- NAIA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ACU TWILIGHT OPEN
- SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- DAVID NOBLE RELAYS
- WHITLOCK NAMED HEAD COACH
- TEXAS RELAYS
- MCMURRY RELAYS
- RED RAIDER OPEN
- OLIVER JACKSON OPEN
- NAIA NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
- OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN INVITATIONAL
- TCR RACE PRODUCTIONS AND TEXAS TECH OPEN
- TEXAS TECH OPEN
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN OPEN
NAIA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Sergiy Oliynyk won his second straight national decathlon title at the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Fresno Pacific University.
The junior from Odessa, Ukraine was in a third place tie with Oklahoma Baptist's Jonathan Hilton, nearly 300 points behind the leader after Thursday’s first five events, but came back to total 6,733 points, 100 points in front Hilton who finished second.
After briefly falling into fifth place early Friday after a disappointing showing in the discus throw, Oliynyk was able to take advantage of a no-height in the pole vault by the University of British Columbia’s Reid Gustavson, who had maintained the lead throughout the first seven events, to move into second.
Oliynyk then moved into the top spot with a huge throw of 170’5’ in the javelin, and then was able to hold on in the 1500 meters to defend his 2006 title.
He began the competition on Thursday with a tenth place finish in the 100 meters, had a fourth place showing in the long jump, then won the shot put to put himself into second place overall. He retained his spot in second after the high jump when he tied for third, but fell back with a ninth place finish in the 400 meters.
Also on Thursday, freshman thrower Brandon Mansfield picked up a point in the hammer throw with an eighth place finish (172-09). Fellow freshmen Jeff Coleman finished tneth (170-02) and Zach Saldivar was 25th (157-00).
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ACU TWILIGHT OPEN
One new Pioneer turned in an automatic qualifying performance at the Abilene Christian Twilight Open last Thursday. Antipah Sugut finished second in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 31:23.22 to become the fifth and final member of the WBU men's track team to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Championships to be held May 24-26 in Fresno, Calif.
Freshman thrower Brandon Mansfield won the hammer throw with a toss of 175'05, tying his career best. Fellow freshmen Jeff Coleman and Zach Saldivar finished in third and fourth place respectively.
10,000 Meters
2. Antipah Sugut 31:23.22 automatic standard
Hammer Throw
1. Brandon Mansfield 53.47m (175-05) automatic standard
3. Jeff Coleman 45.80 (150-03)
4. Zach Saldivar 45.74m (150-01)
SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two athletes from Wayland Baptist University took top honors at the 13th Annual Sooner Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Hilliard Field. Akisha Simmons, a senior sprinter from El Paso, Tex., scored points in six events, including a first place finish in the 100 meters to win Most Valuable Athlete honors on the women’s side, and Sergiy Oliynyk, a multi-event athlete from Odessa, Ukraine, scored points in five events to win the men’s high point honors for the second straight year. Wayland coach Scott Weiser was also honored as Women’s Coach of the Year. Both the Pioneer men’s and women’s teams placed second behind conference champion Oklahoma Baptist University. The Pioneer men scored 142 points, while the women tallied 178.
Nine WBU athletes were named SAC Champions in 10 individual events. Two of the women’s relay teams were also crowned as conference champions. The sprint relay team of Patricia Mayers, Simmons, Keliesha Ross and Caroline Oladipo, won in a time of 47.39, while the team of Jennifer Baker, Elva Pedroza, Kydia Echols and Erin Britton won the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 9:23.98, breaking the SAC meet record of 9:34.47 set in 2002.
Besides the points she earned in the 100-meters and on the 4x100 relay, Simmons also scored points as part of the 4x400 relay team, which finished second. She had a second place finish in the 200-meters, was third in the high jump, and came in fourth in the 400-meters. Oliynyk won both the triple jump and shot put, finished second in the high jump and javelin, and was fourth in the long jump.
The WBU women sprinters had 1-2-3 finishes in both the 100- and 200-meters. In the 100, Mayers and Ross finished behind Simmons, while Mayers won the 200, followed by Simmons and Ross. Junior Caroline Oladipo, who won both the long jump and the triple jump, finished sixth in both the sprint races.
Mayers, the NAIA Indoor Champion in the 400-meters, finished second in the outdoor event on Saturday. She was beaten by Oklahoma Baptist’s Sherene Pinnock who set a new meet record with a time of 53.62. Pinnock also broke the record in winning the 400-meter hurdles. Ross was fifth in the 400-meters.
