Bearkats 9th at NCAA Regional Track
5/30/2009 9:15:00 PM | Track & Field
Jon Tipton of Sam Houston State became the third Bearkat to win an NCAA Regional gold medal, taking first place in the discus Saturday at the University of Oklahoma.
The senior threw 192' 3” on his first attempt, surpassing runner-up Luke Bryant of Oklahoma State who posted a mark of 186' 1”.
Lane Dennis was the runner-up in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 50.37 seconds. Kirkland Thornton of Nebraska won the event with a 49.77 clocking.
Chris Cralle chalked up a fifth place finish in the hammer with a throw of 203' 7”.
On the women's side, Dess Meek placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 5' 10”.
The top five finishers in each individual event punch their ticket for the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held in Fayetteville, AR, June 10-13.
Michael Courtney just missed clinching an NCAA finals trip, placing sixth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 46.25 seconds.
The Bearkat men tied for ninth place in the final NCAA Regional team standings. Sam Houston State totaled 25 points.
MEN'S RESULTS
400 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
4 Michael Courtney 46.08
12 Darryl Hayes 46.52
Finals
6 Michael Courtney 46.25
110 Meter Hurdles
12 John Thomas 14.07
400 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
1 Lane Dennis 50.25
17 Jay Newman 52.76
Finals
2 Lane Dennis 50.37
4x400 Meter Relay
9 Sam Houston State 3:07.13
Long Jump
14 Artis Edwards 24-03.50
22 Chris Gilchrist 22-08.00
Triple Jump
21 Chris Gilchrist 48-10.25
Discus Throw
1 Jon Tipton 192-03
Hammer Throw
5 Chris Cralle 203-07
WOMEN
800 Meter Run
17 Devyn Mitchell 2:14.94
100 Meter Hurdles
13 Tywaniesha Spiller 13.92
400 Meter Hurdles
10 Tiana Lee 1:00.23
High Jump
4 Dess Meek 5-10.00
