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(Mar 1, 2003) - UC Riverside
women's team placed third and the men's team fourth at the
All-Cal Challenge in Riverside on Saturday.
Zikarra Beverly finished
second in the 100 in 12.37 and Angela Lindsey finished third
in 12.48 and second in the 200 at 25.20. Aqueelah Tillman
finished second in the 400 in 58.02 and Mary Timm won the
100 hurdles at 14.74. Amy Walton won the triple jump and broke
the school record at 11.63m. In throws, Evangela Dixon was
second in the shotput with a 14.26m effort and won the discus
with a 44.86m mark. Syreeta Waller won the hammer at 56.93m,
a school record, and finshed second in the discus at 42.96
while Kristen Thompson was third at 42.30m.
Dixon's efforts in the shotput
and hammer were qualifying regional marks as well as Waller
in the hammer.
Nate Irvin won the 100 in
10.96 and the 200 in 22.01 and Anthony Oyatayo finished second
in the 200 at 22.43. Jeff Midgett won the high jump with a
2.08m effort.
Both the men's and women's
tems won the 4x100 in times of 42.54 and 46.94 respectively.
The women's 4x400 team (Tillman, Timm, Tiongsen, Campos) set
the school record with a time of 3:57.43.
Complete men's results
of the meet can be found here.
Complete women's results
of the meet can be found here.
(March 15, 2003) - The UC
Riverside track and field teams competed at the Spring Break
Invitational at UC Irvine Saturday. The women finished third
out of five teams, while the men finished fourth out of five.
Due to heavy rains, only 12 events were completed on the women's
side and 11 on the men's side.
In addition, both squads
competed in limited events due to the bad weather.
Top finishers for the UCR
women were Zikarra Beverly, who finished second in the 100
in 12.85, Aqueelah Tillman, who was second in the 400 in 58.65
and the women's 4x100 relay team which finished first in 47.51.
Also, Amy Walton was third in long jump at 15' 8.75"
and Kristin Thompson second in the shot put at 39' 5.25"
. Top finishers for the
UCR men included Dustin Russell, who finished third in the
800 in 1:59.53, and Carlos Handler, who finished third in
the 1,500 in 4:01.55.
Complete men's results of
the meet can be found here.
Complete women's results
of the meet can be found here.
(March 26, 2003) - Evangela
Dixon was named Big West Track and Field Athlete of the Week
for the week of March 17th after she dominated the throwing
events at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton the previous
Saturday. The junior from Hayward, CA had an outstanding day,
placing first in shotput at 48'3.25", second in discus
at 151' 2", fifth in hammer at 173' 4".
(March 29, 2003) - A bevy
of school records fell as the Highlanders competed at the
UCSD Spring Break Challenge in San DIego Saturday.
The Highlander men finished
in fourth place with 114.5 points. Host UCSD won with 130
points, just beating Cal Poly Pomona (125). The women s competition
was a two-horse race, with the host Tritons edging the Highlanders,
214-202.
Mary Timm placed first in
the 100 hurdles and set a school record (1:04.17) in the 400
hurdles to lead the women to a second-place finish with 202
points. Melissa Garza set a school record in the 3,000 steeple
chase with her time of 12:09.78. UCR also set a school record
with a 46.46 time in the 400 relay.
Nate Irvin took first place
in the 100 (10.96) and 200 meters (22.08) to lead the men
to a fourth-place finish with 114 1/2 points. Irvin also helped
UCR take first in the 400 relay (42.00).
Complete results of the
meet can be found here.
(April 5, 2003) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders recorded a total of 17 firsts in their
three way meet with Cal Poly Pomona and Northern Arizona University
at the UCR Track Saturday. The Highlander women won their
side, while the men finished third.
The biggest surprise of
the day came in the women's javelin, as junior Kristin Thompson
obliterated the school record with a throw of 140'11".
The toss bettered her personal best by 18 feet and broke the
school mark by over five and half feet.
Three other school records
fell Saturday, as junior Mary Timm recorded a 14.40 in the
100 hurdles, Evangela Dixon set a new mark in the shot put
with a toss of 49' 0.25", and Melissa Garza broke her
own record in the steeplechase in 12:09.15.
Complete results of the
meet can be found here.
(April 21, 2003) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders competed at the annual Cal/Nevada Meet
at San Diego State. The Highlander women finished eighth of
22 teams and the men finished 10th of 23 teams.
Hurdler Mary Timm broke
the school record in the 100 hurdles for the second consecutive
week, posting a 14.36, good for fourth. Other top performers
for the women's team included the 4x100 relay team, which
finished third in 46.70, Zikarra Beverly's third blace finish
i the long jup at 18'9", and Syreeta Waller's 185'0"
effort in the hammer, good for fourth.
