Concordia's Annie Hess has the NAIA's top effort in the discus this season.
CCC Has 46 Qualifiers for NAIA Women's Track & Field Meet
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Led by Concordia University, the Cascade Collegiate Conference has met automatic or provisional qualifying standards 46 times for the 2008 NAIA women's national track and field championships, which are slated for the latter part of May in St. Louis.
The Cavaliers have met 12 automatic and four provisional qualifying standards. Oregon Tech has eight qualifiers and Eastern Oregon six.
Two Concordia athletes -- Annie Hess in the discus and Lauren Sexton in the javelin -- have the top marks at the NAIA level this spring.
For a complete listing of NAIA qualifiers, click here.
CCC automatic and provisional qualifiers:
| NAIA A Qualifiers |
Concordia |
| Cortney Bannister |
400 Hurdles |
1:04.24 |
| Lakeesha Cadogan |
Long Jump |
18-7 |
| Lakeesha Cadogan |
Triple Jump |
37-8 3/4 |
| Danielle Clauson |
Javelin |
159-7 |
| Amanda Davis |
5K Racewalk |
17:42.0h |
| Chrissi Grizzel |
Javelin |
139-4 |
| Annie Hess |
Discus |
183-10 |
| Annie Hess |
Shot Put |
43-0 ¼ |
| Aria Nojima |
Javelin |
132-11 |
| Lauren Sexton |
Javelin |
161-9 |
| Katherine Tripp |
Shot Put |
44-2 ½ |
| Katherine Tripp |
Discus |
139-0 |
College of Idaho |
| Stephanie Helm |
5,000 |
17:59.08 |
| Team |
4x800 Relay |
9:30.42 |
Corban |
| Danielle Jordan |
5,000 |
17:35.00 |
Eastern Oregon |
| Marcella Bosch |
5,000 |
17:48.62 |
| Cayla Weissert |
Pole Vault |
11-6 |
| Stephanie Windle |
Steeplechase |
11:28.97 |
Evergreen |
| Emily Uhlig |
Half Marathon |
1:30:25.24 |
Northwest |
| Shayna Prause |
Javelin |
132-5 |
Oregon Tech |
| Michelle Klaja |
Javelin |
151-1 |
| Amy Sticka |
Triple Jump |
38-10 |
| Sarah Schelb |
Javelin |
134-8 ¾ |
| Kelsey Stolz |
Javelin |
131-6 |
Southern Oregon |
| Ixel Sanchez |
Half Marathon |
1:29:10.3 |
NAIA B Qualifiers |
College of Idaho |
| Katie Ball |
5,000 |
18:21.12 |
Concordia |
| Danielle Fergason |
Triple Jump |
36-7 ¾ |
| Stephanie Persaud |
100 Meters |
12.33 |
| Erika Schmid |
High Jump |
5-3 ¾ |
| Team |
4x100 Relay |
48.89 |
Eastern Oregon |
| Katie Clapp |
Half Marathon |
1:33:21.24 |
| Grace DeBoot |
Javelin |
127-4 |
| Kasie Gillespie |
Heptathlon |
4,342* |
| Stephanie Windle |
5,000 |
18:20.04 |
Evergreen |
| Emily Uhlig |
Steeplechase |
11:38.53 |
Northwest |
| Beth Knudtson |
5,000 |
18:05.61 |
Oregon Tech |
| Brianne Kenyon |
Shot Put |
41-5 |
| Michelle Klaja |
High Jump |
5-5 |
| Michelle Klaja |
Heptathlon |
4,474* |
| Nikki Smith |
100 High Hurdles |
15.15 |
| Amy Sticka |
Long Jump |
18-1 |
Southern Oregon |
| Breanne Cochran |
Discus |
136-5 |
| Stephanie Jensen |
Javelin |
128-11 ½ |
Warner Pacific |
| Brittney Dunn |
Half Marathon |
1:34:09.00 |
| Jill Peoples |
Javelin |
130-2 |
*must be in top 16 to advance |