BOULDER, COLORADO, May 10–12 — Jasmine Jones had the best of days, and she had the worst of days, at the final edition of the Pac-12 Championships. First, the USC junior won the 100H, running 12.86 into a big 2.4 wind. Then she blistered a 53.87 world leader in the long barrier race to become the No. 7 collegian of all-time. That was the good stuff.
The bad stuff came with news of her disqualification for a trail leg violation at hurdle 7 of the 400s. She told Runnerspace, “I was trying to wrack my brain, just remember what happened but I feel like I knew I didn’t hook so I was waiting for somebody else to prove it, somebody to get the evidence… It was disappointing to have the illegal time, but I ran 53… I know what I can do in the future.”
Eventually, the jury of appeals decided that Jones had not gone afoul, and her time would count as the meet record, bringing down the 54.21 standard set by Stanford’s Kori Carter in ’13. “It’s really exciting,” Jones said of her 2.3-second improvement.
The Trojans ended up in 2nd overall, as Oregon put together an impressive effort across the board, scoring in 17 events to total 150 to USC’s 136. It was the 14th title for the Ducks, and the third in a row. Jadyn Mays dominated the 100 (11.01) and 200 (22.46) ahead of a deep Trojan sprint crew. Oregon also won the 4×4 in 3:27.34.
Jaida Ross won the shot/disc as expected, throwing 62-4½ (19.01) to win by 7-feet plus, while the discus was much closer. Her PR 196-0 (59.74) edged Cal’s Jasmine Blair (195-1/59.47). Fellow Duck Shelby Moran captured the hammer at 225-9 (68.80).
“It’s my last outdoor season as a Duck,” said Ross, “so it feels good to show out a little bit and do my best and perform for my team.”
Meanwhile USC captured the 4×1 in 42.87, then swept the top three places in the 400, led by the 51.07 of Jan’Taijah Jones. Tallies of 19 points in the 100 and 17 in the deuce helped.
Stanford’s Roisin Willis took the 800 in 2:01.00, while Washington’s Chloe Foerster crossed first in the 1500 in 4:16.33, ahead of Oregon’s Şilan Ayyıldız (4:17.15) and Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker (4:17.47). Colorado’s Bailey Hertenstein won the long races at 31:21.03 on Friday and 16:05.83 on Sunday.
In the vault, which had been moved indoors because of weather, Washington got a 1-2-3, thanks to the Moll sisters and Nastassja Campbell. Hana won at 15-¼ (5.48), Amanda got an outdoor PR with her clearance at 14-10¼ (4.53) and Campbell cleared 14-4½ (4.38).
Said Hana, “I felt good, and I was honestly happier watching my teammates.”
PAC-12 WOMEN’S RESULTS
Teams: 1. Oregon 150; 2. USC 136; 3. UCLA 99; 4. Colorado 80; 5. Washington 69; 6. tie, Arizona & Stanford 60; 8. Washington State 54; 9. tie, Arizona State & Cal 33; 11. Oregon State 23; 12. Utah 22.
100(0.1): 1. Jadyn Mays (Or) 11.01; 2. **Jassani Carter (USC) 11.19; 3. *Samirah Moody (USC) 11.26; 4. **Christine Mallard (USC) 11.30; 5. **Lily Jones (Or) 11.38.
200(0.9): 1. Mays 22.46; 2. Carter 22.62; 3. ***Madison Whyte (USC) 22.69; 4. Tatum 22.71; 5. **McKenna Watson (Az) 23.16.
400: 1. Jan’Taijah Jones (USC) 51.07; 2. **Yemi John’ (USC-GB) 51.85; 3. Whyte 52.25; 4. Jasneet Nijjar’ (WaSt-Can) 52.26; 5. **Cydney Wright (Stan) 52.54; 6. *Katriina Wright (Or) 52.57.
800: 1. **Roisin Willis (Stan) 2:01.00; 2. Kate Jendrezak (UCLA) 2:02.17; 3. *Josefine Eriksen’ (Ut-Nor) 2:02.34; 4. *Wilma Nielsen’ (Wa-Swe) 2:03.53.
1500: 1. **Chloe Foerster (Wa) 4:16.33; 2. **Şilan Ayyıldız’ (Or-Tur) 4:17.15; 3. **Juliette Whittaker (Stan) 4:17.47; 4. **Erin Vringer’ (Ut-Can) 4:19.35.
St: 1. *Mia Kane (UCLA) 10:19.81; 2. ***Katie Clute (Or) 10:26.47; 3. Caroline Jerotich’ (WaSt-Ken) 10:54.51; 4. **Kendall Martin (Or) 10:57.23.
