March 21, 1998
FRESNO, Calif. -- Senior Aretha Hill broke her own school discus record while sophomore Ben Lindsey neared the mens shot put mark and both reached NCAA automatic track & field qualifying standards Saturday at the Fresno Quad Meet.
Hill, product of Renton (Wash.) High School, heaved the discus 199-feet, 4-inches to win by over 45 feet. She eclipsed her own school record of 196-7 established last season. Hill also won the shot put with a personal best mark of 51-5 that reached the NCAA provisional qualifying standard.
A graduate of Lynnwood (Wash.) High School, Lindsey was the premier freshman thrower in the nation last year, earning All-America acclaim in the discus. At Fresno, his winning shot put mark of 62-9 bettered his previous best performance by over three feet and ranks second among all-time Washington competitors. Steve Summers set the Husky record of 65-11 in 1979. Lindsey also won the discus, adding over five feet to his career-best performance with an NCAA provisional qualifying throw of 192-9.
Freshman sprint sensation Ja'Warren Hooker made his collegiate outdoor debut one week after winning the 55-meter title (6.12) at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. Hooker won the 100-meter race in 10.60 seconds. Fresno States Mike Ward was second with a time of 10.70.
The Huskies captured the women's team competition, winning 11 of 19 events en route to a 227-point total. Host Fresno State placed second with 211 points followed by South Dakota State with 81 and San Francisco State with 59.
Junior Keisha Griffis joined Hill as a Washington double-event winner, outracing the fields in the 100-meter hurdles (14.19) and 400-meter hurdles (1:01.60).
Other individual event winners for Washington were Anna Aoki (3,000 meters, 9:56.38), Margaret Butler (1,500 meters, 4:29.07), Marzette Penton (100 meters, 12.11), Danelle Kabush (800 meters, 2:10.64), Fran Richardson (high jump, 5-6) and Michelle Reid (triple jump, 39-4).
Fresno State topped the men's field with 227 points while Washington was second with a 199-point total. San Francisco State placed third with 140 points and South Dakota State was fourth with 49.
Other individual event winners for the Washington men were Greg Barber (110 hurdles, 14.36), Derek Prior (400 meters, 46.27), Paul Harkins (Steeplechase, 9:24.45) and Craig Connors (pole vault, 17-3).
Washington remains in California during spring break, competing at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29.
Fresno State Quad Meet Track & Field Results (March 21, 1998)
Women's Results
Team Scores --
1, Washington 227.
2, Fresno State 211.
3, South Dakota State 81.
4, San Francisco State 59.
4 x 100 Relay --
1, Fresno State, 45.82.
2, Washington, 45.89.
3,000 meters --
1, Anna Aoki, UW, 9:56.38.
2, Danielle Beechick, FSU, 10:02.09.
3, Angela Froese, UW, 10:26.04.
1,500 meters --
1, Margaret Butler, UW, 4:29.07.
2, Kara Syrdal, UW, 4:29.60.
3, Deeja Youngquist, UW, 4:34.30.
100-meter Hurdles --
1, Keisha Griffis, UW, 14.19.
2, Lori Himes, FSU, 14.51.
3, Patrice Davis, UW, 14.54.
4, Lara Kelley, UW, 14.85.
8, Fran Richardson, UW, 15.62.
400 meters --
1, Crystal Buck, FSU, 53.19.
2, Angela Daigle, FSU, 54.36.
3, Monique Glass, UW, 55.34.
4, Aysa Muhammad, UW, 56.88.
100 meters --
1, Marzette Penton, UW, 12.11.
2, Chelsie Pentz, UW, 12.17.
800 meters --
1, Danelle Kabush, UW, 2:10.64.
2, Brenda Gates, FSU, 2:12.47.
3, Amy Rose, UW, 2:13.14.
4, Staci Eskesen, UW, 2:13.67.
400-meter Hurdles --
1, Keisha Griffis, UW, 1:01.60.
2, Parice Davis, UW, 1:01.87.
3, Kim Couvson, UW, 1:02.79.
200 meters --
1, Crystal Buck, FSU, 24.28.
2, Renya Hill, FSU, 24.80.
3, Marzette Penton, UW, 24.81.
6, Mikki McClatcher, UW, 25.62.
4 x 400 Relay --
1, Fresno State, 3:46.37.
2, Washington, 3:51.99.
Long Jump --
1, Carrie Jansen, FSU, 18-7 1/2.
2, Michelle Reid, UW, 18-5 3/4.
4, Marzette Penton, UW, 17-7 1/2.
Sprint Medley Relay --
1, Washington, 4:06.40.
