TRACK AND FIELD: BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS: CSUN SPRINT FALLS SHORT.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Cal State Northridge's Rashaad Allen, Hung Nguyen and Lamont Long swept the 100 meters. Nguyen also won the 200, and the Matadors even won the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relays to dominate the sprints in the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships. Still, CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge finished one point short. Utah State won the men's title with 152.5 points and CSUN was second with 151.5 on Saturday at the Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. Track and Field Complex. ``We had us being about 40 points down to (Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
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knew if we ran great races and had some help in the distance races,
we'd be close. But that was really exciting.
``I'm sure the kids are hanging their heads, but one point is nothing. There's so many places you can go through the meet and find points.'' The women's team, which also won the 1,600-meter relay, finished a distant second to Idaho. Led by Canadian sprinter Angela Whyte's four titles, Idaho won with 213 points and CSUN was next with 129. Chris Puga ran the anchor leg on CSUN's winning 1,600-meter relay - the final event of the meet - and knew the Matadors needed to win to have a chance at the title. What he didn't know was that if Utah State finished fourth or better, the Aggies would win. The Aggies did their part, finishing fourth, but got some unexpected help. Long Beach State's final exchange was botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. , with the baton falling on the track. As the Long Beach anchor retreated to pick it up, UC Riverside's team was tripped up and Utah State ran around both. CSUN's team celebrated on the awards stand after winning the race, but that was just before the team totals were announced. Then, Rico Brown, who ran a leg on the 400 relay team, slammed his jacket and 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. about you (guys), but I won't be able to sleep tonight.'' CSUN's Alex Marbley will be able to sleep just fine. He won the high jump at 7 feet, 1 inch, after working through a hairline hair·line n. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front. stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in his left foot. Rashaad Dixon won the triple jump with a 51-11 mark. Dixon, a junior- college transfer, sported a T-shirt on the awards stand that read, ``Thanks for everything, Northridge.'' ``I just wanted to thank the coaching staff and the school,'' Dixon said. ``They took a chance on me. I had knee and ankle problems, so they didn't have to.'' The sprinters had few problems. Allen won the 100 meters in 10.32 seconds and Nguyen was second in 10.44. Lamont Long was third in 10.59. The Big West allowed CSUN president Jolene Koester Jolene Koester is the president of California State University, Northridge. The California State University Board of Trustees announced her appointment as president on November 16, 1999, and she took office as the fourth president of the University on July 1, 2000. to present the awards to the 100-meter threesome. ``To say that the best three dudes Dudes may refer to:
Idaho's Whyte, the female athlete of the meet, won the 100, 100 hurdles, 200 and was on the winning 400-meter relay team. She also was second in the long jump. CSUN's Comfort Agara won the 400 meters in 54.61 seconds. Teammate Frances Santin, a Taft High of Woodland Hills product, finished third in the 400-meter hurdles after blowing out her knee in the same race last year. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: CSUN swept the 100-meter event Saturday at the Big West championships, with Rashaad Allen (center) taking first, Hung Nguyen (left) in second and Lamont Long in third. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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