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Field gains but can't catch Wildcats' men The winning margin narrowed, but the final result remained the same
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Abilene Christian ran its Division II Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships winning streak to five by edging St. Augustine's, 80-77, March 10-11 in Boston.
The Wildcats led St. Augustine's, 76-67, heading into the meet-ending 1,600-meter relay. While the Falcons won the event, Abilene Christian's unit placed fourth to earn four points and another team title.
It is Abilene Christian's eighth title overall, putting it in the lead in that category as well. St. Augustine's has won seven titles, and kept its streak alive of finishing either first or second in each of the 15 championships.
The three-point victory was the smallest winning margin in the championships' history, and much less than the average of more than 47 points in the previous four years of Abilene Christian's current streak.
The middle distance events were the key to the Wildcats' latest triumph. Abilene Christian racked up 20 points in the mile run, led by Alfred Rugema's meet record of 4 minutes, 2.92 seconds. John Kemboi placed second and Gilbert Tuhabonye fifth behind their teammate.
Kemboi and Tuhabonye were key contributors once again in the 800-meter run. Tuhabonye finished third, while Kemboi earned another runner-up finish. The 14 points Abilene Christian earned in the event pushed it into the team lead for the first time in the meet.
Rugema added a second-place effort in the 5,000-meter run, losing by just over one second to repeat champion Michael Aish of Western State.
Nic Alexander in the 55-meter dash and Terrance Woods in the high jump also were individual champions for Abilene Christian.
St. Augustine's jumpers highlighted the Falcons' run at the team title. Tim Rusan, Dane Magloire and Lancelot Gooden swept the top three places in the triple jump, respectively, with Rusan establishing a meet record of 53 feet, 7 1Ž2 inches.
Magloire also placed fourth in the long jump, with Maurice English coming in second for St. Augustine's.
The Falcons' Deworski Odom joined Aish as a repeat winner. Odom claimed his third straight title in the 55-meter hurdles, becoming only the third athlete in the championships to win the same events three years in a row.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Abilene Christian, 80; 2. St. Augustine's, 77; 3. UC Davis, 24; 4. Western St., 21; 5. New York Tech, 19; 6. Ashland, 18; 7. (tie) N.C. Central and North Dakota St., 14; 9. (tie) Central Missouri St., Fort Hays State and South Dakota, 12.; 12. Kutztown, 11; 13. (tie) Grand Valley St., Lewis, Pittsburg St. and Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 10; 17. Hillsdale, 8; 18. Slippery Rock, 6; 19. Morehouse, 5; 20. (tie) Humboldt St., Millersville and Neb.-Kearney, 4.; 23. (tie) Central Okla., Colorado Mines, Mo. Southern St., Northwest Mo. St., Northwood and Southern Conn. St., 2; 29. (tie) Kentucky St., Lock Haven, Mass.-Lowell, Minn.-Duluth, Saginaw Valley and Virginia St., 1.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
55-meter dash: 1. Nic Alexander, Abilene Christian, 6.20; 2. Deworski Odom, St. Augustine's, 6.22; 3. Jason Smoots, N.C. Central, 6.32; 4. Oscar Meneses, Abilene Christian, 6.32; 5. Mike Appelhans, Fort Hays St., 6.34; 6. Reggie Hill, Kentucky St., 6.36.
400-meter dash: 1. Paston Coke, New York Tech, 47.18; 2. Edwin Harris, Central Mo. St., 47.34; 3. Kevin Buzzar, St. Augustine's, 47.44; 4. Aaron DeWald, North Dakota St., 47.85; 5. Dayven Johnston, Colorado Mines, 48.48; 6. Warren Wilson, N.Y. City Tech, 48.71.
800-meter run: 1. Andrew Neugebauer, South Dakota, 1:50.06; 2. John Kemboi, Abilene Christian, 1:50.91; 3. Gilbert Tuhabonye, Abilene Christian, 1:50.96; 4. Andy Moen, North Dakota St., 1:51.06; 5. Matt Zissler, Northwood, 1:51.92; 6. Tron Chavis, St. Augustine's, 1:53.92.
Mile run: 1. Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian, 4:02.92 (meet record; old record, 4:03.71, Nic Burrow, South Dakota St., 1999); 2. John Kemboi, Abilene Christian, 4:04.15; 3. Kevin Blacquiere, Hillsdale, 4:06.59; 4. Nelson Laux, Western St., 4:06.63; 5. Gilbert Tuhabonye, Abilene Christian, 4:06.91; 6. Robert Mortensen, Lock Haven, 4:07.21.
