Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 4/27/10

   

Track: Sam Diaz

Sam Diaz finished first in her section and fourth overall in the 1500m run with a time of 4:33.97...the time is a PR for Diaz and is the fourth-best time in the WAC this year and is the ninth-best 1500m run in program history....she also finished fifth in the 800m run with a time of 2:11.60...her 800m time is the 154th fastest time in the nation.      

 

Field: La Tijera Avery

In the high jump, La Tijera Avery tied for fourth overall with a jump of 1.73m (5-08.00)...the mark tied her PR and it was the second  time this year she hit 1.73m...the mark is the second-best jump in the WAC this year and is tied for 63rd in the nation.   

 Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 3/29/10

   

Track: Christy Works

Christy Works recorded a personal best in the 800m at the Cal-Nevada Championships with a time of 2:13.78...she finished fifth in the race and took nearly a second off her time from the prelims the day before...her time was just off Nevada's top-10 (10th is 2:13.00)...this was also Works' first competition of the 2010 outdoor season...her time ranks third in the WAC and 102nd on the national list this season.

 

Field: La Tijera Avery

La Tijera Avery finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.73m (5-8.00)...the mark was a PR beating her previous PR of 1.68m set earlier this year...the mark is tied for seventh on Nevada's all-time list and is the 23rd best jump in the nation this year...her jump is the best mark in the WAC this year...she also finished ninth in the long jump with a mark of 5.55m (18-2.50).

 

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 3/24/10

 

Track: Gina Deckard

Deckard finished first in the 100-meter hurdles at the Aggie Open in Davis, Calif. over the weekend. Deckard's time of 13.98 seconds ranks first in the WAC and fourth in the nation, and nearly cracked Nevada's top-10 list in the event.

 

Field: Deborah Amoah

Amoah finished second in the long jump with a jump of 5.62m and she also placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.83m which is fifth on Nevada's all-time list.

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 3/15/10

 

Track: Cristina Hibbert

Hibbert finished first out of 21 competitors in the 400m dash at the UC Davis Classic with a time of 56.67...her time was just off Nevada's top-10 list and is currently 59th nationally.

 

Field: Deborah Amoah

Amoah recorded a PR and finished first in the triple jump with a mark of 11.92m...the mark is fifth on Nevada's  all-time list and is 35th nationally...she also recorded a third-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.58m  which is tied for 51st nationally.

 

 

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 2/15/10

Track: Gina Deckard

Deckard broke the school record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.55 at the UW Husky Classic...Deckard's time of 8.55 beat the previous school record of 8.58 set by Chanika Corley in 2003...Deckard's record-breaking mark beat her previous PR of 8.59 which she set earlier this season.  She finished seventh overall in the event and her time is third on this year's WAC 60m dash performance list. 

 

Field: Jalessa Jeffery

In the shot put Jalessa Jeffery recorded a PR with a throw of 13.30m (43-07.75).  She finished 12th overall in the event. 

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 2/7/10

Track: Gina Deckard

Deckard won an event over the weekend winning the 60m dash (8.67) at the United Heritage Invite hosted by Boise State in Nampa, Idaho...Deckard was also a member of Nevada's 4x4 relay team that took first place with a time of 3:56.12...she posted a top-10 finish in the 200m dash with a time of 25.69.

Field: Alicia Echaverria

Finished second in the pole vault (3.65m/11-11.75) at the United Heritage Invite.

 

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 1/26/10

Track: Gina Deckard

Deckard recorded one individual win and posted two personal bests this weekend...she won the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.72 at the BSU Duals in Nampa, Idaho Saturday.  She also finished 7th in the 200m with a PR time of 25.69 and recorded her second PR of the day in the 60m dash time with a time of 7.97 to finish fourth in the event...she also won a leg of the 4x400m relay

 

Field: Jalessa Jeffery

Jeffery won her first even of the year taking first place in the shot put at the BSU duals on Saturday in Nampa, Idaho...she recorded a personal best throw of 13.08m to win the event.

 

Nevada Track and Field Athletes of the Week 1/19/10

Track: Gina Deckard

- Deckard posted two personal bests at the UW Indoor Preview Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Seattle. Wash.  She ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 60m hurdles (8.59) and finished third.  She also placed 12th with a PR time of 26.16 in the 200m dash. 

Shantel Twiggs on Deckard: "Deckard is really building off her sophomore campaign.  Her confidence is high and training has been amazing.  I see bigger and greater things from her as the season progresses." 

Deckard on the meet: "Heading into the UW Indoor Preview I was very excited to compete after many months of training. My goal for this meet was to win my 60 meter hurdles heat (race) and qualify for the finals.  With the proper warm up and mind set I won my heat and ran an 8.75 which was the second fasted time I had ever run, which also lead me to the finals. While warming up for the finals I told myself to have a good start and stay focused. When the gun went off I sprinted to the first hurdle and stayed with my technique and finished the race with a time of 8.59 which was a personal best and .01 seconds from the school record. After I ran that time I could not believe it because I usually would run a time like that toward the end of the season so I am very grateful to nearly break the school record at the first meet."

Field: Jalessa Jeffery

- Jeffery finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 12.59m at the UW Indoor Preview on Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Seattle, Wash.

Shantel Twiggs on Jeffery: "Each meet builds Jaleesa's confidence and by the end of the season you will see Jaleesa in the WAC final."

Jeffery on the meet: "Overall there were some good openers and great PR'S," Jeffery said.  "The performances this past weekend have left room for progression and the potential for a great season.  My teammates and I had a lot of fun at this meet and there is still more excitement to come."
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