Weekly Recap

(Ashley Henderson-San Diego State)

The Outdoor Season is here. We are still fresh off a great NCAA Indoor Championship and it is still late March. Although there have been a few noticeable performances expect for things to really start to heat up this weekend. There are two major meets, the Florida Relays and Texas Relays. Both of those meets will take majority of your attention and produce some truly stellar performances. This past weekend however we had a few notable performances that require your attention. Let us look back at our top five performances from this past weekend.

5. Raven Saunders (Ole Miss)- Saunders literally picked up where she left off. The dominating shot putter continued her streak over 60 feet this past week with a mark of 60-8 ¾. Her mark is currently ranked number 1 in the nation and Saunders is right on schedule with defending her NCAA title.

4. Steven Gayle (Alabama)- Gayle is one of the many talented sprinters at Alabama. Gayle clocked in at 20.48 to win the 200 meter dash at FSU Relays. His time is currently the fastest wind-legal time in the NCAA and gives the Alabama Crimson Tide a 1-2 punch in the event.

3. Henry Wynne (Virginia)- Wynne has had a great career running for the University of Virginia. He continued to show that he is capable of high level performances by running a strong race this past weekend at the Raleigh Relays. Although early in the season his time of 13:43.53 in the 5,000 is currently the only time in the NCAA under 14 minutes and currently has him ranked number one. His time is quite impressive early and puts him in great position for later on in the season.

2. Tobi Amusan (UTEP)- If you thought defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Kentucky was going to have it easy you were most certainly wrong. Amusan placed herself squarely in title contention with an impressive performance in the 100 meter hurdles this past weekend. Her time of 12.63 places her in the number one spot in the NCAA and with a legal personal best better than everyone in the NCAA.

1. Ashley Henderson (San Diego State)- Henderson has quietly build quite the impressive resume during her time at San Diego State. After an All-American indoor season Henderson has transitioned well to the outdoor season. This past weekend on her home track Henderson rocketed to a time of 11.10 in the 100 meter dash. Her time placed her in the number one position very early in the season. Her time regardless of the season requires attention; she has officially made herself a candidate for the NCAA title against a strong Oregon team.

RELAY OF THE WEEK*

The relay of the week goes to TEXAS A&M men’s and women’s 4x100 relay team. The men clocked in a national leading time of 39.12, while the women garnered the number two ranking nationally with a time of 43.16.