Abilene Christian athletes won four events to lift the Wildcats to victory in the Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 23-25 at Angelo State.

The Wildcats amassed 91 points to edge defending champion St. Augustine's by three points. Western State was third with 63 points.

It is Abilene Christian's 12th title, and extends the run of team crowns by the Wildcats or St. Augustine's to 21 years.

John Kemboi grabbed center stage for Abilene Christian by winning the 800- and 1,500-meter runs for the third consecutive year. He tied the championships record for individual titles in a career with six.

Michael Aish of Western State also tied the same record after earning his third victories in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. Those are the same events that Cal Poly's Jim Schankel won in 1978, 1979 and 1980 as the first six-time champion.

Abilene Christian's other winners were Terrance Woods in the triple jump and Manuel Brandeborn in the shot put. Woods also placed second in the high jump.

The Wildcats also received runner-up performances from Christie VanWyk in the 100-meter dash and Bernard Manirakiza in the 1,500.

Lancford Davis led St. Augustine's, winning the 200-meter dash and placing second in the 400-meter dash. The Falcons were dominant in the hurdles races as Anwar Moore was first and Jermaine Williams second in the 110-meter high hurdles. Adrian Findley captured the 400-meter intermediate hurdles for St. Augustine's, with Marqueth Tard earning third.

In addition to Aish's exploits, Western State was strong in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jason Donald was second and Philip McPherson third in the event.

Paul Kezes and Scott Nagelkerke were third and fourth, respectively, in the 1,500-meter run for Western State.

Jason Smoots of North Carolina Central (100-meter dash) and Orville Taylor of New York Tech (400-meter dash) won individual events for the second straight year.

Team results

1. Abilene Christian, 91; 2. St. Augustine's, 88; 3. Western St., 63; 4. Tarleton St., 38; 5. N.C. Central, 28; 6. Angelo St., 27; 7. (tie) Fort Hays St. and New York Tech, 26; 9. Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 25; 10. Northwest Mo. St., 24; 11. Adams St., 23; 12. Kutztown, 21; 13. Pittsburg St., 19; 14. (tie) Central Mo. St. and Indiana (Pa.), 18; 16. Cal St. Bakersfield, 17; 17. (tie) North Fla., South Dakota and Tex. A&M-Commerce, 16; 20. Morehouse, 14 1/2; 21. Cal St. Stanislaus, 14; 22. Mo. Southern St., 13; 23. Lewis Univ, 12 1/3; 24. (tie) Cal Poly Pomona and Truman, 12; 26. (tie) UC Davis and Neb.-Kearney, 11; 28. Cal St. Chico, 10; 29. Edinboro, 9; 30. Wheeling Jesuit, 8 1/2; 31. (tie) Lock Haven and Northwood, 8; 33. Lincoln (Mo.), 7; 34. North Dakota St., 6 1/3; 35. Albany St. (Ga.), 6; 36. (tie) Colorado Mines and Indianapolis, 5; 38. Wis.-Parkside, 4 1/2; 39. (tie) Ashland, Augustana (S.D.), Livingstone, Northern Colo. and Southern Conn. St., 4; 44. (tie) UC San Diego, Humboldt St. and Western Ore., 3; 47. Saginaw Valley, 2 1/2; 48. Grand Valley St., 2 1/3; 49. (tie) Cal St. Los Angeles and East Stroudsburg, 2; 51. (tie) Millersville and Seattle Pacific, 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash (wind aided): 1. Jason Smoots, N.C. Central, 10.07; 2. Christie VanWyk, Abilene Christian, 10.08; 3. Olan Coleman, Tarleton St., 10.09; 4. Tom Green, South Dakota, 10.15; 5. Nic Alexander, Abilene Christian, 10.21; 6. Josh Norman, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 10.25; 7. Kevin Bartlett, Lincoln (Mo.), 10.28; 8. Brian Dzingai, Truman, 10.38.

200-meter dash: 1. Lancford Davis, St. Augustine's, 20.55; 2. Olan Coleman, Tarleton St., 20.59; 3. Orville Taylor, New York Tech, 20.67; 4. Tom Green, South Dakota, 20.77; 5. Mike Appelhans, Fort Hays St., 20.89; 6. Allen Burrell, Neb.-Kearney 21.25; 7. Nic Alexander, Abilene Christian, 21.41.

400-meter dash: 1. Orville Taylor, New York Tech, 45.83; 2. Lancford Davis, St. Augustine's, 46.35; 3. Quincy Anthony, Tarleton St., 46.78; 4. Nathaniel McKinney, St. Augustine's, 47.21; 5. Michael Eisenhart, Kutztown, 47.77; 6. John Kehoe, South Dakota, 47.92; 7. Jason Kimbrough, Lewis, 48.02; 8. Haddow Weatherborne, Northwood, 54.58.

