Conference Championship Weekend Part 2

Let's continue our conference championship series and discuss the Big 12. The Big 12 in recent years has moved ahead of the ACC and Pac 10 as the 2nd best BCS Conference. One could make the argument that the Big 12 may be the all around best conference. The Championship meet this weekend certainly provided plenty of great performances in not so great weather, there were disappointments and surprises.


Big 12 Men

The team going in with the most buzz was Pat Henry's Texas A&M squad. Henry's team put on some stunning performances at the Texas and Penn Relays and are coming off an amazing indoor season. The Aggies certainly brought a championship team to the meet in the end it was the Corn huskers of Nebraska that took home the title. Nebraska did not have a stand out victory just a great effort through out the competition by the men of the corn. Oklahoma came in a close second and was definitely not be messed with their solid performances in the sprints as well. Texas A&M came in a disappointing third however a close third.

Highlights

100 Meter Dash: Gerald Phiri 10.13 Texas A&M

200 Meter Dash: Curtis Mitchell 20.46 Texas A&M

400 Meter Dash: Tabarie Henry 45.89 Texas A&M

110 Meter Hurdles: Ronnie Ash 13.31 Oklahoma- Big 12 Meet Record

400 Meter Hurdles: Bryce Brown 49.64 Texas Tech

800 Meter Run: Blake Irwin 1:48.40 Missouri

1,500 Meter Run: Johnathan Stublaski 3:43.31 Oklahoma State

5,000 Meter Run: John Kosgei 14:05.96 Oklahoma State

10,000 Meter Run: John Kosgei 29:24.21 Oklahoma State

3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Hillary Bor 8:47.82 Iowa State

4x100 Meter Relay: Baylor 39.36 (Marcus Boyd, Whitney Prevost, Courtney Thomas and Trey Harts)

4x400 Meter Relay: Texas A&M 3:04.45 (Tran Howell, Bryan Miller, Curtis Mitchell and Tabarie Henry)

Long Jump: Marquise Goodwin 26-0.75 Texas *Freshman

Triple Jump: Zuheir Sharif 52-8.75 Texas A&M

High Jump: Paul Hamilton 7-1.75 Nebraska

Pole Vault: Jordan Scott 17-8.25 Kansas

Shot Put: Mason Finley 62-8.75 Kansas *Freshman

Discus Throw: Mason Finley 197-05 Kansas

Hammer Throw: KP Singh 215-06 Oklahoma

Javelin Throw: Sam Humphreys 243-09 Texas A&M *Freshman

Decathlon: Nick Adcock 7704 Missouri


Big 12 Women

A great championship meet for the women, solid performances all around. The Aggies of Texas A&M won their 8th conference title and 4th in a row under Coach Pat Henry. Henry has brought his winning formula from LSU to Texas A&M and it seems to be working. The Lady Aggies followed Pat Henry's usual trait to success, Hurdles, Sprints, Jumps and Relays. The Aggies were dominant in all areas. Jeneba Tarmoh was the most outstanding athlete for the aggies winning the 100 meter dash, 200 and 4x100 relay. The Aggies are currently number 1 in the nation and this past weekend, even with a bad week for Gabby Mayo were able to perform phenomenally well. Lisa Koll of Iowa continued her long distance dominance with a double victory in the women's 5,000 and 10,000.

Meet Highlights:

100 Meter Dash: Jeneba Tarmoh 11.19 Texas A&M

200 Meter Dash: Jeneba Tarmoh 22.65 Texas A&M

400 Meter Dash: Jessica Beard 52.08 Texas A&M

100 Meter Hurdles: Natasha Ruddock 12.89 Texas A&M

400 Meter Hurdles: Kianna Elahi 57.40 Iowa State

800 Meter Run: Sara Stoakes 2:07.16 Kansas State *Freshman

1,500 Meter Run: Lauren Bonds 4:20.02 Kansas

5,000 Meter Run: Lisa Koll 15:22.42 Iowa State

10,000 Meter Run: Lisa Koll 33:51.74 Iowa State

3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Emma Coburn 9:56.53 Colorado

4x100 Meter Relay Texas A&M 43. 74 (Jeneba Tarmoh, Porscha Lucas, Dominique Duncan and Elizabeth Adeoti)

4x400 Meter Relay Texas A&M 3:31.79 (Andrea Sutherland, Donique Flemings, Ashika Charan and Jessica Beard)

Long Jump: Chantel Malone 21-0.50 Texas

Triple Jump: Ashika Charan 42-9.50 Texas A&M

High Jump: Victoria Lucas 5-8.75 Texas

Pole Vault: Shane Weygandt 14-2.75 Texas Tech *Freshman

Shot Put: Karen Shump 54-8.75 Oklahoma *Freshman

Discus Throw: Brittany Borman 174-05 Oklahoma

Hammer Throw: Alena Krechyk 206-07 Kanasas *Freshman

Javelin Throw: Amy Backel 182-05 Oklahoma

Heptathlon: Chante McMillian 5349 Nebraska


As stated earlier plenty of great individual performances for the Big 12, in our next post we take a look at the Big Ten.