Concordia's Annie Hess holds the Oregon all-time collegiate discus mark.
Hess Hits Olympic B Standard at Stanford
STANFORD, Calif.—Concordia’s Annie Hess extended her school record in the discus to highlight Concordia track action at the Stanford Invitational on April 4-5.
Hess placed third overall in the top section of the women’s discus with a mark of 183-10 to improve her previous career best of 183-0. More importantly for the junior thrower, the mark, translated to 56.03 meters, eclipsed the U.S. Olympic Trials “B” qualifying standard of 56.00 meters. The “A” standard rests at an even 59 meters.
In the jumps, Lakeesha Cadogan improved her provisional mark to an automatic distance by recording an 18-7 1/4 in the long jump. On track, freshman Alice Taylor set a new school record in the 1,500 with a 4:51. Reestablishing her own school record, former NAIA national champion Lauren Sexton established a new personal record with a 161-9 toss in the javelin.
“It was good to come down for some better weather,” head coach Randy Dalzell said, “We had our sights set on getting good marks while facing some tough competition and with another handful of national qualifiers we felt like the trip was a success.”
Concordia Results
Women: 100: 8. (Heat 3) Joyce Oniah, 13.25. 200: 2. (Heat 5) Stephanie Persaud, 26.20; 7. (Heat 4) Joyce Oniah, 27.09. 1,500 (Section B): 11. (Heat 5) Alice Taylor, 4:51.01. 400 Hurdles: 7. (Heat 7) Cortney Bannister, 1:05.30; 3. (Heat 4) Mariana Toscano, 1:08.09. Long Jump (Section A): 4. Lakeesha Cadogan, 18-7 1/4 (5.67m). Triple Jump (Section B): 7. Lakeesha Cadogan, 37-1 1/4 (11.32m); 8. Danielle Fergason, 36-6 1/4 (11.13m). High Jump: T12. Erika Schmid, 5-3 (1.60m). Shot (Section B): 7. Katherine Tripp, 42-2 (12.85m). Discus (Section A): 3. Annie Hess, 183-10 (56.03m). Hammer (Section B): 12. Annie Hess, 145-4 (44.30m). Javelin (Section A): 4. Lauren Sexton, 161-9 (49.31m); 10. Chrissi Grizzel, 121-11 (37.17m). Javelin (Section B): 2. Danielle Clauson, 135-7 (41.32m); 11. Aria Nojima, 112-9 (34.38m). 400 Relay: 7. Concordia, 50.00 (Cortney Bannister, Stephanie Persaud, Joyce Oniah, Kaley Jameson). 1,600 Relay: 12. Concordia, 4:07.02 (Cortney Bannister, Stephanie Persaud, Mariana Toscano, Alice Taylor).