LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference will be well represented in the men’s and women’s NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships as 71 athletes from the CCC head to Geneva, Ohio to compete for a title.
Concordia sends a conference best 27 athletes to Ohio followed by Eastern Oregon with 16 and College of Idaho with 11 athletes.
For the men, Concordia’s Matthew Clowes holds the fastest time in the prelims for the one-mile run (4:00.16) and the fastest time in the men’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:07.38. Austin Collins and Demetrius Perkins head into the event for the Cavaliers with the third and fourth fastest times in the men’s 800-meter run at 1:53.24 and 1:53.33 respectively.
Southern Oregon will attempt to go for a three-peat of the men’s distance medley after clocking in the fastest time at prelims at 10:01.72. The Cavaliers are not too far way with the fourth fastest qualifying time in the event at 10:12.72.
Hans Roelle of Eastern Oregon will look for an individual title in the men’s 1,000-meter run after clocking in the fastest time in prelims at 2:27.51. Others headlining for the Mountaineers are Isaac Updike who holds the third fastest time in the men’s 3,000-meter run (8:28.20) and Travis Simpson who captured the sixth highest mark in the men’s high jump at 2.11 meters.
The Evergreen State College’s Anthony Johnson will enter the weekend with the second highest qualifying mark in the men’s high jump at 2.16 meters, as he looks to take a title for the Geoducks.
On the women’s side, College of Idaho’s freshman Amy Pfaff will look to outdo her performance in the prelims clocking in the seventh fastest time in the women’s 800-metter at 2:15.66.
The Cavaliers continue to have a strong showing with McKenzie Warren holding the third farthest shot put at 14.59 meters while Mikel Elliot clocked in at 10:06.79 in the women’s 3,000-meter run, the fourth fastest prelim time.
Eastern Oregon’s Talitha Fagen secured the fourth highest pole vault performance in the grouping at 3.75 meters while Harley McBride cracked the top ten in women’s high jump at 1.70 meters.
Other CCC athletes to look for are Southern Oregon’s Amelia Maguin, who holds the seven fastest time in the women’s 400-meter dash (57.49) and Oregon Tech’s Mary Matchett who clocked the ninth fastest time in the women’s 3,000-meter run at 10:15.96.
Last year, the Oklahoma Baptist women took home the championship for the second year in a row while Indiana Tech won the men’s championship.
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The championships start today, Thursday, March 5, and go through Saturday, March 7, in the SPIRE Institute Track and Field Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio.
Below is the complete list of CCC National Qualifiers and the events they will compete in.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field Qualifiers
|
Name |
Institution |
Cl. |
Events |
|
Sean Saxton |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
1,000-Meter Run |
|
Max Hampton |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
3,000-Meter Run |
|
Dan Williams |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
3,000-Meter Run |
|
Carlos Ortiz |
Concordia |
So. |
200-Meter Dash |
|
Peter Seifert |
Concordia |
Fr. |
600-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Austin Collins |
Concordia |
Fr. |
800-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Demetrius Rhodes |
Concordia |
Jr. |
800-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Ethan Livermore |
Concordia |
So. |
800-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Matthew Clowes |
Concordia |
Sr. |
One-Mile Run, 3,000-Metter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Brad Prettyman |
Concordia |
Sr. |
One-Mile Run, Distance Medley |
|
Roman Kirkov |
Concordia |
Jr. |
One-Mile Run, Distance Medley |
|
Glen Felix |
Concordia |
Fr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Robert Watson |
Concordia |
So. |
Shot Put |
|
Josh Koch |
Concordia |
Fr. |
Shot Put |
|
Zach Lake |
Concordia |
Jr. |
Shot Put |
|
Justin Ramirez |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Weight Throw |
|
Wes Jones |
Evergreen |
Jr. |
800-Meter Run |
|
Les Jones |
Evergreen |
Jr. |
1,000-Meter Run |
|
Anthony Johnson |
Evergreen |
So. |
High Jump |
|
Hans Roelle |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
1,000-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Isaac Updike |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
3,000-Meter Run, Distance Medley, |
|
Lucas Updike |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
3,000-Meter Run, Distance Medley, |
|
Calvin Edward |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Tyler Zyph |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Nic Maszk |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
Distance Medley |
|
Philip Gravatt |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Travis Simpson |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
High Jump, Triple Jump |
|
Hakeem Belle |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
Triple Jump |
|
Tanner Yarbrough |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
Weight Throw |
|
Jonathan Ferguson |
Northwest |
Jr. |
One-Mile Run |
|
Dakotah Webb |
Oregon Tech |
So. |
1,000-Meter Run |
|
Zach Boyd-Helm |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
Distance Medley |
|
JJ Latu |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Kevin Jorgensen |
Southern Oregon |
Sr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Jared Hixon |
Southern Oregon |
Jr. |
Distance Medley |
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Qualifiers
|
Name |
Institution |
Cl. |
Events |
|
Nichole DeGrange |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
200-Meter Dash, 4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Amy Pfaff |
College of Idaho |
Fr. |
800-Meter Run, 4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Tiana Thomas |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
60-Meter Hurdles, 4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley, Pentathlon |
|
Hannah Lentz |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Brittany Beame |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Annelise Eagleton |
College of Idaho |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Angeline Getty |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Jocelyn Allen |
College of Idaho |
Sr. |
Distance Medley |
|
Caitlyn Safley |
Concordia |
Fr. |
400-Meter Dash, 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Mikel Elliott |
Concordia |
Sr. |
3,000-Meter Run, Distance Medley |
|
Samantha Boulanger |
Concordia |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Geneva Alvarez |
Concordia |
Fr. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Emily Systsma |
Concordia |
Fr. |
4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Molly Scoles |
Concordia |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Cia Bywater |
Concordia |
So. |
4x800 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Dalen Richardson |
Concordia |
Fr. |
4x800 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Kelsea Campbell |
Concordia |
Fr. |
4x800 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Sarah Whybark |
Concordia |
Sr. |
4x800 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Christa Collmer |
Concordia |
So. |
4x800 Meter Relay, Distance Medley |
|
Rachel Siltman |
Concordia |
So. |
Triple Jump |
|
McKenzie Warren |
Concordia |
Fr. |
Shot Put, Weight Throw |
|
Holly Pfaff |
Concordia |
So. |
Indoor Pentathlon |
|
Megan Sullivan |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
400-Meter Dash, 4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Kendall Current |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Talitha Fagen |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
4x400 Meter Relay, Pole Vault |
|
Emma Kost |
Eastern Oregon |
Jr. |
4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Ashanna Hodges |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay |
|
Harley McBride |
Eastern Oregon |
So. |
4x400 Meter Relay, High Jump |
|
Cassidy Brown |
Northwest |
So. |
One-Mile Run, 4x800 Meter Relay |
|
Robi Long |
Northwest |
Fr. |
4x800 Meter Relay |
|
Meagan Governor |
Northwest |
Sr. |
4x800 Meter Relay |
|
Michelle Perez |
Northwest |
So. |
4x800 Meter Relay |
|
Sarah Estabrook |
Northwest |
Fr. |
4x800 Meter Relay |
|
Charnie Dondrea |
Northwest |
Sr. |
High Jump |
|
Mary Matchett |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
3,000-Meter Run |
|
Amelia Maguin |
Southern Oregon |
Sr. |
400-Meter Dash |