KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The defending national champion Oregon Tech softball team will face Madonna (Mich.) in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament on Thursday, May 17th with the first pitch set for 3:30 p.m. The 32-team tournament will take place in Gulf Shores, Ala. from May 17-23.
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Oregon Tech must win their four-team Pool over the first three days of play to advance to the eight-team double-elimination championship round beginning Monday, May 21st.
The No. 7 ranked Owls has been awarded the No. 1 seed in Pool G, after claiming the Cascade Collegiate Conference crown last week to improve their record to 39-7.
Joining the Owls in Pool G are the No. 4 seed Madonna (Mich.), No. 3 seed, St. Gregory’s (Okla.,) who the Owls will face Friday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. and the No. 2 seed, Shorter (Ga.) to wrap up pool play on Saturday, May 19th at 12:30 p.m.
Madonna (33-12), the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Tournament champion, is making their fourth tournament appearance and is 5-5 in tournament play. St. Gregory’s (43-14) At Large No. 8 out of the Sooner Athletic Conference is 17-9 in tournament action in five appearances, while Shorter (46-11) At-Large No. 3 is one of six schools in the Tournament from the Southern States Athletic Conference and is 11-11 in six appearances at the national tournament.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Nine meet records fell over the three-day Cascade Collegiate Conference Track & Field Championships, including five today, as the 10-team conference event concluded at John F. Moehl Stadium on the campus of Oregon Tech this afternoon.
Oregon Tech had two athletes hit the automatic qualifying mark during afternoon competition, while Kevin Ellingson had the top finish of any Oregon Tech athlete, a second place in the pole vault, during CCC meet action on Saturday. Tech sophomore Kassi Conditt in the shot put, along with freshman Joelle Swanson in the javelin, will move on to the NAIA National Championships in their events later this month.
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The Concordia men earned their seventh consecutive team championship with 237 points, while Southern Oregon followed in second place with 181 points. The College of Idaho men tallied 121.5 points for a third place finish.
Kassi Conditt had a career-best mark in the shot put. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
The Concordia women claimed their sixth straight team championship crown behind 11 individual champions. The Cavs earned 228 points to take the title, while College of Idaho finished in the runner-up spot with 164.5. Eastern Oregon placed third in the CCC championships team race after recording 131.5 points.
The day began with a meet record in the men’s shot put, as Concordia finished 1-3-4-5 in the event. Concordia’s Eric Whalen set the new record with a distance of 59-11. The previous record was set in 1998 at 58-11. Max Perry, last year’s winner, finished runner-up with a mark of 58-02.5, while the Cavs’ Nate Moses placed third with a throw of 55-00.
Three runners ran a NAIA automatic qualifying time in the women’s 800 meter run, as Concordia’s Junia Limage took the individual crown in 2:11.95. Alma Garcilazo, last year’s event champion, finished runner up with a time of 2:13.18, with College of Idaho’s Hillary Holt clocking in at 2:14.36.
In the men’s 800 meter race, Southern Oregon Matt Battaglia came from four back with 80 meters remaining to claim the individual championship in a time of 1:55.08. Concordia’s Jasen Brown placed second in 1:55.17 and Dominic Bolin of Concordia took third with a time of 1:55.51.
A 16-year-old meet record fell in the women’s 400 meter hurdles where Eastern Oregon‘s Kimmy Moore took home the individual championship with a time of 1:01.69. It is also a new Mountaineer school-record in the event. The previous meet record was 1:01.94 in 1995 by SOU’s Jill Carrier. Crossing with a time of 1:03.81 with a NAIA automatic qualifying time was College of Idaho’s Jasmine Sibert. Amelia Maguin from Southern Oregon clocked in at 1:04.35 placing third in the event.
Kevin Ellingson placed second in today's pole vault competition. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
Three NAIA automatic qualifiers came out of the women’s javelin, as Aria Nojima led the way with a toss of 154-03 to claim the CCC title. Eastern Oregon’s Randall Brooke finished runner-up with a mark of 149-02 with Oregon Tech’s Joelle Swanson tossing a career-best 136-01.
