Wildcats at Spec Towns Invitational.
ATHENS, Ga. (April 4, 1998 ) — Two Wildcats provisionally qualified for the University ofKentucky men,s and women’s track and field squads as they ran wild at theUniversity of Georgia,s Spec Towns Invitational Saturday.
Ola Sesay provisionally qualified in the long jump with her first-place leap of20 feet, ten inches. Valerie Williams finished second with her mark of 19feet, 5.75 inches. Williams later returned to claim the top spot in the triplejump with her leap of 40 feet, 11.75 inches.
The second Wildcat to provisionally qualify was Lutisha Shittu in the100-meter hurdles. Shittu finished second with a time of 13.69 seconds in awind aided performance. Shonnishia Johnson and Sesay finished third andfourth with respective times of 13.79 and 13.84 seconds.
Another Wildcat highlight included the 400-meter dash sweep of TeniquaBroughton, Hazel Hanson-Monnie and Falana Greenwell. Broghton claimedthe top time with her 56.56 second performance. Hanson-Monnie edged outGreenwell for second place with her 57.46 second time to Greenwell,s markof 57.98 seconds.
Indoor All-American Roshell Russell turned in a solid performance in the200-meter dash with her second place time of 23.63 seconds.
On the men’s squad, Christopher Daniel,s first place showing of 15 feet, fiveinches in the pole vault was a high mark for the UK team.
Jeffrey Ellis claimed the other UK individual crown for the men,s squad withhis 52.30 second performance in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles.
Indoor All-American Andrew Channer turned in a solid showing of 24 feet,seven inches to finish second in the long jump and Dwight Phillips ran toanother second place showing for the Wildcats with his time of 21.15seconds in the 200-meter dash.
Agate – Men
Hammer Throw: 1. Tomas Sjostrom (Unatt.) 71.35 (234-1); 2. JohnStoikos (Unatt.) 68.31 (224-1 1/2); 3. Matt Kavanaugh (Kentucky) 62.45(204-10 1/2); 4. Glenn McAtee (Unatt.) 61.61 (202-1 1/2); 5. Jay Harvard(Georgia) 59.75 (196-0 1/2); 6. Jamie Shannon (Kentucky) 56.13 (184-11/2); 7. Matt Helinski (Unatt.) 55.49 (182-0 1/2); 8. Josh Mize (Georgia)50.18 (164-7); 9. Reese Hoffa (Georgia) 43.26.
Long Jump: 1. Volker Mai (Unatt.) 7.52 (24-8 1/4) %; 2. AndrewChanner (Kentucky) 7.49 (24-7); 3. Del Smutherman (Unatt.) 7.16 (23-6)%; 4. Dwight Phillips (Kentucky) 7.14 (23-5 1/2); 5. Theron Nixon(Auburn) 6.91 (22-8); 6. Andre Scott (Auburn) 6.90 (22-7 3/4); 7. ClaytonLyles (High Point) 6.57 (21-6 3/4); 8. Matt Miller (Auburn) 6.18 (20-31/2); 9. Corrie Collier (Unatt.) 5.83; 10. Chris Weiters (Georgia) 5.57)
% Denotes wind-aided marks.
400-Meter Dash (Final Results): 1. Sam Matete (Unatt.) 46.26; 2.Chandler Teasley (Georgia) 47.22; 3. Arnold Payne (Kentucky TC) 47.59;4. Thomas Jonsson (Kentucky) 48.26; 5. Mark Miller (Kentucky) 48.85; 6.Jobe Beckhom (High Point) 49.40; 7. Kesnda Al-Bennet (Auburn) 49.49;8. Chris Winters (Georgia) 51.49.
High Jump: 1. Ian Thompson (Unatt.) 2.19 (7-2 1/4); 2. Jason Cornelius(Unatt.) 2.15 (7-0 1/2); 3. Patrick Farnan (Kentucky) 2.05 (6-8 3/4); 4.Russ Johnson (High Point) 1.95 (6-4 3/4).
100-Meter Dash (Final Results): 1. Coby Miller (Auburn) 10.33 #; 2.Anselm Felix (Unatt.) 10.59; 3. Littleton Ward (Kentucky) 10.71; 4.Larikus Scott (High Point) 10.78; 5. Jude Hammond (Kentucky) 10.92; 6.Paul Young (Georgia) 10.97; 7. Michael Tussey (Kentucky) 11.07; 8.Hunter Atkins (Auburn) 11.32.
800-Meter Run (Final Results): 1. Aaron Richberg (Auburn) 1:50.00; 2.Brad Rogers (Kentucky TC) 1:51.23; 3. Alan Beymer (Kentucky) 1:52.16;4. Jeffrey Limpert (Kentucky) 1:52.25; 5. Karif Byrd (Georgia) 1:53.49; 6.Sheldon Smith (Kentucky) 1:57.23; 7. David Freeland (Kentucky) 1:58.44;8. Matthew Igyarto (Kentucky) 1:59.20.
