April 25, 2009
NORMAN, Okla. (SMU) - The SMU track & field team recorded five NCAA Regional qualifying marks at the Sooner Invitational at the John Jacobs Track and Field Complex on Saturday, April 25. Leading the way was SMU freshman Simone Du Toit, who broke the Regional standard in both the shot put and the discus. du Toit was third in both events, throwing the shot 16.31m and the discus 51.62m.
Lauren Kuhner took second in the hammer with a 57.54m heave, bettering the Regional mark. High jumper Viktoria Leks also posted a runner-up finish, jumping a NCAA-qualifying 1.75m. Christina Mueller rounded out the Regional qualifiers with a 51.13m discus toss, good for fourth.
Up next for the `Stangs are the Conference USA Championships, May 14-16, in Tulsa, Okla.
Event 39 Women Shot Put========================================================================== Minimum Mark: 45 feet NCAA Reg: # 14.30m USATF A: @ 16.25m Stadium: ! 18.02m 1989 Connie Price, USOF-North Name Year School Finals==========================================================================Finals 1 Shump, Karen Unattached 17.28m@ 56-08.50 17.18m 17.28m FOUL FOUL 16.07m 16.77m 2 Knight, Patience SR Texas Tech 16.55m@ 54-03.75 15.84m FOUL 16.55m FOUL 16.32m FOUL 3 Du Toit, Simone FR SMU 16.31m@ 53-06.25 16.31m 15.69m 16.29m FOUL FOUL FOUL 4 Closse, Kelly FR South Plains 15.80m# 51-10.00 15.80m FOUL 15.69m 15.54m FOUL 15.38m 5 Backel, Amy Oklahoma 15.78m# 51-09.25 15.78m FOUL 15.13m 14.80m 15.68m 15.45m 6 Schmidt, Kari SR Minnesota 14.57m# 47-09.75 14.28m FOUL FOUL 14.57m 14.34m FOUL 7 Brown, Shatoya FR South Plains J14.57m# 47-09.75 FOUL 13.76m 12.84m 12.76m 14.57m 13.27m 8 Hahn, DeAnne FR Minnesota 14.18m 46-06.25 13.96m 13.43m 14.18m 13.44m FOUL 13.77m 9 Carter, D'Andra SR Texas Tech 13.97m 45-10.00 13.97m 13.55m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 10 Gill, Ayla FR SMU 13.12m 43-00.50 FOUL 12.74m 13.12m 11 Dominguez, Elizabeth FR North Texas 13.06m 42-10.25 13.06m 12.61m 12.45m 12 Martinez, Jiovanna JR Texas State 12.25m 40-02.25 12.25m FOUL FOUL 12 Hanie, Katy JR Texas State 12.25m 40-02.25 FOUL 11.93m 12.25m 14 Smith, Kayla JR Texas State 12.24m 40-02.00 12.07m 12.24m 12.12m 15 Gibler, Misty FR Neosho County CC 12.17m 39-11.25 12.10m FOUL 12.17m 16 Pannbacker, Molly JR Emporia St. 12.05m 39-06.50 FOUL FOUL 12.05m 17 Kandi-Masakidi, Amandine FR Oklahoma State 12.00m 39-04.50 12.00m 11.99m FOUL
Event 35 Women Hammer Throw========================================================================== Minimum Mark: 150 feet NCAA Reg: # 54.15m USATF A: @ 62.50m Stadium: ! 