On the men's side Nate Irvin
posted a third place in the 200 in 21.96 and Jeff Midgett
finished second in the high jump with a leap of 6'11".
Complete results of the
meet can be found here.
(April 21, 2003) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders had represent compete at both the Pomona-Pitzer
Invitational Meet and the prestigious Mt. San Antonio College
meet over the weekend. Both meets drew outstanding competition
from across the nation.
At Pomona-Pitzer, Amy Walton
impressed in the women's triple jump, posting a 38' 9.75"
effort, good for sixth overall. Zikarra Beverly finished 17th
in the long jump with a leap of 18'1". Evangela Dixon
finished 19th in the women's shot put at 43'6.50 and 23rd
in the discus at 143'3". Kristin Thompson continued her
improvement in the javelin, finishing 19th at 125'3".
Jeff Midgett finished tied
for third in the high jump at 6' 8.75". Donovan Jones
was 14th in the steeplechase at 9:44.74. The Highlanders placed
three runners in the top-10 of the mixed 10,000 meter run,
as Andy Padilla finished third in 32:10.03, Santiago Alonza
fifth in 32:13.99 and Noé Romo 10th in 32:36.52.
Syreeta Waller showed that
she belonged at the Mt. SAC meet, placing second in the discus
at 167'3" and fifth in the hammer at 183'0". Similarly,
Evangela Dixon posted a third place finish in the discus at
152'3" and ninth in the shot at 47'9.75".
Carlos Handler finished
8th in the 10,000 in 30:07.16.
The UCR women's 4x100 relay
team finished eighth in 46.88 and the men's 4x100 relay team
was 14th 42.14.
Complete results of the
Pomona-Pitzer meet can be found here.
Complete results of the
Mt. SAC meet can be found here.
(April 26, 2003) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders competed at the UCSD Triton Invitational
on Friday and Saturday.
Top finishes for the Highlander
women included a victor for the women's 4-x100 relay team,
which won in 46.49. Shannon Toliver was third in the high
jump at 1.60 meters. Evangela Dixon won the discus at 50.03
meters and Syreeta Waller was third at 49.63 meters. On Friday,
Waller was third in the Hammer at 57.85 or 189'9".
For the men, Jonathan Wade
was second in the 800 at 1:52.75, the men's 4x400 relay team
won in 3:17.64. Jeff Midgett won the high jump at 2.14M. On
Friday, Carlos Handler won the 5000 in 14:52.67 and Israel
Gonzales was third in 15:12.85
Complete results from Saturday
can be found here.
Complete results from Friday can be found here.
(May 3, 2003) - UC Riverside
sophomores Zikarra Beverly and Angela Lindsey set school records
at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine. Beverly broke
the long jump record by two inches with her jump of 19 feet,
3/4 inch, good for second overall. Lindsey, broke the Highlanders'
record in the 200 meters she'd set last year by 0.11 second
with her time of 24.83.
Maribel Campos won section
two of the 800 in a time of 2:14.55, Adriana Alvarado was
second in section 2 of the 1,500 in 4:43.24.
Jonathan Wade was third
in the men's 800 in 1:52.90. THe men's 4x400 relay finished
second in 3:18.30. Jeff Midgett finished third in the high
jump at 6 feet 6 inches.
Complete results from Saturday
can be found here.
(May 10, 2003) - A smaller
than usual number of members of the UC Riverside track and
field team competed at the Oxy Invitational in Eagle Rock
Saturday, but the Highlanders still broke a pair of school
records and saw one team qualify for NCAA regionals.
Angela Lindsey recorded
the top finish of the day, winning her heat and placing third
overall in the 100 in 12.15. The mark broke the previous school
record of 12.16 owned by teammate Zikarra Beverly.
The women's 4x100 team,
consisting of Terri Tiongson, Aqueelah Tillman, Angela Lindsey
and Beverly finished second in 46.15, but eclipsed the school
record and earned a spot at the NCAA regionals
Tiongson was eighth overall
in 12:46 in the 100. Amy Walton also had a third in the triple
jump with a 38'8.25" effort.
Kristen Thompson was fourth
in the javelin with a 133'0" throw.
Melissa Stoll won her heat
in the 800, finishing 18th overall in 2:17.95. Shannon Toliver
was eighth in the high jump at 5'1". Beverly was fourth
in the long jump at 18' 9.75"
On the men's side, Brandon
Jacobs won his heat and was ninth overall in the 100 at 10.92.
