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So far some nice marks...…


At Kansas Jaykawk Invite:

Ky-Shaun Bradford......1:17.65 in M600m......that's about a 1:50 800m pace which is solid

Chris Walker...1:19 M600........about 1:52 800m pace.........good time

Tim Dresselhaus...........MHeptathlon....wins with 4727 points......this would have been 6th place today at Fayetteville in a meet of SEC, Big 10, Big 2 and Pac-10 teams...….Zac Bitton 5th with 4327

Ajah Criner..........W400 in 57.41

Victoria Campbell..........W600m in 1:29.87........a very solid 800m pace of about 2:05

Samford Invite

Alex Hanson wins mile in a solid 4:14 and wins 1000m in 2:32.......this must have been a yawner for him.........

Zach Jewell wins 200m in very respectable early season 21.37 for a school record.......... then wins LJ in 23'2"

Jaron Hamilton wins M3000 in 8:41.......about a 9:15 2 mile pace.......

Ajah Criner wins W200 in school record 24.72

@Howie Ryan Invite, University of Houston, 2/8/19

Suspect we are resting most of team this weekend...……..

Top marks:

UCA, 1st in W4x400m relay - 3:52.34

UCA, 1st M Distance Medley Relay - 10:22.75

Ajah Criner, 4th, W200m - 24.54 (school indoor record)

Tyler Rose, 7th, W800m - 57.84

Jared Hamilton, 4th, M800m - 1:56.83

SLC Meet on 2/24-25 at Birmingham Crossplex

@Southland Conference Indoor Championships - Birmingham Crossplex

{The Crossplex is a first class facility and very popular venue...….I believe it hosted in February conference indoor championships for Southland, Sunbelt, SWAC and CUSA plus the NCAA D1 meet is there March 8-9}

Day 2 (Monday)
https://ucasports.com/news/2019/2/25/mens-track-and-field-school-records-fall-at-slc-indoor.aspx?path=mtrack

{To add a little color to these school record marks I added in brackets what place this would have been in the SEC Indoor....by far the top track and field indoor conference}

Mens Team (Top 3):
SHS, 104
SLU, 85
ACU, 77

UCA, 39 (9th)
For the men, senior Markus Schweikert rewrote the school record again in the 3,000 meters, finishing sixth in a time of 8:25.09 {23rd}, a day after also setting a new mark in the 5,000 meters. Freshman Timon Dresselhaus broke the school record in the heptathlon, finishing with 4,980 points {5th} and in seventh place. He broke a record that had stood since 2010. Junior Alex Hanson broke his own school mark in the 800 meters, running a 1:50.76 {6th}to earn the silver medal.

Women's Team (Top 3):
SFA, 141
NWS, 85
UIW, 81

UCA, 43 (7th)
On the women's side, junior Ajah Criner broke her own record in the 200 meters, running a 24.25 to earn the silver medal. Senior Hannah Noble also tied her own school record in the high jump with a leap of 5-07.75 {8th}, also good for silver. The 4x400 relay team of Victoria Campfield, Tyler Rose, Aliyah Robinson and Criner set the school mark with a 3:51.29 to finish seventh.

UCA picked up 14 big points in the mile run with Alejandra Ruiz finishing third (5:02.69), Charlotte Blair fourth (5:04.88) and Erin Woodward sixth (5:07.55). Freshman Gracie Hyde finished fifth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:03.11, while Criner also finished fourth in the 60 meters in 7.57.
UCA's women finished with 43 total points.

Day 1 (Sunday)


Mens Team (Top 5):

SLU, 45
SFA, 33.50
SHS, 28
LU, 27
UCA, 24

Women's Team (Top 5):

SFA, 45
MSU, 28
ACU, 26
TAMCC, 24
LU, 23

SugarBears in 11th.

Bears took 2nd in Distance Medley Relay in a close race with Lamar and SHS; SBs were 8th in women's DMR.

SR Marcus Schweikert took 2nd in Men's 5k with school record 14:41 {14th in SEC}and JR Jaron Hamilton was 6th. FR Gracie Hyde was 8th for SBs in women's race.

SO Logan Hall tied for 3rd in men's high jump.

Lots of points up from grab on Monday..........

@North Florida

https://ucasports.com/news/2019/3/23/womens-track-and-field-uca-grabs-12-top-10s-at-north-florida-meet.aspx

The performance that got my attention was FR Thomas Cain running 14:55 for the 5k....that is about 14:20 for three miles which is solid D1 freshman time (about 4:46 per mile)….

