Track & Field News

Lane Athletes Place High at USATF Junior National Meet
2009-07-02 14:49:15

Eugene, OR - Kevin Godfrey and Chris Stubbs both competed at the USATF Junior Nationals reccently, placing fourth in the decathlon and fifth in the 200 meter dash.

Junior Decathlon

Godfrey extended his season four weeks after the NWAACC Championships meet to compete with the best junior decathletes in the country. The junior decathlon competition concluded Friday, June 26 in at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. During the meet, held in conjunction with the senior USATF National Championships, Godfrey put up quality marks including clearing a bar of 15 feet 3/4 inches in the pole vault, a personal best javelin toss of 164 feet, a time of 15.30 seconds in the 110 hurdles, and a four minute 32 second effort in the 1500 meter run. Godfrey's highest place in an event was tying for first in the pole vault with four other competitors. Godfrey scored 6790 points to again place fourth overall. The decathlon winner, recent high school graduate from New Mexico Curtis Beach, is regarded the greatest high school decathlete of all time scoring 7599 points in the competition. Godfrey looks to continue the strong tradition of multi athletes at Lane, which includes Olympians as alums, next year as a sophomore.

Junior 200

Stubbs nearly finished off his brilliant freshman year with a personal best in the 200, but came up just short running 21.26 seconds, only .01 off his best on Saturday, June 27 at Hayward Field. The NWAACC champion in the 100 and 200 was in a close battle heading to the finish line, the second place finisher was only .08 seconds ahead of Stubbs running 21.18. The winner, Keith Talley of Noth Texas University, ran 20.86 seconds. Stubbs, a local product of Eugene ran personal best in the 100 (10.66a), 200 (21.25a), and 400 (48.1a) on the year and was also part of the NWAACC champion 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams. Stubbs improved his times in the 200 by over .60 seconds and in the 400 by over a full second from one year ago. Stubbs will return to defend his NWAACC titles next year as a Titan.

Lane Track and Field Alum prevalent as athletes and coaches in NCAA ranks
2009-06-01 11:34:48

Both Jordan McNamara and Cyrus Hostetler, former Lane Titans who now compete for the University of Oregon Ducks, qualified for Nationals in their respective events over the weekend.

Jordan competed for the Titans in 2007 and qualified in the 1500m.

Cyrus, who now holds the fourth longest javelin throw in NCAA history, was a Titan last season and qualified in this year's Javelin.

Lane Titan alums coaching in Division I
Former Lane CC Decathletes, now Division I coaches, found themselves coaching against each other at the NCAA West Regionals this past weekend in Eugene. Gabe LeMay class of 2002, now a volunteer assistant at the University of Oregon was coaching a high jumper in the same field against his former Lane teammate Josh Priester. Josh is the sprints, hurdles, jumps coach at U.C. Santa Barbara.

Then onto the women's discus where Cody Fleming (class of 2004), now the throws coach at University of Nevada- Reno, had an athlete throwing against Keith Baker's (class of 2003) thrower, who now coaches the throws at U.C. Santa Barbara.

Spokane Sweeps Men's & Women's Track & Field Championships
2009-05-22 15:20:15

Spokane, Wash - For the fifth straight year, the Spokane Sasquatch continued their domination of the NWAACC Track & Field Championships.

On the men's side, Lane gave Spokane a close meet scoring 251.5 points which would have normally been enough to win the NWAACC title. However, Spokane scored a record 277.50 points for the championship which tops the 263.50 points the Sasquatch scored in 2008.

Clackamas CC finished in a distant third with with 69.5 points. The Cougars were followed closely by Treasure Valley (66 points) and Mt Hood (64.5 points).

In the women's team compeition Spokane scored 224 points to outscore second place Lane by 45 points. Mt Hood finished thurd with 131.5 points followed by Clackamas at 84.5 points.

Treasure Valley's Philip Noble earned the Male High Point Award winning the decathlon, pole vault and 400m high hurdles in addition to placing fourth in the 110 high hurdles, fifth in the 4x100 relay and third in the 4x400 relay. According coach Blas Guerra, Noble plans to attend Utah State next Fall to continue his studies and track and field career.

The Female High Point Award was earned by Catherine Sims from Mount Hood CC. Sims placed in six events, earning NWAACC titles in the 200m and 400m dash. Sims was also named the Female Track Athlete of the Meet.

Lane's Chris Stubbs was voted the Male Track Athlete of the Meet after winning four NWAACC titles. Stubbs won the 100m dash, 200m dash and was part of both winning relays.

Spokane's Deonta Edwards and Seth Lindquist shared the Male Field Athlete of the Meet.

Mt. Hood's Lacey Kennedy and Spokane's Ashley Hutchinson shared the Female Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Kennedy won the javelin with a toss of 154' 7" which is the fifth best throw in the nation among all junior college athletes. Hutchinson won three events, recording personal bests in each one and setting a new school record at Spokane in the Hammer with a hurl of 169-08.

Treasure Valley's Blas Guerra was voted the Men's Coach of the Year while Spokane's Larry Beatty was named Women's Coach of the Year.

