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Ray Fink
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Tue, May 22, 2007
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A second red National Championship banner for 2007 is possible for
Oklahoma Baptist University and a third might not be out of the
question, as Wayland Baptist and OBU are set to battle it out for
women's track supremecy after finishing first and second in the indoor
season.
Oklahoma Baptist enters the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Fresno, Calif., Thursday as a strong favorite on the men’s side and a close second to the Pioneers among the women’s field.
OBU, which sent 22 men and 14 women to compete in the three-day event, has won two women’s indoor track and field titles in the last three seasons, including a narrow win over Wayland Baptist this year.
The OBU men finished second at this year’s NAIA Indoor Meet, but the roles may be reversed if the seedings hold up in the outdoor meet.
OBU’s men are seeded first in six events and that alone might be enough to win the national championships if all the other seedings were to hold up throughout the other events. But OBU is also seeded second in one event, third in one event, fourth in two events, fifth in one event, sixth in two events and seventh in three events. That would come out to 100 points if all those seeds prove true.
Second place in the seeding would be Azusa Pacific at 56, followed by Virginia Intermont at 55.
The Lady Bison also are favored to win six events, but are seeded in few other events – second in one and eighth in another – and that translates to only 69 points. Wayland Baptist, which is favored to win only three event championships, is seeded well enough in other events to bring home 77 points. OBU would be second according to the seeds, followed by Simon Fraser at 60 and Azusa Pacific at 53.
The Lady Bison are favorites in all three relays, while Sherene Pinnock is seeded first in both the 400 meters and the 400 meter hurdles.
Kyli Bean is the top seed in the 800, while Amanda Mayfield is seeded second.
Michelle Carpenter, whose late long jump gave OBU the title in the indoor season, is seeded eighth in that event and is the only other predicted scorer.
The OBU men are favorites in the 4x100 and 4x800 relays.
Mike Rodgers is the favorite in the 100 and 200 meters, Lamar Baskin is favored in the 110 hurdles and Ross Harlan is the projected winner of the 400 hurdles, while Baskin is the fourth seed.
OBU is picked second in the 4x400.
The 200 meters is a big race for the Bison. Along with top-seeded Rodgers, OBU has No. 3 Dominique Matthews, No. 5 Olasubomi Bashorun, No. 6 Derek Nettles and No. 7 James Hall.
Jonathan Hilton is the fourth seed in the decathlon.
T.J. Lightsey and A.J. Carter are seeded sixth and seventh in the 800 meters and Theron Stoltzfus is seeded seventh in the 10,000.
Oklahoma Baptist enters the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Fresno, Calif., Thursday as a strong favorite on the men’s side and a close second to the Pioneers among the women’s field.
OBU, which sent 22 men and 14 women to compete in the three-day event, has won two women’s indoor track and field titles in the last three seasons, including a narrow win over Wayland Baptist this year.
The OBU men finished second at this year’s NAIA Indoor Meet, but the roles may be reversed if the seedings hold up in the outdoor meet.
OBU’s men are seeded first in six events and that alone might be enough to win the national championships if all the other seedings were to hold up throughout the other events. But OBU is also seeded second in one event, third in one event, fourth in two events, fifth in one event, sixth in two events and seventh in three events. That would come out to 100 points if all those seeds prove true.
Second place in the seeding would be Azusa Pacific at 56, followed by Virginia Intermont at 55.
The Lady Bison also are favored to win six events, but are seeded in few other events – second in one and eighth in another – and that translates to only 69 points. Wayland Baptist, which is favored to win only three event championships, is seeded well enough in other events to bring home 77 points. OBU would be second according to the seeds, followed by Simon Fraser at 60 and Azusa Pacific at 53.
The Lady Bison are favorites in all three relays, while Sherene Pinnock is seeded first in both the 400 meters and the 400 meter hurdles.
Kyli Bean is the top seed in the 800, while Amanda Mayfield is seeded second.
Michelle Carpenter, whose late long jump gave OBU the title in the indoor season, is seeded eighth in that event and is the only other predicted scorer.
The OBU men are favorites in the 4x100 and 4x800 relays.
Mike Rodgers is the favorite in the 100 and 200 meters, Lamar Baskin is favored in the 110 hurdles and Ross Harlan is the projected winner of the 400 hurdles, while Baskin is the fourth seed.
OBU is picked second in the 4x400.
The 200 meters is a big race for the Bison. Along with top-seeded Rodgers, OBU has No. 3 Dominique Matthews, No. 5 Olasubomi Bashorun, No. 6 Derek Nettles and No. 7 James Hall.
Jonathan Hilton is the fourth seed in the decathlon.
T.J. Lightsey and A.J. Carter are seeded sixth and seventh in the 800 meters and Theron Stoltzfus is seeded seventh in the 10,000.