June 10, 2005
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Marc Kellman (Coram, N.Y.), a senior on George Mason's men's track and field team, advanced to Saturday's finals in the triple jump at the NCAA 2005 Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento State University).
Kellman, who participated as one of 27 athletes in Friday's qualifying round, tied for 11th overall with a jump of 15.82m on his final attempt. The top 12 finishers from the preliminaries advanced to Saturday's finals. His mark of 15.82m was .01m off his personal best outdoor jump that he set at the IC4A Championships this season and ranks among the top 10 in the Patriot record books.
After posting a satisfactory leap of 15.39m on his first attempt, Kellman took a strange hop during his second try and landed in the pit with a disappointing mark of 13.45m. His much improved third attempt moved him to 10th overall among the competitors, and Kellman anxiously waited to see if the jump would hold, and it did.
"I am thankful for the second opportunity that I have tomorrow," stated Kellman. "I am going to try and make the best of it and give it everything I've got."
A 2005 indoor All-American in the triple jump where he placed fifth, Kellman finished 23rd at last year's outdoor track and field championships with a jump of 14.95m.
The finals of the triple jump will take place Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (PDT).
Flash Results, Inc. Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
NCAA Division I 2005 Outdoor
Track & Field Championship
Sacramento, CA - 6/8/2005 to 6/11/2005
Last Completed Event
Event 16 Men Triple Jump
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Auto: 16.50 Advance best 12 and ties from qualify to finals.
15 minutes warm-up for each flight, 15 minutes before finals.
Wind direction 1 hour prior.
Advance best 9 plus ties to a reverse order final.
American: 18.09m 7/27/1996 Kenny Harrison, Mizuno
College Best: 17.92m 5/20/1995 James Beckford, Blinn
NCAA Meet: 17.57m 6/5/1982 Keith Connor, SMU
Hornet Stad: 17.78m 7/17/2004 Melvin Lister, unattached
Name Year School Prelims Wind
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Flight 1
1 Allen Simms SR Southern California 16.94mq 55-07.00
16.48m(1.1) 16.94m(1.9) PASS(NWI)
2 Aarik Wilson SR Indiana 16.79mq 55-01.00
16.28m(1.0) 16.79m(1.6) PASS(NWI)
3 Brandon Atkinson SR Mississippi 16.23mq 53-03.00
FOUL(NWI) 16.23m(1.7) FOUL(NWI)
4 Ryan Zimmerman JR Arizona State 15.98mq 52-05.25
15.98m(3.2) 13.66m(1.7) FOUL(NWI)
5 Everett Bruce SR North Carolina A&T 15.82mq 51-11.00
FOUL(NWI) 15.67m(3.7) 15.82m(2.4)
5 Marc Kellman SR George Mason 15.82mq 51-11.00
15.39m(1.9) 13.45m(1.5) 15.82m(2.0)
7 Willie Johnson SR Florida State 15.49m 50-10.00
15.40m(3.2) 15.49m(2.0) 15.43m(0.9)
8 Tony Douglas JR Iowa State 15.48m 50-09.50
14.61m(1.5) 14.97m(1.3) 15.48m(3.4)
9 Rick Bellford JR Wisconsin 15.41m 50-06.75
15.41m(1.6) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
10 Ronald Carter JR Long Beach State 15.24m 50-00.00
15.24m(1.5) 14.95m(1.2) 15.17m(1.1)
11 Yuriy Litvinski SO Northern Iowa 14.94m 49-00.25
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 14.94m(0.8)
12 Johnny Wiley SR Northridge 14.66m 48-01.25
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 14.66m(1.2)
-- Solomon Welch JR Stanford FOUL
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
Flight 2
1 Rodrigo Mendes SR Brigham Young 17.54mq 57-06.50
17.54m(3.4) PASS(NWI) PASS(NWI)
2 Rafeeq Curry JR Florida State 16.38mq 53-09.00
16.21m(2.8) 16.35m(3.4) 16.38m(0.7)
3 Samyr Laine JR Harvard 16.34mq 53-07.50
