March 31, 2007
Complete USF Results in PDF Format
The USF Track and Field teams sent a group of elite middle and long distance runners to the Stanford Invitational Friday and Saturday in Palo Alto. Junior Kenny Sparks and sophomore Alex Nelson competed in the men's 800m race Friday afternoon, with Sparks running a personal record of 1:54.59. Nelson, who set the USF school record last week at the Hornet Invite, ran a 1:58.23. Also competing for the Dons on Friday were juniors Lucy Miller, Elizabeth Noey and Jennifer Hartford in the women's 5000m. Miller, who ran in the morning heat, beat her personal record by over a minute when she ran a 17:35.31, the second fast time in USF history. Noey missed her personal record by less then a second when she ran a 18:10.12, and Hartford finished in 18:32.65. In the Saturday competition Nelson, Sparks and freshman Byron Williams all set personal records with Sparks leading the way with a time of 3:57.92. He was followed closely by Nelson, who ran a 3:58.17, and Williams who ran a 4:00.82. In the women's competition, senior Renee Stribling ran a solid race in the womens 1500m where she ran a 4:34.53, only a second off of her personal record. "I thought the athletes competed really well in highly competitive fields," said head coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "They all gained a lot of experience tactically that they will be able to use in the future." Next up for the Dons is the Johnny Mathis Invitational at San
Francisco State next weekend. To see results from the Dons races this
weekend at Stanford please click on the link above.
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