NWAACC Men's and Women's Championship Results

Women's Team Results
1) Spokane CC 224
2) Lane CC 179
3) Mt. Hood CC 131.50
4) Clackamas CC 84.50
5) Clark College 82
6) SW Oregon CC 48
7) Treasure Valley CC 35
8) Everett CC 24

Men's Team Results
1) Spokane CC 277.50
2) Lane CC 251.50
3) Clackamas CC 69.50
4) Treasure Valley CC 66
5) Mt. Hood CC 64.50
6) Clark College 49
7) SW Oregon CC 25
8) Everett CC 12
9) Highline CC 1

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #9
2009-05-11 10:45:39

MALE TRACK ATHLETE
Chris Stubbs, Lane, Freshman

Meet: Pacific Twlight
Event: 200 Mark: 21.52 Event: 100 Mark: 10.86

Coach's comments: Chris crushed his season best by over half a second. He claimed the current NWAACC’s leading 200m time. Also won his heat in the 100m easily. His first 100 of the year!

MALE FIELD ATHLETE
Deonta Edwards, Spokane, Sophomore

Meet: Pelleur
Event: HJ Mark: 6’9

Coach's comments: Took first place and beat some great jumpers from EWU, Univ. of Idaho and the NCAA D-III HJ champion from Whitworth.

FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE
Leah Twombly, Lane, Sophomore

Meet: Pacific Twilight
Event: 5K Mark: 18:24.27

Coach's comments: Leah placed second overall and was the top NWAACC finisher in a very competitive 5k with over 21 athletes.

FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE
Keisa Monterola, Clackamas, Freshman

Meet: Pacific Twilight
Event: PV Mark: 12’7

Coach's comments: Number one PV mark in the nation for JC!!

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #8
2009-05-04 11:48:51

MALE TRACK ATHLETE
Philip Noble, Treasure Valley, Sophomore

Meet: NWAACC Multi Event Championships
Event: Decathlon Mark: 6622 points

Coach's comments: NWAACC Champion in the Decathlon with a score that ranks him 16th in the history of the NWAACC Decathlon.

Another coach wrote, “The young man was amazing – enough said!!!!

MALE FIELD ATHLETE
Kahel Smith, Spokane, Sophomore

Meet: Duane Hartman
Event: Discus Mark: 153’ Event: Hammer Mark: 170’ Event: SP Mark: 42’

Coach's comments: All were new PR’s, the discus is the best throw in the NWAACC and the Hammer is the second best mark!!!

FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE
Crystal Sims, Mt. Hood, Sophomore

Meets: Saints & Cavaliers/ NWAACC Multi Event Championships

Event: 100m Mark: 12.77 (4/25/09)
Event: Heptathlon Mark: 4305 points (4/28/09)
Event: 100m Hurdles Mark: 15.67 (4/27/09)
Event: 200m Mark: 25.97 (4/27/09)
Event: High Jump Mark: 5’ 0.25” (1.53m) (4/27/09)
Event: Long Jump Mark: 16’8.75” (5.10m) (4/28/09)
Event: 800m Mark: 2:27.08 (4/28/09)

Coach's comments: NWAACC Champion in the Heptathlon, Crystal has matured into an awesome athlete. She set lifetime PRs in all of the above events. Her points scored in the Hep also ranks her 20th in the history of the NWAACC Heptathlon.

Another coach wrote, “This is a really good mark at the end of the first day of the hep.”

Crystal was also nominated by another coach for her heptathlon performance.

FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE
Taylor Cook, Spokane, Sophomore

Meet: NWAACC Multi Event Championships
Event: Jav Mark: 34.67

Coach's comments: She had a really good throw for her in the sixth event of the multis

Spokane track & field alum Williams sets high mark at Oregon Relays
2009-04-30 12:14:56

Track and field continues to show improvement

Courtesy: Idaho Athletic Media Relations

Elvie Williams

EUGENE, Ore. – Idaho’s men’s and women’s track and field teams put together another solid weekend’s worth of performances at the Oregon Relays on Friday and Saturday, which were highlighted by Elvie Williams’ NCAA top-20 mark in the long jump.

Williams, a senior and returning All-American in the long jump, won the event with a leap of 25-0¾ (7.64m), which was eight inches better than second place and is tied for 19th in the NCAA this season. After not competing during the indoor season, Williams appears to be regaining his timing. He also took fourth in the triple jump on Friday with a leap of 48-5½ (14.77m).

“Elvie was amazing today,” Idaho co-head coach Yogi Teevens said. “There was a big crowd right in front of the long jump area that got really involved in his jumps. He just stepped up and competed in a really big way.” view full article

Treasure Valley's Noble and Mt Hood's Sims crowned NWAACC Multi Event Champions
2009-04-28 19:14:23

Photos of Noble and Sims during today's events Gresham, Ore. - Sophomore Philip Noble of Treasure Valley overcame a 105 point deficit going into today's remaining five events in the men's multi events to pass Clackamas freshman Dominick Walker to take the Decathlon Championship.

Walker went into the day leading the field with 3475 points and continue to hold the lead until the pole vault (third event of the day) where Noble's winning vault of 4.5m (14' 9.16") was 200 points better than Walker's performance. The pole vault dropped Walker into third behind Lane freshman Kevin Godfrey, who scored the second best vault at 4.4m (4' 5.22").

Walker pulled back into second in the following event, javelin, with the second best throw of 44.35m (158' 7.54") just short of Lane freshman J.J Rosenburg's toss of 49.33m (161' 10.12").

Noble led Walker by 115 pts going into the final event, 1500m, but left no doubt about the championship when he blew away the field with a winning time of 4:19.96, nearly five seconds faster than the 1500m runner-up, sophomore Tim Armstrong of Spokane who finished third overall.