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ The University of Central Arkansas track and field teams turned in 15 Top 10 performances and a school record this weekend at the North Florida Spring Break Invitational.

Senior Kylee Kirk broke her own school record in the hammer throw with a 146-4. Junior Erin Woodward finished second in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:49.98. Freshman Hunter Henderson was third in the men's 1,500 meters in 4:00.99.

UCA's women's 4x400 relay team of Tyler Rose, Victoria Campfield, Aliyah Robinson and Ajah Criner finished fourth in a time of 3:52.62. Sophomore Logan Hall finished third in the pole vault at 2.02 meters (actually this is the HJ......, 6'7.5") while Jalal Taylor was fifth in the triple jump (13.97 meters).

Freshman Thomas Cain was a seventh in the 5,000 meters in 14:55.62. Sophomore Aysha Anderson finished ninth in the 100 meters hurdles (14:56). Criner also finished 10th in the 100 meters (12.13). Junior Ryan Yarde finished 10th in the 800 meters (1:54.99) while Luis Colon was 10th in the 400 meter hurdles (55.22).

UCA's 4x400 relay team of Yarde, Shamal Sullivan, Walter Reed and Sam Janski finished 10th (3:33.60). Sophomore Teshuna Sheppard finished 10th in the triple jump (11.15 meters). Luke Anthony finished fifth in the javelin (170-4), followed by Timon Dresselhaus in seventh (161-4) and Zac Bitton ninth (146-3).

UCA competes next at the University of Texas Relays in Austin, Texas.

COMPLETE RESULTS

@Texas Relays at UT-Austin

https://ucasports.com/news/2019/4/3/womens-track-and-field-freshman-hyde-earns-weekly-southland-honor.aspx

Congrats to FR Gacie Hyde for a fine outing in her first attempt at the 3k steeplechase...…….10th in the university division at 10:51.....in Top 100 so far this season...…….knock off 15 seconds and be Top 50 …...probably takes about 10 minutes to make nationals finals...….not likely this season but with this being her first steeple, the future could be very bright...…….

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For the Bears, senior Markus Schweikert broke his own school record in the 5,000 meters on Thursday. Schweikert, from Spay, Germany, ran a 14:43.23 to finish fourth overall. He broke his own record of 14:45.53 set last year.

This about a 14:10 3 mile pace or about 4:43 per mile.........getting to a sub-14 for 3 miles is a key milestone for a college distance runner......certainly within range this season........

@UALR

Congrats to Senior Kylee Kirk who broke her own record in the hammer throw with a toss of 148-10......

@MtSAC Relays

"Senior Markus Schweikert led a group of eight runners at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays at El Camino College, setting a school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 30:11.53. Freshman Gracie Hyde finished second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 10:35.38, the best time this season in the Southland Conference. "


Great to have one of our distance guys get near 30.....this is a 4:50 mile pace for the 6.2 miles..........that would be about 29 minutes for 6 miles (I need to do some digging but I think Ricky Richardson ran about 29 in 1968...) ....the prior school record for 10K was set in 2018 by Preston Borg at 30:26.91..........

Gracie is really doing well as a freshman......she was ranked about 140th before this time which might move her up to Top 80........this is a tough race physically and mentally........this was her 2nd steeple race......not inconceivable she could get into NCAA Regionals with another race and improvement but that would be huge with only SLC meet left........she certainly could be in the hunt for SLC crown.....the school record shows as Abigail Topham in 2015 at 10:47.19...........however, I believe Erika Setzler as a senior won SLC in 2014 (in Conway) in 10:20.56 and ran in the NCAA D1 West Regionals in Fayetteville

@SLC Meet in Natchitoches

SR Marcus Schweikert wins the 10k in 31:43 (abut 5:04 per mile) and FR Gracie Hyde wins 3k steeplechase (in her 3rd steeple race) at 10:27 to set a new stadium record...….wins by 15 seconds...…..big wins for Bears and SugarBears...…..

Jaron Hamilton takes 3rd in men's steeple in 9:09.....

More events tonight and Sunday....

