Colorado Colleges Track and Field News
Championship Weekend
March, 9-11
NAIA Track and Field Championships
Held at the Memorial Center
Johnson City, TN
3/8-3/10-2007
Athletes formally from Colorado High Schools
MEN
60m Hurdles
Matt Sparks sr, Azusa Pacific, Gunnison HS prelim, 8.22 semi, 8.14 final, 8.07 - National Champion!!!
Matt destroyed the field in the final, .21 over second place!!
He was also on his team 4x400m Relay, which ran 3:14.33 in the prelims, and 3:17.94 in the final for 6th Place
Ramon Reams sr, Hastings, Harrison HS prelim, 8.40 semi, 8.31 final, 8.40 5th Place
Brad Gamble so, Hastings, Eagle Valley HS prelim, 8.49 did not advance
600m Dash
Jason Zichterman sr, Azusa Pacific, Gunnison HS prelim, 1:20.35 final, 1:19.95 4th Place
Jason was on the 4x800m Relay which ran 7:44.05 in the prelims, and 7:39.98 in the final for 3rd Place.
He was added to the final for the 4x400m Relay which placed 6th
Mile
Daniel Roberts fr, Cedarville College, Crested Butte Academy HS prelim, 4:12.45 final, 4:10.12 for 3rd Place
Zach Kintzley sr, Black Hills, Poudre HS prelim, 4:23.16 and did not advance to the final. He was also on the Distance Medley Relay that placed 8th
3000m
Cody Bordewyk so, Black Hills, Rocky Mountain HS prelim 8:40.45, final, 8:32.85 for 6th Place
Pole Vault
Chandler Caldwell jr, South Dakota Tech, Thornton HS final, 15-3 for 11th Place
Also competing at the meet was Ryan Borger sr, Westmont College, Denver Christian HS. His team was DQed in the Distance Medley Relay in the prelims.
WOMEN
Pole Vault
Michelle Anderson sr, Concordia College, Denver Lutheran HS final, 11-11 Ύ for 5th Place
Mandy Pohja so, Azusa Pacific, Sterling HS final, 10-11 Ύ for 8th Place
Weight Throw
Tawny Fye jr, Doane College, Stratton HS final, 50- 7 ½ for 8th Place
Triple Jump
Ashley Malcom jr, Tabor College, Limon HS final, 35 -10 ½ for 15th Place
Also competing at the meet was Olivia Richert jr, Azusa Pacific, Centennial HS in the 4x800m Relay. In the prelims, 9:29.06 and in the final 9:13.02 for 5th Place
If there is anyone else that I missed at this meet, please let me know and I will include for next weeks News.
Division II Track Championships
Reggie Lewis Center
Boston, Massachusetts
3-9/10
MEN
Adams State College
4th Place with 38 points
60m Dash, Corey Lenaris so, prelim, 6.86, final, 7.01 for 9th Place
200m Dash, Lenaris, prelim, 21.76, final, DNS
800m, Nick Lara jr, Alamosa HS, prelim, 1:52.07, final, 1:49.73 NATIONAL CHAMPION !!!
800m, Aucencio Martinez sr, Center HS, prelim, 1:52.71, final, 1:51.69 for 5th Place
Mile Run, Martinez, prelim, 4:12.96, final, 4:03.82 NATIONAL CHAMPION !!!
Mile Run, Aaron Braun so, Rocky Mountain HS prelim 4:11.93, final, 4:08.75 for 6th Place
Mile Run, Rueben Chebon-Mwei fr, prelim, 4:17.79 and did not advance
5000m, Brian Medigovich so, final, 14:31.71 for 8th Place
5000m, Derek York sr, final, 15:21.14 for 13th Place
5000m, Rueben Chebon-Mwei fr, DNS
4x400m Relay, final, 3:15.99 for 9th Place - Chris Moulinet sr, Jake Streeter jr, Alamosa HS, Josh Streeter so, Alamosa HS, Andrew Marquez fr, Smoky Hill
Distance Medley Relay, final, 9:53.60 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!! Nick Lara, Andrew Marquez, Josh Streeter, Aaron Braun
Pole Vault, Matt Felton sr, final, 15-6 Ό for 10th Place
Shot Put, Matt Gersick so, Pueblo West HS final, 53-8 ½ for 9th Place
Shot Put, John Ybarra jr, final, 53-8 Ό for 10th Place
Weight Throw, Gersick, final, 57-11 Ύ for 9th Place
Western State College
14th Place with 15 points
Mile Run, Scott Dahlberg jr, Peyton HS prelim, 4:14.57, final, 4:14.22 for 10th Place
5000m, Kim Hogarth so, final, 14:03.09 for 2nd Place
5000m, Oliver Bodor sr, final, 14:09.48 for 3rd Place
Weight Throw, Michael Gusbeth sr, final, 60-7 ½ for 8th Place
Colorado School of Mines
15th Place with 12 points
800m, Larry McDaris sr, Palmer HS prelim, 1:51.94, final, 1:50.69 for 3rd Place
800m, Matt Walsh sr, prelim, 1:54.60 and did not advance
Mile Run, McDaris, prelim, 4:11.48, final, 4:06.62 for 3rd Place
Distance Medley Relay, final, 10:07.32 for 9th Place
Sean Cusick so, Westminster HS, Mark Husted so, Northglenn HS, Walsh, Clifton Oertli jr, Columbine HS
WOMEN
Adams State College
5th Place with 27 points
800m, Laura Knapp so, Alamosa HS prelim, 2:13.15, final, 2:14.01 for 7th place
Mile Run, Tanya Gaurmer jr, Westminster HS prelim, 4:55.97, final, 4:54.85 for 7th Place
5000m, Brittany Somers sr, final, 17:04.09 for 3rd Place
5000m, Lavenna Mullenbach so, final, 17:06.00
60m Hurdles, Tia Mosley sr, Harrison HS prelim, 8.88 and did not advance
Distance Medley Relay, final, 11:41.84 for 2nd Place
Gaurmer, Rebekah White so, Alamosa HS, Knapp, Somers
Long Jump, Mosley, final, 18-10 for 5th Place
Long Jump, Amanda Gylling fr, Centauri HS final, 17-1 Ό for 13th Place
Triple Jump, Mosley, final, 38-10 Ό for 9th Place
Weight Throw, Michelle Nelson jr, final, 51-5 Ύ for 12th Place
Colorado School of Mines
27th Place with 6 points
Mile Run, Heather Beresford sr, Lewis Palmer HS prelim, 4:56.12, final, 4:47.86 for 3rd Place
5000m, Beresford, final, 17:18.77 for 13th Place
Western State College
36th Place with 2 Points
Long Jump, Domonique Bingham fr, Harrison HS final, 18-3 Ό for 7th Place
Weight Throw, Ashley Stephens so, Sierra HS final, 50-3 Ό for 13th Place
Colorado University of Colorado Springs
39th Place with 1 Point
5000m, Sarah Shepard sr, Glenwood Springs HS final, 17:11.56 for 8th Place
If there is any other former Colorado High School athlete at this meet let me know.