800-meter run: 1. John Kemboi, Abilene Christian, 1:48.71; 2. Jackson Langat, Tarleton St., 1:48.99; 3. Leif Kennedy, Central Mo. St., 1:49.80; 4. Benjamin Lengerich, Colorado Mines, 1:50.78; 5. Ryan Locklin, Cal St. Chico, 1:50.93; 6. Josh Stryker, Northwood, 1:51.47; 7. Jeff Arnold, Pittsburg St., 1:51.84; 8. Aaron Klingbeil, North Dakota St., 1:53.38.

1,500-meter run: 1. John Kemboi, Abilene Christian, 3:50.23; 2. Bernard Manirakiza, Abilene Christian, 3:50.69; 3. Paul Kezes, Western St., 3:51.16; 4. Scott Nagelkerke, Western St., 3:51.49; 5. Matt Helbig, Truman, 3:52.01; 6. Jean-Marie Ndikumana, Abilene Christian, 3:52.82; 7. Mike Knutson, Central Mo. St., 3:52.98; 8. Nathanael Castle, Seattle Pacific, 3:53.82.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Jose Merino, Adams St., 9:16.79; 2. Jason Donald, Western St., 9:16.88; 3. Philip McPherson, Western St., 9:23.75; 4. Lutz Braun, Cal Poly Pomona, 9:32.37; 5. Todd Trapp, Augustana (S.D.), 9:33.70; 6. Jason Walker, Humboldt St., 9:33.78; 7. Brian McQueary, Truman, 9:34.21; 8. Magnus Holmstrom, Mo. Southern St., 9:34.86.

5,000-meter run: 1. Michael Aish, Western St., 14:29.79; 2. Zepherinus Joseph, North Fla., 14:34.25; 3. Josh Eberly, Western St., 14:37.17; 4. Rubin McRae, Western St., 14:39.55; 5. Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams St., 14:42.91; 6. Aaron Rowe, Edinboro, 14:44.46; 7. Paul McRae, Western St., 14:44.54; 8. Arthemon Sindayigaya, Abilene Christian, 14:48.57.

10,000-meter run: 1. Michael Aish, Western St., 31:08.48; 2. Zepherinus Joseph, North Fla., 31:12.82; 3. Aaron Rowe, Edinboro, 31:17.91; 4. Josh Eberly, Western St., 31:20.91; 5. Arthemon Sindayigaya, Abilene Christian, 31:22.08; 6. Matt Levassiur, Adams St., 31:24.88; 7. Celedonio Rodriguez, Adams St., 31:27.01; 8. Mark Stallings, Millersville, 31:27.89.

110-meter high hurdles (wind aided): 1. Anwar Moore, St. Augustine's, 13.71; 2. Jermaine Williams, St. Augustine's, 13.85; 3. Richard Phillips, Abilene Christian, 13.85; 4. Nicolas Nestor, New York Tech, 13.96; 5. Tim Reetz, Adams St., 14.00; 6. Ben Clark, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 14.05; 7. Drew Woerner, Tarleton St., 14.21; 8. Byron Talley, UC Davis, 14.49.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Adrian Findley, St. Augustine's, 50.39; 2. Noah Dean, Angelo St., 50.56; 3. Marqueth Tard, St. Augustine's, 50.99; 4. Ben Clark, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 51.16; 5. Kenroy Woodhouse, Southern Conn. St., 51.59; 6. Cody Carter, Fort Hays St., 52.12; 7. Ednol Rolle, St. Augustine's, 52.48; 8. Brent Holmes, Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 53.45.

400-meter relay: 1. N.C. Central (Jamie Richardson, Detric Branch, Steven Enoch, Jason Smoots), 39.88; 2. Fort Hays St., 39.95; 3. Abilene Christian, 40.02; 4. Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 40.08; 5. Tarleton St., 40.42; 6. Tex. A&M-Commerce, 40.58; 7. Livingstone, 41.04; Neb.-Kearney, disqualified.

1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Augustine's (Anthony Campbell, Adrian Findley, Stephan Demeritt, Nathaniel McKinney), 3:08.69; 2. Tex. A&M-Kingsville, 3:09.27; 3. Angelo St., 3:11.59; 4. North Dakota St., 3:12.63; 5. Northwood, 3:14.58; 6. South Dakota, 3:15.84; 7. Livingstone, 3:17.89; 8. New York Tech, 3:18.91.

High jump: 1. Jason Cornelius, Morehouse, 2.21 (7-3); 2. Terrance Woods, Abilene Christian, 2.21 (7-3); 3. Hong Yong Bi, Wheeling Jesuit, 2.14 (7-0 1/4); 4. (tie) Jesse Lipscombe, Morehouse, and Bob Sikorski, Wis.-Parkside, 2.14 (7-0 1/4); 6. (tie) Mario Guerrero, Saginaw Valley, and Matt Nowakowski, Wheeling Jesuit, 2.06 (6-9); 8. Ivan Varbanov, Central Mo. St., 2.06 (6-9).