66.34m 2005 Loree Smith, Colorado State Name Year School Finals==========================================================================Finals 1 Johansson, Makaela Oklahoma 57.88m# 189-11 57.88m 55.52m 57.29m 57.64m 55.15m FOUL 2 Kuhner, Lauren JR SMU 57.54m# 188-09 FOUL 56.13m FOUL 52.79m FOUL 57.54m 3 Tyler, Alana SR North Texas 54.70m# 179-05 FOUL 53.25m 54.70m 53.44m 54.32m 53.09m 4 Schmidt, Kari SR Minnesota 52.98m 173-10 49.83m 51.47m 52.98m FOUL FOUL 52.53m 5 Sloss, Jessica Unattached 52.59m 172-06 48.59m 50.00m 51.17m 48.64m 52.59m 51.59m 6 Hahn, DeAnne FR Minnesota 51.56m 169-02 48.80m 51.51m 51.56m 51.07m 48.91m FOUL 7 Gill, Ayla FR SMU 50.37m 165-03 46.43m 48.08m 50.37m 49.32m FOUL 50.19m 8 Boisse, Olivia JR Oklahoma Baptist 48.49m 159-01 46.63m 48.49m 47.40m 43.55m 47.09m 44.94m 9 Closse, Kelly FR South Plains 48.41m 158-10 48.41m FOUL 44.76m FOUL FOUL FOUL 10 Jackson, Deja FR Emporia St. 47.02m 154-03 47.02m FOUL FOUL 11 Gougler, Courtney SR Oklahoma State 46.97m 154-01 46.97m 44.41m 46.82m 12 Shepherd, Shauna SR North Texas 46.69m 153-02 46.12m FOUL 46.69m 13 Bendik, Melinda FR South Plains 46.60m 152-11 46.60m 44.90m FOUL 14 Solberg, Amanda SR Minnesota 45.80m 150-03 43.99m FOUL 45.80m 15 Maley, Kimberly JR Oklahoma Baptist 45.72m 150-00 45.72m 43.74m FOUL 16 Martinez, Jiovanna JR Texas State 44.28m 145-03 FOUL 44.28m FOUL 17 Gaines, Tenelle SO Neosho County CC 43.18m 141-08 FOUL FOUL 43.18m 18 Gerhardt, Katie FR Barton County CC 41.95m 137-07 FOUL FOUL 41.95m 19 Belisle, Rachel FR Barton County CC 41.45m 136-00 41.45m FOUL 41.33m
Event 33 Women Discus Throw========================================================================== Minimum Mark: 140 feet NCAA Reg: # 47.30m USATF A: @ 55.00m Stadium: ! 59.96m 1989 Lacy Barnes, USOF-West Name Year School Finals==========================================================================Finals 1 Carter, D'Andra SR Texas Tech 57.03m@ 187-01 57.03m 56.99m 53.78m FOUL FOUL FOUL 2 Dietz, Merritt SR Oklahoma State 54.05m# 177-04 FOUL 52.10m 51.35m 54.05m 51.57m 50.56m 3 Du Toit, Simone FR SMU 51.62m# 169-04 51.22m 51.62m FOUL 49.75m FOUL 51.47m 4 Mueller, Christina SR SMU 51.13m# 167-09 51.13m 48.72m 50.00m 49.99m 46.69m 48.80m 5 Hanie, Katy JR Texas State 49.96m# 163-11 49.49m 48.91m 48.74m 46.87m 48.16m 49.96m 6 Martinez, Jiovanna JR Texas State 48.41m# 158-10 46.54m 47.60m 48.41m 43.92m 44.34m FOUL 7 Gougler, Courtney SR Oklahoma State 47.90m# 157-02 44.64m 47.90m 46.24m FOUL 47.03m FOUL 8 Solberg, Amanda SR Minnesota 47.39m# 155-06 FOUL 44.36m 47.39m FOUL 46.15m FOUL 9 Shump, Karen Unattached 46.92m 153-11 46.92m 44.46m FOUL FOUL 42.57m 10 Knight, Patience SR Texas Tech 46.12m 151-04 46.12m FOUL FOUL 11 Hahn, DeAnne FR Minnesota 46.02m 151-00 44.30m 46.02m FOUL 12 Tzanakis, Nicole SO Minnesota 45.55m 149-05 44.97m 45.55m 13 Okolie, Ozioma JR Texas Tech 45.11m 148-00 45.11m FOUL 44.16m 14 Gerhardt, Katie FR Barton County CC 43.47m 142-07 42.55m FOUL 43.47m 15 Dominguez, Elizabeth FR North Texas 42.98m 141-00 42.81m FOUL 42.98m 16 Sloss, Jessica Unattached 42.54m 139-07 FOUL FOUL 42.54m
