April 16, 2001
LOGAN, Utah -
Upcoming Schedule
This Week, April 16 - April 22
Mon., April 16
Golf at Idaho State Tournament
Tues., April 17
MEN'S TENNIS VS. IDAHO STATE, 2 p.m.
Golf at Idaho State Tournament
Wed., April 18
SOFTBALL VS. BYU (2), 2 p.m.
Thur., April 19
Golf at BYU Tournament
Fri., April 20
Golf at BYU Tournament
Sat., April 21
Softball at Cal Poly (2), 1 p.m.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK HOSTS MARK FALDMO OPEN
Sun., April 22
Softball at Cal Poly, 2 p.m.
Next Week, April 23 - April 29
Tues., April 24
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
Wed., April 25
SOFTBALL VS. SO. UTAH (2), 2 p.m.
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
Thur., April 26
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
Fri., April 27
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
Sat., April 28
SOFTBALL VS. UC SANTA BARBARA (2), 1 p.m.
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
Men's and Women's Track at Oregon Invite
Sun., April 29
SOFTBALL VS. UC SANTA BARBARA, 1 p.m.
Men's and Women's Tennis at Big West Championships, Ojai, Calif.
All times mountain. Home games in CAPS
USU on the Web
http://www.UtahStateAggies.com
Softball Contact: Laurie Cannon
(435) 797-2066
Utah State's softball team will host a double-header with Brigham Young Wed., April 18 at 2 p.m. and then turn around and travel to San Luis Obispo, Calif. for a three-game conference series with Cal Poly Sat.-Sun., April 21-22. The Aggies will play a double-header on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then return for a single-game against the Mustangs at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
BYU is 22-19 overall and currently on a two-game win streak after sweeping Southern Utah in a double-header April 13. Through April 11 the Cougars were .274 at the plate behind freshman Oli Keohohou who is hitting an incredible .471 on the season with 16 homeruns. BYU's pitching staff consists mainly of Meghann Pricer and Maryon DeWitt-Wallentine. Pricer is 7-4 with a team-best 2.27 ERA and DeWitt-Wallentine is 10-12 on the year with a 3.28 ERA. USU holds a 22-8 all-time advantage over BYU. However in a double-header played earlier this season the Cougars defeated the Aggies 8-0 and 11-1.
Cal Poly is 17-23 on the season and 3-9 in Big West Conference action. The Mustangs are hitting .245 as a team and are led by Gemma Dalena who owns a team-best .309 batting average. Terra Blankenbecler is Cal Poly's top pitcher with a even 9-9 record and an ERA of 1.64. Blankenbecler has also recorded six shutouts this season. Utah State leads the all-time series with Cal Poly 10-8 after going 2-1 in the three-game conference series last season.
Over the weekend Utah State broke a ten game losing streak when it defeated Sacramento State 9-8 in the second-game of a double-header Friday. On the weekend USU went 1-2 against the Hornets moving its record to 6-31 overall and 2-10 in the Big West.
Tennis Contact: Mike Strauss
(435) 797-1361
Men's Tennis Hosts Regular Season Finale
The Aggie men's tennis team, now 5-8 on the year, will host Idaho State on Tuesday, April 17 in its final match before the Big West Championships, April 24-29 at Ojai, Calif. The match is a makeup date and will mark the third time the two teams have met this season. ISU took the first meeting on Jan. 24 by a 5-2 count before USU won 4-3 on Feb. 18. Both matches took place in Las Vegas, Nev.
USU is coming off a 4-3 win against Montana on April 13.
Women's Tennis Off Until Big West Championships
USU's women's tennis team, which has been playing its best tennis of the year this month, will be off until travelling to Ojai, Calif. for the Big West Championships, April 24-29. The Aggie women closed the regular season by winning three of their last five matches and will enter the league tournament with a 6-9 record.
Golf Contact: Mike Strauss
(435) 797-1361
Golf To Play Two Tournaments This Week
After opening up spring play with a 15th place finish at the 18-team Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational April 9-10, the Aggie golf team will continue its busy month with two tournaments this week. USU will compete in the George Von Elm Intercollegiate, hosted by Idaho State on Monday and Tuesday, April 16-17 and will play at a tournament hosted by Brigham Young on Thursday and Friday, April 19-20.
Teams competing in the ISU Tournament include Albertsons, Boise State, Cal State San Marcos, Denver, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana Tech, Portland State, Rocky Mountain and Utah State.
In USU's first action this spring, Kevin Blotter led the Aggies by tying for 40th place individually at the Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational. Blotter's 227 total was one better than teammate Kevin Peterson, who was the only Aggie to shoot a sub-par round in the tournament. Peterson shot a second-round two-under par 70 in Phoenix.
Track Contact: Diane Stockdale
(435) 797-2066
Utah State's men's and women's track and field teams will host the Mark Faldmo Open at the Maughan Track Stadium Saturday, April 21 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
The Aggies are coming off a successful weekend as the men finished first and the women placed third at the Weber State Invitational Saturday. USU hurdler Brett Guymon set a William H. Child Track Stadium record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.03 to take first place in the event. USU's 4x400 team also ran away with a first place finish recording a time of 3:13.87.
On the women's side four Aggies took top honors in their events as did the 4x400 team who won the event with a time of 3:43.99. Danielle Kot finished first in the 100m with a time of 11.66, Kristi Connors won the 400m with a mark of 55.29, Rebekah Thornley placed first in the 1,500m run posting a time of 17:59.79, and Candice Workman won the discus competition throwing for a distance of 153'9".
USU Mark Faldmo Open Schedule of Events
Field Events
9:00 a.m. Hammer - Men (Women follow)
Discus - Women (Men follow)
10:30 a.m. Pole Vault - Women (Men follow)
11:00 a.m. Long Jump - Men on north runway, women on south runway
High Jump - Men (Women follow)
Noon Shot Put - Women (Men follow)
Javelin - Men (Women follow)
1:00 p.m. Triple Jump - Men on north runway, women on south runway
Running Events
11:00 a.m. 3000m Steeplechase - Women
11:25 a.m. 3000m Steeplechase - Men
11:40 a.m. 4x400m Relay - Women/Men
11:55 a.m. 1500m - Women/Men
12:15 p.m. 100m/110m Hurdles - Women/Men
12:40 p.m. 400m - Women/Men
1:00 p.m. 100m - Women/Men
1:20 p.m. 800m - Women/Men
1:45 p.m. 400m Hurdles - Women/Men
2:05 p.m. 200m - Women/Men
2:25 p.m. 5000m - Women/Men
3:10 p.m. 4x400m Relay - Women/Men
