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Show Statesman Sports Page 10 Monday, April 25, 2011 Sprinters lead way for track and field at Cal Berkeley improve her time in the 400meter hurdles with a 1:00.04. Senior Ashlee Cannon took second with a solid time of 13.83. The time is her fastest of the season. Cannon was part of the women's 4x100-meter relay with Aubrie Haymore, Mercedes Blackwood and Bailee Whitworth, which took third place in 47.17. Whitworth ran a promising time of 12.18 to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter dash. She finished in sixth place in the finals. She also placed third in the 200meter with a time of 24.65. Senior Katelyn Heiner took fourth place in the 400-meter with 54.88. Tanner Hunt also took fourth in the 400-meter with a 48.78. Jason Holt continued his mid-distance domination, running his second consecutive sub-1:50 800-meter in 1:49.67. James Allred was close behind in fourth with a 1:50.44. By MIKE REES staff writer The sprinters led the way for the Aggies during the Cal Brutus Open and Invitational in sunny Berkeley, Calif. Senior Armand Lewis raised his standing in the Utah State record books to third place with his first place run in the 100-meter of 10.41. Lewis also won the 200-meter in 21.29. Both times are personal bests for Lewis. Close behind Lewis in the sprints were sophomore Silas Pimentel (10.65) in third place, and senior Mike Pyrtle (10.68). Pimentel finished second in the 200-meter in 21.35, while Jeff Alley joined top five in 22.11. The men's 4x100meter relay, consisting of Lewis, Pimentel, Alley and freshman Tanner Hunt, also took home first, clocking a 40.88. Kylie Hirschi continued to Mercer Owen also ran, placing third in a different section in 1:51.58. Hirschi won the wornen's 800-meter in 2:09.58, which is the fourth-fastest time in the WAC this season. AJ Boully ran a personal best in the 400meter hurdles, placing second in 54.62. Spencer Hall won his first event of the season, taking the discus with a throw of 160' 5". Joe Canavan threw a 51'8" to finish fourth in the shotput. Spela Hus and Shannon Prince both took third in the shotput (46' 8") and discus (158' 9"), respectively. Elsewhere in the field events, Clint Silcock got back over seven feet, jumping 7' 0.5" to finish in the second spot. Damian Szade landed himself in the top three in the triple jump with a jump of 44' 0.75". Bri Campbell tied for fourth place in the high jump with 5' 4.25". Not to be outdone, the distance squad brought home the hardware as well. Steve Atinkson and Aaron Clements finished first and second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:05.74 and 9:10.64. Kim Quinn took top honors in the 5,000meter in 16:48.89, while Daniel Howell took fifth place in the same event on the men's side in 14:26.98. Kaylee Campbell and Stephanie Burt took second and third in the steeplechase in 11:30.68 and 11:44.35. Meanwhile, back in Utah, Chari Hawkins led a small contingent of Utah State athletes and took home first place in the heptathlon at the Robison Invitational in Provo with an overall score of 5159. Next up for the Aggies is the Boise State Border Clash on April 30. — michael.d.rees@aggiemail.usu. edu UTAH STATE SPRINTERS Silas Pimentel (left) and Mike Pyrtle go head-to-head during USU's home track and field meet on April I 6. STERLING BOIN photo Rugby: Ex-USU players dominate Out-hit: 12 runs still not enough I continuedfrom page 9 I continuedfrom page 9 Rich, Vanessa Avila-Esparza and Rheannon King, all of whom were in Montana at the Grizzly Invitational, an event where regional club teams evaluate the play of top women's collegiate players. Additionally, two other players were missing due to injury or no-show, head coach Hannah Turner said. It was the continuation of a stretch that saw the Aggies field five players for just their second-ever collegiate match, the first coming last week, as late fill-ins for previous injuries. "When you throw (the new players) in against our alumni who have been playing for five-plus, 10-plus years, and they've been playing for a couple weeks, the balance isn't really there," Turner said. It was an assessment the match's leading scorer didn't completely subscribe to. "Having those other players probably would have helped them a little with the experience, but I don't think three players shouldn't make that much of a difference in the game," Rowberry said. "We still would have won by a couple tries." Following the alumni performance, Rowberry's stance is a difficult one to dispute. Despite consecutive failed extra-point attempts, the alumni asserted themselves early with two scores in the first 12 minutes of the contest, the