Central Michigan University
NCAA Indoor Championships
Stallworth Finishes 14th in Weight Throw at NCAA Championships
3/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | MTF
March 11, 2006
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Central Michigan University senior Dave Stallworth competed in the weight throw competition at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track at the University of Arkansas. He placed 14th with a throw of 58-11 1/2. It was the first appearance at the NCAA Championships for Stallworth.
"I'm proud of Dave for getting to the national meet this season," CMU head coach Jim Knapop said. "He's had a great career at CMU, and with the indoor season done he'll get ready for the outdoor season. We're counting on him to bring a lot of leadership to our team outdoors, and I know he'll do a great job for us."
On the women's side, senior Tamera Thomas came through with a school-record shattering performance in the pentathlon to earn All-America honors for the first time at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She totaled 4,069 points, 128 points more than her previous school-record best, across the five events that make up the pentathlon to finish eighth among the 18 competitors that started the pentathlon.
"I'm really proud of what Tamera accomplished today," CMU head coach Karen Lutzke said. "She's had an awesome season from start to finish, and this really just caps it off for her. To qualify for the national meet in two events, and then to become an All-American in the most demanding event is really special. I know Tamera's excited about that, and she should be."
Thomas, who finished 15th in the 60m hurdles on the first day of competition yesterday, had top-five finishes in the first two events of the pentathlon, the 60m hurdles and the high jump. Her hurdle time of 8.38 earned her 1,044 points and put her in second place after the first event, just two points behind leader and eventual winner Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State University. In the high jump, Thomas cleared 5-8 to finish fifth and score 891 points, helping her hold on to second place with 1,935 points after two events.
Thomas put forth very strong efforts in the last three events, the shot put, long jump and 800m run. She threw a personal-best of 33-4 1/2 in the shot put to score 541 points, bringing her total to 2,476 points through three events. She fell back to sixth place overall after the shot put competition.
She long-jumped 19-2 1/2 to score 804 points and raise her total to 3,280 points after four events. She sat in seventh place after four events. In the 800m, she turned in a personal-best time of 2:22.53, more than 10 seconds better than any previous 800m she had run, to earn 789 points and secure All-America honors with her eighth-place finish.
"What she did in the 800m was the most impressive part of her performance today," Lutzke said. "She knew what she had to run to stay in the top eight, and she went out and did it. We knew what the other competitors were capable of, but she just stayed focused on keeping contact in the 800 with her closest pursuers, and she did it. It was an excellent day for her.
"I think it says a lot about her as an athlete and a competitor. She was very relaxed today and just went out and competed to the best of her ability. She was seeded 18th entering the meet, but she just maintained her focus in every event and didn't worry about anything else. It was a great performance by a great athlete."
Thomas is the first Chippewa female to earn indoor All-America honors since Suzy Bozin took sixth in the high jump in 2002. She is just the fifth female All-American, indoors or outdoors, in CMU track and field history, joining Bozin, Maria Derezinski (heptathlon, 2002), Karen Wilkerson (javelin, 1991) and Chris Cooper (5000m, 1987).
The indoor track season is now concluded. The outdoor season for CMU begins on April 1, when both the men's and women's teams will compete at the Notre Dame Outdoor Opener in Notre Dame, Ind.
