COMPLETE RESULTS
GULF SHORES, Ala.—Adding three All-Americans in the discus, including the national champion in
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), the Concordia men's track & field team continued to lead the team race through the second day of action at the NAIA National Championships on Friday.
Through nine events, the Concordia men have tallied 48 points with Missouri Baptist and Indiana Tech tied for second with 20 points each. On the women's side, through 10 events, British Columbia is on top with 33 points while Cornerstone is in second with 32 and Hastings is in third with 31.50. The Concordia women have registered 12 points to sit in 12th place heading into the third and final day.
Moses led a 1-4-5 finish for the Cavaliers in the discus with
Joe Hall (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo H.S.) and
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.) adding key points in the event despite entering the meet ranked outside the top nine in the discipline.
Advancing to Saturday's finals for the men's team were
Matthew Clowes (Stoke-on-Trent, England/Westwood College) in the 800-meter run and the men's 1,600-meter relay team.
Competing in the second section of the 800,
Matthew Clowes (Stoke-on-Trent, England/Westwood College) grabbed the automatic qualifier to finals by winning the heat with a 1:50.59, a time just off his school record of 1:50.16 which stands as the NAIA's No. 2-ranked time this season.
In the relay, the Concordia squad of
Jordan Reeher (Prineville, Ore./Crook County H.S.),
Edgar Vazquez (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Capistrano Valley H.S.),
Demetrius Rhodes (Portland, Ore./Benson Polytechnic) and
Andre Washington (Vancouver, Wash./Hudson's Bay H.S.) toured the track in 3:12.91 to snip .08 off the former school record and advance to finals by placing second in the section behind national leader Indiana Tech.
In the lone final for the Concordia women, the 3,200-meter relay team consisting of
Christa Collmer (Boring, Ore./Sam Barlow H.S.),
Mikel Elliott (Randle, Wash./White Pass H.S.),
Sarah Whybark (Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak H.S.) and
Brianna Keane (Bellingham, Wash./Sehome H.S.) placed fifth overall with a 3:12.91 to earn All-American honors. The foursome finished just shy of their school record of 9:10.07 set during Thursday's prelims, but upped their position by two places as the team was ranked No. 7 in the NAIA to start the week.
Concordia All-Americans
1st,
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), Men's Hammer
1st,
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), Men's Discus
2nd,
Adam Riddle (Fox Island, Wash./Gig Harbor H.S.), Men's Hammer
2nd,
Emma Buchholz (Sheridan, Ore./Sheridan H.S.), Women's Javelin
3rd,
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), Men's Hammer
4th,
Tyler Callahan (Estacada, Ore./Estacada H.S.), Men's Javelin
4th,
Joe Hall (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo H.S.), Men's Discus
5th,
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), Men's Discus
5th, Women's 3,200 Relay (C. Collmer, M. Elliott, S. Whybark, B. Keane)
Concordia School Records
Men's Discus, N. Moses, 202-9 (old record of 201-9 by Moses on April 18, 2014)
Men's 400 Relay, 41.49 (old record of 41.72 set on April 5, 2014)
Men's 1,600 Relay, 3:12.91 (old mark of 3:12.97 set on May 26, 2012)
Women's 3,200 Relay, 9:10.07 (old mark of 9:18.90 set May 3, 2014)
Concordia Saturday Schedule
1 p.m. – Men's Shot Put (finals) – D. Moore, N. Moses, J. Hall
3 p.m. – Women's Discus (finals) – J. Mattos
3:10 p.m. – Men's 1,500-Meter Run (finals) – M. Clowes, B. Prettyman
4:20 p.m. – Men's 400-Meter Hurdles (finals) – J. Reeher
5 p.m. – Men's 800-Meter Run (finals) – M. Clowes
6:25 p.m. – Men's 1,600-Meter Relay (Finals)
Concordia Men's Results
100 (prelims): 17.
Carlos Ortiz (Salem, Ore./North Salem H.S.), 10.72.
200 (prelims): 15.
Carlos Ortiz (Salem, Ore./North Salem H.S.), 21.74.
800 (prelims): 1.
Matthew Clowes (Stoke-on-Trent, England/Westwood College), 1:50.59; 15.
Jasen Brown (Brewster, Wash./Brewster H.S.), 1:53.24; 30.
Demetrius Rhodes (Portland, Ore./Benson Polytechnic), 1:57.42.
1,500 (prelims): 4.
Matthew Clowes (Stoke-on-Trent, England/Westwood College), 3:52.43; 9.
Brad Prettyman (Estacada, Ore./Estacada H.S.), 3:53.29.
400 Hurdles (prelims): 4.
Jordan Reeher (Prineville, Ore./Crook County H.S.), 52.77.
Discus: 1.
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), 202-9 (61.81m); 4.
Joe Hall (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo H.S.), 168-4 (51.30m); 5.
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), 166-6 (50.76m); 20.
Justin Ramirez (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo H.S.), 149-9 (45.65m).
Hammer: 1.
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.), 211-1 (64.32m); 2.
Adam Riddle (Fox Island, Wash./Gig Harbor H.S.), 206-0 (62.78m); 3.
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.), 198-8 (60.56m); 18.
Joe Hall (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo H.S.), 126-11 (38.69m).
