Lasalle Mitchell Finishes 13th in Big West Decathlon
May 9, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine sophomore Lasalle Mitchell finished 13th in the decathlon that concluded Saturday in the Big West Conference Multi-Event Championships at Anteater Stadium.
Mitchell scored 5,765 points with Saturday marks of 16.45 in the 110-meter hurdles, 80-0 in the discus throw, 11-5 ¾ in the pole vault, 127-5 in the javelin throw and 5:04.49 in the 1500 meters.
Cal Poly's James Nunno won the decathlon with 7,208 points, his teammate, Corbin Duer, was second with 7,135 and Robert Robinson of Cal State Northridge was third with 6,830. Nunno also won the decathlon at the 2007 Big West Championships.
Sherrina Lofton of Cal State Northridge won the Big West heptathlon title with 5,224 points, Matador teammate Shelese Ruffin was second with 5,023 and UC Santa Barbara's Barbara Nwaba was third with 5,000 points.
