Allen heads to NCAA Championships in Turlock, Cal.
SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State senior and defending outdoor national champion Jon Allen is the No. 2 seed in the triple jump heading into the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, which are May 26-28 at Cal State-Stanislaus in Turlock, Cal.
Allen is an automatic qualifier with a school-record distance of 16.45 meters. Josh Como of Cal State-Los Angeles is ranked first at 16.66 meters. In 2010, Allen won the NCAA title with a jump of 16.27 meters.
LSSU's Hans Riedel (discus throw) and Ben Charbonneau (javelin) missed making the NCAA field by one spot. Charbonneau finished 0.08 meters behind the last qualifier to make the cut, while Riedel missed by 0.01 meters.
All three Laker athletes earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Region honors.
Men's Triple Jump Heat Sheet 1. Josh Como, Sr., Cal State-Los Angeles, 16.66m 2. Jon Allen, Sr., Lake Superior State, 16.45m 3. Josh Honeycutt, Sr., Emporia State, 16.09m 4. Ramon Sparks, Sr., Abilene Christian, 15.98m 5. Timothy Jones, So., Abilene Christian, 15.55m 6. Mark Slone, So., Angelo State, 15.35m 7. Marty Molina, So., Nebraska-Kearney, 15.29m 8. LaQuan Priest, Jr., Claflin, 15.29m 9. Diwani Augustine, Sr., So. Conn. St., 15.18m 10. Brandon Hillman, Jr., East Stroudsburg, 15.04m 11. Rashee Dean, So., Cal State-Stanislaus, 15.00m 12. James Douglas, Sr., Adams State, 14.99m 13. Orolando Duffus, Jr., St. Augustine's, 14.98m 14. Brett Siegle, Sr., Pittsburg State, 14.93m 15. Trevor Rogers, Jr., Angelo State, 14.88m 16. DeJon Wilkinson, Fr., St. Augustine's, 14.88m 17. Keenan Soles, Fr., Pittsburg State, 14.88m