April 8 2013

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Cesar Chavez Day celebrated The life and legacy of prominent farm-labor rights activist remembered

By Allen Huddleston The Collegian A small crowd of people sat in the University Student Union Pavillion to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez on Thursday. Cesar Chavez was known for his efforts as a farm-labor rights leader and developing the National Farm Workers Association.

“I personally believe that this celebration brings a lot of things to the community. It makes us work as one, and represents the heritage of Hispanics here at Fresno State,” said Richard Batella, a member of Nu Alpha Kappa.

As a labor leader, Chavez directed nonviolent means to bring attention to the hard work of farm workers. He led marches, boycotts and strikes, all to advocate for the labor rights of farm workers and their pay. Chavez and his union won many victories for farm workers across California.

Armando Elenes, the vice president for the United Farm Workers union, was the guest speaker. He spoke about Cesar Chavez’s life, legacy and his commitment to community service.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done in the fields,” Elenes said. “We’re talking about farm workers of the last 10 years that have died after being exposed to too much heat, and we are still trying to change those conditions”

Elenes said there are workers who still receive a piece rate, making about 50 dollars a day, only being paid what they make, and not taking into account the hours or time they have worked.

“I think it is important we know the history. A lot of people say it’s a Hispanic thing, but it’s really a worker thing,” said Elenes.

Through the United Farm Workers union, new contracts were signed that established new minimums for hourly wages, ensuring workers that if they did show up to work, they would be paid. Prior to the contract reforms, farm workers were paid 52 cents for a 25-pound bucket, Elenes said. With the help of his union, they have increased bucket rates for farm workers.

The United Farm Workers union was able to establish new standards and develop some of the highest rates in the country. Elenes said that prior to these new contracts, workers would pick 25-pound buckets, but before they could turn them in for money, they had to top the bucket off.

“Topping off a buckets is an extra five pounds, and for every bucket that the workers pick, those extra five pounds add up over the course of 80 trips. That translates to 25 additional See CHAVEZ, Page 3 LEFT: Fresno State student and Mu Chi Omega member Arturo Villagomez (left) gives a prize to alumna Amelia Vasquez after she participated in a game about Cesar Chavez and agriculture.

RIGHT: A bronze memorial honoring labor rights activist Cesar Chavez stands in Fresno State’s Peace Garden.

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Valves and value: CIT water research plays big role in Valley

By Brianna Vaccari The Collegian

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The valves operated by Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology are part of the research which is done in partnership with various agriculture and energy companies.

At Fresno State, the Center for Irrigation Technology is a quiet voice saying some big things.

For students and faculty outside of the Jordan College of Agriculture, the Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT) is just a name. What is not realized is that CIT plays a big role in the day-today water usage throughout the Valley.

CIT is dedicated to “advancing water-management practices and irrigation technology.” It acts as a testing lab, research facility and educational center for the public as well as private businesses. CIT is partnered with 120 independent companies throughout the San Joaquin Valley. Together,

CIT and these companies explore and develop water technology in an organization called the International Center for Water Technology. This giant partnership was created for the goal of branding the Valley as the “Blue Tech Valley”— essentially the Silicon Valley for water.

“Nothing happens without water here,” said David Zoldoske, director of CIT. CIT’s main roles are to support irrigated agriculture, work with industry to develop new technologies and work with the community to facilitate water policy discussions. Its goal is to educate the campus and community about See WATER, Page 3

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The idiot's guide to age-old idioms WEB-SPE@K

By Liana Whitehead The Collegian If you are anything like me (and I wouldn’t wish that on you), you’re always looking for the “who, what, when, where and why” in everyday things.

People like us, we ask questions like, “Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?” and “Why do banks leave both doors open but chain the pens to the counter?”

We are never satisfied with a simple “because.”

Since I am a lover of words and the magic they hold, and in this case, history, I wanted to share some unordinary and uproarious originations (and outright assumptions) of some of our favorite everyday phrases.

