NCAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: LOCALS JUMP INTO HISTORY WATKINS, ANDREWS NCAA CHAMPIONS.Byline: KIRBY LEE Special to the Daily News SACRAMENTO -- Rhonda Watkins of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and DaShalle Andrews of Cal State Northridge etched etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. their names in their respective school record books with long jump victories in the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Track & Field Championships at Sacramento State on Thursday night. Watkins sailed to a wind-aided 22-10 to become first UCLA woman to win the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor women's long jump titles in the same season. Andrews won the men's competition at 25-21/2 to become the first male NCAA Division I track champion in any event since the Matadors moved up from Division II in 1991. Watkins' win on Thursday was the latest accolade for the 2006 IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation World Junior champion. Three weeks ago, the Trinidad native became the first woman in Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members history to win conference titles in the long jump and high jump in the same year. Andrews was still in a daze after his win on Thursday. The junior missed the 2006 season after surgery on his left knee. Thursday's competition was the first time the 2007 Big West champion had qualified out of the preliminaries after competing in the 2004 and 2005 NCAA meets. "I am just happy to be here," Andrews said. "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to say or do. I am just letting it soak in. I might scream and shout later. I am just shocked for the most part." For Watkins, Thursday's victory was another step in preparation for the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Her ultimate goal is Jackie Joyner-Kersee's school and collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. record of 23-9. She will go for another title today in the high jump final. On Thursday, Watkins had the luxury of focusing exclusively on the long jump for the first time in awhile a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. . In Wednesday's qualifying and in the Pac-10 Championships, Watkins had to compete in both events simultaneously, going back and forth between events. In the conference meet, Watkins had to take an attempt in the long jump in her high jump spikes because she did not have time to change her shoes. "It was a relief only having to do one (event), especially in a final," Watkins said. "I didn't have to worry about running to another event so that helped me stay focused." CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Both CSUN's DaShalle Andrews and Louisville's Tone Belt had a 25-feet, 21/2 inch mark in the long jump, but Andrews won. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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