Utah State senior distance runner Eric Larson won the 1500m with a time of 3:49.95 on Friday, the final day of the 2011 WAC Outdoor Championships in Honolulu.
The scores remain tight with a little over a handful of events for each the men and women to claim the 2011 WAC Outdoor Championship title. With 13 events scored for the women and 14 for the men, Nevada leads the women with 91 points followed closely by USU at 87 and Louisiana Tech at 83 while Boise State sits at No. 1 with 113 and the Aggies at 105 in a clear two team race.
Larson remained undefeated in the 1500m throughout the outdoor season as well as earning his second first-team all-WAC honor after finishing second at last year's championships. He also earned second-team all-WAC honors in 2008 when he finished fifth in the 1500m.
Events that finished after 10 p.m. on Thursday have been included in this release.
Due to the four-hour time difference, Utah State Athletics has only included the events that finished before 10 p.m. (MT) Friday, in order to accommodate media outlets deadlines. All events that took place after 10 p.m. will be included in a release on Saturday.
USU placed athletes in the top three, earning first-team all-WAC honors, in eight events including seniors Ashlee Cannonin the 100m hurdles (13.96, second) and Shannon Prince in the discus with a toss of 47.94m (157-03, third) along with junior Kim Quinnin the 10,000m (37-02.58, third).
Senior Hunter Nelson finished third in the 1500m (3:51.78) as freshman Kyle McKenna and his older brother Brian McKenna, a junior, finished second and third in the 10,000m with times of 30:26.13 and 30:46.65, respectively. The men's 4x100m relay team finished second (41.05) as the team consisted of sophomore Silas Pimentel, senior Armahd Lewis and freshman Mikey Payne andTanner Hunt. Pimentel also placed third in the 100m (10.59).
For Nelson, this is his second first-team all-WAC honor and third overall all-WAC honor as he is a two-time second-team all-WAC honoree. For the McKenna brothers, this is Kyle's first all-WAC honor and the fifth for Brian, all of which have been first-team accolades.The Aggies also had athletes earn 17 second-team all-WAC honors for finishing fourth through sixth.
The USU men are the two-time defending WAC Outdoor Champions, while the Aggie women have placed fourth each of the last three years. The Utah State women look to avenge their one-point loss to Louisiana Tech earlier this year in the indoor season.
Live results can be found at www.utahstateaggies.com or on www.wacsports.com.
Fans can follow Utah State Athletics, including USU track and field, at http://twitter.com/USUAthletics.com or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
The scores remain tight with a little over a handful of events for each the men and women to claim the 2011 WAC Outdoor Championship title. With 13 events scored for the women and 14 for the men, Nevada leads the women with 91 points followed closely by USU at 87 and Louisiana Tech at 83 while Boise State sits at No. 1 with 113 and the Aggies at 105 in a clear two team race.
Larson remained undefeated in the 1500m throughout the outdoor season as well as earning his second first-team all-WAC honor after finishing second at last year's championships. He also earned second-team all-WAC honors in 2008 when he finished fifth in the 1500m.
Events that finished after 10 p.m. on Thursday have been included in this release.
Due to the four-hour time difference, Utah State Athletics has only included the events that finished before 10 p.m. (MT) Friday, in order to accommodate media outlets deadlines. All events that took place after 10 p.m. will be included in a release on Saturday.
USU placed athletes in the top three, earning first-team all-WAC honors, in eight events including seniors Ashlee Cannonin the 100m hurdles (13.96, second) and Shannon Prince in the discus with a toss of 47.94m (157-03, third) along with junior Kim Quinnin the 10,000m (37-02.58, third).
Senior Hunter Nelson finished third in the 1500m (3:51.78) as freshman Kyle McKenna and his older brother Brian McKenna, a junior, finished second and third in the 10,000m with times of 30:26.13 and 30:46.65, respectively. The men's 4x100m relay team finished second (41.05) as the team consisted of sophomore Silas Pimentel, senior Armahd Lewis and freshman Mikey Payne andTanner Hunt. Pimentel also placed third in the 100m (10.59).
For Nelson, this is his second first-team all-WAC honor and third overall all-WAC honor as he is a two-time second-team all-WAC honoree. For the McKenna brothers, this is Kyle's first all-WAC honor and the fifth for Brian, all of which have been first-team accolades.The Aggies also had athletes earn 17 second-team all-WAC honors for finishing fourth through sixth.
Live results can be found at www.utahstateaggies.com or on www.wacsports.com.
Fans can follow Utah State Athletics, including USU track and field, at http://twitter.com/USUAthletics.com or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
