Gill finishes ninth at NCAA meet
6/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Indoor Track, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
University of Montana junior Jas Gill jumped 7-1.5 to finish ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday in Sacramento, Calif. Gill fell one place shy of becoming UM's first high jump All-American.
Gill, from Abbotsford, B.C., cleared 7-1.5 in his first attempt before bowing out in three tries at 7-2.5, a school-record height he leaped earlier this season at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In the high jump preliminaries, Gill and 15 others had all cleared 7-0.25 when the meet officials put an end to the event and advanced all 16 to the finals rather than risk losing enough athletes at the next height that fewer than 12 would advance to Saturday's finals.
Montana had a pair of outstanding individual performances at the NCAA championship. 2005 marks the second time in four years that Montana track and field boasted two All-Americans at the same outdoor championships, and just the fourth time in the history of the program.
Senior Dane Brubaker threw a 219-9 in the finals Friday to finish eighth, becoming the first javelin All-American in the history of Montana track and field. Senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon Thursday with a point total of 7,558.
(Posted June 10, 2005)
Senior Dane Brubaker took eighth place in the javelin Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Sacramento, Calif. Brubaker threw a 219-9 in the finals and finished among the top eight Americans to become the first javelin All-American in the history of Montana track and field.
Brubaker, from Terry, Mont., was third overall through Thursday's preliminary rounds with a flight-winning toss of 227-3.
2005 marks the second time in four years that Montana track and field boasted two All-Americans at the same outdoor championships and just the fourth time in the history of the program. Senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon Thursday with a point total of 7,558.
The Griz still have one competitor remaining with junior Jas Gill slated to compete in the high jump finals Saturday at 5 p.m. (MTN). Gill qualified with a jump of 7-0.25 on Thursday and will have to finish among the top eight overall to earn All-America honors.
(Posted June 9, 2005)
University of Montana senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon on Thursday at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., to earn All-America honors. Levin became Montana's fourth decathlete All-American since 1999. Junior Jas Gill also competed on Thursday, advancing to Saturday's high jump finals with a jump of 7-0.25.
Senior Dane Brubaker will compete in the javelin finals on Friday at 6 p.m. (MST). The Terry, Mont., native had the third-best throw in the preliminaries and needs to finish among the top eight Americans in the event to earn All-America honors.
Gill will compete in the high jump finals on Saturday at 5 p.m. (MST). A Canadian, Gill would have to finish among the top eight overall to earn All-America honors.
Levin led the decathlon after day one with 4,023 points. He maintained the lead after the first event on Thursday, running a time of 14.46 in the 110-meter hurdles, just missing his season-best time of 14.42. But Texas's Trey Hardee ran a personal-best 14.09 to cut Levin's lead to 29 points, 4,939-4,910.
Levin was knocked out of first place in the seventh event, the discus. The Murray, Utah, native finished with a distance of 132-6, just eight feet shy of his season best, but LSU's Alleyne Lett threw 174-10 and Hardee went 158-7 to both move past Levin.
In the eighth event, the pole vault, Levin finished at 14-9 to remain in third place with 6,371 points. Hardee went 15-9 to increase his point total to 6,595 and Hardee's teammate at Texas, Donovan Kilmartin, went 16-4.75 to claim second with 6,467 points.
Levin dropped to sixth overall after throwing the javelin 142-8, placing 18th out of the 18 remaining competitors.
Despite struggling in the javelin, Levin finished strong in the final event, placing fifth in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 4:37.90.
Levin finished with 7,558 points. Hardee won the title with 7,881 points, followed by Dartmouth's Mustafa Abdur-Rahim with 7,739 points and Missouri's Hans Uldal with 7,687 points.
In the high jump preliminaries, Gill and 15 others had all cleared 7-0.25 when the meet officials put an end to the event and advanced all 16 to the finals rather than risk losing enough athletes at the next height that fewer than 12 would advance to Saturday's finals.
