Dec. 12, 2002

Boone, N.C. - T. Alford set a new school record in the men's 55m dash and provisionally qualifies for NCAA Indoor championships with a time of 6.23 at the ASU Indoor Opener Saturday in Boone. For NCAA purposes, .02 seconds will be added to this time because of the altitude adjustment rule.

"This was an outstanding start for T., considering that he has only been with the Cats for about two weeks due to his participation on Western's football team," said head coach Danny Williamson. "With some more practice time under his belt and a few adjustments, he may be able to improve upon this performance."

Also doing well in the meet were Darius Bryson, who ran an all-time personal best in 55m dash with a time of 6.41, and Milton Bolton, who finished second in the 400m with a time of 50.26. He also anchored the men's 4 x 400m relay team to a second place finish with a split of 48.2 seconds. Joining Bolton on this team were senior Caleb Bailey and freshmen Charleton Grant and Dustin Cowan.

John Robertson turned in an outstanding performance in his college debut in the 800m with a second place finish and a time of 1:57.91. Justin Davis had a very solid day in the horizontal jumps as he posted a personal-best in the long jump at 23-5, good for second place, and 46-2 in the tripple jump, good for third place.

Kamata Potts had a great day with an all-time best performance in two different events. Her time of 7.04 in the 55m dash, and her leap of 19-2 in the long jump, gave her an excellent start to the season.

Cedea Bowden turn in a couragous performance in the 55m dash with a time of 7.16. This performance came after she had suffered a fall during a warm-up collision with another athlete and suffered a fractured wrist. Bowden, one of Western's women's top athletes and team leaders, did not participate in any further competition during the meet.

Tonya Edmonds won the 800m event with a time of 2:24.69. Edmonds ran an outstanding race from start to finish as she led from wire to wire. In the pole vault, the duo of sophomore Laura Tieszen and junior Dana Anglin finished first and second, respectively, both clearing the bar at 11-5.75. The 4 x 400m relay squad of Leslie Martin, Jennifer Spivey, Ashelyn Little and Benetta Boyd claimed a second place finish with a time of 3:58.56.

Western will take a break from practice and competition until after the Holidays.

ASU Opener Results
Women's:
55M
Kamata Potts     7.04
Shameka Harris   7.14
Cedea Bowden     7.16
Cassie Gentry    7.18
Ashelyn Little   7.34

55M Hurdles
Shantal Nelson   9.08
Tiffany Mack     11.01

200M
Ashelyn Little   25.85
Shameka Harris   26.07
Cassie Gentry    26.61
Shantal Nelson   27.44

400M
Leslie Martin    59.64
Benetta Boyd     59.92
Jennifer Spivey  60.11
Shantal Nelson   64.52
Marquita Duffie  65.89

800M
Tonya Edmonds    2:24.69
Tammy Ulander    2:37.21

Mile
Deanna Kulesz    5:34.83
Megan Kellogg    5:59.78

4x400M Relay
Martin, Spivey, Little, Boyd     3:58.56
Harris, Edmonds, Potts, Ulander  4:18.56
Nelson, Duffie, Kellogg, Kulesz  4:29.46

Pole Vault
Laura Tieszen    11-5.75
Dana Anglin      11-5.75

Long Jump
Kamata Potts     19-2
Shameka Harris   17-9.5
Tiffany Mack     16-11.5
Tripple Jump
Tiffany Mack     34-3

Shot Put
Kineta Williams  40-0.75
Morgan Hyatt     38-4.75
Quiletta Dunston 32-8.5
LaToya Sutton    29-5.5

20lb Weight Throw
Quiletta Dunston 48-3.5
Kineta Williams  41-8
Morgan Hyatt     39-3
LaToya Sutton    32-5


Men's:
55M
T. Alford        6.23 *
Darius Bryson    6.41
Milton Bolton    6.49
Patrick Mauldin  6.61
Pierce McCombs   6.70

55M Hurdles
Lawrence Briscoe 7.80
Seajae Hartness  8.44

200M
T. Alford        22.76
Darius Bryson    23.06
Patrick Mauldin  23.33

400M
Milton Bolton    50.26
Charleton Grant  51.62
Dustin Cowan     51.78
Lawrence Briscoe 54.93

800M
John Robertson   1:57.91
Eddie Vick       2:03.74
James Irwin      2:03.99

3000M
Adam Puett       9:05.37

4x400M Relay
Grant, Bailey, Cowan, Bolton      3:21.83
Mauldin, Robertson, Bryson, Vick  3:30.02

High Jump
Lawrence Briscoe 6-0
Bobby Robinson   6-0
Heath Huggins    5-10

Pole Vault
Sean Heaton      13-11.75
Seajay Hartness  13-5.75
David McCall     12-6
Heath Huggins    11-11.75

Long Jump
Justin Davis     23-5.25
Tyler Ferguson   20-9.25
Bobby Robinson   20-1
Rod Palmer       19-8.75
David McCall     17-7

Tripple Jump
Justin Davis     46-2
Tyler Ferguson   44-4.75
Rod Palmer       42-6.25

Shot Put
David Boyce      46-5.25
Jason Stepp      42-6.25

35lb Weight Throw
Jason Stepp      43-4.25
David Boyce      35-0.25

* - NCAA Indoor Provisional Qualifying Time/Distance