Women's Track And Field Team In Fourth

Nielsen and Christenson earn all-conference honors

B.J. Christenson earned all-conference honors after finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeple chase.
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May 19, 2001

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--After completing half of it's events at the Mountain West Conference Championships, the Utah Women's Track and Field team is in fourth place with 36 points. Leading the Utes were Johanna Nielsen and B.J. Christenson who earned all-conference honors for finishing in the top-three of their events. Nielsen posted 35:28.60 minutes in the 10,000-meter run to finish third. Nielsen and the two finishers above her broke the meet record of 36:23.98 set at the 2000 MWC Outdoor Championships. Christenson achieved all-conference status after finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeple chase in 9:03.00. Christenson was one of three steeple chase runners to break the meet record of 9:04.69 set in 2000. The conference championships conclude May 19.

RESULTS

Women's 10,000-Meter Run

3    Johanna Nielsen              35:28.60
5    Charity Catmull              36:40.17

Women's 3,000-Meter Steeple Chase

6    Trina Bateman                10:59.12

Women's Pole Vault

10   Tracy Hamblin                2.69m        8'09.75

Women's Long Jump

5    Kristy Slade                 5.88m        19'03.50
17   Catherine Scalley            5.17m        16'11.50

Women's Discus Throw

15   Audrey Kiser                 37.52m       123'01.00

Women's Javelin Throw

6    Mindy Wilder                 41.64m       136'07.00
8    Erianne Allen                38.54m       126'05.00

Women's Heptathlon

3    Shanae Nixon                 5073 points
4    Erianne Allen                5018 points
5    Kristy Slade                 5013 points

Men's 10,000-Meter Run

8    Lion Gallegos                32:09.67

Men's 3,000-Meter Steeple Chase

2    BJ Brad Christenson          9:03.00
7    Erik Vernon                  9:15.54

Women's 200-Meter Dash (preliminaries)

10   Kristy Slade                 25.52
12   Tracy Hamblin                25.95

Women's 800-Meter Run (preliminaries)

9    Nellie Hammons               2:17.31

Women's 100-Meter Low Hurdles (preliminaries)

9    April Jackson                14.38
10   Kristy Slade                 14.58

Women's 400-Meter Low Hurdles (preliminaries)

14   Erianne Allen                1:04.96