Dec. 12, 2015
Nampa, Idaho --- The San José State women's track and field team got off to a solid start to the 2015 indoor season on Saturday at the Jacksons Open in Nampa, Idaho."I'm absolutely pleased and we performed better than I thought we would have for the first meet of the season," said Spartans' head coach Jeff Petersmeyer. "We were really close with some personal records and this is December."Jade Childs' 8.80 in the 60-meter hurdles prelim was the fastest of all qualifiers, and then she beat that with an 8.76 in the finals. Makayla Webb also qualified and clocked a personal-best 8.79 in the event.Caitlin Wilson narrowly missed her personal-best in both the 60 and 200-meter dashes. She took the top spot in both events, clocking 7.68 in the 60 and 24.45 in the 200.In their Spartan track debuts, freshman jumpers Kolbi Sims, Natalia Gutierrez and Ashley Sidhu all competed in the high jump. Sims and Gutierrez both cleared the bar at 1.60 metersboth cleared the high-jump bar at 1.60 meters.Nicole Iloanya led the way in her specialty event, the triple-jump, with a distance of 12.54 meters. Cambree Harbaugh finished close behind with a mark of 11.63."Nicole performed very well today and I think we have a bright future ahead with our young jumpers," Petersmeyer said. "The group coming back brings experience to the team, which we didn't have last season. I think it's good for us to have that this year."Childs, who redshirted the 2014 indoor season, set a personal record Saturday with a shot put toss of 11.49 meters.The SJSU women's track and field tram is back in action on January 15-16 at the Ed Jacoby Invitational.60-Meter Dash Prelims
1. Kelsey Johnson-Upshaw, San José State, 7.86q; 2. Caitlin Wilson, San José State, 7.91q; 3. Maria Montt, Portland, 8.00q; 4. Maija Pinkins, San José State, 8.01q; 5. Taylor Deskins, Northwest Nazarene, 8.06q; 7. Jelia Brice-Montgomery, San José State, 8.13q; 11. Madiha Raza, San José State, 8.28; 19. Chidinma Nwokocha, San José State, 8.55.60-Meter Dash Finals
1. Caitlin Wilson, San José State, 7.68; 2. Kelsey Johnson-Upshaw, San José State, 7.86; 3. Taylor Deskins, Northwest Nazarene, 7.86; 4. Maria Montt, Portland, 7.91; 5. Maija Pinkins, San José State, 7.94; 7. Jelia Brice-Montgomery, San José State, 8.08.200 Meter Dash
1. Caitlin Wilson, San José State, 24.45; 2. Maria Montt, Portland, 25.84; 3. Mattie Brouwers, Lewis-Clark, 25.91; 4. Makayla Webb, San José State, 26.21; 6. Jelia Brice-Montgomery, San José State, 26.30; 7. Maija Pinkins, San José State, 26.38; 12. Madiha Raza, San José State, 27.11.60-Meter Hurdles Prelims
1. Jade Childs, San José State, 8.80q; 2. Makayla Webb, San José State, 9.07q; 3. Lisa Petersen, Saint Martin's, 9.08q; 4. Chelsey Knott, Northwest Nazarene, 9.29q; 5. Tianna Banfro, Central Washington, 9.44q; 7. Kolbi Sims, San José State, 9.53q; 9. Leah Lambert, San José State, 9.66.
60-Meter Hurdles Finals
1. Jade Childs, San José State, 8.76; 2. Makayla Webb, San José State, 8.79; 3. Lisa Petersen, Saint Martin's, 9.19; 6. Kolbi Sims, San José State, 9.48.
4x400 Relay
1. Utah State A, 3:53.53; 2. San José State A (Caitlin Wilson, Makayla Webb, Jelia Brice-Montgomery, Maija Pinkins, 3:58.63; 3. Utah B, 4:10.17.
Long Jump
1. Asia Greene, George Fox, 5.62m; 2. Cambree Harbaugh, San José State, 5.60m; 3. Kelsey Johnson-Upshaw, San José State, 5.58m; 5. Kolbi Sims, San José State, 5.39m; 7. Leah Lambert, San José State, 5.25m.
High Jump
1. Jordan Ward, Boise State, 1.75m; 2. Kolbi Sims, San José State, 1.60m; 4. Eliza Hansen, Utah, J1.60m; 5. Natalia Gutierrez, San José State, J1.60m; 8. Ashley Sidhu, San José State, 1.50m.
Triple Jump
1. Nicole Iloanya, San José State, 12.54m; 2. Cambree Harbaugh, San José State, 11.63; 3. Courtney Jost, Utah, 11.59m.
Shot Put
1. Courtney Hutchinson, Boise State, 14.34m; 2. Kirby Neale, Saint Martin's, 13.07; 3. Jessica johns, Northwest Nazarene, 12.97; 8. Jade Childs, San José State, 11.49m.