April 23, 2006

(Davis, CA) - USF track enjoyed a strong showing at the 2006 Woody Wilson Invitational, hosted by UC Davis Saturday at Woody Wilson Track. Sophomore Jennifer Hartford won the 5000 meters with a time of 18:00.66, while sophomore Lucy Miller posted a runner-up finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:19.90 - both personal bests.

Hartford dominated her race, especially in the final 2500, while Miller established a new Dons program mark in the steeplechase. Multiple personal records fell for the Dons, including freshman Alex Nelson, who won his heat and finished sixth overall in the 800 meters 1:54.73.

Sophomores Cheyne Inman (3:56.65) and Ryan Courtwright (3:57.13) finished third and fourth respectively in the 1500 meters in the final event of the day.

USF hosts the 2006 San Francisco Track and Field Invitational Saturday, April 29 at Kezar Stadium.

USF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Event 8  Women 800 Meter Run RUN IN ALLEY
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Wendy Fortino                Unattached             2:13.64
  2 Kim Beeson                   UC Davis               2:14.84
  3 Neicy Sandelin               Chico State            2:15.47
  4 Hannah Balkenbush            Nevada                 2:15.75
  5 Dallase Scott                Unattached-C           2:17.16
  6 Anna Wheatley                Santa Clara            2:17.19
  7 Brooklyn Solomon             Sacramento S           2:18.52
  8 Lindsey Brown                Unattached-C           2:18.58
  9 April Montgomery             Sonoma State           2:18.62
 10 Kim Conley                   Unattached             2:19.42
 11 Kayla Silva                  Chico State            2:20.62
 12 Marina Santana               Fresno State           2:20.92
 13 Valeria Delgado              Fresno State           2:20.99
 14 Sara Baxter                  Sacramento S           2:23.14
 15 Allison Daum                 Sonoma State           2:24.26
 16 Sarah Stacionis              UC Davis               2:24.30
 17 Dina McPain                  Fresno State           2:24.55
 18 Jennifer Bauer               Nevada                 2:25.31
 18 Michelle Born                San Francisc           2:25.31
 20 Lucy Miller                  San Francisc           2:25.32
 21 Katie Marquis                UC Davis               2:25.44
 22 Karin Hansen                 San Francisc           2:25.85
 23 Christina Rheingold          Chico State            2:25.97
 24 Patricia Tinglin             Laney Colleg           2:25.98
 25 Ashton LeSieur               San Francisc           2:26.21
 26 Jessica Santos               UC Davis               2:26.38
 27 Katie Matl                   San Francisc           2:27.13
 28 Eileen Cafferty              San Francisc           2:27.45
 29 Desiree Castellenos          Cal State St           2:27.75
 30 Stephanie Donohue            Chico State            2:28.00
Event 7  Men 800 Meter Run RUN IN ALLEY
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Sean Ricketts                Unattached             1:53.25
  2 Kyle Sunderland              Fresno State           1:53.72
  3 David Wellman                Chico State            1:53.78
  4 Dustin Fee                   Chico State            1:54.21
  5 Peter Paplanus               Unattached-C           1:54.67
  6 Alex Nelson                  San Francisc           1:54.73
  7 Daniel Mollo                 Chico State            1:55.23
  8 Che Ballenger                Unattached             1:55.42
  9 Keli Parker                  UC Davis               1:55.83
 10 Aaron Berry                  Fresno State           1:56.11
 11 Jak Kuehn                    Unattached             1:56.30
 12 Robert McNeil                Chico State            1:56.66
 13 Jason Sutton                 College of t           1:56.93
 14 Andrew Wright                Humboldt Sta           1:57.18
 15 Jonathan Rihel               Unattached             1:57.54
 16 Vince D'Ononfrio             Sacramento S           1:57.77
Event 16  Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Heather Gibson               Unattached            10:48.32
  2 Lucy Miller                  San Francisc          11:19.90
  3 Abbie Galloway               UC Davis              11:28.16
  4 Marina Santana               Fresno State          11:51.85
  5 Christa Avena                Nevada                11:54.16
  6 Tiffany Tandy                Nevada                11:55.48
  7 Michelle Born                San Francisc          12:02.07
  8 Kellie Stephens              Chico State           12:18.99
  9 Ali McCall                   Humboldt Sta          12:22.45
 10 Crista Phillips              San Francisc          12:26.49
 11 Heather Moulton              Humboldt Sta          12:49.58
 12 Ondi Foster                  Chico State           13:03.04
Event 17  Men 5000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Jeff Bruins                  Unattached            15:00.99
  2 Mike Delaurenti              Santa Clara           15:08.61
  3 Jeff Wilson                  Chico State           15:12.83
  4 Larry Blaylock               Cal State St          15:15.76
  5 Chris Gumbs                  Santa Clara           15:20.07
  6 K.C. Cody                    UC Davis              15:27.25
  7 Ryan Pfeil                   Southern Oregon       15:29.74
  8 Martin Hernandez             Unattached            15:33.06
  9 Mike Hannon                  Santa Clara           15:34.92
 10 Danny Smith                  Santa Clara           15:35.91
 11 Jordan Page                  Unattached-C          15:36.62
 12 Adalberto Corres             UC Davis              15:38.10
 13 Jacob Marx                   San Francisc          15:39.52
 14 Ben DeLand                   UC Davis              15:40.52
 15 Sam Berrin                   San Francisc          15:46.13
Event 18  Women 5000 Meter Run Sue Williams
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Jennifer Hartford            San Francisc          18:00.66
  2 Ann Thomas                   Unattached            18:14.57
  3 Kaitlin Gregg                UC Davis              18:15.92
  4 Whitney Porter               Santa Clara           18:17.06
  5 Sarah Montez                 Chico State           18:23.46
  6 Shoshana Ziblatt             Unattached            18:24.70
  7 Erin Wachter                 Sacramento S          18:27.32
  8 Ixel Sanchez                 Southern Oregon       18:29.71
  9 Kendall Knowles              Nevada                18:33.06
 10 Veronica Vazquez             Santa Clara           18:33.46
 11 Lorin Scott                  UC Davis              18:37.56
 12 Amy Bricco                   Oregon Tech           18:38.54
 13 Hilary Oppido                Chico State           18:40.08
 14 Ashley Holt                  Nevada                18:41.04
 15 Jenny Perham                 UC Davis              18:44.50
 16 Kiley Strong                 Santa Clara           18:50.43
 17 Suzie Sandoval               San Francisc          18:51.75
 18 Amanda Gramly                Nevada                18:52.04
 19 Noelle Lopez                 Santa Clara           18:52.49
 20 Megan Perozzi                Oregon Tech           19:01.33
Event 47  Men 1500 Meter Run Invitational
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  1 Michael Wickman              Chico State            3:53.16
  2 Nick Clinton                 Chico State            3:56.65
  3 Cheyne Inman                 San Francisc           3:56.65
  4 Ryan Courtwright             San Francisc           3:57.13
  5 Kevin Holloway               Fresno State           4:01.42
  6 Jak Kuehn                    Unattached             4:02.66
  7 Mike Gerald                  Fresno State           4:04.43
  8 Chris Furnari                Santa Clara            4:15.33