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NCAAOutdoorTrack&FieldChampionships
Track and Field Tigers Complete Run In NCAA Championships
6/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
June 15, 2003
Saturday marked the completion of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held in Sacramento, Calif. In total, Missouri had top 20 finishes in 11 events. Two Tigers, Christian Cantwell and Timothy Dunne, earned All-America honors, making a total of seven after combining the five from the indoor championships.
Dunne earned his only All-American distinction after finishing tenth in the 800-meter run. Dunne, a native of Jerome, Idaho, completed his career as a Tiger, but qualified for the USATF Championships being held next week in Palo Alto, Calif.
Fellow Tiger senior Christian Cantwell (Eldon, Mo.) received his seventh All-American honor after finishing runner-up in the shot put. Cantwell's final showing as a Tiger proved to be his best. He threw for a career-high and a new Missouri record of 70 feet, 9 inches and has also earned a spot in the USATF Championships.
Another senior, Fiona Asigbee (Walford, Iowa) came within three point of being an All-American in the heptathlon. Asigbee finished ninth overall, and freshman teammate Jessica Stockard (Godfrey, Ill.) finished 20th. Stockard's best event was the 200-meter dash where she finished fourth and earned 902 points.
Also yesterday, Junior Jennifer Bennett (Ashland, Mo.) placed 12th with a 13 foot, 1.5 inch attempt in the pole vault, sophomore Jenny Bybee (Springfield, Mo.) finished 13th in the high jump with a 5 foot, 8.75 inch jump, and sophomore Jesse Sims (Paola, Kan.) earned 14th place in the high jump with a 7 foot, 0.25 inch jump.
Cantwell and Dunne will join Bennett, Stockard, and Strickland in Palo Alto, Calif. for the USATF Championships next week. Bennett qualified on a "B" standard in the pole vault. Stockard will be competing as a junior national in the heptathlon. And, Russ Bell (Jefferson City, Mo.) will join Cantwell and Strickland in the shot put competition. Bell finished 14th in the shot put, 17th in the discus, and 25th in the hammer throw earlier this week in the championships.
CBS will have television coverage of the 2003 NCAA Track and Field Championships on tape delay, Saturday, June 21st, starting at 2 p.m. The USATF National Championships will also have television coverage. NBC will air coverage on Saturday, June 21st, starting at 4 p.m., and ESPN2 will pick-up Sunday's coverage starting at 4 p.m. also.
