Bison Head to GAC Championships Thursday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST at GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hosted by Southern Arkansas | Mulerider Track and Field Complex | Magnolia, Ark.

Thursday, April 19 | 2 p.m. – Decathlon Friday, April 20 | 10 a.m. – Decathlon (cont.) | 1:30 p.m. – Field Events | 6:30 p.m. – Distance Running Saturday, April 21 | 10 a.m. – Field Events | Noon – Running Events

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist is set to compete Thursday in the first Great American Conference Track & Field Championships since completing the transition process to NCAA Division II.
 
Southern Arkansas is the host school for the meet and all events will take place at the Mulerider Track and Field Complex in Magnolia, Arkansas. OBU has competed in the GAC postseason track meet the last two seasons but were unable to count their scores due to their provisional status in the conference.
 
Competition will last from Thursday through Saturday, beginning with five decathlon events on Thursday at 2 p.m. Friday opens with the conclusion of the decathlon at 10 a.m. and field events will begin at 1:30 p.m. The distance races will close the day at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Saturday's schedule includes field events starting at 10 a.m. and running events at noon.
 
Bison men have met three NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks and won 24 events in three outdoor meets this spring.
 
Saleem Fadel has the ninth-best mark in the NCAA for the hammer throw this season at a provisional qualifying distance of 195' 6" (59.60 meters). Nathaniel Worley ranks 30^th in the high jump at 6' 8.25" (2.04m), which is a provisional qualifying mark.
 
Andrew Worley owns the No. 50 score in the decathlon this spring with 5605 points. A team of Sayvon Milton, Dillon Phillips, Clayton Honeycutt and Carlos James ran the 43^rd-fastest 4x400-meter relay in 3:17.09.
 
Follow along with live results HERE or watch the action live HERE.