Cal State L.A. Athletics

SAN ANGELO, TX – Cal State L.A.’s men’s and women’s track and field teams got the 2009 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships off to an outstanding start Thursday at the LeGrand Sports Complex at Angelo State University.

 

Moriah Jubrey ran a season’s best 11.74 to qualify for the finals in the 100 meters, Shianne Smith is sixth after the first day of the heptathlon, Josh Linker is eighth after the first day of the decathlon, Karla Alburez qualified for the finals of the steeplechase and the women’s 4x100 relay has qualified for the finals.

 

Ashley Fletcher, who was a late addition to the championship field and had to take a red-eye flight to Texas, finished 18th in the long jump with a mark of 16-8.

 

Jubrey qualified for the 100 finals on Saturday by finishing second in her heat and sixth overall with a time of 11.74. That edged her previous best time of 11.78 set at the Tiny Lister Classic on April 25. Jubrey also teamed with Sierra Backus, Tanyshia Ridley and Smith for a time of 45.63, which was the third-fastest qualifying time in the 4x100. The 45.63 is also a season’s best, beating the 45.77 set on May 9 at Occidental.

 

Smith stands sixth in the heptathlon with a first-day total of 3,037. She was second in the 200 and earned 910 points with a time of 24.75. She also set season’s best marks in the high jump with a clearance of 5-3 and also in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.78. She also had a mark of 32-4.25 in the shot put.

 

Her first-day total is 147 points ahead of her pace at the CCAA Championships, when she earned her automatic qualifying mark of 4,868. She entered the nationals with the ninth-best qualifying mark.

 

Linker, meanwhile, is in eighth place in the decathlon after setting new season’s best in all five events on Thursday. He has 3,648 points after one day, which is 197 points better than his first-day total at the CCAA Championships. He posted marks of 11.20 in the 100, 22-3.50 in the long jump, 39-5.75 in the shot put, 6-1.50 in the high jump and 50.94 in the 400 meters. Linker, the CCAA champion in the decathlon, entered the championships with the sixth-best qualifying mark.

 

The heptathlon and decathlon will both conclude on Friday.

Alburez finished second in her heat and qualified fourth overall in the steeplechase with a time of 10:55.93. She entered the championships with the fourth-fastest time in the country at 10:43.62. Liliana Hernandez also ran on Thursday and finished ninth in her heat with a time of 11:13.63. She was 14^th overall and did not make the 12-runner final field.

 

The top eight finishers in each event at the national championships will earn All-America honors.

 

 

1. Ryan McWilliams (Angelo State) 4036; 2. Camille Vandendriessche (Abilene Christian) 3942; 3. Brian Belue (Humboldt State) 3777; 4. Wayne Durham (Adams State) 3721; 5. Zac Preble (Bemidji State) 3692; 6. Chase Moore (Angelo State) 3683; 7. Phillip Horn (Missouri Southern) 3658; 8. Josh Linker (Cal State L.A.) 3648; 9. Jeremy Bubb (Western State) 3463; 10. Michael Hernandez (Cal Poly Pomona) 3456; 11. James Hardin (Abiline Christian) 2165

 

1. Aisha Adams (Adams State) 3374; 2. AnnaKay Campbell (Lincoln) 3246; 3. Linda Rainwater (UC San Diego) 3167; 4. Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri) 3135; 5. Angella Graham (New Mexico Highland) 3122; 6. Shianne Smith (Cal State L.A.) 3037; 7. Amanda Gylling (Adams State) 3029; 8. Heather Miller (St. Cloud State) 3028; 9. Chrystal Ruiz (Angelo State) 3012; 10. Stephanie LeFever (UC San Diego) 2963; 11. Maddy Outman (Indiana Univ. of Pa) 2951; 12. Kyndel Howell (Angelo State) 2911; 13. Emily Churchman (Northwest Missouri) 2854; 14. Michele Frayne (Millersville) 2740; 15. Kelly Clancey (Chico State) 2634

