Jan. 15, 2002
Columbus, Ohio - For the first time since Dec. 6, the Western Carolina men's and women' indoor track and field team returned to action, competing in the Ohio State Collegiate Series on Jan. 12.
The Catamount men took the top spot in each of the sprints. WCU freshman James Rainer won the 60 meters with a time of 6.94, while classmate Tubuyus Alford placed second (6.98). Darus Cofield won the 200 meters, posting a 22.41, with Rainer finishing fourth (22.87). Cofield helped WCU complete the sweep with a first-place finish in the 400 meters. His time of 49.62 was nearly a full second ahead of second place. Catamount Michael Bolton placed third in the 400.
"The men sprinters dominated," said head coach Danny Williamson. "Overall it was good to be back after the Christmas break. We turned in a good, competitive effort against some quality programs."
In addition to strong individual performances in the sprints, the Cats won the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:18.72.
In the field events, Charles Rice eclipsed his own WCU record in winning the pole vault. His 16'0.75" effort bettered his height turned in during the team's first indoor meet of the season. While he did not win the weight throw, sophomore Nick McNeil had a personal record of 52'8.75" in the event.
On the women's side, Rosalyn Hood led the way. She won the long jump (18'7"), placed fifth in the 60 meter hurdles (9.46) and sixth in the triple jump (35'7.75").
"We did not have as many first place finishes for the women as we did in our first meet," Williamson said. "However, we had a much more solid effort overall."
Ronetta Burgess was WCU's top finisher in the 60 and 200 meter dashes with times of 7.83 (second) and 25.92 (third), respectively. She was less than a tenth of a second off the winning time in the 60 and less than four-tenths off in the 200. Burgess additionally led the Catamount contingent in the 60 meter hurdles, placing third with a time of 9.27.
Western took three of the top five spots in the pole vault, led by Laura Tieszen's runner-up finish (11'1.75"). The Cats also performed well in the long jump. In addition to Hood winning, Kamata Potts placed second and Altavise Franklin placed fourth.
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Please find below, results for WCU student-athletes:
MEN'S RESULTS 60m James Rainer 6.94 1st Tubuyus Alford 6.98 2nd Darius Bryson 7.17 Justin Davis 7.29 60mH Donnie Bryant 8.51 3rd Deonte Cook 8.88 5th Jared Maliska 9.22 8th 200m Darus Cofield 22.41 1st James Rainer 22.87 4th Tubuyus Alford 23.02 Darius Bryson 23.12 Bryan Dobbins 23.51 Teddy Burgis 24.29 400m Darus Cofield 48.62 1st Milton Bolton 50.58 3rd Bryan Dobbins 52.70 600m Bola Oyegunwa 1:22.21 2nd Jared Maliska 1:27.37 6th 800m Michael Simmons 1:59.45 7th James Irwin 2:02.33 9th 4x400 WCU "A" 3:18.72 1st WCU "B" 3:30.01 6th WCU "C" 3:40.27 8th Mile Caleb Bailey 4:25.5 4th Cory McCall 4:30.0 7th Adam Puett 4:43.8 8th 3,000m Jesse Norman 8:52.74 7th Ben Watkins 8:56.73 9th Adam Puett 9:24.66 13th PV Charles Rice 16'00.75" 1st Seajee Hertness 15'01.00 4th LJ Justin Davis 21'06.75" 5th Donnie Bryant 19'08.75" 7th Doug Petway 19'08.00" 8th TJ Justin Davis 46'06.75" 2nd Bobby Robinson 42'02.75" 6th Shot Nick McNeil 43'01.75" 6th Jason Stepp 40'02.00" 7th Weight Nick McNeil 52'08.75" 9th Jason Stepp 51'09.25" 10th
WOMEN'S RESULTS 60m Ronetta Burgess 7.83 2nd Cedea Bowden 7.91 3rd Kamata Potts 8.17 4th 60mH Ronetta Burgess 9.27 3rd Rosalyn Hood 9.46 5th Michelle Valez 200m Ronetta Burgess 25.92 3rd Ashelyn Little 26.80 6th Benetta Boyd 27.12 7th 400m Benetta Boyd 1:00.33 4th Ashelyn Little 1:01.44 6th Jennifer Spivey 1:04.43 9th 600m Leslie Martin 1:37.64 2nd Michelle Valez 1:45.50 5th 800m Tonya Edmonds 2:21.31 4th Megan Thacker 2:23.37 5th Becky Signoretti 2:27.34 6th 4x400 WCU "A" 4:02.41 2nd WCU "B" 4:04.39 4th WCU "C" 4:20.86 6th Mile Holly Bright 5:22.3 3rd Alissa Short 5:42.9 5th 3,000m Whitney Woods 11:05.04 5th Holly Bright 11:10.21 6th Alissa Short 11:30.89 8th HJ Virginia LaCombe 5'05.75" 4th Altavise Franklin 5'01.75" 7th PV Laura Tieszen 11'01.75" 2nd Dana Anglin 10'08.25" 3rd Tricia Sheperd 10'02.00" 5th LJ Rosalyn Hood 18'07.00" 1st Lamata Potts 17'08.00" 2nd Altavise Franklin 17'04.75" 4th Cedea Bowden 17'00.75" 6th Virginia LaCombe 16'07.75" 10th TJ Virginia LaCombe 37'01.25" 3rd Cedea Bowden 36'06.75" 4th Rosalyn Hood 35'07.75" 6th Altavise Franklin 35'05.00" 7th Laura Tieszen 34'05.50" 8th Shot Kineta Williams 37'01.25" 9th Altavise Franklin 35'09.50" 10th Kiley Wright 35'05.00" 11th Quiletta Dunston 35'00.00" 12th Weight Quiletta Dunston 49'09.25" 5th Kiley Wright 41'11.50" 9th Kineta Williams 41'04.50" 10th
