15 Event Winners, 3 Records For WP at Cougar Open
OREGON CITY, Ore. - Warner Pacific claimed 15 individual titles and broke three school records at the Cougar Open hosted by Clackamas CC on Saturday at Oregon City High School.
One of those winners was Tiffanie Nyssen, who now holds the WPC record in the women's pole vault with a height of 11 feet 5.75 inches. The effort is also a NAIA "B" national qualifying mark. Nyssen also won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.67 seconds.
The ladies 4 x 400 relay team of Erin Adams, Christi Avery, Tiffanie Nyssen, and Darragh Martin also set a new WPC standard with a winning time of 4:06.38.
Other event winners for the Lady Knights included Deb McCloud in the high jump (5-01.75), Christi Avery in the 100 meters (12.94), and the 4 x 100 relay team (49.82).
Over on the men's side, Elton Cody lowered his own school record in the 200 meters, winning the event with a time of 21.97 seconds. Cody also won the 100 meters in a time of 11.00 seconds.
Other winners for the men were Treavone Bowie in the high jump (6-02.75), Johnnie Clark in the pole vault (13-11.75), the 4 x 100 relay team (42.28), Garrett South in the 110 meter hurdles (15.29) and the 400 meter hurdles (56.11), Ka'imi Scott in the 400 meters (50.53), and the 4 x 400 relay team (3:23.09).
Team scoring was kept and the ladies finished in 2nd place overall with 76 points, just behind winner Concordia at 80 points. The Knight men tallied 94 points to win the meet, well ahead of 2nd place Concordia at 69 points.
"We continue to improve week after week," said coach Dave Lee. "Tiffany qualifying for Nationals was a highlight of the meet. We showed our strength in sprints and relays - women and men - which is very encouraging. The team had 36 marks that were CCC Championship qualifiers, and many athletes are turning in season best efforts. Watching this group get better is a real treat and I look forward to what the rest of the season holds."