Three Pioneer women also earned points in the 800-meter run. Britton, a sophomore from Whiteface, had a third place finish, while fellow sophomores Pedroza and Echols placed fifth and sixth.
Britton won the 1,500 meter crown, finishing almost eight seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. Baker came in fifth in that race, and also earned points with third place finishes in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles.
Sophomore Kim Gilder, the MVA at last year’s SAC meet, won the shot put on Saturday, and was the runner-up in both the discus and hammer throws.
Rounding out the scoring on the women’s side was Analicia Estrada, whom Weiser borrowed from the Pioneer volleyball team. Estrada, participating in her first-ever collegiate track meet, picked up two points in the javelin throw with a fifth place finish.
Freshman Antipah Sugut was the lone Pioneer men’s runner to capture an individual title. Sugut won the 5,000 meter run and was second in the 1,500-meters.
In the field events, freshman Jeff Coleman and Zach Saldivar of Olton, had a 1-2 finish in the hammer throw, both the national qualifying marks. Another freshman, Brad Wall, had a fourth place throw in the event. Brandon Mansfield, yet another first year Pioneer, finished second in both the shot put and discus. Saldivar and Wall also earned points in the shot with fifth and sixth place finishes, and Coleman, Wall and Saldivar were fourth, fifth and sixth in the discus.
Sophomore Dominic Palmer and senior Justas Mikelionis contributed with points in three events. Palmer was second in the long jump, sixth in the 100-meter dash, and ran on the 4x100 meter relay team, while Mikelionis had a third place finish in the triple jump, was fourth in the high jump, and fifth in the long jump.
Freshman Brentson Smith had a fourth place finish in the 400-meters, A.J. Hernandez was sixth in the 800-meters, and Eric Kosecki came in fourth in the 100-meter hurdles.
The Wayland track and field team will take a couple of weeks off before competing on May 5 in the Last Chance Meet hosted by South Plains College in Levelland.
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DAVID NOBLE RELAYS
One new Pioneer turned in an automatic qualifying performance, and two had provisional qualifying times at the David Noble Relays hosted by Angelo State University on Saturday.
Freshman Brandon Mansfield finished third in the hammer with a throw of 50.35 meters to earn a trip to the NAIA Championships in May. The athletes that turned in provisional times were freshmen Brentson Smith in the 400 meters (48.96) and Antipah Sugut in the 5000 meters (15:04.92). Both Pioneers finished second in their respective races.
100 Meters
- Dominic Palmer 10.94
200 Meters
- Dominic Palmer 22.68
- Eric Kosecki 23.56
400 Meters
2. Brenton Smith 50.16 48.96 (provisional standard)
- A.J. Hernandez 50.72
800 Meters
2. A.J. Hernandez 1:54.62
16. Kirby Dunn 1:59.13
110 Meter Hurdles
8. Eric Kosecki 15.82 16.06
5000 Meters
2. Antipah Sugut 15:04.92 provisional standard
Discus
9. Jeff Coleman 41.63m (135-07)
Hammer Throw
3. Brandon Mansfield 50.35m (165-02) automatic standard
6. Zach Saldivar 47.68m (156-05)
800 Meter Development
1. Kirby Dunn 1:59.65
4. Markose Chenthitta 2:01.91
11. Ryan Hall 2:04.69
WHITLOCK NAMED HEAD COACH
Wayland Baptist University introduced Brian Whitlock as head of the track and field program at a press conference held this afternoon in the Harley Redin Athletic Hall of Honor.
Whitlock came to Wayland three years ago from Oklahoma Baptist University to take over as head of the Pioneer cross country team and to serve as assistant track and field coach. A 2001 graduate of OBU where he was a Sooner Athletic Conference Cross Country Champion and a NAIA All-American, Whitlock has helped turn the Pioneer cross country program from an after-thought to a national contender.
In his first year at WBU, Whitlock was named the Sooner Athletic Conference and Region VI Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year after leading the Pioneers to a second place finish. He was also named the 2006 Women’s Conference Coach of the Year. The Pioneer men’s team qualified for the NAIA Cross Country Championships the past two years. They were ranked ninth in the final NAIA Top 25 in 2005 and were 14th in 2006. Two of his runners earned NAIA All-American recognition and captured individual conference championships.
