Davis earns Southland gold
2/24/2012 9:36:00 PM | Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Morgan Davis, Allyson Pettit and Josh Sigmon were the first athletes to compete for SHSU track and field in the Southland Indoor Championships, and they opened the competition on a high note.
Morgan Davis took first place in the pentathlon with a point total of 3,641, the second highest point total in school history. She came into the event ranked in third place.
Davis opened the pentathlon with a fourth place finish in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.99 (912). She then set a indoor personal best in the high jump with a 5-5 jump for second place (795).
In the shot put she threw for an indoor personal record with a 36-5.5 for fifth place (602). In the long jump Davis held steady to tie her indoor personal record with a 17-1.5.
Going into the final event of the competition, the 800 meter run, Davis was in second place. However, she ran faster than Mariah Georgetown of McNeese state who had held the lead, to take the gold medal in the event.
Allyson Pettit also scored for the Kats by taking eighth in the event behind three personal bests. She took second in the 60 meter hurdles (8.89), third in the high jump (5-3.75) and an indoor personal record in the 800 meter run.
Josh Sigmund sits in third place after day one of the men's heptathlon with 2,915 total points.
He started the meet with a personal record in the 60 meter dash of 7.3 seconds for fourth place (779). In the long jump Sigmund hit another personal record of 22-5.75 in his final jump for 778 points.
In the shot put Sigmund threw 43-3.75 in the shot put for second place (679) and in the final event of day one of the competition, the high jump, Sigmund finished fourth with a jump of 6-1.25 (679),
Eight Sam Houston athletes qualified Friday for the finals of their running events Saturday.
Charles White took fifth in the long jump (23-11) and Sunday Foster took seventh. Trevor Sealy also took sixth in the weight throw (56-11.25).
Both the men's and women's distance medley relay finished in fifth place.
Qualifying for the finals of Saturday's running events were Sunday Foster (200 meters), Simbi George (400 meters), Alyssa Dooley (mile), Sabrina Starr (60 meter hurdles) and Pashe Moore (60 meter hurdles) for the Bearkat women.
For the men, Matt Buegeler (200 meters), Trey Jones (400 meters) and Brian Helaire (400 meters) qualified for the finals.
SAM HOUSTON STATE RESULTS
at 2012 Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field
WOMEN
200m Dash
Sunday Foster
25.08
6th (Prelims)
400m Dash
Simbi George
56.97
6th (Prelims)
Tonicia Wimberly
58.46
16th
Jacci Neal
58.65
19th
Mile Run
Alyssa Dooley
5:03.22
5th
60m Hurdles
Sabrina Starr
8.47
1st (Prelims)
Pashe Moore
8.93
6th (Prelims)
Britny Biles
8.99
10th
Allyson Pettit
9.07
13th
Morgan Davis
9.16
14th
Pentathlon
Morgan Davis
3,641
1st
Allyson Pettit
3,360
8th
High Jump
Venessa Onwuchekwa
5' 3"
11th
Long Jump
Sunday Foster
5.56m
8th
Winnie Ileso
17' 8.25"
13th
Kaylyne Wright
17' 1.5"
23rd
Allyson Pettit
17' 1.25"
27th
Weight Throw
Jenny Zoch
47' 5.75"
14th
Distance Medley Relay
Amanda Dunlap, Tonicia Wimberly,
12:18.41
5th
Monique McMichael, Solenn Riou
MEN
60m Dash
Jarrick Wright
6.89
8th (Prelims)
Henry Jordan
6.94
10th
200m Dash
Matt Buegeler
22.07
5th (Prelims)
Jarrick Wright
22.71
14th
400m Dash
Trey Jones
49.39
7th (Prelims)
Brian Helaire
49.41
8th (Prelims)
800m Rn
Freddy Arellano
1:59.88
20th
Weight Throw
Trevor Sealy
56' 11.25"
6th
Alonzo Mitchell
46' 9.5"
11th
Pole Vault
Blair Severson
14' 7.25"
10th
Long Jump
Charles White
23' 11"
5th
Henry Jordan
22' 7.25"
12th
Distance Medley Relay
Clint Anders, Matt Viverette
10:17.76
5th
Freddy Arellano, Karl Schreiber
For live results of the Southland Indoor Championships visit: http://cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2012_Indoor/Southland_2012/
