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Nehring, Sentman Claim Individual Honors at Conference Meet

05.14.2011

Emilee Nehring went 18-05.25 to earn an individual championship in the long jump. (photo by Kelly Caleb)

GRESHAM, Ore.  – Eight meet records fell as the 2011 Cascade Collegiate Conference Track & Field Championships concluded Saturday at Earl Klapstein Stadium on the campus of Mt. Hood Community College.

The Concordia men earned their sixth consecutive team championship by the narrowest of margins. The Cavaliers held off Southern Oregon by .5 points, and the final outcome was not decided until the final event of the day. CU ended the day at 192.5 points, while the Raiders ended with 192.  Oregon Tech placed 5^th with 76 points.

The Concordia women claimed their fifth consecutive championship trophy behind 11 individual champions. Eastern Oregon finished in the runner-up spot, while Oregon Tech claimed 6^th with 54.5 points.

After eight more records were broken today, a total of 14 meet records fell during a weekend of outstanding competition.

Oregon Tech’s Emilee Nehring claimed her second consecutive individual championship in the long jump, going 18-05.25 to take top honors.  Breanna Burns claimed a 2^nd place in the heptathlon with 3540 points.  Warner Pacific’s Danielle Rico won the two-day event with 3776 total points.  Nehring reached 5-01 in the high jump and good for a 2^nd place finish, while Tracy Filley was 4^th at 4-11.  Filley’s 127-00 toss in the javelin was good for 5^th place, with Kassi Conditt coming up with PR 43-03.25 in the shot put.

Bryant Sentman won the javelin event at the 2011 conference meet and will prepare to bring back a national championship in the decathlon next week at the NAIA National Champiohships. (photo by Kelly Caleb)

Bryant Sentman claimed the only other individual championship with a 208-04 throw in the javelin.  Kevin Jorgensen, running his best of the season, broke the 1500 meter meet record  by over two seconds to come away with a 2^nd place in 3:50.12.  Jorgensen also earned a 3^rd place in the 800 meter race crossing the line in 1:52.62.  Both are NAIA auto qualifying times.  Kyle Gomez earned all-conference honors after a 3^rd place finish in the 400 (49.44), while Micah Johnson went 14-03.25 in the pole vault and Rey Chavolla 11.23 in the 100-dash, both placing 4^th.

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Final Men’s Team Standings:
1. Concordia – 192.5
2. Southern Oregon – 192
3. Warner Pacific – 106.5
4. Eastern Oregon – 105.5
5. Oregon Tech – 76
6. College of Idaho – 75.5
7. Corban University – 34
8. Northwest University – 31
9. Evergreen State – 5

Final Women’s Team Standings
1. Concordia – 254.5
2. Eastern Oregon – 141.5
3. College of Idaho – 102
4. Southern Oregon – 76
5. Corban University– 64.5
6. Oregon Tech – 54.5
7. Warner Pacific – 42
8. Northwest Christian - 31
9. Northwest – 23
10. Evergeen State - 18

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