The Making of a Champion

Erin Shaughnessey - Pole Vault - 3^rd
"Great performance to come back to OBU after transferring to OU and take up vaulting again."

Cat Roth - Pole Vault - 8^th
"One point from a girl who last vaulted four years ago in high school."

Dakota Hummingbird - Weight Throw - 7th
"Good finish for a steadily improving athlete who worked hard for four years to get into scoring ability."

Kim Robinson - Pentathlon - 2^nd
"Overcame pain from a bad back to compete well."

Lacey Herbert - Pentathlon - 3^rd
"Balanced performance to capture the last All-American spot."

Carleigh Neal - Pentathlon - 8^th
"Competed well to contribute to the team."

Kim Robinson - Shot - 6^th
"Continued to battle a bad back to help her team win."

Leah Molter - 60 Hurdles - 1^st
"Performed under pressure to run her best time and claim the victory."

Denise Coroiescu - 60 Hurdles - 2^nd
"Pushed her teammate to a good time, and helped OBU dominate the event."

Lacey Herbert - 60 Hurdles - 8^th
"Came back from a busy pentathlon to score a point."

McKae Mitchell - 60 Dash - 5^th
"Performed well under pressure in a talented event."

McKae Mitchell - 200 Dash - 3^rd
"Earned a quality All-American spot."

Leah Molter - 200 Dash - 4^th
"Ran her best time of the year to assist her team in points."

Abby Mayfield - 400 Dash - 4^th
"Ran for the first time in over a month due to a knee injury.  Leader of the team did what she does best, lead by example."

Brenda Barnett - 400 Dash - 5^th
"Brenda struggled to finish the event due to a quad strain.  Showed heart and loyalty to her team."

Iman Dumas - 800 - 3^rd
"Newcomer to the team, Iman took the last All-American spot with a good effort."

Destinee Allen - 800 - 4^th
"Competed well in a talented event."

Shimoya Currie - 800 - 5^th
"Worked hard to help her team win."

Kelsey Doty - 800 - 7^th
"Good effort for the senior to come back after two seasons of injury."

Sarah Gilstad - 800 - 8^th
"Good things happen when someone works hard.  Sarah has come a long way in three years."

Miranda Dent - Mile - 1^st
"Good race for the senior that learned a lot from running with Hannah Fields."

Katelyn Fritz - Mile - 5^th
"Great job running a solid race to score and help her team."

Abby Hoover - 3000 - 1^st
"Ran a great tactical race to turn in a good time and lead her team."

Sydney Lawrence - 3000 - 2^nd
"Really outstanding for a freshman to be solid with such little experience."

Miranda Dent - 3000 - 4^th
"Race number two for the day was a big help for her team's points."

Emily Sechrist - 3000 - 6^th
"Another freshman shows how to compete in the spotlight."

Abby Hoover - 5000 - 1^st
"Showed skill and poise to close out the first day of competition with a dramatic kick and a solid win."

Sydney Lawrence - 5000 - 3^rd
"Her first race of the meet was solid for a solid freshman."

Emily Sechrist - 5000 - 4^th
"Ran her first Indoor Championship race with poise and confidence."

Kaylee Large - 5000 - 5^th
"Much improved sophomore was great in her first national meet."

Iman Dumas (1200), Kysha Miller (400), Kelsey Doty (800), Miranda Dent (1600) - DMR - 1^st
"First event got everything started well with a solid win with four ladies that would not be beat."

Brenda Barnett, Jade Mitchell, McKae Mitchell, Leah Molter - 4 x 200 - 4^th
"Young team scored well to move their team forward."

Shimoyah Currie, Sarah Gilstad, Iman Dumas, Destinee Allen - 4 x 800 - 1^st
"Solid group set a new NCCAA record and a facility record."

McKae Mitchell, Brenda Hurlbut, Kysha Miller, Leah Molter - 4 x 400 - 4^th
"Young group finished the meet with a quality effort."
 

Ryan Womack - Pole Vault - 2^nd
"Great Performance for a freshman.  He went into the meet expected to win, and competed well for the high expectations."

Blaine Kilinic - Pole Vault - 4^th
"Senior did a good job leading his event team to a 19-point addition to the championship cause."

Eddie Martinez - Pole Vault - 5^th
"First time national meet appearance for hard-working guy.  Made the most of it."

Spencer Lashley - Pole Vault - 7^th
"Freshman competed well with an injured hamstring and gained some valuable confidence."

Jordan Patterson - Long Jump - 1^st
"24'7.75" was not only a championship performance, but also was the only OBU school record broken.  Also broke the facility and NCCAA record."

Jordan Patterson - Triple Jump - 1^st
"Returned for the second day to claim another impressive title."

Kenneth Combs - 60 Hurdles - 1^st
"Senior broke the NCCAA national record in winning for the first time."

Blake Bartlett - 60 Dash - 1^st
"Tightest race of the day took almost 15 minutes for the timing crew to declare the winner."

TJ Carmichael - 60 Dash - 5^th
"Senior overcame lots to score against a talented field."

Kenneth Combs - 60 Dash - 7^th
"Senior did all he could to contribute to a team win."

Blake Bartlett - 200 Dash - 1^st
"Led the only true sweep of the meet and solidified the men's championship."

Kenneth Combs - 200 Dash - 2^nd
"Ran the fastest indoor 200 of his life to earn the runner-up All-American award."

TJ  Carmichael - 200 Dash - 3^rd
"Picked up the last All-American spot with one of his greatest efforts."

Clay Shepperson - 400 Dash - 1^st
"Quality run broke the facility and NCCAA records."

JyWayne Allen - 400 Dash - 2^nd
"Ran a great race after pushing himself to anchor the 4 x 800 relay earlier."

Clay Shepperson - 800 - 1^st
"With not much rest after the 400, Clay did a great job in smart racing and claimed another national title."

Ayoub Akil - 800 - 2^nd
"Injured, Ayoub ran a solid race to finish high and add to the team's early point total."

Nathan Crowson - Mile - 7^th
"He proved to be a clutch performer in earning two points for his team hopes."

Blaine Whitson - 5000 - 6^th    
"Ran a smart race to finish with three points and make an unexpected addition to the team's efforts."

Zachary Widener - 5000 - 8^th
"The 5000 is a short race for this marathoner, but he managed to put together a quality performance to earn a point."

Nathan Crowson (1200), Matt Giudice (400), Sam Smith (800), Jordan Masterson (1600) - DMR - 4^th
"This team competed well and got the men's team off to a good start on Day One."

Blake Bartlett, Kenneth Combs, Devontrae Young, TJ Carmichael - 4 x 200 - 1^st
"This was a high-quality run that smashed the facility record and created excitement for the crowd and the men's team."

Sam Smith, Matt Giudice, Tommy Uglean, JyWayne Allen - 4 x 800 - 2^nd
"A trip and a fall for the lead-off runner made this a tough race when the guys expected to win.  Good effort to recover and add points."

JyWayne Allen, Kenneth Combs, Blake Bartlett, Clay Shepperson - 4 x 400 - 1^st
"The men's team wrapped up the championship day with a new facility and NCCAA record."

Andrew Worley - Heptathlon - 3^rd
"Earned the last All-American spot with a good performance for a young freshmen in a challenging multi-event."

Chris Walker - Heptathlon - 5^th
"Scored needed points with a good effort in a tough event.  These 2 guys will continue to improve and will be valuable to our future."