Buffs Earn 11 First-Place Finishes At Potts Invite

Saturday, March 18

Boulder, Colo.

Field 9am/Track 1 pm

Colorado

POTTS COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

March 18, 2006 | Track and Field

By: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID

BOULDER ? The University of Colorado garnered 11 first-place finishes at the Potts Invitational on Saturday at Potts Field in Boulder. Amberly Casey earned a pair of victories in the triple and long jumps. Casey recorded a jump of 19-8.25 in the long jump and notched a personal best with mark of 39-4.50 in the triple jump.

Carly Newlands earned a first-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 45-4.25. She also took second in the discuss throw (136-2) behind Olivia Korte of the Air Force Academy who tossed for a mark of 165-7.

Allison Hawes earned her first career victory as a Buff with a time of 2:26.47 in the 800-meters. Jackie Sturm recorded a second, third and fourth-place finish. She finished second in the 100m race (personal record of 12.40), third in the 200m (25.49) and was fourth in the javelin with a personal best throw of 160-0.

On the men's side, George Pincock won the 200m race with personal record of 21.06. Sam Napp finished third (21.41) and Lionel Lawson Jr. recorded a time of 21.92 to round out the top five.

In the 400m, Chris Abuan took top honors with a time of 48.27, while Nate Terry turned in a third-place performance (48.49).

Kenyon Neuman earned his first individual crown as a Buff as he won the 1500m in 4:00.31. Teammate Chris Pannone finished just two seconds behind Neuman at 4:02.37 for second place. Erik Heinonen recorded a fourth-place finish (4:04.17).

Brandon Johnson broke tape in the 400m hurdles. He recorded a time of 54.26.

In the field, Hugh Charles jumped 24-5 to win the long jump. Andy Passen recorded a throw of 52-8.75 in the shot put to win the event.

The Colorado men dominated in the relays. The ?A' team took top-honors in the 4x100 and the 4x400 and the ?B' team recorded a second-place finish in the 4x100 and was third in the 4x400.

The Buffaloes are off until the end of March or the beginning of April. On March 31, part of the squad will head to the Cardinal Invitational at Palo Alto, Calif. The rest of the team will head up to Greeley, Colo. for the Tom Benich Invitational.

POTTS INVITATIONAL

Boulder, Colo.

RUNNING EVENTS (Top Five)

Women's 100 Meters: 1. Adewunmi Abudu, UW, 12.33; 2. Jackie Sturm, CU, 12.40; 3. Genelle Chapman, AFA, 12.57; 4. Ayana Floyd-James, AFA, 12.80; 5. Megan Casey, UNC, 12.83.

Men's 100 Meters: 1. John Woods, Unatt., 10.42; 2. Ryan Campbell, Unatt., 10.74; 3. Sam Napp, CU, 10.77; 4. Lionel Lawson Jr., CU, 10.94; 5. Adam Kelly, UW, 11.24. Other CU racers: 7. Justin Suss, 11.40.

Women's 200 Meters: 1. Shayee Babbitt, UW, 24.85; 2. Latasha Rudolph, UW, 25.24; 3. Jackie Sturm, CU, 25.49; 4. Cherdaria Mack, UCCS, 26.04; 4. Veronica Maul, CU, 26.04. Other CU racers: 10. Sasha Abuan, 27.93.

Men's 200 Meters: 1. George Pincock, CU, 21.06; 2. John Woods, Unatt., 21.34; 3. Sam Napp, CU, 21.41; 4. Ryan Campbell, Unatt., 21.47; 5. Lionel Lawson Jr., CU, 21.92. Other CU racers: 8. Ian Wilson, 23.08; 10. Justin Suss, 23.26.

Women's 400 Meters: 1. Amy Engebretson, UNC, 58.69; 2. Katie Miller, UNC, 59.00; 3. Jamila Young, UNC, 59.76; 4. Troi Smith, Unatt., 59.83; 5. Amy Reuscher, MSC, 1:00.41. Other CU racers: 12. Jessica Brown, 1:05.88.

Men's 400 Meters: 1. Chris Abuan, CU, 48.27; 2. Nick Luina, AFA, 48.30; 3. Nate Terry, CU, 48.49; Sherown Campbell, UNC, 48.52; 5. Jared Lewis, UNC, 49.31. Other CU racers: 11. Abe Friesen, 50.22.

