May 1, 2011
IRVINE, Calif. - Whitney Ashley finished second in the discus throw to pace the San Diego State track and field team on the final day of the Steve Scott Invitational Sunday in Irvine, Calif.
Ashley was the top collegiate performer and finished second of 25 competitors with a throw of 166 feet, 6 inches. It was her second best discus throw of the season. Unattached performer Jasmine Burrell (third, 162-01) and Jeanette McConnell (fifth, 156-09) also finished in the top five for the Aztecs.
Also in throws competition, unattached Brittany Gonter was third in the shot put (46-03.35), while Lima Lefiti (seventh) just finished outside the school's top-10 list with a toss of 45-05.25.
Alex Evans finished ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 39-10.75, her second-best jump of the season (40-03.50 at Cal/Nevada Championships on March 27).
On the track, Allison Reaser was eighth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.64 seconds, while Josefine Koskinen led a group of eight SDSU runners in the 800 with a 2:12.44 clocking.
San Diego State begins its championship portion of the schedule from May 11-14 at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Fort Collins, Colo.
Steve Scott Invitational
Irvine, Calif.
May 1, 2011
200 Meters: 21. Maderia Toatley - 24.92
400 Meters: 17. Maderia Toatley - 57.00
800 Meters: 8. Josefine Koskinen - 2:12.44; 16. Niki Novak - 2:15.38; 35. Hannah Winokur - 2:25.94; 42. Amanda Okun - 2:28.32; 44. Sabrina Rathor - 2:28.58; 48. AnSherae Devine - 2:30.25; 51. Missy Bunn - 2:31.88; 55. Amy Reaser - 2:34.64
1,500 Meters: 18. Sara Beyers - 4:50.36; 36. Missy Bunn - 5:09.64; 41. Sabrina Rathor - 5:16.31
100-Meter Hurdles: 8. Allison Reaser - 14.64
4x400-Meter Relay: --. Amy Brown, Josefine Koskinen, Niki Novak, AnSherae Devine - DNF
High Jump: --. Allison Reaser - NH
Triple Jump: 9. Alex Evans - 39-10.75
Shot Put: 3. Brittany Gonter (unattached), 46-03.25; 7. Lima Lefiti - 45-05.25; 9. Jeanette McConnell - 43-06.50; 17. Laura Boggeln - 40-07.50; 28. Allison Reaser - 35-11.25
Discus: 2. Whitney Ashley - 166-06; 3. Jasmine Burrell (unattached) - 162-01; 5. Jeanette McConnell - 156-09; 16. Brittany Gonter (unattached) - 135-09