NCAA Division I 2006 Indoor Championship Randal Tyson Track Center - Univ. of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR - 3/10/2006 to 3/11/2006
Women Indoor Pentathlon Points 60H HJ SP LJ 800 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Jacquelyn Johnson 8.37 1.76m 11.81m 5.88m 2:17.99 Arizona State 5-09.25 38-09 19-03.5 SO Team Points: 10 4287 (1046) (928) (649) (813) (851) ------------------------------------------------- 2 Julie Pickler 8.58 1.76m 11.83m 5.94m 2:17.48 Washington State 5-09.25 38-09.75 19-06 JR Team Points: 8 4267 (1000) (928) (650) (831) (858) ------------------------------------------------- 3 Saskia Triesscheijn 8.69 1.70m 13.19m 5.80m 2:17.03 Virginia Tech 5-07 43-03.25 19-00.5 SR Team Points: 6 4224 (976) (855) (740) (789) (864) ------------------------------------------------- 4 Ryanne Dupree 8.61 1.73m 11.96m 6.01m 2:21.87 Texas-San Antonio 5-08 39-03 19-08.75 SR Team Points: 5 4193 (993) (891) (658) (853) (798) ------------------------------------------------- 5 Ashley Selig 8.62 1.70m 11.15m 5.88m 2:15.68 Nebraska 5-07 36-07 19-03.5 SR Team Points: 4 4147 (991) (855) (605) (813) (883) ------------------------------------------------- 6 Liz Roehrig 8.89 1.76m 11.93m 5.98m 2:25.11 Minnesota 5-09.25 39-01.75 19-07.5 SO Team Points: 3 4115 (933) (928) (656) (843) (755) ------------------------------------------------- 7 Chelsea Hammond 8.45 1.73m 10.17m 6.16m 2:27.30 South Carolina 5-08 33-04.5 20-02.5 SR Team Points: 2 4086 (1028) (891) (541) (899) (727) ------------------------------------------------- 8 Tamera Thomas 8.38 1.73m 10.17m 5.85m 2:22.53 Central Michigan 5-08 33-04.5 19-02.5 SR Team Points: 1 4069 (1044) (891) (541) (804) (789) ------------------------------------------------- 9 Jennifer Williams 9.33 1.82m 10.46m 5.48m 2:12.45 Michigan 5-11.5 34-04 17-11.75 SR 4028 (842) (1003) (560) (694) (929) ------------------------------------------------- 10 Tracy Partain 8.57 1.70m 11.26m 5.66m 2:21.67 Missouri State 5-07 36-11.5 18-07 SR 4017 (1002) (855) (612) (747) (801) ------------------------------------------------- 11 Sara Jane Baker 8.98 1.73m 11.48m 5.38m 2:14.61 Nebraska 5-08 37-08 17-08 SR 3995 (914) (891) (627) (665) (898) ------------------------------------------------- 12 Crystal Chang 9.01 1.70m 12.08m 5.45m 2:18.58 Stephen F. Austin 5-07 39-07.75 17-10.75 SR 3958 (908) (855) (666) (686) (843) ------------------------------------------------- 13 Danielle Ayers-Stamper 8.93 1.67m 12.09m 5.69m 2:24.32 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 5-05.75 39-08 18-08 FR 3932 (925) (818) (667) (756) (766) ------------------------------------------------- 14 Bettie Wade 8.94 1.70m 11.29m 5.82m 2:26.96 Michigan 5-07 37-00.5 19-01.25 FR 3917 (922) (855) (614) (795) (731) ------------------------------------------------- 15 Melissa Talbot 8.49 1.58m 11.46m 5.57m 2:20.18 Wisconsin 5-02.25 37-07.25 18-03.25 JR 3897 (1019) (712) (625) (720) (821) ------------------------------------------------- 16 Abbie Stechschulte 8.77 1.61m 12.21m 5.54m 2:23.19 West Virginia 5-03.25 40-00.75 18-02.25 JR 3874 (959) (747) (675) (712) (781) ------------------------------------------------- 17 Megan Akre 8.74 1.70m 10.08m 5.40m 2:21.89 LSU 5-07 33-01 17-08.75 SR 3824 (965) (855) (535) (671) (798) ------------------------------------------------- 18 Gunild Kreb 9.06 1.58m 13.64m 5.27m 2:22.93 Virginia Tech 5-02.25 44-09 17-03.5 SR 3797 (897) (712) (770) (634) (784) -------------------------------------------------
