Moving Forward; Looking Back Celebrating 25 Years- Holt and Haynie Standout Amongst All Champions
Series 1: Story 4- Moving Forward, Looking Back; CCC Celebrates 25 Years: The final story in our anniversary series chronicles the history of individual national championships
CORVALLIS, Ore. – If, over the past twenty-five years, a period of time could be singled out as the most prolific in terms of individual accomplishments within the Cascade Collegiate Conference it would have to be between 2011-2014.
In 2010 a student-athlete would arrive to The College of Idaho and for the next four years keep the NAIA sports world transfixed on the Caldwell, Idaho campus. During this span Hillary Holt, a native of Boise, Idaho, would go on to earn a mind-boggling nine individual national titles in cross-country and track/field along with two national titles as a member of the programs distance medley relay team. The numbers make Holt the most decorated student-athlete, male or female, in CCC history. Holt's nine stand-alone titles include; cross-country champion- 2011, 2012, indoor mile champion- 2013, 2014, Indoor 3,000-meter champion- 2013, indoor 800-meter champion- 2014, and outdoor 1500-meter champion- 2012, 2013, 2014. Add in the DMR championships and the number grows to eleven.
Just two hours north of Caldwell, Robbie Haynie burst onto the NAIA scene during 2011 and 2012 competing for Eastern Oregon University. When the smoke settled from the fire he lit under the men's track/field programs in the NAIA the multi-talented Haynie earned seven NAIA individual championships. The mark makes him the most decorated male student-athlete all-time in the CCC and second behind Holt overall. Haynie captivated fans with his unnerving heights attained in the pole vault and displayed his all-around athleticism in the grueling Heptathlon (indoor) and Decathlon (outdoor). His titles came in; indoor pole vault-2011, 2012, indoor heptathlon-2011, 2012, outdoor pole vault-2011, outdoor high jump-2012, and outdoor decathlon- 2012. Haynie's' 5781 points in the 2012 indoor heptathlon still stands as the NAIA record.
While Holt and Haynie standout, the past twenty-five years has also produced some incredible overall numbers including; 165 cross-country, track/field individual titles, 10 relay team titles, one women's golf medalist and 71 individual wrestling titles.
