FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:            March 22, 2008

CONTACT:    San Francisco State University Sports Information Office

PHONE:         415-338-1579

 

TRACK & FIELD

BRETAN PROVISIONALLY QUALIFIES IN THIRD EVENT TO LEAD GATORS AT HORNET INVITE

 

Sacramento, Calif.--- SF State distance runner, Anna Bretan, finished in fifth place in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:36.89 at the Hornet Invitational this afternoon at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University to lead the way for the Gators women’s outdoor track and field team.  Bretan’s time provisionally qualified her for the 2008 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  This is the third event that she has provisionally qualified for this spring.  Earlier this month, she provisionally qualified in the 3000 meter run and 5000 meter run, which she is currently fifth in the nation in both events.

            Anna Stetkevich ran a lifetime best of 15.33 to finish in 11th place in the 100 hurdles.  She also finished in 15th with a jump of 16-3.25 in the long jump.  Other top 15 place finishers for SF State were:  Maria Nelson (8th, 100, 12.49 and 13th, 200, 26.16), Obiamaka Eke (13th, 100 hurdles, 15.39), Christine Nguyen (14th, 400 hurdles, 1:09.90), Lisa Herrera (11th, 3000 steeplechase, 13:12.25), Kristen Para (12th, high jump, 4-11.75), Marissa Garza (12th, discus, 124-8), and Shawna Gildea (9th, javelin, 121-05).

Other Gator performances:
Chelsea Rinderspacher         24th, 100, 13.61

“””””””””””””””””””””””  20th, 200, 26.74

Tanya Ferreira                       36th, 800, 2:31.72

“””””””””””””””              28th, 1500, 4:58.85

Ashley Hobelman                   39th, 800, 2:36.73

Vera Ross                              22nd, 1500, 4:55.66

Vanessa Zuzuarregui 34th, 1500, 53.38

Christine Nguyen                   25th, 100 hurdles, 16.89

Kendra Rimbach                    17th, long jump, 16-3.25

Lindsey Chapman                  23rd, long jump, 14-11.25

Marissa Garza                       23rd, shot put, 33-9.5

“”””””””””””””               26th, hammer, 105-01

Kristen Para                           26th, shot put, 28-8.5

“””””””””””””                 20th, javelin, 77-02

Sheila Cleland            20th, shot put, 113-06

 

Complete Hornet Invitational Results

 

            SF State will return to the track this coming Saturday, March 29th, when the Gators host the Distance Carnival at Cox Stadium on the campus of SF State.