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Sat, May 29, 2010
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Oklahoma Baptist came a point short of a national women's track
championship Saturday despite claiming five national event championships
and establishing four school records.
The OBU men finished fourth.
(See Video Highlights)
The Lady Bison finished with 60 points, one point behind champion Azusa Pacific.
"Our senior ladies were one point away from three national championships," said OBU coach Ford Mastin. "That's pretty special. It was hard to watch them run for the last time. We're going to miss them."
OBU won the 4x400, the 4x100, the 400 meters, the 400 hurdles and pole vault.
Marissa Moseley and Verone Chambers combined for three national championships each. Moseley and Chambers were on the 4x400 with Sarah Patterson and Shondia Drew, which won in 3:42.21.
Moseley, Chambers, Drew and Gayon Evans won the 4x100 after being seeded sixth, coming in at a school-record 45.47 seconds.
Moseley also won the 400 meters with a time at 53.54 while Drew was ninth at 56.92. Chambers won the 400 hurdles at 58.60. Moseley and Chambers both defended their 2009 championships in those events.
Evans, who set a school record in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at 23.57, was unable to run in the semifinals Saturday because of injury.
"After the 4x100, Gayon couldn't move her leg," Mastin said. "If that doesn't happen, we win easily. But you know, we won indoors because something happened to another team. That's just how it works sometimes."
Meredith Gardner was 17th at 3:33.56.20 and Aubrie Dolliver was 22nd at 3:43.05.60.
"Meredith was pretty disappointed," Mastin said. "To run 26 miles to try to help your team and not score is tough. She has nothing to be ashamed of."
Nicole Cummings scored a school-record Friday in the triple jump, finishing fifth at 39-2.5.
On Thursday, Brianna Shippy won the pole vault with a school-record 13-2.5 and Kimberly Maley scored in the hammer with a school-best 164-4.
For the men, a big day at the pole vault and a shocker in the 800 gave Oklahoma Baptist University's men a fourth-place finish with 45 points, despite the adversity of the second day's catastrophic relay results.
Andre Thomas pulled the biggest shocker of the meet and then was forced to give it back. Seeded 11th, Thomas won the 800 meters, knocking off defending national champion Silas Kisorio of Oklahoma Christian and held up his index finger as he finished the race in 1:49.08. That No. 1 signal was enough for the officials to disqualify him for misconduct and push the Bison from second place in the final team standings down to fourth.
OBU came up big in the 20.5-point day at the pole vault pit. Jeff Lewis and Andy Peffer tied for second at 16-5.75 while Juan Gonzales recorded that height but with a fault to finish fourth. David Gilliland was seventh at 15-11. OBU was seeded to get eight points in the event. Gonzales was seeded 19th and not expected to score while Lewis, Peffer and Gilliland were seeded fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
"The pole vault was pretty amazing," Mastin said, "and all those guys are returning. You don't see that very often in one event."
OBU went out on a high note, winning the 4x400 relay. Roman Gray, Ethan Mignard, Seagram Kern and Pierien Iniss had several come-from-behind moments to win in 3:09.41. Iniss overtook Oklahoma City in the final stretch and won going away.
"That was great to see and it showed a lot of character," Mastin said. "Those guys sucked it up and gave us a good finish."
Brandon Dickinson was fifth in the marathon in 2:35.33.5.
OBU also scored in the 400 meters with Ethan Mignard in fourth at 47.27 and Roman Gray in eighth at 48.42.
Also on Saturday, Pierien Iniss was ninth in the 200 at 21.43. Justin Fry just missed the finals, finishing 10th in the semifinals at 21:21 while Iniss posted a 21.12 for the last berth in the finals.
Early in the day, the NAIA announced that Danielle Cummins (accounting), Cummings (accounting), Gardner (exercise science), Samantha Kellogg (nursing), Katy Palmer (health and exercise science), Patterson (exercise physiology and wellness), Dakota Price (biology), Shippy (mathematics), Tatiana Stoltzfus (elementary education) and Sarah Taylor (art) were NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes. The honor requires junior or higher academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.
OBU had 20 athletes (half the representation for the school at nationals) earn 26 All-America awards by finishing in the top six. Chambers and Moseley had three teach while Drew and Mignard were two-time All-Americans at the meet.