On the women's side, Mt Hood sophomore Crystal Sims led the competition in points from start to finish both days to take down the Heptathlon Championship. Sims finished in the top three in six of the seven events to earn 4305 points overall, 182 more than Spokane sophomore Taylor Cook who took second.

Cook started the day in fourth place but had strong performances in today's three events, including the top javelin throw of 34.37m (112' 9.14").

Mt Hood freshman Catherine Sims began the day in third place and easily finished the meet in third, 244 points ahead of Clark sophomore Brooklyn Holton.

The top three finishers; Noble, Walker and Armstrong for the men and Sims, Taylor and Sims earned NWAACC All-American honors.

The remaining NWAACC Track & Field Championship events will take place on May 21-23 in Spokane.

Results: Decathlon | Heptathlon [PDF] Decathlon | Heptathlon [HTML]

Cyrstal Sims and Dominick Walker lead day one of NWAACC Multi Event Championships
2009-04-27 16:21:59

Gresham, Ore. - After five events, Crystal Sims of Mt Hood Community College and Dominick Walker of Clackamas Community College lead the field in the
NWAACC Multi Championships at Mt Hood Community College.

Sims with 2696 pts leads Clark College's Brooklyn Holton by a 102 pt margin in the Heptathlon and is 175 pts ahead of her sister Catherine Sims, who also competes for Mt Hood. Sims finished eighth in the 2008 NWAACC Heptathlon.

On the Men's side, Walker with 3475 points holds a 105 pts lead over Philip Noble of Treasure Valley Community College and a 143 pts margin over Bruce Burbank of Lane Community College. Brubank is the reigning NWAACC Champion, winning the 2008 Decathlon with 6103 total points.

Day one results: Men | Women

The event will resume Apr 28th at 9am for the men and 10am for the ladies.

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #7
2009-04-23 21:09:53

Male Track Athletes of the Week
Rigoberto Jimenez, Spokane, Freshman

Meet: Spike Arlt Invitational
Event: 10K Mark: 31:50

Coaches' comments: Ran the race most of the way solo and won by a 1:00 also broke the meet record by 40 seconds

Matt Romey, Mt. Hood, Sophomore

Meet: Lewis & Clark Invitational
Event: 800m Mark: 1:56.65
Event: 4x400m Relay Mark: 3:21.43

Coaches' comments: Matt has been shaking off a little rust but is now beginning to run fast again. Though the results indicate he got 4th in the Pioneer open, he blew his heat away and was running by himself. I have mentioned it several times…the men’s 800m at NWAACC is going to be HOT. Romey concluded his meet by running a 48.7ish anchor leg on a season PR relay performance.

Another coach wrote, “This is a really good time for him.”

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Griffon Jones, Spokane, Freshman

Meet: Spike Arlt Invitational
Event: Discus Mark: 151’ Event: SP Mark: 44’0

Coaches' comments: Comments about athlete’s performance(s): Both were new PR’s (Discus-8’ PR, SP-1’ PR) and we are really impressed w/ Griffon as he played basketball and has only been out for a month. He is the new NWAACC leader in the Discus.

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Catherine Sims Mt. Hood Sophomore

Meet: Lewis & Clark Invitational
Event: 100m Hurdles Mark: 15.44
Event: 200m Mark: 25.42
Event: 400m Mark: 59.25
Event: Heptathlon (4/13-14) Mark: 3619 points
Event: 4x400m Relay (anchor leg) Mark: 4:04.24 (58.8-ish split)

Coaches' comments: Catherine took about a second off of her hurdles time for the year; she won the 400m in the pioneer open with a good time; she competed well in the heptathlon earlier in the week; and she ran huge in the meet winning 4x400m Relay. Catherine is very versatile and is on the verge of improving her marks to the next level.

Another coach wrote, “She won both the 200 and 400 at the Lewis and Clark Invitational”.

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Dianne Chong, Southwestern Oregon, Freshman

Meet: Lewis & Clark Invitational
Event: Triple Jump Mark: 36’ 9 ½”

Coaches' comments: Dianne broke our school record in the women’s Triple Jump by over a foot. She placed second in the event, just getting beat by 1 cm.

Another coach wrote, “Strong mark for NWAACC right now.”

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #6
2009-04-17 15:09:54

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Michael Vetter, Spokane, Freshman

Meet: Washington-Oregon (WAOR) 2
Event: 100 Mark: 11.03 Event: 200 Mark: 22.08

Coaches' comment: First time running either event this year – took 2nd in the 100 and won the 200

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Seth Lindquist, Lane, Sophomore

Meet: Washington-Oregon (WAOR) 2
Event: Long Jump Mark: 21’10.25” 3rd
Event: Triple Jump Mark: 44’09” 3rd
Event High Jump Mark 6’04” 4th

Coaches' comments: Juggled high jump and triple jump at the same time in cool/wet conditions – PR in LJ

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Terra Schumacher, Mt. Hood, Sophomore

Meet: Pacific NW Relays
Event: 100m Hurdles Mark: 15.14
Event: 4x100m Relay (3rd leg) Mark: 49.16
Event: Sprint Medley (100m leg) Mark: 1:50.15
Event: Pole Vault Mark: 12’0” (3.66m)

Coaches comments: Terra won the 100m hurdles with a very good time (15.14) for early April. Terra’s high school PR was a 15.32. She also ran legs on the winning 4x100m relay as well as the winning 800m sprint medley. To complete a great day for herself, she broke her own school record with a jump of 12’ in the pole vault and got 2nd overall in the event.

