Hooker Wins 100- and 200-Meter Track Titles at Stanford Invitational
March 26, 2000
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Washington junior Ja'Warren Hooker swept both sprint titles Sunday, including the 100-meter race during which he tied his own school record at the prestigious Stanford Invitational Track & Field Meet that featured numerous collegiate and world-class club competitors.
A product of Ellensburg (Wash.) High School, Hooker clocked a time of 10.18-seconds, matching the school-record mark he established as a freshman in 1998. The winning time reached the automatic qualifying standard, ensuring Hooker a spot at the NCAA Championships, May 31-June 3 in Durham, N.C.
Hooker won his second Stanford 100-meter title. He won the championship in 1998, but was injured and unable to defend his crown at the 1999 Stanford Invitational.
Hooker registered a winning time of 20.58 in the 200 meters, outracing Alvin Harrison whose runner-up time was 20.77.
Another Washington athlete who secured an NCAA berth was senior David Bazzi who finished seventh in a high-caliber men's 5,000-meter field with an automatic qualifying time of 13:47.63.
Husky senior Ben Lindsey finished second in both the discus (198-7) and shot put (62-2 1/4) competitions.
The Washington women's team featured three NCAA provisional qualifying marks by distance runners. Seniors Margaret Butler (9:20.35) and Cami Matson (9:26.38) placed ninth and 13th, respectively, in the 3,000-meter race. Junior Kara Syrdal finished 20th in a world-class women's 5,000-meter field (16:46.55).
The Husky track and field teams return to action Saturday, competing in Pullman at the Washington State Dual Meet.
MEN'S RESULTS
100 meters - 1, Ja'Warren Hooker, UW, 10.18. 2, Jeff Laynes, Reebok, 10.27.
200 meters - 1, Ja'Warren Hooker, UW, 20.58. 2, Alvin Harrison, unattached, 20.77.
400 meters - 1, Alvin Harrison, unattached, 46.19. 4, Derek Prior, UW, 47.12.
1,500 meters - 1, Michael Stember, Stanford, 3:40.71. 5, Geoff Perry, UW, 3:46.65.
5,000 meters - 1, Bernard Lagat, Puma, 13:35.10. 7, David Bazzi, UW, 13:47.63.
Steeplechase - 1, Mike Spence, Princeton, 8:46.13. 16, Geoff Perry, UW, 9:02.90. 20, Tom Hildrum, 9:10.77.
110-meter Hurdles - 1, Arend Watkins, WSU, 13.85. 5, Ben Meyer, UW, 14.11.
400-meter Hurdles - 1, Eric Dudley, WSU, 51.64. 9, Jacob Predmore, UW, 53.86.
Discus - 1, Ian Waltz, WSU, 191-9. 2, Ben Lindsey, UW, 189-7.
Shot Put - 1, Adam Nelson, Nike, 66-11 1/4. 2, Ben Lindsey, UW, 62-2 1/4.
Long Jump - 1, Robert Kennedy, California, 24-8 1/4. 13, Jacob Predmore, 22-7 3/4.
Javelin - 1, Chad Wassink, Stanford, 226-7. 4, Justin St. Clair, UW, 220-5.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
100 meters - 1, Natasha Mayers, Los Angeles SW, 23.60. 8, Chelsie Pentz, UW, 24.57.
400 meters - 1, Jayna Smith, Stanford, 53.62. 6, Chelsie Pentz, UW, 56.23.
1,500 meters - 1, Mary Cobb, Nike, 4:18.28. 12, Margaret Butler, UW, 4:29.65.
5,000 meters - 1, Robin Meagher, Pacific Storm, 15:44.97. 20, Kara Syrdal, UW, 16:46.55.
3,000 meters - 1, Nicole Jefferson, Nike, 9:10.74. 9, Margaret Butler, UW, 9:20.35. 13, Cami Matson, UW, 9:26.38.
400-meter Hurdles - 1, Randi Smith, WSU, 57.61. 3, Kelsey Sheppard, UW, 59.55.