5000: 1. Bailey Hertenstein (Co) 16:05.83; 2. ***Zenah Cheptoo’ (WaSt-Ken) 16:16.72; 3. ***Amy Bunnage’ (Stan-Aus) 16:22.73; 4. ***Sophia Kennedy (Stan) 16:34.88.
10,000: 1. Hertenstein 34:21.03; 2. *Samree Dishon (Co) 34:46.05; 3. Haley Herberg (Wa) 34:53.47; 4. ***Abbey Nechanicky (Co) 35:06.81.
100H(-2.4): 1. *Jasmine Jones (USC) 12.86; 2. Maribel Caicedo’ (WaSt-Ecu) 12.98; 3. *Micaela De Mello’ (WaSt-Bra) 13.25; 4. *Jalaysiya Smith (USC) 13.39.
400H: 1. Jones 53.87 (7, x C);
2. Abbey Glynn (Co) 55.31; 3. **Antonia Sanchez Nunez’ (Az-Mex) 56.50; 4. ***Saira Prince (AzSt) 56.63; 5. Kate Sorensen (OrSt) 56.88.
4 x 100: 1. USC 42.87; 2. Oregon 43.00; 3. UCLA 43.66; 4. Washington State 43.93; 5. Arizona State 44.04; 6. Stanford 44.48.
4 x 400: 1. Oregon 3:27.34 (Grebo’, Clayton, Wright, Hall); 2. UCLA 3:28.52 (Johnson, Fletcher, Jendrezak, Conyers); 3. USC 3:29.79; 4. Colorado 3:30.97; 5. Utah 3:32.37; 6. Stanford 3:32.57.
Field Events
HJ: 1. **Emma Gates (Az) 6-2 (1.88); 2. **Cheyla Scott (Or) 6-2; 3. **Paris Mikinski (Az) 5-10½ (1.79); 4. Allie Routledge (Co) 5-10½.
PV(indoor): 1. ***Hana Moll (Wa) 15-¼ (4.58); 2. ***Amanda Moll (Wa) 14-10¼ (4.53); 3. Nastassja Campbell (Wa) 14-4½ (4.38); 4. *Ka’Leila Abrille (UCLA) 14-2½ (4.33); 5. *Sara Borton (Wa) 14-½ (4.28); 6. *Taylor Starkey (AzSt) 14-½.
LJ: 1. **Alyssa Jones (Stan) 21-3½ (6.49); 2. ***Alyssa Hope (USC) 20-6½ (6.26); 3. ***Sydnie Vanek (Az) 20-5¼ (6.23).
TJ: 1. Temitope Ojora’ (USC-GB) 44-5¼ (13.54); 2. Kiara Lee (AzSt) 42-3¼ (12.88); 3. **Lauren Reed (USC) 41-9¼ (12.73); 4. Tierra Robinson-Jones (AzSt) 41-5¾ (12.64).
SP: 1. *Jaida Ross (Or) 62-4½ (19.01); 2. *Nana Gyedu (WaSt) 55-2 (16.81); 3. Lea Riedel’ (UCLA-Ger) 55-0 (16.76); 4. **Kaia Tupu-South’ (Wa-NZ) 54-10¼ (16.72); 5. Natalie Ramirez (UCLA) 53-7¾ (16.35).
DT: 1. Ross 196-0 (59.74); 2. Jasmine Blair (Cal) 195-1 (59.47); 3. *Caisa-Marie Lindfors’ (Cal-Swe) 193-2 (58.88); 4. Shelby Moran (Or) 187-11 (57.28); 5. *Jade Whitfield (OrSt) 183-7 (55.97).
HT: 1. Shelby Moran (Or) 225-9 (68.80); 2. Mayyi Mahama (UCLA) 217-5 (66.26); 3. *Lyvante Su’emai’ (UCLA-Aus) 205-0 (62.48); 4. Ava David (Az) 198-11 (60.65); 5. **Amanda Opp (Co) 197-7 (60.23).
JT: 1. Federica Botter’ (UCLA-Ita) 192-8 (58.72); 2. Jada Green (Co) 169-5 (51.65); 3. *Laura Lindquist (WaSt) 165-6 (50.45); 4. Sara Zabarino’ (USC-Ita) 165-6 (50.44); 5. *Kohana Nakato (Or) 164-10 (50.24); 6. **Maryann Ackerman (OrSt) 164-2 (50.04).
Hept: 1. Avery McMullen (Co) 5913; 2. Taylor Chocek (Or) 5741; 3. Anneke Moersdorf (OrSt) 5596; 3. *Annika Williams (Or) 5542.