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Lacy Kennedy Mt. Hood Sophomore

Meet: Pacific NW Relays
Event: Javelin Mark: 141’8” (43.18m)
Event: Hammer Mark: 118’8” (36.16m)

Coaches' comments: Lacy’s high school PR was a 118’ in the javelin. Last week she threw 131ish which was huge for her. This week, she won the javelin in the Pacific NW Relays with a throw of 141’8” (43.18m) which takes her up a level. She also set a new PR in the Hammer and finished 3rd for the competition.

Another coach wrote, “Awesome throw.”

Another coach wrote, “Lacy won the Javelin and placed 3rd in the Hammer Throw at the Pacific Northwest Relays.”

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #5
2009-04-10 11:14:41

Week 5—April 10, 2009

MALE TRACK ATHLETE
Spencer Head, Lane, Freshman
Meet: Willamette Invite
Event: 800m Mark: 1:53.79
Event: 1500m Mark: 3:59.39

Coach's Comments: Very strong marks. I’m excited to see this NWAACC 800m at the championships.
Another coach wrote, “Both marks are NWAACC leaders and he looked absolutely raw in the 1500 and will run much faster!!!!

Another coach commented, “ Spencer walked away from the Willamette Invitational with two personal bests and conference leading times in the 1500 and 800. Despite being a little disappointed with his performance in the 1500 Spencer bounced back with a nearly two second PR in the 800 in his first effort at that distance this season. He is big time talent and is very coachable. Look for big things the rest of the spring.

Spencer has demonstrated the qualities of a high caliber athlete and teammate since joining the team at Lane. He brings positive energy to each practice and is extremely easy to work with.

MALE FIELD ATHLETE
Chris Bellitt, Lane, Sophomore
Meet: Willamette Invitational
Event: Discus Mark: 148-07

Coach's comment: Placed second out of thirty athletes, leading the NWAACC, has been a consistent, steady performer.

FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE
Brittnee Sanchez, Spokane, Sophomore
Meet: UPS Shotwell Invite
Event: 5000 Mark: 17:47 Event: 800 Mark: 2:21

Coach's comments: The 5000 mark was a :35 second PR and leads the NWAACC by :70 and her 800 mark the next day was also a PR.

Another coach commented, “I was thoroughly impressed by how Brittnee ran in the 5000 at Willamette. I think she pr’ed by 42 seconds or something along those lines, which is basically ridiculous. I heard she said prior to the race she was going to break 18 for Coach Erik Anderson. She proved his influence and presence is still very prevalent.

FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE
Terra Schumacher, Mt. Hood, Sophomore
Meet: UPS Shotwell Invite

Event: Pole Vault Mark: 11’9.75 (3.60m)
Event: 100m Hurdles Mark: 15.80
Event: 4x100m Relay (3rd leg) Mark: 49.43
Event: 4x400m Relay (2nd leg) Mark: 4:07.75

Coach's comments: This is a school record and we anticipate her breaking it a couple more times this season. She had an awesome attempt at 12’1.50” (3.70m) where she cleared it but brushed it on the way down. Also, she tore up the 3rd leg of the 4x100m relay and ran strong in the 100m hurdles (almost falling about midway and still running sub 16).

Another coach commented, “Terra won the pole vault and finished 3rd in the 110m hurdles at the Shotwell Invite.”

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #4
2009-04-02 15:14:38

Male Track Athlete of the Week|
Mitch Elias, Everett, Sophomore
Meet: CNW Spring Break Open
Event: 5000m Mark: 16:07.01

Coaches' comments: On a cold wet day in Shoreline, Mitch set a new personal record by taking more than 18 seconds off his previous personal best in the 5,000m. The team’s captain, Mitch has consistently been one of the hardest workers in the off-season and that work has continued to pay off in his performances on the track.

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Jason Flemmer, Spokane, Sophomore
Meet: Buc Scoring Meet
Event: Javelin Mark: 204-3
Coaches' comments: His third PR throw in as many meets and was the top collegiate thrower for the third meet in a row throwing against 4-year competition.

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Lateashea Currie, Spokane, Freshman
Meet: Buc Scoring Meet
Event: 400 Mark: 58.62

Coaches' comments: Won the 400 meter dash for the 3rd week in a row and anchored the 1600 relay to first place. Won both races w/ big finishes over some good competition vs. Gonzaga, Whitworth and UPS. She also has over a 3.0 accumulative GPA.

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Ashley Hutchinson Spokane Sophomore
Meet: Buc Scoring Meet
Event: Hammer Mark: 162-07 Event: SP Mark: 40-01.50 Event: Discus Mark: 123-05

Coaches' comments: Ashley won all three events at the Buc Scoring Meet helping the women defeat Whitworth and UPS. The Hammer mark broke a 7-year old school record plus she is now leading all three throwing events on the NWAACC performance list. More amazing is that she just had a cast removed from her throwing arm last week before the meet. She has a 3.0+ GPA and has signed a full ride with Wyoming!!!!

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #3
2009-03-26 16:49:44

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Herschel Sanchey, Freshman, Spokane
Meet: Dusty Lane Open
Event: 3K steeple Mark: 9:31.94

Coaches' Comments: An absolutely incredible time for the steeple in March and then throw in the fact that he won by :22 seconds over athletes from Whitworth, WSU, and WWU plus it was his first steeple ever with no real steeple practice as we have had snow on the ground all winter.

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Scott Elliott, Freshman, Lane
Meet: U of Oregon Preview
Event: PV Mark: 15’7”

Coaches' Comments: Scott is consistently vaulting at a high level. Lane’s Pole Vault program will be even more impressive if the other vaulters they have competing unattached start representing the college.

