Sports • Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Arizona Summer Wildcat • 15
Lalang wins eighth championship BY JAMES KELLEY
Arizona Summer Wildcat
Senior Lawi Lalang won a record eighth national championship and led Arizona men’s track and field to a seventh place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Lalang won the men’s 5K at the Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row. He has won one national title in cross country, four in indoor track and three outdoors. “It went the way we planned,” Lalang said in a press release. “I wanted to run faster than that but the main goal was just to win the race so I’m glad I did it.” Lalang broke an NCAA meet record from 1979 and set the school record for national championships, passing former Wildcat distance runner Amy Skieresz. Lalang’s title is the UA’s sixth in the event, behind only Oregon and Washington State, which both have eight. “I’m really happy [with my career], there’s nothing more I could ask for,” Lalang said. “I’ve
finished with 88 points. The women done my best, I did all my races with took 22nd with 10 points and Texas everything I got, I have nothing to A&M won the title with 75 points. regret and I’m really happy.” Senior Nick Ross, who was named Lalang just missed a ninth the 2014 Pac-12 Men’s Field Athlete championship, finishing second of the Year, tied for third place in the in the men’s 1,500-meter final in men’s high jump competition with a 3:39.13 while the winner, Oregon’s leap of 7-2.5 (2.20m). Ross became Mac Fleet, ran it in 3:39.09. Lalang the first Wildcat ever to be first-team was also named the 2014 Pac-12 All-American in the high jump all Scholar Athlete of the Year and the four years of his college career. 2014 Pac-12 Men’s Track Athlete of “Overall, I can’t complain, some the Year. days just aren’t your “We had day and [Friday] wasn’t some historic I'm really my day,” Ross said in performances a press release. “I’m out here this happy [with happy, extremely weekend,” head my career], happy [with my time at coach Fred there's nothing Arizona]. I’m blessed. Harvey said in more I could This meet doesn’t a press release. ask for. define me in any way, “Lawi in the 5K — Lawi Lalang, shape or form. I’m last night is a senior cross country and just going to go back race that will go distance runner to Tucson, practice down in history and gear up for USA and it was so Championships.” great that it Senior Julie Labonté took fourth made ESPN’s top-10 plays. For him in the women’s shot put, with a to come back and get second in the throw of 56-8 (17.27m). She earned 1,500-meter was really satisfying. He first-team All-America accolades competed with the heart of a lion.” The Arizona men finished seventh four times, becoming just the third UA woman to do so. with 23.5 points, while Oregon
TYLER BAKER/ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT
ARIZONA SENIOR cross country and distance runner Lawi Lalang recieves a senior award on May 3 at Drachman Stadium. Lalang was named the 2014 Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Year.
“I was pretty consistent but I didn’t have the big throw that I was hoping for to become the NCAA Champion,” Labonté said in a press release. “I ended up in fourth, so I’m pretty happy with that.” Redshirt junior Elvin Kibet finished fourth in the 10,000-meter race in 32:43.39, the second-best time of her career. She also took 14th
in the 5,000-meter. Freshman Aaron Castle finished 22nd in the shot put, earning honorable mention All-American accolades, the first Wildcat to do so as a freshman. — Follow James Kelley @jameskelley520
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