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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The University of New Mexico’s Modrall Sperling Don Kirby Invitational got underway this afternoon at Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium with the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon competitions. UNM senior Keren Sari-Bentzur has a commanding lead in the heptathlon, while sophomore transfer Ryan Voge is the pacesetter in the decathlon. UNM head coach Matt Henry was forced to cancel the main track and field events on Saturday, March 22, after heavy snows in Colorado forced the majority of the invited teams to cancel their travel plans. The final day of multi-event competition resumes at noon on Friday, March 21 at the UNM Track Stadium.

Sari-Bentzur, who was ninth in the heptathlon at the 2002 NCAA Championships, won every event on the afternoon. She shattered her personal-best in the shot put with a mark of 39-02.25 and also clocked a strong altitude-adjusted time of 14.65 in the 100-meter hurdles. She also had a solid high jump performance with a leap of 5-06.50, which netted 842 points. Genea Long of New Mexico State is second (2,540), 651 points behind Sari-Bentzur, while UNM true freshman Suzanne Nguyen is currently in sixth place with 2,045 points.

On the men’s side, Voge and true freshman Robert Gunn are 1-2 at the midway point. Voge holds a 224-point lead on Gunn, 3,593-3,369, as both men compete in their first collegiate decathlon competition. True freshman Adam Frangos is currently sixth with 3,121 points in his collegiate debut. The trio won three of the five events today with Gunn taking the 100 meters (11.34*), Voge winning the long jump (22-06.25) and Frangos capturing the 400 (51.91*). Unattached athlete Bob Koski is in third with 3,326 points, while Jason Simmons of South Plains College (4th - 3,300) and Western State College’s Brent Kinseth(5th - 3,245) are also in striking distance.

Modrall Sperling Don Kirby Invitational March 20-21, 2002 Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium - Albuquerque, N.M. Heptathlon/Decathlon Results - Day One

Women’s Heptathlon (Day 1) Points Totals -- 1.Keren Sari-Bentzur (UNM) - 3,191 2.Genea Long (NMSU) - 2,540 3.Emma Alvin (NMSU) - 2,522 4.Crysty Woodruff (NMSU) - 2,148 5.Patty Roeber (WSU) - 2,083 6.Suzanne Nguyen (UNM) - 2,045

100-meter Hurdles -- 1.Keren Sari-Benzur (UNM) - 14.61 (894) 2.Genea Long (NMSU) - 15.37 (793) 3.Emma Alvin (NMSU) - 16.55 (648) 4.Crysty Woodruff (NMSU) - 17.03 (593) 5.Patty Roeber (WSU) - 18.09 (479) 6.Suzanne Nguyen (UNM) - 18.12 (476).

High Jump -- 1.Keren Sari-Bentzur (UNM) 5-06.50 (842), 2.Emma Alvin (NMSU) - 5-05.25 (806) 3.Suzanne Nguyen (UNM) - 4-11.50 (632) 4.Patty Roeber (WSU) - 4-06.75 (502) 5.Crysty Woodruff (NMSU) - 4-05.50 (470) 5.Genea Long (NMSU) - 4-05.50 (470)

Shot Put -- 1.Keren Sari-Bentzur (UNM) - 39-02.25 (657) 2.Genea Long (NMSU) - 35-05.25 (582) 3.Emma Alvin (NMSU) - 33-08.75 (548) 4.Patty Roeber (WSU) - 32-09.75 (529) 5.Crysty Woodruff (NMSU) - 27-07.25 (426) 6.Suzanne Nguyen (UNM) - 22-04.25 (323)

200 meters -- 1.Keren Sari-Bentzur (UNM) - 25.99 (798) 2.Crysty Woodruff (NMSU) - 27.65 (659) 3.Genea Long (NMSU) - 27.20 (695) 4.Suzanne Nguyen (UNM) - 28.21 (614) 5.Patty Roeber (WSU) - 28.75 (573) 6.Emma Alvin (NMSU) 29.46 (520)

Men’s Decathlon (Day 1) Points Totals -- 1.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 3,593 2.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 3,369 3.Bob Koski (unattached) - 3,326 4.Jason Simmons (SPC) - 3,300 5.Brent Kinseth (WSU) - 3,245 6.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 3,121 7.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 2,998 8.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 2,811 9.Robbie Brown (SPC) - 1,822

100 meters -- 1.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 11.31 (793) 2.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 11.34 (786) 3.Jason Simmons (SPC) - 11.47 (759) 4.Bob Koski (unattached) - 11.51 (750) 5.Robbie Brown (SPC) - 11.57 (738) 6.Brent Kinseth (WSU) - 11.6 0 (732) 7.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 11.68 (715) 8.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 11.98 (655) 9.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 12.37 (580)

Long Jump -- 1.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 22-06.25 (781) 2.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 22-03.50 (764) 3.Jason Simmons (SPC) 21-02.00 (686) 4.Brent Kinseth (WSU) - 22-01.50 (684) 5.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 19-10.50 (600) 6.Bob Koskie (unattached) - 19-07.75 (584) 7.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 18-09.50 (529) 8.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 18-06.75 (514) 9. Robbie Brown (SPC) - 15-05.75 (330)

Shot Put -- 1.Bob Koskie (unattached) - 42-11.75 (673) 2.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 39-04.00 (606) 3.Brent Kinseth (WSU) 38-02.00 (584) 4.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 37-02.25 (566) 5.Jason Simmons (SPC) - 35-10.50 (542) 6.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 33-11.50 (507) 7.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 30-01.50 (437) 8.Robbie Brown (SPC) - 29-06.50 (426) 9.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 28-00.75 (399)

High Jump -- 1.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 6-04.75 (758) 2.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 6-03.50 3.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 6-01.25 (679) 3.Bob Koski (unattached) - 6-01.25 (679) 5.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 6-00.00 (653) 6.Jason Simmons (SPC) - 5-10.75 (627) 7.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 5-07.25 8.Brent Kinseth (WSU) - 5-06.00 9.Robbie Brown (SPC) - NH

400m -- 1.Adam Frangos (UNM) - 51.80 (734) 2.Ryan Voge (UNM) - 51.90 (729) 3.Brent Kinseth (WSU) - 52.17 (717) 4.Robert Gunn (UNM) - 52.66 (696) 5.Jason Simmons (SPC) - 52.91 (686) 6.Bob Koski (unattached) - 54.0 (640) 7.Branden Mahler (SPC) - 55.40 (583) 8.Matthew Ingram (SPC) - 56.26 (545) 9.Robbie Brown (SPC) - 1:02.64 (328)

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