Another coach wrote, “Scott improved his lifetime best to 15'07” on Saturday, placing third overall. He had a high school pr of 14'07”.”

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Brittany Henderson, Freshman, Clark
Meet: U of Oregon Preview
Event: 800 Mark: 2:15.98

Coaches' Comments: Though I did not actually have the opportunity to see this performance I was pleasantly surprised to see the results. This is a great mark.

Another coach wrote, “Very good in May so even more impressive in March.”

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Kelsey Strot, Freshman, Mt. Hood
Meet: U of Oregon Preview
Event: Shot Put Mark: 42’6.75” (12.97m)

Coaches' Comments: This is a very good mark at our level for any part of the season. This was a lifetime PR as well as a 2 foot season PR.

NWAACC Track and Field Athletes of the Week #2
2009-03-20 14:51:30

Male Track Athlete of the Week
Philip Noble, Treasure Valley CC, Sophomore

Meet: NNU open
Event 800 Mark :1:56.1
Coaches' Comments: Great race, ran alone from the start to the end. Great athlete and student!

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Tyler Lindgren, Lane CC, Sophomore

Meet: Mt Hood Saints Open
Event Hammer Mark 172-06; Discus Mark 131-2

Coaches' Comments: Tyler is 2-0 on the year in the Hammer, having set the Lane school record a couple of weeks ago with a 187’ foot toss. He threw 172-06 in the Hammer at Mt Hood to win by more than 14 feet. Tyler also picked up a near NWAACC qualifier in the discus, by placing third with a 131’ toss

Another coach wrote “That is a great throw this early in cold weather.”

Another coach wrote, “Though there were quite a few good performances this meet, this mark stood out from the rest as it is a very lengthy throw this early in the season. I have not seen many other people in our conference this year throwing close to this.”

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Anaiah Rhodes, Mt. Hood CC, Sophomore

Meet: Mt Hood Saints Open
Event 100m Mark12.85; 200m Mark 26.79

Coaches' Comments: The times are decent for this part of the season but what has impressed me is her competitive nature. In all of her performances thus far, she has come in first in all of her heats.

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Rocksi Miller, Lane CC, Sophomore

Meet: Mt Hood Saints Open
Event SP Mark 38-07.75; Hammer Mark 120-00; Discus Mark 118-06

Coaches' Comments: Rocksi was in my mind the overall meet performer having come away with two first and one third place finish in the three events she competed in. She is coming off of a rupture Achilles injury from last season and has work extremely hard to get back to her pre-injury form. She also has a 3.61 GPA!

Spokane Alumni Updates
2009-03-15 07:43:34

February 28, 2009
Former CC Spokane Track and Field athletes have banner conference weekend.

Dave Howard (2006-2008) now at Eastern Washington University wins the 2009 Big Sky Conference Indoor Shot Put

Jacob Shanklin (2004-2006) wins the 2009 Mountain West Conference Indoor Weight Throw.

Corissa Hutchinson (2005-2008) takes 2nd in the 2009 Western Athletic Indoor Conference Indoor Shot Put

March 7, 2009
Eric Burck former Sasquatch (2005-2007) now running for Concordia University in Portland, OR took third place (All-American) at the NAIA National Championships in the 5000 meters!!! The meet was at East Tennessee State University located in Johnson City, TN.

NWAACC Track & Field Athetes of the Week #1
2009-03-14 00:50:58

Male Track Athlete of the Week

Shane Weldon, Clark College, Freshman
Outstanding Performance Meet: Linfield Erik Anderson Icebreaker

Event: 10,000m Mark: 32:00.18
Coaches' Comments: Shane’s performance was the 3rd fastest 10,000 in Clark history. Shane is another academically inclined student. His fall quarter GPA was a 3.67 at 17 credits. This 10k was one of 2 opportunities that Shane has to run the event this year. He did not waste this one, and got to work on the season immediately at the year’s 2009 opener. Another coach wrote “Blistering 10,000m opener.”

Male Field Athlete of the Week
Tyrel Nordstrom, Clackamas, Freshman

Outstanding Performance Meet: Erik Anderson Icebreaker
Event: PV Mark 14’6”
Coaches' Comments: Tied his lifetime PR in 45 degree weather in the second meet of the season and won the meet with about 12 schools competing.

Female Track Athlete of the Week
Danielle Hutchinson, Clark, Freshman
Outstanding Performance Meet: Linfield Icebreaker
Event: 5000m Mark: 19:31
Coaches' Comments: I believe this is this athlete’s first competition for Clark … quite a debut!

Female Field Athlete of the Week
Kelsey Johnson, Southwestern Oregon, Sophomore

Outstanding Performance Meet: Artie Sullivan – Ashland, OR

Event: Long Jump Mark: 17’ 5” Event: Triple Jump Mark: 33’ 8” Event: High Jump Mark : 4’ 10” Event: 4 X 100 Relay Mark: 52.50
Coaches' Comments: Kelsey qualified for three individual events, ran anchor on the 4X100 relay, is an inspiration to her team mates and a positive asset to our program. She is a leader on the field!

Spokane's Ashley Hutchinson signs with University of Wyoming
2009-02-11 13:15:51

Spokane, WA - Sophomore Ashley Hutchinson from Community Colleges of Spokane has signed an athletic scholarship with the University of Wyoming.

