Women’s Track Brief

UCLA throwers show their skill at meet

A group of UCLA men’s and women’s throwers competed
in the Salinas Throwers Meet on Tuesday for a final competitive
tune-up before the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Senior Christina Tolson, the Pac-10 shot put and hammer throw
champion, won the invitational women’s hammer throw with a
mark of 212-feet. Tolson also notched a second-place finish in the
shot put with a throw of 56-6 3/4.

Also throwing for the women was sophomore Chaniqua Ross, who won
the Pac-10 women’s discus crown, finished third in the
invitational discus at 178-10 and was fourth in the invitational
shot put with 52-0 1/2.

On the men’s side, junior Scott Moser, the Pac-10 discus
champion, was the top collegiate finisher in the discus, placing
third overall in the invitational bracket at 206 feet, 1 inch. He
placed fourth in the invitational shot put at 60-7 3/4.

Dan Ames, a redshirt freshman who will be joining Moser at the
NCAAs, was in top form as well. He was second in the men’s
open discus with a personal-best 200-1 toss. Ames beat out Moser in
the shot put, coming in third in the invitational competition at
61-8 1/4.

Also competing for the Bruins were sophomores Scott Wiegand and
Jack Clamon. Wiegand was seventh in the open discus (180-4) and
sixth in the invitational shot put (59-5 3/4). Clamon threw a
season-best shot put of 57-8 1/2.

Joining the current Bruins were a handful of Bruin alumni.
Seilala Sua (’00) won the invitational women’s shot put
at 58-7 1/4 and discus at 213-7. Suzy Powell (’98) finished
second in the invitational women’s discus (211-7). John
Godina (’95) won both the invitational men’s shot put
(70-0 1/4) and discus (222-0).

Brief compiled by Christina Teller and Glen Worthington, Daily
Bruin Senior Staff.