June 9, 2006

Sacramento, Calif. - SMU junior Gaelle Niare earned All-America honors by finishing eighth in the finals of the high jump with a leap of 1.80 meters Friday at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championshps in Sacramento, Calif. It was Niare's second All-America honor in her career, as she also earned AA accolades at the 2005 Indoor Championships.

Texas' Destinee Hooker took medalist honors with a jump of 1.89 meters.

Flash Results, Inc.                          NCAA Division I 2006 Outdoor                           Track & Field Championship                    Sacramento,  CA  - 6/7/2006 to 6/10/2006
Event 33  Women High Jump================================================================================= Progression:  1.70 - 1.74 - 1.77 - 1.80 - 1.83 - 1.86  then 3cm Competition continues until 16 or fewer remain at a bar change. Use Rule 7-1-5 to select qualifiers when less than 12 remain. No Five-Alive.   Finals: 1.74 - 1.77 - 1.80 - 1.83 - 1.86 +3cm    American:   2.03m  7/8/1988    Louise Ritter, Mazda TC  also 9/30/88College Best:   2.00m  5/22/1997   Amy Acuff, UCLA   NCAA Meet:   1.96m  6/3/1995    Amy Acuff, UCLA Hornet Stad:   1.98m  7/12/2004   Tisha Waller, Nike    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points=================================================================================Finals  1 Destinee Hooker           FR Texas                    1.89m    6-02.25  10     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.92      PPP    O    O    O    O    O  XXX  2 Sheena Gordon             SR North Carolina           1.86m    6-01.25   8     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89      PPP    O  PPP   XO    O  XXX  3 Kelley Bowman             SR Louisville               1.86m    6-01.25   6     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89        O    O    O  XXO    O  XXX  4 Peaches Roach             JR Iowa                     1.86m    6-01.25   5     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89        O    O   XO   XO  XXO  XXX  5 Sarah Wilfred             JR Cornell                  1.83m    6-00.00   4     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86        O   XO    O    O  XXX  6 Miruna Mataoanu           SR Alabama                  1.83m    6-00.00   3     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86      PPP   XO    O   XO  XXX  7 Caroline Wolf             JR Texas A&M                1.83m    6-00.00   2     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86      PPP    O  XXO  XXO  XXX  8 Emily Loomis              SR Notre Dame               1.80m    5-10.75   0.25     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83        O    O    O  XXX  8 Levern Spencer            SO Georgia                  1.80m    5-10.75   0.25     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83      PPP    O    O  XXX  8 Gaelle Niare              SR Southern Methodist       1.80m    5-10.75   0.25     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86      PPP  PPP    O  PPP  XXX  8 Britney Rogers            JR Northern Arizona         1.80m    5-10.75   0.25     1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83        O    O    O  XXX 12 Michelle Williamson       JR Auburn                   1.77m    5-09.75     1.74 1.77 1.80       XO  XXO  XXX 12 Rhonda Watkins            FR UCLA                     1.77m    5-09.75     1.74 1.77 1.80       XO  XXO  XXX 12 Natalie Sako              JR Akron                    1.77m    5-09.75     1.74 1.77 1.80       XO  XXO  XXX