The Wayland women, who were ranked nationally in 2006 for the first time in over a decade, also qualified for the national championships last fall with a second place conference and regional finish.
“I am very excited and happy about the opportunity to be the next head coach,” says Whitlock. “It means a lot to me to be here for three years and then be elevated into this position. I have really enjoyed my time here. I feel like I have worked hard and had some success, and I am glad for the opportunity given to me to take over the Track and Field side of things. I hope to carry on the continued success of the Wayland Baptist Track and Field/Cross Country Teams, and to see the numbers continue to grow.”
TEXAS RELAYS
100 Meters
- Dominic Palmer 11.15
1600 Meter Sprint Medley Relay
7. Hernandez, Carter, Palmer, Smith 3:35.68
Decathlon
10. Sergiy Oliynyk 6819
MCMURRY RELAYS
Hammer Throw
2. Jeff Coleman 49.67m (162-11) (provisional standard)
3. Brandon Mansfield 49.03m (160-10) (provisional standard)
4. Zach Saldivar 46.47m (152-05)
Discus
9. Jeff Coleman 41.20m (135-02)
11. Zach Saldivar 40.00m (131-03)
12. Brandon Mansfield 39.57m (129-10)
Shot Put
5. Brandon Mansfield 14.16m (46-05.5)
RED RAIDER OPEN
Three new Pioneers turned in provisional qualifying times, and thrower Jeff Coleman won the hammer throw at the Red Raider Open on Saturday in Lubbock.
A.J. Hernandez finished third in the 800 meters with a provisional qualifying time of 1:53.74, while Brandon Mansfield and Zach Saldivar had provisional marks in the hammer throw. Mansfield finished fourth and Saldivar finished fifth in the event. Coleman's throw of 175'05" was an improvement of almost five feet over his previous automatic qualifying distance.
100 Meters
8. Dominic Palmer 11.28
800 Meters
3. A.J. Hernandez 1:53.74 (provisional standard)
7. Markose Chenthitta 2:02.65
9. Kirby Dunn 2:04.16
1500 Meters
2. Kirby Dunn 4:10.99
10. Markose Chenthitta 4:26.06
3000 Meters
6. Adam Henthorne 9:39.03
10000 Meters
4. Adam Henthorne 34:25.61
110 Meter Hurdles
7. Eric Koseski 20.60
400 Meter Hurdles
6. Brentsen Smith 1:00.13
7. Eric Koseski 1:02.82
Shot Put
5. Brandon Mansfield 13.72m (45-00.25)
7. Zach Saldivar 12.51m (41-00.50)
Discus
4. Jeff Coleman 41.90m (137-06)
7. Brandon Mansfield 38.75m (127-01)
9. Zach Saldivar 36.44m (119-07)
Hammer Throw
1. Jeff Coleman 53.47m (175-05) (automatic standard)
4. Brandon Mansfield 49.37m (162-00) (provisional standard)
5. Zach Salivar 48.46m (159-00) provisional standard
OLIVER JACKSON OPEN
One Pioneer turned in an automatic qualifying performance at the Oliver Jackson Open, hosted by Abilene Christian University. Freshman Jeff Coleman got his first-ever collegiate win with a throw of 51.93 meters (170’04) in the men’s hammer.
The sprint relay team of Dominic Palmer, Jason Carter, Brentsen Smith and Eric Kosecki finished fifth with a provisional qualifying time of 42.25.
