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Chico Multi provides Clancey a showcase, NCAA Championships provisional bid
Kelly Clancey won the Chico Multi Heptathlon and an NCAA Championships provisional bid.
3/5/2010 9:20:00 PM
CHICO – In summing up Kelly Clancey’s performance at the two-day Chico Multi, you can forgive Chico State women’s track fans for using the old Yogi Berra line, “it’s like déjà vu all over again.” For the second straight year, the junior from Modesto has used the Chico Multi as a springboard for an NCAA Championships provisional bid in the Heptathlon – after earning 4,400 points a year ago to qualify, Clancey piled up a bid-worthy 4,743 points over the seven events in the 2010 edition of the Chico Multi, held at University Stadium.
Clancey, after collecting 2,829 points in Thursday’s four Heptathlon events, won two of the remaining three events Friday, finishing first in the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 9.5 inches, and topping the field in the 800-meter run. Clancey’s Chico State teammate, sophomore Shannon Jordan, finished seventh in the 11-woman Heptathlon field with a total of 3,193 points, while Wildcat Maddie Allen, running unattached, came in eighth place with a two-day total of 3,126 points.
Sarah Nichols of Butte College finished second to Clancey in the Heptathlon with 4,587 points.
In the Chico Multi’s Heptathlon team rankings, Chico State finished first with 12 points, followed by Butte College with eight. California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) rivals Humboldt State and Cal State Stanislaus placed third and fourth, earning six and five team points, respectively.
CHICO MULTI FINAL RESULTS - Heptathlon
The Chico State women’s track team will be competing on the road this Saturday, traveling to Turlock to take part in the Kim Duyst Invitational, hosted by Cal State Stanislaus.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Softball
Kacie McCarthy’s freshman season as a Wildcat has been filled with highlights, but the Shingletown native turned in her most memorable performances of the year last weekend in the NCAA West Sub-Regional at Sonoma State, posting three straight victories and helping Chico State advance to the West Super Regional in Hawaii. The Wildcats are just two wins away from reaching the Division II College World Series, thanks in large part to the pitching prowess of McCarthy, who is the latest recipient of Wildcat of the Week honors.
In Friday’s Sub-Regional opener, McCarthy took over for Chico State starter Jessica McDermott and tossed seven-and-a-third innings of relief, striking out a career-high 11 batters and earning the win as the Wildcats beat 15th ranked Grand Canyon University 5-4 in eight innings. In Saturday’s winner’s bracket game versus No. 14 Sonoma State, McCarthy twirled a one-hit shutout in Chico State’s 7-0 victory over the host Seawolves. Sunday McCarthy completed the postseason trifecta, going the distance for the 18th time this year and getting credit for the “W” as the ’Cats rallied back from three runs down to score four times in the bottom of the sixth inning and pull out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State to sweep through the Sub-Regional and advance to this weekend’s West Super Regional.
McCarthy, now 16-10 on the season, lowered her season ERA to 1.92 with the three weekend wins and is ranked third among California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) pitchers. She also is sixth in the conference in victories and innings pitched (164.1). She leads the Wildcats in wins, complete games, innings pitched and appearances (29).
Chico State takes on the No. 3 ranked Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific time in the opener of the West Super Regional in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The winner of the best-of-three set will advance to the Division II College World Series May 27-31 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Men's Track
As a decathlete, Brian Beeman is used to running all over the place. But he took it to a new level last week. After competing in the decathlon, high jump and javelin to help lead the Chico State men’s track & field team to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship March 6-8, he got on a bus and arrived back in Chico in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Then, he turned around to head back to Southern California for the Claremont Classic Decathlon and turned in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark and personal best score of 6,512 on Thursday and Friday.
That iron-man feet has earned him Wildcat of the Week honors.
Beeman finished sixth at the Burns Track and Field Complex while logging the 15th best score in the nation this year. He won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:31.75, placed third in the 400-meter dash (51.19 seconds) and tied for third in the high jump (6-feet-02.75).
Beeman and a number of his Wildcats teammates now await Wednesday morning’s NCAA Track and Field Championships selection show to found out if he’s earned a berth to the National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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6.24.10 | Women's Track
CHICO – Chico State women’s track and field Head Coach Oliver Hanf, fresh off a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship and the No. 18 ranking in the nation, has not wasted any time in replenishing his roster for next spring. The reigning CCAA Coach of the Year stayed fairly close to home in selecting his latest batch of recruits, as Chico High School’s Kasey Barnett, Daniella Dumitras of Live Oak High and Davis High’s Kaitlin Clancy have each signed their National Letter of Intent to compete for the Wildcats in 2011.
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6.7.10 | Women's Track
CHICO – The 2010 season may be over, but the awards continue to roll in for three members of the Chico State women’s track and field team…this time for their success in the classroom. The College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) has announced that Wildcat distance runner Kara Lubieniecki has been named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country first team, while teammates Anna Eicholtz and Alia Gray were honored with All-District second team selections.
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5.29.10 | Men's Track, Women's Track
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a track meet marred by gloomy clouds and thunderstorms, it was only fitting that the one they call “The Hurricane” provided the Wildcats with a lightening-rod of joy. Katrina Rodriguez won the national pole vault crown to start Saturday’s action at the NCAA Track & Field Championships at Johnson C. Smith University’s Irwin Belk Track Complex in Charlotte, N.C., and in doing so sparked a storm of Chico State success. The Wildcats netted six All-America awards Saturday. Michael Wickman finished second in the 1,500 meters and seventh in the 800 meters, Beau Rogers finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Kara Lubieniecki was fifth in the 1,500 meters, and Ryan Bertucci eighth in the high jump, giving him three straight top-10 finishes at the National Championships. The Wildcats men’s and women’s teams logged their best finish since 2007, finishing eighth and 18th, respectively.
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5.28.10 | Men's Track, Women's Track
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Talor Fulfer capped off an outstanding 2010 season with a strong showing Friday in the NCAA Track and Field Championships, placing high in four of the final five Decathlon events to collect 6,794 points and a fourth place overall finish to earn All America honors at Johnson C. Smith University’s Irwin Belk Track Complex in Charlotte, N.C. Then the thunderstorms came, postponing all of Friday's action aside from the multi events.
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5.27.10 | Men's Track, Women's Track
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jimmy Elam is starting to make a habit of making good on his final All-America opportunities. Elam, who finished 15th at the National Cross Country Championships to earn All-America honors in the fall – the final cross country race of his collegiate career – raced to a fourth-place finish and another All-America award in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Track & Field Championships Thursday at Johnson C. Smith University’s Irwin Belt Track Complex. If only he could be a senior again next year…
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5.25.10 | Men's Track, Women's Track
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “I know how strong I am and that I have the wheels to throw it down at the end of the race that others are going to be hard-pressed to find.” With that, you are introduced to Michael Wickman, the seemingly soft-spoken centerpiece of the Chico State men’s track team.
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5.19.10 | Track and Field, Men's Track, Women's Track
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Cardinal and White of Chico State will be prominently displayed early and often at the 2010 NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships hosted by Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., May 27-29. Thirteen Chico State athletes were awarded NCAA Championship berths Wednesday, including Michael Wickman, Jimmy Elam, and Tori Tyler, who will participate in two events apiece.
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