Final Results

NAMPA, Idaho – University of Hawai'i high jumper Amber Kaufman captured the gold medal for the second consecutive year at the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships.

 

For Kaufman, it was her fourth gold medal at WAC meets during her career. The San Jose, Calif., native cleared 6-0 (1.83m) to easily capture the title over teammate Sarah Saddleton (5-8/1.73m), who finished runner-up for the second straight year. Freshman Sam Balentine, who placed fourth in the pentathlon two days earlier, was sixth at 5-5.75 (1.67m).

 

Most of UH's 61.5 team points came from the high jump as the Rainbow Wahine scored 21 points in the event.

 

Louisiana Tech captured its fifth straight WAC Indoor title with 175 points followed by Utah State (104.5), Idaho (102), New Mexico State (63), UH (61.5), Nevada (55.5), Boise State (51), and Fresno State (49.5).

 

Newcomer Madara Apine, a Florida transfer, captured the silver medal in the triple jump at her first WAC meet. The Latvian jumped 39-11.25 (12.17m), to extend UH's silver medal streak in the event to three straight years.

 

In the weight throw, Anika Borden and Emma MacCorquodale finished fourth and fifth, respectively, earning UH nine team points. Borden, a junior from Honolulu, threw 52-8.25 (16.06m) while MacCorquodale, a sophomore from Nanaimo, British Columbia, heaved 52-6.5 (16.01m) to finish close behind.

 

UH entered three competitors in the pole vault competition with top finisher Karen Guravska tying for eighth with a jump of 11-7.75 (3.55m). Senior Sam Whitehall picked up two team points for UH in the 800-meter final, placing seventh at 2:19.62.

 

The Rainbow Wahine capped the meet with a seventh place finish in the 4x400-meter relay. The team of Cecelia Durocher, Whitehall, Mariana Monasi, and Jamilee Jimenez completed the race in 4:08.07.

 

Kaufman will next compete in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 12-13 in Fayetteville, Ark. The rest of the Rainbow Wahine will prepare for the outdoor track season which begins in mid-March.