Men’s Teams: The LSU Machine Doesn’t Disappoint
LSU has long been a familiar face at the top end of NCAA men’s team scoring, but not since ’02 had the Tigers won. All season long the T&FN Formcharts had predicted a big win for Dennis Shaver’s crew and they didn’t disappoint, landsliding host Oregon 84–53. Their 31-point margin was the biggest since Arkansas wiped out UTEP by 38 in ’94.
“It means a lot because there have been so many times we’ve been 2nd at this meet,” said Shaver. “To be able to win it is pretty exciting. We came out here and dominated the meet in a lot of ways and that made it special for us.”
Overall, LSU won 6 titles: 100 (Terrance Laird), 400H (Sean Burrell), 4×1, high jump (JuVaughn Harrison), long jump (Harrison) and Tzuriel Pedigo (javelin). Only the Jesse Owens-powered Ohio State squad of ’36, with 7, tallied more.
Century winner Laird, who also took 2nd in the 200 and ran on the 4×1 for a meet-high 20½ points, said, “We had a razor sharp focus coming into this meet. We got the ball rolling today with the 4 x 100-meter relay. The whole day was the LSU show.” /Roy Conrad/
NCAA MEN’S TEAM SCORES
(8 places scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1)
1. LSU 84;
2. Oregon 53;
3. North Carolina A&T 35;
4. Florida 34½;
5. USC 33;
6. tie, Texas & Texas A&M 29;
8. Georgia 25;
9. Arizona State 24;
10. Florida State 23½;
11. Tennessee 21;
12. Iowa 19;
13. tie, Alabama & Stephen F. Austin 18;
15. tie, Kentucky & Mississippi State 17;
17. BYU 16;
18. tie, Auburn & Houston 15;
20. tie, Clemson, Minnesota & Northern Arizona 14;
23. Kansas 13½; 24. tie, Georgetown, Michigan & Tulsa 13; 27. Oklahoma 12½; 28. tie, Arkansas & Virginia 12;
30. tie, Arizona, Middle Tennessee State & Mississippi 10; 33. Iowa State 9; 34. tie, Kansas State & Notre Dame 8; 36. TCU 7; 37. tie, Campbell, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, South Dakota & Virginia Tech 6;
42. tie, Miami/Ohio, Sam Houston, South Carolina, Stanford 5; 46. tie, Colorado State, Montana State, North Dakota State & Washington 4; 50. tie, Hofstra, Idaho, Lipscomb, Long Beach State, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi & UCLA 3; 57. tie, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State & Wyoming 2; 61. UTEP 1½; 62. tie, Charlotte, Michigan State & Washington State 1; 65. Buffalo ½;
Competed, but didn’t score:
Arkansas State, Army, Baylor, Butler, Cal, Central Arkansas, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Coppin State, Drake, East Carolina, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Florida A&M, Furman, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Houston Baptist, Illinois, Indiana, Iona, Kennesaw State, La Salle, Lamar, Liberty, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisville, Marquette, Maryland, McNeese State, Miami, Missouri, Mount St. Mary’s, NC State, New Orleans, Norfolk State, North Texas, Northeastern, Penn State, Pitt, Portland, Providence, Purdue, Rice, Rutgers, Samford, Santa Clara, South Alabama, South Dakota State, South Florida, Southern Illinois, Southern Mississippi, Syracuse, Tennessee State, Texas Southern, Texas State, Texas Tech, UC Irvine, UConn, UCSB, UMass Lowell, UT Arlington, Villanova, Wake Forest, Wichita State, Wisconsin, Youngstown State.
Men’s High Jump: Harrison Matches His Own Double
JuVaughn Harrison never left any room for doubt. Trying to become the NCAA’s first outdoor long jump/high jump double champion since he did it last time 2 years ago, the 22-year-old LSU junior, the clear No. 1 from the preseason charts to the final day, completed his march to the sea with a commanding 7-7¾ (2.33) win.
The only real drama was his chase for a Collegiate Record, but his three misses (the second one somewhat close) at 7-10 (2.39) meant the defending champion merely won the title by 4 inches, the biggest winning margin since ’97.
