Jan. 26, 2002
Chapel Hill, N.C. - For the second consecutive week, Western Carolina participated in an indoor track and field meet at the University of North Carolina. This past weekend (Jan. 25-26) at the Blue Heaven Rumble, the Catamounts had another solid performance, highlighted by senior Virginia LaCombe clearing an NCAA qualifying height of 5' 10" in the high jump.
LaCombe additionally bettered her own school record in the high jump, previously set at 5' 9.75" last season.
Also having an impressive performance on the women's side was the quartet of Megan Thacker, Tonya Edmonds, Becky Signoretti and Leslie Martin, who placed second in the 4x800 meter relay (9:31.87). Ronetta Burgess qualified for the 60m hurdles, running an 8.83 for the eight-best time in the qualifying round.
For the men, Tebuyus Alford posted a time of 6.89 in the 60m dash. The NCAA provisional time is 6.72 with the automatic qualifying time being 6.62. The Catamounts had a strong showing the in the 400m - an event that had 87 participants - with Darus Cofield placing third (48.96), Bola Oyegunwa placing 11th (49.375) and Milton Bolton placing 26th (50.36). For the second consecutive week in Chapel Hill, Charles Rice cleared a WCU record 16' 0.75 inches and finished fourth.
For complete results, please visit the UNC official website or just go to:
http://TarHeelBlue.fansonly.com/sports/c-track/recaps/012602aaa.html
Blue Heaven Rumble Jan. 25-26, 2001 Chapel Hill, NC
MEN'S RESULTS
60m Final Tebuyus Alford 6.89 10th 60m prelims Tebuyus Alford 6.88 11th James Rainer 6.98 28th 60mH prelims Donnie Bryant 8.45 27th Deonte Cook 8.78 41st 400m Darus Cofield 48.96 3rd Bola Oyegunwa 49.75 11th Milton Bolton 50.36 26th 800m Michael Simmons 1:59.30 32nd 4x400m relay Bolton, Oyegunwa 3:19.60 7th Alford, Cofield Pole Vault Charles Rice 16' 0.75"* 4th * - ties own WCU record Shot Put Jeb Hall 45' 5.75" 23rd Weight Throw Nick McNeil 54' 4" 9th Heptathlon Jared Maliska 4,272 pts. 6th Josh Langley 3,408 pts. 7th
MEN'S RESULTS
60m prelims Cedea Bowden 7.91 40th Kamata Potts 8.28 82nd 60mH Final Ronetta Burgess 9.21 14th 60mH prelims Ronetta Burgess 8.83 8th Rosalyn Hood 9.16 27th 200m Ronetta Burgess 25.61 25th Kamata Potts 26.54 62nd 400m Ashelyn Little 60.66 45th Jennifer Spivey 62.50 66th Mile Holly Bright 5:24.97 28th Vanita Carlson 5:31.68 35th 800m Megan Thacker 2:24.57 31st Tonya Edmonds 2:27.29 45th 3,000m Whitney Woods 11:07.94 34th 4x400m relay Martin, Bowden 3:56.65 7th Little, Burgess 4x800m relay Thacker, Edmonds 9:31.87 2nd Signoretti, Martin High Jump Virginia LaCombe 5' 10" * 2nd * - WCU record Pole Vault Michelle Valez 11' 5.75" 5th Laura Tieszon 10' 11.75" 6th Long Jump Kamata Potts 18' 5.75" 13th Triple Jump Cedea Bowden 38' 5" 10th Virginia LaCombe 37' 5.25" 18th Shot Put Kiley Wright 37' 10.5" 35th Weight Throw Kineta Williams 49' 5.75" 17th Quiletta Dunston 49' 1" 18th 60m prelims Tebuyus Alford 6.88 11th
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