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Verone Chambers and Marissa Moseley celebrated Memorial Day weekend
with a memorable finish to the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field
Championships.
Both claimed individual titles, were part of a national championship relay team and All-Americans on another, leading Oklahoma Baptist University to a runner-up finish in the championship meet. The OBU men's team finished in a third-place tie.
Chambers, a freshman, claimed the 400 hurdles championship in 58.80 seconds. Moseley successfully defended her 400 meter championship with a 54.02.
Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Yesenia Avila and Chambers won the 4x400 relay in 3:43.99.
Moseley, Shondia Drew, Nicole Cummings and Chambers also placed fourth in 4x100 relay with a time of 46.45.
The Lady Bison finished a distant second to national champion Wayland Baptist. WBU had 102 points, while OBU was second at 58. In all, 61 schools scored points at the meet, including Oklahoma Christian, which finished 16th with 16 points.
The Bison finished in a tie for third with Concordia, Ore., with 51.5 points. Azusa Pacific won the meet with 80, followed by Dickinson State with 71. There were 64 scoring men's teams, including Oklahoma Christian (12th with 26), Wayland Baptist (17th with 16), and Southern Nazarene (44th with four).
Andre Thomas was second in the 800 meters in 1:50.18.
The 4x400 men's relay team of Ethan Mignard, Wit Williams, Thomas and Pierien Iniss, was fourth in 3:10.60.
The men's 4x100 relay team of Jared Jackson, Omari Blair, Williams and Mignard finished seventh in 41.18 seconds.
Williams was seventh in 200 meters with a 21.77 time.
OBU's day started on a positive note with points in both the men's and women's marathon. Lance Goodwin ran a 2:31.32 to claim second while Meredith Gardner was fifth for the Lady Bison with a time of 3:16.24.
Natalie Pedersen placed fifth in the 3000 steeplechase in 10:52.16 to finish her career with her first All-America honor and a new school record. Brock Stoltzfus was 10th in the men's steeplechase with a time of 9:23.89.
Seth Brown finished in a fourth-place tie in the pole vault, clearing 15-7, while David Gilliland was 11th at 15-1.
Oklahoma Baptist University's Jonathan Hilton was the hero of Friday, successfully defending his national championship in the decathlon before the men's 4x800 relay team claimed its own national title in a huge upset.
Hilton, a senior from Buhler, Kan., finished with 7233 points in capturing his second championship as the NAIA's greatest athlete. It's a title Hilton has won twice now and one also shared by the likes of Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, who won the NAIA decathlon in 1971 with Graceland College.
In third place heading into Friday's final five events, Hilton started his day by placing second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.17. He then won the discus with a throw of 137-2 and tied for first in the pole vault at 14-11.
Hilton was fifth in the javelin with a throw of 168-6 and capped the win with a second place in the 1500 meters, finishing in 4:36.34.
OBU's Jared Huckabee was seventh in the decathlon and joined with Hilton to give the Bison their first 12 points of the meet.
Huckabee on Friday was seventh in the 110 hurdles (16.10), 10th in the discus (105-10), fifth in the pole vault (13-7.25), 11th in the javelin (137-8) and fifth in the 1500 (4:46.19).
Abby Lewis finished in seventh in the heptathlon with 4380 points, scoring two points for the Lady Bison. She was fourth in the 800 meters at 2:25.33, seventh in the long jump at 5-1 and eighth in the javelin at 94-3.
Nick Blackwell, Justin Stroup, Billy Christy and Andre Thomas captured the 4x800 relay in OBU's first attempt at points on the track. Ranked 16th and with a previous season best of 7:47.31, the squad came in at 7:26.33, breaking the school record.
For a program defined by its relay success, Blackwell, Stroup, Christy and Thomas are the first Bison team to ever win an outdoor 4x800 relay national title. None of those are seniors and Stroup is the only junior.
Nicole Cummings finished 13th in the triple jump, clearing 36 feet, 3.5 inches.
Brianna Shippy put the Lady Bison on the scoreboard with eight points, finishing second in the pole vault. She cleared 12-5.5.
OBU's FINALS
Women's 4x400 Relay - National Champions - Marissa Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Yesenia Avila, Verone Chambers, 3:43.99
Women's 400 Meters - National Champion - Marissa Moseley, 54.02
Women's 400 Hurdles - National Champion - Verone Chambers, 58.80
Decathlon - National Champion Jonathan Hilton, 7233; 7. Jared Huckabee, 6378.
