ASU Men Finish Fifth, Women 10th At Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track And Field Championships - Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site - ASUIndians.com

I can’t say enough about both the men’s and women’s teams," said Head Coach Lon Badeaux. They left everything out on the track. The men scored 11 points more than we predicted and the women scored the exact amount we figured. I want to commend the seniors. They did a great job and represented themselves and ASU very well as the last group of Indians."

Jeremy Willis, who won the pole vault title as a true freshman in 2006, won it again with a height of 16-6 3 4 to grab ASU’s only first-place finish on the day.

Kazmere Hill finished third in the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.23, seventh in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with 57.05, and eighth in the 100-meter dash with 11.62. ASU’s foursome of Kazmere Hill, Jamale Garrett, Brandon Thompkins, and Jahbari McLennan came in fifth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 41.42.

Carlos Mattis finished fourth in the triple jump with 48-8 1 4 and Jesse Williams was fourth in the hammer throw with 164-1. In the final event of the day, the 4x400-meter relay, Ray Henderson, McLennan, Tarius Moss and Hill ran 3:20.52 for seventh. Shawn Aronson came in fifth in the high jump with a bar of 6-6 3 4.

Senior Matt Vining, who was unable to finish the decathlon after an injury, managed to come back and compete in the high jump with a height of 6-2 3 4. You’ve got to give it to Matt," said Badeaux. He was hurt and unable finish in the decathlon, but he came out and made a bar today in the high jump. He also threw the javelin 152-11."

For the women, Caitlin Winey ran 14.83 for seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 1:08.49 for eighth in the 400-meter hurdles. Staci Papageorge ran a strong time of 18:55.60 in the 5,000-meters (fifth fastest in school history) and Candice James finished the 1500-meter run in 4:58.41. Badeaux said the teams will take some time to rest and he and the ASU coaching staff will make a decision regarding the Georgia Tech Invitational next weekend.

Here are the final meet standings for the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships: MEN 1) Western Kentucky, 144 2) Middle Tennessee State, 124 3) Troy, 99.50 4) North Texas, 98 5) Arkansas State, 91 6) Louisiana-Monroe, 74 7) Arkansas-Little Rock, 68 8) Louisiana-Lafayette, 49 9) South Alabama, 41 10) Florida International, 29.50 WOMEN 1) Western Kentucky, 143 2) North Texas, 115 3) Mid. Tenn.

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