Oklahoma State University Athletics
Meet Notes: Kansas State All Comers
December 07, 2012 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
Dec. 7, 2012
STILLWATER -
Kansas State All Comers
December 8, 2012 | Ahearn Field House|Manhattan, Kan.
The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's and women's track and field teams will open the 2013 indoor season this weekend when they participate in the Kansas State All Comers meet Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. Field events will begin at 11:00 a.m. while track events start at 2:00 p.m.
The Cowboys will travel Taylor Buck, Kevin Colón, Alexander Johansson, Cody Kenny, Korey Krotzer, Nick Miller, Alex Monaghan, Tyler Payton, Klaus Schmidt, Nick Thorp, Justin Vilhauer, Terrence West, Jordan Williams, Zach Wills and Austin Wright.
The Cowgirls will bring Jasmine Adams, Paige Barnes, Mihaela Bobos, Triana Browne-Hearrell, Chase Ealey, Kaela Edwards, Brooke Gritters, Jordan Highsmith, Adela Hofmannova, Bailey Johnson, Clara Nichols, Chelsey Phoebus, Jacy Steelman, Taylor Stolt, Clara Telford, Caitlin Way, Codi Wilson and Kendra Woodson to Manhattan.
This is the only meet OSU will participate in during the fall semester.
OSU Schedule of Events
Men's Events
60-Meter Dash
Cody Kenny
Jordan Williams
300-Meter Dash
Cody Kenny
Terrence West
Jordan Williams
600-Yard
Tyler Payton
1,000-Meter
Austin Wright
Korey Krotzer
Alex Monaghan
Mile
Kevin Colón
Klaus Schmidt
Zach Wills
Justin Vilhauer
Nick Thorp
Alexander Johansson
Long Jump
Cody Kenny
High Jump
Taylor Buck
Weight Throw
Nick Miller
Women's Events
60-Meter Dash
Jacy Steelman
Taylor Stolt
Jasmine Adams
Codi Wilson
60-Meter Hurdles
Clara Telford
Jordan Highsmith
300-meter Dash
Bailey Johnson
Taylor Stolt
Jasmine Adams
Codi Wilson
Clara Nichols
600-Yard
Mihaela Bobos
Triana Browne-Hearrell
Kaela Edwards
1,000-Meters
Adela Hofmannova
Mile
Chelsey Phoebus
Kendra Woodson
Paige Barnes
Long Jump
Jacy Steelman
Taylor Stolt
Jasmine Adams
Jordan Highsmith
Triple Jump
Clara Telford
Jacy Steelman
Shot Put
Brooke Gritters
Jordan Highsmith
Chase Ealey
Weight Throw
Caitlin Way
4X400 Relay
Team A
Kaela Edwards
Clara Nichols
Mihaela Bobos
Bailey Johnson
Season Preview- Men
The Oklahoma State men's indoor track and field team enters the 2013 season looking to build upon the success from a year ago.
Oklahoma State is well-positioned, returning 14 of its 15 track and field letterwinners from last year.
The athletes on the 2013 roster have combined for nine All-America honors and four Big 12 titles in track and field.
The Cowboys' strength figures to be in the distance events.
Six of Oklahoma State's returning All-Americans are distance runners, headlined by Girma Mecheso and Raul Botezan. Mecheso was a first-team All-American in the 2012 outdoor 5,000 meters and Botezan earned a first-team spot in the 2012 indoor mile.
Kirubel Erassa is an interesting prospect with loads of talent who could factor into the mix nationally in the indoor mile.
With a ninth-place finish in the 2012 indoor 5,000-meters, Shadrack Kipchirchir was just one spot away from earning first-team All-America honors in that event. He'll also factor into the national discussion this year.
One of the most interesting storylines during the 2012 track and field season was the performance of hammer thrower Nick Miller. The Big 12 champion and a second-team All-American as a true freshman, Miller excelled immediately under the watch of throws coach John Baumann.
Miller represented his native Great Britain at the IAAF Junior World Championships last summer and will be a figure to watch for Oklahoma State again in 2013.
Highlighting OSU's list of newcomers are Texas prep standout and two-time high school cross country All-American Craig Nowak and Washington native Korey Krotzer.
Season Preview- Women
The Oklahoma State women's track and field team will open the 2013 indoor season this weekend with hopes of building on the success the team had a year ago.
Natalja Piliusina ranks among the national elite in the 800 meters and in the 1,500 meters and has the marks to prove it.
