Dana Pounds Defends Regional Title With New Meet Mark
5/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 26, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas - Senior Dana Pounds used a meet-record throw of 186'10" to earn her second straight title at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday, May 26, in Austin, Texas. Bettering the runner-up by over 13 feet, Pounds easily qualified for her third consecutive trip to the national championships.
Pounds set a new Midwest Regional Record on her first toss of the afternoon, recording a 180'10" to surpass the previous meet record of 176'8" that Katy Doyle (Texas A&M) set in 2004. After passing on the next two attempts, Pounds broke that record with the winning mark of 186'10".
The winning mark guarantees Pounds a chance to defend her national title at the 2006 NCAA Championships in two weeks (June 7-10).
In addition to Pounds, the Falcons had two other field athletes competing at the regional meet. Senior Dan St. Clair posted a distance of 168'0" in the discus to finish 16th, while junior Caitie Holliday recorded a toss of 128'4" to finish 21st in the javelin.
From the track, sophomore Travis Picou narrowly missed a place in tomorrow's 200-meter dash finals, clocking a 20.89 to finish ninth in the preliminary heat, just one spot shy of qualifying.
In other preliminary action from Austin, sophomores Kevin Hawkins and Calvin Glass finished 10th and 16th, respectively, in the first heats of the 800-meter run. Hawkins clocked a time of 1:50.26, while Glass finished in 1:52.45. Senior Travis Patterson closed out his Air Force collegiate career with a 16th-place finish in the 1500-meter run; crossing the finish line in 4:00.12. Junior Nick Luina finished 24th in the trials of the 400-meter dash (48.48).
Regional action from Austin concludes tomorrow (May 27) with the men's javelin, as well as the women's discus throw, 1500-meter run and 3000-meter steeplechase.
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