“Rule of thumb:” A rough, practical method of procedure. (dictionary. com) Although still debated, the original story behind the “rule of thumb” phrase dates back 300 years when men could get away with murder, to use another popular cliché. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase refers to measurements that are based on experience instead of exact science – a woodworker using his thumb to measure. Some, however, believe that “rule of thumb" originated from English common law, and that it reflects a law which permitted a husband to beat his wife with a whip or stick no bigger in diameter than his thumb.

“Bite the bullet:” to force oneself to perform a painful, difficult task or to endure an unpleasant situation. (dictionary.com)

As the story goes, in times of war when stakes were high and limbs were lost, soldiers were asked to man up and bite down on a bullet to ease their pain.

Instead of a injecting an anesthetic or stabbing a man in the arm to prevent pain in his leg, he was simply asked to “bite the bullet.”

“Basket case:” A person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope. (dictionary.com) Originally, as it is told, basket case is a post-World War I phrase relating (again) to soldiers. Although previously denied by higher-ups in the military, tradition suggests that when soldiers’ limbs were lost in war, men carried the remaining torsos in baskets. In March 1919, this bulletin was issued by the U.S. Command on Public Information on behalf of Major General M. W. Ireland, the U.S. Surgeon General: "The Surgeon General of the Army ... denies ... that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated ...of the existence of 'basket cases' in our hospitals."

I assume that multiple amputations are a sure thing during a violent world war, so denial of the “basket case” practices by military leaders doesn’t convince me.

“Raining Cats and Dogs:” A torrential rain. (dictionary.com) Although there is no concrete explanation for the phrase, there are a number of hilarious speculations.

In the 1500s, people lived in homes with thatched roofs, which couldn’t survive a strong belch. Because pets were kept outside then, animals would keep themselves warm in little corners in the roof. On heavy rain days, it is said that the animals would get washed

off of the roof or jump off and run for cover. The townsfolk would look out their window, see pets falling from the sky and proclaim it to be "raining cats and dogs."

In another tale, 17th century sewage systems (or lack thereof) were subject to massive flooding, washing out any dead animals that had fallen in. This would leave some to believe that dead animals were literally falling from the sky.

Since there is little evidence behind all of these, pick your favorite.

‘Take it with a grain of salt:” To accept something with reservations, to avoid swallowing information whole. (dictionary.com) The idea comes from the fact that food is more easily swallowed if taken with a small amount of salt. Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire) translated an ancient antidote for poison with the words 'be taken fasting, plus a grain of salt' – it suggests that harmful side effects can be toned down by taking a grain of salt.

In another account, Roman general Pompey believed he could make himself immune to poison by ingesting small amounts of various poisons, and he took this treatment with a grain of salt to help him swallow the poison.

The salt was not the antidote, but was taken to assist in swallowing the poison.

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CHAVEZ: Commemorating rights, history, community CONTINUED from page 3 buckets that they are now being paid for,” Elenes said.

He said that the fight for farm-work reforms will not be completed in his lifetime but believes with the help of others in the community, it can be done. Celebrating Cesar Chavez Day gives people in the community a chance to know the history behind farm working and its wages.

“As a part of the Nu Kappa Alpha, we come here to help as

much as we can and give support,” Richard Batella said.

“Celebrating the legacy of Cesar Chavez is important to me, it’s a part of my heritage.”

Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improve the treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers. For his contributions, California, Texas and Colorado have all made Cesar Chavez Day a state holiday in order to promote community service and celebrate the life of this important figure.

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Fresno State student Betty Herrera performs with Mariachi Cachanilla at the Cesar Chavez Day celebration in the Univesity Student Union on Thursday. Due to inclement the event was moved from the Peace Garden to the USU.

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The Center for Irrigation Technology was established as a testing lab and educational and research facility. The center works with eight Valley counties advocating and lobbying for water projects.

WATER: Various projects focus on efficiency and energy CONTINUED from page 3 water issues and solutions.

CIT is reaching out to companies and organizations in the Valley who all have a common interest—water—to work together to find ways to manage it, utilize it, research ways to do these things better and then tell everyone and anyone about it.

“We hopefully won’t f ail for lack of suppor t,” Zoldoske said. “We may ulti-

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mately fail because the idea isn’t good enough or competitive enough.”