5,000-meter run: 1. Michael Aish, Western St., 13:48.28; 2. Alfred Rugema, Abilene Christian, 13:49.65; 3. Jim Shine, Western St., 13:59.95; 4. Jim Carney, Millersville, 14:00.73; 5. Simo Wannas, Mo. Southern St., 14:08.27; 6. Joseph LeRoux, Western St., 14:20.85.
55-meter high hurdles: 1. Deworski Odom, St. Augustine's, 7.15; 2. Shaka Huggins, Abilene Christian, 7.41; 3. Jarrish Outlaw, St. Augustine's, 7.43; 4. Victor Tolstov, Lewis, 7.45; 5. Nicolas Nestor, New York, 7.52; 6. Luke Pfeifer, North Dakota St., 7.54.
1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine's (Kevin Buzzar, Tron Chavis, Joshua Hamilton, James White), 3:11.39; 2. N.C. Central, 3:11.83; 3. New York Tech, 3:12.55; 4. Abilene Christian, 3:12.61; 5. South Dakota, 3:15.59; 6. Mass.-Lowell, 3:19.06.
High jump: 1. Terrance Woods, Abilene Christian, 2.14 (7-0 1Ž4); 2. Jeremy Pearson, Grand Valley St., 2.11 (6-11); 3. (tie) Jesse Lipscombe, Morehouse, and Brian Antoine, North Dakota St., 2.08 (6-9 3Ž4); 5. Don Harris, Central Okla., 2.08 (6-9 3Ž4); 6. Brian Brown, Southern Conn. St., 2.03 (6-8).
Pole vault: 1. Trevor Boler, UC Davis, 5.10 (16-8 3Ž4); 2. (tie) Tony Moore, UC Davis, and Paul Schmitt, Kutztown, 5.00 (16-4 3Ž4); 4. Paul Chapracki, Humboldt St., 4.75 (15-7); 5. Tommy Leslie, Northwest Mo. St., 4.75 (15-7); 6. Dan Shroyer, Minn.-Duluth, 4.60 (15-1).
Long jump: 1. Marshall Grayson, Pittsburg St., 7.46 (24-5 3Ž4); 2. Maurice English, St. Augustine's, 7.29 (23-11); 3. Victor Tolstov, Lewis, 7.26 (23-10); 4. Dane Magloire, St. Augustine's, 7.26 (23-10); 5. Marc Hemmerick, Hillsdale, 6.96 (22-10); 6. Derrick Blount, Virginia St., 6.90 (22-7 3Ž4).
Triple jump: 1. Tim Rusan, St. Augustine's, 16.34 (53-7 1Ž2) [meet record; old record, 16.33 (53-7), Steve Gordon, South Dakota, 1997]; 2. Dane Magloire, St. Augustine's, 15.75 (51-8 1Ž4); 3. Lancelot Gooden, St. Augustine's, 15.53 (50-11 1Ž2); 4. Duane Brisbon, Central Mo. St., 15.38 (50-5 1Ž2); 5. Terrance Woods, Abilene Christian, 15.30 (50-2 1Ž2); 6. Ricardo McDonald, Southern Conn. St., 15.12 (49-7 1Ž4).
Shot put: 1. Robert Garza, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 17.37 (57-0); 2. Chad Manning, Fort Hays St., 17.19 (56-4 3Ž4); 3. Cory Darr, Slippery Rock, 16.85 (55-3 1Ž2); 4. Tyson Bertrand, Neb.-Kearney, 16.79 (55-1); 5. Casey Seyfert, Fort Hays St., 16.75 (54-11 1Ž2); 6. Paul Markel, Saginaw Valley, 16.74 (54-11 1Ž4).
35-pound weight throw: 1. Rich Ulm, Ashland, 18.90 (62-0 1Ž4); 2. T.J. Koniowsky, Ashland, 18.29 (60-0 1Ž4); 3. Joe Borges, UC Davis, 18.06 (59-3); 4. John Frownfelter, Kutztown, 18.02 (59-1 1Ž2); 5. Jason Van Elst, Grand Valley St., 17.92 (58-9 1Ž2); 6. Charles Thomas, UC Davis, 17.74 (58-2 1Ž2).
Women's margin goes from huge to scant
Abilene Christian won last year's Division II Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships by 75 points, the largest margin of victory in NCAA women's indoor track and field history.
