Fresno State Athletics
Competing with Spring Break
3/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
March 30, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The Bulldogs will conclude spring break with a trip to San Luis Obispo, Calif., Saturday. Fresno State heads toward the coast for the Cal Poly Inviational to begin the month of April.
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Jordan Back in Action
Latrisha Jordan raced back toward All-American form over the weekend at the Cal-Nevada Championships. The sophomore timed a season-best 60.47 to take second at the region-wide meet. Jordan is in the No. 1 spot in WAC standings. In 2009, Jordan marked career bests nearly every weekend, culminating in an eighth place finish at the NCAAs.
Shot Putting Sanchez
Rosario Sanchez leads the WAC standings in the shot put after a season-best performance at the USC Trojan Invitational. Sanchez threw the shot put 49-1.50 (14.97m) to grab second at the meet. Her shot put mark is among the Top 10 nationally. Sanchez also won the shot put title at the Cal-Nevada Championships.
Making Noise in the 10,000
Three Bulldogs, Erick Garcia, Paul Zwama and Danny Vartanian, took on the 10,000-meter race over the weekend. All three posted career-bests in the event, taking over first, third and sixth, respectively, in the WAC standings. Garcia and Zwama raced at the Stanford Invitational, where both finished in the Top 25. Garica clocked a 29:45.95 while Zwama finished at 29:55.63. Vartanian emphatically won his first collegiate 10,000 on the track at the Cal-Nevada Championships. The freshman timed a 31:22.61 to win the 10,000, beating the second place finisher by more than 10 seconds.
Sanders - Stepping It Up
Frank Sanders is making a statement early this year. The senior distance runner took hold of the top time in the 1,500 for the conference early on and is not letting go. Sanders ran a career-best time at the Stanford Invitational Friday, timing in at 3:46.72. His time is more than four seconds better than the No. 2 WAC competitor.
Vote Now for the All-Decade Team
Fresno State Athletics is giving its fans a chance to vote for their favorite student-athletes from the past decade (2000-2009) in men's and women's track and field and cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf and equestrian. Voting is open from March 29 through April 11 and the results will be announced on April 13. Fans can vote for their favorite player of the decade in each category. The only requirement to be named to the team is that a student-athlete must have competed at least two years in the decade. Fans will also have a chance to write-in their own candidate in each position if desired.
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