Bearkat track shines at Waco
4/20/2008 1:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Dess Meek, Tiffany Singleton, Jordan Heggie, and Regina Offord all won individual events to highlight action for the Sam Houston State women's track and field team at the Annual Michael Johnson Invitational hosted by Baylor University Saturday.
Meek won in the high jump (5' 7”), Singleton in the 400 meters with a regional qualifying time of 54.51 second, Heggie in the 100 meter hurdles (14.11), and Offord in the 200 meters (24.49).
The Bearkat women also posted eight runner-up finishes and three thirds.
Runners-up for the Bearkats included Kendall Bass in the hammer; Jasmine Mitchell in the triple jump; Meek in the long jump; the Bearkat mile relay of Singleton, Jessica Fisher, Monika May, and Desiree Taylor; the 4x100 relay of Ty Spiller, Fisher, Meek, and Offord; Allison Ferries in the steeplechase, Molly Farrell in the 1500 meters, and Tiana Lee in both the 100 and 400 meter hurdles.
Sam Houston State produced three event winners in the men's competition, with Chris Cralle taking the hammer (201' 1”); George Whitney the 800 meters (1:55.99), and Jay Newman the 400 hurdles.
"The Michael Johnson Invitational was a great competition for us,” Head Coach Curtis Collier said. “Tiffany, Michael,and Lane all had tremendous national level competition and they competed fiercely well against that competition.
“We have three weeks until the Southland Conference Championships and our performances are beginning to indicate that we should be competitive on both side. Our young men's team is starting to get some improved freshman performances which will be key
to our competitiveness in three weeks. I was particularly impressed with and want to recognize performances by Regina Offord in the 200 and an impressive anchor leg in the 4x100, Whitney Rister in the 1500, Jordan Heggie in the 100H, George Whitney in the 800 and a big Mile Relay leg, Michael Courtney in the 400 and another big Mile Relay leg. Of course, Chris Cralle and Tiffany Singleton.”
Women 100 Meter Dash Collegiate
Preliminaries
5 177 Fisher, Jessica Sam Houston St. 11.89q 1.7 3
6 187 Offord, Regina Sam Houston St. 12.09q 2.1 1
16 173 Busby, Taniqua Sam Houston St. 12.60 2.5 2
Finals
5 177 Fisher, Jessica Sam Houston St. 11.80 2.0
Women 200 Meter Dash Collegiate
1 187 Offord, Regina Sam Houston St. 24.49 2.3 3
10 173 Busby, Taniqua Sam Houston St. 25.91 2.6 2
Women 400 Meter Dash Collegiate
5 194 Taylor, Desiree Sam Houston St. 56.56
Women 800 Meter Run Collegiate
2 181 Johnson, Ashley Sam Houston St. 2:36.53
Women 1500 Meter Run Collegiate
2 175 Farrell, Molly Sam Houston St. 4:55.69
Women 100 Meter Hurdles Collegiate
2 183 Lee, Tiana Sam Houston St. 14.06q 1.4 3
3 178 Heggie, Jordan Sam Houston St. 14.17q 1.5 2
5 191 Spiller, Tywaneisha Sam Houston St. 14.58q 1.3 1
Finals
1 178 Heggie, Jordan Sam Houston St. 14.11 2.0
2 183 Lee, Tiana Sam Houston St. 14.23 2.0
3 191 Spiller, Tywaneisha Sam Houston St. 14.67 2.0
Women 400 Meter Hurdles Collegiate
5 179 Henson, Brittany Sam Houston St. 65.37 2
Women 400 Meter Dash Invitational
1 190 Singleton, Tiffany Sam Houston St. 54.51#
Women 1500 Meter Run Collegiate/Inv.
6 189 Rister, Whitney Sam Houston St. 4:43.98
Women 400 Meter Hurdles Collegiate/Inv.
