May 13, 2016
CLOVIS, Calif. - The San Diego State track and field team is in second place after the third day of the Mountain West Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis, Calif. The Aztecs had two runner-up finishes on Friday and qualified 14 for Saturday's final heats.
With 14 of the 21 events still left to be competed tomorrow, SDSU is in second place with 42 points, 12 ahead of third-place New Mexico and Utah State, and 26 ahead of fifth-place Boise State. Colorado State leads the meet with 89 points.
Marissa Berry led a group of four pole vaulters who scored for San Diego State, taking second with a height of 13 feet, 2 ½ inches (4.03m). Bonnie Draxler, a two-time MW indoor champion in the event, was third with the same mark, while Karen Snapper (12-08.25 (3.87m)) and Sara Curran (12-04.50 (3.77m) came in fifth and sixth, respectively.
Rachel Alesi added a runner-up showing in the shot put with a heave of 49-09.25 (15.17m), the fifth-best mark in school history.
Victoria Dickerson added a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw with a toss of 181-03 (55.26m), good enough for the fifth-best throw in program history.
Lisa-Anne Barrow also scored for the Aztecs, taking eighth in the long jump with a leap of 19-06.50 (5.95m).
On the track, Ashley Henderson qualified for both the 100- and 200-meter finals on Saturday after winning the 100 prelims in a wind-aided time of 11.01 seconds and taking second in the 200 prelims in a wind-aided 23.11. The 11.01 would have been a school record (11.20 by Tonette Dyer in 2004), but the wind was well over the 2.0 mph limit at 4.0 mph.
Other SDSU athletes who moved onto Saturday's championship round in multiple events include Madison Gipson in the 400 hurdles (third, 1:00.22) and the 100 hurdles (seventh, 13.70), Simone Glenn in the 200 (fourth, wind-aided 23.17) and 100 (fifth, wind-aided 11.50), Jazmen Bunch in the 200 (seventh, wind-aided 23.88) and 100 (ninth, wind-aided 11.63) and Starlynn Singleton in the 100 (seventh, wind-aided 11.60) and 200 (ninth, wind-aided 24.05).
Tyra Lea ran the second-fastest 400 (55.26) to qualify for the final, while Sierra Brabham-Lawrence (13.42 in 100 hurdles) and Ellison Grove (2:09.73 in 800) came in third in their respective event. Micha Auzenne also advanced in the 100 hurdles after clocking a wind-aided time of 13.54.
The final day of the meet starts with the discus throw at 3:30 p.m. PT Saturday and ends with the 4x400 at 8:55 p.m. PT.
2016 Mountain West Outdoor Championships
Veterans Memorial Stadium - Clovis, Calif.
May 11-14, 2016
Team Results (after 7 of 21 events)
1. Colorado State - 89
2. San Diego State - 42
3t. New Mexico - 30
3t. Utah State - 30
5. Boise State - 16
6. UNLV - 15
7. Wyoming - 14
8. Nevada - 11
9. Fresno State - 10
10. Air Force - 9
11. San José State - 7
Individual Results (SDSU and winner of each event only)
100 Meters (prelims) (out of 25 entrants)
1. Ashley Henderson (SDSU) - 11.01q (wind-aided)
5. Simone Glenn (SDSU) - 11.50q (wind-aided)
7. Starlynn Singleton (SDSU) - 11.60q (wind-aided)
9. Jazmen Bunch (SDSU) - 11.63q (wind-aided)
13. Micha Auzenne (SDSU) - 11.74 (wind-aided)
200 Meters (prelims) (out of 19 entrants)
1. Drea Auston (UNLV) - 23.01q (wind-aided)
2. Ashley Henderson (SDSU) - 23.11q (wind-aided)
4. Simone Glenn (SDSU) - 23.17q (wind-aided)
7. Jazmen Bunch (SDSU) - 23.88q (wind-aided)
9. Starlynn Singleton (SDSU) - 24.05q (wind-aided)
400 Meters (prelims) (out of 16 entrants)
1. Nailah Harris-Murillo (Fresno State) - 54.99q
2. Tyra Lea (SDSU) - 55.26q
13. Lakin Hatcher (SDSU) - 57.34
800 Meters (prelims) (out of 16 entrants)
1. Auzsane Crowe-Carter (UNLV) - 2:08.17q
3. Ellison Grove (SDSU) - 2:09.73q
100-Meter Hurdles (prelims) (out of 15 entrants)
1. Lorenda Holston (Colorado State) - 13.26q
3. Sierra Brabham-Lawrence (SDSU) - 13.42q
5. Micha Auzenne (SDSU) - 13.54q (wind-aided)
7. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 13.70q
12. Karsen Sper (SDSU) - 14.43
400-Meter Hurdles (prelims) (out of 17 entrants)
1. Kyra Johnson (Fresno State) - 59.15q
3. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 1:00.22q
15. Jasmine Young (SDSU) - 1:05.77
3,000-Meter Steeplechase (out of 15 entrants)
1. Audra DeStefano (Wyoming) - 10:07.35
14. Elaine Ribeiro (SDSU) - 11:21.80
Pole Vault (out of 12 entrants)
1. Karly Reimel (Colorado State) - 13-05.00 (4.09m)
2. Marissa Berry (SDSU) - 13-02.50 (4.03m)
3. Bonnie Draxler (SDSU) - 13-02.50 (4.03m)
5. Karen Snapper (SDSU) - 12-08.25 (3.87m)
6. Sara Curran (SDSU) - 12-04.50 (3.77m)
10. Katherine Magill (SDSU) - 11-04.50 (3.47m)
Long Jump (out of 26 entrants)
1. Je'Nia Sears (Fresno State) - 21-06.50 (6.56m)
8. Lisa-Anne Barrow (SDSU) - 19-06.50 (5.95m)
9. Kassidy Ellis (SDSU) - 18-08.50 (5.70m) (wind-aided)
16. Kira Moreland (SDSU) - 17-01.50 (5.21m)
--. Jelena McNown (SDSU) - Foul
Shot Put (out of 17 entrants)
1. Aaliyah Pete (Colorado State) - 53-02.75 (16.22)
2. Rachel Alesi (SDSU) - 49-09.25 (15.17m) (No. 5 all-time at SDSU)
13. Alexa Evans (SDSU) - 44-02.50 (13.47m)
Hammer Throw (out of 26 entrants)
1. Maci Bingham (Utah State) - 197-11 (60.34m)
6. Victoria Dickerson (SDSU) - 181-03 (55.26m) (No. 5 all-time at SDSU)
9. Freja Liljedahl (SDSU) - 173-07 (52.92m)