March 15, 2014
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -
San Diego State's Shanieka Thomas won the triple jump at the 2014 NCAA Track and Field Championships Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. It was the second career NCAA title (also 2013 outdoor triple jump) for Thomas and the first indoor championship.
It is the sixth individual national title for the Aztecs. An SDSU athlete has now won an individual title at three of the past four NCAA Championships (also Whitney Ashley in 2012 outdoor discus throw and Thomas in 2013 outdoor triple jump).
Thomas, who also was a runner-up at the 2013 indoor meet and 2012 outdoor meet in the triple jump, beat out 15 other entrants with a best of 45 feet, 10 inches (13.97m). The mark, which came on her sixth and final attempt, was more than a foot and a half farther than the runner-up Marshay Ryan of Auburn (44-00.50 (13.42m)). In fact, Thomas would have won the NCAA title in four of her five jumps (she passed on her third attempt).
Thomas, who was seeded first heading into the event with a mark of 45-03.00 (13.79m), is now a three-time first-team indoor USTFCCCA All-American (2012-14) and one-time indoor USTFCCCA All-American (2011). Thomas was one of 10 on the preseason list for The Bowerman Trophy (top collegian).
Allison Reaser also competed at the NCAA Championships, taking 15th in the pentathlon with 3,996 points. It was the second-highest total of her career for Reaser, who has won six multi-event titles (2011-13 indoor pentathlon, 2011-13 outdoor heptathlon) at the MW Championships over the past three-plus years.
Reaser started the day by taking fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.32 seconds. Next up was the high jump, where she was 16th with a mark of 5-02.25 (1.58m). In the shot put, Reaser came in 14th at 36-05.00 (11.10m). Next up was the long jump, where Reaser had the 11th-best performance with a leap if 19-02.75 (5.86m). The pentathlon ended with the 800, where she came in eighth in an indoor personal record of 2:20.37.
Thomas' 10 points gave San Diego State a tie for 19th place out of 58 scoring teams, which was the team's best-ever indoor finish. The Aztecs have now finished in the top 10 in each of the past two NCAA indoor meets and in four NCAA meets overall (2013-14 indoor, 2012-13 outdoor). Oregon won the meet with 44 points, edging Texas (43.5), Florida (40.5) and Georgia (40.5).
The rest of the team began their outdoor campaign Saturday at the UCSD Collegiate Challenge in nearby La Jolla. Results are listed below.
2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Albuquerque Convention Center - Albuquerque, N.M.
March 15, 2014
Team Results (out of 58 scoring teams)
1. Oregon - 44
2. Texas - 43.5
3t. Florida - 40.5
3t. Georgia - 40.5
5. Texas A&M - 35
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T-19. San Diego State - 10
Individual Results
Triple Jump (out of 16 entrants)
1. Shanieka Thomas (SDSU) - 45-10.00 (13.97m)
Pentathlon (out of 16 entrants)
1. Kendell Williams (Georgia) - 4,635 points
15. Allison Reaser (SDSU) - 3,996 points
UCSD Collegiate Challenge
Triton Track & Field Stadium - La Jolla, Calif.
