March 15, 2002
LAS VEGAS - UNLV sophomore thrower Heather Harding finished sixth in the women's shot put with a mark of 13.53 meters to lead the Rebels during the first day of the Rebel Invitational on Friday at Myron Partridge Stadium/Sheila Tarr Smith Field.
Harding also finished 17th in the women's hammer throw at 35.68 meters, while her teammate, freshman Randi Schmidt-Calabrese, finished 19th at 28.70 meters.
Angeline Gbahi, who competed unattached, won the shot put with a distance of 14.25 meters, while Northern Arizona's Andrea Hancock won the hammer throw with a mark of 55.30 meters.
The 17-team, 10-school meet will conclude on Saturday with competition beginning at 9 a.m.
Tickets may be purchased at the gate and are $5 for adults and $2 for kids 12-and-under, seniors, faculty and staff. UNLV students are admitted free with valid ID.
Women Shot Put Name School Finals 1 Gbahi, Angeline Unattached 14.25m 2 Prickett, Andrea N. Ariz 14.20m 3 Griffin, Maureen Idaho State 14.18m 4 Hancock, Andrea N. Ariz 14.17m 5 Kowacz, Jennifer N. Ariz 13.69m 6 Harding, Heather Unlv 13.53m 7 Elsberry, Abbey Boise State 13.35m 8 Clove, Tosha So Utah 13.25m 9 Mount, Kathryn Boise State 12.94m 10 Squires, Rachel Idaho State 12.82m 11 Baker, Jaime N. Ariz 12.14m 12 Stalcup, Jennifer N. Ariz 11.83m 13 Leano, Eliza - Mae Mt. Sac 11.59m 14 Williams, Kaci Idaho State 11.47m 15 Bradberry, Desire Mt. Sac 11.38m 16 Jordan, Taryn N. Ariz 11.02m 17 Sharratt, Katy Boise State 10.19m 18 Vail, Sally Boise State 8.73m
Women Hammer Throw Name School Finals 1 Hancock, Andrea N. Ariz 55.30m 2 Griffin, Maureen Idaho State 55.20m 3 Elsberry, Abbey Boise State 53.72m 4 Mount, Kathryn Boise State 51.12m 5 Squires, Rachel Idaho State 45.90m 6 Jelle, Jessica Unattached 45.40m 7 Kowacz, Jennifer N. Ariz 43.72m 8 Benninghoes, Heather Mt. Sac 42.70m 9 Baker, Jaime N. Ariz 41.62m 10 Bradberry, Desire Mt. Sac 41.14m 11 Clove, Tosha So Utah 40.96m 12 Prickett, Andrea N. Ariz 40.62m 13 Leano, Eliza - Mae Mt. Sac 39.44m 14 Jordan, Taryn N. Ariz 38.82m 15 Karrels, Camille Boise State 38.22m 16 Williams, Kaci Idaho State 36.86m 17 Harding, Heather Unlv 35.68m 18 Stalcup, Jennifer N. Ariz 35.30m 19 Schmidt-Calabrese, Randi Unlv 28.70m
Men Shot Put Name School Finals 1 Hoxmeier, Mark Boise State 18.60m 2 Dec, Miraslav Mt. Sac 16.76m 3 Griffith, Reggie Texas 16.59m 4 Hoff, Jeremy N. Ariz 15.91m 5 Ferguson, James Mt. Sac 15.35m 6 Tyler, Spencer Texas 15.26m 6 Bugarin, Ed Mt. Sac 15.26m 8 Best, Damian N. Ariz 14.04m 9 Jonsson, Staffan Boise State 13.00m 10 Halberg, Rick Texas 12.79m 11 Hauran, Barrett Texas 12.77m 12 Antonio, Brook N. Ariz 11.14m
Men Hammer Throw Name School Finals 1 Wilke, Andy Idaho State 51.38m 2 Bugarin, Ed Mt. Sac 50.56m 3 Hoff, Jeremy N. Ariz 50.02m 4 Antonio, Brook N. Ariz 48.74m 5 Jonsson, Staffan Boise State 44.12m 6 Ferguson, James Mt. Sac 43.94m 7 White, Jerry Mt. Sac 41.00m 8 Milam, Brad Idaho State 33.56m
