RESULTS
A small contingent of men from the Hannibal-LaGrange University track & field team got the 2011 portion of the indoor season underway early, as they traveled to Columbia to compete in the Mizzou Invitational.
In a meet that included the likes of Mizzou, SLU, Lincoln, and SIU-Edwardsville, there were some promising results. Freshman Easton Padden set a new school record in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 4.45m (14'7.5"), which was good for 6th place. Easton skipped over the 4.60m height to take a shot at the next height (4.75m), which would have been an automatic qualifying height for the NAIA Indoor national meet. Easton fell just short but such promising results this early in the season is a great sign of good things to come.
Junior standout Andre Townsend had an up-and-down day. In a talented 60m hurdle field, Andre placed 3rd in the preliminary round with a fast time of 8.08. In the finals, he had a strong collision with the fourth hurdle and faded back to 5th place with a time of 8.34. Later on, Andre would compete in the 200m dash where he would place 6th with a school record time of 23.43. The Trojans also got a strong effort in the 200 from freshman Cole Peck, who placed 12th in the event with a time of 23.76, barely half an hour after placing 18th in the 600 yard dash (1:18.97). Sophomore John Anderson finished 18th in the 200m race with a time of 24.55.
The entire HLG team will resume practice next week and will prepare for the SIU Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, IL next Friday and Saturday.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
T&F Kicks Off Season at Iowa State
RESULTS - MEN
RESULTS - WOMEN
The men's and women's track and field teams at Hannibal-LaGrange University kicked off the indoor season by traveling to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Iowa State Holiday Classic. Competing against numerous NCAA Division I and II programs, including the host institution, a young Trojans team got a chance to put all of their fall training to the test.
The men's team was led by junior Andre Townsend who, in his HLG debut, placed second in the 60 meter hurdles. Andre's time of 7.99 in the finals earned him an automatic qualifying mark for the 2011 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in March and currently stands as the top time in NAIA for that event. Including Andre's effort, a total of four school records were broken on the men's side, including the 300m sprint, where freshman Bernardo Massuchin set a new standard with a time of 37.30, which was good for 14th place. Freshman Cole Peck started his collegiate career in style by setting a new record mark in the 600 yard race. Cole's time of 1:17.36 placed 7th in the event. In addition, the men's 4x400m relay team of Townsend, Peck, Massuchin, and freshman Stephen McTeer smashed the old school record by completing the event in a time of 3:30.70 and placing third in the event.
On the women's side, sophomore thrower Abbie Herrold made a strong return in her first meet since a serious ankle injury during last year's outdoor season. Abbie set a new school record in the weight throw with a mark of 11.53m. Freshman Sarah Wilson set a new school record in the 600 yard race, placing 5th with a time of 1:33.02. Fellow freshman Mandi Riddle, fresh out of cross country, was not far behind, placing 7th n the same event (1:36.88). In the pole vault, senior Cara Grinde got off to a solid start, placing second with a mark of 3.25m. freshman Cailey Wilkinson placed 4th in the same event, clearing 3.10m in her first collegiate competition.
COACH COMMENTS: Overall I was pretty pleased with the effort today. With so many freshmen, it was great for them to come out and get a taste of competition heading into the holiday break. We have a ton of potential on this team and I look forward to seeing steady improvement as the season goes on. On top of that, we are blessed to have a great group of athletes who have worked hard all fall and just have strong attitudes and work ethic.
A handful of team members will compete in the Missouri Invitational on Friday, January 7 in Columbia, Missouri. The meet begins at 12pm.
RESULTS - WOMEN
The men's and women's track and field teams at Hannibal-LaGrange University kicked off the indoor season by traveling to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Iowa State Holiday Classic. Competing against numerous NCAA Division I and II programs, including the host institution, a young Trojans team got a chance to put all of their fall training to the test.
The men's team was led by junior Andre Townsend who, in his HLG debut, placed second in the 60 meter hurdles. Andre's time of 7.99 in the finals earned him an automatic qualifying mark for the 2011 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in March and currently stands as the top time in NAIA for that event. Including Andre's effort, a total of four school records were broken on the men's side, including the 300m sprint, where freshman Bernardo Massuchin set a new standard with a time of 37.30, which was good for 14th place. Freshman Cole Peck started his collegiate career in style by setting a new record mark in the 600 yard race. Cole's time of 1:17.36 placed 7th in the event. In addition, the men's 4x400m relay team of Townsend, Peck, Massuchin, and freshman Stephen McTeer smashed the old school record by completing the event in a time of 3:30.70 and placing third in the event.
On the women's side, sophomore thrower Abbie Herrold made a strong return in her first meet since a serious ankle injury during last year's outdoor season. Abbie set a new school record in the weight throw with a mark of 11.53m. Freshman Sarah Wilson set a new school record in the 600 yard race, placing 5th with a time of 1:33.02. Fellow freshman Mandi Riddle, fresh out of cross country, was not far behind, placing 7th n the same event (1:36.88). In the pole vault, senior Cara Grinde got off to a solid start, placing second with a mark of 3.25m. freshman Cailey Wilkinson placed 4th in the same event, clearing 3.10m in her first collegiate competition.
COACH COMMENTS: Overall I was pretty pleased with the effort today. With so many freshmen, it was great for them to come out and get a taste of competition heading into the holiday break. We have a ton of potential on this team and I look forward to seeing steady improvement as the season goes on. On top of that, we are blessed to have a great group of athletes who have worked hard all fall and just have strong attitudes and work ethic.