Men's 4x800 - National Champions Nick Blackwell, Justin Stroup, Billy Christy, Andre Thomas, 7:26.33.
Men's 800 Meters - 2. Andre Thomas, 1:50.18
Men's Marathon - 2. Lance Goodwin, 2:31.32
Women's Pole Vault: 2. Brianna Shippy, 12-5.5
Women's 4x100 Relay - 4. Marissa Moseley, Shondia Drew, Nicole Cummings, Verone Chambers, 46.65
Men's Pole Vault - 4. Seth Brown, 15-7; 11. David Gilliland, 15-1
Men's 4x400 Relay - 4. Ethan Mignard, Wit Williams, Andre Thomas, Pierien Iniss, 3:10.60
Women's 4x800 - 4. Yesenia Avila, Optimum Baker, Andrea Melontree and Alyssa Montegut, 9:07.02.
Women's Marathon - 5. Meredith Gardner, 3:16:24.01
Women's Steeplechase - 5. Natalie Pedersen, 10:52.16
Men's 200 Meters - 7. Wit Williams, 21.77
Men's 4x100 Relay - 7. Jared Jackson, Omari Blair, Wit Williams, Ethan Mignard, 41.18
Heptathlon - 7. Abby Lewis, 4380 points
Men's Steeplechase - 10. Brock Stoltzfus, 9:23.89
Women's Hammer: 10. Olivia Boisse, 161-1; 18. Kimberly Maley, 151-3.
Women's Triple Jump - 13. Nicole Cummings, 36-3.5
Men's Hammer: 14. John Armstrong, 168-8
Team Standings (top 10)
Men: 1. Azusa Pacific 80, 2. Dickinson State 71, 3(Tie) Oklahoma Baptist at Concordia (Ore.) 51.5, 5. Shorter 46, 6. Malone 43, 7. Concordia (Neb.) 36, 8 (Tie). Doane and British Columbia 35, 10. King 33.
Women: 1. Wayland Baptist 102, 2. Oklahoma Baptist 58, 3. Lindenwood 52, 4. Azusa Pacific 48, 5 (tie). Black Hills and Concordia (Ore.) 44.5, 7. Shorter, 44, 8. Simon Fraser 40, 9. McKendree 39, 10. British Columbia 37
Both claimed individual titles, were part of a national championship relay team and All-Americans on another, leading Oklahoma Baptist University to a runner-up finish in the championship meet. The OBU men's team finished in a third-place tie.
Chambers, a freshman, claimed the 400 hurdles championship in 58.80 seconds. Moseley successfully defended her 400 meter championship with a 54.02.
Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Yesenia Avila and Chambers won the 4x400 relay in 3:43.99.
Moseley, Shondia Drew, Nicole Cummings and Chambers also placed fourth in 4x100 relay with a time of 46.45.
The Lady Bison finished a distant second to national champion Wayland Baptist. WBU had 102 points, while OBU was second at 58. In all, 61 schools scored points at the meet, including Oklahoma Christian, which finished 16th with 16 points.
The Bison finished in a tie for third with Concordia, Ore., with 51.5 points. Azusa Pacific won the meet with 80, followed by Dickinson State with 71. There were 64 scoring men's teams, including Oklahoma Christian (12th with 26), Wayland Baptist (17th with 16), and Southern Nazarene (44th with four).
Andre Thomas was second in the 800 meters in 1:50.18.
The 4x400 men's relay team of Ethan Mignard, Wit Williams, Thomas and Pierien Iniss, was fourth in 3:10.60.
The men's 4x100 relay team of Jared Jackson, Omari Blair, Williams and Mignard finished seventh in 41.18 seconds.
Williams was seventh in 200 meters with a 21.77 time.
OBU's day started on a positive note with points in both the men's and women's marathon. Lance Goodwin ran a 2:31.32 to claim second while Meredith Gardner was fifth for the Lady Bison with a time of 3:16.24.
Natalie Pedersen placed fifth in the 3000 steeplechase in 10:52.16 to finish her career with her first All-America honor and a new school record. Brock Stoltzfus was 10th in the men's steeplechase with a time of 9:23.89.
Seth Brown finished in a fourth-place tie in the pole vault, clearing 15-7, while David Gilliland was 11th at 15-1.
Oklahoma Baptist University's Jonathan Hilton was the hero of Friday, successfully defending his national championship in the decathlon before the men's 4x800 relay team claimed its own national title in a huge upset.
