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| BYU Men & Women Wrap Up Conference Titles Posted: 15 May 2010 09:04 PM PDT Despite entering the final day of the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in third place, the BYU women were able to dominate on the final day to secure their second consecutive MWC title, and their eighth outdoor title this decade. The 800m was a strong event for BYU, with six Cougars finishing in the top eight. Sophomore All-American Lacey Cramer successfully defended her title in 2:04.67, narrowly edging teammate Angela Wagner, who finished second in 2:04.94. Led by Mark Robison, BYU men's track and field team continued to pile on points on the final day of the MWC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and came away with a dominating victory for their 12th consecutive MWC Outdoor title. "We really came out today and did what we needed to do," BYU head coach Craig Poole said. "We had great performances all around, from Mindy (McClurkin) taking both the sprints to our two high jumpers (Ada Robinson and Ashley Dziendziel) finishing one – two. It was just a great day." "I am very, very pleased with the results from today," Robison said. "We still have not lost an MWC outdoor championship, and it feels great. We had some great performances today from a number of people, but also had to deal with more adversity than we did yesterday, but we battled through it and came away with a win." BYU women scored 204 points, followed by TCU (121)and Colorado St. (101). The BYU men scored 211 points, head of New Mexico (153) and TCU (149). Related posts:
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| Lolo Jones is back and it shows Posted: 15 May 2010 08:50 PM PDT -Doha, (May 14, 2010) Lolo Jones won the 100 meter hurdles by holding off a challenge from Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada to win the women's 100 meter hurdles in 12.63. She got slowly out of the block and clipped the first two hurdles before running flawless in the middle and final parts of the race. She is indisputably back, making a mark on the inaugural IAAF Diamond League meet. Beijing proved not be golden for Jones and in 2009 she battled health issues after pulling a hamstring at Drake Relays. Always her biggest critic. "I hit two hurdles, so midway through the race I said there is no way I'll win," Jones said. "Then I started pulling things together. I was completed shocked I won. That I was able to get back in control, I was really proud of myself." She is looking like the sure-footed, burst of speed hurdler that we have come to know. Her mid-race surge in Doha is a flash back to the confidence shown by the LSU alum during the 2008 season. An even more impressive 100 meter race by Asafa Powell was a highlight in the men’s race in the absence of fellow country man Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprinter produced a wind-aided 9.75 seconds. Bershawn Jackson ran down Kerron Clement in the final 20 meters to win the 400 meter hurdles in 48.66. Related posts:
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