Men take first, women second at SLC Outdoors
5/14/2017 5:45:00 PM | Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Complete Results
NEW ORLEANS – The Sam Houston State men used a late surge, capturing the squad's first Southland Conference Outdoor Championship since 2006 while sweeping the 2017 slate with a first-place result on Sunday afternoon to the tune of 179 points.
The women's team finished runner-up with 164.5 points, their fourth-straight season finished in the top-two outdoors. The squad finished just 1 ½ points behind Stephen F. Austin who totaled 166.
MEN'S RECAP
The men began their day with a second-place time of 40.33 in the 4x100-meter relay picking up eight points from the tandem of Fabian McCall, Lawrence Coleman, Bryan Henderson and Chris Jefferson. McCall took sixth (14.28) along with William Stark's fourth-place result (14.17) in the 110-meter hurdles to pick up eight points in the event.
Jeffrey Moore, the defending point leader outdoors, took first in both the 1,500-meter run (3:46.47) and well as the 800 meters (1:50.88). Elsewhere, Coleman added a runner-up finisher (46.71) in the 400-meter dash.
The Bearkats took home 12 more points in the 100-meter dash including 10 from Jefferson's first-place, 10.31 in the 100-meter dash. Henderson totaled a pair with a seventh-place result at 10.70. Jefferson continued his spectacular day, taking gold in the 200 meters (20.60).
Jay Roberson joined the medal stand in the pole vault with a third-place height of 16 feet, 11 ½ inches and Joshua Hernandez went second in the hammer throw with a distance of 207 feet, 10 inches.
The Bearkats took the lead entering the 4x400-meter relay and added to it as Zachary Gasca, Moore, Eric Pouncy and Ethan Woods ran 3:10.48 to pick up 10 points with SFA taking second in the event, extending their lead to 10 points over the Lumberjacks.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Sam Houston received a boost to open the day as Yarixza Rivera brought home first place in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 175 feet, 10 inches and soon thereafter, the 4x100-meter relay squad of Charity Thomas, Moesha Straughter, Jordan Grady and Melicha Smith took third at 45.84.
The Kats added 11 points in the 1,500-meter run as Nicole Aponte took home first with a time of 4:30.58 and Meaghen Seales went eight with a time of 4:46.99, pulling Sam Houston within ½ a point of leader Stephen F. Austin.
Aponte continued her strong day with a runner-up result in the 800-meter run (2:10.86) while Jamie Eckford took third (2:11.20) and Camry Grigsby finished sixth (2:14.93) for a grand total of 17 points and Sam Houston pulled ahead of SFA by 18 ½ points.
Grady added a second-place finisher in the 400-meter dash (54.30) to secure eight points as did Baylee Lara in the 100-meter hurdles (13.71), who continued her big weekend after taking home the heptathlon title roughly 24 hours prior.
Smith added a runner-up result in the 100-meter dash (11.67) to secure eight points and took fourth in the 200-meter dash (23.82) while Morgan Heinrich picked up a point in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 3 inches.
Ana Moreno and Olivia Olguin brought Sam Houston within 3 ½ points of SFA as Moreno captured the top spot in the 5,000 meters (17:39.75) and Olguin picked up a pair of points with a seventh-place, 17:55.60.
Sam Houston's 4x400-meter relay squad of Teona Spivey, Camry Grigsby, Kodii Church and Jordan Grady went runner-up with a time of 3:42.40.
QUOTEABLES:
Head coach David Self on the men's championship...
"What I told the guys last night was this was their way to make their mark. This is the first team to win indoors and outdoors together. We were very fortunate. We were so close so many times. I am proud of these guys. We are trying to figure out how this happened. I really thought the men would be runner-up. They just showed up to compete across the board. Nobody gave up. We just kept our foot on the gas and finished them off."
Head coach David Self on the women taking runner-up...
"We're a track and field program. Yes, we're a men's and women's team but we enjoyed and celebrated the victory on the men's side but we were also hurting on the women's side, especially a loss by that close. You can look at 50 other things that the outcome may have changed. They kept putting themselves in a position to win. Someone would rise up like Ana in the 5K. She stepped up and did her part. That's what championship programs are all about."
Head coach David Self on the senior class...
"The seniors that got done with their eligibilty today were from those years before we started winning. They went through some hard days. We were that team on the outside trying to win. They laid the foundation. Everyone just showed up to compete and wouldn't quit. I am very honored to have the opportunity to work with them. It has been a long, hard year but we ended it on a great note."
