The Field for the Steeplechase Final

Start list: Women 3000 M Steeplechase

Ht/Fl	Position	Bib	Name		Affiliation
1	1	113	Rachel Johnson	JR	BAY
1	2	683	Alexa Aragon	SR	ND
1	3	186	Shalaya Kipp	SR	COLO
1	4	568	Leah O'Connor	JR	MIST
1	5	72	Jessica Kamilos	SO	ARK
1	6	1089	Sarah Martinelli	SR	WV
1	7	135	Marisa Howard	JR	BOIS
1	8	830	Tova Magnusson	FR	SMU
1	9	1075	Liberty Miller	JR	WASH
1	10	209	Rachel Sorna	SR	CORN
1	11	412	Maya Rehberg	FR	IONA
1	12	71	Grace Heymsfield	SR	ARK

Marisa Howard About To Race in National Steeplechase Final

Marisa Howard, the Boise State record holder in the steeplechase, is about to race in the event of her life, the final of the event at the NCAA National Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  As we detailed earlier in the week, three of the Top 10 in this event failed to qualify on Wednesday.  Howard was #8 coming in to the meet.

She'll step to the finish line along with 11 other competitors at 6:35 MT tonight.

Bates Gives Boise State 12th National Championship

Here is the ever-growing list of 12 national titles, including six in the last eleven years.

Orange rain is pouring all the way from Eugene to Boise!



1958 Football NJCAA National Championship

1974 Bill Shaw, Men’s Slalom Skiing National Champion

1980 Football I-AA National Championship

1991 Eugene Green, Men’s Track Triple Jump National Champion

1984 Jake Jacoby, Men’s Track High Jump National Champion

1999 Kirk White, 165-Pound National Wrestling Champion

2004 Gabe Wallin, Men’s Track Javelin National Champion

2005 Gabe Wallin, Men’s Track Javelin National Champion

2006 Ben Cherrington, 157-Pound National Wrestling Champion

2009 Eleni Kafourou, Women’s Track Long Jump National Champion

2012 Kurt Felix, Men’s Track Decathlon National Champion

2014 Emma Bates, Women's Track 10,000 Meters National Champion

Boise State Women Currently in Second at NCAA Track Championships

It won't last, but Emma Bates singlehandedly has Boise State tied for second at the NCAA Track & Field Championships. 


NCAA Track & Field Championship Team Standings

Now, were Bates to do it again on Saturday, or Marisa Howard get some team points tonight, Boise State could finish in the Top 10.

The Progression in the World Record in the Women's 10,000-Meters

IAAF world records[edit]

Time	Athlete	Date	Place
32:17.20	Yelena Sipatova (URS)	1981-10-19	Moscow, Russia[2]
31:35.3	Mary Decker-Slaney (USA)	1982-07-16	Eugene, USA[2]
31:35.01	Lyudmila Bragina (URS)	1983-05-29	Krasnodar, Russia[2]
31:27.58	Raisa Sadreydinova (URS)	1983-09-07	Odessa, Ukraine[2]
31:13.78	Olga Bondarenko (URS)	1984-06-24	Kiev, Ukraine[2]
30:59.42	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	1985-07-27	Oslo, Norway[2]
30:13.74	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)	1986-07-05	Oslo, Norway[2]
29:31.78	Wang Junxia (CHN)	1993-09-08	Beijing, PR China[2]

Interview with National Champion Bates

Video Of Thrilling Last 300 Yards for Bates

Boise State Sports Title Page

BREAKING--Emma Bates Wins National Championship!

Congratulations to Boise State's one-woman wrecking crew, Emma Bates, who captured the national championship in the 10,000 meters tonight at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  Bates' time of 32:32.35 was the second-fastest in meet history, and the fastest since 1988.  She beat Elinor Kirk of UAB by 64/100th's of a second.

It was an amazing finish in Eugene.  With one lap to go, the trio of Bates, Juliet Bottorff of Duke, and Kirk paced the field.  Bates made her move with 300 yards to go.  Kirk responded and moved to Bates' shoulder, but Bottorff fell back.  Much like the famous Affirmed-Alydar horse race, it was Bates and Kirk, stride-for-stride heading out of the final turn, setting the stage for a thrilling final 100. 

Kirk passed Bates but couldn't put her away.  With 25 meters remaining, Bates called upon one last burst of speed, and that sent her past Kirk for her national title.

With her victory, Bates has now won eight All-America honors, including cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. 

