USA Track & Field Championships await 24 with ties to ASU

June 25, 2009

Click <a href="http://twitter.com/SunDevilTFXC">here</a> to follow the Sun Devils on Twitter Follow the live results at the USA Track & Field site (<a href="http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/schedu…;) <separator></separator>Twenty-four athletes with ties to the Arizona State University track & field program are in Eugene, Ore., this weekend as they are all set to compete in the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on the Oregon campus. The athletes are not only competing for national titles, but also for placement on to various world-level U.S. teams, including the World Championships team that will compete in Berlin, Germany.<separator></separator>Of the 24 entrants, 12 are men and 12 are women with 10 current Sun Devils set to compete along side 12 former members of the program while two women, both of which will be freshmen at ASU in the fall, are also competing. The senior national event will run at the same time with the junior championships.<separator></separator>Current Sun Devils set to compete include men's team members <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/bethke_brandon00.html">… Bethke</a> (5,000m), Jordan Clark (junior and senior shot put and junior discus), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/lewis_jason00.html">Jas… Lewis</a> (discus and hammer), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/mchenry_mason00.html">M… McHenry</a> (800m) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Ry… Whiting</a> (shot put and discus) while the women's team will be represented by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/carpenter_cara00.html">… Carpenter</a> (junior pole vault), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/maloy_dominique00.html"…; Maloy</a> (100m and 200m), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/sanchez_kayla00.html">K… Sanchez</a> (junior 400m hurdles), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S… Stevens</a><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/williams_charonda00.htm… Williams</a> (100m and 200m). The future Sun Devils that will compete include Anna Jelmini, who is entered in the junior and senior division of the discus and the junior shot put, and Shakeia Pinnick, who is set to compete in the junior heptathlon and the junior 400m hurdles. (shot put and hammer) and<separator></separator>Several big names in the track and field world that competed at ASU will be in the field this weekend, including former American record holder in the women's steeplechase Lisa Galaviz, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/phillips_dwight00.html"… Phillips</a> in the long jump and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials long jump champion <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/quinley_trevell00.html"… Quinley</a>. ASU will have a third entry in the men's long jump competition as <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/turner_matt00.html">Matt Turner</a> also will compete.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils will have three entries in one other event as the trio of <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/aguayo_aaron00.html">Aa… Aguayo</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/alcorn_kyle00.html">Kyle Alcorn</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/warrenburg_ryan00.html"… Warrenburg</a> all are set for the men's steeplechase. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/brunson_marcus00.html">… Brunson</a> is the final former men's athlete in the field for ASU as he will run in the 100m dash. On the women's side, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hastings_amy00.html">Amy Hastings</a> is set to run in the 5,000m and 10,000m events while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/wallace_latosha00.html"… Wallace</a> will compete in the 400m hurdles. The throws will once again be well represented on the women's side as Stevens will be joined again by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/battle_tai00.html">Tai Battle</a> in the discus and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/pressley_jessica00.html… Pressley</a> in the shot put.<separator></separator>Several Sun Devils will compete on the first day of action on Thursday with 11 in total set to participate. The track events will see Wallace (400mH), Williams and Maloy (100m), Brunson (100m), McHenry (800m) and the trio of Alcorn, Aguayo and Warrenburg (steeplechase) all compete in the first rounds of their events while Hastings will run in the final of the 10,000m run. The women's discus is the only field event with ASU athletes on the first day with Battle and Jelmini set for the senior event.<separator></separator>2009 USA Senior/Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 25-28 • Hayward Field • Eugene, Ore. Current Sun Devils competing Men: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/bethke_brandon00.html">…, Brandon</a> - 5,000m <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/clarke_jordan00.html">C…, Jordan</a> - Shot Put (junior & senior) & Discus (junior) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/lewis_jason00.html">Lew…, Jason</a> - Discus & Hammer <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/mchenry_mason00.html">M…, Mason</a> - 800m <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/whiting_ryan00.html">Wh…, Ryan</a> - Shot Put & Discus<separator></separator>Women: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/carpenter_cara00.html">…, Cara</a> - Pole Vault (junior) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/maloy_dominique00.html"…, Dominique'</a> - 100m & 200m <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/sanchez_kayla00.html">S…, Kayla</a> - 400m hurdles (junior) <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/stevens_sarah00.html">S…, Sarah</a> - Shot Put & Hammer <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/williams_charonda00.htm…, Charonda</a> - 100m & 200m<separator></separator>Former Sun Devils competing Men: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/aguayo_aaron00.html">Ag…, Aaron</a> - Steeplechase <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/alcorn_kyle00.html">Alc…, Kyle</a> - Steeplechase <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/brunson_marcus00.html">…, Marcus</a> - 100m <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/phillips_dwight00.html"…, Dwight</a> - Long Jump <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/quinley_trevell00.html"…, Trevell</a> - Long Jump <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/turner_matt00.html">Tur…, Matt</a> - Long Jump <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/warrenburg_ryan00.html"…, Ryan</a> - Steeplechase<separator></separator>Women: <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/battle_tai00.html">Batt…, Tai</a> - Discus Galaviz, Lisa - Steeplechase <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hastings_amy00.html">Ha…, Amy</a> - 5,000m & 10,000m <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/pressley_jessica00.html…, Jessica</a> - Shot Put <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/wallace_latosha00.html"…, Latosha</a> - 400m hurdles<separator></separator>Future Sun Devils competing Women: Jelmini, Anna - Discus (junior & senior) & Shot Put (junior) Pinnick, Shakeia - Heptathlon (junior) & 400m hurdles (junior)