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WAC Outdoor Championships
Tracks Closes Out WAC Championships
5/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 14, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's and women's track and field teams each finished in fourth place at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on the campus of the University of Hawai'i.
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For the women, Lousiana Tech won its seventh consecutive WAC outdoor championship title, tallying 152 points. Utah State placed second with 138 points. Nevada posted 125.5 points for third place. Fresno State came in fourth, recording 92 points. Idaho placed fifth, tallying 91 points. New Mexico State finished in sixth place with 82 points, Boise State was seventh with 69 points and host Hawai'i had 65.5 points.
On the men's side, Utah State won its third consecutive and fourth-overall WAC outdoor championship title, compiling 180 points for the crown. Boise State finished second with 169.33 points. Louisiana Tech placed third for the fifth consecutive year, tallying 123 points. Fresno State earned 89.33 points for a sixth consecutive fourth place finish, followed by Idaho in fifth place with 85.33 points.
For the women's individual awards (voted upon by the coaches), Louisiana Tech's Chelsea Hayes garnered Outstanding Track Performer as well as the High Point Award (32.5 points). Fresno State's J'Quyra Moncur-Blue took home the Outstanding Field Performer award. Utah State's Chari Hawkins won Freshman of the Year honors, while Louisiana Tech's Gary Stanley was named Coach of the Year for the seventh time.
For the men's individual awards (voted upon by the coaches), Louisiana Tech's Trey Hadnot and Utah State's Jason Holt earned Co-Outstanding Track Performer honors, while the Outstanding Field Performer award went to both Boise State's Rolando Trammel and Louisiana Tech's Larry Jones. Trammel also tallied 31.83 points to earn the High Point Award. Louisiana Tech's Trey Hadnot was named the Freshman of the Year, and Utah State's Gregg Gensel garnered Coach of the Year honors.
In the men's triple jump, Fresno State freshman Justin Lovingood took home the title with a leap of 15.28m (50-01.75). Boise State sophomore Rolando Trammel grabbed second with a jump of 14.94m (49-00.25). Boise State freshman Joshua Butler was third at 14.68m (48-02.00).
For the first time in nine years, Louisiana Tech did not win the 4x100-meter relay as the Lady Techsters dropped the baton at the first exchange. Nevada's team of Baylee Hearns, Angelica Earls, Deborah Amoah and April Pate took the gold with a school-record time of 46.29. Boise State was second at 46.40 and Fresno State took third with a time of 46.44.
Utah State junior Eric Larson won the men's 1,500-meter run in 3:49.95 after finishing second last year. Fresno State freshman Olivier Bernard ran 3:50.94 to take second, edging out Utah State junior Hunter Nelson who posted a time of 3:51.78 for third place.
Louisiana Tech senior Monique Wright won the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 53.90. It is the seventh straight year a Lady Techster has won the event. Fresno State sophomore Breeauna Thompson was second with a time of 54.78. New Mexico State sophomore LaSasha Aldredge took third at 55.44.
Louisiana Tech went 1-2 in the 400-meter dash as freshman Trey Hadnot won with a time of 47.18 (47.173) and senior Justin Terry was second with a time of 47.18 (47.178). Fresno State junior Remington Blair was third with a time of 47.68.
In the women's shot put, Fresno State sophomore J'Quyra Moncur-Blue earned the title with a heave of 14.73m (48-04.00). Louisiana Tech sophomore Micarra Vassell improved a spot from last year with a mark of 14.35m (47-01.00) to take second. Utah State junior Spela Hus was third with a distance of 14.11m (46-03.50).
The women's pole vault was won by Boise State sophomore Danielle Valentine with a mark of 3.85m (12-07.50). Second place was decided on number of attempts. Nevada senior Alicia Echaverria cleared 3.75m (12-03.50) for the silver and Fresno State senior Andrea Greenman took the bronze.
Utah State won the men's 400-meter hurdles for the fifth consecutive year as sophomore A.J. Boully took first with a time of 52.56. Fresno State senior Kendrick Young grabbed the silver in 52.99 while Boise State junior Anthony Belcher earned third place honors in 53.57.
Women's Team Scores
1. Louisiana Tech, 152
2. Utah State, 138
3. Nevada, 125.5
4. Fresno State, 92
5. Idaho, 91
6. New Mexico State, 82
7. Boise State, 69
8. Hawai'i, 65.5
Men's Team Scores
1. Utah State, 180
2. Boise State, 169.33
3. Louisiana Tech, 123
4. Fresno State, 89.33
5. Idaho, 85.33
Women's Individual Awards (voted upon by the coaches)
Outstanding Track Performer: Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech
Outstanding Field Performer: J'Quyra Moncur-Blue, Fresno State
Freshman of the Year: Chari Hawkins, Utah State
High Point Award Winner: Chelsea Hayes, Louisiana Tech, 32.5 points
Coach of the Year: Gary Stanley, Louisiana Tech
Men's Individual Awards (voted upon by the coaches)
Outstanding Track Performers: Trey Hadnot, Louisiana Tech and Jason Holt, Utah State
Outstanding Field Performer: Larry Jones, Louisiana Tech and Rolando Trammel, Boise State
Freshman of the Year: Trey Hadnot, Louisiana Tech
High Point Award Winner: Rolando Trammel, Boise State, 31.83 points
Coach of the Year: Gregg Gensel, Utah State
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