THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
8 | SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS
Monday February 18, 2013
Track
WVU performs well in final home meet By Kevin Hooker Sports writer
Thanks to several firstplace finishes by the West Virginia track and field team, the Mountaineers had a strong showing at the Gold-Blue Open at the WVU Shell Building. The Mountaineers will be traveling for the remainder of the season, as this was their last home, indoor meet of the year. West Virginia took the top four spots in the 500-meter run with freshmen Christa D’Egidio and Peyton Hampson taking the top two spots and finishing with personal-best times of 1:17 and 1:18.34, respectively. Junior Arielle
Gaither came in third with a time of 1:18.46, while junior Allison Tyree finished in fourth with a time of 1:22.47. Senior Sydney Cummings led the way in the high jump with a first-place finish and a mark of 1.77 meters. Cummings’ distance ranked third all time in WVU program history. “Sydney is now realizing her true potential,” said WVU head coach Sean Cleary. Freshman Ashanti Bess finished first in the 60-meter dash with a personal best time of 8.09 meters and the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.53 seconds. She also took second place in the 400-meter
dash with a time of 59.84 seconds. Despite the calm atmosphere of the meet, Cleary and the Mountaineers are satisfied with their marks. “While the meet was low key, we had a few good performances this weekend,” Cleary said. “We did offer the girls an opportunity to stay in a competitive frame of mind before next weekend.” Senior Jordan Hamric recorded a first-place finish in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:59.24 in her first time competing this season. Freshman Shannen Daly also took first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.41.
Senior Alanna Pritts and sophomore Karissa Knabenshue swept the weight throw, taking the top two spots, respectively. Knabenshue also took the top spot in the shot put with a distance of 11.95 meters. The Mountaineers will head to Ames, Iowa, Feb. 22-23 for their first-ever Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Lied Recreational Center at Iowa State University. Cleary and the Mountaineers understand the difficulties facing them next weekend. “Hopefully we work out a few more kinks as we move forward,” Cleary said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
Football
Bedenbaugh to join staff at Oklahoma by michael carvelli sports editor
Former West Virginia offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh has been hired in the same capacity by Oklahoma. “We are excited to welcome Bill and his family to the University of Oklahoma,” said Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops in a release. “Bill is a passionate teacher and a demanding coach, who I believe will make an immediate impact on our football team. “His track record of developing physical and disciplined offensive
linemen makes him an excellent fit for our program. Bill is also an accomplished recruiter, who will join the rest of our staff in continuing to attract some of the nation’s most talented student-athletes to Oklahoma.” Bedenbaugh spent two years on Dana Holgorsen’s staff following a stint as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Arizona under former Wildcats head coach and current Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. The St. Charles, Ill., native also spent time with Holgorsen on Mike Leach’s staff at Texas Tech
and worked on the Red Raiders’ staff from 2000-06. “Our family is thrilled about the opportunity to join coach Stoops and his staff at the University of Oklahoma,” Bedenbaugh said. “I have a great admiration for the championship tradition of Oklahoma football and can’t wait to get on the field with our student-athletes this spring. I’ve admired the Sooners for many years and possess a great appreciation for the talent on this roster and coaching staff.” At WVU, Bedenbaugh coached teams that set single-season school re-
cords for total offense and passing. Last season, the Mountaineers ranked fifth in the country in pass efficiency and were in the top 10 in scoring, total offense and passing offense. Bedenbaugh was also named one of the nation’s top 50 recruiters by 247Sports.com this year. He graduated from Iowa Wesleyan in 1995 after playing for Leach for four years and started coaching at Oklahoma Panhandle State, Valdosta State, Central Michigan and Ferris State before joining the staff at Texas Tech. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu
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supportive and their contractual commitments are maintained,” Van Zyl said. “They have said they are happy to let the legal process take its course before making any change in their position.” On the track, Pistorius had finalized agreements for five races for the first half of 2013: two in Australia in March to start the South African’s season, two exhibition runs against fellow Paralympic champions Alan Oliveira and Jonnie Peacock, and an appearance at the U.S. Drake Relays in Iowa. Van Zyl’s move to cancel those races was first reported by The Associated Press on Saturday. All future races were now called off, Van Zyl said, including others that were still being discussed. Van Zyl said the decision is “to help and support all those involved as they try to come to
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius’ track career was put on hold indefinitely Sunday as his agent canceled all future races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on defending himself against his murder charge. After visiting Pistorius at the police station he is being held at, agent Peet van Zyl said in a statement there is “no option but to cancel all future races that Oscar Pistorius had been contracted to compete in to allow Oscar to concentrate on the upcoming legal proceedings.” Pistorius was arrested and charged with the Valentine’s Day murder of model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot multiple times at Pistorius’ upscale Pretoria home in the early hours of Thursday. Pistorius has been held since Friday at the Brooklyn police station in the South
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