Track & Field: 2008 NCAA Indoor Nets Two Collegiate Records on First Day

"Selected Results:

Men 200m Dash Finals
1, Rubin Williams, Tennessee, 20.36. 2, Charles Clark, Fla St., 20.50. 3, J-Mee Samuels, Arkansas, 20.67.

Men 5000 Meter Run Finals
1, Shadrack Songok, A&M-CC, 13:51.26. 2, Jacob Korir, E. Kentucky, 13:52.91. 3, Sean Quigley, La Salle, 13:54.05.

Men 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
1, Drew Brunson, Fla St., 7.53. 2, Jason Richardson, S. Carolina, 7.53. 3, Ronald Forbes, FL Intn'l, 7.58.

Men Distance Medley
1, Texas (Jacob Hernandez JR, Danzell Fortson FR, Tevan Everett JR, Leonel Manzano SR), 9:32.04. 2, Arizona State (Joey Heller SR, Justin Kremer SO, Nectaly Barbosa FR, Kyle Alcorn SR), 9:32.49. 3, Wisconsin (Craig Miller SO, James Groce JR, Evan Jager FR, Jack Bolas SO), 9:33.83.

Men Pole Vault
1, Rory Quiller, Binghamton, 5.50m, (18-00.50). 2, Mitch Greeley, Clemson, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 3, Maston Wallace, Texas, 5.40m, (17-08.50).

Men Long Jump
1, Reindell Cole, Northridge, 8.12m, (26-07.75). 2, Norris Frederick, Washington, 7.99m, (26-02.75). 3, Ngonidzashe Makusha, Fla St., 7.97m, (26-01.75).

Men Shot Put
1, Ryan Whiting, Arizona St., 21.73m, (71-03.50). 2, Russ Winger, Idaho, 21.29m, (69-10.25). 3, Milan Jotanovic, Manhattan, 19.64m, (64-05.25).

Women 200 Meter Dash Finals
1, Bianca Knight, Texas, 22.40. 2, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas, 22.62. 3, Alexandria Anderson, Texas, 22.81.

Women 5000 Meter Run Finals
1, Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 15:31.91. 2, Lisa Koll, Iowa St., 15:54.90. 3, Maddie McKeever, Duke, 15:58.18.

Women 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
1, Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 7.94. 2, Kristi Castlin, Virginia Tech, 8.02. 3, Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 8.03.

Women Distance Medley
1, Tennessee (Brittany Sheffey FR, Brittany Jones FR, Phoebe Wright SO, Sarah Bowman JR), 11:01.97. 2, Michigan (Danielle Tauro FR, Serita Williams SR, Geena Gall JR, Nicole Edwards SR), 11:02.22. 3, Stanford (Lauren Centrowitz JR, Idara Otu JR, Alicia Follmar JR, Arianna Lambie SR), 11:03.87.

Women High Jump
1, Ebba Jungmark, Washington St., 1.89m, (6-02.25). 2, Sharon Day, Cal Poly-SLO, 1.86m, (6-01.25). 3, Brittney Reese, Mississippi, 1.86m, (6-01.25).

Women Long Jump
1, Brittney Reese, Mississippi, 6.76m, (22-02.25). 2, Blessing Okagbare, UTEP, 6.68m, (21-11). 3, Natasha Harvey, Jacksonville, 6.60m, (21-08).

Women Weight Throw
1, Brittany Riley, S. Illinois, 25.34m, (83-01.75). 2, Jessica Pressley, Arizona St., 22.04m, (72-03.75). 3, Astin Steward, Purdue, 21.62m, (70-11.25)."

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