The Center for Irrigation Technology is not a recent a d d i t i o n t o F re s n o S t at e.

Winston Strong was a professor for the plant science department and mechanized agriculture department for 34 years, ending in 1974. More than 60 years ago he began testing sprinklers at Fresno State. He established the sprinkler test station in 1953 when Fresno State was still called Fresno State College. Strong was part of establishing the Ag One Foundation, which awards endowment scholarships to students of the Jordan College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology.

After Strong’s pioneering efforts for irrigation, CIT was of ficially founded on April 9, 1980. Since then, it has had three directors— Ed Norum, Ken Solomon and now Zoldoske.

In 2001 the International Center for Water Technology was created to deal with water functions besides irrigation.

It offers broader services for water technology and brought with it a marketing effort for water management.

The list of projects with which CIT is extensive. CIT tests produce in the fields, created and maintains the Wateright website, administers the Advanced Pumping Ef ficiency Prog ram for PG&E, publishes reports on

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The subject of energy is becoming unavoidable in this line of work.

“All the water that we use has to be pumped some place,” Zoldoske said.

CIT has a program for agriculture water-energy efficiency and was recently funded

by PG&E to establish an agriculture water energy center for the Fresno State farm. CIT is also connected with the Water Energy Technology center (WET center) on campus, which provides 20,000 square feet for testing water systems and functions as a lab for water technology research.

Currently, the WET center holds energy-harvesting equipment that has never been used in the United States before. The setup is a water distribution system that converts pressure

from high to low and creates energy. It is being tested before being installed in San Jose.

Besides working in water technology and waterenergy efficiency, CIT also works as an advocate for the Central Valley’s water allocation with the state of California. It works with the eight counties in the Valley to identify water projects that are important to the area and lobby those projects to lawmakers in Sacramento.

“That’s a very powerful statement when you’re seeking funding—to have constituency agree on something,” Zoldoske said.

CIT ultimately targets Fresno State students who are interested in water and career opportunities that tackle challeng es and solutions. CIT employs 60 students who work on water research and support the daily activities of the center.

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Muslim Journeys Bookshelf travels to Fresno State

By K. Nabil Sakib Special to The Collegian The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State is now one of 840 locations nationwide chosen by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to feature the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys.

The new addition to the library comes just as Fresno State gears up to celebrate Diversity Awareness Week in April.

The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno (ICCF), a nonprofit religious corporation, also accepted the grant.

Alison Cowgill, a librarian in the Henry Madden Library, spearheaded efforts to bring the new selection to campus.

The selection of books and films are part of a wider effort to engage and educate the public about Islam and Muslim identities here and around the globe.

“The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world,” Cowgill said in a released statement.

The collection has a vast

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From left to right, Negin Tahvildary, Alison Cowgill and Hiromi Kubo worked to bring the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys selection to the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State.

array of resources for Fresno State students and the public.

Highlighted among the books and films in the collection will be the Oxford Islamic Studies Online, which will allow access to primary-source documents and current works of scholarship for students and researchers.

Advisors helping in the selection of works came from vast backgrounds: librarians, scholars of Middle Easter n

and Southeast Asian studies, anthropology, art and architecture and world literature among others.

Negin Tahvildary, a parttime lecturer in the linguistics and philosophy departments at Fresno State, will be the local associate and project scholar for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf.

Tahvildary is also an advisor for the Persian Students Cultural Club and is heav-

ily involved with the Middle Eastern studies program.

“Muslim-Americans are a significant segment both on and off campus,” Tahvildary said. “These resources and related pro g ramming will help us promote lear ning and understanding throughout Fresno County and even beyond.”

As Fresno State’s student body continues to diversify, Tahvildary sees the open-

ing of the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf as a positive move towards cultural understanding.

“There is a need to promote diversity on campus and to celebrate the diversity we have among the student body,” Tahvildary said. “This Bridging Culture Bookshelf offers opportunities to raise awareness of, and actively promotes an appreciation of multiculturalism.”

Bahar Madani, a Fresno State graduate and former student of Tahvildary’s, believes that the new Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a great new addition to on-campus resources.

