Jenny Barringer en route to her impressive 2008 NCAA victory in the steeplechase (© Kirby Lee)
University of Colorado senior Jenny Barringer clocked a world-leading and American collegiate record 9:26.20 in the 3000m Steeplechase to win her fourth consecutive title at the NCAA Midwest Regional at Oklahoma University in Norman, Okla. on 30 May, to highlight the four NCAA regional championships which concluded yesterday (30).
It was the fifth collegiate record of the season for Barringer along with the Indoor Mile (4:25.91), Indoor 3000m (8:42.03), Indoor 5000m (15:01.70) and the Outdoor 5000m (15:07.60).
Barringer, who set the American record of 9:22.26 with her eighth place finish at last summer's Olympics, advances to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark, on 10-13 June where she will make a bid for her third collegiate title in the event.
In addition to Barringer, yearly collegiate leading marks were turned in at the two-day meeting (29-30 May) by Alexandria Anderson of Texas in the women’s 100m in 11.05 and the Texas A&M quartet of Khrystal Carter, Porscha Lucas, Dominque Duncan and Gabby Mayo which ran 42.80.
Lucas also won the 200m in 22.77 and Jessica Beard of Texas A&M edged Leslie Cole of Oklahoma, 51.22 to 51.55, in the 400m.
In the men’s competition, Gerald Phiri of Texas A&M won the 100m in 10.13, nipped Trey Harts of Baylor in the 200m with both runners timed in 20.53 and ran on the Aggies’ 4 x 100m Relay that won in 38.85.
A Baylor 4 x 400m Relay team of Zwede Hewitt, Michael Liggins, J.T. Scheurman and Quentin Iglehart-Summers won in 3:02.72 over Texas Tech (3:02.75) and Texas A&M (3:02.87).
Scott Sellers cleared a NCAA co-leading 2.25m in the High Jump. Julien Ried of Texas A&M sailed 8.04m in the Long Jump and was second to Will Claye of Oklahoma in the Triple Jump, 16.81m to 16.76m.
West Regional
If Oregon wins the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to complete a sweep of the NCAA Indoor Championships and Cross Country titles, the Ducks will rely heavily on Galen Rupp.
The 2008 NCAA Cross Country champion, who had already qualified in the 10,000m, won the 5000m and finished second to teammate Matt Centrowitz, 3:38.30 to 3:39.14 inthe 1500m, on his home track at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Reigning NCAA champion and 2008 Olympian Andrew Wheating controlled the 800m from the start to win in 1:49.48 for Oregon.
In the sprints, Ahmad Rashad of Southern California won the 100m in a meet record 10.13 and ran the second leg of the Trojans’ 4 x 100m relay with Desmond Hamilton, Joey Hughes and Matthew Palmer that won in 39.88.
Charonda Williams of Arizona State won the women’s 100m in a wind-aided 11.16, the 200m in 23.03 and anchored the Sun Devils winning 4 x 100m Relay (44.36).
In the throws, Rachel Yurkovich of Oregon became the only four-time West Regional winner in the women’s Javelin to win with a meet record 57.50m. Cyrus Hostetler of Oregon threw 73.06m in the men's event to defeat Pontus Thome of Boise State (72.93m) and Corey White of Southern California (72.42m).
Defending NCAA champion Eva Orban of Southern California won the women’s Hammer Throw at 67.18m to win for the fourth consecutive year. Manjula Wijeskara of Southern California, a 2004 Olympian for Sri Lanka, wonn the high jump at 2.25m to earn a share of the NCAA yearly lead.
Other winners included 2007 U.S. World Championship team member Nicole Leach of UCLA in the women’s 400m Hurdles in 56.29 and reigning World Junior and NCAA champion Jeshua Anderson of Washington State in the Intermediates (50.31).
