American Athletic Conference Performances List
NCAA Division I Performances List
Karley King represented Houston yet again this week as the American Athletic Conference announced the third indoor track and field Athletes of the Week of the season. King, a senior pole vaulter, took her third-straight honor as Female Field Athlete of the Week. Memphis picked up two honors as junior Maya Williamson was named Female Track Athlete of the Week and senior Darius Lynwood was named Male Field Athlete of the Week. Finally, UConn’s Robert Rhodes earned Male Track Athlete of the Week honors.
King won her third pole vault meet title in as many meets this season, winning the event at Houston’s Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational on Jan. 17. Her vault of 4.10m (13’-5.25”) tied the third-best performance in Cougar history. King’s previous mark of 4.15m, which she set in December, tops the conference and sits tied for seventh in NCAA Division I.
Williamson led the Memphis women to a second-place team finish at the Illini Classic in Champaign, Ill. on Jan. 18, winning the 800-meter dash in 2:10.59. Her time sits atop the conference rankings by three seconds, and ranks seventh in the nation.
Lynwood competed in the high jump for Memphis at the Illini Classic, taking second in the event with a jump of 2.08m (6’-9.75”). That mark leads The American standings by over two inches. The Tiger men took second at the meet with 102.5 points.
Rhodes led UConn to a team victory at the Great Dane Classic at the Armory in New York, N.Y. on Jan. 17 with two gold medal performances. The sophomore won the 500-meter dash in 1:03.11, and ran the lead-off leg of the Huskies’ 4x400-meter relay team, who took first in the event in 3:14.79.
Weekend Highlights
Of American Athletic Conference teams competing in scored events last weekend, UConn’s squads highlighted the day. Both the men and the women took the team titles at the Great Dane Classic, hosted by UAlbany at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City. The wins marked the third-straight victories for both programs at the event in as many years.
Cincinnati’s pole vaulters descended upon Las Vegas, Nev. on Jan. 18 to compete in the 2014 National Pole Vault Summit, and senior Josh Dangel put forth a career performance. Dangel won the Collegiate Division at the non-NCAA sanctioned event, tying his career-best height of 17’-8.5”. He also currently owns the top pole vault mark in The American with 17’-3.75”, which he reached last weekend at the Akron Opener.
Top Conference Marks
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EVENT |
MEN |
WOMEN |
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60m |
Leshon Collins, HOU (6.60) |
Stephanie Kalu, SMU (7.42) |
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60h |
William Gibbs, HOU (7.94) |
Sade-Mariah Greenidge, HOU (8.48) |
|
200m |
Kevin Bell, USF (21.89) |
Asha Ruth, RU (24.36) |
|
400m |
D’Andre Jordan, RU (47.83) |
Asha Ruth, RU (54.75) |
|
800m |
Philip Caldwell, UCONN (1:53.61) |
Maya Williamson, MEM (2:09.11)* |
|
Mile |
Brian Barraza, HOU (4:11.74)* |
Tova Magnusson, SMU (4:51.96) |
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3,000m |
Bryan Fowler, UCONN (8:29.07) |
Emily Durgin, UCONN (9:37.69) |
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5,000m |
Matthew Kacyon, TEM (15:01.11)* |
Jenna Dubrow, TEM (17:26.10)* |
|
4x400m relay |
UConn (3:14.79) |
UConn (3:42.04) |
|
DMR |
UConn (10:05.93) |
UConn (11:56.01) |
|
High Jump |
Darius Lynwood, MEM (2.08m) |
Natasha McLaren, UCONN (1.80m) |
|
Pole Vault |
Josh Dangel, CIN (5.28m) |
Karley King, HOU (4.15m) |
|
Long Jump |
Corey Crawford, RU (7.79m) |
Brittany Owens, LOU (6.03m) |
|
Triple Jump |
Ben Williams, LOU (15.96m) |
Marqueshia Stallworth, USF (12.57m) |
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Shot Put |
Brad Vivace, LOU (18.18m) |
Helena Perez, SMU (15.24m) |
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Weight Throw |
Sam Bombaugh, LOU (18.37m) |
Patrice Gates, LOU (19.03m) |
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Pentathlon |
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Kim Cardeiro, LOU (3,445 pts) |
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Heptathlon |
Kris Horn, UCONN (4,831 pts)* |
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*converted on TFRRS lists for track size
NCAA Top 16 Performances
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EVENT |
MEN |
WOMEN |
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60m |
Leshon Collins, HOU – 3rd (6.60)
Cameron Burrell, HOU – 10th (6.67) |
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400m |
|
Asha Ruth, RU – 14th (54.75) |
|
800m |
|
Maya Williamson, MEM – 7th (2:09.11) |
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3,000m |
|
Emily Durgin, UCONN – 16th (9:37.69) |
|
5,000m |
|
Jenna Dubrow, TEM – 14th (17:18.15)
Melanie Stemper, SMU – 16th (17:18.36) |
|
4x400m relay |
|
UConn – 14th (3:42.04) |
|
DMR |
UConn – 13th (10:05.93) |
UConn – 12th (11:56.01) |
|
High Jump |
|
Natasha McLaren, UCONN – 8th (1.80m) |
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Pole Vault |
Josh Dangel, CIN – 16th (5.28m) |
Karley King, HOU – 7th (4.15m) |
|
Long Jump |
Corey Crawford, RU – 1st (7.79m)
Guillaume Victorin, LOU – 10th (7.48m) |
|
|
Triple Jump |
Ben Williams, LOU – 2nd (15.96m)
Shane Lewis, USF – 7th (15.49m)
Michael Nwankwo, CIN – 14th (15.25) |
Marqueshia Stallworth, USF – 11th (12.57m) |
|
Heptathlon |
Kris Horn, UCONN – 13th (4,831 pts) |
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The Week Ahead
Jan. 24-25
UCF – Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.)
Cincinnati – Rod McCravy Invitational (Lexington, Ky.)
UConn – Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.), Penn State Open (State College, Pa.)
Houston – Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Louisville – Vanderbilt Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)
Memphis – Vanderbilt Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)
Rutgers – Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.)
USF – Jack Johnson Invitational (Minneapolis, Minn.)
SMU – Vanderbilt Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)
Temple – Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.)