March 15, 2014
Team Results (out of 8 scoring teams)
1. UC San Diego - 216.5
2. SDSU - 205
3. Point Loma - 94
4. Cal State Dominguez Hills - 56
5. Cal State San Marcos - 49.5
Individual Results
100 Meters (out of 26 entrants)
1. Sanita McNeally (CSDH) - 12.14
3. Starlynn Singleton (SDSU) - 12.29
6. Kortney Ross (SDSU) - 12.63
200 Meters (out of 27 entrants)
1. Sanita McNeally (CSDH) - 25.29
3. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 25.41
6. Janice George (SDSU) - 25.66
400 Meters (out of 21 entrants)
1. Charlene Brown (CSDH) - 56.76
2. Meritzer Williams (SDSU) - 56.93
6. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 58.91
7. Janice George (SDSU) - 59.06
8. Renetia James (SDSU) - 59.17
800 Meters (out of 17 entrants)
1. Sabrina Pimentel (UCSD) - 2:15.20
4. Renetia James (SDSU) - 2:23.64
1,500 Meters (out of 15 entrants)
1. Dynasty Gammage (SDSU) - 4:46.39
5,000 Meters (out of 16 entrants)
1. Paige Hughes (UCSD) - 17:50.46
3. Grace Hanshaw (SDSU) - 18:12.31
5. Hannah Sawatski (SDSU) - 18:28.33
--. Chelsea Kruthers (SDSU) - DNF
--. Jessica McCall (SDSU) - DNF
--. Rachel Roesgen (SDSU) - DNF
100-Meter Hurdles (out of 18 entrants)
1. Karsen Sper (SDSU) - 14.47
2. Brittany Bozeman (SDSU) - 14.82
12. Sarah Haydock (SDSU) - 16.32
400-Meter Hurdles (out of 13 entrants)
1. Paula Aleman (Southwestern CC) - 1:02.87
5. Lily Mayko (SDSU) - 1:07.20
4x400-Meter Relay (out of 7 teams)
1. UC San Diego "A" - 3:50.66
2. SDSU "A" (Chelsea Kruthers, Renetia James, Dynasty Gammage, Rachel Roesgen) - 4:02.24
High Jump (out of 23 entrants)
1. Nicole Oudenaarden (SDSU) - 5-07.25 (1.71m)
8. Karsen Sper (SDSU) - 5-00.25 (1.53m)
18. Sarah Haydock (SDSU) - 4-04.25 (1.33m)
--. Brittany Bozeman (SDSU) - NH
Pole Vault (out of 19 entrants)
1. Kristen Brown (SDSU) - 13-08.25 (4.17m)
2. Holly Waseloff (SDSU) - 13-00.25 (3.97m) (10th all-time at SDSU)
3. Kortney Ross (SDSU) - 12-06.25 (3.82m)
4t. Thresa Vinson (SDSU) - 11-06.50 (3.52m)
4t. Karen Snapper (SDSU) - 11-06.50 (3.52m)
13t. Katherine Magill (SDSU) - 9-07.00 (2.92m)
Long Jump (out of 31 entrants)
1. Kristin Sato (UCSD) - 18-00.25 (5.49m)
2. Starlynn Singleton (SDSU) - 17-11.50 (5.47m)
Triple Jump (out of 15 entrants)
1t. Chantia Justice (UCSD) - 39-01.00 (11.91m)
1t. Kristin Sato (UCSD) - 39-01.00 (11.91m)
3. Starlynn Singleton (SDSU) - 37-03.25 (11.36m)
Shot Put (out of 28 entrants)
1. Nicole Oudenaarden (SDSU) - 44-11.50 (13.70m)
2. Brittany Gonter (SDSU) - 44-00.00 (13.41m)
3. Ariel Oliver (SDSU) - 42-08.00 (13.00m)
5. Brittany Bozeman (SDSU) - 39-09.25 (12.12m)
7. Rachel Alesi (SDSU) - 38-05.50 (11.72m)
15. Karsen Sper (SDSU) - 30-09.75 (9.39m)
21. Sarah Haydock (SDSU) - 28-00.00 (8.53m)
Discus Throw (out of 21 entrants)
1. Jasmine Burrell (SDSU) - 165-03 (50.36m)
2. Alexa Evans (SDSU) - 153-02 (46.69m)
3. Rachel Alesi (SDSU) - 147-06 (44.96m)
4. Brittany Gonter (SDSU) - 143-04 (43.69m)
5. Ariel Oliver (SDSU) - 138-04 (42.16m)
9. Summer Nash (SDSU) - 116-00 (35.35m)
10. Freja Liljedahl (SDSU) - 114-02 (34.79m)
Hammer Throw (out of 13 entrants)
1. Jasmine Burrell (SDSU) - 169-08 (51.72m)
2. Freja Liljedahl (SDSU) - 160-06 (48.93m)
3. Mikayla Howden (SDSU) - 157-11 (48.13m)
4. Alexa Evans (SDSU) - 149-10 (45.67m)
8. Ariel Oliver (SDSU) - 123-07 (37.68m)
Javelin Throw (out of 22 entrants)
1. Nicole Oudenaarden (SDSU) - 146-11 (44.78m)
2. Brittany Bozeman (SDSU) - 132-07 (40.41m)
3. Rachel Alesi (SDSU) - 127-00 (38.71m)
5. Karsen Sper (SDSU) - 118-01 (36.00m)
8. Summer Nash (SDSU) - 103-00 (31.39m)
18. Sarah Haydock (SDSU) - 68-04 (20.82m)
--. Freja Liljedahl (SDSU) - ND