This year, the Wildcats finished first again, only this time by the smallest margin in the 18 years of women's track and field championships in all divisions.
Abilene Christian finished its participation in the March 10-11 championships in Boston with 48 points, with several events still remaining to be contested. The Wildcats had to delay the celebration of their eighth consecutive title until after the meet's final event, when North Dakota State concluded with 47 points.
North Dakota State placed second in the 1,600-meter relay, which it needed to win to claim its first team championship. St. Augustine's, which placed third with 44 points, defeated the Bison by 3.58 seconds in the decisive relay.
Abilene Christian won its 12th Division II championship with strong showings from its jumpers. Maresa Cadienhead finished second in the high jump and Hillerie Shelton was the runner-up in the triple jump.
Dawnyel Newhouse, who added a third-place effort in the long jump and a fourth-place mark in the triple jump, supported their efforts.
Shawntel Newhouse continued Abilene Christian's dominance in the 55-meter hurdles by winning with a time of 7.81 seconds. Newhouse's title followed four straight victories in the event by fellow Wildcat Delloreen Ennis-London and wins by current Abilene Christian assistant coach Sylvia Dyer in 1988, 1989 and 1991.
Meredith Garner and Jane McNeil contributed 12 points to the winning effort by placing second and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault.
North Dakota State earned more than half of its points in the shot put and 20-pound weight throw. Julia Karst-Gray was second and Molly Peppel third in the shot put behind repeat champion Heather Leverington of Emporia State.
Diandra Bauer was second and Peppel fifth in the 20-pound weight throw for the Bison. The second-place team finish was the best in the championships' history for North Dakota State.
Lana Jekabsone of Lewis was the only other 1999 champion to repeat in 2000, as she won the 800-meter run. Freshman Nikita Lewis of Slippery Rock made an impressive debut by capturing both the long and triple jumps.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Abilene Christian, 48; 2. North Dakota St., 47; 3. St. Augustine's, 44; 4. Gardner-Webb, 38; 5. Adams St., 34; 6. Slippery Rock, 20; 7. Lewis, 17; 8. (tie) Ashland and UC Davis, 14; 10. Emporia St., 12; 11. Neb.-Kearney, 10; 12. North Dakota, 9; 13. (tie) Livingstone, North Fla., South Dakota and South Dakota St., 8; 17. Minn.-Duluth, 7; 18. (tie) Central Mo. St., Mass.-Lowell, Moorhead St., Morningside and Western St., 6; 23. (tie) N.C. Central, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, Truman and Wheeling Jesuit, 4; 27. (tie) Fort Hays St., St. Cloud State and Saginaw Valley, 2; 30. (tie) Cal St. Stanislaus, Grand Valley St., Neb.-Omaha, New York City Tech and Southern Conn. St., 1.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
55-meter dash: 1. Julia O'Neal, Gardner-Webb, 6.80; 2. Lou Ann Williams, Livingstone, 7.03; 3. Deborah Bome, Adams St., 7.07; 4. Ericka Rice, Mass.-Lowell, 7.10; 5. Wilma Nelson, St. Augustine's, 7.10; 6. Carly Lambert, Neb.-Omaha, 7.12.
400-meter dash: 1. Tanya Oxley, St. Augustine's, 54.63; 2. Jill Theeler, North Dakota St., 55.05; 3.
Tamara Wigley-Brudy, North Dakota St., 55.62; 4. Cheron Clark, N.C. Central, 56.40; 5. Libia Rodriquez, St. Augustine's, 56.48; 6. Christy Tedrow, Grand Valley St., 56.72.
800-meter run: 1. Lana Jekabsone, Lewis, 2:08.56; 2. Florencia Hunt, St. Augustine's, 2:10.38; 3. Lori Schmidt, Minn.-Duluth, 2:12.57; 4. Rachel Harvey, Central Mo. St., 2:12.85; 5. Melissa Short, Central Mo. St., 2:13.19; 6. Cortney Ward, North Dakota St., 2:13.25.
Mile run: 1. Sarah Parkey, Adams St., 4:50.05; 2. Becky Leppard, North Dakota, 4:51.36; 3. Jodi Smith, South Dakota St., 4:54.06; 4. Sylvia Chelimo, Gardner-Webb, 4:54.37; 5. Loraine Randlette, Western St., 4:55.64; 6. Stefanie Senn, South Dakota, 4:56.20.