Women's Cross Country
2012 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
2013 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
Men's Cross Country
2013 Eric Avila, Southern Oregon
Indoor Track/Field- Men
1000-Meter Run
2014 Hans Roelle, Eastern Oregon
2015 Hans Roelle, Eastern Oregon
Mile Run
2015 Matthew Clowes, Concordia (Ore.)
3000-Meter Run
2003 Chris Clancy, Warner Pacific (Ore.)
2015 Matthew Clowes, Concordia (Ore.)
5000-Meter Run
2010 Eric Burck, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 DJ Flores, Eastern Oregon
Distance Medley Relay
2013 Southern Oregon (Zach Boyd-Helm, Jonz Olander, Kevin Jorgensen, Eric Avila)
2014 Southern Oregon (Zach Boyd-Helm, Kevin Jorgenson, Jonz Olander, Eric Avila) *
2015 Concordia (Ore.) (Brad Prettyman, Demetrius Rhodes, Austin Collins, Matthew Clowes)
2018 Eastern Oregon (Thomas Morrell III, Devin Lewis-Allen, Dustin Zimmerly, Michael Slagowski)
*meet record
Pole Vault
2004 Bryan Quinn, Oregon Tech
2011 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
2012 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
35-Pound Weight Throw
1994 Stephen Gehley, Western Oregon
1998 Tim Habeck, Western Oregon
2014 Darien Moore, Concordia (Ore.)
Triple Jump
1995 James McCann, Western Oregon
2016 Eric England, Eastern Oregon
High Jump
1999 A.J. Acker, Western Oregon
Shot Put
2013 Willy Irwin, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Darien Moore, Concordia (Ore.)
Pentathlon
1997 Alper Kasapoglu, Western Oregon
Heptathlon
2011 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
2012 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon*
*meet record
Indoor Track/Field-Women
800-Meter
2012 Junia Limage, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Junia Limage, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
Mile
2013 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
2014 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
3000-Meter
2011 Karlee Coffey, Eastern Oregon
2013 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
5000-Meter Run
2018 Molly Vitale-Sullivan, College of Idaho
Distance Medley Relay
2013 College of Idaho (Sora Klopfenstein, Jasmine Sibert, Elynn Smith, Hillary Holt)
2014 College of Idaho (Sarah Johnson, Jordan Engelhardt, Jasmine Hurd, Hillary Holt)
Shot Put
2011 Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.)
Pole Vault
1998 Kristen Peterson, Eastern Oregon
2007 Jessie Gallaher, Concordia (Ore.) *
2014 Talitha Fagen, Eastern Oregon
2015 Talitha Fagen, Eastern Oregon
2016 Talitha Fagen, Eastern Oregon
*meet record
20-Pound Weight Throw
2001 April Haney, Eastern Oregon
2013 Gabriella Dixson, Concordia (Ore.)
Outdoor Track/Field- Women
800-Meter
2012 Junia Limage, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Devan Wiebe, British Columbia
1,500-Meter
2012 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
2013 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
2014 Hillary Holt, College of Idaho
5,000-Meter
2013 Karlee Coffey, Eastern Oregon
2014 Sarah Johnson, College of Idaho
2015 Maria Bernard, British Columbia
2017 Jessa Perkinson, Southern Oregon
10,000-Meter
2013 Karlee Coffey, Eastern Oregon
2014 Jackie Regan, British Columbia
2015 Amelie de Fenoyl, British Columbia
2016 Jessa Perkinson, Southern Oregon
3,000-Meter Race Walk
2003 Karen Foan, British Columbia
2004 Megan Huzzey, British Columbia
2005 Megan Huzzey, British Columbia
2006 Megan Huzzey, British Columbia
2008 Megan Huzzey, British Columbia
2009 Nicola Evangelista, British Columbia
5,000-Meter Race Walk
2010 Nicola Evangelista, British Columbia
2011 Nicola Evangelista, British Columbia*
*meet record
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
2003 Kristina Proticova, Northwest (Wash.)
2012 Lauren Moran, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Sora Klopfenstein, College of Idaho
2014 Maria Bernard, British Columbia
2015 Maria Bernard, British Columbia
2018 Rachel Roelle, Eastern Oregon
2019 Anika Rasubala, Northwest Christian (Ore.)
Marathon
1994 Theresa Walton, Southern Oregon
400-Meter Hurdles
2015 Amelia Maguin, Southern Oregon
2016 Tiana Thomas, College of Idaho
Long Jump
2003 Melanie Lachapelle, British Columbia
Shot Put
2011 Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.)
2012 Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Gabriella Dixson, Concordia (Ore.)
Discus
2007 Annie Hess, Concordia (Ore.)
2008 Annie Hess, Concordia (Ore.) *
2009 Annie Hess, Concordia (Ore.)
2011 Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.)
