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Pac-10 Championships
Men's Track & Field Has Solid First Day At Pac-10 Championships
May 13, 2011 | Track & Field
May 13, 2011
The No. 21 men's track and field team stands in a tie for fifth-place after day one of the Pac-10 Championships and will go after the team title on Saturday in Tucson, AZ. The Bruins had multiple athletes qualify for event finals after a solid day of competition on Friday.
Steeplechasers Jake Matthews and David McDonald picked up eight points towards the team score as Matthews placed fourth in a time of 9:11.24 and McDonald finished sixth with a time of 9:12.95. Tonight's performance was the highest finish for both Bruins during their careers at the Pac-10 meet.
In the long jump final, junior Nelson Rosario finished sixth overall with a mark of 24-3.75. Taylor Hobson placed 10th overall with a mark of 23-10.75. Hobson fouled his first two jump and was hampered by cramping during competition and never got off a good attempt.
Sophomore Randall Carroll advances to Saturday's 100m final with his sixth-place run of 10.50. R.J. Frasier (10.61, season-best) and Jamal Alston (10.68) finished 14th and 17th, respectively, and do not advance to the final. Sophomore Maxwell Dyce and junior Karlton Rolle each advanced to the 200m finals on Saturday. Dyce won heat one and ran the fastest qualifier of the day with a new lifetime-best of 20.75. Rolle was eighth with a time of 21.06. Frasier (21.38/season-best) and Carroll (21.39) finished 12th and 13th, respectively, and do not advance to the final.
Seniors Cory Primm and Scott Crawford each advanced to Saturday's 800m final as Primm won heat one in a time of 1:49.04 (3rd overall) and Crawford advanced on time out of the second heat, running 1:49.95 (8th overall). Senior Alex Crabill will also run in a final on Saturday as he ran the fifth-fastest 1500m time to advance (3:49.86).
Senior Brian Law and sophomore David Klarer both advance to Saturday's 400m hurdles final as Klarer was seventh (52.18) and Law was eighth (52.26).
In the high hurdles, sophomore Dominic Giovannoni was 13th with a lifetime-best of 14.85, freshman Marcus Nilsson was 14th in a season-best time of 14.38 and junior Trent Perez was 15th in a time of 16.24.
Freshman Marcus Nilsson, who placed fourth in the decathlon last weekend, threw a lifetime-best of 196-7 in the javelin to finish 10th overall, just missing a spot in the final. His previous PR was 182-3. Freshman Matthew Kosecki finished 11th in the javelin with a mark of 185-3. In the shot put, junior Mark Weber finished 11th with a toss of 51-3.75. Junior Taylor Hobson tied for 11th in the high jump with a clearance of 6-9.
Event Results
100m - 6. Randall Carroll (10.50q); 14. R.J. Frasier (10.61); 17. Jamal Alston (10.68)
200m - 1. Maxwell Dyce (20.75q); 8. Karlton Rolle (21.06q); 12. R.J. Frasier (21.38); 13. Randall Carroll (21.39)
400m - no entries
800m - 3. Cory Primm (1:49.04q); 8. Scott Crawford (1:49.96q)
1500m - 5. Alex Crabill (3:49.86q)
10,000mno entries
110m Hurdles - 13. Dominic Giovannoni (14.85); 14. Marcus Nilsson (15.38); 15. Trent Perez (16.24)
400m Hurdles - 7. David Klarer (52.18q); 8. Brian Law (52.26q)
Steeplechase - 4. Jake Matthews (9:11.24); 6. David McDonald (9:12.95)
High Jump - 11T. Taylor Hobson (6-9/2.09m)
Long Jump - 6. Nelson Rosario (24-3.75/7.41m); 10. Taylor Hobson (23-10.75/7.28m); 20. Marcus Nilsson (22-5.75/6.85m); 21. Dominic Giovannoni (21-6/6.55m)
Shot Put - 11. Mark Weber (51-3.75/15.64m)
Javelin - 10. Marcus Nilsson (196-7/59.93m); 11. Matthew Kosecki (185-3/56.47m)
Team Scores (through 7 scored events)
1. Oregon, 53
2. Arizona, 54
2. Stanford, 45
4. Washington, 31
5. Arizona State, 26
5. UCLA, 26
7. USC, 20
8. California, 15
9. Washington State, 12
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