400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Jeffrey Ellis (Kentucky) 52.30; 2.Edmond Martey (Auburn) 53.99); 3. Paul Young (Georgia) 55.64; 4.Charles Teasley (Georgia) 56.07; 5. Rodney Foroe (Unatt.) 56.32; 6. TreonPenson (Georgia) 56.35; 7. Matt Miller (Auburn) 1:02.55.
Discus Throw: 1. Markku Konttinen (Georgia) 55.58 (182-4) #; 2. BrianMiller (NYAC) 55.28 (181-4); 3. Jason Margraf (Kentucky) 52.32(171-8); 4. Matt Eicholtz (Georgia) 52.03 (170-8); 5. Jay Harvard(Georgia) 47-53 (155-11); 6. Jarkko Haukijarvi (Georgia) 41.71 (136-10).
Pole Vault: 1. Christopher Daniel (Kentucky) 4.70 (15-5); 2. RobbieWeighall (Auburn) 4.60 (15-1); 3. tie Charles Byrd (Unatt.) and BarryWilliamson (Auburn) 4.60 (15-1); 5. Brian Jackson (Auburn) 4.45 (14-71/4); 6. Andy Howard (Georgia) 4.30 (14-1 1/4).
Triple Jump: 1. Volker Mai (Unatt.) 15.72 (51-7); 2. Andre Scott(Auburn) 15.27 (50-1 1/4); 3. Al Rawls (Unatt.) 14.21 (46-7 1/2); 4. RussJohnson (High Point) 13.41 (44-0-).
200-Meter Dash (Final Results): 1. Coby Miller (Auburn) 20.96; 2.Dwight Phillips (Kentucky) 21.15; 3. Larikus Scott (High Point) 21.70; 4.Littleton Ward (Kentucky) 21.79; 5. Thomas Jonsson (Kentucky) 21.80; 6.Jude Hammond (Kentucky) 21.82; 7. Andrew Channer (Kentucky) 22.04;8. Mark Miller (Kentucky) 22.08.
1600-Meter Relay: 1. Kentucky (Miller, Jansson, Ellis, Phillips) 3:12.50;2. Auburn 3:14.30; 3. Georgia (Char. Teasley, Day, Chan. Teasley, Byrd)3:15.36; 4. High Point 3:19.74; 5. Georgia B 3:27.09; 6. Auburn B 3:32.13.
Agate – Women
Javelin Throw: 1. Vigdis Gudjonsdottir (Georgia) 48.04 (157-7) #; 2. BethBurkett (Kentucky) 45.57 (149-6); 3. Mona Jonsson (Alabama) 40.96(134-4); 4. Ashlee Dunham (Alabama) 28.42 (93-3); 5. Tina Roberts (HighPoint) 24.48 (80-3 3/4).
1,500-Meter Run: 1. Rebecca Donaghue (UMass) 4:38.03; 2. NicoleWay (UMass) 4:41.20; 3. Caroline Kerr (Alabama) 4:48.52; 4. MelissaBelcher (Kentucky) 4:51.29; 5. Adrian Price (Georgia) 4:53.63; 6. JillBlakenship (Kentucky) 4:55.71; 7. Melissa Phalon (Georgia) 5:00.38; 8.Heather Bowers (High Point) 5:06.12; 9. Martha Hoelzer (Alabama)5:07.18.
High Jump: 1. Magen Moncrieffe (Auburn) 1.78 (5-10) #; 2. NakeitraJones (Auburn) 1.78 (5-10) #; 3. Latifah Long (Georgia) 1.69 (5-6 1/2); 4.tie-Melissa Yonce (Georgia) and Melissa Montford (Georgia) 1.66 (5-51/4); 6. Sarah Yancey (Kentucky) 1.63 (5-4 1/4); 7. Elfredia Doss(Alabama) 1.63 (5-4 1/4); 8. Allison Maddox (Alabama) 1.63 (5-4 1/4); 9.Andrea Comeau (UMass) 1.63.
100-Meter Hurdles (Final Results): 1. Lacena Golding (Auburn) 13.40 #;2. Lutisah Shittu (Kentucky) 13.69 #; 3. Shonnishia Johnson (Kentucky)13.79; 4. Ola Sesay (Kentucky) 13.84; 5. Vanessa Johnson (Auburn)14.11; 6. Latisha Rivers (Georgia) 14.23; 7. Melissa Montford (Georgia)14.28; 8. Anya Forrest (UMass) 14.38.
400-Meter Dash: 1. Teniqua Broughton (Kentucky) 56.56; 2. HazelHanson-Monnie (Kentucky) 57.46; 3. Falana Greenwell (Kentucky) 57.98;4. Latifah Long (Georgia) 58.57; 5. Michelle Cooper (UMass) 58.68.
