March 24, 2007

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WACO, Texas - The Baylor track and field teams won 22 events and set nine regional qualifying marks at the 2007 Dr Pepper Invitational held on Saturday at the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex.

Highlighting the afternoon was Brittany Devereaux's (Denton, Texas) school record effort in the women's hammer throw. The junior had a best toss of 44.06 meters (144-07) breaking the six-year old mark of 141-06 by more than one foot.

Devereaux also took top honors in the women's discus throw with a regional qualifying mark of 51.27 meters (168-02), winning the event by nearly 40 feet.

"All in all, I thought this was a good meet," said head coach Todd Harbour. "We had a lot of people win their events, we had several regional qualifying marks, and we had a lot of personal records."

The men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams won with regional qualifying times. The women's team of DeAna Carson (Long Beach, Calif.), Carla Grace (San Antonio, Texas), Tiana Hood (Long Beach, Calif.), and Katrina Taylor (Baton Rouge, La.) finished in 45.16. The men's squad of Reggie Witherspoon (Marietta, Ga.), Trey Harts (Lake Charles, La.), Courtney Thomas (Kilgore, Texas), and Jacob Norman (Temple, Texas) recorded a time of 40.43.

Hood won the women's 100 meter dash in 11.92, while Carson finished third at 12.33. Norman and Thomas finished one-two in the men's 100 meters as both runners clocked regional qualifying times in the first meet of the spring. Norman finished at 10.45, while Thomas came in at 10.49.

"It was good to see Jacob Norman back in top form with a good race and a regional qualifying time. Our 4x100-meter relay team did well not to drop the stick on the first race of the year, and they got a fast time as well."

Baylor's women's 4x400-meter relay team took first place with a regional qualifying time of 3:41.14. The winning squad was comprised of Tillman, Grace, Hood, and Taylor.

The top eight men's 400 runners were split into two relay teams, and recorded times of 3:18.38 and 3:18.38 to win the event.

"We were a little disappointed with how our meet ended with our men's 4x400-meter relay," said Harbour. "We had some guys decide to take the afternoon off, and I want to apologize to our fans that stayed to watch us run."

The Baylor men again dominated the open 400 meters, taking the top four positions. Kevin Mutai (Round Rock, Texas) took first in a regional qualifying time of 47.16. J.T. Scheuerman was second with 47.53, R.J. Anderson took third with a time of 47.67, and Mark Teter finished fourth in 48.38.

The Baylor women went one-two in the 200 meters as Grace won the event with a time of 24.10 and Hood took second in 24.54.

The men's team took the top four positions in the 200 meters with Harts and Thomas recording regional qualifying times of 21.13 and 21.19, respectively. Quarter-milers LeJerald Betters (Waco, Texas) and Quentin Iglehart-Summers (San Antonio, Texas) competed in the 200 meters, claiming third (21.55) and fourth (21.56), respectively.

Renae VanWhye (Collierville, Tenn.) won the women's 3,000 meters with a time of 10:09.30. Jessi Barnes (Bentonville, Ark.) placed fourth in 10:26.08, while Monique Ortega (El Paso, Texas) was sixth at 10:35.41. Brittany McGuire (Humble, Texas) finished eighth with a time of 10:52.02.

Nichole Jones (Spring, Texas) set a personal record as she won the women's 800 meters with a regional qualifying time of 2:09.40. Ruth Waller (Manchester, England) was close behind in second at 2:12.01. Kathryn Benvegnu (Kingwood, Texas) was fourth in 2:16.07, and Joanna Balliew (Arlington, Texas) was 14th at 2:27.86.

Carson recorded a personal best in the women's long jump with a mark of 6.04 meters (19-09.75) to claim first place. Brown finished third with a jump of 5.71 meters (18-09), while Mallory Craig (Bulverde, Texas) was eighth with 5.12 meters (16-09.75).

"DeAna Carson got a personal record in the long jump, and Nichole Jones set a personal record with a regional qualifying time in the 800 meters," said Harbour. "So, in all, we are really pleased with this meet and look forward to getting into the rest of our schedule."

Baylor swept the top three positions in the women's 1,500 meter run as Lauren Hagans (Little Rock, Ark.) took first in 4:29.76. Danielle Bradley (West Palm Beach, Fla.) was second at 4:31.01 and Lyndsy Bedell (Plano, Texas) was third in 4:36.87.

Chris Cardwell (Abilene, Texas) won the men's hammer toss with a throw of 51.39 meters (168-07), the second-best throw in school history, just short of Cardwell's Baylor record of 169-07.

Mitch Sanders (Katy, Texas) won the men's 800 meters in 1:54.36, while John Robertson (Greensboro, N.C.) took fourth at 1:57.32. Bo Price (Atlanta, Texas) was fifth in 1:57.53, and Hunter Garner (Keller, Texas) took 10th with a clocking of 1:59.29.

The Bears took the top two spots in the women's 400 meter hurdles as Katrina Taylor finished first in 63.18 and Rachael Long (Houston, Texas) was second at 65.24. Rachel Glandorf (Peoria, Ariz.) finished fifth with a time of 72.14.

Josh Camp (Baytown, Texas) took first in the men's triple jump with a best leap of 13.32 meters (43-8.50). Camp nearly pulled off double event victories as his leap of 6.54 meters (21-05.50) was good for second place in the men's long jump.

Kim Brown (Waco, Texas) won the women's 100 meter hurdles in a time of 14.71, while Jeremy Jackson (Round Rock, Texas) took first in the men's 110 meter hurdles in 14.21.

Lauren Tillman (Lawrenceville, Ga.) won the women's 400 meters in 55.33, while Rena Napolean (Colorado Springs, Colo.) took third in 58.30. Janet Jones (Houston, Texas) and Morgan Craig (Bulverde, Texas) were seventh and 10th, respectively.

Baylor swept the top three spots in the women's pole vault, with Kaleigh Teel winning the event with a height of 3.65 meters (11-11.75). Ashley Korol (second) and Katie Stoever (third) also cleared 3.65 meters, but needed a jumpoff to determine the next two spots.

Kayla Smith (Arlington, Texas) won the women's high jump, clearing 1.65 meters (5-05), while Brown placed third with a jump of 1.55 meters (5-01)

John Wenhold (Corpus Christi, Texas) finished seventh in the men's 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:07.68.

Chris Bloodgood finished seventh in the men's javelin throw with a mark of 47.34 meters (155-04), while Michael Stevic (Bulverde, Texas) placed 14th with a throw of 33.30 meters (109-03). In the women's javelin, Brown finished sixth with a throw of 29.30 meters (96-01). Craig finished in 10th with a mark of 17.95 meters (58-11).

Stevic also competed in the men's discus throw, finishing 12th with a mark of 35.80 meters (117-05).

Sterling Farmer (Houston, Texas) took third place in the men's 400 meter hurdles with a mark of 55.31.

In the women's triple jump, Stasia Kelly-Taylor finished second overall with a jump of 12.02 meters (39-05.25).

Jacob Jones finished in seventh place in the men's 3,000 meters with a final time of 9:17.23.

Jeremy Taylor (Carrolton, Texas) took third place in the men's high jump with a height of 1.95 meters (6-04.75).

Erik Vance (Panhandle, Texas) was third in the men's pole vault with a height of 4.30 meters (14-01.25), while Bloodgood finished fourth with a clearance of 4.15 meters (13-07.25).

Jordan Hiller (Yoakum, Texas) finished third in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:33.44.

The Baylor track and field teams return to action next weekend as the Bears travel to Palo Alto, Calif. on Mar. 30-31 to participate in the Stanford Invitational.