Mideast Region
Samantha Henry of LSU won the women’s 200m in 22.80, finished second in the 100m to teammate Kenyanna Wilson, 11.39 to 11.43, and ran on the Tigers’ winning 4 x 100m Relay in the MidEast Regional at Cardinal Park Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
LSU and Auburn turned in the two fastest collegiate times in the women’s 4 x 400m Relay of 3:31.53 and 3:31.79, respectively.
Defending NCAA champion Tiffany Ofili of Michigan won the women’s 100m Hurdles in 12.96. In the women’s 800m, Phoebe Wright of Tennessee edged reigning NCAA champion Geena Gall of Michigan, 2:02.20 to 2:02.29.
In the men’s competition, Trindon Holliday of LSU sped to a wind-aided 100m win in 10.03 over D’Angelo Cherry of Mississippi State (10.03) and Adam Harris of Michigan (10.09).
Arkansas dominated the horizontal jumps with Alain Bailey spanning 8.06m in the Long Jump as part of a Razorback sweep with Mychael Stewart (wind-aided 7.92m) and Tarik Batchelor (7.82m). Nkosinza Balumbu bounded a windy 16.35m in the Triple Jump for the win.
Walter Henning of LSU won the Hammer at 70.56m to defeat NCAA leader Chris Rohr of Missouri (68.34m) by more than two metres.
East Region
Murielle Ahoure of Miami won the 100m in 11.09 and the 200m in 23.09 into headwinds at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, N.C. Hurricane teammate Tameka Jameson, the twin sister of 2009 IAAF World Junior 400m Hurdles champion Takecia Jameson, won the intermediates in 56.65.
Kimberly Williams of Florida State won the Long Jump with a wind-aided 6.66m leap and Triple Jump at 13.98m.
Jacoby Ford of Clemson won the 100m in 10.04 and anchored the Tigers’ victorious 4 x 100m Relay that timed 38.78.
Ronnie Ash of Bethune Cookman beat Jason Richardson of South Carolina to win the 110m Hurdles, 13.42 to 13.51 in a matchup between the 2009 NCAA Indoor Champion and 2008 NCAA Outdoor winner. Johnny Dutch of South Carolina clocked 48.77 to win the 400m Hurdles.
Kirby Lee for the IAAF
Results links:
- West Region
- Midwest Region
- Mideast Region
- East Regional
It was the fifth collegiate record of the season for Barringer along with the Indoor Mile (4:25.91), Indoor 3000m (8:42.03), Indoor 5000m (15:01.70) and the Outdoor 5000m (15:07.60).
Barringer, who set the American record of 9:22.26 with her eighth place finish at last summer's Olympics, advances to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark, on 10-13 June where she will make a bid for her third collegiate title in the event.
In addition to Barringer, yearly collegiate leading marks were turned in at the two-day meeting (29-30 May) by Alexandria Anderson of Texas in the women’s 100m in 11.05 and the Texas A&M quartet of Khrystal Carter, Porscha Lucas, Dominque Duncan and Gabby Mayo which ran 42.80.
Lucas also won the 200m in 22.77 and Jessica Beard of Texas A&M edged Leslie Cole of Oklahoma, 51.22 to 51.55, in the 400m.
In the men’s competition, Gerald Phiri of Texas A&M won the 100m in 10.13, nipped Trey Harts of Baylor in the 200m with both runners timed in 20.53 and ran on the Aggies’ 4 x 100m Relay that won in 38.85.
A Baylor 4 x 400m Relay team of Zwede Hewitt, Michael Liggins, J.T. Scheurman and Quentin Iglehart-Summers won in 3:02.72 over Texas Tech (3:02.75) and Texas A&M (3:02.87).
Scott Sellers cleared a NCAA co-leading 2.25m in the High Jump. Julien Ried of Texas A&M sailed 8.04m in the Long Jump and was second to Will Claye of Oklahoma in the Triple Jump, 16.81m to 16.76m.
West Regional
If Oregon wins the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to complete a sweep of the NCAA Indoor Championships and Cross Country titles, the Ducks will rely heavily on Galen Rupp.