SLC Athletes Qualified for NCAA D1 West Regional @ Sacramento

[NOTE- The Top 48 qualifying times/marks in each the West and the East qualify for the regionals. This is very competitive and a great achievement just to make regionals field. Top 12 from each regional to finals in Austin. Check back for women's qualifiers out of SLC.}

Men:
http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor19/west_men_declared.htm


Men 100 m (48) Prelims
8 1089 Chris Jefferson SR Sam Houston St 10.20
30 1087 Bryan Henderson JR Sam Houston St 10.37

Men 200 m (48) Prelims
7 1089 Chris Jefferson SR Sam Houston St 20.48
8 1090 Jo'vaughn Martin FR Sam Houston St 20.51
35 1087 Bryan Henderson JR Sam Houston St 20.99
43 18 Ryan Linton JR Abilene Chr 21.06

Men 400 m (48) Prelims
27 20 Avery Williams JR Abilene Chr 46.54
33 21 Jared Williams SO Abilene Chr 46.70
36 647 Webster Slaughter SO Lamar 46.80
38 1246 Antonio Ruiz JR Steph F Austin 46.84
45 1359 Dubem Nwachukwu FR TAMU-CC 46.95

Men 800 m (48) Prelims
16 1243 Drake Murphy SR Steph F Austin 1:48.42

Men 1500 m (48) Prelims
31 535 Garett Cortez SR Incarnate Word 3:45.70

Men 5000 m (48) Prelims
45 646 Jordan Rowe JR Lamar 14:02.83

Men 110 m H (48) Prelims
35 1094 Joshua Smith SO Sam Houston St 14.13
41 1358 Daniel Armstrong FR TAMU-CC 14.18
47 482 Denim Rogers SO Hou Baptist 14.23

Men 400 m H (48) Prelims
48 481 Garrett Gibson FR Hou Baptist 52.11

Men 3000 m SC (48) Prelims
24 14 Ryan Cleary SR Abilene Chr 8:51.84
42 644 Matthew Arnold JR Lamar 8:59.23

Men 4x100 m Rly (24) Prelims
Sam Houston St. 39.11
14 Stephen F. Austin 39.87

Men 4x400 m Rly (24) Prelims
16 Abilene Christian 3:07.76
19 Stephen F. Austin 3:08.62

Men HJ (48) Prelims
23 1083 Tyler Adams SR Sam Houston St 2.12m

Men PV (48) Prelims
5 1086 Clayton Fritsch SO Sam Houston St 5.71m
6 1241 Branson Ellis FR Steph F Austin 5.61m
24 1246 Antonio Ruiz JR Steph F Austin 5.28m
43 1247 Tyler Stafford FR Steph F Austin 5.11m

Men LJ (48) Prelims
19 1245 Isaiah Pittman SR Steph F Austin 7.64m

Men TJ (48) Prelims
34 645 Javon McCray JR Lamar 15.19m
38 1093 Saige Revell SR Sam Houston St 15.11m

Men SP (48) Prelims
34 1092 Michael Nichols SR Sam Houston St 18.18m

Men DT (48) Prelims
17 1084 Aaron Akens SR Sam Houston St 57.10m
24 19 Ryan Simmons SR Abilene Chr 55.75m
38 1248 Kevin Steward JR Steph F Austin 54.86m

Men HT (48) Prelims
6 1084 Aaron Akens SR Sam Houston St 68.25m
31 1088 Joshua Hernandez JR Sam Houston St 62.64m

Men JT (48) Prelims
41 1244 Cord Neal SO Steph F Austin 62.24m
46 1360 Logan Robinson SR TAMU-CC 61.48m

SLC Athletes Qualified for NCAA D1 West Regional @ Sacramento

[NOTE- The Top 48 qualifying times/marks in each the West and the East qualify for the regionals. This is very competitive and a great achievement just to make regionals field. Top 12 from each regional to finals in Austin.}

Women:
http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor19/west_women_declared.htm

Women 200 m
534 Erekha Sebastion SO Incarnate Word 23.85
531 Deja Keys JR Incarnate Word 23.65
1357 Sierra Pruitt JR TAMU-CC 23.32

Women 400 m
1227 Cayla Burch FR Steph F Austin 53.77
1233 Imani Nave JR Steph F Austin 54.07
533 Tiffani Mays SR Incarnate Word 53.99

Women 800 m
530 Dominique Allen JR Incarnate Word 2:06.80

Women 100 mH
532 Jerica Love SR Incarnate Word 13.36

Women 400 mH
1232 Dominique Jackson SR Steph F Austin 59.85

Women 3000 m SC
352 Gracie Hyde FR Cen Arkansas 10:27.55
1231 Brittany Innis SR Steph F Austin 10:28.28

Women 4x400 m Rly
Stephen F. Austin 3:35.16

Women HJ
1356 Sashane Hanson SR TAMU-CC 1.85m
1237 Kadejah Wilson SR Steph F Austin 1.74m

