Twenty with ties to ASU to compete at USA Track & Field Meet
Twenty individuals with ties to the Arizona State University track and field program have made their way to Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, where they will compete in the 2010 USA Track & Field Championships June 24-27. The ASU contingent is comprised of 10 men and 10 women with four men and four women having been on the Sun Devil roster this past season.
Several of the entrants are ranked highly in their respective events with one man and one women leading the way. For the men, 2004 Olympic champion and multiple-time U.S. champion Dwight Phillips has the top qualifying mark in the long jump (8.42m) while former American record holder Lisa Aguilera (9:33.11). Others in the Top 3 include Fasil Bizuneh, who is second in the men’s 10,000m run (28:00.22); Ryan Whiting, who is third in the men’s shot put (21.97m); Charonda Williams, who is third in the women’s 200m dash (22.55); Desiree Davila, who is third in the women’s 10,000m run (32:06.85); Sarah Stevens, who is third in the women’s shot put (18.23m); and Keia Pinnick, who is third in the women’s junior 400m hurdles (58.03).
The Sun Devils will have multiple entries in several events, including three on the men’s side and three on the women’s side. For the men, Donald Sanford (8th, 45.21) and Jimmie Gordon (21st, 46.15) are both in the 400m dash; Kyle Alcorn (5th, 8:27.95) and Aaron Aguayo (14th, 8:42.01) in the steeplechase; and Phillips and Trevell Quinley (6th, 8.13m) in the long jump. On the women’s side, Davila and Amy Hastings (4th, 32:18.72) will compete in the 10,000m run; Latosha Wallace (9th, 55.96) and Jasmine Chaney (10th, 57.67) in the 400m hurdles; and Stevens and Anna Jelmini (6th, 17.63m) in the shot put.
Chaney, as she did all season, will be busy once again this week as she is set to compete in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles. Jelmini, who redshirted this year for ASU, will compete in the shot put and the discus and ranks among the best in the nation as she is sixth in the shot put and fifth in the discus (60.80m).
Results for the meet, as well links to the live web streaming courtesy of runnerspace.com, can be found at usatf.org. Both ESPN and NBC also will be providing live coverage starting on Friday with ESPN airing coverage from 5-7 pm (Arizona time) before returning on Saturday from 10-11:30 am (Arizona time). NBC will follow on Saturday from noon to 1 pm (Arizona time) before both networks duplicate their time slots once again on Sunday.
Sun Devils at the USA Track & Field Championships
Thursday, June 24 - all times are Central (two hours ahead of Arizona)
4:15 pm - Senior Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase - First Round (Lisa Aguilera)
6:15 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Dash - First Round (Dominique’ Maloy)
6:35 pm - Senior Men’s 400m Dash - First Round (Donald Sanford, Jimmie Gordon)
7:10 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Dash - First Round (Charonda Williams)
8:35 pm - Senior Men’s 10,000m Run - Final (Fasil Bizuneh)
8:55 pm - Senior Women’s 10,00m Run - Final (Desiree Davila, Amy Hastings)
Friday, June 25 - all times are Central (two hours ahead of Arizona)
1:50 pm - Junior Women’s 400m Hurdles - First Round (Keia Pinnick)
4:00 pm - Senior Men’s Discus - Final (Jason Lewis)
4:15 pm - Senior Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase - First Round (Kyle Alcorn, Aaron Aguayo)
4:45 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Hurdles - First Round (Jasmine Chaney)
5:30 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Hurdles - First Round (Jasmine Chaney, Latosha Wallace)
5:50 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Dash - Semifinal (Charonda Williams)
6:45 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Dash - Semifinal (Dominique’ Maloy)
7:00 pm - Senior Men’s 400m Dash - Semifinal (Donald Sanford, Jimmie Gordon)
8:04 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Dash - Final (Charonda Williams)
8:35 pm - Senior Men’s 5,000m Run - Final (Brandon Bethke)
Saturday, June 26 - all times are Central (two hours ahead of Arizona)
12:15 pm - Senior Women’s Shot Put - Final (Sarah Stevens, Anna Jelmini)
1:15 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Hurdles - Semifinal (Jasmine Chaney)
2:02 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Hurdles - Semifinal (Jasmine Chaney, Latosha Wallace)
2:36 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Dash - Final (Dominique’ Maloy)
2:44 pm - Senior Men’s 400m Dash - Final (Donald Sanford, Jimmie Gordon)
2:52 pm - Senior Women’s 100m Hurdles - Final (Jasmine Chaney)
3:35 pm - Junior Women’s 400m Hurdles - Final (Keia Pinnick)
4:30 pm - Senior Women’s 200m Dash - First Round (Charonda Williams)
Sunday, June 27 - all times are Central (two hours ahead of Arizona)
12:00 pm - Senior Men’s Shot Put - Final (Ryan Whiting)
12:15 pm - Senior Women’s 200m Dash - Semifinal (Charonda Williams)
12:20 pm - Senior Women’s Discus - Final (Anna Jelmini)
12:30 pm - Senior Men’s Long Jump - Final (Dwight Phillips, Trevell Quinely)
12:50 pm - Senior Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase - Final (Kyle Alcorn, Aaron Aguayo)
1:15 pm - Senior Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase - Final (Lisa Aguilera)
2:10 pm - Senior Women’s 400m Hurdles - Final (Jasmine Chaney, Latosha Wallace)
2:30 pm - Senior Women’s 200m Dash - Final (Charonda Williams)