5,000-meter run: 1. Kim Jackson, Adams St., 17:00.41; 2. Sarah Davey, North Fla., 17:08.99; 3. Kim Bosen, Adams St.,
17:13.32; 4. Jodi Day, Western St., 17:13.69; 5. Cory Chastain, Adams St., 17:18.77; 6. Katie Huntley, Minn.-Duluth, 17:20.00.
55-meter high hurdles: 1. Shawntel Newhouse, Abilene Christian, 7.81; 2. Natilee Dawkins, Gardner-Webb, 7.94; 3. Meredith Davis, Morningside, 8.11; 4. Amanda Davidson, Wheeling Jesuit, 8.26; 5. Jennifer Stovall, South Dakota St., 8.28; 6. Naquisha Moulton, Cal St. Stanislaus, 8.32.
1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine's (Juliet Brown, Florencia Hunt, Libia Rodriquez, Tanya Oxley), 3:43.67; 2. North Dakota St., 3:47.25; 3. Lewis, 3:50.99; 4. UC Davis, 3:51.23; 5. Emporia St., 3:51.25; 6. New York Tech, 3:54.39.
High jump: 1. Nicole McClain, Gardner-Webb, 1.81 (5-11 1/4); 2. Maresa Cadienhead, Abilene Christian, 1.78 (5-10); 3. Tonya Kneifl, South Dakota, 1.75 (5-8 3Ž4); 4. Adriane Sims, St. Augustine's, 1.75 (5-8 3Ž4); 5. Janet Eck, Fort Hays St., 1.72 (5-7 3Ž4); 6. Julie Johnson, North Dakota, 1.67 (5-5 3Ž4).
Pole vault: 1. Jennifer Swanson, UC Davis, 3.75 (12-3 1Ž2) (ties meet record set by Jane McNeil, Abilene Christian, 1999); 2. Meredith Garner, Abilene Christian, 3.75 (12-3 1Ž2) (ties meet record); 3. Aaron Clark, Moorhead St., 3.75 (12-3 1Ž2) (ties meet record); 4. Jane McNeil, Abilene Christian, 3.65 (11-11 3Ž4); 5. Jodi Tarasewicz, St. Cloud St., 3.55 (11-7 3Ž4); 6. Sandy Pelkofer, South Dakota, 3.55(11-7 3Ž4).
Long jump: 1. Nikita Lewis, Slippery Rock, 6.23 (20-5 1Ž4); 2. Dolette Blake, St. Augustine's, 6.15 (20-2 1Ž4); 3. Dawnyel Newhouse, Abilene Christian, 6.14 (20-1 3Ž4); 4. Anna Olsson, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 5.75 (18-10 1Ž2); 5. Jill Croft, Mass.-Lowell, 5.74 (18-10); 6. Vaida Usaite, Lewis, 5.70 (18-8 1Ž2).
Triple jump: 1. Nikita Lewis, Slippery Rock, 12.56 (41-2 1Ž2); 2. Hillerie Shelton, Abilene Christian, 12.13 (39-9 3Ž4); 3. Natilee Dawkins, Gardner-Webb, 11.92 (39-1 1Ž4); 4. Dawnyel Newhouse, Abilene Christian, 11.90 (39-0 1Ž2); 5. Renee Bergmeier, Neb.-Kearney, 11.88 (38-11 3Ž4); 6. Leah Lewis, Neb.-Kearney, 11.78 (38-7 3Ž4).
Shot put: 1. Heather Leverington, Emporia St., 15.67 (51-5); 2. Julia Karst-Gray, North Dakota St., 14.78 (48-6); 3. Molly Peppel, North Dakota St., 14.66 (48-1 1Ž4); 4. Stephanie Curry, Ashland, 14.28 (46-10 1Ž4); 5. Mindy Ramsey, Saginaw Valley, 14.25 (46-9); 6. Janet Boettcher, Neb.-Kearney, 14.22 (46-8).
20-pound weight throw: 1. Jackie Jeschelnig, Ashland, 18.38 (60-3 3/4); 2. Diandra Bauer, North Dakota St., 18.10 (59-4 3Ž4); 3. Janet Boettcher, Neb.-Kearney, 17.75 (58-3); 4. Natasha Carter, Truman, 17.13 (56-2 1Ž2); 5. Molly Peppel, North Dakota St., 16.99 (55-9); 6. Katherine Mason, Southern Conn. St., 16.98 (55-8 1Ž2).