June 4, 1998

BUFFALO, N.Y.- The University of Kentucky’s Ola Sesay and Jeff Ellis competed in the first day of the NCAA track and field Outdoor Championships on Wednesday, June 3.

Sesay recorded a mark of 6.10 meters in the women’s long jump. The ninth place finish earned her the title of All-American for the second time in her freshman year. Sesay also won All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The top eight American finishers in an event are rewarded with All-America titles. Sesay will compete in the women’s triple jump on Friday, June 5.

Fellow freshman Ellis had an impressive showing in the 400-meter hurdles placing tenth, while recording a time of 51.37.

*Results for competition on June 3 were not available by deadline. We apologize for any inconvenience.

AGATE:

Event 35 Women’s Long Jump Finals

American: 7.49m (24’07.00″) Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) 05/22/94Collegiate Best: 7.24m (23’09.00″) Jackie Joyner (UCLA) 08/21/85Buffalo Stadium: 6.69m (21’11.50″) Mirela Dulgheru (Romania) 07/18/93Meet: 6.94m (22’09.25″) Sheila Echols (Louisiana State) 06/02/87

Event 10 Men’s 400 Meter Int Hurdles Preliminaries

American: 46.78 Kevin Young (Foot Locker AC) 08/06/92 Collegiate Best: 47.10 Samuel Matete (Auburn) 08/07/91Buffalo Stadium: 49.24 Yoshihiko Saito (Japan) 07/18/93Meet: 47.85 Kevin Young (UCLA) 06/03/88

Place Lane # Heat 1 Preliminaries

7 2 515 D’Marcus Brown FR Arkansas 51.993 3 620 James Carter FR Hampton 51.05 q6 4 567 Aaron Haynes SR Clemson 51.7111 5 619 Angelo Taylor SO Georgia Tech 50.64 Q2 6 871 Cory Murdock JR Utah State 50.74 Q4 7 599 Rod Davis SR Florida Internatio 51.30 q5 8 652 Jeff Ellis FR Kentucky 51.375 8 652 Jeff Ellis FR Kentucky 51.37

Place Lane # Heat 2 Preliminaries

4 2 734 Edward Clarke SR Oklahoma 51.425 3 593 Erin Tucker JR Florida 51.7167 4 851 Jok Tan Byerly SR Texas-San Antonio 55.892 5 568 Greg Hines SR Clemson 50.93 Q1 6 733 Omar Brown JR Oklahoma 50.22 Q3 7 535 Bayano Kamani FR Baylor 50.94 q6 8 589 Adrian Mann SO Florida 54.136 8 589 Adrian Mann SO Florida 54.13

Place Lane # Heat 3 Preliminaries

5 2 635 Monte Raymond SR Iowa 52.631 3 873 Kareem Archer SR Villanova 51.00 Q3 4 536 John McAfee SO Baylor 51.45- 5 541 Mario Watts SR Baylor DNF4 6 654 Mark LeDoux SO Lamar 52.132 7 731 Sekou Smith SR Ohio State 51.342 7 731 Sekou Smith SR Ohio State 51.34

Rank Comp # Athlete Name YR School Time

1 733 Omar Brown JR Oklahoma 50.22 Q 2 619 Angelo Taylor SO Georgia Tech 50.64 Q 3 873 Kareem Archer SR Villanova 51.00 Q 4 871 Cory Murdock JR Utah State 50.74 Q 5 568 Greg Hines SR Clemson 50.93 Q 6 535 Bayano Kamani FR Baylor 50.94 q 7 620 James Carter FR Hampton 51.05 q 8 599 Rod Davis SR Florida Internatio 51.30 q 9 731 Sekou Smith SR Ohio State 51.3410 652 Jeff Ellis FR Kentucky 51.3711 734 Edward Clarke SR Oklahoma 51.4212 536 John McAfee SO Baylor 51.4513 567 Aaron Haynes SR Clemson 51.71114 593 Erin Tucker JR Florida 51.71615 515 D’Marcus Brown FR Arkansas 51.9916 654 Mark LeDoux SO Lamar 52.1317 635 Monte Raymond SR Iowa 52.6318 589 Adrian Mann SO Florida 54.1319 851 Jok Tan Byerly SR Texas-San Antonio 55.89- 541 Mario Watts SR Baylor DNF