April 24, 2010
LA JOLLA, Calif. - The San Diego State track and field team posted 11 top-10 finishes in the final day of the UC San Diego Triton Invitational Saturday in La Jolla, Calif.
On the track, Sara Beyers led the way with a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Beyers completed the race in 11 minutes, 34.21 seconds, over 45 seconds faster than the only other time she ran the event this season (12:19.85).
Three other Aztecs - Kiersten Kirkland, Amber Waddell and Jordan Davis - took seventh in their respective event. Kirkland, who won the heptathlon earlier this season at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, was seventh in the 200 with a time of 25.11. Waddell (400 - 58.02) and Davis (3,000 - 10:44.75) each recorded season-best times.
The pole vaulters once again put on an impressive display, taking third, fourth, sixth and ninth in the event. Kelsy Hintz (third) set a lifetime best by clearing 13 feet, 3 ½ inches. The mark is the fifth-best in the country by a freshman and tied for the fifth-best mark in school history.
Katie Morgan (fourth) cleared 13-03.50 and Stephanie James (sixth) vaulted 12-09.50, while Katie Vo set a personal-best mark of 12-03.50.
Julianne Alarcio set a collegiate-best mark in the long jump with her fourth-place leap of 19-02.00, while Jeanette McConnell improved her personal-best and eighth-best all-time mark of 45-05.00 in the shot put. Maria Rodriguez joined McConnell in the top-10 in the event with a heave of 43-09.00.
SDSU heads to the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif., to compete in the two-day event, which begins Saturday.
UCSD Triton Invitational
UC San Diego - La Jolla, Calif.
Day Two
SDSU Saturday Results Only
200 Meters: 7. Kiersten Kirkland - 25.11; 29. Thoraya Maronsey - 26.96; 36. Julianne Alarcio - 27.43
400 Meters: 7. Amber Waddell - 58.02
800 Meters: 12. Amy Brown - 2:15.33; 24. Leigh Rutherford - 2:22.41; 27. Michelle Martinez - 2:24.79
1,500 Meters: 17. Missy Bunn - 5:02.09; 23. Sabrina Rathor - 5:12.83
3,000 Meters: 7. Jordan Davis - 10:44.75
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 2. Sara Beyers - 11:34.21
High Jump: 20. Kiersten Kirkland - 5-00.25; 20. Natalie Peterson - 5-00.25; 20. Kelsey Kaster - 5-00.25
Pole Vault: 3. Kelsy Hintz - 13-03.50; 4. Katie Morgan - 13-03.50; 6. Stephanie James - 12-09.50; 9. Katie Vo - 12-03.50; 18. Moriah Roberge - 11-01.75
Long Jump: 4. Julianne Alarcio - 19-02.00
Shot Put: 7. Jeanette McConnell - 45-05.00; 9. Maria Rodriguez - 43-09.00; 17. Kiersten Kirkland - 36-10.25
Javelin: 12. Kiersten Kirkland - 115-08; 14. Moriah Roberge - 113-01