“Henry Madden Library is a great research tool for Fresno State students and having an Islamic studies section in the library would help expand the future growth of students looking to gain more information on the religion,” Madani said.

Support for Muslim Journeys Bookshelf also came from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. The library is planning an opening for the display on Monday, April 22 at 2 p.m.

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Batesole gave his starting pitcher credit for being able to earn his second win after pitching himself into and out of a rough situation.

“Well you've got to have the stuff to do it, but then to get through that situation you got to have the heart to do it,” Batesole said. “No one’s ever accused Brink of not having heart -- the kids full of heart.”

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Freshman Kevin Viers hit his second home run of the season in the 'Dogs' 5-3 win over UNLV on Sunday.

After coming so close in its last two games, Batesole said he was happy that the team was able to grab the lead and hold on to it.

“We put a heck of a lot of work in for one W, that’s for sure, but I think you could feel it in the clubhouse. We know we’re close,” Batesole said.

“We know we’ve been losing games by one or two pitches, and very soon we’re going to be winning games by one or two pitches. We’re really, really close.”

Another big story for the Bulldogs this weekend was the return of sophomore outfielder Jordan Luplow, who missed the last five weeks to a shoulder injury suffered while attempting to make a diving catch. Luplow was the designated hitter for all three games in this series, but Batesole is hopeful that they will be able to get him back in the outfield soon.

“A lot of guys could probably be out there this weekend, but he plays with his hair on fire,” Batesole said. “I’m just not going to put (former Major Leaguer) Darin Erstad out there and let him run into walls on day one."

Batesole said Luplow will return to the field as soon as the coaches are confident that he can play his aggressive style without risking additional injury.

The Bulldogs now begin preparations for their upcoming three-game weekend series in Albuquerque, N.M., against the New Mexico Lobos (16-15, 8-4 MWC).

SOFTBALL: Bulldogs win on Sunday, but lose series got on base before me with two outs, which was awesome,” Solomon said. “It couldn’t have happened without my teammates. I just swung and wanted to hit the ball hard.”

Up next for the Bulldogs is a nonconference game at CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday.

They return home to host Boise State for a three-game series beginning Friday.

And they will do it feeling

CONTINUED from page 8 Michelle Solomon said.

Brazil hit the game-winning home run, but Solomon had a dramatic blast of her own in the third inning.

Trailing 4-0, the Bulldogs loaded the bases with two outs to set up Solomon, who blasted her second career grand slam to give her team new life.

“First off, my teammates

a lot better about themselves after leaving Las Vegas with at least one victory.

“It was big for us to get the win,” Solomon said. “We were struggling a little bit this weekend, but we didn’t want to feel the way we did after the first two games. We put our heart out on the field and did our best.”

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Fresno State midfielder Paula Badaili (14) scored a career-high five goals in the Bulldogs' 18-8 loss to San Diego State on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.

Bulldogs fall to Aztecs

Pa u l a B a d a i l i s c o re d a career-high five goals for the Fresno State women’s lacrosse team in its 18-8 loss to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opponent San Diego State Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.

Badaili’s career-high also tied the second single-game school record for most goals.

But it was not enough against the Aztecs (8-4, 3-1 MPSF), who outshot the Bulldogs 34-19.

The Aztecs’ Bailey Ewing and Felice Artuso each scored three goals and goalkeeper S a m my S l at t e r y re c o rd e d seven saves.

Fresno State (2-9, 0-4 MPSF) had a hard time gaining any m o m e n t u m e a rl y o n a n d

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trailed San Diego State 13-4 at the half.

“I thought today was one of those games where we needed to execute for the whole 60 minutes,“ Fresno State coach Jessica Pausewang said.

“We keep having glimpses of greatness, but it doesn’t count unless you finish the game.”

Natalie Harrington added two goals for the Bulldogs and Katie Wilbur and Lisa Barnaba had a combined 12 saves.

Fresno State continues its home stand this week. The B u l l d o g s h o s t O re g o n o n Wednesday (1 p.m.) and UC Davis on Saturday (2 p.m.).