Unlike the long jump, he didn’t lead the vertical wire-to-wire, an opening miss when he entered at 7-2½ (2.20) had him briefly behind, but he took the lead for good with a second-attempt clearance at 7-3¾ (2.23) and won it outright by easily clearing 7-5 (2.26) on his first attempt.
The closest the medal chase had to drama was runner-up Tejaswin Shankar of Kansas State having two near-misses at 7-3¾ (2.23), though as it turns out that wouldn’t have improved his silver.
That left Harrison aiming for a CR and he set himself up with a big clearance at 7-7¾ (2.33). The bar moved to 2.39/7-10 (Hollis Conway of Louisiana–Lafayette cleared 7-9¾/2.38 in ’89) and if he chooses to remain an amateur, Harrison can chase that next year.
Nebraska’s Mayson Conner, nowhere on the formchart coming in, grabbed bronze with a second-attempt clearance at a PR-equaling 7-3¾ (2.23). /Bret Bloomquist/
MEN’S HIGH JUMP RESULTS
(June 11)
1. *JuVaughn Harrison (LSU) 7-7¾ (2.33)
(7-2½ [2], 7-3¾, 7-5 [2], 7-7¾, 7-10 [xxx]) (2.20 [2], 2.23, 2.26 [2], 2.33, 2.39 [xxx]);
2. *Tejaswin Shankar’ (KsSt-Ind) 7-3¾ (2.23)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-2½, 7-3¾ [2], 7-5 [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.20, 2.23 [2], 2.26 [xxx]);
3. *Mayson Conner (Nb) 7-3¾ (2.23) =PR
(6-10¾, 7-½ [2], 7-2½, 7-3¾ [2], 7-5 [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15 [2], 2.20, 2.23 [2], 2.26 [xxx]);
4. Darryl Sullivan (Tn) 7-3¾ (2.23)
(6-10¾, 7-½ [3], 7-2½ [2], 7-3¾ [3], 7-5 [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15 [3], 2.20 [2], 2.23 [3], 2.26 [xxx]);
5. tie, Clayton Brown’ (Fl-Jam) & **Vernon Turner (Ok) 7-2½ (2.20)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-2½, 7-3¾ [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.20, 2.23 [xxx]);
7. Earnie Sears (USC) 7-2½ (2.20)
(6-10¾, 7-½ [2], 7-2½, 7-3¾ [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15 [2], 2.20, 2.23 [xxx]);
8. tie, *Brandon Burke (Buf) & Jordan Wesner (FlSt) 7-2½ (Burke =PR); 10. Jason Smith (LBSt) 7-2½ =PR; 11. Justice Summerset (Az) 7-2½; 12. Zack Anderson (SD) 7-2½ (2.20); 13. *Bryson Deberry (UTA) 7-½ (2.15); 14. *Allen Gordon (Ms) 7-½; 15. **Justin Stuckey (Samf) 7-½ (2.15); 16. Dennis Manyeah (LaS) 7-½; 17. Ethan Harris (GCan) 7-½; 18. *Kaithon McDonald (Md) 7-½; 19. tie, Eric Richards (SnMs) & *Isaiah Holmes (Mia) 6-10¾ (2.10); 21. Jonathan Wells (Il) 6-10¾… nh—*Michael Hoffer (Nb), ***Trey Allen (Louis), *Mitch Jacobson (WaSt).
Men’s Triple Jump: Ihemeje Does His Job, Enjoys It
Emmanuel Ihemeje faced pressure on two fronts. The favored Oregon frosh was trying to repeat his Indoor win, but more importantly he was tasked with scoring maximal points to keep his Duck squad’s team-title hopes alive. He took care of both on his first attempt.
As the second jumper in the first flight he unleashed an outdoor PR 56-2¾ (17.14), farther than the lifetime best of anybody else in the field. Jah-Nhai Perinchief of Tennessee came closest, PRing at 55-10½ (17.03), with defending champ Du Mapaya of TCU 3rd at 54-11¼ (16.74).