OBU Results
Women
Team Standings: 1. Azusa Pacific 61, 2. Oklahoma Baptist 60, 3. Simon Fraser 56, 4. Shorter 51, 5. Florida Memorial 41.
4x400 Relay: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Shondia Drew, Verone Chambers, 3:42.21
4x100 Relay: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, Shondia Drew, Verone Chambers, Gayon Evans, 45.47. (School record)
400 Meters: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, 53.54; 9. Shondia Drew, 56.92.
400 Hurdles: National Champion. Verone Chambers, 58.60
Pole Vault: National Champion. Brianna Shippy, 13-2.5 (School record)
Triple Jump: 5. Nicole Cummings, 39-3.25 (School record)
4x800 Relay: 5. Optimum Baker, Whitney Day, Andrea Mellontree, Yesenia Avila, 9:08.43
100 Hurdles: 8. Verone Chambers, 14.55
Hammer Throw: 8. Kimberly Maley, 164-4 (School Record); 12. Olivia Boisse, 154-8.
Heptathlon: 11. Abby Lewis, 4385 points
Marathon: 17. Meredith Gardner, 3:33.56.20, 22, Aubrie Dolliver, 3:43.05.60
Men
Team Standings: 1. Wayland Baptist 70, 2. Dickinson State 51, 3. British Columbia 46, 4. Oklahoma Baptist 41, 5. Concordia (Ore.) 40.
4x400 Relay: National Champion. Roman Gray, Ethan Mignard, Seagram Kern, Pierien Iniss, 3:09.41.
Pole Vault: 2T., Jeff Lewis, 16-4.475; 2T. Andy Peffer, 16-4.475; 4. Juan Gonzales, 16-4.475; 7. David Gilliland, 15-11.
400 Meters: 4. Ethan Mignard, 47.27; 8. Roman Gray, 48.42.
High Jump: 4. Fletcher Carlyle, 6-9
Marathon: 5. Brandon Dickinson, 2:35.50
Decathlon: 9. Derik Douglas, 6455 points; 11. Jared Huckabee, 6281
200 Meters: 9. Pierien Iniss, 21.43.
The OBU men finished fourth.
(See Video Highlights)
The Lady Bison finished with 60 points, one point behind champion Azusa Pacific.
"Our senior ladies were one point away from three national championships," said OBU coach Ford Mastin. "That's pretty special. It was hard to watch them run for the last time. We're going to miss them."
OBU won the 4x400, the 4x100, the 400 meters, the 400 hurdles and pole vault.
Marissa Moseley and Verone Chambers combined for three national championships each. Moseley and Chambers were on the 4x400 with Sarah Patterson and Shondia Drew, which won in 3:42.21.
Moseley, Chambers, Drew and Gayon Evans won the 4x100 after being seeded sixth, coming in at a school-record 45.47 seconds.
Moseley also won the 400 meters with a time at 53.54 while Drew was ninth at 56.92. Chambers won the 400 hurdles at 58.60. Moseley and Chambers both defended their 2009 championships in those events.
Evans, who set a school record in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at 23.57, was unable to run in the semifinals Saturday because of injury.
"After the 4x100, Gayon couldn't move her leg," Mastin said. "If that doesn't happen, we win easily. But you know, we won indoors because something happened to another team. That's just how it works sometimes."
Meredith Gardner was 17th at 3:33.56.20 and Aubrie Dolliver was 22nd at 3:43.05.60.
"Meredith was pretty disappointed," Mastin said. "To run 26 miles to try to help your team and not score is tough. She has nothing to be ashamed of."
Nicole Cummings scored a school-record Friday in the triple jump, finishing fifth at 39-2.5.
On Thursday, Brianna Shippy won the pole vault with a school-record 13-2.5 and Kimberly Maley scored in the hammer with a school-best 164-4.
For the men, a big day at the pole vault and a shocker in the 800 gave Oklahoma Baptist University's men a fourth-place finish with 45 points, despite the adversity of the second day's catastrophic relay results.