The men’s 400 meter hurdles came down to the wire between Concordia’s Jordan Reeher and College of Idaho’s Michael Hurd, where the Cavs’ Reeher took top-honors, narrowly missing a meet record by just .03 seconds. Reeher clocked in at 53.09, while Hurd timed in at 53.21 to finish runner-up. Also from Concordia placing third was James Ratliff in 55:01.
The third meet record of the day fell in the women’s 200 meter dash where NyEma Sims of Concordia posted a 24.32 time earning the individual championship. College of Idaho’s Diamond Mitchell crossed in 25.19 taking second place and Mikayla Garrard of Southern Oregon University followed in third place with a PR time of 25.91.
In the men’s pole vault, Eastern Oregon’s Robbie Haynie set a new CCC meet record, today’s fourth new record, after a 17-03 mark in the event. Oregon Tech’s Kevin Ellingson cleared 14-11 to take runner-up honors, a career-best for the Owl vaulter, while Nathan Stecker of Warner Pacific placed third at 14-05.25.
Jonz Olander brought the Raiders home an individual championship in the men’s 200 meter dash, as the Raider claimed top-honors with a time of 22.12. Beau Bridge, also of SOU, eked out a second place finish in 22.364, while Concordia sprinter Justin Oliveri timed in at 22.367 to earn third place for the Cavs.
Three NAIA automatic qualifiers came out of the women’s shot put competition with Concordia going 1-2 in the event. Kayla Xavier defended her title from 2011 with a mark of 46-10.25 on her first throw of the afternoon, while teammate Gabriella Dixson claimed second with a throw of 44-05.5. Oregon Tech’s Kassi Conditt put together a career-best toss after hitting the 44-04.75 mark.
Ally Manley earned the CCC championship in the women’s 5,000 meter run, as the Northwest Christian freshman clocked in an 18:12.71 time. Southern Oregon finished 2-3 in the event with Seena Frantz taking second place and teammate Alexandra Rudd taking third in 18:42.42 and 18:50.55 respectively.
College of Idaho freshman Audrey Yourens bested the field with a mark of 5-05 in the women’s high jump to claim the CCC crown. Deborah McCloud pushed the bar to 5-3 to claim second place for Warner Pacific and Candace Crew of C of I took third place with a jump of 5-01.
College of Idaho will bring another CCC champion back to Caldwell, as Greg Montgomery ran a 15:25.63 in the men’s 5,000 meter run to take top honors. Southern Oregon teammates James Johnstone and Eric Avila went 1-2 for the Raiders, as Johnstone ran a 15:28.79 with Avila following in 15:33.69.
Concordia went 1-2-4 in the men’s javelin as four athletes claimed NAIA automatic qualifying distances in the event. Jesse Staub took top-honors for the Cavs with a throw of 212-09, with teammate Tim Wyland following with a throw of 193-05. Northwest University’s Luke Fischer placed third with a mark of 191-08 and Concordia’s Eric Whalen fourth at 191-01.
Tech's Joelle Swanson qualified for the NAIA National Meet after going over 136 feet in today's javelin competition. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
Eastern Oregon claimed the women’s 4 x 400 relay with an automatic qualifying time of 3:54.85. Southern Oregon placed second in 3:57.31 and College of Idaho third with a time of 4:00.59.
In today’s final event two NAIA automatic qualifiers came out of the men’s 4 x 400 relay, along with the eighth and final meet record of the week. Concordia held off Southern Oregon down the stretch to claim the meet record and CCC championship with a time of 3:14.51. Southern Oregon followed in 3:15.12 and Corban University claimed third in 3:16.82.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet was Kimmy Moore from Eastern Oregon. Moore set a meet record in the 400 meter hurdles, while winning the heptathlon event. Moore was part of the 4x100 meter relay team that set a new school record and anchored the 4 x 400 team that took first place. Moore also placed second in the 100 meter hurdles, fourth in the 400, third in the women’s long jump and sixth in the high jump.
Robbie Haney from Eastern Oregon was voted men’s Field Athlete of the Meet, his second straight, after winning the pole vault in record setting fashion. Haynie was CCC champion in the high jump and decathlon, finishing the CCC meet with 59 individual points.