Event 25 Women High Jump========================================================================== Starting Height: 1.60m NCAA Reg: # 1.75m USATF A: @ 1.83m Stadium: ! 1.95m 1983 Louise Ritter, Pacific Coast Track Club Name Year School Finals==========================================================================Finals 1 Johnson, Katherine SR Oklahoma 1.78m# 5-10.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.78 1.81 P O O O XXO XXO XXX 2 Leks, Viktoria FR SMU 1.75m# 5-08.75 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.78 P P O O XXO XXX 3 Devine, Natalie SO Minnesota 1.70m 5-07.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 O O O XO XXX 3 Hancock, Valerie JR Texas State 1.70m 5-07.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 P P O XO XXX 5 Iskakova, Asiya JR Texas State J1.70m 5-07.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 P P XO O XXX 6 Roemhildt, Caitlin SR Minnesota 1.65m 5-05.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.70 O O XO XXX 7 McRae, Shaneika FR South Plains 1.60m 5-03.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 O XO XXX 8 Hewitt, Brooke SR Texas State J1.60m 5-03.00 1.55 1.60 1.65 P XO XXX 9 Wheeler, Marianne FR South Plains 1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 O XXX 9 Lewis, Abby JR Oklahoma Baptist 1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 O XXX 11 Rodriguez, Veronica SR Texas State J1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 XO XXX 11 Myers, Anna-Lisa Unattached J1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 XO XXX 13 Smith, Kayla FR Oklahoma Baptist J1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 XXO XXX 13 Harville, Rachell JR Texas State J1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 XXO XXX 13 Schultz, Nikki FR Minnesota J1.55m 5-01.00 1.55 1.60 XXO XXX
Event 7 Women 800 Meter Run=============================================================== NCAA Reg: # 2:09.80 USATF A: @ 2:05.00 Stadium: ! 2:01.88 1989 Suzy Favor, USOF-North Name Year School Finals===============================================================Finals 1 Cole, Shakeeri FR South Plains 2:13.71 2 Jobe, Kearci SO Texas Tech 2:14.33 3 Jackson, Shannon JR Texas Tech 2:14.38 4 Andrews, Brandi SO Oklahoma State 2:16.27 5 Bradford, Ryann JR Texas State 2:19.62 6 Dunn, Monica FR North Texas 2:20.55 7 Pattee, Lorianne FR South Plains 2:21.72 8 Bailey, Devin FR Texas Tech 2:22.62 9 Chumba, Gladys SO South Plains 2:22.66 10 Davison, Kathryn SO Emporia St. 2:22.91 11 Maxwell, Lindsey SO Texas State 2:23.12 12 Edwards, Natoria FR Texas State 2:24.43 13 Buford, Simone SO Barton County CC 2:25.25 14 Kean, Amanda JR North Texas 2:26.25 15 Taylor, Alexis FR Oklahoma Baptist 2:27.63 16 Reiter, Karissa SO Texas State 2:28.57 17 Gladd, Jessica SO Oklahoma State 2:28.60 18 Stires, Maegen FR SMU 2:29.06 19 Frost, Brianna Unattached 2:30.29 20 Farias, Melissa JR Oklahoma Baptist 2:31.49 21 Willingham, Meagan SO South Plains 2:32.43 22 Dickinson, Crystal FR South Plains 2:34.07 23 Stewart, Akellia FR Neosho County CC 2:34.09 24 Weller, Christy FR Emporia St. 2:34.65 25 Marietta, Aasha SO SMU 2:35.18 26 Masai, Caroline FR New Mexico JC 2:35.46 27 Contreras, Shayla FR South Plains 2:35.54
