Wildcats win 10 events at KSU Open in final tune-up before Big 12 Indoors
Feb 21, 2004 | Track & Field
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Rebekah Green posted the fifth-best throw in the nation this year in the women’s shot put and Coby Cost led a sweep of the top four spots in the men’s weight throw as the Kansas State Track and field team closed out its home indoor season with a dominating 10-win performance at the KSU Open Saturday at Ahearn Field House.
Green’s NCAA Indoor Championship automatic qualifying mark of 56-04.50 in the shot put was a season best and for the senior and just four inches shy of her K-State school record of 56-8.50 set at last year’s Wildcat Invitational.
Cost's heave of 65-08.75 powered K-State run of the top four spots in the weight throw as Ryan Creadic, Tarl Vetter and Adam Walker finished second, third and fourth, respectively.
The K-State men also recorded a sweep in the high jump, with Kyle Lancaster once again leading the way. He hit yet another provisional mark for the NCAA Indoor Championships with a clearance of 7-01.75. Mike Kizinkewich and Wojciech Borysiewicz finished second and third, respectively.
Avantae Arrington just missed putting up a provisional qualifying time in his first effort of the season at 200 meters, winning the event with a time of 22.11 to sew up the men's third top placing of the event.
Not to be outdone, the
Monique Coleman also had a solid afternoon, winning the 200 meters with a time of 25.58, for a season best and finished second in the 400 meters and first among collegiate athletes with a time of 59.21.
JaNelle Wright crushed her season best in the high jump. Her first-place mark of 5-09.25 beat out her height at the Sevigne Husker Invitational by exactly 5 inches. Her previous best was a mark of 5-04.25.
In the long jump, the Cats again had the top mark as Chaytan Hill won the event with a leap of 19-04.75
Collegiate Track & Field
KSU Open
Saturday, Feb. 21
Ward Haylett Track/Ahearn Field House
Women's Results (event winner plus
60 Meters - 1, Tiffany Cherry,
200 Meters - 1, Monique Coleman,
400 Meters - 1, Chitua Ohaeri, Unattached, 58.18; 2. Monique Coleman,
600 Yards - 1,
800 Meters - 1, Lucky Hadebe,
1,000 Meters - 1, Desiraye Osburn, Wichita State, 2:17.57; Julie Burns, Kansas State, 2:21.57.
Mile - 1, Kristi Pinnell, UMKC, 5:14.82.
3,000 - 1, Jolene Mick,
60-Meter Hurdles - 1, Lisi Maurer, Kansas State, 8.46; 2, Austra Skujyte, Nike, 8.72; 3, Janelle Wright, Kansas State, 8.89; 8, Lindsay Grigoriev, Kansas State, 9.07.
High Jump - 1, Janelle, Wright,
Pole Vault - 1, Jessi, Graff, Nebraska, 13-09.25; 5, Breanna Eveland, Kansas State, 11-11.75; 7, Sarah James, Kansas State, 11-05.75; 8, Annika Haedt, Kansas State, 11-5.75; 9, Camille Musgrave, 11-05.75; 13, Chandra Frost, Kansas State, 10-00.00.
Long Jump - 1,
Triple Jump - 1, Vanitta Kinard, Nike, 43-10.75.
Shot Put - 1, Rebekah Green,
Weight Throw - 1, Tamara Burns, Cloud County, 61-08.50; 2. Amanda Riffel,
Men's Results (event winner plus
60 Meters - 1, Oliver Williams, Nebraska, 6.83; 4, Avantae Arrington, Kansas State, 6.92; 6, Tal Mor, Kansas State, 6.97.
200 Meters - 1, Avantae Arrington, Kansas State, 22.11; 3, Tal Mor, Kansas State, 22.37; 6, Jarin Huske, Kansas State, 22.73.
400 Meters - 1, Joseph Bennett,
600 Yards - 1, John Cory,
800 Meters - 1, Lucky Hadebe,
1,000 Meters - 1, Tim Williams,
Mile - 1, Shadrack Kimeli, Unattached, 4:17.28.
3,000 -1, Seth Summerside, UMKC, 8:48.00.
60-Meter Hurdles - 1, Peter Coghlan, Unattached, 7.80; 8, Brett,
4x400 Relay - 1,
High Jump - 1, Kyle Lancaster, Kansas State, 7-01.75; 2, Mike Kizinkewich, Kansas State, 6-11.75; 3, Wojciech Borysiewicz, 6-11.75; 5, Marquis Clark, Kansas State, 6-08.00; 7. Brandon Fuqua,
Pole Vault - 1, Eric Eshbach, Unattached, 17-00.75; 6, Bryce Bergman, Kansas State, 15-01.00; 7, Wally Walstrom, Kansas State, 14-07.25;
Long Jump - 1, Andy Geisler, Unattached, 23-05.25; 4, Isaac Fakasiieeiki, Kansas State, 22-06.25; 8, Darius Draudvila, 21-01.75
Triple Jump - 1, Randy Lewis,
Shot Put - 1, TJ Staab,
Weight Throw - 1, Coby Cost, Kansas State, 65-08.75; 2, Ryan Creadick, Kansas State, 60-10.00; 3, Tarl Vetter, 60-09.25; 4, Adam Walker, Kansas State, 60-05.25.