Place	Name		Affiliation	Time			Heat (Pl)
1	Emma Bates	JR	Boise State	32:32.35		-0.6	1 (1)
2	Elinor Kirk	SR	UAB	32:32.99		-0.6	1 (2)
3	Juliet Bottorff	SR	Duke	32:37.46		-0.6	1 (3)
4	Elvin Kibet	JR	Arizona	32:43.39		-0.6	1 (4)
5	Elaina Balouris	SR	William and Mary	32:46.57		-0.6	1 (5)
6	Erin Finn	FR	Michigan	32:50.14		-0.6	1 (6)
7	Sarah Pagano	SR	Syracuse	33:00.46		-0.6	1 (7)
8	Jana Soethout	SR	San Francisco	33:02.02		-0.6	1 (8)
9	Kaitlyn Fischer	FR	Missouri	33:12.37		-0.6	1 (9)
10	Emily Stites	SO	William and Mary	33:12.74		-0.6	1 (10)
11	Megan Curham	FR	Princeton	33:29.03		-0.6	1 (11)
12	Katy Moen	JR	Iowa State	33:32.18		-0.6	1 (12)
13	Sheree Shea	SR	Loyola Marymount	33:32.29		-0.6	1 (13)
14	Lindsay Flanagan	SR	Washington	33:32.33		-0.6	1 (14)
15	Megan Goethals	SR	Washington	33:32.66		-0.6	1 (15)
16	Olivia Mickle	SR	Texas	33:33.30		-0.6	1 (16)
17	Allison Lasnicki	JR	West Virginia	33:46.22		-0.6	1 (17)
18	Kristen Busch	SO	Bradley	34:01.35		-0.6	1 (18)
19	Margo Malone	SO	Syracuse	34:03.08		-0.6	1 (19)
20	Hannah Walker	JR	Florida State	34:08.21		-0.6	1 (20)
21	Sarah Rapp	JR	Virginia Tech	34:10.96		-0.6	1 (21)
22	Cali Roper	FR	Rice	34:34.33		-0.6	1 (22)
23	Jennifer Flack	FR	Virginia	35:22.42		-0.6	1 (23)
	Kelsey Santisteban	JR	California	DNF			1

Bates will run in the 5000-meters on Saturday.  Once again, super, super job, Emma!  All of Bronco Nation is extremely proud of you!

Steeplechase Notes

You not only get Boise State information first on this website, you also get background information you don't get anywhere else. 


Pippa Woolven of Florida State, the #6-ranked woman in the country, did not qualify.  Neither did #7 Cornelia Griesche nor #9 Alex Leptich.  That's three of the Top 10 in this event, giving #8 Howard a great shot at All-America status (Top 8).

Howard finished fourth tonight in both heats, as the first heat had the five fastest times.  In addition to a career best that we told you about, Howard's time is a new school record and the fifth-fastest steeplechase in Mountain West Conference history.

Howard Qualifies for Steeplechase Final

Boise State's Marisa Howard finished fourth in her heat of the steeplechase tonight at the NCAA Track & Field National Championships in Eugene with a great time of 9:58.45, Howard's fastest of her career.  That puts Howard squarely in the field for the steeplechase national championship, to be run Friday at 6:45 our time.  

Once again, Blue Through and Through is first with this information, ahead of every radio station and television station in Idaho, ahead of The Idaho Statesman, and ahead of all the smaller websites up and down the information superhighway.

Too bad your friends get this news after you do!

The Women's Steeplechase Field

Shalayla Kipp of Colorado, Rachel Sorna of Cornell and Rachel Johnson of Baylor are Howard's toughest competitors in Heat One.  Kipp is #1 in the country, Sorna is ranked second in the nation, while Johnson is #4.  Howard comes in # in the country.

Pippa Wolven of Florida State is ranked #6, but also watch out for hometown favorite Megan Patrignelli of Oregon, the #12-ranked steeplechaser.