Hutchinson, a throws specialist for the Sasquatch, finished 2nd in the hammer throw, 3rd in the shot and 4th in the discus at the 2008 NWAACC Track and Field Championships.

Hutchinson's signing marks the fifth Spokane track & field athlete to sign with Wyoming in the past 7 years.

Spokane alumn Deji Adebayo records NAIA's second longest jump of season
2009-02-04 16:59:30

Former Sasquatch and NWAACC Champion Deji Adebayo (Lindenwood College, Missouri) recorded a long jump of 23'9" at the Iowa State Open on January 24th.

The long jump, which placed Adebayo 4th in a field of 70 athletes at the meet, is currently the nation's second longest jump of 2008-09 at the NAIA level.

view Deji Adebayo's statistics

Spokane grad Jake Shanklin awarded MWC Athlete of the Week
2009-02-04 11:42:08

Shanklin automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time in his career.

Feb. 3, 2009 - UW Press Release

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Wyoming senior Jake Shanklin has been selected as the Mountain West Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week for the fourth time in his career.

Shanklin earns the award with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 70'-7.75" (21.53m) in the men's 35-pound weight throw at the Air Force Don Barrett Duals held in Colorado Springs, Colo., last Saturday. His toss was five feet farther than the rest of the field, securing a first-place finish at the meet, as well as the front-runner position in the league so far this season. The Ellensburg, Wash., native's mark also ranks fourth in the nation, according to TrackShark.com.

[Skanklin was the 2005-06 NWAACC Hammer Throw Champion for Community Colleges of Spokane. He earned NCAA All-American in 2007. Shanklin Profile].

Olympics not new for Pappas, just his outlook
2008-08-18 11:17:09

By Lindsay Schnell
sports@knoxnews.com
Originally published 10:36 p.m., August 16, 2008
Updated 10:36 p.m., August 16, 2008
Tom Pappas throws the javelin during the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Ore. The former University of Tennessee star will look to earn a medal for the first time as he competes in his third Olympics this week.

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Tom Pappas throws the javelin during the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials on June 30 in Eugene, Ore. The former University of Tennessee star will look to earn a medal for the first time as he competes in his third Olympics this week.
Tom Pappas gives a lift to his daughter, Kinley, in their home in Manhattan, Kan.

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Tom Pappas gives a lift to his daughter, Kinley, in their home in Manhattan, Kan.

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Isn't it amazing how one person's arrival can change an entire life?

For Tom Pappas, it was the arrival of two people. In particular, it was two blonde-haired beauties, both with a dizzying smile, that shook up Pappas' world and changed his perspective on everything. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

The background to this story is familiar enough. In 2004, the University of Tennessee graduate went to the Athens Olympics the favored great-grandson of a Greek immigrant who was supposed to win the gold medal in the decathlon.

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Lane Alum qualifies for Third Olympics
2008-07-07 10:03:30

Eugene, Ore- Tom Pappas is no stranger to the Olympics. A former Lane CC athlete, Pappas recently qualified for his third Olympics last week during the Olympic trials in Eugene. He has won several world championships but an Olympic medal has been out of his reach thus far. His last trip to the Olympic games in Athens ended with a ruptured tendon in his foot.

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Spokane sweeps track and field championships
2008-05-23 21:22:19

Spokane, Wash- The Spokane Sasquatch swept the team titles at the 2008 NWAACC Track & Field championships today. The women outdistanced Mt Hood by 121 points. Lane was third followed by Clackamas and Clark. The Spokane men held off Lane to win their fifth consecutive title while Lane was second and Clark was third.

Individual Results

Women's Team Results
1 Spokane, 276
2 Mt. Hood, 155
3 Lane, 117.50
4 Clackamas, 82
5 Clark, 67
6 Southwestern Oregon, 63.50
7 Treasure Valley, 38
8 Everett, 16

Women's High Point: Chanel James, Spokane
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Janae Larson, Clark
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Chanel James and Corissa Hutchinson , Spokane
Coach of the Year: Larry Beatty, Spokane

Men's Team Results
1 Spokane, 263.50
2 Lane, 215
3 Clark, 90
4 Clackamas, 78
5 Southwestern Oregon, 52.50
6 Mt. Hood, 46
7 Treasure Valley, 30
8 Everett, 23
9 Douglas, 12

Men's High Point Athlete: Bruce Burank, Lane
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet: Mark Moeller, Spokane
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet: Cyrus Hostetler, Lane
Men's Coach of the Year: Larry Beatty, Spokane

Josh Baker takes the helm of Highline Cross Country program
2008-05-19 12:59:54

Highline Community College is proud to announce the hiring of Josh Baker as its new Women's and Men's Cross Country and Distance Track Coach. Josh has most recently been working at Highline as the Director of the new, Personnel Fitness Trainer program and has been an assistant coach for the Highline men's basketball team. With expertise in athlete training, endurance, and strength training, he was a natural fit, once he expressed interest in the job. Josh is also a very accomplished recruiter and will make an immediate impact on the rebuilding of the Cross Country and Track Program.

Josh is a graduate of Brigham Young University where he earned his Undergraduate degree in History. He then continued at BYU where he earned his Masters in Physical Education. He also has certifications in Strength and Conditioning and Certified Personnel Training.

Highline Assistant Athletic Director, Amber Rowe Mosley commented, "Josh was clearly the strongest candidate." His commitment to athletics, training of athletes, and philosophy of developing a family within the Cross Country and Track program were both very exciting to hear, and spoke highly of not only Josh's passion, but of his desire to develop, build and take these programs to new heights." She went on to say, "We are very lucky to have such a quality coach join the T-Bird Family." Athletic Director, John Dunn was not available for comment, but conveyed to Amber that this is, for use of a better term, a," Coup!"