100 Meters
7. Dominic Palmer 10.96
200 Meters
6. Jason Carter 21.96
7. Dominic Palmer 22.43
400 Meters
3. Brentsen Smith 49.48
5. Jason Carter 50.15
800 Meters
1. A.J. Hernandez 1:56.67
7. Markose Chenthitta 2:05.47
10. Ryan Hall 2:06.80
15. Kirby Dunn 2:13.61
1500 Meters
4. Antipah Sugut 4:05.60
7. Kirby Dunn 4:15.45
10. Markose Chenthitta 4:22.98
11. Ryan Hall 4:23.26
5000 Meters
4. Antipah Sugut 15:22.11
9. Adam Henthorn 16:32.00
4x100 Meter Relay
5. Palmer, Carter, Smith, Kosecki 42.25 (provisional standard)
Hammer Throw
1. Jeff Coleman 51.93m (170-04) (automatic qualifying standard)
3. Zach Saldivar 47.71m (156-06)
4. Brandon Mansfield 46.73m (153-04)
8. Justas Mikelionis 30.36m (99-07)
Discus
4. Jeff Coleman 45.42m (149-00)
6. Zach Saldivar 42.39m (139-01)
10. Sergiy Oliynyk 38.43m (126-01)
15. Brandon Mansfield 33.50m (109-11)
High Jump
8. Justas Mikelionis 1.76m (5-09.25)
Javelin
5. Sergiy Oliynyk 50.25m (164-10)
NAIA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
200 Meters
- Jason Carter 22.56
- Dominic Palmer 23.05
400 Meters
- Jason Carter 50.76
- Brentsen Smith 51.14
4x400 Relay
- Carter, Smith, Hernandez, Palmer 3:19.88
4x800 Relay
- Hall, Hernandez, Sugut, Dunn 7:49.87
Weight Throw
20. Brandon Mansfield 14.50m (47-07)
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN INDOOR
600 Meters
2. A.J. Hernandez 1:24.53
800 Meters
15. Ryan Hall 2:01.82
23. Josh Timmons 2:09.71
1000 Meters
2. Antipah Sugut 2:35.49
3. Kirby Dunn 2:37.44
4x400 Relay
8. 3:31.71
Weight Throw
2. Brandon Mansfield 15.40m
3. Zach Saldivar 14.40m
4. Jeff Coleman 13.98m
Shot Put
6. Brandon Mansfield 12.84m
7. Zach Saldivar 12.64m
TCR RACE PRODUCTIONS AND TEXAS TECH OPEN RESULTS
The Wayland Baptist track and field teams went in two different directions this weekend. The sprinters and throwers traveled to Albuquerque for the TCR Race Productions Invitational, while the distance runners took the short drive to Lubbock for the Texas Tech Indoor Open.
In Albuquerque, one WBU women's indoor record was broken, five new automatic qualifying times were set, three new provisional marks were reached, and five old qualifying marks were improved upon.
The Pioneers were competing as the only NAIA school at Albuquerque's Convention Center. The other universities represented were all NCAA Division I schools, including Brigham Young, the University of New Mexico, Arizona, Arizona State, Rice and the Air Force Academy.
Junior Patricia Mayers set a new WBU indoor mark in the 400 meters with a time of 55.62. The old mark of 56.21 was shared by Althea Thomas (1988) and Magally Segovia (1993). Mayers, who finished second in the 400, also improved her previous NAIA qualifying time in the 200 meters with a fourth place finish and a time of 24.58.
Other new automatic qualifying marks were reached by Akisha Simmons in the 60 meters, Equilla Weatherton in the 200 meters, and Jason Carter in both the 200 meters and 400 meters. Carter, along with A.J. Hernandez, Brentson Smith and Dominic Palmer, also ran an automatic qualifying time of 3:19.59 in the 4x400 meter relay.
The new provisional marks were made by Palmer in the 60 meters and the 200 meters, and Smith in the 400 meters.
Weatherton (7.56) and Keliesha Ross (7.59) both improved on their times in the 60 meters. Jeree Green bettered her provisional qualifying mark in the 200 meters with a 26.25, and the 4x400 relay team of Green, Mayers, Simmons and Ross just missed setting a new record with a time of 3:51.45. (The current record is 3:51.19 set at the 1988 NAIA Championships.)
At Lubbock, three new automatic qualifying marks were set, along with two provisional times. Sophomore Kydia Echols finished first in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.68, Erin Britton ran a 2:58.92 for a first place finish in the 1000 meters, and the 4x400 meter relay team of Echols, Elva Pedroza, Britton, and Jennifer Baker qualified with a time of 4:02.71.
Freshmen Kirby Dunn with a 2:32.36 in the 1000 meters, and Antipah Sugut with an 8:48.41 in the 3000 meters hit the NAIA’s provisional marks.