(Posted June 8, 2005)
University of Montana senior Andrew Levin is in first place after the opening day of the decathlon at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Sacramento, Calif. The 2005 Big Sky Conference champion and UM decathlon record holder scored 4,023 opening-day points to grab a 32-point lead over UConn's William Thomas and a 59-point lead over Texas's Donovan Kilmartin.
The Grizzlies have not had an outdoor track and field national champion since 1965.
Senior Dane Brubaker advanced to the finals of the javelin by throwing 227-3 in the preliminaries, the third best distance of the 26 competitors in that event. The top 12 athletes advanced to Friday's 6 p.m. Mountain finals.
With his throw, Brubaker improved upon his career best, which is also the Montana school record.
This is Brubaker's third national meet. The Terry, Mont., native failed to advance out of the preliminaries as a sophomore and junior.
Freshman Logan Labbe had a throw of 179-5 to finish in 23rd.
Levin hovered near the top of the leader board all day on Wednesday.
The Murray, Utah, native opened the meet with an 11.19 in the 100 meters to finish fourth out of the 26 competitors. Trey Hardee of Texas won the event with a time of 10.86. Levin picked up 819 points in the event.
Levin then jumped a season-best 23-9 to finish third in the long jump and move up to third overall with 1,690 points. Kilmartin won the event with a jump of 24-6.5.
In the shot put, Levin finished with a mark of 44-7. The distance, which scored 703 points, ranked seventh, but still kept Levin in third place overall with 2,393 points. Thomas threw an event-best 50-0.75.
Levin solidified his spot in third place with a high jump of 6-8, just a half inch off his season best. The height was tied for second best in the event and earned Levin 831 more points, 3,224 through four events and just 14 out of the lead.
Kilmartin won the event with a jump of 6-9.
Levin took his first lead of the day in the final event of the day, the 400 meters. Levin finished eighth in the event with a season-best time of 50.34, but it moved him into first place with one day and five events remaining.
Hardee won the 400 meters with a time of 48.33.
Day two of the decathlon includes the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters.
Junior Jas Gill will also be competing on Thursday, doing the high jump at 1:30 p.m. Mountain.
Gill, from Abbotsford, B.C., cleared 7-1.5 in his first attempt before bowing out in three tries at 7-2.5, a school-record height he leaped earlier this season at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In the high jump preliminaries, Gill and 15 others had all cleared 7-0.25 when the meet officials put an end to the event and advanced all 16 to the finals rather than risk losing enough athletes at the next height that fewer than 12 would advance to Saturday's finals.
Montana had a pair of outstanding individual performances at the NCAA championship. 2005 marks the second time in four years that Montana track and field boasted two All-Americans at the same outdoor championships, and just the fourth time in the history of the program.
Senior Dane Brubaker threw a 219-9 in the finals Friday to finish eighth, becoming the first javelin All-American in the history of Montana track and field. Senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon Thursday with a point total of 7,558.
(Posted June 10, 2005)
Senior Dane Brubaker took eighth place in the javelin Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Sacramento, Calif. Brubaker threw a 219-9 in the finals and finished among the top eight Americans to become the first javelin All-American in the history of Montana track and field.
Brubaker, from Terry, Mont., was third overall through Thursday's preliminary rounds with a flight-winning toss of 227-3.
2005 marks the second time in four years that Montana track and field boasted two All-Americans at the same outdoor championships and just the fourth time in the history of the program. Senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon Thursday with a point total of 7,558.
The Griz still have one competitor remaining with junior Jas Gill slated to compete in the high jump finals Saturday at 5 p.m. (MTN). Gill qualified with a jump of 7-0.25 on Thursday and will have to finish among the top eight overall to earn All-America honors.
(Posted June 9, 2005)
University of Montana senior Andrew Levin finished sixth in the decathlon on Thursday at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., to earn All-America honors. Levin became Montana's fourth decathlete All-American since 1999. Junior Jas Gill also competed on Thursday, advancing to Saturday's high jump finals with a jump of 7-0.25.