first coming from Rowberry in the fourth minute as she split the Aggie defense by slicing up the middle of the pitch for the early 5-0 lead. Momentum shifted in the 14th minute when the alumni fumbled inches from yet another try. The miscue was returned by the Aggies to midfield before senior Ashley Clark scampered down the right sideline to cut the alumni lead to 10-7. That was as close as the Aggies would find themselves. Two more tries from the alumni squad rocketed them to a 24-7 advantage by the time the 25-minute stanza was complete. The second score came from Rowberry. USU had attempted a desperate chip kick just shy of midfield after there were no options to pitch the ball backward to perpetuate the play. After the alumni team fielded the quarter-field Garry Owen, Rowberry promptly took a teammate's lateral and jaunted untouched down her own sideline shortly before the half came to a close. Rowberry added another try in just the second minute of the second half to provide her team with a commanding 31-7 advantage. Junior Kylee Griffin recovered her own fumble in the try zone following a chip kick to slash her team's deficit to 17, but the alumni added tries in the 17th, 22nd and 24th minutes to keep the distance. Several on the alumni side, including head coach Brooke Lambert, said tackling issues most plagued the Aggies. "Part of the reason why we won big is because we have faster, bigger girls, but Utah State also wasn't tackling very well," said the 2008 graduate. "That definitely played a factor for us, being able to break the tackles and continue with our runs. I've seen (USU) have better days, for sure." The part-time Slug couldn't help but say experience also played a large role in the alumni's blowout. "We have a lot of experience on the field," Lambert said. "Most of us have been playing since we've gotten to college, and there are still several that continue to play still. Utah State's still a pretty young team." Despite the lopsided defeat, Turner said the game did provide a positive springboard for when the 2011-12 edition of the team debuts in the fall semester. "Today, more than anything, with this being all the alumni here, we were able to focus on camaraderie and sportsmanship and those things that will bring all those girls back in the fall," she said. "We hope not to lose them over the summer and hope to build relationships that can carry us further." — rhett.wilkinson@aggiemail.usu.edu Students... Going away for the summer?... What about your stuff? At Armor Storage, 1095 North 600 West, in Logan we have a secure, lockdown facility with a wide range of storage options. Please visit us at ArmorStorageofLogan.com or call 787-2007 that advanced McDonald to third. Shelby Tyteca came in after the first to pitch for the Aggies and faced the seven run deficit. "You just have to come in with a lot of intensity and come in with the mindset that no one else is going to score," Tyteca said . The Aggies held strong though the second but struggled again in the third give up five runs to the bulldogs four of which came from a grand slam off the bat of Nicole Angene. The Aggies' defensive struggles continued through the inning. In the bottom half of the third the Aggies added one more run to bring the score to 12-5. The USU offense was jump started in the fifth when Tina Ferguson hit a three-run homer that drilled a car on its way out of the park. Ferguson's 3-run shot put the Aggies at just a four run deficit heading into the sixth. Feeding off the motivation the Aggies kept fighting until the final out of the game. "Some girls clutched up for us and did what they needed to do. Tina got her three-run shot and that was huge," Utah State head coach Carissa Millsap-Kalaba said. — meredith.kinney@aggiemail. usu.edu Spring: QB race still undecided I continuedfrom page 9 drive. Moats, a transfer from the Air Force Academy in 2008, also commented on the quarterback race. "I think that they both did really well," Moats said. "They are shuffling in there with different linemen, different receivers, different backs every other series but Alex and Adam both did a really good job. It is going to be tough come summertime to pick one to be the go-to-guy in the fall." Andersen held no blitz back as he tested the two potential generals. Nine players recorded a total of 13 sacks on defense, swarming to ball carriers from their new 3-4 formation. Andersen said he got what he was looking for, despite holding out several key players such as senior linebacker Kyle Gallagher and WAC leading-tackler Bobby Wagner to protect them from injury. "With the Blues being the first team and the Whites being the second team you would think it would