May 2, 2010
Complete Steve Scott Invitational Results
Complete Southern Utah Invitational Results
IRVINE, Calif./CEDAR CITY, Utah - The UNLV women's track and field team closed its regular season at a pair of meets over the weekend, with Rebel student-athletes competing at the Steve Scott Invitational and the Southern Utah Invitational.
The majority of the Rebels were in Irvine, Calif., for the 16th-annual Steve Scott Invitational, a two-day meet which was held at Anteater Stadium on the campus of UC Irvine and concluded on Sunday.
Junior long jumper Deja Edwards posted the best finish of any UNLV athlete, finishing second overall in the long jump with a distance of 19-5.50, while Davina Collins was sixth with a jump of 18-5.25. Edwards also added an eighth-place mark in the triple jump, covering 37-9.50, while teammate Carlotta Island came in ninth with a distance of 36-10.25. In the high jump, Stephanie Schafer cleared 5-3.00 to finish sixth.
On the track the Rebels also had several season-best performances, starting with senior distance runner Bailey Kuestermeyer, who placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:35.50, her best effort this season. Sarah Muniz added a 10th-place finish in the event, clocking a 4:43.97.
Rebel freshman Kelsey Williamson turned in a fine performance in the 400 meters, finishing fifth overall with a time of 55.32, which was a season best. Brett Zorich also finished fifth in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in a time of 2:12.52, which was also a season-best time for the freshman runner.
Lauren Petersen came in sixth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:51.79, and that time set the Rebel freshman record. In the 100 meters Emily Block finished 14th overall with a time of 12.11, and her time was one of the fastest a collegiate runner in a race that featured several unattached competitors. Collins also ran to season-best times of 12.14 in the 100 and 24.97 in the 200 meters to go along with her strong effort in the long jump.
The 4x400 relay team added a second place effort with a time of 3:49.04, and that group was comprise of Williamson, Zorich, Blok and Lindsay Roach.
UNLV also had a trio of throwers who competed at the Southern Utah Invitational on Saturday in Cedar City, Utah, and the group was paced by sophomore sensation Amanda Bingson in what has become her signature event. Bingson won the hammer with a throw of 191-7.00, the third consecutive meet she has eclipsed the 190-foot mark. Danielle Rios finished seventh with a distance of 160-6.00 while LaShante Ellison did not record a distance in her four attempts.
"The team competed well this weekend and they are showing that they are ready to do well at the conference championships," UNLV head coach Yvonne Scott said. "We have two weeks to fine tune their training and get them ready to peak when it is most important. We are looking forward to seeing what they are capable of doing in New Mexico."
This was the final weekend of regular season competition for the Rebels, who will now turn their attention to the 2010 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The four-day meet gets underway May 12 in Albuquerque, N.M.
