April 5, 2002
LAS VEGAS - Freshman Randi Schmidt-Calabrese opened the first day of the UNLV Track and Field Desert Classic with a personal best in the women's hammer throw Friday afternoon at Myron Partridge Stadium / Sheila Tarr Smith Field.
Schmidt-Calabrese (Hamden, Conn.) finished third in the event with a mark of 32.89 meters. Sophomore Heather Harding (Spokane, Wash.) followed in fourth with a toss of 32.79 meters.
In the women's shot put, UNLV's Angeline Gbahi (Ivory Coast, Africa) competed unattached and won the event with a season best mark of 14.52 meters. Harding placed fourth with a distance of 12.50 meters.
The Rebels continue meet competition tomorrow with track and field events beginning at 10 a.m. San Diego State, Southern Utah and Cal State-Dominguez Hills round out the four-team field. Admission is free to the public.
UNLV Desert Classic
April 5-6, 2002
at Myron Partridge Stadium / Sheila Tarr Smith Field
Women Shot Put========================================================================= Name Year School Seed Finals========================================================================= 1 Gbahi, Angeline Unattached 14.52m 2 Hill, Candace San Diego St 13.89m 13.36m 3 Clove, Tosha South Utah 13.33m 12.74m 4 Harding, Heather Unlv 13.53m 12.50m 5 Miller, Leslie San Diego St 11.63m 12.33m 6 Bateman, Brooke Lee South Utah 9.44m 9.96m 7 Balentine, Shayla San Diego St 8.11m 8 Eardley, Kandice South Utah 9.75m 7.24m 9 Englebretson, Jesika San Diego St 6.61m 10 Gutierrez, Tricia San Diego St 6.28m -- Metzger, Vera Cal St Dom 8.76m ND
Women Hammer Throw========================================================================= Name Year School Seed Finals========================================================================= 1 Hill, Candace San Diego St 43.94m 44.29m 2 Clove, Tosha South Utah 42.67m 42.35m 3 Calabrese, Randi Unlv 28.70m 32.89m 4 Harding, Heather Unlv 35.68m 32.79m 5 Maxwell, Amy South Utah 33.52m 31.54m
