LOGAN, Utah –- Utah State track and field teams competed Thursday in the first day of the 2010 WAC Indoor Championships hosted by Boise State in Nampa, Idaho at the Jacksons Track.After day one, junior Phillip Noble leads the Aggie men in sixth-place after finishing four of the seven heptathlon events. In the women’s pentathlon, sophomore Camille Fehlberg was the Aggies top finisher tabbing eighth place.Fehlberg finished in eighth place with 3,181 points. She finished in first place in the 800m portion of the pentathlon with a time of 2:23.39.”Its Camille’s rookie year as far as multis go, and I think she did a great job,” veteran USU head coach Gregg Gensel said. “She came from behind and was still able to score in the top eight at a conference meet.”Fehlberg and the three other Aggies, all freshmen, who competed in the heptathlon, Kelsey Keller, Amber Thompson and Shalyse Olsen all tied for ninth-place in the high jump, clearing 4-09.75 (1.47).”I’m also really proud of the freshmen. They really stepped it up and were able to see what it takes to compete at the Division I level,” Gensel said.Heading into day two of the championships, Noble leads the Aggie men in sixth place with 2,557 points followed close behing by sophomore Jon Goble in seventh place with 2,523 points.”Phillip (Noble) and Jon (Goble) both did a really good job today,” Gensel said. “Day two will be the best day for both of them, that is when their strongest events happen.”Noble took third in the pentathlon 60m, clocking in at 7.25, followed close behind by sophomore Jon Goble (7.28) who tabbed fourth.The final three events of the heptathlon will begin at 11:45 a.m. other events will begin at 11 a.m. WAC CHAMIONSHIPSNAMPA, IDAHOFEB. 25, 2010UTAH STATE RESULTSWOMENPent. 60m hurdles – 12. Shalyse Olsen, 9.63; 13. Camille Fehlberg, 9.77; 14. Kelsey Keller, 10.12; 18. Amber Thompson, 10.66.Pent. High Jump – 9. Camille Fehlberg, 1.47m (4-09.75); 9. Kelsey Keller, 1.47m (4-09.75); 9. Amber Thompson, 1.47m (4-09.75); 9. Shalyse Olsen, 1.47m (4-09.75).Pent. 800m – 1. Camille Fehlberg 2:23.39; 14. Kelsey Keller 2:45.79; 15. Shalyse Olson 2:46.35; DNF, Amber Thompson.Pent. Long Jump – 12. Shalyse Olsen, 4.91m (16-01.5); 14. Camille Fehlberg 4.86m (15-11.5); 15. Keller 4.82m (15-09.75); 19. Amber Thompson, 4.31m (14-01.75).Pent. Shot Put – 6. Camille Fehlberg, 10.12m (33-02.50); 15. Amber Thompson, 7.94m (26-00.75); 16. Shalyse Olsen 7.93m (26-00.25); 19. Kelsey Keller, 6.11m (20-00.5).Pent. FINAL – 8. Camille Fehlberg, 3181 pts.; 15. Shalyse Olsen, 2803 pts.; 17. Kelsey Keller, 2575 pts.; 19. Amber Thompson, 1958 pts. MENHept. 60m – 3. Phillip Noble, 7.25; 4. Jon Goble, 7.28; 8. Steve Pierce, 7.71; 9. Sam Hawkins, 7.78.Hept. Shot Put – 4. Jon Goble, 11.81m (38-09.00); 5. Phillip Noble, 10.63m (34-10.50); 8. Steve Pierce, 9.75m (32-00.00); 9. Sam Hawkins, 9.07m (29-09.25) 430Hept. High Jump – 6. Jon Goble, 1.78m (5-10.00); 7. Phillip Noble, 1.72m (5-07.75); 8. Sam Hawkins, 1.60m (5-03.00); 9. Steve Pierce, 1.57 (5-01.75).Hept. Long Jump – 5. Phillip Noble, 6.41m (21-00.50); 7. Jon Goble, 5.75m (18-10.05); 8. Steve Pierce, 5.28m (17-04.00); 9. Sam Hawkins, 5.26m (17-03.25).Hept. DAY ONE – 6. Phillip Noble, 2557 pts.; 7. Jon Goble, 2523 pts.; 8. Steve Pierce, 1995 pts.; 9. Sam Hawkins, 1952 pts.-USU-
Aggies conclude multi-events of WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships
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