Women PV
1234 Madison Pecot SR Steph F Austin 4.33m
1226 Kaylee Bizzell JR Steph F Austin 4.26m
1228 Nastassja Campbell FR Steph F Austin 4.36m

Women LJ
529 Sarea Alexander SR Incarnate Word 6.60m

Women TJ
480 Natayla Nance SR Hou Baptist 12.98m
529 Sarea Alexander SR Incarnate Word 13.42m

Women SP
12 Kayla Melgar SR Abilene Chr 16.54m
10 Annina Brandenburg SO Abilene Chr 15.90m
1081 Halie Daniel JR Sam Houston St 16.00m

Women DT
12 Kayla Melgar SR Abilene Chr 53.96m
1080 Lauryn Caldwell SR Sam Houston St 52.50m
10 Annina Brandenburg SO Abilene Chr 54.58m

Women HT
1082 Yarixza Rivera SR Sam Houston St 57.83m
12 Kayla Melgar SR Abilene Chr 57.52m

Women JT
643 Migle Muraskaite SO Lamar 46.01m

FR Gracie Hyde makes her NCAA debut in the 3000m steeple chase Friday night in Sacramento.....stay with the lead pack and away from the herd.....about 8:20 pacific time...……..Go SugarBear!!

FR Gracie Hyde runs a personal best and UCA school record in section 2 of the NCAA West Regional at Sacramento......one of only 4 FR to make the West Regional field....time of 10:19.85......does not advance to Austin but a superb time for a FR.....terrific season......

UPDATE: This time, had she made it to nationals, would have been Top 18...…..not last by far...……..took 10:00 to make it 0ut of prelims to finals and 9:58 to score points in finals……... for a rookie running the steeple, she is well within sight of that level...…….Go SugarBear!!

https://ucasports.com/news/2019/6/12/mens-track-and-field-six-from-uca-earn-slc-all-academic-honors.aspx

Congrats to all the track athletes...………….


CONWAY, Ark. _ The University of Central Arkansas had six student-athletes named to the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic teams on Wednesday.

Senior Markus Schweikert (Spay, Germany) was an automatic selection after earning first-team All-SLC honors after wining the 10,000 meters at the SLC Outdoors. He has a 3.90 grade-point average in marketing. Schweikert is the school record holder in the 5,000 (outdoor) and the 3,000 and 5,000 (outdoors).

Juniors Jaron Hamilton and Jared Hamilton (Grand Prairie, Texas) were named to the team after recording GPAs of 3.82 and 3.68, respectively, both in exercise science. Jaron set a school record and won the bronze medal in the steeplechase at the SLC Outdoor.

On the women's side, senior Hannah Noble (Berryville, Ark.) earned her second SLC All-Academic honors and had a 3.86 GPA in marketing. She had a Top 10 finish in the high jump at the SLC Outdoor.

Senior Ajah Criner (Stephens, Ark.) had a 3.26 GPA in exercise science. She earned a combined 12 points with bronze medal finishes in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the SLC Outdoor, setting a school record in the 200 meters.

Junior Erin Woodward (Little Rock, Ark.) earned her honors with a 4.0 GPA in health science/physical therapy. She finished in the Top 10 in the 1,500 meters at the SLC Outdoor.

https://ucasports.com/news/2019/7/29/mens-track-and-field-uca-track-secures-academic-honors.aspx

Both top shelf in classroom and on the track...…….probably our three best ever in their events....would not surprise me to see an All-American from this group some day….

UCA TRACK SECURES ACADEMIC HONORS

CONWAY, Ark. _ Three University of Central Arkansas track and field athletes earned national All-Academic honors this week from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association (UTSFCCCA). Both UCA's men's and women's teams were honored as well.

UCA's student-athletes honored include Alex Hanson of Thatham, England, for the men and Ajah Criner of Stephens, Ark., and Gracie Hyde of Benton, Ark., for the women.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
• For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

Hyde, a freshman majoring in exercise science, earned All-Southland Conference honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and was the SLC Freshman of the Year in cross country and the Runner of the Year in outdoor track after winning two events.

Criner, a junior in pre-athletic training, set numerous school records in both the indoor and outdoor seasons and was a second-team All-SLC selection in indoor and a two-time third-team All-SLC in outdoor track.

Hanson, a junior marketing major, earned second-team All-SLC honors in indoor track after a runnerup and school-record finish in the 800 meters. He was also second-team All-Conference in cross country, helping the Bears win their first SLC championship last fall.