Travis Matthews wins pole vault to pace Bearkat men
2/3/2008 1:00:00 AM | Track & Field
HOUSTON ? Travis Matthews won the pole vault and Chris Cralle was the runner-up in the weight throw to highlight action for the Sam Houston State men's track and field team at the Houston Indoor Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Matthews won the pole vault with a mark of 16 feet, 8.75 inches. Cralle tossed the indoor weight 52 feet, 9.25 inches.
“Travis's vault was the third best indoor pole vault ever by a Sam Houston State athlete,” SHSU Head Coach Curtis Collier said. “The mark was a personal best for him. He defeated several unattached former collegiate All-Americans and some internationally competitive vaulters. It was an outstanding performance.”
John Thomas and Jay Newman finished second and third, respectively, in the 60 meter hurdles. Thomas posted a time of 8.12 seconds with Newman right behind at 8.19 seconds.
Kevin Houston was third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.48 seconds and seventh in the 60 meter dash at 7.04 seconds.
Complete Sam Houston State men's results at the Houston indoor:
Event 1 Men 60 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
9 Kevin Houston Sam Houston St. 7.02q 3
Finals
7 Kevin Houston Sam Houston St. 7.04 1
Event 2 Men 200 Meter Dash
3 Kevin Houston Sam Houston St. 22.48 4
Event 4 Men 800 Meter Run
8 Matt Stephenson Sam Houston St. 1:58.66
19 Julius Michael Sam Houston St. 2:00.68
20 George Whitney Sam Houston St. 2:00.89
26 Gani Odunsi Sam Houston St. 2:02.25
32 Joseph Anderson Sam Houston St. 2:04.63
Event 6 Men 3000 Meter Run
7 Taylor Ray Sam Houston St. 8:44.27
17 Josh Hawkins Sam Houston St. 8:58.90
19 Keith Edmond Sam Houston St. 9:06.66
Event 8 Men 60 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
9 John Thomas Sam Houston St. 8.24q 1
15 Jay Newman Sam Houston St. 8.35q 3
18 Scottie Jones Sam Houston St. 8.50 2
Finals
2 John Thomas Sam Houston St. 8.12 2
3 Jay Newman Sam Houston St. 8.19 2
Event 9 Men 4x400 Meter Relay
7 Sam Houston St. 3:28.04 2
8 Sam Houston St. 'B' 3:28.13 3
Event 10 Men Distance Medley
6 Sam Houston St. 10:44.13
Event 11 Men High Jump
10 Chris Nelson Sam Houston St. 1.89m 6-02.25
Event 12 Men Pole Vault
1 Travis Matthews Sam Houston St. 5.10m 16-08.75
15 Austin Matthews Sam Houston St. 4.50m 14-09.00
Event 16 Men Weight Throw
2 Chris Cralle Sam Houston St. 16.08m 52-09.25
Event 17 Men Heptathlon
6 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 4276
8 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 4087
11 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 3786
Event 17 Heptathlon: #1 Men 60 Meter Dash Heptathlon
4 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 7.34 2 765
5 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 7.37 1 755
10 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 7.48 1 719
Event 17 Heptathlon: #2 Men Long Jump Heptathlon
5 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 6.39m 20-11.75 673
7 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 6.19m 20-03.75 628
12 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 5.78m 18-11.75 540
Event 17 Heptathlon: #3 Men Shot Put Heptathlon
4 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 11.89m 39-00.25 600
5 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 11.41m 37-05.25 571
12 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 10.01m 32-10.25 486
Event 17 Heptathlon: #4 Men High Jump Heptathlon
6 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 1.74m 5-08.50 577
9 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 1.65m 5-05.00 504
9 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 1.65m 5-05.00 504
Event 17 Heptathlon: #5 Men 60 Meter Hurdles Heptathlon
1 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 8.76 2 800
5 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 9.01 3 744
12 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 10.79 3 402
Event 17 Heptathlon: #6 Men Pole Vault Heptathlon
4 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 3.95m 12-11.50 603
9 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 2.85m 9-04.25 321
10 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 2.75m 9-00.25 298
Event 17 Heptathlon: #7 Men 1000 Meter Run Heptathlon
6 Kelby Shandy-Kerby Sam Houston St. 3:05.22 614
10 Chris Guillory Sam Houston St. 3:12.17 550
11 Logan Miller Sam Houston St. 3:18.42 495
