Highlights of the meet included an exciting womens 800m featuring Diane Cummins (CAN) running 2:03:05, the second fastest time (not the fastest as the UW release states) in the world so far, hotly pursued by Chantee Earl of the Nike FT; and a US indoor masters' mile record by Tony Young.
2000 US Olympic 4 x 400 relay pool member Ja'Warren Hooker debuted, running 46.39 on the 307 meter unbanked Mondo track. In another heat, high schooler Darren Woods ran 48.88.
Nike Farm Team's Jason Lunn ran 3:59.93 in a solo effort, while John McEwen threw the 35-pound weight 72-10 (22.20m).
Paul Merca
Jan. 18, 2003 American Record, World Mark Fall at Huskies' 2003 Track Opener SEATTLE- Club Northwest's Tony Young established a new American record for the indoor mile in the masters' division, and Pacific Sport's Diane Cummins became 2003's world leader at 800 meters, helping Washington open the 2003 track and field season in the Husky Indoor Preview at Dempsey Indoor.The announcement of Young's time of 4 minutes, 8.60 seconds - half a second faster than the American masters' record - brought a roar from the crowd of roughly 2,500 in attendance at the largest indoor track and field meet ever held in the state of Washington. The host Huskies made plenty of noise in their 2003 opener, welcoming first-year head coach Greg Metcalf with four Pac-10 qualifying marks and six marks that rank among the top-10 all-time indoors for UW. No Husky made a bigger splash than senior Courtney Inman, whose time of 2:10.56 in the 800 meters is the second-fastest indoors all-time at Washington, and earned the senior a return trip to the 2003 Pac-10 Championships in May. Not even Inman, however, could catch Cummins, whose winning time of 2:03.05 is the world-leading indoor 800-meter mark in the fledgling 2003 season. Far from a runaway win, however, Cummins was hotly pursued by NIKE Farm Team's Chantee Earl, who kept pace with Cummins step-for-step before finishing second in 2:03.88. Inman's mark was good for third. Joining Inman at the Pac-10 meet will be sophomore James Sims, who won the triple jump with a mark of 47-11 1/4 that was well beyond the conference standard. Sims, also a safety on the UW football squad, was one of several Husky football players to make an impact at the meet. Freshman Shelton Sampson, a UW tailback, placed second in the 60-meter dash - his first race as a collegian - with a time of 6.84 seconds that was just .03 seconds shy of UW's all-time top-10, while freshman Matt Fountaine, a Husky cornerback, placed fourth in the event in 6.99 seconds. Not to be overlooked by the outstanding performances on the track are those by Husky field athletes, who, including Sims, posted three conference-qualifying marks. Junior Brittiny Roberts notched a qualifying leap of 39-8 1/2 that was good for second place, trailing only the facility-record jump of 41-6 by Rosaline Olomina, competing unattached. Additionally, redshirt freshman Cherron Davis scored a Pac-10 mark with a winning throw of 44-3 1/4 in the shot put, edging teammate Mary Beeman by just under two feet. Washington returns to the track Sat., Feb. 1, for the Husky Invitational, a meet scheduled to feature several Olympic athletes from the U.S., Canada and abroad, as well as teams from Oregon and Arizona State. Husky Indoor Preview Dempsey Indoor; 307m track Seattle, Wash. January 18, 2003 Women's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: 1. Keisha Givens, Unatt., 7.48; 2. Deborah Jones, MCS, 7.72; 3. Ena Shemi, PSU, 7.85. 