 

Here Are The Top 20 in the Nation in the Steeplechase:

Nat'l Seed Athlete Institution Team Pts. 2014 NCAA Qual. Best Meet NCAA 2013

 

1 Shalaya KIPP SR Colorado 36.90 9:39.12 5/4/14 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitati Watch

2 Rachel SORNA SR Cornell 33.31 9:43.48 4/16/14 Larry Ellis Invitational 4

3 Leah O'CONNOR JR Michigan State 31.00 9:44.35 4/16/14 Larry Ellis Invitational 5

4 Rachel JOHNSON JR Baylor 27.22 9:49.31 4/4/14 Stanford Invitational

5 Grace HEYMSFIELD SR Arkansas 24.29 9:53.65 5/4/14 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitati 7

6 Pippa WOOLVEN SO Florida State 22.18 9:54.24 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

7 Cornelia GRIESCHE SO Mississippi State 19.07 10:00.58 5/15/14 SEC Outdoor Championship

8 Marisa HOWARD JR Boise State 17.04 10:00.79 5/4/14 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitati 19

9 Alex LEPTICH SR Michigan 14.58 10:03.43 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

10 Maya REHBERG FR Iona 12.58 10:03.48 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

11 Tori GERLACH SO Penn State 10.56 10:03.55 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

12 Megan PATRIGNELLI SR Oregon 9.52 10:03.82 5/4/14 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitati 13

13 Alexa ARAGON SR Notre Dame 8.41 10:04.42 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R 8

14 Victoria VORONKO JR Eastern Michigan 7.33 10:04.89 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R 21

15 Liberty MILLER JR Washington 6.00 10:07.52 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R 20

16 Mackenzie CHOJNACKY JR Toledo 5.00 10:07.87 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

17 Madelin TALBERT SO Lipscomb 4.50 MedAdd10:08.21 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R 23

18 Jessica KAMILOS SO Arkansas 4.00 10:08.73 5/15/14 SEC Outdoor Championship

19 Andrea HARRISON JR BYU 3.50 10:09.86 4/4/14 Stanford Invitational

20 Tova MAGNUSSON FR SMU 3.00 10:10.06 5/31/14 NCAA Championships (Prelim R

 

 

 

Marisa Howard to Run in 20 Minutes

Boise State's Marisa Howard is certainly one of the favorites in the steeplechase, and barring a disaster, she should make it past tonight's semifinals.  That race starts at 7:45 Mountain Time in Eugene at the NCAA National Track & Field Championships.

Bozarth Finishes 22nd in Hammer

Hayli Bozarth, ranked ninth in the nation in the hammer, had hopes of becoming an All-American with an eighth place finish, but it wasn't to be today in Eugene.  Her best of 212-6, in fact, would have gotten her third place today, but Bozarth threw 183-2 today for 22nd.

Place	Athlete		Affiliation	Best Mark			Flight (Pl)
1	Julia Ratcliffe	SO	Princeton	66.88m (219-5 )			1 (1)
2	Emily Hunsucker	SR	Colorado	64.83m (212-8 )			1 (2)
3	Brooke Pleger	JR	Bowling Green	64.48m (211-6 )			2 (1)
4	Brittany Funk	SR	Akron	64.29m (210-11 )			2 (2)
5	Denise Hinton	SR	LSU	64.25m (210-9 )			1 (3)
6	Jillian Weir	JR	Oregon	63.88m (209-7 )			2 (3)
7	Sara Savatovic	SO	Kansas State	63.80m (209-4 )			2 (4)
8	Erin Atkinson	SR	Baylor	63.01m (206-8 )			2 (5)
9	Melissa Kurzdorfer	SR	Penn State	62.65m (205-6 )			1 (4)
10	Kayla Kovar	SR	Southern Utah	62.30m (204-5 )			2 (6)
11	Veronica Grizzle	SR	Nebraska	62.13m (203-10 )			2 (7)
12	Lauren Stuart	SR	Northern Arizona	61.74m (202-7 )			1 (5)
13	Elizabeth Tepe	SR	Georgia	61.60m (202-1 )			1 (6)
14	Jessica Ramsey	SR	Western Kentucky	60.56m (198-8 )			1 (7)
15	Devin Stanford	JR	Minnesota	60.44m (198-3 )			2 (8)
16	Lea Johnson	SO	Miami	59.90m (196-6 )			1 (8)
17	Alexis Cooks	JR	Akron	59.23m (194-4 )			2 (9)
18	Meagan McKee	SR	Fresno State	58.22m (191-0 )			2 (10)
19	Jianna Williams	JR	Illinois State	57.22m (187-9 )			2 (11)
20	Nia Barnes	JR	Alabama	57.11m (187-4 )			1 (9)
21	Beckie Famurewa	SO	Kentucky	56.27m (184-7 )			1 (10)
22	Hayli Bozarth	SR	Boise State	55.82m (183-2 )			2 (12)
23	Brea Garrett	JR	Texas A&M	54.65m (179-3 )			1 (11)
	Katja Vangsnes	SO	Florida State	F			1