Arizona

University of Arizona junior LaTisha Holden set a new career best in the 60-meter hurdles this past weekend at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Holden ran an 8.33, while teammate Dahlys Marshall also set a career-best time of 8.49 to help the No. 16 Wildcats continue a strong indoor season. In the throws, freshman Julie Labonte finished in third place in the shot put with throw of 15.89 meters (52-1 3/4 feet).
Arizona State

The No. 9 Arizona State women’s water polo team placed seventh at the Stanford Invitational on Feb. 7 with a big win over No. 7 San Jose State. The Sun Devils scored three goals in the first quarter, four in the second and four more in the fourth to seal the 11-3 victory. Junior Lynlee Smith leads the Sun Devils with a team-high 12 goals after scoring six in four games this past weekend.
California

The California Golden Bears men’s basketball team was able to hold the top spot in the
Pac-10 after beating UCLA 72-58 on Feb. 6. The Bears overcame back-to-back losses and an early 22-8 Bruin lead, getting 20 points each from Theo Robertson and Patrick Christopher. Cal had been one of the few consistent teams in men’s conference play before dropping two road contests to Arizona and USC. The team will again be tested this week when it hosts the Washington schools as Pac-10 play starts to dwindle down.
Oregon

The Oregon women’s volleyball team announced the addition of redshirt sophomore-to-be Alaina Bergsma yesterday afternoon. The opposite side hitter spent last season at Loyola Marymount, where she was honored as the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and an All-WCC First Team selection. Bergsma will face the daunting task of helping replace a pair of Oregon All-Americans with the departure of senior outside hitter Sonja Newcombe and senior middle blocker Neticia Enesi.
Oregon State

The Oregon State gymnastics team remains unbeaten through five meets after defeating
California 196.375 to 190.100 on Feb. 7. The No. 5 Beavers were led by senior Mandi Rodriguez, who took home the all-around honors for the second straight meet and third time this season. She also recorded two other individual titles, winning the balance beam and tying for first in the floor exercise.
Stanford

Nnemkadi Ogwumike recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds as the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal defeated USC 77-39 this past weekend. The win was the 12th-straight since the team lost to top-ranked Connecticut on Dec. 23. Teammate Jayne Appel also pulled 13 boards to go along with her 15 points as the Cardinal improved to 21-1 overall and 11-0 in Pac-10 play.
UCLA

UCLA featured a plethora of individual winners at the Northern Arizona University Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz., this past weekend. Senior Kevin Craddock won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.88, while sophomore Steve Norton won the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.34. Junior Bo Taylor (shot put), senior Stan Griffin (200 meters), senior Casey DiCesare (pole vault) and freshman Nelson Rosario (long jump) each took home top honors as well.
USC

The USC men’s volleyball team will kick off a seven-match home stand when they host Pepperdine on Friday night. The No. 2-ranked Trojans (7-3 overall, 5-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) are coming off a five-set win over No. 9 UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 5, a match in which sophomore Tony Ciarelli, and juniors Murphy Troy and Tri Bourne each finished with double-digit kills. Ciarelli led the way with 18 kills, while Troy and Bourne finished with 16 and 13, respectively.
Washington

Senior forward Quincy Pondexter tied the record for most conference Player of the Week awards in one season when he received his fourth nod of the year on Monday. The 6-foot-6-inch Pondexter averaged 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the Huskies wins over Arizona and Arizona State this past weekend. Averaging 20.6 points per game on the year, he joins Oregon State’s Gary Payton (1988-89), Arizona’s Chris Mills (1992-93), UCLA’s Ed O’Bannon (1994-95) and Arizona State’s Eddie House (1999-2000) as the only four-time winners in a season.
Washington State

For only the second time in 13 years, a member of the Washington State Cougars women’s basketball team has taken home conference Player of the Week honors. Sophomore guard April Cook scored a career-high 33 points against Arizona State, snapping the team’s 11-game losing streak to ASU. Shooting 72 percent (13-of-18) from the field, she etched her name into the Cougar record books with a tie for ninth on WSU’s all-time single-game scoring list.
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