Feb. 15, 2003
RENO, Nev. - Sophomore Brigitte Ladouceur and senior Chantel Yates both placed first in their respective events to lead the UNLV women's indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the 2003 Bill Cosby Invitational held at the Reno Livestock and Events Center Saturday.
Ladouceur, who hails from Cayenne, French Guiana, clocked in a career best time of 7.99 seconds in the 55 meter hurdles event. Yates, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., marked a career best leap of 18-11.75 in the long jump. In addition, Ladouceur placed fourth in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.14 seconds.
Senior Jessica Zarndt (Las Vegas) also added points for the Rebels with a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters (10:27.93) as did senior Tianika Sharrieff (Euless, Texas) with a second-place mark in the high jump (5-05.75). Sophomore newcomer Kiyota Reed (Los Angeles) turned in a season best time of 25.99 seconds in the 200 meters, good enough for sixth.
UNLV's distance medley relay team also placed second with a time of 13:18.34. Host UNR took top team honors with 167.50 points at the Bill Cosby Track, while the Rebels combined for 52 points overall.
Up next, UNLV prepares for the 2003 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held on Feb. 27-March 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
at 2003 Bill Cosby Invitational
Reno Livestock and Events Center
Reno, Nev.
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORING -
1, Nevada, Reno, 167.50. 2, Fresno State, 96. 3, Southern Utah, 87. 4, UNLV, 52. 5, UC Riverside, 40. 6, Utah, 26.50. 7, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 25. 8, Western State College, 23. 9, Sacramento State, 17. 10T, Reebok Aggies, 11. 10T, Oregon Institute of Technology, 11. 12T, Cal State Bakersfield, 6. 12T, UC Davis, 6. 14, San Francisco State, 5. 15, Cal State Stanislaus, 3.
PRELIMINARIES
55 METER DASH - 3, Brigitte Ladouceur, 7.14.
55 METER HURDLES - 1, Brigitte Ladouceur, 8.06. 8, Kiyota Reed, 8.48.
FINALS
55 METER DASH - 4, Brigitte Ladouceur, 7.14.
200 METER DASH - 6, Kiyota Reed, 25.99.
MILE RUN - 12, Michele Suszek, 5:33.35. 17, Kelley Wright, 5:42.45. 18, Heather Walsh, 6:02.56.
3,000 METER RUN - 2, Jessica Zarndt, 10:27.93. 13, Lauren McCarty, 12:21.25.
55 METER HURDLES - 1, Brigitte Ladouceur, 7.99.
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY - 2, UNLV (A), 13:18.34.
HIGH JUMP - 2, Tianika Sharrieff, 5-05.75.
LONG JUMP - 1, Chantel Yates, 18-11.75.
SHOT PUT - 16, Angie Turner, 39-00.50. 18, Chantel Yates, 37-05.25.
WEIGHT THROW - 24, Randi Schmidt-Calabrese, 41-11.25. 27, Andrea Azzara, 40-06.25. 29, Angie Turner, 39-07.25. 33, Casey Lektorich, 32-06.50. 35, Autumn Beza, 31-10.75.