Event 16 Men Weight Throw================================================================================= Two flights. Top 9 marks advance to a reverse-order Final. Warm-ups: 15 minute specific for each flight & final if needed American: 25.86m 3/4/1995 Lance Deal Collegiate: 24.72m 2/8/2002 Scott Russell, Kansas NCAA Meet: 24.02m 3/9/2001 Libor Charfreitag, Southern Methodist Tyson: 24.21m 2/14/2003 Libor Charfreitag, Unattached Name Year School Finals Points=================================================================================Flight 1 1 Spyridon Jullien SR Virginia Tech 23.73m 77-10.25 10 FOUL 22.37m 23.73m 21.61m FOUL 22.42m 2 Egor Agafonov SO Kansas 23.19m 76-01.00 8 22.59m 21.72m 22.07m 22.32m 23.19m FOUL 3 Mohsen Anani FR Virginia Tech 22.82m 74-10.50 5 21.94m 22.24m 22.82m 22.76m FOUL FOUL 4 Chris Rohr FR Missouri 20.25m 66-05.25 19.32m 20.25m 20.20m 5 Adam Schnaible JR Minnesota 19.70m 64-07.75 FOUL 19.70m 19.62m 6 Dave Stallworth SR Central Michigan 17.96m 58-11.25 FOUL 17.96m FOUL -- Josh Henigman SR Montana State FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL -- Nick Owens JR North Carolina FOUL FOUL FOUL FOULFlight 2 1 Cory Martin JR Auburn 22.89m 75-01.25 6 22.89m 22.23m 21.62m 22.72m 22.34m 22.50m 2 Jake Dunkleberger SO Auburn 22.17m 72-09.00 4 FOUL 20.82m 21.05m FOUL 21.70m 22.17m 3 Mattias Jons SR Boise State 21.50m 70-06.50 3 21.26m FOUL 21.50m FOUL 21.32m FOUL 4 Eric Frasure JR East Carolina 21.29m 69-10.25 2 20.64m FOUL 21.29m 20.74m 20.62m 20.74m 5 Brian Richotte JR Radford 21.12m 69-03.50 1 21.06m 21.12m 20.90m 20.53m 20.67m 21.01m 6 Leonard Jatsek SO Ohio State 21.07m 69-01.50 18.84m 21.07m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 7 Sheldon Battle SR Kansas 21.03m 69-00.00 FOUL 21.03m 20.69m 8 Mark Milleville SR Southern Illinois 20.18m 66-02.50 19.94m FOUL 20.18m================================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points=================================================================================Finals 1 Spyridon Jullien SR Virginia Tech 23.73m 77-10.25 10 FOUL 22.37m 23.73m 21.61m FOUL 22.42m 2 Egor Agafonov SO Kansas 23.19m 76-01.00 8 22.59m 21.72m 22.07m 22.32m 23.19m FOUL 3 Cory Martin JR Auburn 22.89m 75-01.25 6 22.89m 22.23m 21.62m 22.72m 22.34m 22.50m 4 Mohsen Anani FR Virginia Tech 22.82m 74-10.50 5 21.94m 22.24m 22.82m 22.76m FOUL FOUL 5 Jake Dunkleberger SO Auburn 22.17m 72-09.00 4 FOUL 20.82m 21.05m FOUL 21.70m 22.17m 6 Mattias Jons SR Boise State 21.50m 70-06.50 3 21.26m FOUL 21.50m FOUL 21.32m FOUL 7 Eric Frasure JR East Carolina 21.29m 69-10.25 2 20.64m FOUL 21.29m 20.74m 20.62m 20.74m 8 Brian Richotte JR Radford 21.12m 69-03.50 1 21.06m 21.12m 20.90m 20.53m 20.67m 21.01m 9 Leonard Jatsek SO Ohio State 21.07m 69-01.50 18.84m 21.07m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 10 Sheldon Battle SR Kansas 21.03m 69-00.00 FOUL 21.03m 20.69m 11 Chris Rohr FR Missouri 20.25m 66-05.25 19.32m 20.25m 20.20m 12 Mark Milleville SR Southern Illinois 20.18m 66-02.50 19.94m FOUL 20.18m 13 Adam Schnaible JR Minnesota 19.70m 64-07.75 FOUL 19.70m 19.62m 14 Dave Stallworth SR Central Michigan 17.96m 58-11.25 FOUL 17.96m FOUL -- Nick Owens JR North Carolina FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL -- Josh Henigman SR Montana State FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL
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