March 20, 2004
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Baldy Castillo Invitational wrapped up Saturday with the host Arizona State track and field team recording 15 total marks that earned its individuals berths into the NCAA West Region and Pac-10 Conference championship meets later this season. Kandace Tucker led the charge by winning the sprint double, capturing gold in the 100m (11.79) and 200m dashes (23.72). The women won five events with a pair of second and third place finishes while the men also took home five golds with another three third place finishes.
On the women's side, the 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams all won their respective races to round out the victories for ASU. The men got wins from its 4x100m relay, Domenik Peterson (400m), Lewis Banda (200m) and a tie in the pole vault between Brandon Glenn and Stephen Dolk.
Overall, six women's marks went down as regional qualifiers. Those athletes included the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, Jacquelyn Johnson (100m hurdles), Tucker (200m), Cassandra Reed (200m), Sandra Orsund (discus). A total of six marks also earned athletes berths into the conference meet and those included Johnson (100m hurdles), Christine Hardeman (400m), Tucker (100m and 200m), Reed (200m) and Orsund (discus).
On the men's side, nine regional and 10 conference standards were met on the day. The 4x100m relay, Peterson (400m), Steve Fitch (400m), Steven Koehnemann (100m and 200m), Seth Amoo (200m), Lewis Banda (200m), Dolk (pole vault) and Glenn (pole vault) each earned regional berths while Peterson (400m), Fitch (400m), Koehnemann (100m and 200m), Amoo (100m and 200m), Jeff Dodge (800m), Banda (200m), Dolk (pole vault) and Glenn (pole vault) each earned spots in the conference meet.
Two times recorded by the women Saturday also go down as one of the better times in program history. In the 200m dash, Tucker tied Shanequa Campbell (1994) for the No. 10 spot on the list at 23.72 while the women's 4x800m relay team's time of 9:05.39 is the second fastest in school history.
A trio of meets awaits the Sun Devils next week when they return to the track. The multi-event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) will head to Tucson for the Arizona Multi Tuesday and Wednesday before rejoining the team for the ASU Invitational Friday night in Tempe. Several members of the team also will travel to the Stanford Invitational Friday and Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.