16.34m(1.7) PASS(NWI) PASS(NWI)
4 Jaanus Uudmae SR Arkansas 16.16mq 53-00.25
16.07m(1.5) FOUL(NWI) 16.16m(2.3)
5 Brian Veal SR Texas State 16.01mq 52-06.50
15.73m(1.2) FOUL(NWI) 16.01m(2.7)
6 Michael Whitehead SO Michigan 15.93mq 52-03.25
15.65m(0.5) FOUL(NWI) 15.93m(2.2)
7 Alonzo Moore JR Wisconsin 15.71m 51-06.50
15.71m(3.6) 15.44m(2.1) 15.35m(5.4)
8 Stelios Kapsalis JR Kansas State 15.66m 51-04.50
15.37m(2.3) 15.61m(2.1) 15.66m(1.9)
8 Corey Dowden JR Texas Tech 15.66m 51-04.50
15.66m(3.0) FOUL(NWI) 15.06m(2.2)
10 Andrew Gamble SR Texas A&M 15.53m 50-11.50
FOUL(NWI) 15.38m(1.7) 15.53m(3.6)
11 Leonidas Watson SR Oregon 15.47m 50-09.25
15.43m(2.4) 15.47m(2.0) 14.20m(1.5)
12 Fabian Florant JR SW Missouri St. 15.22m 49-11.25
FOUL(NWI) 15.22m(2.4) 14.84m(2.5)
13 Charles Jones JR UNC-Greensboro 15.15m 49-08.50
FOUL(NWI) 15.15m(3.5) 15.07m(4.0)
14 Jason Bell SO Clemson 15.04m 49-04.25
15.04m(4.2) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
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Name Year School Prelims Wind
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Preliminaries
1 Rodrigo Mendes SR Brigham Young 17.54mq 3.4 57-06.50
17.54m(3.4) PASS(NWI) PASS(NWI)
2 Allen Simms SR Southern California 16.94mq 1.9 55-07.00
16.48m(1.1) 16.94m(1.9) PASS(NWI)
3 Aarik Wilson SR Indiana 16.79mq 1.6 55-01.00
16.28m(1.0) 16.79m(1.6) PASS(NWI)
4 Rafeeq Curry JR Florida State 16.38mq 0.7 53-09.00
16.21m(2.8) 16.35m(3.4) 16.38m(0.7)
5 Samyr Laine JR Harvard 16.34mq 1.7 53-07.50
16.34m(1.7) PASS(NWI) PASS(NWI)
6 Brandon Atkinson SR Mississippi 16.23mq 1.7 53-03.00
FOUL(NWI) 16.23m(1.7) FOUL(NWI)
7 Jaanus Uudmae SR Arkansas 16.16mq 2.3 53-00.25
16.07m(1.5) FOUL(NWI) 16.16m(2.3)
8 Brian Veal SR Texas State 16.01mq 2.7 52-06.50
15.73m(1.2) FOUL(NWI) 16.01m(2.7)
9 Ryan Zimmerman JR Arizona State 15.98mq 3.2 52-05.25
15.98m(3.2) 13.66m(1.7) FOUL(NWI)
10 Michael Whitehead SO Michigan 15.93mq 2.2 52-03.25
15.65m(0.5) FOUL(NWI) 15.93m(2.2)
11 Everett Bruce SR North Carolina A&T 15.82mq 2.4 51-11.00
FOUL(NWI) 15.67m(3.7) 15.82m(2.4)
12 Marc Kellman SR George Mason 15.82mq 2.0 51-11.00
15.39m(1.9) 13.45m(1.5) 15.82m(2.0)
13 Alonzo Moore JR Wisconsin 15.71m 3.6 51-06.50
15.71m(3.6) 15.44m(2.1) 15.35m(5.4)
14 Corey Dowden JR Texas Tech 15.66m 3.0 51-04.50
15.66m(3.0) FOUL(NWI) 15.06m(2.2)
14 Stelios Kapsalis JR Kansas State 15.66m 1.9 51-04.50
15.37m(2.3) 15.61m(2.1) 15.66m(1.9)
16 Andrew Gamble SR Texas A&M 15.53m 3.6 50-11.50
FOUL(NWI) 15.38m(1.7) 15.53m(3.6)
17 Willie Johnson SR Florida State 15.49m 2.0 50-10.00
15.40m(3.2) 15.49m(2.0) 15.43m(0.9)
18 Tony Douglas JR Iowa State 15.48m 3.4 50-09.50
14.61m(1.5) 14.97m(1.3) 15.48m(3.4)
19 Leonidas Watson SR Oregon 15.47m 2.0 50-09.25
15.43m(2.4) 15.47m(2.0) 14.20m(1.5)
20 Rick Bellford JR Wisconsin 15.41m 1.6 50-06.75
15.41m(1.6) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
21 Ronald Carter JR Long Beach State 15.24m 1.5 50-00.00
15.24m(1.5) 14.95m(1.2) 15.17m(1.1)
22 Fabian Florant JR SW Missouri St. 15.22m 2.4 49-11.25
FOUL(NWI) 15.22m(2.4) 14.84m(2.5)
23 Charles Jones JR UNC-Greensboro 15.15m 3.5 49-08.50
FOUL(NWI) 15.15m(3.5) 15.07m(4.0)
24 Jason Bell SO Clemson 15.04m 4.2 49-04.25
15.04m(4.2) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
25 Yuriy Litvinski SO Northern Iowa 14.94m 0.8 49-00.25
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 14.94m(0.8)
26 Johnny Wiley SR Northridge 14.66m 1.2 48-01.25
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 14.66m(1.2)
-- Solomon Welch JR Stanford FOUL
FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI)