Andre Thomas pulled the biggest shocker of the meet and then was forced to give it back. Seeded 11th, Thomas won the 800 meters, knocking off defending national champion Silas Kisorio of Oklahoma Christian and held up his index finger as he finished the race in 1:49.08. That No. 1 signal was enough for the officials to disqualify him for misconduct and push the Bison from second place in the final team standings down to fourth.
OBU came up big in the 20.5-point day at the pole vault pit. Jeff Lewis and Andy Peffer tied for second at 16-5.75 while Juan Gonzales recorded that height but with a fault to finish fourth. David Gilliland was seventh at 15-11. OBU was seeded to get eight points in the event. Gonzales was seeded 19th and not expected to score while Lewis, Peffer and Gilliland were seeded fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
"The pole vault was pretty amazing," Mastin said, "and all those guys are returning. You don't see that very often in one event."
OBU went out on a high note, winning the 4x400 relay. Roman Gray, Ethan Mignard, Seagram Kern and Pierien Iniss had several come-from-behind moments to win in 3:09.41. Iniss overtook Oklahoma City in the final stretch and won going away.
"That was great to see and it showed a lot of character," Mastin said. "Those guys sucked it up and gave us a good finish."
Brandon Dickinson was fifth in the marathon in 2:35.33.5.
OBU also scored in the 400 meters with Ethan Mignard in fourth at 47.27 and Roman Gray in eighth at 48.42.
Also on Saturday, Pierien Iniss was ninth in the 200 at 21.43. Justin Fry just missed the finals, finishing 10th in the semifinals at 21:21 while Iniss posted a 21.12 for the last berth in the finals.
Early in the day, the NAIA announced that Danielle Cummins (accounting), Cummings (accounting), Gardner (exercise science), Samantha Kellogg (nursing), Katy Palmer (health and exercise science), Patterson (exercise physiology and wellness), Dakota Price (biology), Shippy (mathematics), Tatiana Stoltzfus (elementary education) and Sarah Taylor (art) were NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes. The honor requires junior or higher academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.
OBU had 20 athletes (half the representation for the school at nationals) earn 26 All-America awards by finishing in the top six. Chambers and Moseley had three teach while Drew and Mignard were two-time All-Americans at the meet.
OBU Results
Women
Team Standings: 1. Azusa Pacific 61, 2. Oklahoma Baptist 60, 3. Simon Fraser 56, 4. Shorter 51, 5. Florida Memorial 41.
4x400 Relay: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Shondia Drew, Verone Chambers, 3:42.21
4x100 Relay: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, Shondia Drew, Verone Chambers, Gayon Evans, 45.47. (School record)
400 Meters: National Champion. Marissa Moseley, 53.54; 9. Shondia Drew, 56.92.
400 Hurdles: National Champion. Verone Chambers, 58.60
Pole Vault: National Champion. Brianna Shippy, 13-2.5 (School record)
Triple Jump: 5. Nicole Cummings, 39-3.25 (School record)
4x800 Relay: 5. Optimum Baker, Whitney Day, Andrea Mellontree, Yesenia Avila, 9:08.43
100 Hurdles: 8. Verone Chambers, 14.55
Hammer Throw: 8. Kimberly Maley, 164-4 (School Record); 12. Olivia Boisse, 154-8.
Heptathlon: 11. Abby Lewis, 4385 points
Marathon: 17. Meredith Gardner, 3:33.56.20, 22, Aubrie Dolliver, 3:43.05.60
Men
Team Standings: 1. Wayland Baptist 70, 2. Dickinson State 51, 3. British Columbia 46, 4. Oklahoma Baptist 41, 5. Concordia (Ore.) 40.
4x400 Relay: National Champion. Roman Gray, Ethan Mignard, Seagram Kern, Pierien Iniss, 3:09.41.
Pole Vault: 2T., Jeff Lewis, 16-4.475; 2T. Andy Peffer, 16-4.475; 4. Juan Gonzales, 16-4.475; 7. David Gilliland, 15-11.
400 Meters: 4. Ethan Mignard, 47.27; 8. Roman Gray, 48.42.
High Jump: 4. Fletcher Carlyle, 6-9
Marathon: 5. Brandon Dickinson, 2:35.50
Decathlon: 9. Derik Douglas, 6455 points; 11. Jared Huckabee, 6281
200 Meters: 9. Pierien Iniss, 21.43.