Josh is married to former Miss Toni Rogers. They have two daughters, Becca and Jocelyn and reside in Renton Washington.

Burbank and Bates win 2008 Decathlon & Heptathlon
2008-04-29 20:09:11

Photo of Bruce Burbank and Danica Bates Gresham, OR - Lane Community College swept the NWAACC Multi-Event titles as Bruce Burbank took the Decathlon and Danica Bates won the Heptathlon.

Brubank and Clackamas' Joe Gobel battled back and fourth for the lead throughout the day. Gobel held an 134 point advantage going into the 1500 meter final event, an event that favored Burbank. Burbank cruised to a solid win earning 720 points to Gobel's 562 giving Burbank a 24 point overall lead and the Decathlon title while Gobel finished runner-up.

The Heptathlon didn't hold quite as much drama as Danica Bates, who finish day one slightly behind Clark's Brooklyn Holton, took first or second in three of the four events to cruise to a 343 point victory over Mt. Hood's Amber Glunt. Glunt moved up from fourth yesterday through steady competition throughout the day and a first place finish in the 800 meter final event.

Event Results: Men :: Women
Individual Scores: Men :: Women

2008 NWAACC Decathlon/Heptathlon Championships - Day 1
2008-04-28 21:59:15

Bruce Burbank of Lane Community College and Brooklyn Holton of Clark College lead the field after day one of the 2008 NWAACC Decathlon and Heptathlon.

The first five decathlon events and four heptathlon events were held today at Mt. Hood Community College and the final events will continue on Tuesday at 9am.

Burbank took the long jump event with a 21' 2.75" leap and finished second in the high jump at 6' 1.5" and the shot put with a 38' 2.75" throw. Burbank holds a narrow 19 point lead over Clackamas' Joe Gobel, who took first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 50.38 seconds and second in the 100 meter dash and the Long Jump events.

Holton also holds a slim 28 point lead in the Heptathlon over Lane's Danica Bates after four events. Holton took the high jump with leap of 5' 1.25" while Bates took the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.28 seconds and the shot put with a throw of 34' 2.75".

Leaderboard: Men :: Women [links corrected]
Complete Men and Women's event results

Clark loses a legend
2008-01-25 17:18:55

Vancouver, Wash- Le Roy Burns, a longtime Clark College track and field coach passed away January 22, 2008 in Vancouver at the age of 79. Burns had been involved with the Clark track and field since 1980. He servers as head women's coach between 1980-82 and served as a volunteer in 1983 after Clark made track and field a club sport. When the program was revived in 1989, Burns was the head coach until 1992. He was named NWAACC women' s Coach of the Year in 1992.

Burns was inducted into the NWAACC Hall of Fame in 2002.
Clark's annual home track and field meet has been known as the Roy Burns Invitational.

Mr. Burns served with the U.S. Marine Corp during Korea and for 30 years in the Reserve.

An open house is scheduled for Sunday, January 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion Post 14, 4607 NE St James Rd Vancouver, WA 98663. All former students, athletes, friends and families are welcome.

To send condolences or to sign the online guest book visit: www.straubsfuneralhome.com

Spokane sweeps Track & Field Championships
2007-05-25 17:18:08

GRESHAM, ORE- For the third consecutive year, the Spokane Sasquatch have swept the men's and women's team title at the NWAACC Track & Field Championships.

The women cruised to victory over second place Mt Hood winning by 75.5 points. The result for Mt Hood is their best placing since they took second to Spokane in 2002. For the Saints' success, Head Coach Matt Hart was named the women's Coach of the Year.

Going into the final day the Lane men were leading Spokane 93-79, but that lead was not enough to hold off Spokane. Spokane's depth in the field events made the difference for the Sasquatch. The Spokane throwers scored at least three people in all throwing events often all beating out their Lane counterparts.

Mt Hood's Amber Glunt was the meet's High Point Athlete and was also named the Outstanding Track Athlete. Glunt won the 400, 400m Hurdles and was second in the 100 and 200.

Natalie Abersfeller was name the Women's Outstanding Field Athlete after she she won the long jump and triple jump.

The men's High Point Athlete was Deji Adebayo from Spokane. Adebayo was first in the 200 and long jump, second in the 100m and third in the triple jump.

The men's Coach of the Year was Grady O'Connor from Lane.

2007 NWAACC Track & Field Championships

2007 NWAACC Track & Field Results- MEDIA (AP STYLE)

Track & Field- Day One
2007-05-24 18:08:51

GRESHAM, ORE- At the end of day one, the Spokane women and the Lane men are leading the competion for the team titles.

In the last women's event of the day, the steeplechase, Larsen Agee of Spokane set a new NWAACC Conference record for the event winning in 11:22.83. Agee took control of the race and took both the record and the NWAACC title from the previous holder Lyndsey McKillip who came in second.

TEAM RESULTS
WOMEN- Spokane 111, Lane 63.50, Mt Hood 46.50, Clackamas 32, Clack 27, SW Oregon 18, Treasure Valley 14.

MEN- Lane 93, Spokane 79, Clackamas 43, Mt Hood 23, SW Oregon 17, Clark 10, Treasure Valley 8.