The 2008 NCAA Cross Country champion, who had already qualified in the 10,000m, won the 5000m and finished second to teammate Matt Centrowitz, 3:38.30 to 3:39.14 inthe 1500m, on his home track at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Reigning NCAA champion and 2008 Olympian Andrew Wheating controlled the 800m from the start to win in 1:49.48 for Oregon.
In the sprints, Ahmad Rashad of Southern California won the 100m in a meet record 10.13 and ran the second leg of the Trojans’ 4 x 100m relay with Desmond Hamilton, Joey Hughes and Matthew Palmer that won in 39.88.
Charonda Williams of Arizona State won the women’s 100m in a wind-aided 11.16, the 200m in 23.03 and anchored the Sun Devils winning 4 x 100m Relay (44.36).
In the throws, Rachel Yurkovich of Oregon became the only four-time West Regional winner in the women’s Javelin to win with a meet record 57.50m. Cyrus Hostetler of Oregon threw 73.06m in the men's event to defeat Pontus Thome of Boise State (72.93m) and Corey White of Southern California (72.42m).
Defending NCAA champion Eva Orban of Southern California won the women’s Hammer Throw at 67.18m to win for the fourth consecutive year. Manjula Wijeskara of Southern California, a 2004 Olympian for Sri Lanka, wonn the high jump at 2.25m to earn a share of the NCAA yearly lead.
Other winners included 2007 U.S. World Championship team member Nicole Leach of UCLA in the women’s 400m Hurdles in 56.29 and reigning World Junior and NCAA champion Jeshua Anderson of Washington State in the Intermediates (50.31).
Mideast Region
Samantha Henry of LSU won the women’s 200m in 22.80, finished second in the 100m to teammate Kenyanna Wilson, 11.39 to 11.43, and ran on the Tigers’ winning 4 x 100m Relay in the MidEast Regional at Cardinal Park Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
LSU and Auburn turned in the two fastest collegiate times in the women’s 4 x 400m Relay of 3:31.53 and 3:31.79, respectively.
Defending NCAA champion Tiffany Ofili of Michigan won the women’s 100m Hurdles in 12.96. In the women’s 800m, Phoebe Wright of Tennessee edged reigning NCAA champion Geena Gall of Michigan, 2:02.20 to 2:02.29.
In the men’s competition, Trindon Holliday of LSU sped to a wind-aided 100m win in 10.03 over D’Angelo Cherry of Mississippi State (10.03) and Adam Harris of Michigan (10.09).
Arkansas dominated the horizontal jumps with Alain Bailey spanning 8.06m in the Long Jump as part of a Razorback sweep with Mychael Stewart (wind-aided 7.92m) and Tarik Batchelor (7.82m). Nkosinza Balumbu bounded a windy 16.35m in the Triple Jump for the win.
Walter Henning of LSU won the Hammer at 70.56m to defeat NCAA leader Chris Rohr of Missouri (68.34m) by more than two metres.
East Region
Murielle Ahoure of Miami won the 100m in 11.09 and the 200m in 23.09 into headwinds at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, N.C. Hurricane teammate Tameka Jameson, the twin sister of 2009 IAAF World Junior 400m Hurdles champion Takecia Jameson, won the intermediates in 56.65.
Kimberly Williams of Florida State won the Long Jump with a wind-aided 6.66m leap and Triple Jump at 13.98m.
Jacoby Ford of Clemson won the 100m in 10.04 and anchored the Tigers’ victorious 4 x 100m Relay that timed 38.78.
Ronnie Ash of Bethune Cookman beat Jason Richardson of South Carolina to win the 110m Hurdles, 13.42 to 13.51 in a matchup between the 2009 NCAA Indoor Champion and 2008 NCAA Outdoor winner. Johnny Dutch of South Carolina clocked 48.77 to win the 400m Hurdles.
Kirby Lee for the IAAF
Results links:
- West Region
- Midwest Region
- Mideast Region
- East Regional
