Concordia athletes placed second and third overall in the discus on Saturday.
Concordia Track Nets Six NAIA Championship Qualifiers at Oregon Preview
EUGENE, Ore.—Competing in their first weekend of outdoor competition, the Concordia University men’s track team recorded six national qualifying performances at the Oregon Preview held at Hayward Field on Saturday.
Four performances dipped below the automatic standard while two hit provisional status to compete at the 2008 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held in St. Louis May 22-24.
Second- and third place finishers Nik Kay and Matt Artua easily threw past the auto distance of 156-11 in the discus. With a school-record distance of 183-5, Kay placed second overall to club competitor (Kajaks T&F) Dariusz Slowik’s 187-0 while Artua took third with a 171-1.
Paul Roshau used an eight-foot personal record in the javelin for runner-up honors and Greg Schultz went 191-8 in the hammer for the Cavs final two auto marks.
Reaching the provisional level were Kay and Jeremiah Drelleshak in the hammer. Just missing provisional, Stephen Marshall placed first overall in the triple jump with a 45-5 3/4 leap.
“We had a great day for our first meet,” head coach Randy Dalzell said. “We definitely had some strong marks. A few could end up being national leaders this week.”
Concordia returns to action on March 28 when it travels to the University of Washington for the Husky Outdoor Preview.
Concordia Results
100: 11. Tim Dressler, 11.71. 400: 9. Jason Yecny, 52.40. 110 Hurdles: 7. Curtis Parrish, 15.70; 13. Michael Clark, 16.82. 400 Hurdles: 5. Curtis Parrish, 56.02. Long Jump: 6. Stephen Marshall, 21-6 (6.55m). Triple Jump: 1. Stephen Marshall, 45-5 3/4 (13.86m); 7. DeAndre Burton, 43-8 1/2 (13.32m); 10. Jason Yecny, 41-8 3/4 (12.72m). High Jump: 8. Daniel Scheetz, 6-1 1/2 (1.87m). Pole Vault: 7. Seth Cordell, 15-1 (4.60m). Shot: 3. Leon Carl, 47-7 (14.50m); 13. Derek Furgason, 40-7 (12.37m). Discus: 2. Nik Kay, 183-5 (55.92m); 3. Matt Artua, 171-1 (52.14m); 8. Leon Carl, 133-9 (40.77m). Hammer: 5. Greg Schultz, 191-8 (58.43m); 9. Jeremiah Drelleshak, 165-2 (50.35m); 10. Nik Kay, 162-6 (49.53m). Javelin: 2. Paul Roshau, 211-10 (64.57m); 11. Tyler Richardson, 163-7 (49.86m).
NAIA Qualifiers: Automatic (4): Matt Artua, Discus; Nik Kay, Discus; Paul Roshau, Javelin; Greg Schultz, Hammer. Provisional (2): Jeremiah Drelleshak, Hammer, Nik Kay, Hammer.