April 19, 2003
Pomona-Pitzer Meet Results in PDF Format
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CLAREMONT, Calif. - Several members of the Purdue track and field team participated in the Pimona-Pitzer Track Meet in Claremont, Calif., on Friday.
Two Boilermakers finished atop the field in the mixed 10,000-meter run and the women's pole vault.
Senior Simona Kovacic took home top honors in the women's pole vault. She blew the field away with a top height of 13-00.25, a top-five mark in school history. Her nearest competitor was at 12-05.50. Senior Amy Spellmeyer placed 12th in the event with a mark of 11-05.75.
In the mixed 10,000-meter run, junior Robert Heise captured first place with a season-best time of 31:53.08.
Freshmen LaShauna Harris and Shanette Stewart each ran in the women's 100-meter dash. Harris placed 18th after a time of 12.47. Stewart ran the event in 12.48 and placed 19th.
Stewart also ran in the women's 200-meter dash and placed ninth with a time of 25.19. Harris placed 12th after a 25.28. Ina Jackson placed 19th with a time of 25.69 and freshman Ashley Kemp ran the event in 25.82 to place 20th. Stewart, Jackson and Kemp each recorded season-best times.
Junior Kim Jordan placed 19th in the women's 400-meter dash after a time of 57.33. Jackson and Kemp placed 51st and 53rd. Jackson's time was 59.75 and Kemp's was 59.85.
Senior Meghan McNeilly placed 16th in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.36.
In the women's 1,500-meter run, junior Kara Lahey captured 39th place with a time of 4:51.59.
Two Boilermakers participated in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Junior Krissy Liphardt placed ninth with a season-best time of 14.43. Harris took 20th place with a time of 15.10.
In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Liphardt ran the event with another season-best time of 60.91 to place third. Junior Shannon Kelley placed 20th after running the event in 65.13.
The women's 400-meter relay team of junior Shanna Carter, sophomore Gina Harvey, Harris and Liphardt placed fifth after a time of 47.35.
Jackson placed seventh in the women's long jump with a mark of 19-00.00.
In the 3000-meter men's steeplechase, senior David Rae placed second with a season-best time of 9:15.50. He placed 10 seconds faster than the third place finisher.
Senior Pooh Williams took home second place in the men's pole vault after a mark of 16-08.75. It the season's top mark for Williams.
On Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays, Jordan also competed in the preliminaries of the women's 800-meter run. She placed 8th in the 10-member heat. Jordan recorded the 37th fastest time in the event.
Several Boilermakers will compete in the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday, the primary day of the event.
Live results of the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday can be accessed through its web address at http://vm.mtsac.edu/relays/. A link for this meet has also been established at www.trackshark.com.
Several other Boilermakers will be competing in the Mt. SAC Relays and Butler Invitational on Saturday.
Final results from Saturday's action can be found at www.purduesports.com.