Bearkat Men Runners-up at Southland Outdoor
5/12/2013 8:33:00 PM | Track & Field
Paced by gold medals by Karique Stephen, De'Quad Binder and Matthew Johnson, the Sam Houston men's team finished as the runner-up in the 2013 Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Sunday in Lake Charles, La.
The performance gives the Bearkat men bookend Southland runner-up trophies after Sam Houston also finished as the runner-up at the Southland Indoor meet in February.
Stephen won the triple jump with a mark of 51' 9”. His Bearkat teammate Charles White placed second with a distance of 51' 3.75”.
Binder earned the Southland 800 meters championship with a time of 1:53.39.
Johnson took gold in the decathlon with 7,496 points Friday and Saturday. Johnson won eight of the 10 events. Johnson also was a third place finisher in the 110 meter hurdles (14.35)
Matthew Viverette was the runner-up in the 110 meter hurdles (141.31)and placed third in the 400 meter hurdles (52.89). Trevor Sealy placed second in the hammer (196' 11”)
Sam Houston's 4x100 relay of Treyvion White, Kristen Mitchell, Jarrick Wright and Leroy Harris were runners-up with a 41.19 clocking. Andrew Waller, Viverette, Binder and Rodney Jones were runners-up in the 4x400 relay (3:14.75).
Clint Anders placed third in the 1500 meters (3:52.30). Rodney Jones was third in the 400 meters (47.21)
The SFA men won their second overall outdoor title. The Lumberjacks tallied 162 points, the same scoring total from 2011, when they won their first championship.
Sam Houston State finished second with 137.5 points, followed by McNeese State (122), Southeastern Louisiana (105.5), Northwestern State (66), Oral Roberts (64), Lamar (55.5), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (54.5) and Central Arkansas (51).
The Bearkats scored 18 points in the men's triple jump thanks to Karique Stephen, who won the event with jumps of 51-9. His junior teammate Charles White went 51-3.75 for second place.
The top three finishers in each event earn All-Southland Conference accolades with the winner earning first-team honors, the runner up earning second-team honors and the third-place finishing earning third-team honors. The remainder of the postseason awards will be announced next week.
Final Men's Team Scores
1. Stephen F. Austin – 162.0
2. Sam Houston State – 137.5
3. McNeese State – 122.0
4. Southeastern Louisiana – 105.5
5. Northwestern State – 66.0
6. Oral Roberts – 64.0
7. Lamar – 55.5
8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 54.5
9. Central Arkansas – 51.0
Men's Individual Champions
100-Meter Dash: Justin Walker, Northwestern State (10.25)
200-Meter Dash: Hanoj Carter, Northwestern State (20.73)
400-Meter Dash: Cass Brown-Stewart, Stephen F. Austin (47.09)
800-Meter Run: De'Quad Binder, Sam Houston State (1:53.39)
1,500-Meter Run: Joe Wade, Lamar (3:51.17)
5,000-Meter Run: David Rooney, McNeese State (14:22.17)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Adam Saloom, Stephen F. Austin (9:00.60)
10,000-Meter Run: David Rooney, McNeese State (29:50.83)
100-Meter Hurdles: Nick McCloud, Stephen F. Austin (14.19)
400-Meter Hurdles: Jeffrey Gibson, Oral Roberts (51.07)
4x100-Meter Relay: Southeastern Louisiana (40.96)
4x400-Meter Relay: Stephen F. Austin (3:13.92)
High Jump: Clarence Robinson, Southeastern Louisiana (6-8.75)
Long Jump: Morrie Turner, Oral Roberts (24-7)
Triple Jump: Karique Stephen, Sam Houston State (51-9)
Pole Vault: Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts (18-2.5)
Shot Put: Jon Arthur, Stephen F. Austin (63-8.75)
Discus: Jeffrey Milliron, Southeastern Louisiana (163-1)
Javelin: Derek Hampton, Southeastern Louisiana (225-3)
Hammer Throw: Jon Arthur, Stephen F. Austin (204-7)
Decathlon: Matt Johnson, Sam Houston State (7,496)
SAM HOUSTON MEN'S SOUTHLAND RESULTS:
| Shot Put | Brek Christensen | 42' 10.25" | 10 |
| Hammer | Trevor Sealy | 196' 11" | 2 |
| Brek Christensen | 189' 0" | 4 | |
| Ammaad McCarthy | 175' 11" | 8 | |
| Discus | Brek Christensen | 145' 6" | 6 |
| Alonzo Mitchell | 141' 6" | 7 | |
| Matthew Johnson | 140' 7" | 8 | |
| Javelin | Matthew Johnson | 198' 6" | 4 |
| Long Jump | Karique Stephen | 21' 7.5" | 17 |
| Triple Jump | Karique Stephen | 51' 9" | 1 |
| Charles White | 51' 3.75" | 2 | |
| Pole Vaut | Cutter Bernhard | 15' 7" | 6 |
| 100m Dash | Kristen Mitchell | 10.52 | 4 |
| Jarrick Wright | 10.56 | 5 | |
| Leroy Harris | 10.76 | 12 | |
| Treyion White | 11.01 | 20 | |
| 200m Dash | Leroy Harris | 21.45 | 9 |
| Kristen Mitchell | 21.72 | 14 | |
| Jarrick Wright | 21.74 | 16 | |
| Treyion White | 21.97 | 22 | |
| 400m Dash | Rodney Jones | 47.67 | 3 |
| 800m Run | De'Quad Binder | 1:53.39 | 1 |
| Clint Anders | 1:56.40 | 7 | |
| Andrew Waller | 1:55.62 | 9 | |
| Freddy Arellano | 2:04.25 | 21 | |
| 1500m Run | Clint Anders | 3:52.30 | 3 |
| 10000m Run | Palo Ponce | 31:58.36 | 13 |
| Steeplechase | Patrick Pitts | 9:40.66 | 5 |
| 5000m Run | Karl Schreiber | 15:13.14 | 12 |
| Palo Ponce | 15:14.44 | 13 | |
| Ryan Saam | 15:30.23 | 19 | |
| 110m Hurdles | Matthew Viverette | 14.31 | 2 |
| Matthew Johnson | 14.35 | 3 | |
| William Stark | 14.84 | 5 | |
| 400m Hurdles | Matthew Viverette | 52.89 | 3 |
| William Stark | 54.95 | 9 | |
| Reggie Davis | 55.58 | 12 | |
| Decathlon | Matthew Johnson | 7496 | 1 |
| Oliver Dubiel | 6095 | 6 | |
| 4x100 Relay | Treyvion White | 41.19 | 2 |
| Kristen Mitchell | |||
| Jarrick Wright | |||
| Leroy Harris | |||
| 4x400 Relay | Andrew Waller | 3:14.75 | 2 |
| Matthew Viverette | |||
| De'Quad Binder | |||
| Rodney Jones |
