May 16, 1999

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Bevan Hart won California's third consecutive Pacific-10 Conference decathlon championship while Washington junior Jacob Predmore dropped to sixth place after no-heighting in the pole vault late Saturday night at Arizona State's Sun Angel Stadium.

Hart, a third-place Pac-10 decathlon finisher in 1998, amassed 7,662 points. He kept the conference decathlon crown at California which produced 1997 and 1998 winner Ross Bomben. Oregon's Lorenzo Santiago vaulted from fourth place to second during the second day of competition, finishing with a 7,150-point total. Steve Dwyer of Washington State finished fourth with 6,734 points.

A graduate of Cedarcrest High School in Duvall, Wash., Predmore was in second place after the first day. He finished with a sixth-place total of 6,444 despite registering career-best marks in four events.

Entering the pole vault, Predmore had a secure hold on second place. His 5,208-point seven-event total was over 200 points better than Santiago in third place. Predmore failed to clear the bar at his opening height, going scoreless in an event in which he figured to total at least 500 points.

Predmore outperformed the entire field in three events. Predmore's career-best high jump clearance of 6-6 1/4 topped all decathlon competitors. He also won the long jump (23-4 1/2) and 110-meter hurdle (14.96) events. Predmore posted career-best performances in the 100 meters (11.45), 400 meters (50.24) and discus (112-10).

The remainder of the Pac-10 championship meet takes place May 21-22 in Tempe.

Pacific-10 Conference Decathlon Championships
May 14-15, 1999
Sun Angel Stadium;  Tempe, Ariz.

Total Points -- 1, Bevan Hart, California, 7662;  2, Santiago Lorenzo,
Oregon, 7150;  3, Casey Thompson, USC, 6772;  4, Steve Dwyer, Washington
State, 6734;  5, Russell Silvers, USC, 6629;  6, Jacob Predmore,
Washington, 6444;  7, Chase Wimberly, Stanford, 6215;  8, Jon Bonk-Vasko,
ASU, 5257.

100 meters -- 1, Russell Silvers, USC, 10.95.  6, Predmore, UW, 11.45.

Long Jump -- 1, Predmore, UW, 23-4 1/2.  2, Hart, Cal, 22-5 3/4.

Shot Put -- 1, Hart, Cal, 44-9.  2, Predmore, UW, 38-11 1/2.

High Jump -- 1, Predmore, UW, 6-6 1/4.  2, Thompson, USC, 6-6 1/4.

400 meters -- 1, Thompson, USC, 48.74.  7, Predmore, UW, 50.24.

110-meter Hurdles -- 1, Predmore, UW, 14.96.  2, Hart, Cal, 15.07.

Discus -- 1, Hart, Cal, 131-8.  4, Predmore, UW, 112-10.

Pole Vault -- 1, Hart, Cal, 16-8 3/4.  Predmore, UW, no height.

Javelin -- 1, Lorenzo, UO, 189-11.  2, Predmore, UW, 168-6.

1,500 meters -- 1, Lorenzo, UO, 4:34.23.  6, Predmore, UW, 4:48.64.

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