Ihemeje had done his job, but LSU actually gained ground in the event as prize frosh Sean Dixon-Bodie PRed at 54-6 (16.61) to gain 4th-place points. The jump made him the =No. 8 American Junior ever. All the excitement came in the flights as there was only a single daily best in the final three rounds.
Said the winner, “My plan was to throw a bomb at the beginning. So we worked a lot to make the first jump be executed in a good way. So I’m glad I did my best on my first jump.
“It’s such an amazing vibe and emotion in this new Hayward Field. This is my biggest experience, and doing a big competition like the NCAA finals at home is such a big pleasure for me — an honor. And I had to do my best to entertain our fans, our Duck nation. So I did my best, and I hope they enjoyed the show.” /Garry Hill/
MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP RESULTS
(June 11; wind ranged from +2.3 to –1.8)
1. ***Emmanuel Ihemeje’ (Or-Ita) 56-2¾ (17.14) out PR (out CL) (11, x NCAA)
(56-2¾, 54-1¼, 55-0, 54-11½, 52-9¼, 52-8¾) (17.14, 16.49, 16.76, 16.75, 16.08, 16.07);
2. Jah-Nhai Perinchief’ (Tn-Ber) 55-10½ (17.03) PR
(55-10½, 54-2½, f, 53-11¼, 54-½, 55-9¾) (17.03, 16.52, f, 16.44, 16.47, 17.01);
3. *Du Mapaya’ (TCU-Zim) 54-11¼ (16.74)
(53-10¼, 54-11¼, 54-1¼, f, p, p) (16.41, 16.74, 16.49, f, p, p);
4. ***Sean Dixon-Bodie (LSU) 54-6 (16.61) PR (=8, x AJ)
(53-1½, 53-5, 54-6, f, 53-2¾, 53-¼) (16.19, 16.28, 16.61, f, 16.22, 16.16);
5. Clayton Brown’ (Fl-Jam) 54-4 (16.56) PR
(f, 54-4, p, f, f, f) (f, 16.56, p, f, f, f);
6. Isaiah Griffith (Or) 54-3¼ (16.54)
(54-2¾, f, 54-3¼, p, p, p) (16.53, f, 16.54, p, p, p);
7. *Carey McLeod’ (Tn-Jam) 53-9¾ (16.40) PR
(53-3, 52-11½, 51-11¾, 52-8¼, 53-9¾, 53-0) (16.23, 16.14, 15.84, 16.06, 16.40, 16.15);
8. O’Brien Wasome’ (Tx-Jam) 53-7¾ (16.35)
(52-4½, f, 53-7¾, f, f, 50-11½) (15.96, f, 16.35, f, f, 15.53);
9. **Georgi Nachev’ (Mo-Bul) 53-3½ (16.24); 10. *Jalen Seals (TxT) 53-¾ (16.17) PR; 11. *Christian Edwards (Al) 53-0 (16.15); 12. Jordan Scott’ (USC-Jam) 52-4 (15.95); 13. *Tamar Greene’ (Pur-Bah) 52-0 (15.85); 14. R’Lazon Brumfield (TnSt) 51-9¾ (15.79); 15. **Owayne Owens’ (Va-Jam) 51-9 (15.77); 16. *Jalyn Jackson (USC) 51-7¼ (15.73); 17. LaQuan Nairn’ (Ar-Bah) 51-7w (15.72); 17. **Jelaani Davis (Ok) 51-7w (15.72); 19. Tylen Guidry (Lam) 51-6¼w (15.70); 20. *Jacore Irving (FlSt) 51-1½ (15.58); 21. *Chauncey Chambers (VaT) 51-0 (15.54); 22. ***Safin Wills’ (TxT-Jam) 51-0 (15.54); 23. Keshun McGee (Al) 50-4 (15.34); 24. **Keshun Byrd (MsSt) 50-3½ (15.33).
Men’s Discus: Washington Completes His Double
Turner Washington sat atop the formcharts all season in both the discus and shot, but a late-season groin injury slowed the Arizona State soph down as he was held out of the Pac-12 Championships a month ago.