Michael Hopkins was 41st in the 800 in 1:58.11.
Complete results from Saturday
can be found here.
(May 16, 2003) - Sophomore
Zikarra Beverly won the women's long jump at the Big West
Championships at CS Northridge Friday.
Beverly leaped 5.93 meters,
besting second place Angela Whyte of Idaho who jumped 5.86
meters.
In the throwing events,
juniors Syreeta Waller and Evangela Dixon finished third and
fourth in the hammer throw. Waller had a 53.72 meter effort
while Dixon had a 53.10 throw. Dixon was eighth in the shot
put at 13.64 meters.
Several events had preliminary
rounds Friday. Among the UCR athletes to qualify for the finals
were Beverly in the 100, Angela Lindsey in the 200, Aqueelah
Tillman in the 400 - setting a school record in 57.70, Maribel
Campos in the 1500. On the men's side, Nate Irvin qualified
in the 200 and Jonathan Wade in the 800.
Complete results can be
found here.
(May 17, 2003) -The UC Riverside
Women's Track Team finished in eighth place while the Men's
Team finished in ninth place at the Big West Championships
at CS Northridge Saturday.
Top finishers for UCR included
Angela Lindsey, whofinished fourth in the 200 in 24.41 andthe
women's 4x100 relay team pf Terri Tiongson, Aqueelah Tillman,
Angela Lindsey and Zikarra Beverly which finished second in
45.70. On the men's side, Nate Irvin was fourth in the 200
in 21.65
Complete results can be
found here.
(May 26, 2003) - Seven members
of the UC Riverside Women's Track and Field team and one member
of the UCR Men's Track and Field team will go up against the
best athletes in the west at the NCAA West Regional, opening
Friday at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
The complete schedule of
events can be found here.
Over 800 athletes are expected
to participate in events at Stanford's Cobb Track & Angell
Field. The NCAA is using regional championship meets to determine
qualifiers for the national meet. Regionals are also taking
place at George Mason (East), Ohio State (Mideast), and Nebraska
(Midwest). The 2003 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships
will be held June 11-14 at the A.G. Spanos Complex on the
Sacramento State campus.
Sophomore Zikarra Beverly,
the Big West Champion in the long jump two weeks ago, leads
a field of seven Highlander women who will compete in the
meet. Junior Evangela Dixon will compete in three throwing
events, the shotput, hammer and discus. Junior Syreeta Waller
will join her in the hammer and the discus. Junior Kristen
Thompson will make her NCAA debut in the javelin, having just
started the event this season.
Sophomores Terri Tiongson,
Aqueelah Tillman and junior Angela Lindsey will compete on
the 4x100 relay team along with Beverly.
On the men's side, the sole
qualifier is sophomore high jumper Jeff Midgett, who reached
the NCAA Championships last season.
The Highlander qualifiers
and their qualifying marks are as follows:
WOMEN
Evangela Dixon : Shot Put 49'1/4" ; Hammer 173'4"
; Discus 164'2"
Syreeta Waller : Hammer 189'9 3/4" ; Discus 167'3 1/4"
Kristen Thompson : Javelin 140'11 1/4"
Zikarra Beverly : Long Jump 19" 5 1/2" : 4 X 100
Relay 45.70
Terri Tiongson : 4 X 100 Relay
Aqueelah Tillman : 4 X 100 Relay
Angela Lindsey : 4 X 100 Relay
MEN
Jeff Midget : High Jump 7'1/4"
(May 31, 2003) - Sophomore
high jumperJeff Midgett cleared 7'1", winning the West
Regional and earning a trip to the NCAA Nationals at Sacramento.
Midgett cleared 7-1 on his
third try, then nearly cleared 7'2 1/4", just nicking
the bar.
Junior Kristin Thompson
threw the javelin 117'3" at the NCAA West Regionals in
Palo Alto Friday. The throw was the 28th best on the afternoon.
The women's 4x100 relay team was disqualified due to a mishandled
exchange with the baton.
Also on Friday, Zikarra
Beverly finished 13th in the long jump at 17'11" and
Evangela Dixon was 12th in the shot put at 47'6.5".
In the hammer on Saturday,
Dixon finished 11th at 174'2" and Syreeta Waller was
16th at 171'4". In the discus, Waller was 13th at 157'6"
and Dixon was 29th at 140'6".
(June 12, 2003) - Sophomore
high jumperJeff Midgett failed to clear the first round height
of 6'9" in the qualifying round at the NCAA Championships
in Sacramento Thursday.
Midgett had won the West
Regional at Stanford two weeks ago, leaping 7'1".
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