Track and Field Results - 2008

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T&F Scores At SCAC Finals; Martin and Hale Named All-Conference

The Oglethorpe University men's and women's track and field teams travelled to the SCAC Spring Sports Festival last weekend and wrapped up their season on a high note as several competitors scored for the Petrels. Senior captain Pete Martin and sophomore Elizabeth Hale highlighted the weekend for Oglethorpe by each earning All-SCAC honors.

Martin set an Oglethorpe University record in the shot put while capturing third place with a throw of 45’-0.5”. Hale tallied 19 points at the two-day meet with her 2nd in the long jump, 2nd in the high jump, 7th in the triple jump and as a member of the 5th place 400-meter relay team. Chloey Mayo, Armanda Colson and Donyale Greenwell joined Hale on the relay team.  Mayo also scored points for her 7th place finish in the shot put with her best toss of the season, 33’-1”.
 
Senior and season leading point-scorer, Elijah Green, again led the OU men in scoring.  Green took 4th place in the long jump, 7th place in the triple jump and added one-half point in the men’s 400m relay squad.  The other three members of the relay squad – Luis Zimbron, Jay Locke, and Que Newbill – rounded out the scoring for Oglethorpe’s men.

Track and Field Teams Score at "Tyrone Poole Classic"

The Oglethorpe men’s and women’s track & field teams made its second annual trek to Fort Valley State University’s “Tyrone Poole Classic” on Saturday.  The meet, named for a beloved alumnus, draws highly competitive track & field teams from the Historic Black Colleges who compete in the NCAA Division II.  In 2007 the Oglethorpe women scored but 4 points and the men failed to score.

This past weekend OU’s women racked up 41 points while the men earned 23.  Leading in the women’s scoring were sophomore, Elizabeth Hale who won the high jump by clearing 5’-2” and senior Donyale Greenwell who won the college division in the shot put and by finishing 6th in the 800m. In addition, sophomore Chloey Mayo took 6th in the shot and 7th in the 800m; senior captain Wendy Madill took 6th in the long jump and 8th in the 100m high hurdles; while senior Gillian Brady, sophomore Avery Livingston and freshman Michelle Chelemer teamed up to finish 5th, 6th, and 7th in the 3000m.

On the men’s side, freshman Luis Zimbrom took 8th in the 800m; freshman Que Newbill took 6th in the triple jump; and senior captain Pete Martin took 4th in the shot and 8th in the discus.  Once again, senior Elijah Green led all OU men’s scorers with a 4th place finish in the triple jump and a 2nd place in the long jump with a personal best of 22’-1”

Oglethorpe Opens 2008 Track & Field Season

Oglethorpe’s men’s and women’s teams traveled to conference foe Sewanee on Saturday (February 9th) to compete in the Tiger Invitational Indoor Track Meet. Three veteran members of the team came back to Atlanta with honors.

Sophomore Elizabeth Hale tied for first place in the high jump and established a new indoor record for OU when she cleared 5’-3.75” (1.62m). Senior Elijah Green bettered his own personal best in the long jump with a leap of 21’-7.5” (6.59m) which was good enough for 5th place.  Senior captain Pete Martin also captured 5th place in the shot put.  Martin threw 40’-9.5” (12.43m) to break the university’s indoor record which he had previously set in 2006.
 
The teams will return to action on Thursday afternoon, February 14th in a home meet against Chattahoochee Tech.

Women 7th, Men 14th at 22-Team Track & Field Invitational

Oglethorpe's men and women competed in Emory's 2-day track & field meets on Friday and Saturday.  The meet drew teams from as far away as Mount Vernon, Iowa (Cornell),  St. Paul and Northfield, Minnesota (Bethel and St. Olaf) and the Bog Apple's New York University.

Sophomore Andrea Vinson won the long jump, finished 2^nd in the 100 meters and 5^th in the 200 meters.  Sophomore LaToya McCants finished 5^th in both the long jump and triple jump.  Freshman Lynette McKinney captured 6^th in the 100 meter high hurdles.

Senior Jon Gabriel, was 6^th in the 200 meters and 5^th in the 400 meters.  Sophomore Justin Willard was 4^th in the long jump.  Senior Kyle Taylor missed scoring by inches in the discus while throwing for a career best mark.

The teams will compete this weekend at the University of the South's Mountain Laurel Relays in Monteagle, Tennessee.

Oglethorpe Outdoor Opener

Both the men and women remained unbeaten at home in track & field on Saturday morning.  Highlights of the meet included a new school record and the impressive inaugural competition by a freshman.

Heather Bullard set Oglethorpe's record in the pole vault, clearing 8-8 on her first attempt at that height.  Cierra Berry won four events, winning the 400 meters, the long jump, the triple jump, and the javelin.  She also finished second in the 100 meters.

Gillian Brady won all three middle distance and distance races. Andrea Vinson continued her domination of the sprints, capturing both the 100 meters and 200 meters.  Lyndsey Callaway won her first event of the young season in winning the discus.  Wendy Madill took two second place finishes as runner-up to teammate Gillian Brady.

For the men, Kyle Taylor was high point scorer with wins in the triple jump, and discus along with a second in the javelin.  Michael Muller had a first in the long jump and two second place finishes in the 800 meters and 200 meters.  Justin Willard won the 100 meters.  Jon Carter (discus) and Thadd Kennedy (1500 meters) each were second.  Pete Martin (discus) and Kyle Parker (javelin) rounded out the scoring with third places in their event.

The teams travel to Charleston Southern for an invitational in the Big South next Saturday, March 11, 2006.