University of Nevada Las Vegas
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6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 23, 1999
FT. COLLINS, Colo. - UNLV swept Saturday's sprint events and catapulted the team into a second place finish at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Alicia Tyson captured both the 100-meter dash (11.35) and the 200-meter dash (22.78) and Michelle Davis finished on top in the 400-meter dash (52.55) as they collected 30 points in the first three events of the final day.
Davis also added eight points when she finished just behind Tyson in the 200 with her time of 23.03. Eulista Clemons took sixth place in the 800-meter run as she clocked a time of 2:15.69 and Angie Fortner was fourth in the 1500 meters with her time of 4:33.29. Fortner also took sixth place in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:55.54. Jessica Marable, who Friday took second in the shot put, finished in fourth place in the discus with her throw of 171'06.00. Also scoring for the Rebels was Laren Parker in the triple jump with a mark of 38'11.00. UNLV's 4x100 and 4x400 teams finished in sixth and fifth, respectively.
The second place finish was the best since the Rebels joined the WAC in 1997 and the best in a conference meet since 1994 when UNLV was second in the Big West Conference Championships.
FINAL TEAM SCORING1. BYU 2142. UNLV 803. SMU 774. San Diego St. 695. Colorado St. 676. Fresno St. 58.57. New Mexico 427. Rice 429. Utah 38.510. TCU 3811. Wyoming 3212. UTEP 2913. Tulsa 1714. Air Force 15