Women's 800 Meters: 1. Allison Hawes, CU, 2:26.47; 2. Ashley Eaton, UNC, 2:30.64; 3. Chantelle Erickson, UNC, 2:40.86; 4. Lory Mareno Roach, Unatt., 2:50.83.

Men's 800 Meters: 1. Scott Dalhberg, UCCS, 1:55.63; 2. Gabe Luna, Unatt., 1:55.73; 3. Rob Thayer, CU, 1:56.46; 4. Greg Smith, Unatt., 1:57.33; 5. Peter Hegelbach, Unatt., 1:57.60. Other CU racers: 6. Derek Winton, 1:58.11; 7. Wil Buchanan, 2:00.38.

Women's 1500 Meters: 1. Shannon Payne, WSC, 4:51.91; 2. Erin Marson, CU, 5:10.09; 3. Chantelle Erickson, UNC, 5:25.74; 4. Erin Thayer, CU, 5:34.88.

Men's 1500 Meters: 1. Kenyon Neuman, CU, 4:00.31; 2. Chris Pannone, CU, 4:02.37; 3. Anthony Luna, Unatt., 4:03.72; 4. Erik Heinonen, CU, 4:04.17; 5. Kevin Hawkins, AFA, 4:07.01.

Women's 3000 Meters: 1. Jennifer Thompson, UW, 10:31.21; 2. Shanna Sparks, CU, 11:01.69; 3. Megan Lund, UCCS, 11:02. 89; 4. Addie Devine, UCCS, 11:15.96; 5. Rachel Goscia, Unatt., 11:34.99.

Men's 3000 Meters; 1. John Supsic, Unatt., 8:45.80; 2. Peter Vail, Unatt., 8:49.10; 3. Michael Nikkila, Unatt., 8:51.70; 4. Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez, UCCS, 8:53.00; 5. Seth Demoor, CU, 8:56.06.

Women's 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Shayee Babbitt, UW, 14.31; 2. Dierra Poland, AFA, 14.50; 3. Anis Hopkins, UW, 14.61; 4. Felicia Wacker, UNC, 14.65; 5. Crissy Gourdin, Unatt., 15.22.

Men's 110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Michael Arnwine, UW, 15.05; 2. Jeff Vaden, UNC, 15.05; 3. Joel Nolan, AFA, 15.63; 4. Josh Barge, UW, 15.91; 5. Damian Farmer, UW, 16.10.

Women's 400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Ingvild Carstens, UW, 1:02.64; 2. Ashley Stec, UNC, 1:04.34; 3. Aniis Hopkins, UW, 1:04.44; 4. Jennifer Kishimoto, UNC, 1:04.53; 5. Danna Herbert, UW, 1:05.35.

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Brandon Johnson, CU, 54.26; 2. Michael Arnwine, UW, 54.81; 3. John Payne, AFA, 57.98.

Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Jenna Dorsey-Spitz, UCCS, 11:19.45; 2. Ashley Birger, UCCS, 12:37.43.

Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Brad Winn, UCCS, 9:45.21; 2. Jason Braun, UCCS, 9:57.93; 3. Gabe Small, UCCS, 10:19.32; 4. Alex Tiernan, UCCS, 10:26.06; 5. Kevin Moulton, UCCS, 10:37.47,

Women's 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Wyoming ?A', 47.04; 2. Wyoming ?B', 49.00; 3. Colorado ?A', 49.31.

Men's 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Colorado ?A', 41.49; 2. Colorado ?B', 42.07.

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Northern Colorado ?A'. 3:56.93; 2. Colorado ?A', 4:02.73; 3. Northern Colorado ?B', 4:18.97; 4. Northern Colorado ?C', 4:27.96.

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Colorado ?A', 3:13.11; 2. Northern Colorado ?A', 3:15.93; 3. Colorado ?B', 3:29.90; 4. Air Force Academy, 3:30.42; 5. Colorado Rollers, 3:34.38.