However, the decision to bypass the conference meet by the ASU coaching staff, including throws coach Brian Blutreich, proved to be wise as Washington was able to come to Eugene and execute the double for the Sun Devils, starting with Wednesday’s shot win.
His first throw of 208-1 (63.42) was all that was needed to seal the discus competition, and his final-round 203-8 (62.09) would also have been enough to win. Behind him, Jamaican soph Roje Stona threw a PR 203-2 (61.94) for Clemson to become the highest Tiger finisher in this event since Jack Harkness finished 2nd in ’82.
Virginia put two frosh in the top 5 with Chilean Claudio Romero (201-4/61.36) in 3rd and Jacob Lemmon (189-7/57.78) in 5th. Lemmon came into the meet only No. 15 on the descending order list.
Washington said, “I wish I could have done more — put on more of a show — but at the end of the day, a win is a win.”
Turner, 22, is the son of Anthony Washington, a 3-time U.S. Olympian for the U.S. in the discus and the ’99 world champion. Anthony and coach Blutreich were teammates on the discus team at Barcelona ’92.
Alone, Turner scored more points (20) than all but 10 other teams in this meet. He will now “turn” his attention to matching his dad as an Olympian and will have two chances to do that in the coming weeks in this same venue.
After the event, a very happy father said “It’s amazing. He is such a better athlete than I ever was.” /Bob Bettwy/
MEN’S DISCUS RESULTS
(June 11)
1. **Turner Washington (AzSt) 208-1 (63.42)
(208-1, f, f, 195-2, 199-10, 203-8) (63.42, f, f, 59.50, 60.91, 62.09);
2. **Roje Stona’ (Clem-Jam) 203-2 (61.94) PR
(182-3, 203-2, f, 189-11, 198-0, 200-9) (55.55, 61.94, f, 57.89, 60.35, 61.20);
3. ***Claudio Romero’ (Va-Chi) 201-4 (61.36)
(200-5, f, f, f, 201-4, f) (61.10, f, f, f, 61.36, f);
4. Malik Paul (SC) 191-5 (58.35) PR
(174-10, 186-6, 191-5, 178-2, 184-1, 186-3) (53.29, 56.85, 58.35, 54.31, 56.11, 56.78);
5. ***Jacob Lemmon (Va) 189-7 (57.78)
(189-7, 186-9, f, 182-9, 188-9, 183-10) (57.78, 56.92, f, 55.71, 57.54, 56.03);
6. *Elijah Mason (Wa) 189-4 (57.72)
(172-11, 183-2, 189-4, 187-1, f, f) (52.70, 55.84, 57.72, 57.02, f, f);
7. *Colton Paller (Wy) 186-6 (56.86)
(181-7, 186-6, 185-3, 181-4, 185-7, f) (55.34, 56.86, 56.47, 55.28, 56.56, f);
8. Terrell Adams (Char) 186-6 (56.85)
(172-5, f, 185-6, f, 186-6, 180-1) (52.57, f, 56.54, f, 56.85, 54.89);
9. **Josh Sobota (Ky) 184-11 (56.36); 10. **Ian Schulz (AzSt) 184-6 (56.25); 11. ***Francois Prinsloo’ (SAl-SA) 184-5 (56.22); 12. *Adam Dawson (CoSt) 183-11 (56.06); 13. **Iffy Joyner (Cal) 182-10 (55.72); 14. David Lucas (PennSt) 182-2 (55.53); 15. ***Dallin Shurts (BYU) 178-9 (54.49); 16. Charles Lenford (Ky) 178-7 (54.45); 17. ***Aleks Hristov’ (UTEP-Bul) 178-2 (54.32); 18. **Kaleb Siekmeier (Mn) 178-1 (54.29); 19. **Phillipe Barnett’ (Mn-Jam) 173-11 (53.03); 20. **Adar Sheere’ (Louis-Isr) 171-4 (52.22); 21. ***Milton Ingraham (FlSt) 171-2 (52.17); 22. *Eron Carter (ArSt) 170-8 (52.03); 23. ***Mitchell Weber (Mo) 167-8 (51.10);… 3f—Taige Bryant (EnMi). ◻︎