2, Fresno State, 4:13.37.
Shot Put --
1, Aretha Hill, UW, 51-5.
2, Londa VanderWal, SDS, 44-9.
3, Sesilia Thomas, UW, 44-9.
6, Rebecca Morrison, UW, 40-7.
Javelin --
1, Staci Darden, FSU, 130-10.
2, Chris Withey, UW, 130-0.
5, Rebecca Morrison, UW, 113-9.
High Jump --
1, Fran Richardson, UW, 5-6.
2, Jayme Ulrich, FSU, 5-4.
Discus --
1, Aretha Hill, UW, 199-4.
2, Staci Darden, FSU, 154-1.
3, Sesilia Thomas, UW, 137-2.
Triple Jump --
1, Michelle Reid, UW, 39-4.
2, Rickisha Herron, FSU, 36-3 1/2.
Hammer --
1, Staci Darden, FSU, 178-0.
2, Aretha Hill, UW, 168-2.
4, Rebecca Morrison, UW, 151-6.
6, Sesilia Thomas, UW, 129-10.
Pole Vault --
1, Melissa Price, FSU, 13-6 1/4.
2, Chris Withey, UW, 11-0 1/4.
Men's Results
Team Scores --
1, Fresno State 227.
2, Washington 199.
3, San Francisco State 140.
4, South Dakota State 49.
110-meter Hurdles --
1, Greg Barber, UW, 14.36.
2, Skip Moody, UW, 14.69.
6, Dan Johnston, UW, 15.20.
400 meters --
1, Derek Prior, UW, 46.27.
2, Derek Shepard, SFSU, 46.70.
3, B.J. Dawson, UW, 46.79.
100 meters --
1, Ja'Warren Hooker, UW, 10.60.
2, Mike Ward, FSU, 10.70.
5, Willem Ryan, UW, 10.99.
8, Tyler Rose, UW, 11.30.
800 meters --
1, Nick Burrow, SDS, 1:51.31.
2, Rob Warnock, UW, 1:53.19.
4, Chris Ledford, UW, 1:54.84.
4 x 100 Relay --
1, Fresno State, 39.88.
2, San Francisco, 41.83.
4, Washington, 42.32.
Steeplechase --
1, Paul Harkins, UW, 9:24.45.
2, Tim Padilla, FSU, 9:26.10.
3, James day, UW, 9:26.88.
1,500 meters --
1, Juan Pinales, FSU, 3:51.57.
2, Geoff Perry, UW, 3:51.59.
3, Steve Glass, UW, 3:53.90.
4, Christian Belz, UW, 3:56.78.
7, Paul Rickey, UW, 4:01.53.
400-meter Hurdles --
1, Ron Murray, FSU, 53.32.
2, Dan Johnston, UW, 54.07.
3, Jed Sires, UW, 54.44.
4 x 400 Relay --
1, Fresno State, 3:09.96.
2, Washington, 3:12.59.
Sprint Medley Relay --
1, Fresno State, 3:27.57.
2, Washington, 3:;27.65.
200 meters --
1, Mike Ward, FSU, 21.21.
2, Demetrius Snaer, FSU, 21.36.
5, Willem Ryan, UW, 21.67.
Hemmer --
1, Lino Campanile, SFSU, 194-10.
2, Luke Woydziak, FSU, 186-10.
5, Ben Lindsey, UW, 166-2.
Pole Vault --
1, Craig Connors, UW, 17-3.
2, Nike Paramom FSU, 16-6.
Long Jump --
1, Derrick Mitchell, FSU, 23-5 1/2.
2, C.J. Nakayama, FSU, 22-2.
3, Skip Moody, UW, 21-8 1/2.
6, Marcus Kelley, UW, 21-0.
Shot Put --
1, Ben Lindsey, UW, 62-9.
2, J.D. Martin, FSU, 55-1.
10, E.J. Iddings, UW, 37-5.
Javelin --
1, Justin St. Clair, UW, 201-2.
2, E.J. Iddings, UW, 192-8.
High Jump --
1, Erik Nyberg, FSU, 6-11.
2, Matt Castiglione, FSU, 6-9.
6, E.J. Iddings, UW, 6-1.
Discus --
1, Ben Lindsey, UW, 192-9.
2, Keith Wohlwand, SFSU, 162-5.
Triple Jump --
1, Adam Powell, FSU, 48-10.
2, Derrick Mitchell, FSU, 48-5 1/2.
3, Marcus Kelley, UW, 47-1 1/4.
5, Skip Moody, UW, 43-7 1/2.