Concordia’s NyEma Sims earned female Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash – both meet records. Sims was also part of the 4 x 100 NAIA automatic qualifying team, along with scoring points in the shot put, high jump, long jump and heptathlon. Southern Oregon’s Jonz Olander was voted men’s Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 200 meter dash and 400. Olander was part of the second place 4 x 400 relay team and anchored the 4 x 100 CCC championship team.
Coach of the Year on the women’s side went to College of Idaho’s Pat McCurry, while Randy Dalzell was voted men’s Coach of the Year.
Final Men’s Team Standings:
1. Concordia – 237
2. Southern Oregon – 181
3. College of Idaho – 121.5
4. Eastern Oregon – 108
5. Warner Pacific – 60.5
6. Corban - 58
7. Oregon Tech - 28
8. Northwest University - 17
9. Northwest Christian U. - 5
Final Women’s Team Standings
1. Concordia – 228
2. College of Idaho – 164.5
3. Eastern Oregon – 131.5
4. Corban - 85
5. Southern Oregon - 66
6. Warner Pacific - 57
7. Northwest Christian - 43
8. Northwest U. - 22
9. Oregon Tech - 20
Oregon Tech's Rey Chavolla leads the 100 meter dash. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Ideal weather in the Klamath Basin greeted today’s athletes in the second day of the 2012 Cascade Collegiate Conference Track & Field Championship at John F. Moehl Stadium on the campus of Oregon Tech.
Two meet records fell today, including the first event of the afternoon where Concordia’s Branko Djuricic broke the previous triple jump record by over five inches. Djuricic came away with a 47-10.5 jump to take top honors for the second consecutive year. Eastern Oregon’s Robbie Haynie followed with a distance of 47-01.00, while Ethan Moore of Concordia hit the 45-09.25 mark.
In the women’s 3000m steeplechase, for the 4th year in a row, Concordia’s Loren Moran timed in at 11:14.39 to take the individual title. Moran set the CCC record in the event in 2010 at 10:45.06. College of Idaho runner Sora Klopfenstein crossed in 11:35.61, with Laura Hansen of Eastern Oregon finishing third with a time of 11:41:37.
Warner Pacific’s Tiffanie Nyssen won the women’s pole vault with a height of 10-11.75, with Eastern Oregon finishing 2-3-4 in the event. Maddison Stapleton (10-00), Sarah Beck (10-00) and Michaela Barich (10-00) rounded out the top four for the Mountaineers.
Oregon Tech's Kassi Conditt will compete in the shot put tomorrow. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
Southern Oregon University dominated the men’s 3000m steeplechase going 1-3-4-5 in today’s race. James Johnstone earned the victory in the event for the Raiders with a time of 9:37.59, while Eastern Oregon’s Isaac Updike took second place finishing in 9:39.12. Scott McIntyre (9:42.35), Dennis McCaffrey (9:44.92) and David Sherman (9:45.85) for SOU rounded out the top five.
Concordia’s 4 x 100 women’s relay team defended their 2010 and 2011 titles, turning in a NAIA automatic qualifying time of 47.78. College of Idaho followed in 48.09 and clocking in at 48.15 was Southern Oregon University.
Controversy surrounded the highly competitive 4 x 100 men’s relay race where Concordia University, thought to win the event, was disqualified for an exchange zone violation. Southern Oregon defended their 2010 and 2011 titles, this time in 41.75 seconds. Warner Pacific was close behind at 41.91 and Eastern Oregon third in 42.34.
College of Idaho finished 1-2 in the women’s 1500, as Hillary Holt claimed back-to-back titles, including a NAIA automatic qualifying time in the event. Holt crossed in 4:37.42, while teammate Sarah Johnson finished the race in 4:43.49. Concordia’s Emily Painter placed third with a time of 4:43.99, with Northwest Christian’s Ally Manley and Brittany Petersen finishing 4-5.
The Concordia men’s throwers turned in a dominating performance in the discus this year, as the Cavaliers finished 1-2-3-4-8 in the event. The Cavs’ Nate Moses set a new meet record to earn the individual championship with a throw of 180-10. The mark was three inches further than the previous CCC record set in 2009. Bo Johnson, last year’s title winner in the discus, hit the 156-06 mark, while Ismael Osorio (152-07) and Eric Whalen (152-07) placed third and fourth for CU.