Senior Dane Brubaker will compete in the javelin finals on Friday at 6 p.m. (MST). The Terry, Mont., native had the third-best throw in the preliminaries and needs to finish among the top eight Americans in the event to earn All-America honors.
Gill will compete in the high jump finals on Saturday at 5 p.m. (MST). A Canadian, Gill would have to finish among the top eight overall to earn All-America honors.
Levin led the decathlon after day one with 4,023 points. He maintained the lead after the first event on Thursday, running a time of 14.46 in the 110-meter hurdles, just missing his season-best time of 14.42. But Texas's Trey Hardee ran a personal-best 14.09 to cut Levin's lead to 29 points, 4,939-4,910.
Levin was knocked out of first place in the seventh event, the discus. The Murray, Utah, native finished with a distance of 132-6, just eight feet shy of his season best, but LSU's Alleyne Lett threw 174-10 and Hardee went 158-7 to both move past Levin.
In the eighth event, the pole vault, Levin finished at 14-9 to remain in third place with 6,371 points. Hardee went 15-9 to increase his point total to 6,595 and Hardee's teammate at Texas, Donovan Kilmartin, went 16-4.75 to claim second with 6,467 points.
Levin dropped to sixth overall after throwing the javelin 142-8, placing 18th out of the 18 remaining competitors.
Despite struggling in the javelin, Levin finished strong in the final event, placing fifth in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 4:37.90.
Levin finished with 7,558 points. Hardee won the title with 7,881 points, followed by Dartmouth's Mustafa Abdur-Rahim with 7,739 points and Missouri's Hans Uldal with 7,687 points.
In the high jump preliminaries, Gill and 15 others had all cleared 7-0.25 when the meet officials put an end to the event and advanced all 16 to the finals rather than risk losing enough athletes at the next height that fewer than 12 would advance to Saturday's finals.
(Posted June 8, 2005)
University of Montana senior Andrew Levin is in first place after the opening day of the decathlon at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Sacramento, Calif. The 2005 Big Sky Conference champion and UM decathlon record holder scored 4,023 opening-day points to grab a 32-point lead over UConn's William Thomas and a 59-point lead over Texas's Donovan Kilmartin.
The Grizzlies have not had an outdoor track and field national champion since 1965.
Senior Dane Brubaker advanced to the finals of the javelin by throwing 227-3 in the preliminaries, the third best distance of the 26 competitors in that event. The top 12 athletes advanced to Friday's 6 p.m. Mountain finals.
With his throw, Brubaker improved upon his career best, which is also the Montana school record.
This is Brubaker's third national meet. The Terry, Mont., native failed to advance out of the preliminaries as a sophomore and junior.
Freshman Logan Labbe had a throw of 179-5 to finish in 23rd.
Levin hovered near the top of the leader board all day on Wednesday.
The Murray, Utah, native opened the meet with an 11.19 in the 100 meters to finish fourth out of the 26 competitors. Trey Hardee of Texas won the event with a time of 10.86. Levin picked up 819 points in the event.
Levin then jumped a season-best 23-9 to finish third in the long jump and move up to third overall with 1,690 points. Kilmartin won the event with a jump of 24-6.5.
In the shot put, Levin finished with a mark of 44-7. The distance, which scored 703 points, ranked seventh, but still kept Levin in third place overall with 2,393 points. Thomas threw an event-best 50-0.75.
Levin solidified his spot in third place with a high jump of 6-8, just a half inch off his season best. The height was tied for second best in the event and earned Levin 831 more points, 3,224 through four events and just 14 out of the lead.
Kilmartin won the event with a jump of 6-9.
Levin took his first lead of the day in the final event of the day, the 400 meters. Levin finished eighth in the event with a season-best time of 50.34, but it moved him into first place with one day and five events remaining.
Hardee won the 400 meters with a time of 48.33.
Day two of the decathlon includes the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters.
Junior Jas Gill will also be competing on Thursday, doing the high jump at 1:30 p.m. Mountain.
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