200m:1. Deborah Jones, MCS, 25.19; 2. Janette Davis, ORE, 25.37; 3. Heather Murtaugh, ORE, 25.83. 400m: 1. Brandi Probasco-Canda, MCS, 56.56; Cambrielle Jensen, UW, 57.85; 3. Sara Schaaf, ORE, 58.17. 600m: 1. Melina Thibodeau, UNA, 1:36.63; 2. Andrea Eiseman, UW, 1:44.21. 800m: 1. Diane Cummins, UNA, 2:03.05; 2. Chantee Earl, NFT, 2:03.88; 3. Courtney Inman, UW, 2:10.56. Mile: 1. Katie Vermuelen, UNA, 4:55.88; 2. Kelly MacDonald, Asics, 4:57.52; 3. Alicen Maier, CWU, 5:03.16. 3000m: 1. Sarna Becker, NFT, 9:37.72; 2. Laura Harmon, ORE, 9:53.55; 3. Jamie Gibbs, UW, 10:11.50. 60m Hurdles: 1. Brynne Steward, UW, 8.98; 2. Mallory Higgns, UW, 9.08; 3. Jennifer Pyeatt, SPU, 9.29. <more> Husky Indoor Preview Page 2 4x400m Relay: 1. Pacific Athletics, 3:53.93; 2. Washington, 4:02.20; 3. Portland State, 4:04.31. Distance Medley Relay: 1. Simon Fraser, 12:31.32; 2. Portland, 12:32.19. High Jump: 1. Lisa Gunderson, PSU, 5-9.75; 2. Jenny Brogdon, ORE, 5-7; 3. Monica Smith, WOR, 5-5. Pole Vault: Results not available. Long Jump: Results not available. Triple Jump: 1. Rosaline Olomina, UNA, 41-6; 2. Brittiny Roberts, UW, 39-8.5; 3. Amanda Brown, ORE, 38-8.25. Shot Put: 1. Cherron Davis, UW, 44-3.25; 2. Mary Beeman, UW, 42-9.75; 3. Whitney Gum, ORE, 42-6.25. Weight Throw: 1. Jordan Sauvage, ORE, 55-10.5; 2. Jennifer Dunkin, WOR, 52-8.25; 3. Kristin Hepler, WOR, 49-3.75. Men's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: 1. Anson Henry, UNA, 6.75; 2. Shelton Sampson, UW, 6.84; 3. Steve Larsen, Metro AC, 6.98. 200m: 1. Iain McLellan, UNA, 22.22; 2. Steve Larsen, Metro AC, 22.32; 3. Nik Williams, UW, 22.68. 400m: 1. Ja'Warren Hooker, Asics, 46.39; 2. Darren Woods, SETA, 48.02; 2. Brad Goodrich, UW, 48.88. 600m: 1. Gary Reed, UNA, 1:18.59; 2. Phil Tabor, UW, 1:20.48; 3. Tomas Finol, ORE, 1:20.94. 800m: 1. Bryan Woodward, NFT, 1:49.64; 2. Jeff Delong, NFT, 1:49.88; 3. Zach Whitmarsh, UNA, 1:49.94. Mile: 1. Jason Lunn, NIKE, 3:59.93; 2. Robert Vermillion, NFT, 4:07.72; 3. Joe Driscoll, UP, 4:07.90. 3000m: 1. Nolan Swanson, Asics, 8:04.42; 2. Chris Estwanik, NFT, 8:07.26; 3. Joe Driscoll, UNA, 8:08.38. 60m Hurdles: 1. Eric Mitchum, ORE, 8.02; 2. Darion Powell, UNA, 8.27; 3. Marc James, 8.30. 4x400m Relay: 1. SETA, 3:16.75; 2. Washington, 3:17.70; 3. Oregon, 3:17.72. High Jump: Results not available. Pole Vault: 1. Andy Miller, VRTC, 16-6.75; 2. Jason Slye, 16-0.75; 3. Jon Derby, ORE, 16-0.75. Long Jump: 1. Ryan Brown, PSU, 23-2.75; 2. Jesse Mays, ORE, 23-0.75; 3. Justin Lawrence, CWU, 21-4.25. Triple Jump: 1. James Sims, UW, 47-11.25; 2. Justin Lawrence, CWU, 47-4.25; 3. Patrick Sideris, PSU, 44-10.75. Shot Put: 1. James March, ORE, 52-0; 2. Doug Sells, ORE, 49-0.75; 3. Will Conwell, UNA, 48-4.75. 35-lb Weight Throw: 1. John McEwen, NIKE, 72-10; 2. Travis Nutter, UNA, 65-10.5; 3. Adam Kriz, ORE, 61-11.50. -UW-
