in the triple jump in 40-04.75, a collegiate best and fourth-best mark in school history, while sophomore Thoraya Maronsey took eighth (37-05.00).
In relay action, the quartet of Jessika Hornsby, Amber Waddell, Kierstan Kirkland and AnSherae Devine finished fourth in 3:49.63.
The Aztecs will compete in the San Diego City Championships at UCSD and the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, Calif., on Saturday.
2010 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships
Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, N.M.
Feb. 25-27, 2010
Saturday Results
(Final team results)
1. Brigham Young - 193; 2. TCU - 129.50; 3. SDSU - 87; 4. Utah - 63; 5. New Mexico - 48; 6. Colorado State - 46.50; 7. Wyoming - 37; 8. Air Force - 34; 9. UNLV - 25.
MWC High Point Award: Karoline Koehler (SDSU)
Co-Outstanding Performances: Stephanie James (SDSU) and Sandy Fortner (New Mexico)
Women's Coach of the Year: Craig Poole (Brigham Young)
Individual Results
(First place and SDSU individual results only)
60 Meters
1. Chaniqua Corinealdi (TCU), 7.33; 2. Karoline Koehler (SDSU), 7.39 (provisionally qualified for NCAA championships)
60-Meter Hurdles
1. Larissa Matthews (TCU), 8.41; 2. Briana Johnson (SDSU), 8.60 (8.592); 3. Annimari Korte (SDSU), 8.60 (8.595)
200 Meters
1. Mindy McClurkin (BYU), 23.34; 4. Karoline Koehler (SDSU), 24.07; 9. Nicole Stone (SDSU), 24.83
400 Meters
1. Afiya Walker (Wyoming); 53.40; 3. Nicole Stone (SDSU), 53.69 (improved her NCAA championships provisional-qualifying time)
800 Meters
1. Lacey Cramer (BYU), 2:05.55; 6. Josefine Koskinen (SDSU), 2:12.41
3,000 Meters
1. Alyssa Abbott (Utah), 9:55.54; 18. Rachel Williams (SDSU), 10:28.74; 26. Jordan Davis (SDSU), 11:01.14; 28. Sara Beyers (SDSU), 11:12.51; 29. Michelle Martinez (SDSU), 11:27.32; 31. Missy Bunn (SDSU), 11:47.14
4x400 Meter Relay
1. TCU, 3:41.57; 4. SDSU (Jessika Hornsby, Amber Waddell, Kierstan Kirkland, AnSherae Devine), 3:49.63
High Jump
1. Ada Robinson (BYU), 5-11.25; 13. Sarah Kaster (SDSU), 5-02.25
Triple Jump
1. Karoline Koehler (SDSU), 43-10.50 (automatically qualified for NCAA championships); 4. Alex Evans (SDSU), 40-04.75; 8. Thoraya Maronsey (SDSU), 37-05.00
Shot Put
1. Sara Neubauer (Air Force), 53-11.00; 10. Jeanette McConnell (SDSU), 41-07.00