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at home.”

The Bulldogs’ conquest didn’t stop at doubles play. Fresno State swept singles play, with Kirpecheva (6-1, 6-0) being the first to finish her match at the No. 5 spot.

McQueen, second in the Bulldogs’ singles ladder, won her match against Heffron 6-2, 6-4.

Two matches were decided in the third set – with Modoc prevailing at the No. 4 singles match against Wojakowska and Agrawal winning out at the top spot.

“T he seniors did a g reat job,” Stotland said. “Olga was first off, and Olga hasn’t played too many matches.

So I’m very proud that she cruised through her match.

“Bianca, obviously, went over in the third set. She was down and she never gave up, which is tough, especially on Senior Day. I wanted to see her go out with a win, and she played tough even though (her opponent) played really well.”

For the seniors, it marked the last time they would play before the Fresno State home crowd.

“It was bittersweet because it was our last match ever at home,” McQueen said. “But at the same time we had so much support from the fans. We had a great senior sendoff so it was really nice to be at home for this sweep and to finally get our two sweeps.”

Fresno State (12-5, 5-0 MWC) has four road conference games left before the Mountain West championships in late April. The Bulldogs finished their home campaign this season 7-1.

The Bulldogs will face San Diego State (14-4, 3-0) up next on Saturday. The Aztecs currently are currently on a seven-game win streak.

“I think we’re g etting better,” Stotland said.

“The hard part of sweeping is everybody has to stay focused. Everybody has to win. Everybody has a down day. The ones that didn’t play great still found a way to win.”

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Senior Bianca Modoc won her singles match against Colorado State's Adriana Wojakowska on Saturday at the Wathen Tennis Center in thrilling fashion: 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11).

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Bats come alive in 'Dogs' Sunday win

By Zack Edwards The Collegian

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The Fresno State baseball team celebrates during its 5-3 win over UNLV on Sunday.

It was a nice change for the Bulldogs, something they had only experienced once before this season.

For the first time since March 3 against USC, the Fresno State baseball won a game on Sunday. Following back-to -back 9-8 losses on Friday and Saturday, the Bulldogs came into Sunday's game looking to avoid a sweep, and that is precisely what they did.

Fresno State (8-20, 3-7 MWC) rode the backs of its pitchers, who were asked to do slightly more than usual to get the 5-3 win over UNLV (22-9, 7-5 MWC).

Sunday was a game won by pitching and homeruns. Senior catcher

Austin Wynns and freshman third baseman Kevin Viers both hit their second homeruns of the season to give the Bulldogs four of their five runs.

Sophomore right-hander Jordan Brink took to the mound to start the game and, along with freshman Tim Borst, combined to give the tired bullpen a day of rest.

The sixth inning proved to be a big one for Brink. After giving up a single to right fielder Brandon Bayardi, hitting first baseman Patrick Armstrong and walking third baseman Joey Armstrong, Brink found himself with the bases loaded and no outs.

“It gets you thinking a little bit,” Brink said. “But you've just got to get on (Steve) Rousey’s (pitching coach)

plan and stay down hill with your pitches, your fastball. You've got to have good command and just let the defense work.”

Brink followed that plan and sat down the next three batters in order to preserve the 3-2 lead.

Brink far exceeded the pitch count that had been set out for him, but Fresno State coach Mike Batesole said that had to change because of how the bullpen has performed this season.

“We wanted him to go 70 (pitches) max, and he went out there after 94,” Batesole said. “Then he got in trouble and of course everybody was secondguessing themselves right away. Bases See DOGS, Page 7

Bulldogs 'DOGS SWEEP ON SENIOR DAY avoid series Women's Tennis

Softball

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

The Fresno State women’s tennis team tied its seasonbest four-game win streak on Saturday at the Wathen Tennis Center in dominant fashion.

On a day in which seniors Melissa McQueen, Olga Kirpicheva and Bianca Modoc were honored in between their final home game of their Fresno State careers – and of the season – the Bulldogs came out flying, sweeping Colorado State, 7-0.