Hilton, a senior from Buhler, Kan., finished with 7233 points in capturing his second championship as the NAIA's greatest athlete. It's a title Hilton has won twice now and one also shared by the likes of Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, who won the NAIA decathlon in 1971 with Graceland College.
In third place heading into Friday's final five events, Hilton started his day by placing second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.17. He then won the discus with a throw of 137-2 and tied for first in the pole vault at 14-11.
Hilton was fifth in the javelin with a throw of 168-6 and capped the win with a second place in the 1500 meters, finishing in 4:36.34.
OBU's Jared Huckabee was seventh in the decathlon and joined with Hilton to give the Bison their first 12 points of the meet.
Huckabee on Friday was seventh in the 110 hurdles (16.10), 10th in the discus (105-10), fifth in the pole vault (13-7.25), 11th in the javelin (137-8) and fifth in the 1500 (4:46.19).
Abby Lewis finished in seventh in the heptathlon with 4380 points, scoring two points for the Lady Bison. She was fourth in the 800 meters at 2:25.33, seventh in the long jump at 5-1 and eighth in the javelin at 94-3.
Nick Blackwell, Justin Stroup, Billy Christy and Andre Thomas captured the 4x800 relay in OBU's first attempt at points on the track. Ranked 16th and with a previous season best of 7:47.31, the squad came in at 7:26.33, breaking the school record.
For a program defined by its relay success, Blackwell, Stroup, Christy and Thomas are the first Bison team to ever win an outdoor 4x800 relay national title. None of those are seniors and Stroup is the only junior.
Nicole Cummings finished 13th in the triple jump, clearing 36 feet, 3.5 inches.
Brianna Shippy put the Lady Bison on the scoreboard with eight points, finishing second in the pole vault. She cleared 12-5.5.
OBU's FINALS
Women's 4x400 Relay - National Champions - Marissa Moseley, Sarah Patterson, Yesenia Avila, Verone Chambers, 3:43.99
Women's 400 Meters - National Champion - Marissa Moseley, 54.02
Women's 400 Hurdles - National Champion - Verone Chambers, 58.80
Decathlon - National Champion Jonathan Hilton, 7233; 7. Jared Huckabee, 6378.
Men's 4x800 - National Champions Nick Blackwell, Justin Stroup, Billy Christy, Andre Thomas, 7:26.33.
Men's 800 Meters - 2. Andre Thomas, 1:50.18
Men's Marathon - 2. Lance Goodwin, 2:31.32
Women's Pole Vault: 2. Brianna Shippy, 12-5.5
Women's 4x100 Relay - 4. Marissa Moseley, Shondia Drew, Nicole Cummings, Verone Chambers, 46.65
Men's Pole Vault - 4. Seth Brown, 15-7; 11. David Gilliland, 15-1
Men's 4x400 Relay - 4. Ethan Mignard, Wit Williams, Andre Thomas, Pierien Iniss, 3:10.60
Women's 4x800 - 4. Yesenia Avila, Optimum Baker, Andrea Melontree and Alyssa Montegut, 9:07.02.
Women's Marathon - 5. Meredith Gardner, 3:16:24.01
Women's Steeplechase - 5. Natalie Pedersen, 10:52.16
Men's 200 Meters - 7. Wit Williams, 21.77
Men's 4x100 Relay - 7. Jared Jackson, Omari Blair, Wit Williams, Ethan Mignard, 41.18
Heptathlon - 7. Abby Lewis, 4380 points
Men's Steeplechase - 10. Brock Stoltzfus, 9:23.89
Women's Hammer: 10. Olivia Boisse, 161-1; 18. Kimberly Maley, 151-3.
Women's Triple Jump - 13. Nicole Cummings, 36-3.5
Men's Hammer: 14. John Armstrong, 168-8
Team Standings (top 10)
Men: 1. Azusa Pacific 80, 2. Dickinson State 71, 3(Tie) Oklahoma Baptist at Concordia (Ore.) 51.5, 5. Shorter 46, 6. Malone 43, 7. Concordia (Neb.) 36, 8 (Tie). Doane and British Columbia 35, 10. King 33.
Women: 1. Wayland Baptist 102, 2. Oklahoma Baptist 58, 3. Lindenwood 52, 4. Azusa Pacific 48, 5 (tie). Black Hills and Concordia (Ore.) 44.5, 7. Shorter, 44, 8. Simon Fraser 40, 9. McKendree 39, 10. British Columbia 37