FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Jane Doolittle cleared 5'10" (1.78m) in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, hosted by the University of Arkansas at Randal Tyson Track Center.Doolittle was one of eight athletes to clear 5'10", which was the fifth-highest bar cleared on the day. The top athlete to clear 5'10" was placed at eighth, but Doolittle was placed 15th based on misses at earlier heights.The winner of the women's high jump was Elizabeth Patterson from Arizona, who was the only … [Read more...]
Lightfoot throws heavy hammer for UCSB
Saturday, March 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Gauchos returned to the track this weekend at the Ben Brown Invitational, hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The main portion of the meet was held Saturday afternoon, with hammer throws being contested on Thursday and a distance carnival being held Saturday night.On Thursday Jean Lightfoot set a personal best in the hammer throw by more than 20 feet, reaching a mark of 173-4 (52.83m) to take third in the meet. With the throw she moves up to third on the UCSB all-time hammer throw list. On … [Read more...]
Organista, Edwards lead Vaqs at WSC Relays
Sunday, February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Matt Organista and Garrett Edwards took second and third in the men's 3000m on Friday in 9:14.49 and 9:18.86, respectively, to lead SBCC in the WSC Relays at Ventura College.Organista also ran on the distance medley relay squad that placed second in 10:34.03. His teammates were Stephen Scrafford, Freddy Maldonado and Donald Morgenson. Johan Lindqvist was second in the triple jump (13.87m) while Aeryus Holloway was fifth (13.56m).Paige Turner topped the Vaquero women with a third-place … [Read more...]
Health and fitness keys for SBCC track
Thursday, February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Health and fitness.Those are the keys to success for the SBCC track and field teams, according to Scott Fickerson."We need to keep everyone healthy and train hard on a daily basis," said the Vaqueros' second-year head coach. "Our goal is to improve on last year's performance as a team and qualify more athletes for the So Cal Prelims and Finals."The Vaqueros will compete in the WSC Relays on Friday at Ventura and will host the Easter Relays on March 26.The men placed eighth in the … [Read more...]
Lindqvist on the podium for Vaqueros
Sunday, February 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Johan Lindqvist took second in the triple jump (13.99m) and third in the long jump (6.29m) on Saturday as SBCC opened its track and field season at the Pomona Pitzer All-Comers meet in Claremont. His triple jump was the ninth best in school history.Stephen Scrafford was third (out of 45) in the 3,000 in 8:37.56 while Donald Morgensen placed fifth in the 800 in 2:01.47.In the women's meet, Emelie Lundin took ninth in the 800 (2:28.39) and Tina Berglund was seventh in the 200 (27.30) and 10th … [Read more...]
Gaucho Round-Up goes UCSB’s way
Saturday, February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The outdoor track season kicked off on Saturday for the Gauchos with the only home meet of the season. At the 2010 Gaucho Round-Up, UCSB picked up event wins in all but two events in a strong opening meet.Jane Doolittle built on her impressive indoor season with a win in the high jump, clearing 5'11" (1.80m). The mark is a new outdoor personal best for Doolittle and officially moves her up to second on the UCSB all-time high jump list. Barbara Nwaba took second at 5'9" (1.70m), and later … [Read more...]
UCSB’s Doolittle does a lot in Seattle
Monday, February 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UCSB's Jane Doolittle cleared 5-11.5 (1.82m) in the high jump at the Husky Classic, setting a new personal best and meeting the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Saturday's meet took place at Dempsey Indoor at the University of Washington.Doolittle only needed two attempts to clear 1.82m and improve upon her personal best by four centimeters. She was the winner of the competition, which included more than 35 athletes and featured a talented field. Going into this weekend, Doolittle's … [Read more...]
Four titles for Gauchos in Idaho
Sunday, February 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
NAMPA, Idaho -- Three Gauchos captured four event wins at the United Heritage track and field invitational on Feb. 5-6. The meet, held at Jacksons Indoor track at the Idaho Center, was the final regular season indoor meet for the women's track team.Tayler Williams notched a double-win in the jumps, starting with Friday's performance in the long jump of 19-2.75 (5.86m). The mark is Williams's best non wind-aided jump and was nearly eight inches ahead of the second-place competitor, who jumped … [Read more...]
Coach Sam “The Rock” Adams passes away
Thursday, January 14, 2010 By 5 Comments
Sam Adams, retired UCSB head coach and former assistant at Westmont College, died on Monday evening January 11. He passed quietly under the gentle care of his wife, Sue. Sam had suffered through Alzheimer’s disease the last few years but handled himself with great dignity as was his want, and Sue managed his care in the same manner.Sam competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Trials in the decathlon. The ’52 Trials was Sam’s first decathlon ever as he came right out of the Army to … [Read more...]
Kearin’s school record is also an NAIA All-American mark
Saturday, May 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A day after failing to complete a fair jump in the finals of the women’s long jump at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships, Kasey Kearin earned All-American honors with a fourth place finish in the triple jump.“Kasey set a school record with a jump of 39’ 8.5” (12.10 meters),” said Westmont head coach Russel Smelley, “All six of her jumps were in the Westmont all-time top-ten.”Kearin’s jump was 22 inches better than her previous personal best. … [Read more...]
Milotta leads Warrior charge at NAIA Outdoors
Thursday, May 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Eight Westmont track and field athletes competed on the first day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Edwardsville, Illinois with mixed results. Lorin Milotta took the initial step in her quest to capture All-American honors by finishing first in the first heat of the 100 meter hurdles. Milotta’s time of 14.58 earned her a spot in tomorrow’s semifinals which will take place at 11:20 p.m. (PDT). The finals are scheduled for 2:25 p.m.“Lorin had a slow … [Read more...]
