Wyoming Track Teams Finish MWC Outdoor Championships With 13 All-Conference Performers

Senior Hammond wins hammer, sophomore Billy wins 400-meter intermediate hurdles.

Senior Joe Hall placed second at the 2001 MWC Outdoor Championships in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:38.43.
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May 19, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The University of Wyoming track and field teams concluded the 2001 outdoor season with a successful final day of competition Saturday in San Diego, Calif., at the Mountain West Conference Championships.

UW picked up two more individual conference titles giving the team four conference champions overall at the championships. Senior Jason Hammond won the hammer title with a toss of 214-2, giving him his second consecutive hammer title. Sophomore Seth Billy earned his first ever conference title by winning the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a season best time of 51.31.

Overall the Cowboys placed fifth (90 points) out of six teams, just one point out of fourth. BYU won the men's title with 240 points. The Cowgirls battled their way to a fourth-place finish (70 points) out of eight schools. BYU's women also won the conference team title with 229.83 points. As a team Wyoming athletes earned 13 All-Conference honors for their performances.

"I was very pleased with the teams efforts today," said UW head coach Don Yentes. "We really had some people step it up and give great performances. The men's team probably scored 20-25 more points than we should have scored so I was extremely happy how they finished. The women really improved upon their finish from the indoor championships which was nice to see. The women had a very solid meet."

The Cowboys swept the first three places in the hammer with Hammond winning the event followed by senior Derek Woodske in second (197-8) and senior Jason Gervais in third (192-9). Senior Joe Hall had a solid outing for the Pokes as well placing second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:38.43. Hammond finished off his strong meet with a third-place finish in the shot put (58-8).

Cowgirl Sophomore Kima Wells broke her own school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.64, which placed her third. Junior Julie Thomas placed second in the hammer with a throw of 182-11, sophomore Kim Demers placed third in the 400-meter low hurdles with a time of 1:00.27, junior Fiona Lindo-Jeffrey finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.39 and the Cowgirls' 4x400-meter relay team placed third with a time of 3:48.33.

Wyoming Results From the Final Day
of the MWC Outdoor Track and Field
Championships:

MEN

Final Team Standings
1. BYU   240 points
2. Air Force  182
3. CSU   171
4. New Mexico  91
5. Wyoming  90
6. Utah   24

400-Meter Dash
5. Karal Davis   48.36

1500-Meter Run
9. Cody Brown   3:58.42
10. Kyle Johnson  3:59.19
13. Nick Schabron  4:08.68

5000-Meter Run
2. Joe Hall   14:38.43

400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles
1. Seth Billy   51.31

4x100-Meter Relay
4. Wyoming   42.76

4x400-Meter Relay
4. Wyoming   3:21.44

Shot Put
3. Jason Hammond  58-8
4. Jason Gervais   54-11 1/4
6. Dan Williams   49-7 3/4
8. Derek Woodske  48-00

Hammer
1. Jason Hammond  214-02
2. Derek Woodske  197-8
3. Jason Gervais   192-09
7. Dan Williams   173-1

WOMEN

Final Team Standings
1. BYU   229.83 points
2. CSU   164.33
3. San Diego State 148
4. Wyoming  70
5. Utah   66.33
6. New Mexico  63
7. UNLV  61.50
8. Air Force  16

100-Meter Dash
4. Fiona Lindo-Jeffrey  12.02

200-Meter Dash
3. Fiona Lindo-Jeffrey  24.39

400-Meter Dash
3. Kima Wells   54.64
8. Misha Piper   58.53

1500-Meter Run
10. Jennifer Vessa  4:42.35

5000-Meter Run
15. Stephanie Hanks  18:28.53
22. Leslie Jackson  19:31.72

100-Meter Low Hurdles
4. Kelly Ann Charles  14.20

400-Meter Low Hurdles
3. Kim Demers   1:00.27

4x100-Meter Relay
4. Wyoming   46.75

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Wyoming   3:48.33

High Jump
13. Lisa Throener  5-1 1/4
16. Dakota Smith  5-1 1/4

Triple Jump
14. Melissa Laycock  34-7

Shot Put
6. Andrea Batt   43-8

Hammer
2. Julie Thomas   182-11
9. Andrea Batt   152-3