TCR Productions Invitational
60 Meters
5. Dominic Palmer 7.03 7.06 (provisional standard)
200 Meters
5. Jason Carter 22.14 ("A" standard)
9. Dominic Palmer 22.41 (provisional standard)
12. Brentsen Smith 22.99
400 Meters
7. Jason Carter 49.28 ("A" standard)
12. Brentsen Smith 50.17 (provisional standard)
800 Meters
8. A.J. Hernandez 2:01.25
4x400 Relay
4. Hernandez, Smith, Carter, Palmer 3:19.59 ("A" standard)
Shot Put
16. Zach Saldivar 13.50m (44-03.5)
17. Brandon Mansfield 12.83m (42-01.25)
18. Brad Wall 11.73m (38-06.0)
Weight Throw
7. Zach Saldivar 14.42m (47-03.75)
8. Jeff Coleman 14.41m (47-03.5)
11. Brad Wall 12.31m (40-04.75)
Texas Tech Open
Mile
2. Antipah Sugut 4:25.09
7. Adam Henthorn 4:39.83
600 Yards
9. Buddy Polega 1:16.54
11. Josh Timmons 1:17.98
1000 Meters
1. Kirby Dunn 2:32.36 (provisional standard)
4. Ryan Hall 2:40.53
3000 Meters
1. Antipah Sugut 8:48.41 (provisional standard)
5. Adam Henthorn 9:09.77
60 Meter Hurdles
8. Eric Kosecki 8.86
4x400 Meter Relay
3. WBU "A" 3:32.87
4. WBU "B" 3:36.18
TEXAS TECH OPEN
The Pioneer men's 4x800 meter relay team posted a national qualifying time at the Texas Tech Open on Saturday, and two individuals met provisional qualifying standards.
The relay team of A.J. Hernandez, Antipah Sugut, Kirby Dunn and Ryan Hall ran a 7:52.50 to finish second at the meet, while Jason Carter had a fourth place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 49.81 and Brandon Mansfield had a throw of 15.82 meters in the weight throw to provisionally qualify for the NAIA Indoor Championships.
55 Meters
10. Dominic Palmer 6.59
200 Meters
13. Jason Carter 22.26
19. Dominic Palmer 22.55
20. Brentsen Smith 22.63
30. Eric Kosecki 23.52
400 Meters
4. Jason Carter 49.81 ("B" qualifying standard)
10. Brentsen Smith 50.80
Mile Run
3. Antipah Sugut 4:26.51
9. Kirby Dunn 4:37.31
800 Meters
2. A.J. Hernandez 1:57.57
17. Josh Timmons 2:07.84
60 Meter Hurdles
12. Eric Kosecki 8.89 8.80
4x800 Meter Relay
2. Hernandez, Sugut, Dunn, Hall 7:52.50 ("A" qualifying standard)
Weight Throw
2. Brandon Mansfield 15.82m (51-11) ("B" qualifying standard)
3. Zach Saldivar 14.32m (46-11.75)
6. Jeff Coleman 13.70m (44-11.5)
Shot Put
6. Brad Wall 13.18m (43-03)
7. Zach Saldivar 12.64m (41-05.75)
10. Brandon Mansfield 11.81m (38-09)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN OPEN
After having the first two scheduled meets cancelled due to the weather, the Wayland Baptist University indoor track and field team finally had a chance to face some competition last weekend as they traveled to Joplin, Mo. to take part in the Baymont Inn/Fazolis Indoor Open, hosted by Missouri Southern University.
The Pioneer track and field team will be competing this week in the Wes Kittley Open at Texas Tech.
60 Meters
- Dominic Palmer 7.15
- Jason Carter 7.18
200 Meters
9. Dominic Palmer 23.20
24. Eric Kosecki 23.86
400 Meters
7. Jason Carter 51.13
9. Brentsen Smith 51.73
600 Yards
7. A.J. Hernandez 1:14.60 ("B" Standard)
24. Buddy Polega 1:17.88
30. Josh Timmons 1:19.64
800 Meters
13. Kirby Dunn 2:00.05
23. Ryan Hall 2:03.47
One Mile - Invitational
5. Antipah Sugut 4:23.85 ("B" Standard)
5000 Meters
8. Adam Henthron 16:11.15
60 Meter Hurdles
6. Eric Kosecki 8.82 12.32
4x400 Meter Relay
7. WBU "B" 3:32.89
Distance Medley Relay
4. Sugut, Dunn, Hernandez, Carter 10:32.40 ("B" Standard)
Triple Jump
10. Eric Kosecki 12.17m (39-11.25)
Shot Put
10. Brandon Mansfield 13.23m (43-05.00)
13. Zach Saldivar 12.67m (41-07.00)
18. Brad Wall 11.38m (37-04.00)
Weight Throw
5. Brandon Mansfield 15.05m (49-04.50)
9. Zach Saldivar 13.77m (45-02.25)
10. Jeff Coleman 13.16m (43-02.25)