Event 9 Women 1500 Meter Run=============================================================== NCAA Reg: # 4:27.80 USATF A: @ 4:16.00 Stadium: ! 4:13.62 1989 Gina Procaccio, USOF-East Name Year School Finals===============================================================Finals 1 Waller, Ruth Unattached 4:36.23 2 Mona, Katelyn FR Emporia St. 4:44.14 3 Graham, Christina SR Texas Tech 4:47.25 4 Schultz, Courtney FR Oklahoma State 4:50.25 5 Chumba, Gladys SO South Plains 4:51.70 6 Mixon, Teran SO Oklahoma State 4:53.43 7 Kutac, Carleigh FR North Texas 4:55.76 8 Armstrong, Stephanie FR Texas State 4:56.38 9 Pedersen, Natalie SR Oklahoma Baptist 4:57.68 10 Funke, Melanie FR UNAT-Oklahoma State 5:00.43 11 Hoogland, Kathleen FR SMU 5:02.05 12 Anderson, Sallie SO North Texas 5:02.14 13 Stires, Maegen FR SMU 5:03.11 14 Alcala, Amy FR North Texas 5:05.21 15 Willingham, Meagan SO South Plains 5:06.64 16 Jones, Chelsea SO Oklahoma 5:07.51 17 Schultz, Camille FR Oklahoma State 5:13.97 18 Contreras, Shayla FR South Plains 5:17.98 19 Masai, Caroline FR New Mexico JC 5:18.76 20 Marietta, Aasha SO SMU 5:19.27 21 Branson, Sara FR Oklahoma Baptist 5:19.46 22 Stoltzfus, Tatiana SO Oklahoma Baptist 5:21.30 23 Dickinson, Crystal FR South Plains 5:24.11 24 Reihart, Sarah JR East Central 5:29.15 25 Piles, Tara SO North Texas 5:31.38
Event 19 Women 400 Meter Hurdles=================================================================== NCAA Reg: # 1:00.82 USATF A: @ 57.75 Stadium: ! 54.37 2005 Shauna Smith, Wyoming Name Year School Finals H#===================================================================Finals 1 Sutherland, Andrea SO Barton County CC 59.60# 1 2 Cloud, Gayla SO SMU 1:01.50 1 3 Harvey, Ashley SR North Texas 1:02.50 2 4 Stalpes, Kelly FR Minnesota 1:02.57 1 5 Ejesieme, Nnenna SR SMU 1:03.71 1 6 Miller, Katie FR Texas State 1:04.12 2 7 Dahl, Sharon Minnesota 1:04.19 1 8 Harville, Rachell JR Texas State 1:04.60 2 9 Woodson, Kendra FR Oklahoma State 1:04.73 1 10 Webster, Alexandra SO Barton County CC 1:05.61 2 11 Nixon, Destinee SO Abilene Christian 1:07.95 1 12 Viniar, Kristina SR Texas State 1:08.03 2 13 Simanek, Jamie FR Texas Tech 1:08.85 1 14 Thurmond, Alexis FR Oklahoma Baptist 1:09.00 2 15 Spencer, Ashley SO Emporia St. 1:09.38 2 16 Warminski, Brittany FR South Plains 1:10.32 2
Event 21 Women 4x100 Meter Relay=============================================================== NCAA Reg: # 45.70 Stadium: ! 43.14 1989 USOF-South, USOF-South School Finals===============================================================Finals 1 North Texas 'A' 45.83 1) Wiggins, Lauren SR 2) Simmons, Brittani SO 3) Adams, Alysha SO 4) Smith, Ciara JR 2 Minnesota 'A' 46.03 1) Giles, Nyoka FR 2) Okoroji, Chimerem FR 3) Peterson, Kylie FR 4) Omeoga, Chioma JR 3 South Plains 'A' 46.18 1) Brooks, Edina FR 2) Thomas, Nicquel FR 3) Wilson, Allysha FR 4) Anderson, Shawna FR 4 Texas State 'A' 46.58 1) Darrington, Iris JR 2) Canty, Morgan FR 3) Gustafsson, Maria FR 4) Sheppard, Renee JR 5 SMU 'A' 46.82 1) Cloud, Gayla SO 2) Smith, Alexandria SO 3) Evans, Amber FR 4) Cuington, Ebony FR 6 North Texas 'B' 47.51 1) Mitchell, Chrystal SR 2) Johnson, Kelli SO 3) Moore, Janesa FR 4) Hart, Shayla SR