 

1. Barbara Pierre (St. Augustine’s) 11.18; 2. Samoy Hackett 11.26; 3. Janika Martell (Lincoln) 11.49; 4. Nandelle Cameron (Lincoln) 11.47; 5. Brittany Henderson (Minn State-Mankato) 11.53; 6. Moriah Jubrey (Cal State L.A.) 11.74; 7. Celethia Byrd (Angelo State) 11.77; 8. Wanda Hutson (Abilene Christian) 11.77; 9. Shannon Gagne (New Haven) 11.84; 10. Tia Rolle (Lincoln) 11.84; 11. Kelly Fogerty (UC San Diego) 11.85; 12. Sudian Davis (Lincoln) 11.88; 13. Alissa Klaehn (Ashland) 11.89; 14. Jhanell Brown (Lincoln) 11.91; 15. Latrice Johnson (Al-Huntsville) 11.92; 16. Cottrell Martin (District Columbia) 12.08; 17. Chelsea Bradford (Tarleton State) 12.13; 18. Ashley Butler (Lewis) 12.31; 19. Raven Clay (Findlay) 12.53.

 

1. Lisa Thomas (Western State) 10:46.90; 2. Mary Ballinger (Southern Indiana) 10:51.00; 3. Kara Eckard (Missouri Southern) 10:49.17; 4. Karla Alburez (Cal State L.A.) 10:55.39; 5. Janette Cary (Adams State) 6. Laura Mucho (Slippery Rock) 11:03.23; 7. Megan Rolland (Humboldt State) 11:01.23; 8. Sarah Brassard (Mass-Lowell) 11:03.29; 9. Danna Kelly (Truman State) 11:01.40; 10. Shannon McVannel (Chico State) 11:02.05; 11. Tiffany Turner (Cal Poly Pomona) 11:03.64; 12. Molly Clark (Augustana) 11:04.76; 13. Sarah Lyle (Western State) 11:13.58; 14. Liliana Hernandez (Cal State L.A.) 11:13.63; 15. Rebecca Winchester (Grand Valley State) 11:15.56; 16. Jen Gardynski (Stonehill) 11:25.68; 17. Esther Komen (Harding) 11:29.01; 18. Katy Grant (Harding) 11:34.60; 19. Karie McDonald (Grand Valley State) 11:38.94

 

1. Lincoln 44.43; 2. St. Augustine’s 45.10; 3. Cal State L.A. (Sierra Backus, Moriah Jubrey, Tanyshia Ridley, Shianne Smith) 45.63; 4. UC San Diego 45.81; 5. Minnesota State-Mankato 46.02; 6. District Columbia 46.19; 7. J.C. Smith 46.23; 8. Abilene Christian 46.38; 9. Grand Valley State 46.68; 10. Incarnate Word 46.85; 11. Adams State 46.97; 12. Hillsdale 47.10; 13. Puerto Rico Rio Piedras 47.57

 

 

8 a.m. Decathlon Day 2 begins (Josh Linker)

9 a.m. Heptathlon Day 2 begins (Shianne Smith)

3:10 p.m. Men’s High Jump finals (Christopher Hicks)

3:15 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump finals (Sierra Backus)

4 p.m. Women’s 200 prelims (Moriah Jubrey)

6:15 p.m. Women’s 5,000 prelims (Vivien Wadeck)

7:25 p.m. Women’s 4x400 prelims (Huntley, Smith, Shoate, Jubrey)

3:10 p.m. Women’s Steeplechase finals (Karla Alburez)

3:40 p.m. Women’s 4x100 relay finals (Backus, Jubrey, Ridley, Smith)

5:08 p.m. Women’s 100 finals (Moriah Jubrey)

6:24 p.m. Women’s 200 finals (Moriah Jubrey)

6:43 p.m. Women’s 5,000 finals (Vivien Wadeck)

7:30 p.m. Women’s 4x400 Relay finals (Huntley, Smith, Shoate, Jubrey)