2 183 Lee, Tiana Sam Houston St. 62.08
4 193 Stewart, Dakota Sam Houston St. 63.80
Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase Collegiate/Open
2 176 Ferries, Allison Sam Houston St. 11:37.62
Women 4x100 Meter Relay Collegiate/Open
2 Sam Houston St. 'A' 46.50
Women 4x440 Yard Relay Collegiate/Open
2 Sam Houston St. 'A' 3:43.94 2
Women High Jump Collegiate/Open
1 185 Meek, Dess Sam Houston St. 1.70m 5-07.00
Women Pole Vault Collegiate/Open
3 182 Klintoe, Karen Sam Houston St. 3.55m 11-07.75
Women Long Jump Collegiate/Open
2 185 Meek, Dess Sam Houston St. 5.78m 3.2 18-11.75
Women Triple Jump Collegiate/Open
2 186 Mitchell, Jasmine Sam Houston St. 10.92m 3.4 35-10.00
Women Shot Put Collegiate/Open
4 195 Webb, Christina Sam Houston St. 13.37m 43-10.50
5 172 Bass, Kendall Sam Houston St. 13.31m 43-08.00
8 192 Stephens, Ebonee Sam Houston St. 11.81m 38-09.00
Women Discus Throw Collegiate/Open
5 171 Adams, Mallory Sam Houston St. 43.73m 143-06
9 195 Webb, Christina Sam Houston St. 39.01m 128-00
Women Hammer Throw Collegiate/Open
2 172 Bass, Kendall Sam Houston St. 48.17m 158-00
4 188 Olison, Kim Sam Houston St. 45.84m 150-05
6 195 Webb, Christina Sam Houston St. 40.02m 131-03
7 171 Adams, Mallory Sam Houston St. 31.20m 102-04
Men 100 Meter Dash Collegiate
Preliminaries
10 205 Houston, Kevin Sam Houston St. 10.85 2.0 3
Men 200 Meter Dash Collegiate
2 205 Houston, Kevin Sam Houston St. 21.63 1.7 4
11 202 Harris, Jonathan Sam Houston St. 22.55 1.1 3
Men 400 Meter Dash Collegiate
5 204 Hayes, Darryl Sam Houston St. 48.46
Men 800 Meter Run Collegiate
1 217 Whitney, George Sam Houston St. 1:55.99
3 214 Stephenson, Matt Sam Houston St. 1:56.53
6 209 Michael, Julius Sam Houston St. 1:59.23
12 196 Anderson, Joseph Sam Houston St. 2:02.32
Men 110 Meter Hurdles Collegiate
Prelims
3 206 Jones, Scottie Sam Houston St. 14.67q 1.6 2
Men 400 Meter Dash Invitational
4 197 Courtney, Michael Sam Houston St. 46.54# 1
Men 1500 Meter Run Collegiate/Inv.
4 203 Hawkins, Josh Sam Houston St. 4:02.04
7 209 Michael, Julius Sam Houston St. 4:04.68
Men 400 Meter Hurdles Collegiate/Inv.
3 200 Dennis, Lane Sam Houston St. 51.05#
Men 5000 Meter Run Collegiate/Open
4 212 Ray, Taylor Sam Houston St. 15:22.83
Men 4x440 Yard Relay Collegiate/Open
4 Sam Houston St. 'A' 3:11.86 2
1) Dennis, Lane 2) Courtney, Michael
3) Hayes, Darryl 4) Thomas, John
Men High Jump Collegiate/Open
2 210 Nelson, Chris Sam Houston St. 2.00m 6-06.75
Men Pole Vault Collegiate/Open
5 207 Matthews, Austin Sam Houston St. J4.75m 15-07.00
Men Triple Jump Collegiate/Open
2 199 Davis, Chris Sam Houston St. 13.89m 4.8 45-07.00
Men Shot Put Collegiate/Open
9 201 Guillory, Chris Sam Houston St. 12.20m 40-00.50
Men Discus Throw Collegiate/Open
2 198 Cralle, Chris Sam Houston St. 52.58m# 172-06
4 216 Tipton, Jon Sam Houston St. 50.27m 164-11
10 201 Guillory, Chris Sam Houston St. 37.80m 124-00
Men Hammer Throw Collegiate/Open
1 198 Cralle, Chris Sam Houston St. 61.29m# 201-01
4 216 Tipton, Jon Sam Houston St. 48.96m 160-07
Men Javelin Throw Collegiate/Open
3 213 Shandy-Kerby, Kelby Sam Houston St. 51.41m 168-08
