![]() ![]() ![]() Van Klinken, went to the shot put area after her second discus attempt and pretended to throw her shoe as a discus after receiving instruction from Blutreich. “I’m very disappointed.”įreshman Ralford Mullings adds to legacy of ASU’s track and field throwers “Well even worse than (Saturday), so worst meet of the season,” van Klinken said Sunday. Van Klinken, whose personal best in the discus is 70.22 meters (230-4), left the championships disappointed despite her success. The defending Pac-12 and NCAA champion moved into first after her opening throw and took the title with a winning heave of 60.87 meters (199-8) on her sixth throw. Van Klinken also walked away a winner in the discus Sunday. “Not what she wanted, not what she’s capable of doing, but we’re still working for the end here for nationals and obviously you’ll take being the Pac-12 champ any day of the week, so we’re excited about that and definitely looking forward to next month for her to continue her development,” ASU throws coach Brian Blutreich said. Noennig placed third this year by throwing 17.51 meters (57-5 ½ ), finishing behind van Klinken and Oregon sophomore Jaida Ross. Van Klinken took the lead after her second throw, and her winning hurl of 18.31 meters (60 feet, 1 inch) came on her fourth attempt. Van Klinken’s winning shot put performance on Saturday came after the Dutch graduate student finished second last year in the conference championships behind Arizona’s Samantha Noennig. The Oregon women captured their first team title since 2017. It was their 15th straight team title and their 22nd overall. Oregon ran away with both the men’s and women’s team titles for the Ducks’ 10th sweep in program history. The Arizona women came in seventh with 60 points, and the men took 10th overall after finishing with 27. win an individual in the 110-meter hurdles, finished fifth with 88 points, while the women placed eighth after scoring 57. The ASU men’s team, which saw Jamar Marshall Jr. “I didn’t feel like I got any good throws in so that was kind of disappointing, but obviously I’m very happy I could bring some points to our (women’s) team.”Īrizona also came away with two individual titles after junior Talie Bonds won the women’s high jump and senior Shannon Meisberger was victorious in the 400-meter hurdles. “Actually I was hoping for a lot more,” she said after she captured the discus and shot put titles at Hayward Field over the weekend. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)ĮUGENE, Oregon – Despite her success, two individual titles weren’t satisfying for Arizona State’s Jorinde van Klinken at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships. Arizona State’s Jorinde van Klinken was a bright spot for the Sun Devils after capturing two individual titles during the Pac-12 Track & Field Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. ![]()
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