Pole vault: 1. Duane Chappel, Lewis, 5.28 (17-3 3/4); 2. Tony Moore, UC Davis, 5.18 (17-0); 3. Chris Turner, Mo. Southern St., 5.08 (16-8); 4. Paul Schmitt, Kutztown, 5.08 (16-8); 5. Seth Isringhausen, Mo. Southern St., 5.08 (16-8); 6. Jason Dahlman, Ashland, 4.98 (16-4); 7. Andy Kendrick, Angelo St. 4.98 (16-4); 8. (tie) Ben Hirdes, Grand Valley St., Marc Steckler, North Dakota St. and Mark Zilch, Lewis, 4.83 (15-10).

Long jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. George Sheppard, Tex. A&M-Commerce, 7.87w (25-10); 2. Steven Enoch, N.C. Central, 7.83w (25-8 1/4); 3. Maurice English, St. Augustine's, 7.76w (25-5 1/2); 4. Kevin Bartlett, Lincoln (Mo.), 7.75w (25-5 1/4); 5. Justin Collins, Kutztown, 7.74w (25-4 3/4); 6. Jamil Wynn, Western Ore., 7.69w (25-2 3/4); 7. Matt Brown, Pittsburg St., 7.66w (25-1 3/4); 8. Joey Brightbill, Ashland, 7.60w (24-11 1/4).

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Terrance Woods, Abilene Christian, 16.55w (54-3 3/4); 2. Dane Magloire, St. Augustine's, 16.28w (53-5); 3. Robert Smith, Albany St. (Ga.), 16.01w (52-6 1/2); 4. Ray Benjamin, St. Augustine's, 15.85w (52-0); 5. Lloyd Brown, New York Tech, 15.66 (51-4 1/2); 6. Rajan Monteiro, Cal Poly Pomona, 15.60w (51-2 1/4); 7. Ivan Varbanov, Central Mo. St., 15.52w (50-11); 8. Duane Brisbon, Central Mo. St., 15.43w (50-7 1/2).

Shot put: 1. Manuel Brandeborn, Abilene Christian, 18.58 (60-11 1/2); 2. Conrad Woolsey, Northwest Mo. St., 18.14 (59-6 1/4); 3. Quint Melius, Angelo St., 18.05 (59-2 3/4); 4. Tucker Woolsey, Northwest Mo. St., 17.60 (57-9); 5. Bennie Oliver, Tarleton St., 17.60 (57-9); 6. Rob Ewanio, UC San Diego, 17.38 (57-0 1/4); 7. Taras Rohde, Cal St. Los Angeles, 17.34 (56-10 3/4); 8. Shai Shalev, Abilene Christian, 16.81 (55-2).

Discus throw: 1. Clint Prange, Northwest Mo. St., 56.02 (183-9); 2. Dave Smith, Neb.-Kearney, 55.68 (182-8); 3. Anton Alves, Cal St. Chico, 54.04 (177-3); 4. Quint Melius, Angelo St., 53.12 (174-3); 5. Sebastien Bidault, Cal Poly Pomona, 52.81 (173-3); 6. Arnaldo Cueto, Cal St. Bakersfield, 52.77 (173-1); 7. Arley Smith, Mo. Southern St., 51.73 (169-9); 8. Conrad Woolsey, Northwest Mo. St., 51.36 (168-6).

Hammer throw: 1. Arnaldo Cueto, Cal St. Bakersfield, 60.30 (197-10); 2. Jason Crawford, Cal St. Stanislaus, 59.61 (195-7); 3. Cole Sprague, Cal St. Stanislaus, 58.99 (193-6); 4. Damieon Smith, Indianapolis, 58.29 (191-3); 5. Michael Prestridge, Cal St. Bakersfield, 57.96 (190-2); 6. Kyle Herl, Fort Hays St., 57.46 (188-6); 7. Jason Van Elst, Grand Valley St., 56.45 (185-2); 8. Zack Reeves, UC Davis, 55.41 (181-9).

Javelin throw: 1. Mark Bridge, Indiana (Pa.), 69.63 (228-5); 2. Noah Christian, Indiana (Pa.), 64.76 (212-5); 3. Nick Slotterback, Lock Haven, 64.35 (211-1); 4. Jay Joy, Fort Hays St., 63.84 (209-5); 5. Charlie Perez, Pittsburg St., 63.26 (207-6); 6. Nick Capo, Fort Hays St., 62.43 (204-10); 7. Barry Krammes, East Stroudsburg, 61.99 (203-4); 8. Scott Graybeal, Pittsburg St., 60.59 (198-9).

Decathlon: 1. Joe Peppers, Pittsburg St., 7,363; 2. Shaun Landis, Kutztown, 7,248; 3. Aaron Crossley, Central Mo. St., 7,212; 4. Jake Kingery, Truman, 7,137; 5. Ron Jett, Northern Colo., 7,127; 6. Ben Botello, Tex. A&M-Commerce, 7,060; 7. Matt Stinson, Lock Haven, 7,002; 8. Ben Forbes, UC Davis, 6,943.