Fresno State Athletics
Track and Field Prepares For WAC Outdoor Championships
5/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 10, 2004
This Week's Action...Wed.- Sat., May 12-17...2004 WAC Outdoor Championships...Houston, Texas
Bulldog Update
Fresno State closes out the regular season this weekend with an appearance at the 2004 WAC Outdoor Championships in Houston, Texas. Competition gets underway on Wednesday evening with the decathlon and heptathlon. Field and running events begin Friday evening. Last year, the men took fourth overall with 102 points while the women were eighth with 29.50 points.
Regional Rundown
WOMEN'S TEAM
As of May 10, the following athletes have qualified for a berth at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals, hosted by Cal State Northridge.
- Zinzi Evans (Fr.)...800-meters...2:08.93...Fresno Relays (4-3)
- La'Sha Hill (So.)...discus 153-2...Mt. SAC Relays (4-17)
shot put...47-1.75...CSUB Dual (4-24) - Kara June (Sr.)...steeplechase...10:15.22...Mt. SAC Relays (4-17)
- Michelle Lennox (Jr.)...pole vault...12-6.25...Cal Poly Invite (3-20)
- Lexine Lesser (Jr.)...pole vault...12-6...Mt. SAC Dual (3-26)
- Annie Malaythong (Jr.)...pole vault...12-6.25...Cal Poly Invite (3-20)
- Katie Richardson (Fr.)...discus...165-8...Modesto Relays (5-8)
- Mallory Webb (Fr.)...javelin...157-3...Big Three Meet (5-1)
MEN'S TEAM
Regional Rundown
As of May 10, the following athletes have qualified for a berth at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals, hosted by Cal State Northridge.
- Adam Andresen (So.)...pole vault...16-4.75...Big Three Meet (5-1)
- Leif McMurry (Jr.)...pole vault...16-4.75...Big Three Meet (5-1)
- Russell Weaver (Jr.)...pole vault...17-4.50...Big Three Meet (5-1)
- Joe Vasquez (Sr.)...hammer...206-7...Mt. SAC Relays (4-17)
discus...177-11...Big Three Meet (5-1)
shot put...54-1.75...CSUB Dual (4-24)
Pole Vault Supremacy
Just how good have Bulldog pole vaulters been this year? A telling example occurred during the Big Three Meet on May 1, where Bulldog athletes finished 2-3-4-5. Russell Weaver, already an NCAA Regional qualifier, established a new personal-best when he vaulted 17-4.50 (5.30m) to take second place. In addition, Adam Andresen and Leif McMurry earned NCAA Regional berths by hitting the 16-4.75 (5.00m) mark to finish third. Roy Phelps took fifth at 15-9 (4.80m).
A Look Back: 2003 WAC Outdoor Championships- MEN
Fresno State took fourth overall with 102 points. Russell Weaver improved his NCAA Regional qualifying status with a career-best 5.18m showing to take first place honors. Mark Unzueta soared to 4.90m for a runner-up finish to Weaver. Both of the men's relay squads were impressive, as the 4x100 and 4x400 teams finished second. The 4x100 crew of Kevin Carano, Jesse Smith, Chreston Anderson and Reggie Allen ran a season-best 40.35, while the 4x400 team of Allen, Anderson, Chris Berrian and Aaron Vasquez checked in at 3:09.08. Allen took fourth in the 400-meter dash, running a 47.03 to qualify for NCAA Regional competition.
A Look Back: 2003 WAC Outdoor Championships- WOMEN
Fresno State took eighth overall with 29.50 points. A fourth-place finish was the best of the day for the women's squad, as the Bulldogs accomplished the feat twice. The 4x400-meter relay squad of Sunny Arada, Katie Christianson, Jennifer Tyler and Crystal Phillips clocked in at a season-high 3:47.15. The other fourth-place effort on the women's side saw Lisa Krauter throw a 45.31m in the discus.
More On June
At the Mt. San Antonio College Relays on Apr. 17, senior Kara June earned a sixth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase competition with a time of 10:15.22. That mark qualified her for NCAA Regionals, established a new personal-best and at the time ranked sixth in the world. June, who was Fresno State's lone representative at the NCAA Championships in 2003, earned the spot with a wild-card entry as a result of her then personal-best 10:25.47 time- also at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays on Apr. 17. June is a three-time WAC steeplechase titlist.
First-Year Forces
Newcomers that are listed at the top chart on the depth chart include the following: Sean Marzolf (1:51.94 in the 800-meter run and 8:39.50 in the 3,000-meter run), Ryan Moore (52.62 in the 400-meter hurdles), Robert Calzadilla (23-2 in the long jump and 45-9.25 in the triple jump) and Dionte Holloway (6-8 in high jump).
Bob Fraley Named 2003 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year
Fresno State Director of Track and Field Bob Fraley was awarded the 2003 U.S. Olympic Committee's Developmental Coach Of the Year honor on May 2 at the USOC's annual Coach of the Year recognition dinner. Fraley, the recipient of USA Track and Field's 2003 Nike Coach of the Year honor last December, was one of three coaches recognized during Sunday evening's dinner at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs.