2012 Gabriella Dixson, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Gabriella Dixson, Concordia (Ore.)
2015 McKenzie Warren, Concordia (Ore.)
*meet record
Pole Vault
2006 Jessie Gallaher, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Stephanie Techler, Southern Oregon
2016 Talitha Fagen, Eastern Oregon
Javelin
2006 Lauren Sexton, Concordia (Ore.)
2007 Liz Gleadle, British Columbia
2008 Liz Gleadle, British Columbia
2009 Liz Gleadle, British Columbia
2010 Liz Gleadle, British Columbia*
2015 Joelle Swanson, Oregon Tech
2018 Bailey Dell, Northwest Christian (Ore.)
*meet record
Hammer Throw
1999 Candace Ekhoff, Western Oregon
2012 Sharayah Kenady, Concordia (Ore.)
Heptathlon
1995 Jill Carrier, Southern Oregon
4x800-Meter Relay
2013 British Columbia (Heather Slinn, Tamara Harris, Devan Wiebe, Maria Gay)
2014 British Columbia (Tamara Harris, Rhiannon Evans, Catharine Farish, Devan Wiebe)
2018 British Columbia (Sandra Kilmartin, Mikayla Tinkham, Nicola Symonds, Natalia Hawthorn)
Outdoor Track/Field- Men
800-Meter
2014 Hans Roelle, Eastern Oregon
1,500-Meter
2013 Luc Bruchet, British Columbia
2014 Eric Avila, Southern Oregon
2015 Matthew Clowes, Concordia (Ore.)
2016 Jared Hixon, Southern Oregon
2019 Rhys Kramer, British Columbia
5,000-Meter
2003 Jerry Ziak, British Columbia
2015 Dylan Alexander, Southern Oregon
2019 Kieran Lumb, British Columbia
10,000-Meter
2004 Tim Riley, Eastern Oregon
5,000-Meter Race Walk
2008 Inaki Gomez, British Columbia
2009 Inaki Gomez, British Columbia
2010 Inaki Gomez, British Columbia
2011 Evan Dunfee, British Columbia*
2012 Ben Thorne, British Columbia
2015 Ben Thorne, British Columbia
2019 Alger Liang, British Columbia
*meet record
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
2013 Isaac Updike, Eastern Oregon
2014 Justin Kent, British Columbia
2016 John Gay, British Columbia
2017 John Gay, British Columbia
2018 John Gay, British Columbia
400-Meter Hurdles
2016 Ryan Rosenau, Eastern Oregon
2017 TJ Randle, Northwest (Wash.)
Long Jump
1993 Jean Zirignon, Western Oregon
2019 Zach Beltz, Southern Oregon
Triple Jump
2016 Eric England, Eastern Oregon
Shot Put
1998 Paul Steenkolk, Southern Oregon
2005 Scott Myers, Southern Oregon
2012 Eric Whalen, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Willy Irwin, Concordia (Ore.)
Discus
1993 Elliott Osburn, Southern Oregon
2008 Nik Kay, Concordia (Ore.)
2009 Nik Kay, Concordia (Ore.)
2012 Nate Moses, Concordia (Ore.)
2013 Willy Irwin, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Nate Moses, Concordia (Ore.)
High Jump
1994 Thad Hathaway, Eastern Oregon
1998 A.J. Acker, Western Oregon
1999 A.J. Acker, Western Oregon
2006 Mike Mason, British Columbia*
2007 Mike Mason, British Columbia
2008 Mike Mason, British Columbia
2012 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
*meet record
Pole Vault
2003 Shawn Trimble, Eastern Oregon
2005 Robbie Johnston, Southern Oregon
2008 Ryan Musselman, Southern Oregon
2011 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
2019 Corey Sledge, Eastern Oregon
Javelin
1995 Craig Greis, Western Oregon
2003 Nick Bakke, Oregon Tech
2006 Scott Halley, Concordia (Ore.)
2009 Jesse Staub, Concordia (Ore.)
2010 Curtis Moss, British Columbia
2013 Luke Fischer, Northwest (Wash.)
2017 Pancho Saldana, Eastern Oregon
2018 Hunter Drops, Oregon Tech
Hammer Throw
1993 Ryan Parshail, Western Oregon
1996 Daniel Nelson, Western Oregon
1999 Zaven Tootikian, Western Oregon
2008 Greg Schultz, Concordia (Ore.)
2009 Greg Schultz, Concordia (Ore.)
2014 Darien Moore, Concordia (Ore.)
2016 Zebuliah Hoffman, Evergreen State (Wash.)
2019 Rowan Hamilton, British Columbia
Decathlon
1994 Alper Kasapoglu, Western Oregon
1995 Alper Kasapoglu, Western Oregon
1996 Alper Kasapoglu, Western Oregon
1997 Alper Kasapoglu, Western Oregon
2010 Reid Gustavson, British Columbia
