The Angelo State men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2010 season with a bang Saturday with 10 provisional qualifying marks at the Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio.

Coming of their best-ever finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships this past spring, the Rambelles recorded seven provisional marks while the Rams had three marks that provisionally qualified for the 2010 NCAA D-II Meet.

Senior Aisha Adams, a four-time All-American and the national champion in the heptathlon a year ago, started her final season with the Rambelles with a provisional mark in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.27.

Senior Celethia Byrd, a three-time All-American in 2009, provisionally qualified in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday at Incarnate Word. Byrd ran a time of 11.97 in the 100 and finished the 200 in a time of 24.40. Byrd placed eighth in both the 100 and 200 at the 2009 NCAA D-II Meet.

Senior Chrystal Ruiz recorded provisional marks in both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. Ruiz had a time of 14.49 in the 100 hurdles and a time of 61.14 in the 400 hurdles. She was an All-American for the Rambelles in 2009 in the 400 hurdles and placed ninth in the heptathlon at the 2009 NCAA D-II Meet.

Adams and Ruiz along with seniors Andria Nussey and Kris Crockett also recorded a provisional qualifying time in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing the event in a time of 3:47.70.

Freshman Summer Sutherland made an impact in her debut with the Rambelles as provisionally qualified in the vault with a mark of 11'9.75".

On the men's side, senior Tyler Orlando had a provisional-qualifying toss of 199'5" in the javelin at UIW. Orlando placed seventh in the event at the 2009 NCAA D-II Meet, earning All-American honors. In addition, the Rams' 4x100-meter relay (41.24) and 4x400-meter relay (3:12.64) both provisionally qualified for the 2010 meet.


Complete ASU Results

Women's 100-meter dash
1. Celethia Byrd, 11.97
5. Danielle Finley, 12.89

Women's 200-meter dash
1. Celethia Byrd, 24.40
12. Danielle Finley, 27.48
13. Shelly Diggs, 27.68

Women's 400-meter dash
4. Shelly Diggs, 1:00.02
5. Jasmine Clarke, 1:00.88
6. Theresa Sue, 1:03.44
7. Carmen Herrera, 1:03.56

Women's 1,500-meter run
4. Emeline Crutcher, 5:14.28
6. Alyssa Priest, 5:17.79

Women's 5,000-meter run
1. Brittney Heath, 18:55.32
2. Paige Massingill, 19:09.14
4. Jessica Boudreau, 19:27.35
5. Kami Orsak, 19:40.23
8. Alyssa Priest, 19:46.58
9. Emeline Crutcher, 19:49.10
14. April Phillips, 20:58.69

Women's 100-meter hurdles
1. Aisha Adams, 14.27
2. Chrystal Ruiz, 14.49
5. Cathryn Rittenberry, 15.39
6. Andria Nussey, 15.53
8. Summer Sutherland, 15.76

Women's 400-meter hurdles
1. Chrystal Ruiz, 1:01.14
2. Kris Crockett, 1:04.78
3. Aisha Adams, 1:07.18

Women's 4x100-meter relay
1. ASU, 47.74

Women's 4x400-meter relay
1. ASU, 3:47.70

Women's Sprint medley relay
1. ASU, 1:46.31

Women's Distance medley relay
1. ASU, 8:38.76

Women's Long Jump
1. Andria Nussey, 17'10.25"
2. Kris Crockett, 17'5.5"
7. Brittany Clarke, 16'3"

Women's Triple Jump
3. Cathryn Rittenberry, 35'4.5"
4. Carmen Herrera, 35'0.5"

Women's High Jump
1. Chrystal Ruiz, 5'2.25"

Women's Pole Vault
1. Summer Sutherland, 11'9.75"

Women's Shot Put
3. Kimberly Williams, 42'0.5"
11. Jayda Spencer, 29'10.25"
14. Jordan Moses, 27'0.75"

Women's Discus
1. Jayda Spencer, 140'1"
5. Kimberly Williams, 120'3"
6. Jordan Moses, 119'9"

Women's Javelin
1. Jayda Spencer, 119'2"
3. Kimberly Williams, 117'10"



Men's 800-meter run
1. Sam Gallander, 2:00.54
2. Steven Gundy, 2:02.08
3. Clinton Bippert, 2:02.82

Men's 1,500-meter run
6. Robert Hummingbird, 4:30.57
10. Brian Carroll, 5:16.57

Men's 5,000-meter run
6. Brian Carroll, 15:40.19
15. Nick Wargo, 16:05.46
16. Randal Guinn, 16:05.46
19. Nate Gonzales, 16:12.03
26. Robert Hummingbird, 16:30.94

Men's 110-meter hurdles
2. Robert Malczewski, 16.02
5. Phillip Gonzalez, 16.63
8. Ethan West, 16.80

Men's 400-meter hurdles
1. Trenton Dalton, 54.24
2. Brian Holik, 54.48
3. Phillip Gonzalez, 57.61
5. Jeffrey Jones, 1:04.51

Men's 4x100-meter relay
1. ASU, 41.24

Men's 4x400-meter relay
1. ASU, 3:12.64

Men's Sprint medley relay
1. ASU, 1:30.08

Men's Long Jump
2. Mark Slone, 21'8.25"

Men's Triple Jump
1. Mark Slone, 46'11"

Men's High Jump
1. Ryan Adkins, 6'7.5"
8. Robert Malczewski, 5'11.5"

Men's Pole Vault
2. Andrew Allison, 15'0"
3. Hewitt Holmes, 14'5.5"

Men's Shot Put
3. Nick Alejandro, 49'9.25"
5. Andrew Crookham, 49'4.25"

Men's Discus
5. Andrew Crookham, 138'11"
8. Jeremy Guiterrez, 131'6"

Men's Javelin
2. Tyler Orlando, 199'5"
3. Jacob McDonald, 173'4"
4. Jeremy Guiterrez, 160'8"