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Men's Track Sits In Third Place After Day Two
Women fourth through nine events
Contact: Jeremy Martin
5/13/2005
HOUSTON, Texas -- Ben Haber (Mansfield, Ohio/Ontario) won the decathlon and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships, highlighting the second day of action at the 2005 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The UC men sit in third place through seven events while the women are fourth through nine events at the University of Houston's Lewis/Tellez Track Complex.
Haber became the sixth UC decathlon champion in the 10-year history of C-USA after scoring 7204 points, joining Chris Wineberg (2004, 2002), Mike Yoder (1999), and David Yimsuruay (1996, 1997) in the dominant line of Bearcat combined event champs.
UC's Jo Young (London, Ohio/London) won her first individual C-USA crown, garnering the hammer throw title with a 181' 0" heave. Young also placed fifth in the discus throw with a toss of 149' 0".
Ashley Wilhelm (St. Leon, Ind./East Central) finished second in the heptathlon for the second consecutive year, but broke her own school record, posting 5223 points. Houston's Krystal Ward won her second straight C-USA heptathlon title with a NCAA automatic-qualifier mark of 5536.
Freshman Brittany Klima (Ottoville, Ohio/Ottoville) was a fifth-place finisher in the pole vault, clearing 11' 5-3/4".
The men posted two pointwinners in the longjump as Chandler Groves (Payne, Ohio/Wayne Trace) finished third with a season-best 25' 2-3/4" leap and Cameron Widget placed sixth (23' 11-1/2"). Andy Wietmarschen (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) finished sixth in the steeplechase in 9:28.21.
Jocelyn Gibson (Petrolia, Ontario/Lampton) qualified for the finals in the 1500 meters (4:44.09) and 800 meters (2:15.25), while both Alex Ramsey (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover) and Patrick Starkey (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) qualified for the 800 meters on the men's side. Clarence Hartman (Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison) qualified in the 400 meter hurdles, racing to a season-best 54.09.
The men and women will run finals tomorrow along with the last six field events beginning at noon.
Women's Team Scores
Houston 49
Southern Miss 46.50
USF 45.50
Cincinnati 45
East Carolina 30
Marquette 27
Tulane 22
Louisville 19
DePaul 19
Memphis 16
Charlotte 15
UAB 15
TCU 2
Men's Team Scores
Houston 46
Marquette 39
Cincinnati 35
East Carolina 30
Charlotte 25
USF 23
TCU 17
Southern Miss 17
Louisville 16
DePaul 10
UAB 15
Tulane 6