2011 Bryant Sentman, Oregon Tech
2012 Robbie Haynie, Eastern Oregon
4x800-Meter Relay
2017 British Columbia (Max Trummer, Christopher Taylor, Rhys Kramer, Lukas Jarron)
Women's Golf
2011 Kylie Barros, British Columbia
Wrestling
125 Pounds
1999 Ryan Escobar, Southern Oregon
2008 Corey Borges, Montana State-Northern
2009 Corey Borges, Montana State-Northern
2010 Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon
2012 Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon
2013 Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon
2017 Troy Lakin, Menlo (Calif.)
126 Pounds
1998 Chance Farrar, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
133 Pounds
2000 Jason Fratzke, Montana State-Northern
2004 Caleb Schaefer, Montana State-Northern
2005 Brian Luna, Montana State-Northern
2013 Prescott Garner, Southern Oregon
134 Pounds
1997 Matt Paulson, Southern Oregon
1998 Chad Edgar, Montana State-Northern
141 Pounds
2001 Jeremy Wynia, Southern Oregon
2002 James Guizar, Menlo (Calif.)
2004 James Guizar, Menlo (Calif.)
2006 Joe Garcia, Menlo (Calif.)
2010 Barry Johnson, Southern Oregon
2011 Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.)
2012 Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.)
142 Pounds
1997 Nick Cline, Southern Oregon
1998 Glenn Garrison, Montana State-Northern
149 Pounds
2003 Saul Lucatero, Menlo (Calif.)
2004 Anthony Haukenberry, Montana State-Northern
2013 Jimmy Eggemeyer, Southern Oregon
150 Pounds
1993 Matt McDowell, Southern Oregon
1994 Matt McDowell, Southern Oregon
157 Pounds
1999 Josh Morton, Southern Oregon
2000 Derek Sanders, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2002 Patrick Cadwallader, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2004 Stryder Davis, Montana State-Northern
2005 Stryder Davis, Montana State-Northern
2007 Hayden Harrison, Embry-Riddle
2017 Brandon Weber, Montana State-Northern
165 Pounds
2000 Pete Runez, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2001 John Sills, Southern Oregon
2003 Chris Huntley, Southern Oregon
2004 Brian Wilson, Southern Oregon
2008 Robert Davis, Menlo (Calif.)
2011 Ross Mosher, Great Falls (Mont.)
2016 Blake Cooper, Warner Pacific (Ore.)
174 Pounds
1999 Mark Lane, Montana State-Northern
2012 Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon
2013 Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon
2014 Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon
2015 Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon
184 Pounds
2002 Tyson Thivierge, Montana State-Northern
2004 Kyle Fisher, Montana State-Northern
2005 Jesse Juarez, Montana State-Northern
2008 Mike Kummer, Great Falls (Mont.)
2009 Chris Platt, Southern Oregon
2011 Evan Hinebauch, Montana State-Northern
2012 Austin Vanderford, Southern Oregon
2015 Jose Cruz III, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2017 Ben Stroh, Montana State-Northern
2019 Anthony Orozco, Menlo (Calif.)
190 Pounds
1998 Turk Lords, Montana State-Northern
197 Pounds
1999 Turk Lords, Montana State-Northern
2000 Turk Lords, Montana State-Northern
2001 Turk Lords, Montana State-Northern
2002 Emmett Willson, Montana State-Northern
2003 Emmett Willson, Montana State-Northern
2004 Emmett Willson, Montana State-Northern
2015 Charles Johnson, Southern Oregon
Heavyweight
1998 Mike Leinwand, Montana State-Northern
1999 Ken Kobes, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2002 Ken Kobes, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
2003 Matt Carter, Montana State-Northern
2004 Wes Balensifer, Southern Oregon
2008 Jesse Ruiz, Menlo (Calif.)
Editor's Note: While the CCC was in existence prior to 1993-94, the anniversary marks twenty-five years as an NAIA affiliated conference. Data gathered from NAIA championship records.
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