Day One Summary of Champions
WOMEN
10,000m- Pam Ward, Treasure Valley
HJ- Kasey Orr, Southwestern Oregon
Javelin- Jeeni Schantin, Clackamas
PV- Erika Stratton, Lane
LJ- Natalie Abersfeller, Spokane
SP- Cortney Zappe, Spokane

STEEPLE- Larsen Agee, Spokane*
*Set NWAACC Conference Meet Record

MEN
10,000m- Jordan McNamara, Lane
LJ- Deji Adebayo, Spokane
HMR- Chris Dilley, Clackamas
PV- Darryl Evans, Lane
DCS- Kevin Lemieux, Spokane
STEEPLE- Dustin Moore, Lane

COMPLETE RESULTS

2007 Track & Field Championships
2007-05-22 13:07:05

The 2007 NWAACC Track & Field Championships will be held at Mt. Hood Community College [driving directions] on May 24-25. [view schedule of events]

Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
2007-04-17 11:08:21

Vancouver, WASH- The 2007 NWAACC Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. The inductees will be honored at the 20th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet being held at the Bellevue Red Lion May 31st. The Hall of Fame includes athletes, coaches, teams and administrators who have enhanced and improved the quality of athletics at Northwest Community Colleges or have distinguished themselves after leaving the NWAACC.

2007 HALL OF FAME INDIVIDUAL INDUCTEES
Fred Andrew, Everett/Bellevue
Leon Edmonds, Bellevue
Harold Heiner, Whatcom
Rob Kelly, NWAACC
Kenny Lyle, Bellevue
Robert Nellams, Bellevue
Steve Sauers, Green River
Phyllis Templin, Tacoma
Bill Tsoukalas, Everett
Mike Willis, Green River

2007 HALL OF FAME TEAM INDUCTEES

BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1992-93 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

Coaches: Ernie Woods (Head), Wil DeCuire, Bob Fronk (Assistants)

Athletes: Kevin Baker, Marko Dresevic, Jason Griffith, Daniel Hallgrimson, Roger Hammond, Keith Higgins, Leon Johnson, Brett Lundeen, Ralph Metzger, Garry Muir, Mark Odsather, Willie Thomas, Roman Wickers.

HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1996-97 & 1997-98 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

Coaches: Joe Callero (Head), Jeff Albrecht, TJ Bohl, Brandt Borghorst, Tyler Geving, Fred Harrison, and Kurt Nelson (Assistants).

Athletes: Justin Adam, Reggie Ball, Marty Delange, Neil DeMerritt, Adam Enfield, Josh Geise, Bryan Guy, Derek Johnson, J.J. Ivy, Gabrriel Ladd, Scott Luedke, Shaun Madsen, Garrett Miller, Travis Moore, Brandon Nash, Tom Rockey, Brian Scalabrine, Kyle Templeton, Todd Watts, Quincy Wilder.

SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE
1987-88 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

Coaches: Steve Epperson (Head),Betsy Benson and Julie Walker (Assistants).
Athletes: Tina Barker, Julie Benson, Tina Bumgarner, Jill Fetrow, Chantell Keeley, Heather Klungel, Heidi Klungel, Linda Lorentzon, Jan Robinson, Monica Rooney.

Pierce announces inauguaral Runner's Fair featuring 6-Time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott
2007-04-17 10:56:58

Pierce College is pleased to announce our inaugural Runner's Fair event, to be held at Pierce College's Fort Steilacoom campus on May 11 & 12, 2007.

The event features 6-Time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott. Dave will conduct four educational workshops during the 2-day event, and will make a keynote presentation at Friday evening's spaghetti dinner. This is a very special opportunity to hear one of the original triathletes in the sport, and to learn about his training and conditioning programs for high level performance athletes.

Saturday will feature a 5K run through Fort Steilacoom Park, adjacent to the Pierce College campus, a series of educational workshops, and a vendor fair.

Attached is a flyer for the event, as well as the link to the events webpage. I encourage all of you to share this information with your student-athletes, and with others that you know who run competitively or for fun. If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact me at the phone or e-mail listed below.

DOWNLOAD FLYER

www.pierce.ctc.edu/runnersfair

Olympic Gold Medalist Speaks at Spokane
2006-11-30 15:30:57

Harvey Glance, Olympic gold medalist and current head track coach at the University of Alabama, brings his motivational message for success to Spokane Community College 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Lair-Student Center auditorium, Bldg. 6, 1810 N. Greene St.

His presentation is free and open to the public.

A three-time member of the U.S. Olympic track and field team, Glance won a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and set world records in the 100 m dash (1976) and in the 100 yard dash (1978).

As head coach at the University of Alabama, Glance has coached 164 All-Americans, 12 NCAA national champions and six Olympians.

For information, contact Larry Beatty, head track coach at Community Colleges of Spokane, 533-7349.

Accessing Old NWAACC Site
2006-10-03 12:37:36

The NWAACC has launched its new look web site for the 2006-07 season. While we continue working on adding information for the winter and spring sports programs, you can access the old web site by visiting: nwaacc.org/oldsite

Fall sports underway
2006-08-27 20:52:04

The Fall sports season will get started in a few days time. Volleyball and soccer both get their stars on September 1st. Between now and then, teams will be entering in their rosters and expectations for the upcoming season. Soccer gets rolling early with league games while volleyball has a few pre-season tournaments to get warmed-up.

The two big preseason tournamentsfor volleyball will take place at Lower Columbia Saturday, September 2nd and Spokane September 8-9. Both tournaments feature powerhouse teams. Track the team's progress by checking out the web site.

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