Picknell sets hammer mark at ASU
April 09, 2016 | Women's Track & Field
Picknell's throw of 169 feet, four inches broke her former school mark of 165-7.25 by just under two feet. She set the old record on March 18 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break meet.
Picknell took 14th place in her 24-woman flight and was third among Pacific-12 Conference entrants. Teammate Melissa Ausman was 20th at 154-6.
In the pole vault, junior Helen Ann Haun placed sixth in a 24-member flight at 12-3.50, the second-highest mark in school history. Junior Annie Sidor was 14th in 11-9.75, the No. 3 all-time mark.
The Beavers also competed at the John Knight Twilight Meet at Western Oregon on Friday. Results were not available.
The Sun Angel Classic concludes today. The Beavers have entered a full contingent of sprinters, hurdlers, throwers and jumpers in one of the biggest meets on the West Coast.
OSU resumes action at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field on April 14-16. Their lone home competition is the annual High Performance Meet, set for April 29-30 at the Whyte Track & Field Center.
Sun Angel Classic Friday results
POLE VAULT: 6. Helen Ann Haun, 12-3.50. 14. Annie Sidor, 11-9.75. NH. Gillette Field.
HAMMER: 14. Rachel Picknell, 169-4. 20. Melissa Ausman, 154-6.
Sun Angel Classic Saturday entrants
400 METERS: Venessa D'Arpino.
100 HURDLES: Devin Collins.
400 HURDLES: Devin Collins, Kerissa D'Arpino.
400 RELAY: Venessa D'Arpino, Devin Collins, Jasmin McKenzie, Kerissa D'Arpino.
1600 RELAY: Devin Collins, Kerissa D'Arpino, Venessa D'Arpino, Kelsi Schaer.
HIGH JUMP: Sara Almen, Amy Hilger, Allison Jackson, Jessica Lautenbach.
LONG JUMP: Jasmin McKenzie.
TRIPLE JUMP: Bethany Imperial, Michele Turney.
DISCUS: Rachel Picknell, Melissa Ausman, McKenzie Byrd, Kayla Fleskes.
JAVELIN: McKenzie Byrd, Kindel Bailey, Kayla Fleskes, Amber Peschka.
John Knight Twilight Meet (results not available)
400 METERS: Kala Kopecek, Kimberly Solberg.
5000 METERS: Rachel Johnson.
100 HURDLES: Alba Villaronga.
400 HURDLES: Dakota Steen.
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