Sara Neubauer Improves Academy Shot Put Record

April 14, 2007

TEMPE, Ariz. - For the second time this season, freshman Sara Neubauer set a new program standard for the women's shot put, as the Air Force track and field team concluded competition at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, April 14. Throwing a NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark of 49'11", Neubauer improved her own Academy record.

Neubauer first set the Academy record on March 31 at the Military Classic with a throw of 48'3".

Freshman Nick Frawley posted the men's best finish of the day, clearing 16'2¾" to finish third in the pole vault. That mark was not only the second-best height by a collegiate athlete, it is tied for ninth on the Academy's all-time list. Junior Erik Mirandette finished ninth in the event after clearing 15'5".

Sophomore Kellen Curry placed seventh in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.64, while junior Travis Picou clocked in at 21.30 to take ninth in the 200-meter dash and senior Nick Luina took 11th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.43.

The trio teamed with junior John Payne to clock 40.93 and take eighth in the 4x100-meter relay - the eighth-best time in Academy history. Payne, Picou and Luina also took part in the 4x400-meter relay with junior Kyle Meakins. That quartet timed 3:14.44 to take eighth in that event as well.

Sophomore Kirk Devine recorded a NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark of 170'4" in the discus to place seventh, while classmate Michael Kemp and junior Creighton Moorman finished 12th (152'1") and 13th (145'4"), respectively.

Air Force also earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the javelin, as senior Matt Schwandt made his season debut at 197'4" to place ninth and sophomore Harmon Gage recorded 188'8" to take 10th. Seniors Marcus Wells (181'8"-12th) and Brandon Murphy (175'4"-14th) rounded out the Falcons' contingent.

Back on the women's side, senior Casey Johnson jumped 37'3¼" to take fourth in the triple jump, while classmate Olivia Korte earned the same placement in the discus throw with a NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark of 159'8". It is one of the best throws in Academy history, falling shy only to Korte's own 2005 standard.

In addition, Korte and Neubauer picked up a pair of sixth-place finishes. Korte threw a 44'7½" in the shot put, while Neubauer recorded a distance of 149'2" in the discus. Neubauer's throw was the seventh-best in Academy history.

Senior Dawn Higginbotham cleared 5'3" in the high jump to take fifth, while freshman Katie Weber finished sixth in the javelin with a toss of 144'0". That distance improved Weber's sixth-place standing on the team's all-time list.

Senior Casey Bayne placed eighth in the javelin with a distance of 141'6", while classmate Dierra Poland clocked 14.82 to take eighth in the 100-meter hurdles. Sophomore Michelle Fryling placed 12th in the pole vault with a height of 10'10", while senior Becky Stone cleared 10'2" to finish 16th.

Air Force returns to action next weekend (April 20-21) with road trips to the Oregon Invitational in Eugene, Ore., and the Jack Christian Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo.

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