Javelin: 4.
Tyler Callahan (Estacada, Ore./Estacada H.S.), 212-9 (64.84m).
400 Relay (prelims): 13. Concordia, 41.49 (C. Ortiz, A. Washington, J. Reeher, E. Tolento).
1,600 Relay (prelims): 4. Concordia, 3:12.91 (J. Reeher, E. Vazquez, D. Rhodes, A. Washington).
Concordia Women's Results
Javelin: 2.
Emma Buchholz (Sheridan, Ore./Sheridan H.S.), 149-6 (45.57m); 9.
Amber Corbett (Camas, Wash./Camas H.S.), 127-3 (38.79m); 10.
Shayna Wilson (Aberdeen, Wash./Aberdeen H.S.), 127-1 (38.74m); 18. Annelise Wiseman, Foul.
3,200 Relay (finals): 5. Concordia, 9:12.91 (C. Collmer, M. Elliott, S. Whybark, B. Keane).
3,200 Relay (prelims): 3. Concordia, 9:10.07 (C. Collmer, M. Elliott, S. Whybark, B. Keane).
Friday Event Recaps
2:20 p.m. – Men's 800-Meter Run (Prelims)
Competing in the second section,
Matthew Clowes (Stoke-on-Trent, England/Westwood College) grabbed the automatic qualifier to finals by winning the heat with a 1:50.59, a time just off his school record of 1:50.16 which stands as the NAIA's No. 2-ranked time this season.
Jasen Brown (Brewster, Wash./Brewster H.S.), the fourth-place finisher in the event at nationals in 2012, placed 15th overall with a time of 1:53.24. Oklahoma City University's Chris Lowery claimed the eighth and final qualifier with a 1:51.53. Brown entered the meet ranked seventh and held a career best of 1:50.57 set during his All-American performance in 2012.
Demetrius Rhodes (Portland, Ore./Benson Polytechnic), the national runner-up during the indoor season, placed 30th with a time of 1:57.42.
3:10 p.m. – Men's 100-Meter Dash (Prelims)
Ranked 19th heading into the meet, freshman
Carlos Ortiz (Salem, Ore./North Salem H.S.) posted a 10.72 for a 17th-place result in the prelims of the 100-meter dash. Missing out on his school record by just .06, Ortiz placed third in his section and missed out of qualifying to finals by .13 as Indiana Tech's Harris Edwards III snagged the final position.
5 p.m. – Men's Discus (Finals)
A day after helping the team secure 24 points in the hammer throw,
Nate Moses (Fresno, Calif./Bullard H.S.) led a 19-point outburst in the discus throw as the senior dominated the field en route to his second national title in the event. Moses uncorked a school record 202-9 (61.81m) on his first attempt and never looked back, winning the discus by over 30 feet over Olivet Nazarene's Jacob Armbrust (172-6). Moses also won the discus title in 2012.
Southern Oregon's Markus Sanders placed third with a 169-6, nipping the Concordia duo of
Joe Hall (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo H.S.) and
Darien Moore (Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield H.S.). Hall tossed a career-best 168-4 (51.30m) in his third attempt for fourth place while Moore, the national champion in the hammer throw on Thursday, added a fifth-place result with a 166-6 (50.76m) effort in the discus.
Missing out on finals by just over seven feet,
Justin Ramirez (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo H.S.) placed 20th with a 149-9 (45.65m).
5:30 p.m. – Women's 3,200-Meter Relay (Finals)
Entering the meet ranked seventh in the NAIA, the Concordia quartet of
Christa Collmer (Boring, Ore./Sam Barlow H.S.),
Mikel Elliott (Randle, Wash./White Pass H.S.),
Sarah Whybark (Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak H.S.) and
Brianna Keane (Bellingham, Wash./Sehome H.S.) placed fifth overall to earn All-American honors in the 3,200-meter relay.
For Whybark and Elliott, the race represented the third career All-American honors for their career while giving first-year Cavaliers Collmer and Keane nabbed their second All-American accolade after taking fourth place in the national championships distance medley during indoor season.
8:15 p.m. – Men's 1,600-Meter Relay (Prelims)
Closing out the evening, the men's 1,600-meter relay returned to finals after a one-year absence by cracking a school record while taking second place in the third and final section.
The Concordia squad of
Jordan Reeher (Prineville, Ore./Crook County H.S.),
Edgar Vazquez (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Capistrano Valley H.S.),
Demetrius Rhodes (Portland, Ore./Benson Polytechnic) and
Andre Washington (Vancouver, Wash./Hudson's Bay H.S.) toured the track in 3:12.91 to snip .08 off the former school record set during the All-American run from 2012. The Cavaliers entered the weekend ranked No. 12 in the NAIA with a season-best 3:15.02.
Reeher led off the attack with a strong leg to setup the Cavaliers just shy of the pole behind national leader Indiana Tech. Vazquez followed and kept the Cavs ahead of the chase pack while Rhodes provided separation over Westmont College (Calif.), who finished in 3:13.40 and also advanced to finals.
Indiana Tech crossed in 3:09.09 for the fastest time of the day. Oklahoma Baptist won the first section with a 3:11.94 and Wayland Baptist the second heat with a 3:12.97.