Final Team Standings
|
Men's Team |
Points |
Women's Team |
Points |
|
Sam Houston State |
179 |
Stephen F. Austin |
166 |
|
Stephen F. Austin |
169 |
Sam Houston State |
164.50 |
|
Southeastern Louisiana |
90 |
Northwestern State |
133 |
|
Northwestern State |
89 |
Lamar |
66 |
|
McNeese |
67 |
McNeese |
58 |
|
Abilene Christian |
51 |
UIW |
55.50 |
|
Houston Baptist |
36 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
47 |
|
Lamar |
36 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
41 |
|
Central Arkansas |
29 |
Abilene Christian |
37 |
|
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
28 |
Houston Baptist |
24.50 |
|
UIW |
27 |
Central Arkansas |
21 |
|
New Orleans |
18 |
Nicholls |
4.50 |
|
New Orleans |
1 |
Day 3 Champions
|
Event |
Name |
School |
Distance/Height/Time/Pts |
|
Women's Hammer |
Sam Houston State |
175-10 (52.60m) |
|
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Men's High Jump |
Zhafear Ray |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
6-09.50 (2.07m) |
|
Men's Pole Vault |
Devin King |
Southeastern Louisiana |
17-09.25 (5.42m) |
|
Men's Hammer |
Alexander Young |
Southeastern Louisiana |
228-04 (69.59m) |
|
Women's High Jump |
Sashane Hanson |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
5-08.75 (1.75m) |
|
Women's 4x100m Relay |
-- |
Northwestern State |
45.30 |
|
Mens 4x100m Relay |
-- |
Northwestern State |
40.16 |
|
Women's 1500m |
Sam Houston State |
4:30.58 |
|
|
Men's 1500m |
Sam Houston State |
3:46.47 |
|
|
Women's 100m Hurdles |
Jerica Love |
UIW |
13.62 |
|
Men's 110m Hurdles |
New Orleans |
13.76 |
|
|
Women's 400m |
Natashia Jackson |
Northwestern State |
53.85 |
|
Men's 400m |
Will Gibson |
Stephen F. Austin |
46.60 |
|
Women's 100m |
De'Shalyn Jones |
Northwestern State |
11.52 |
|
Men's 100m |
Sam Houston State |
10.31 |
|
|
Women's 800m |
Dominique Allen |
UIW |
2:10.59 |
|
Men's 800m |
Sam Houston State |
1:50.88 |
|
|
Women's 400m Hurdles |
Tamara Style |
Northwestern State |
59.88 |
|
Men's 400m Hurdles |
Andre Colebrook |
Southeastern Louisiana |
50.60 |
|
Women's 200m |
De'Shalyn Jones |
Northwestern State |
23.16 |
|
Men's 200m |
Sam Houston State |
20.61 |
|
|
Women's 5000m |
Sam Houston State |
17:39.75 |
|
|
Men's 5000m |
Nathan Jones |
McNeese |
14:45.64 |
|
Women's 4x400m Relay |
-- |
Northwestern State |
3:42.40 |
|
Men's 4x400m Relay |
-- |
Sam Houston State |
3:10.48 |
Southland Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Teams (All Event Top-Three Finishers)
|
Event |
First Team |
Second Team |
Third Team |
|
|
Men's Discus |
Josh Hunter, ACU |
Ryan Simmons, ACU |
Trenton Bridges, SFA |
|
|
Men's Long Jump |
Isaiah Pittman, SFA |
Von Beaudoin, HBU |
Deylon Key, NSU |
|
|
Women's Long Jump |
Deja Phillips, LU |
Tristyn Allen, SHSU |
Jasmyn Steels, NSU |
|
|
Women's 10000m |
Olivia Olguin, SHSU |
Katja Woelfl, MCN |
Evelyn Chavez, LU |
|
|
Men's 10000m |
Nathan Jones, MCN |
Chris Speaks, SHSU |
Alex Hernandez, SHSU |
|
|
Women's Discus |
Cori Runnels, NSU |
Tasha Crosse, SHSU |
Tierra Wilson, SFA |
|
|
Men's Decathlon |
Hunter Key, SFA |
Kagan Angers, SHSU |
Tanner Parks, SFA |
|
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Women's Heptathlon |