be a lopsided match-up and it was," Andersen said. "If you sit down and look at it there were about 15 or 16 kids that did not play today. It is a great opportunity to see, whether it's Blue or White, to see some young men that haven't played a lot of football in those real live situations." Freshman linebacker Parker Hausknecht led either team with three sacks. Sophomore linebacker Jake Doughty led the Blue with eight tackles and two sacks. Senior safety Walter McClenton of the Blue picked off a Kennedy pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. "Overall as a defense I felt like we had a pretty good day," McClenton said. "We were swarming to the ball today against the offense and according to some of the other safeties on the White side, they felt like they had a good scrimmage as well." Andersen said the field goal kicking took a major step backwards. Sophomore kicker Nick Diaz missed two extra point attempts and redshirt freshman placekicker Jaron Bentude missed two field goals from the left hash. "The kicking game is a huge concern for all of us right now," Andersen said. "Bottom line is, we'll go out and work to recruit a kicker at this point." With the conclusion of spring practices, the Aggies will enter summer conditioning and training camp. USU will travel to Alabama for the first game of the season, taking on the defending national champion Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 3. The first home game will be against Weber State on Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. — tavin.stucki@aggiemaiLusu.edu Scan here with your smartphone to see extra photos of Saturdays Blue-White football game Top in-state high school big man to join USU basketball program for 2011-12 BY USU ATHLETICS 1045 1/2 N Main St Suite AI Logan, UT 84341 After a sixth inning in which neither team scored, both teams came out strong in the seventh. The Bulldogs added three more runs in the top of the inning. Utah State answered with four runs including a home run from Krista Bava but the Aggies were unable to overcome Fresno State's lead and fell 16-12. With the losses this weekend, the Aggies fall to 4-10 in Western Athletic Conference play. Utah State softball will take the field again Tuesday against the University of Utah in Logan. Utah State men's basketball coach Stew Morrill announced Friday that in-state standout David Collette has agreed to join the Aggie basketball program beginning in the 2011-12 season. Collette, a 6-8, 220-pound forward from Murray (Utah) High School earned first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune as a prep senior as he averaged 22.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field (201-332), 64.2 percent from the free throw line (106-165) and 33.3 percent from three-point range (7-21). Collette was also named the 5ARegion 2 Most Valuable Player as a senior as voted on by the coaches. "David has a bright future as a basketball player and we are delighted that he will be part of our program," said Morrill. "He is very athletic with good skills and as he matures we know he will continue our tradition of quality big men from the state of Utah. "David is an excellent student and high-character young man who has been taught all the right things at home. He is a wonderful addition to Utah State Basketball." As a senior, Collette helped led Murray High School to a 20-4 record and a co-Region 2 Championship. During the year, Collette scored in double-figures in all 23 games he played in, including sixteen 20-point games and four 30point games, to go along with 10 double-doubles. Collette scored a career-high 33 points twice during his senior year against Cyprus High School during the regular season and Brighton High School in the state tournament. His career-high rebound game was 15 against Spanish Fork High School, while he posted a career-high six blocked shots against Granger High School. "I think David is the best Division I senior recruit in the state this year," said Jason Workman, Murray High School's head coach. "He is a very versatile post player in that he can shoot from the perimeter and he runs the floor very well. David fits into the mold the type of post players Utah State has had in the past and I think he will really surprise a lot of people at the Division I level." Collette earned third-team all-state honors as a junior at Murray High School as he led his team with nearly 18 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. "I chose Utah State because of its quality basketball program," said Collette. "I really like Coach Morrill and his coaching style. "His staff knows how to use their big men and I know they will develop my skills." |