Division I Track Championships
Randal Tyson Track Center
Fayetteville, Arkansas
3/9-10
MEN
200m Dash
Ryan Cambell so, Colorado Univ., Chatfield HS prelim, 21.14 and did not advance
Mile Run
Stephen Pifer sr, Colorado Univ.,- prelim, 4:00.49, final, 4:00.93 for 3rd Place
5000m
Ian Burrell sr, Georgia Univ., Air Academy HS final, 13:56.26 for 10th Place
Brent Vaughn sr, Colorado Univ., Smoky Hill HS final, DNF
60m Hurdles
Derek Johnson jr, Drake Univ., Mullen HS prelim, 7.76, .01 from making the final
Shot Put
Russ Winger sr. Idaho Univ., Pine Creek HS Final, 67-4 for 2nd Place WOW!! That was nearly a two foot personal improvement, and that mark is the # 1 best throw ever by a Colorado HS Grad. He pasted Chris Volgenau formally from Boulder HS , representing the Goldwin TC in 1994, in Florida 4/2, with a throw of 65-9, that mark lasted all most 13 years!
Heptathlon
Chris Helwick sr, Tennessee Univ., Greeley Central HS 5595 points for 6th Place
Kevin Johnson sr, Colorado State Univ., Overland HS 5422 points for 11th Place
Brian Walsh sr. Air Force Academy 4494 points for 12th Place No Heighted in the pole vault
Also at the meet was, Tony Stanfield jr, Iowa State, Smoky Hill HS, and team mate Jared Lewis so, Montbello HS, ran on the 4x400m Relay team for 10th Place, with a time of 3:09.03.
Women
Shot Put
Sarah Stevens so, Arizona State Univ., Fort Collins HS Final, 59-7 NATIONAL CHAMPION!!! She won on her last throw. That throw improved on her already # 1 ranking of former Colorado HS Grads.
Pole Vault
Elouise Rudy so, Montana State Univ., Palmer HS Final, 14-1 Ό NATIONAL CHAMPION!!! She is now getting used to being at the 14 level now, so watch out, and oh by the way, she is the # 1 best by former Colorado Grads also.
Triple Jump
Toni Smith jr, Oklahoma Univ., Montbello HS final, 42-11 ½ for 4th Place. She sets # 2 on the all-times list of former Colorado HS track stars, with a jump of 43-3 from early this indoor season. She is chasing the mark of 43-6 in 1995, by Dawn Riley of Denver East HS, winning the Indoor Big-10 Championships, for Illinois Univ. Keep an eye on her for the next few years, as I think Rileys mark is soon to be # 2.
Long Jump
Janay Deloach sr, Colorado State Univ. final, 20-9 Ό for 5th Place
Sarah Matthew fr, Stanford Univ., Niwot HS 18-6 ½ for 15th Place Has a personal best of 21-2 in 2005
Weight Throw
Sarah Stevens so, Arizona State Univ., Fort Collins HS final, 67-9 Ύ for 5th Place
Heptathlon
Katie Lloyd sr, Colorado State Univ., Fruita HS 4084 points for 7th Place. One point out of 6th.
60m Hurdles
Celriece Law so, Tennessee Univ., Montbello HS prelim, 8.20, final, 8.25 for 7th Place
5000m
Madeline McKeever so, Duke Univ., Heritage HS final, 16:10.40 for 9th Place
3000m
Jennifer Barringer so, Colorado Univ., - final, 9:23.58 for 12th Place
Also at the meet were relay team members. Megan Kaltenbach sr, North Carolina Univ., Smoly Hill HS, on the Distance Medley NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Team, with a time of 10:59.46!! Very Fast!! Also in the race was Hillary Bontz sr, Rocky Mountain HS, running for Georgetown Univ. in 11:13.60 for 7th Place. Bridette Williams sr, from George Washington HS, running for Arizona State Univ. on their 4x400m 9th Place relay team, in 3:36.17. Bridette and Sarah Stevens, are happy to be part of Arizona States National Womens Indoor Championship Team!!!
If there is anyone else I should have here, please let me know.
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