This week, the NWOSU track and field team traveled to Texas. The men went to West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX. The women went to Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX and both teams set school records and some individuals qualified for nationals.
Kareem Small set a school record in the 100M with a time of 10.37. That time met the mark to qualify for nationals. That time currently sits him in second in the GAC and sixth in DII overall. Trevor Montanye finished in tenth with a time of 10.68, Dwight Hamblin was eleventh with a time of 10.75.
Montanye placed ninth in the 200M dash with a time of 10.37, Hamblin was behind with a time of 21.27.
Harrison Stapleton finished seventh in the 400M dash with a time of 49.83. Oshea Johnson was eleventh with a time of 50.69.
Christian Franklin placed at the top of the board in the 800M run with a time of 1:56.88. Riley Herndon was fourth with a time of 2:00.76.
In the 1500M run, Herndon was tenth with a time of 4:14.04. Edgar Reyes was seventeenth with a time of 4:26.45.
In the 5000M run, Zachary Cox was fourth with a time of 16:20.93. Andrew Scott was just behind him with a time of 16:34.28.
In the 110M hurdles, Mikell Hamilton-Thompson was fifth with a time of 15.81.
Hamilton-Thompson was fourth in the 400M hurdles with a time of 56.96. Tra’von Johns was in seventh with a time of 59.85.
Devin Blackwell was third in the high jump with a height of 1.88 meters.
Kaleb Woolery was sixth in the pole vault with a height of 3.95 meters.
In the long jump, Trevon Hodge was eighth with a distance of 6.74 meters. Trejon
Crump was in twelfth with a distance of 6.60 meters.
Wadleigh Valmyr was seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 12.29 meters.
In the shot put, Brock Bourgeois was fourth with a distance of 14.03 meters.
In the discus throw, Bourgeois was seventh with a distance of 40.29 meters.
Ethan Burns was fourth in the javelin throw, with a distance of 36.92 meters.
The men’s 4×100 team also set a new school record with a time of 40.97.
This team is made up of Kareem Small, Trevor Montanye, Treyvon Crabtree, and Dwight Hamblin. That time out them in second in the GAC.
The women also set records and one individual qualified for nationals.
In the 100M dash, Harmonie Hughes was seventh with a time of 12.43. Brianna Brantley was in twelfth with a time of 12.65.
In the 400M dash, Krissalynn Henderson was fifth with a time of 1:00.58.
In the 800M dash, Cadence Long-Torres was eighth with a time of 2:33.70.
Long-Torres set a new school record in the 1500M dash with a time of 5:12.34.
She placed second in the event.
In the 100M hurdles, Olivia Sipos was fifth with a time of 16.58.
In the 200M hurdles, Diamond Hilton placed ninth with a time of 25.93.
Mariya Hamlin was fourth in the high jump, with a height of 1.53 meters.
Olivia Saner was third in the pole vault with a height of 2.90 meters.
In the long jump, Hannah Betts was second with a distance of 5.28 meters. Sipos was fourth with a distance of 5.11 meters.
In the shot put, Samantha Grimes was fifth with a distance of 9.67 meters. Livia Bwakali was one spot behind her with a distance of 8.66 meters.
In the discus throw, Grimes was fifth with a distance of 29.80 meters.
Temi Michaels was sixth with 29.49 meters. Bwakali was seventh with 28.76 meters.
Kaylan Swindle was second in the hammer throw with a distance of 38.00 meters. Michaels was third with 34.84, Bwakali was fourth with a 31.86-meter throw.
Ashley Low set a new school record and qualified for nationals in the javelin throw. She threw for 42.92 meters. Jordyn Tucker was second with a distance of 35.94 meters.
In the 4×100 meter relay, Hughes, Hilton, Hall, and Thompson was second with a time of 47.76.
In the 4×400 relay, Engermann, Hughes, Buchanan, and Henderson were fourth with a time of 4:09.45.
Both teams will go to Oklahoma Baptist University to compete on March 28 and 29.
