Concordia's Lauren Sexton has the top javelin mark in the NAIA ranks to date.
17 CCC Women Have Reached NAIA Auto Qualifying Marks
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Seventeen Cascade Collegiate Conference women's track and field athletes have earned automatic qualifying marks for the NAIA national championships, to be held in St. Louis in late May.
In two events, the discus and the javelin, CCC athletes have the top marks in the country, according to the NAIA performance lists as of April 9.
Concordia's Annie Hess, the defending NAIA champion in the discus, leads the country to date with her mark of 183-10 set last week at the Stanford Invitational.
In the javelin, CU's Lauren Sexton has the NAIA's top mark with a throw of 161-9, also set at the Stanford Invitational. The Cascade Conference is dominating the javelin to date, with five of the top 10 marks coming from the CCC. Concordia's Danielle Clauson has the No. 2 mark to date (159-7).
A listing of CCC automatic qualifiers:
| Concordia |
| Cortney Bannister |
400 Hurdles |
17:35.00 |
| Lakeesha Cadogan |
Long Jump |
18-7 |
| Danielle Clauson |
Javelin |
159-7 |
| Chrissi Grizzel |
Javelin |
139-4 |
| Annie Hess |
Discus |
183-10 |
| Aria Nojima |
Javelin |
132-11 |
| Lauren Sexton |
Javelin |
161-9 |
| Katherine Tripp |
Shot Put |
43-5 ½ |
Corban |
| Danielle Jordan |
5,000 |
17:35.00 |
Eastern Oregon |
| Marcella Bosch |
5,000 |
17:48.62 |
| Cayla Weissert |
Pole Vault |
11-6 |
Evergreen |
| Emily Uhlig |
Half Marathon |
1:30:25.24 |
Southern Oregon |
| Ixel Sanchez |
Half Marathon |
1:29:10.3 |
Oregon Tech |
| Michelle Klaja |
Javelin |
151-1 |
| Sarah Schelb |
Javelin |
134-8 3/4 |
| Kelsey Stolz |
Javelin |
139-4 1/2 |
| Amy Sticka |
Triple Jump |
38-10 |
For a complete listing of all qualifiers to the NAIA Championships,
click here.