Air Force Divides for a Pair of Meets
4/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
April 19, 2007
For the second straight weekend, the Air Force track and field team splits up for competitions in two different states. The majority of the team will head to Fort Collins, Colo., for the annual Jack Christiansen Invitational on Saturday, April 21, while 19 Falcons head to Eugene, Ore., for the Oregon Invitational on Friday-Saturday, April 20-21.
Weekly Release 05 - at Oregon Invitational; Jack Christiansen Invitational
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SCHEDULING 101: The Oregon Invitational begins at 5:20 p.m. on Friday, April 20, with the women's 5000-meter run and continues until 9 p.m. Action resumes Saturday, April 21, at 1:55 p.m., with the men's discus. The final event - men's 4x400-meter relay - is scheduled to run at 4:55 p.m. Saturday's Jack Christiansen Invitational begins at 9 a.m., with the men's hammer throw. The first event on the track will be the women's 3000-meter steeplechase at 11:30 a.m.
MEET THE COMPETITION: Air Force's competition at the Jack Christiansen Invitational will include
THAT'S JUST DUCKY: Three members of the women's team will head to
THIS SEEMS SO FAMILIAR: Just one meet after setting the Academy record in the shot put, freshman Sara Neubauer rewrote it again. With a throw of 50'2¾", she set a new program standard to take second at the Mesa Classic on April 13. By improving her throw by over seven feet this season, Neubauer becomes the Mountain West Conference leader in that event.
GOING UP, UP, UP: Senior Brian Walsh was the highest scoring collegiate decathlete at the Mt. SAC Decathlon on April 12. With 7334 points, Walsh not only finished third overall, but tallied the second-best decathlon total in Academy history. Those 7334 points is a Senior Class record, as well as a career improvement by over 400 points. Currently ranked fourth in the nation, Walsh is second on the Academy's all-time record books behind Marcus Nichols' 7723 points.
GET OUT THE BROOMS: Freshman Dan Paladino threw a career-best 183'5" to win the hammer throw at the Mesa Classic. The NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark is the seventh-best distance in Academy history. Paladino led an Air Force sweep of the top three spots as sophomore Kirk Devine placed second (177'4") and senior Matt Pinson took third (156'8")
MAKING HIS MARK: Freshman Nick Frawley posted the team's best finish at the Sun Angel Classic, as he cleared 16'2¾" in the pole vault. That mark was the second-best height by a collegiate athlete and tied for ninth on the Academy's all-time list.
LINDEMAN NAMED TO TEAM
WHO'S ON FIRST?: Air Force collected seven first-place finishes at the Colorado College Invitational on April 14. Kevin Hawkins won the 400-meter dash, while Scott Balcao won the 5000-meter run. Dane Jansson took first in the shot put, while the "A" squad posted the fastest time in the 4x400-meter relay. On the women's side, Ally Romanko picked up a pair of first-place finishes on the track, as she won both the 200- and 400-meter dashes. The Falcons also received a first-place finish from classmate Madison Burgess, who won the long jump.
A WEEKEND OF WINNERS: Senior Ayana Floyd-James won the 100-meter dash at the Sun Angel Classic, while classmate Dierra
ON DECK: For the third straight week, Air Force splits up for a pair of competitions. Selected members of the team will travel to
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