Ella Brown doubled-up on the triple.
The junior Simon Fraser University track athlete won back-to-back triple jumps at a pair of meets in San Francisco on the weekend, one of a handful of teammates provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Div. 2 national outdoor championships.
Brown began by hitting an 11.88-metre
height at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Friday, and moved the mark to 12.02m at the Stanford Invitational a day later, setting a new personal best with the ninth overall distance in NCAA Div. 2.
“This is a big breakthrough for Ella,” Clan head coach Brit Townsend said. “It was a personal best and this will give her a good chance to make the outdoor championships.”
The automatic qualifying standard in the women’s triple jump is 12.70m.
Burnaby’s Cameron Proceviat also secured a provisional qualifying time in his 800m middle distance race. His time of 1:50.85 at Stanford placed the SFU senior in 11th spot, while he currently is ranked eighth overall in the NCAA. The official qualifying time needed to lock up a berth is 1:49.00.
Also reaching provisional qualifying standards at the Carnival were junior 1500m runner Marc-Antoine Rouleau, 5000m runner Rebecca Bassett, and Sophie Dodd, in the 800m.
Rouleau’s time placed him third overall, while Bassett finished fourth in her race. Both are currently ranked second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in their respective events.
Dodd won her heat and finished fourth overall, joining Alana Mussatto who earned her provisional qualifying time earlier in the track season.
Also returning with memorable marks were Alex Wu, who set a personal best in the men’s long jump of 7.03m, Daniel
Kelloway, who won the 400m in a time of 48.16, Miryam Bassett and Julia Howley, who placed second and third respectively in the mile race, and Monique Lisek, who finished third overall in the 400m hurdles.
Clan hoop coach steps down
The search is on for a new men’s basketball head coach after Virgil Hill resigned from his post at SFU after one season.
After a disappointing 2-24 overall record, including just one conference win, Hill stepped down after a tumultuous year. A number of players left the program during the season.