Piliusina ran the fastest time in the nation in both events last year, clocking a 2:03.46 in the indoor 800 meters and a 4:09.51 in the outdoor 1,500 meters to take her place among the nation's best.
She is a two-time NCAA runner-up in the 800 meters, placing second outdoors in 2011 and indoors in 2012 and has won every 800 meter race - both indoors and outdoors - she's ever run at the Big 12 Championships.
Piliusina's career performances command attention, but she is not the only Cowgirl who will be a factor on the national level.
The indoor distance medley relay team of Mihaela Bobos, Piliusina, Caileigh Glenn and Kate Kujawa returns intact and looks to build on the Big 12 championship it won a year ago.
In addition to the All-Americans and Big 12 champions listed above, OSU's roster is further deepened by All-Big 12 performers in Bobos (indoor 800 meters), Glenn (indoor 1,000 meters and outdoor 1,500 meters), Kujawa (indoor mile), Monika Juodeskaite (outdoor 5,000 meters) and Caitlin Way (outdoor hammer throw).
Though she has not yet earned All-Big 12 status, another performer to watch is Brooke Gritters in both the shot put and the discus. Gritters ranks in OSU's top five all-time in both events.
The newcomers to watch in 2013 are Savannah Camacho and Kaela Edwards in the middle distance events, Samantha Nightingale in the distance events, Clara Nichols in the sprints and Chase Ealey in the throws.
Last Year at KSU All Comers
The OSU men recorded nine top-five finishes, including one first-place finish, while the women finished in the top five on seven occasions, including two first-place finishes.
The most impressive event of the day came during the men's one-mile run, in which the top seven finishers belonged to OSU. Neal Smith led the way with his time of 4:14.79, while runners two through seven finished within six seconds of the lead man.
Two freshmen came up big for the Cowgirls, as Adela Hofmannova and Janelle Martinez crossed the finish line in first place. Hofmannova posted a time of 2:55.19 in the 1,000-meter run to place first. Martinez clocked a 5:22.98 in the mile run to earn first place in that event.
World Ranking
Nick Miller will enter the 2013 track and field season ranked 12th in the world in the 6kg under-20 hammer throw, according to the IAAF 2012 top list.
Miller recorded a throw of 73.76 meters in Livingston, Scotland, last June at the Hammerama meet to earn a spot among the world's best.
Miller is coming off an impressive freshman year that was highlighted by a Big 12 championship in the hammer throw. He became the first Cowboy athlete to win an outdoor conference title in the hammer throw since Wallace Thornberry in 1901. Miller also set an Oklahoma State school record when he launched a 7.26 kilogram hammer 67.56 meters/221-08 at the Hammerama meet in Scotland.
National Champions
Many of the distance runners are coming off a spectacular cross country season where they captured their third national championship in four years.
The Cowboys earned 72 points, beating Wisconsin by 63 points to claim the school's 51st NCAA team title in all sports.
By finishing in the top 40, Mecheso, Kipchirchir, Tom Farrell and Joseph Manilafasha all earned All-American honors. This is the third time for both Mecheso and Farrell and the first time for Kipchirchir and Manilafasha to be named an All-American.
The team is also coming off a season where it went undefeated, capturing its fifth-straight Big 12 Championship and finishing tied for first place at NCAA Midwest Regional. The Pokes also captured their third-straight Cowboy Jamboree title.
For the eighth-straight year, the Cowboys placed in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. Head coach Dave Smith was also honored by being named National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year.
Women's Cross Country
Many of the Cowgirl distance runners are coming off a cross country season that saw improvement.
The Oklahoma State women's cross country team finished 26th at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The Cowgirls earned 565 points and improved on their 30th-place finish from a year ago.
The Cowgirls are also coming off finishing in second place at both the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional. They also captured their third-straight Cowboy Jamboree team title.
From Head Coach Dave Smith
On the Start of Indoor Track and Field
"For most of the athletes, the meet this weekend is the first time they've competed since May, so it's just really a chance to get on the track against some different-colored uniforms and kind of see where we are. We don't have a lot of expectations other than wanting to see people compete hard, and do the best they can with the shape they're in, and give us a starting point for the rest of the season."
On the Kansas State All Comers Meet
"We've got a lot of freshmen competing this weekend, and I really want to see where they are. For some of them, it's the first time they've competed in an OSU uniform, especially the middle-distance women, and I really want to see how those girls respond. I think they're very talented, and they've been kind of a holding pattern, training for the past few months to get ready for this competition, so hopefully we'll see some good things out of them."