In the highly competitive 1500 meter run, Eric Avila of Southern Oregon held off Dominic Bolin of College of Idaho to take individual honors. Avila clocked in at 4:01.35, followed by Bolin’s time of 4:02.35. Matt Battaglia (4:02.25) of SOU, Cory Pena (4:02.82) of Concordia and C of I’s Greg Montgomery (4:03.26) rounded out the top five.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, Jasmine Sibert earned top honors with a time of 15.50s with Kimmy Moore of Eastern Oregon close behind in 15.74s. Warner Pacific’s Tiffanie Nyssen and Corban’s Becca Cox finished third and fourth in 17.07s and 17.09s respectively.
Southern Oregon’s Stevens Sullivan clocked in at 14.94s to earn the individual crown in the men’s 110m hurdles. Michael Hurd of College of Idaho was second in 15.18s and Warner Pacific’s Connor Hart timed in at 15.27s.
Concordia went 1-2 with Eastern Oregon 3-4 in the women’s 400 meter race. The Cavs’ Junia Limage finished in 56.14 to take the events individual crown. Second place finisher NyEma Sims (56.22) of CU, along with third place runner Alma Garccilazo (56.33) of Eastern Oregon, joined Limage in posting NAIA automatic qualifying times.
Kristin Sass grabbed another individual title for Concordia after winning the women’s triple jump. The leap of 35-11.25 outdistanced teammate Jennifer Roberts by over four inches. Roberts went 35-06.75, with Corban’s Eliya Kohl (35-06.50) and last year’s event winner Hailey Bull (35-05.25) closing out the top four in the event.
Oregon Tech's James Hull (13) competes in the 1500 race on Friday. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
The 6-11 mark by Eastern Oregon University’s Robbie Haynie in the high jump was 1.25 inches shy of tying a meet record, and the best jump in the CCC meet since 1998, as Haynie earned the title in 2012. Ethan Moore of Concordia placed second with a height of 6-09, while EOU’s Asa Miller placed third at 6-05.
Jonz Olander brought Southern Oregon home an individual title, as well as setting a new CCC meet record, after winning the men’s 400 meter race in 47.92. It is the first time anyone has run under 48 seconds in a CCC championship meet. Concordia went 2-4-5-6 in the event, as Andre Washington ran a 48.25 to place second and Nathan Swanson of Corban earned third place after crossing in 48.88.
NyEma Sims ran to a NAIA automatic qualifying time of 11.93 in the women’s 100 m dash to bring home another individual crown to Concordia. Diamond Mitchell of College of Idaho timed in at 12.41, while the Cavs’ Jennifer Roberts clocked in at 12.73 to take home third place.
Concordia went 1-2 in the men’s 100 m dash, as Justin Oliveri and Eric Tolento finished in 10.91s and 11.02s respectively. Southern Oregon’s Sullivan Stevens (11.03), Warner Pacific runner Elton Cody (11.11) and Michael Hurd (11.15) of College of Idaho rounded out the top 5 in the event.
The Concordia women’s throwers turned in another dominating second day performance this year, as the Cavaliers finished 1-2-3-5 in the discus. Gabriella Dixson defended her title from 2011 with a toss of 162-07. Dixon was followed by teammates Breezy Wentz (146-07) and Kayla Xavier (138-01). Hannah Mason of Southern Oregon finished with a mark of 127-04, while the Cavs’ Sharayah Kenady went 121-08.
Competition will continue from John F. Moehl Stadium tomorrow starting at 11:00 am in the meets final day.
Women’s Team Scores: Concordia – 165 , College of Idaho – 105, Eastern Oregon – 83, Corban – 48, Warner Pacific 37, Southern Oregon – 32, Northwest Christian – 23, Northwest – 10, Oregon Tech – 3
Men’s Team Scores: Concordia - 149, Southern Oregon – 116, Eastern Oregon – 80, College of Idaho – 73, Corban – 35, Warner Pacific - 29, Oregon Tech 10, Northwest – 7, Northwest Christian - 5