Concordia's Greg Schultz, who has the leading hammer throw in the nation this year, leads a long list of CCC athletes who have met 'A' or 'B' qualifying standards for the NAIA national championships.
46 NAIA Standards Met by CCC Men's Track & Field Athletes
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A total of 46 NAIA automatic and provisional qualifying standards have been reached by Cascade Collegiate Conference men's track and field athletes, according to the most recent listing on the NAIA web site.
The national championships are slated for May 22-24 in St. Louis.
Of the automatic or provisonal marks met by CCC athletes, 13 have been registered by members of the Concordia University track and field team, including those by Nik Kay (discus), Greg Schultz (hammer) and Paul Roshau (javelin), who have recorded the best marks in the nation to date.
Eastern Oregon University has accounted for 12 of the qualifying marks -- three automatic and nine provisional standards. Southern Oregon has a total of nine automatic and provisional qualifying marks.
For a complete listing of qualifiers to the NAIA championships, click here.
CCC automatic and provisional qualifiers:
| NAIA A Qualifiers |
Concordia |
| Matt Artua |
Discus |
175-8 |
| Tim Badley |
10,000 |
31:07.94 |
| Leon Carl |
Shot Put |
51-2 3/4 |
| Jeremiah Drelleshak |
Hammer |
167-5 |
| Nik Kay |
Discus |
186-7 |
| Shawn Magee |
5K Racewalk |
27:06.3h |
| Paul Roshau |
Javelin |
224-7 |
| Greg Schultz |
Hammer |
200-5 |
| Jeremy Worley |
5K Racewalk |
26:24.6h |
College of Idaho |
| Tyler Hopper |
1,500 |
3:53.82 |
| Tyler Hopper |
5,000 |
14:50.15 |
Eastern Oregon |
| Quinten Baxter |
Hammer |
177-0 |
| Doug Benson |
1,500 |
3:54.22 |
| Justin Dean |
Half Marathon |
1:14.52.24 |
Evergreen |
| Brian Rakestraw |
Half Marathon |
1:14:09.24 |
Southern Oregon |
| Daniel Cecchini |
High Jump |
6-8 |
| Kevin Jeffers |
Steeplechase |
9:22.72 |
| Kevin Jeffers |
5,000 |
14:42.93 |
| David Laney |
10,000 |
31:36.85 |
| Ryan Musselman |
Pole Vault |
16-0 ¾ |
NAIA B Qualifiers |
College of Idaho |
| Jesse Chlebeck |
5,000 |
15:06.27 |
| Tyler Gross |
Half Marathon |
1:17:07.24 |
| Tyler Hopper |
800 |
1:53.49 |
Concordia |
| Tim Badley |
5,000 |
14:59.01 |
| Nik Kay |
Hammer |
162-6 |
| Stephen Marshall |
Triple Jump |
46-11 ½ |
| Curtis Parrish |
400 Hurdles |
55.22 |
Eastern Oregon |
| Troy Blackburn |
Steeplechase |
9:34.63 |
| Peter Fry |
Triple Jump |
46-2 ½ |
| Chris Hoppie |
Decathlon |
6,258* |
| Kirk Miller |
Long Jump |
22-10 ½ |
| Kirk Miller |
Triple Jump |
46-0 ½ |
| Andy Munsy |
Hammer |
160-2 |
| Lucas Ohmes |
Decathlon |
6,436* |
| Lucas Ohmes |
Pole Vault |
15-3 |
| Morgan Saltenberger |
Half Marathon |
1:15:50.24 |
Evergreen |
| Eric Jones |
Half Marathon |
1:15:58.24 |
Oregon Tech |
| Jguwon Hogges |
400 |
48.79 |
| Korey Humberston |
10,000 |
32:08.20 |
| Bryant Sentman |
Javelin |
184-8 |
| Bryant Sentman |
Decathlon |
6,032* |
Southern Oregon |
| Ryan Ghelfi |
Half Marathon |
1:15:19.00 |
| Kevin Jeffers |
1500 |
3:55.88 |
| Cameron Kreuz |
1500ers |
3:56.75 |
| Jeremiah Lewman |
400 Hurdles |
55.12 |
Warner Pacific |
| Brett VanAsch |
Decathlon |
5,895* |
*must be in top 16 to advance |