800-Meter Run(Final Results): 1. Angela Stanifer (Georgia) 2:10.60; 2.Laura McKinley (Georgia) 2:12;75; 3. Margaret Smith (Auburn) 2:16.09; 4.Sharkara Grant (Georgia) 2:17.44; 5. Rebecca Donaghue (UMass) 2:18.13;6. Nicole Way (UMass) 2:19.68; 7. Melissa Belcher (Kentucky) 2:24.00; 8.Elizabeth Attig (Kentucky) 2:24.62.
Shot Put: 1. Rhonda Hackett (Georgia) 15.02 (49-3 1/2) #; 2. Kim Tedder(Georgia) 14.00 (45-11); 3. Heidi Quast (Kentucky) 13.79 (45-3); 4.Suzanne Von Bernuth (Kentucky) 13.25 (43-6); 5. Carole LaPlante(UMass) 12.36 (40-7); 6. Alison Tostevin (UMass) 12.32 (40-5); 7. KellyGoode (High Point) 10.99 (36-0 3/4); 8. Tina Roberts (High Point) 7.88(25-10 1/4).
Long Jump: 1. Lacena Golding (Auburn) 6.40 (21-0) #, %; 2. Ola Sesay(Kentucky) 6.35 (20-10) #, %; 3. Valerie Williams (Kentucky) 5.94 (19-53.4); 4. Shevan Threats (Kentucky) 5.77 (18-11) %; 5. Monique Salter(Georgia) 5.71 (18-8 3/4) %; 6. Vanessa Johnson (Auburn) 5.71 (18-83/4); 7. Lashandra Harper (Georgia) 5.59 (18-4); 8. Shannaine Osborne(Auburn) 5.51 (18-1); 9. Shelanda Irish (UMass) 5.30; 10. Melanie Bell(UMass) 4.99; 11. Jayne Latram (Auburn) 4.25 <>
% Denotes wind-aided marks.
400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Hilary Stiefelmeyer (Alabama)1:00.99; 2. Whitni Hillman (Georgia) 1:01.76; 3. Lutisah Shittu (Kentucky)1:02.46; 4. Silifa Kenku (UMass) 1:05.37; 5. Monique Salter (Georgia)1:12.71; 6. Michelle Dalton (High Point) 1:21:01.
200-Meter Dash (Final Results): 1. Debbie Ferguson (Georgia) 22.96 @(Spec Towns Invitational record, old mark 23.32 by Kendra Mackey(North Carolina) in 1988 and Ferguson (Georgia) in 1995); 2. RoshellRussell (Kentucky) 23.63; 3. Jennifer Wilson (Auburn) 23.68; 4. GudrunArnardottir (Unatt.) 23.79; 5. Alexis Simmons (Kentucky)24.14; 6. StacyBowen (Unatt.) 24.22; 7. Dana Burnett (Georgia) 24.28; 8. Darriea Pigott(Alabama) 24.56.
Triple Jump: 1. Valerie Williams (Kentucky) 12.49 (40-11 3/4) %; 2.Magen Moncrieffe (Auburn) 12.49 (40-11 3/4); 3. Liz Simmons (Georgia)12.14 (39-10) %; 4. Tycie Coppett (Georgia) 12.10 (39-8 1/2) %; 5.Nakeitra Jones (Auburn) 11.84 (38-10 1/4) %; 6. Vanessa Johnson(Auburn) 11.31 (37-1 1/4); 7. Porsche Jackson (High Point) 10.79 (35-43/4) %
% Denotes wind-aided marks.
1600-Meter Relay: 1. Georgia (Grant, Burnett, Stanifer, Ferguson)3:40.52; 2. Kentucky 3:45.51; 3. Alabama 3:49.03; 4. UMass 3:49.67; 5.Georgia B 3:57.32.
Discus Throw: 1. Rhonda Hackett (Georgia) 53.64 176-0) # (meet record,old mark of 172-1 by Kelly Landry (Alabama) in 1995); 2. Safiya Ingram(Alabama) 49.56 (162-7); 3. Natasha Mitchell (Auburn) 47.84 (156-11); 4.Kiana Peake (Alabama) 47.26 (155-1); 5. Susan Von Bernuth (Kentucky)46.14 (151-4); 6. Shana Mitchell (UMass) 41.00 (134-6); 7. Katie Likens(Georgia) 40.90 (134-2); 8. Elizabeth Aldrich (Alabama) 38.97 (127-101/2); 9. Hanna Olafsdottir (Georgia) 38.90; 10. Alison Tostevin (UMass)35.26; 11. Carole LaPlante (UMass) 34.90; 12. Kelly Goode (High Point)32.44; 13. Katie McCoy (Georgia) 32.28; 14. Tina Roberts (High Point)23.30.