The Bulldogs finished the weekend with back-to-back sweeps (they won against Air Force 7-0 on Friday) – a feat the Bulldogs last achieved during the 2008-09 season.

“It was a great weekend,” F re s n o S t at e c o a ch Rya n Stotland said. “We came out and we beat a really good Wyoming team – they made it close. I think we learned a lot from that.

“The last two matches the girls really came out, and beating anybody 7-0 is tough and we made some pretty good teams look not so good. That’s hard to do. The girls were very motivated today.”

The Bulldogs got off to a fast start in doubles play, with all three seniors taking the court.

road sweep

By Damian Marquez The Collegian

extra good because it really g ave our team momentum going into singles.”

She said: “It’s great. We have worked so hard all semester, and we finally got our two sweeps these last two matches.

It’s the best to have them both

What could have turned out to be a terrible weekend for the Fresno State softball team was salvaged by a come-frombehind behind victory over UNLV on Sunday in Las Vegas.

In their first MWC road series, the Bulldogs lost two of three to the Rebels to see their record fall to 3-3 and 22-17 overall.

The Bulldogs looked like they were on their way to being swept after putting themselves in a 4-0 hole after the first inning of Sunday’s game.

But powered by the long ball, Fresno State rallied for a 6-4 victory.

Stesha Brazil blasted a home run in the top of the seventh inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and Hannah Harris shut down the Rebels in the bottom half of the inning to leave Las Vegas with one victory.

“Stesha has been hitting the ball hard all weekend, so it was nice to see it pay off for her,”

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(From left) Seniors Bianca Modoc, Olga Kirpicheva and Melissa McQueen were honored during Saturday's game.

Kirpecheva and Aishwarya Agrawal won their match 8-1 at the No. 3 spot, Modoc and Sophie Watts grabbed an 8-4 doubles win over Colorado State’s Natalie Heffron and Adriana Wojakowska on Court 2.

McQueen and Rana Sherif Ahmed – who clinched

the Bulldogs’ 4-3 win over Wyoming in singles play two days earlier – nabbed a decisive 8-2 win over Kendall Heitzner and Kaley Schultz at the top spot.

McQueen, who has seen her fair share of decisive victories in doubles play this season, said this doubles win “felt

Track and Field

'Dogs take Women's Challenge Collegian Staff

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Long jumper Je'Nia Sears, left, and thrower Megan McKee both put on strong performances during Saturday's Fresno State Women's Challenge at Buchanan High School.

The Fresno State outdoor women’s track and field team swept UNLV and Cal Poly on Saturday at Buchanan High’s Veterans Memorial Stadium in the F r e s n o S t a t e Wo m e n ’ s Challenge – an event that saw several Bulldogs set personal records.

The Bulldogs beat Cal Poly 100-68 and the Lady Re b e l s 9 5 - 7 5 w i t h t h e Bulldogs taking first place in nine events.

Annemarie Schwantz set a personal record with her first-place time of 9:57.22 in the 3,000-meter race.

In the 1,600-meter sprint medley, the team of Je’Nia

S e a r s , T a n a e T u r n e r, Breeauna Thompson and Kyra Johnson posted a time of 3:57.13 for the win – and the seventh-fastest time in the nation this season.

“Anytime you can get a win it’s a great thing,” Fresno State coach Scott Winsor said. “We’ve competed well three weeks in row, and today the women stepped up and competed hard in some events they’re not accustomed to.

“We got a group of ladies that really put their heart and soul in this, and the results show.”

In the 4 x 100, Sears, T u r n e r, T h o m p s o n a n d Shakira Lewis set a seasonbest time of 45.98 seconds

and won the event .01 seconds over UNLV. Sears placed first in the long jump, with a mark of 5.85 meters and has placed first in the event in all three meets she has competed in this season.

Thrower Megan McKee set a new personal record in the hammer throw. Her 58.57-meter throw earned her first place and ranked as the school’s all-time thirdranked distance in the hammer.

Freshmen sisters Kyra and Dezirae Johnson placed first and second, respectively, in the 400-meter hurdles, with Kyra timing in at 1:01.21 for first place.

Dezirae timed in at 1:01.28.