Baylee Lara, SHSU |
Madeline Kaufmann, SFA |
Ashley Johnson, MCN |
|
|
Women's Javelin |
Kelsey Frank, NSU |
Morgan Woods, MCN |
Madeline Kaufmann, SFA |
|
|
Men's Triple Jump |
Brian O'Bonna, LU |
Tylen Guidry, LU |
Julian Maze, SLU |
|
|
Men's Javelin |
Gennard Paul, SLU |
Donavon Banks, MCN |
Anthony Garcia, SFA |
|
|
Women's Triple Jump |
Tristyn Allen, SHSU |
Tijana Antic, MCN |
Natayla Nance, HBU |
|
|
Women's Pole Vault |
Hannah McWilliams, AMCC |
Kaylee Bizzell, SFA |
Kenzie Walker, ACU |
|
|
Women's 3000m SC |
Jannika John, LU |
Shelby Pesek, SFA |
Christian Castaneda, UIW |
|
|
Men's 3000m SC |
Christoph Graf, MCN |
Evan Arambula, SHSU |
Chris Speaks, SHSU |
|
|
Women's Shot Put |
Ashley Davis, SLU |
Destiney Myers, NSU |
Diamond Thomas, AMCC |
|
|
Men's Shot Put |
Alexander Young, SLU |
Nicholas Mitchell, UNO |
Kyrin Tucker, NSU |
|
|
Women's Hammer |
Yarixza Rivera, SHSU |
Natalia Redondo, SLU |
Maggie Okul, SFA |
|
|
Men's High Jump |
Zhafear Ray, AMCC |
Takudzwa Muchichwa, UCA |
Noah Berney, SFA |
|
|
Men's Pole Vault |
Devin King, SLU |
Antonio Ruiz, SFA |
Jay Roberson, SHSU |
|
|
Men's Hammer |
Alexander Young, SLU |
Josh Hernandez, SHSU |
Derek Orlando, SFA |
|
|
Women's High Jump |
Sashane Hanson, AMCC |
Quanese Jones-Young, NSU |
Samara Hodges, HBU |
|
|
Women's 4x100m Relay |
Northwestern State |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Sam Houston State |
|
|
Mens 4x100m Relay |
Northwestern State |
Sam Houston State |
UIW |
|
|
Women's 1500m |
Nicole Aponte, SHSU |
Taylor Anderson, SFA |
Rana Ryan, SFA |
|
|
Men's 1500m |
Jeffrey Moore, SHSU |
Quinlin McGregor, SFA |
Garett Cortez, UIW |
|
|
Women's 100m Hurdles |
Jerica Love, UIW |
Baylee Lara, SHSU |
Braneshia Payton, NSU |
|
|
Men's 110m Hurdles |
Michael Nichols, UNO |
Kerry Gleason, SFA/Marcel Keeton, UCA (Tie for 2nd) |
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Women's 400m |
Natashia Jackson, NSU |
Jordan Grady, SHSU |
Kimone Green, ACU |
|
|
Men's 400m |
Will Gibson, SFA |
Lawrence Coleman, SHSU |
Tedrick Hawkins, SFA |
|
|
Women's 100m |
De'Shalyn Jones, NSU |
Melicha Smith, SHSU |
Chanissey Fowler, LU |
|
|
Men's 100m |
Chris Jefferson, SHSU |
Micah Larkins, NSU |
Amir James, NSU |
|
|
Women's 800m |
Dominique Allen, UIW |
Nicole Aponte, SHSU |
Jamie Eckford, SHSU |
|
|
Men's 800m |
Jeffrey Moore, SHSU |
Olandis Johnson, MCN |
Daniel Shelton, HBU |
|
|
Women's 400m Hurdles |
Tamara Style, NSU |
Madison Morton, NSU |
Dominique Jackson, SFA |
|
|
Men's 400m Hurdles |
Andre Colebrook, SLU |
George Flaviano, NSU |
Kerry Gleason, SFA |
|
|
Women's 200m |
De'Shalyn Jones, NSU |
Imani Nave, SFA |
Natashia Jackson, NSU |
|
|
Men's 200m |
Chris Jefferson, SHSU |
Amir James, NSU |
Micah Larkins, NSU |
|
|
Women's 5000m |
Ana Moreno, SHSU |
Jannika John, LU |
Evelyn Chavez, LU |
|
|
Men's 5000m |
Nathan Jones, MCN |
Evan Arambula, SHSU |
Frederico Gasbarri, LU |
|
|
Women's 4x400m Relay |
Northwestern State |
Sam Houston State |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
|
Men's 4x400m Relay |
Sam Houston State |
Stephen F. Austin |
Abilene Christian |
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