FIELD EVENTS

Women's High Jump: 1. Dierra Poland, AFA, 1.62; 2. Lindsay Bengard, AFA, 1.57; 2. Courtney Dunivent, UNC, 1.57; 4. Heather Armagost, UNC, 1.52; 4. Ayana Floyd-James, AFA, 1.52.

Men's High Jump: 1. Tom Hall, UW, 1.93; 1. Jared Grant, UW, 1.93; 1. Blaine Hoogenboom, CU, 1.93; 4. Jeff Yarbrough, UNC, 1.88.

Women's Pole Vault: 1. Amy Gilliland, AFA, 3.52; 2. Becky Stone, AFA, 3.20; 3. Vern Morales, UNC, 2.89; 4. Sara Conlin, UNC, 2.74.

Men's Pole Vault: 1. Joel Nolan, AFA, 4.57; 2. Richard Mattison, UNC, 3.96/

Women's Long Jump: 1. Amberly Casey, CU, 6.00; 2. Tali Slafter, UNC, 5.54; 3. Felicia Wacker, UNC, 5.32; 4. Lindsey Fuller, UW, 5.05; 5. Cheutney Ellerton, UCCS, 4.61.

Men's Long Jump: 1. Hugh Charles, CU, 7.44; 2. Jeff Vaden, UNC, 7.16; 3. Devin Hart, AFA, 6.82; 4. Tim Cawley, Unatt., 6.70; 5. David Soderquist, UNC, 6.44. Other CU athletes: 7. Mark Ebert, 6.18.

Women's Triple Jump: 1. Amberly Casey, CU, 12.00; 2. Casey Johnson, AFA, 11.72; 3. Lindsey Fuller, UW, 11.04; Cheutney Ellerton, UCCS, 9.24.

Men's Triple Jump: 1. Tim Cawley, Unatt., 14.84; 2. Devin Hart, AFA, 14.15; 3. David Soderquist, UNC, 13.64.

Women's Shot Put: 1. Carly Newlands, CU, 13.82; 2. Olivia Korte, AFA, 12.98; 3. Marji Bovey, UW, 12.70; 4. Meaghan Green, UNC, 10.79; 5. Felicia Wacker, UNC, 10.50.

Men's Shot Put: 1. Andy Passen, CU, 16.07; 2. David Lissy, AFA, 15.42; 3. Bryan Jones, AFA, 15.01; 4. Ryan Willis, CU, 14.48; 5. Milton Gerard, Unatt., 14.47. Other CU athletes: 6. James Begley, 14.45.

Women's Discus Throw: 1. Olivia Korte, AFA, 51.48; 2. Carly Newlands, CU, 41.50; 3. Kristine Muth, AFA, 40.94; 4. Meaghan Green, UNC, 39.46; 5. Shannon Popp, Unatt., 38.58. Other CU athletes: 7. Cortney Hutmacher, 36.64

Men's Discus Throw: 1. Dan St. Clair, AFA, 50.92; 2. James Begley, CU, 48.54; 3. Jason Shuetz, Unatt., 47.90; 4. David Lissy, AFA, 46.76; 5. Zach Hazen, Unatt., 44.54. Other CU athletes: 7. Ryan Willis, 42.80.

Women's Hammer Throw: 1. Kate Burton, UW, 55.24; 2. Shannon Popp, Unatt., 52.96; 3. Marji Bovey, UW, 51.56; 4. Cortney Hutmacher, CU, 48.74; 5. Ashley Dion, UW, 39.38.

Men's Hammer Throw: 1. Brad Charters, UW, 56.80; 2. Zach Hazen, unatt., 55.54; 3. Casey Lass, UW, 47.26; 4. Andy Passen, CU, 47.14; 5. Matt Pinson, AFA, 45.78. Other CU athletes: 6. Ryan Willis, 45.64; 9. James Begley, 42.70.

Women's Javelin: 1. Hannah Warfield, Unatt., 44.93, 2. Kristina Gomez, UW, 41.32; 3. Casey Bayne, AFA, 39.86; 4. Jackie Sturm, CU, 32.32; 5. Deb Durey, AFA, 31.72

Men's Javelin: 1. Luke Mars, Unatt., 65.56; 2. Jimmy Herold, AFA, 56.21; 3. Blaine Hoogenboom, CU, 54.33; 4. Tony Clawson, Unatt., 44.21.