PAC-10 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: UCLA STILL IN THE HUNT BRUINS IN THIRD PLACE AFTER FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION.Byline: Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
As expected, the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. men's sprinters looked flawless, but it was 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 that earned enough points in the field events to stay within striking distance of first-place Oregon after the first day of the 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 Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Drake Stadium Drake Stadium is a stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is primarily used for the Drake Relays, and is the home field of the Drake University Bulldogs. It opened in 1925 and currently holds 14,557 people. A large scale renovation of the stadium was completed in 2006. . Oregon leads the men's team standings with 63.50 points, while defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre UCLA sits in third with 45 and USC finished the first day of the two-day competition in eighth place with 19 points. The meet concludes today. In the women's competition, Stanford is first with 58 points, followed by UCLA with 46. USC is in last with one point. The Trojans qualified seven sprinters in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, but also gained an unexpected first-place finish Noun 1. first-place finish - a finish in first place (as in a race) win - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" in the hammer throw hammer throw Athletic event in which a hammer is thrown for distance. The hammer consists of a 16-lb (7.26-kg) metal ball attached to a spring steel wire handle that measures not more than 4 ft (1.2 m) in length. from sophomore Adam Midles. Midles won his first Pac-10 title in the hammer with a throw of 208-10. ``We got a surprise in the hammer throw and we got all of our sprinters into the finals,'' USC sprinter and Valencia High graduate Wes Felix said. ``Getting four in the finals was our goal and we did it.'' But they almost didn't. USC's top 100-meter qualifier, Marvin Anderson, moved slightly while in his set position, prompting the penalty gun to go off. The foul was soon waived as the official said Anderson moved but did not leave his block early. ``That was scary,'' Felix said to Anderson after the heat. USC finished first, second, third and sixth in the 100-meter qualifying heats. Anderson had the best time at 10.28 seconds, followed by Phillip Francis (10.46), Felix (10.48) and Garry Jones (10.51), respectively. UCLA stay close to Oregon with strong showings in the shot put and pole vault. Bruins John Caulfield (61 feet, 5 3/4 inches), Jeremy Silverman (61-4 3/4) and Jake Knight (57-3 3/4) were third, fourth and sixth, respectively, in the shot put while senior Yoo Kim won his first Pac-10 pole vault title with a jump of 17-9. UCLA's Jon Rankin had a field-best qualifying time of 1 minute, 49.06 seconds in the 800 meters and Erik Emilsson was third in the 3,000 steeplechase steeplechase Either of two distinct sporting events: (1) a horse race over a closed course with obstacles, including hedges and walls; or (2) a footrace of 3,000 m over hurdles and a water jump. with a time of 8:43.50. Meanwhile, USC should move up in the scoring today with world-class high jumpers Jessie Williams and Manjula Wijesekara, who are heavily favored to complement the sprinters. The UCLA women's team is taking advantage of its depth in many events. Monique Henderson ran the world's ninth-best time in the 200 meters (22.92) to set the stage for today's finals. Henderson also qualified first in the 400 meters with a time of 50.91. Senior Jessica Cosby, a Cleveland High of Reseda graduate, took her second Pac-10 shot put title with a throw of 56-1 3/4 and teammate Kamaiya Warren took fourth with a throw of 52-11. --Note: After a clerical error an error made in copying or writing. See also: Clerical by a member of the USC track team, distance runner Tomasz Babiskiewicz was mistakenly entered into the men's 5,000-meter race instead of the 1,500-meter event. USC assistant coach Tom Walsh noticed the mistake and USC appealed, and Babiskiewicz was allowed to compete in the 1,500. Nate Brown, (818) 713-3607 nate.brown(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) UCLA's Monique Henderson and USC's Wes Felix had strong efforts in Pac-10 Track and Field Championships. Photos by Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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