Jan. 13, 2007
Seattle, Wash. - Stanford track and field kicked off the 2007 indoor season today, competing at the UW Indoor Preview hosted by the University of Washington at the Dempsey Indoor Track in Seattle.
The day was highlighted by top finishes for the Cardinal in the men's and women's distance medley relays. On the men's side, the Stanford runners swept the top-three spots, with the Stanford `C' team featuring Jacob Evans, Hari Mix, Sean Drake and All-American Russell Brown taking first with a 9:56.11 mark. The Cardinal `B' squad featuring Lauren Jespersen, Eric Giddings and All-Americans Garrett Heath and Michael Garcia followed with a 10:01.41 mark and the Stanford `A' squad featuring Hakon DeVries, Justin Marpole-Bird, Elliot Luscombe and Chris Mocko finished in third place with a time of 10:04.00.
On the women's side, the distance medley relay team, which featured Alicia Follmar, Madeleine O'Meara and Kate Niehaus along with All-American Arianna Lambie, finished first with an 11:44.32 mark.
In the shot put, Melissa Yunghans rounded out the first place finishes for the Cardinal with a 47-11 (14.6m) mark.
The Cardinal continues 2007 action next Saturday at the Hampton Inn Classic in Boise, Idaho.
Men's Results
Distance Medley Relay - 1. Jacob Evans, Hari Mix, Russell Brown, Sean Drake, 9:56.11; 2. Michael Garcia, Lauren Jespersen, Eric Giddings, Garrett Heath, 10:01.21; 3. Justin Marpole-Bird, Elliott Luscombe, Chris Mocko, Hakon DeVries, 10:04.00.
Mile- 22. Kevin Bickham, 4:32.54.
800 Meters- 23. Kevin Bickham, 2:01.80.
3000 Meters- 4. Steven Duplinsky, 8:19.82.
Women's Results
Distance Medley Relay - 1. Madeleine O'Meara, Alicia Follmar, Kate Niehaus, Arianna Lambie, 11:44.32; 4. Mary Liz McCurdy, Kelsey Walker, Amanda Trotter, Kaylin Pennington, 12:05.87.
High Jump- 3. Lindsey Gannaway, 5-6 (1.68m); 10. Tessa Flippin, 5-2 ¼ (1.58m); 10. Kara Bennett, 5-2 ¼ (1.58m).
Long Jump- 4. Caitlin Hewitt, 17-2 ¾ (5.25m).
Triple Jump- 3. Laura Thom, 37-2 ½ (11.34m).
Shot Put- 1. Melissa Yunghans, 47-11 (14.60m).
Weight Throw- 6. Melissa Yunghans, 48-10 (14.88m).