Track & Field

Stanford Wins Distance Medley Relay Title at Drake Relays

Des Moines, Ia - On Friday night, Stanford's women's distance medley relay team captured top honors at the Drake Relays.

Twenty-four hours later, Stanford men's distance medley relay team did likewise. The Cardinal men's team of Seth Hejny, Nick Sebes, Ryan Hall and Grant Robison ran a combined time of 9:43.73 to score a victory on Saturday at the Drake Relays over runnerup Baylor (9:46.44).

The Stanford women continued their remarkable run of victories with a first place finish in the 4 x 800 meter relay. The team of Lindsay Hyatt, Katie Hotchkiss, Lauren Fleshman and Malindi Elmore was timed in 8:36.70, the best time in the world this year. Rice was second at 8:42.32.

Hotchkiss ran on all three winning Cardinal relay teams (4 x 1 mile, distance medley relay, 4 x 800 meters).

"Three for three," Hotchkiss told the Des Moines Register. "I have a lot of family in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, and they were here to cheer me on."

The Cardinal also picked up a victory in the women's 1,500 meters when Sara Bei was timed in a NCAA West Qualifying time of 4:20.88.

Drake Relays
Saturday, April 26, 2003, Drake Stadium
Men's Results

Distance Medley Relay - 1. Stanford (Seth Hejny, Nick Sebes, Ryan Hall, Grant Robison) 9:43.73

1,500 Meters - 4. Steve Loughlin 3:48.51; 7. Dan Gibson 3:51.09; 11. Justin Romaniuk 3:57.22; 12. Jacob Gomez 3:57.89

Triple Jump - 14. Solomon Welch 48-1 1/4 (14.66m)

Women's Results
1,500 Meters - 1. Sara Bei 4:20.88

4 x 800 Meter Relay - 1. Stanford (Lindsay Hyatt, Katie Hotchkiss, Lauren Fleshman, Malindi Elmore) 8:36.70

1,600 Meter Relay - 3. Stanford (Chinny Offor, Christine Moschella, Lindsey Johnson, Nashonme Johnson) 3:36.87

100 Meter Hurdles - 3. Lindsey Johnson 13.84

400 Meter Relay - 5. Stanford (Undine Becker, Chauntae Bayne, Christine Moschella, Nashonme Johnson 45.61

High Jump - 6. Kim Stone 5-10 (1.78m)

Long Jump - 8. Undine Becker 19-4 (5.89m)

UC San Diego Triton Invitational
Saturday, April 26, 2003, Triton Stadium
Men's Results

Discus - 11. Omer Inan 194-0 (59.13m)

Discus - 8. Nick Welihozkiy 178-10 (54.52m)

Javelin - 6. Brian Kelley 167-1 (50.92m)

Women's Results
Discus - 10. Molly Meyer 165-1 (50.31m); 12. Kitty Currier 161-9 (49.30m)

Javelin - 3. Erin Merriman 136-4 (41.56m); Jennifer Lee - fouled out

Pole Vault - 2. Samantha Shepard 12-6 3/4 (3.83m); 4. Kathleen Donoghue 12-2 3/4 (3.73m); 4. Leila Ben-Youssef 12-2 3/4 (3.73m)

For compete results, contact www.drakerelays.com and www.athletics.ucsd.edu