A handful of team members will compete in the Missouri Invitational on Friday, January 7 in Columbia, Missouri. The meet begins at 12pm.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
HLG Runners Compete in Half-Marathon
Junior Philiph Tonui repeated his runner-up performance from a year ago, with a blistering time of 1:09:51. This effort cut 1:36 off of Philiph’s own school record for the distance and set an automatic qualifying time for the 2011 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in May. Freshman Tyler Malone had a strong half marathon debut, placing 35th in the talented-stocked men’s race in a time of 1:19:26. Sophomore Nathan Uding rounded out the effort for the men with a time of 1:26:38, which was good for 47th place.
On the women’s side, sophomore Sarah Erickson made her debut at the 13.1 mile distance and performed well, placing 24rd overall with a time of 1:40:12. Sarah’s effort places her 2nd on the HLG record list for the distance. Fellow sophomore Liz Wilder ran a gutsy race and finished with a time of 1:47:27, which was good for 27th place.
The Trojans will kick off the indoor track & field season on Friday, when the team travels to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Holiday Classic, hosted by Iowa State University.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Breanna and Philiph Compete at NAIA XC Nationals
Philiph and Breanna competing at NAIA XC National meet
Men's Results: http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/stats/2010-2011/2010naianationalxcchampsindmensresults.html
Philiph finished 37th (out of 326) in a time of 25:53 for the 8K race. Breanna placed 205th (out of 330) in a time of 20:10 in the women's 5K championship race.
It was a great effort for both athletes and they represented HLG really well.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
HLG Finishes Strong at Conference Championships
2010 NAIA XC National Qualifiers Philiph and Breanna
RESULTS
On Saturday, November 6, the men's and women's cross country teams at Hannibal-LaGrange University took to the course in St. Louis, MO for the American Midwest Conference Championships. Under ideal racing conditions, both teams ran to 4th place finishes in their respective races.
For the women, freshman Breanna Newton led the way with a 6th-place finish (19:21), which placed her on the AMC All-Conference team. In addition, Breanna became the first HLG female cross country athlete to qualify for the NAIA Cross Country National Championships! Breanna's effort was not the only high point for the Lady Trojans as the injury plagued team put together their most complete effort of the season. Freshman Amber Zinkula battled through a hip injury to finish in 14th place (20:56) and just three spots out of earning a bid to the national meet. Fellow freshman Mandi Riddle was close behind, placing 16th with a time of 21:04. Sophomore Sarah Erickson saved her best race for last as the Bowling Green, MO native set a new personal best with a time of 21:12, good for 18th place. Sophomore Lisbeth Wilder also set a new personal best, finishing the 5K in 22:30 (25th place). Senior Carissa Eichmeyer finished her XC career with a 29th place finish in a season-best time of 23:10. Freshman Kayle Anders (31st - 23:27) and senior Janelle McGinniss (34th - 24:45) both battled through nagging injuries to set personal best times as well.
COACH COMMENTS: I was very pleased at how hard the ladies ran today. There is not one of them who hasn't had to deal with some sort of injury this season; it's just been that kind of year. However, they have kept their heads high, stayed positive, trusted the Lord, and done their best to take care of themselves and the end result was a great day. I am so proud of how Breanna came out and competed today. She has been pretty much just cross training since the Graceland meet and neither of us were sure what to expect today. She wanted to go out and honor the Lord with her effort today and did that and so much more. She earned a trip to compete at the NAIA National meet in Washington state and we will work to get her back up to speed so he can excel there.
I was also just so proud of all of the girls, regardless of times and places. Amber and Mandi stayed strong throughout and will both be a force to be reckoned with next year. I was most pleased with Sarah and how she ran such a consistent meet. She has been running with increased confidence and it showed today. She can go even faster and I expect to see that during the track season. I want to give props to Liz for showing up strong today and filling in our 5th spot, setting a PR by 35 seocnds in the process! She has made great strides as a first-year runner and her heart and desire to compete is huge! Kayle was another one I was excited about today. She has been sidelined by injuries almost all season but came out with little training to set a new PR. Another freshman, she is going to be very solid for us in the future. Bryanna was in the same boat injury wise but gave a gutsy performance and also set a new personal best time.
Finally I want to give notice to our two seniors. Carissa has been steady all year and gave it all she had today. Her family are such great supporters of our program and they will all be missed next year. Now she can resume her race walking and look to repeat as a double national qualifier this year. Janelle almost had to pack it in due to chronic injuries but she has stayed dedicated to her rehab and was able to come out and set a new personal best time today. She is graduating next month and I know she can walk away with great satisfaction based on her effort today. Both of these ladies have stepped up as leaders and will be greatly missed.
In the men's event, which included teams from the American Midwest Conference, Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, and and Independent institution, junior Philiph Tonui ran a fantastic race, placing 4th in a time of 24:58 on the 8K course. With that effort, Philiph will make a return trip to the NAIA XC National meet. After Philiph, a trio of Trojans came in together as senior Jason Cline (24th - 27:48), junior Brett Jones (25th 28:08), and freshman Tyler Malone (27th - 28:14) all ran very strong races. Sophomore Ben Griffin battled through sickness to place 38th overall (29:46) while junior Deon Russell re-aggravated a hamstring injury but toughed it out to place 39th (29:55). Sophomore Nathan Uding (41st - 30:48) rounded out the effort for the Trojans.
COACH COMMENT: This has been a great group of guys to work with and I am happy the top part of the group was able to go out and have a strong race. Philiph is a rock star on our campus and he came out and gave a rock star effort today. He is so humble and goes about his business every day but he is a great competitor and really ran a smart race. We had a game plan going in that he executed extremely well. As a result, he is making a return trip to Vancouver, where I think he will have a great showing. I am so proud of Jason and how he has dedicated himself during his senior year to developing his potential. He and Brett both pushed each other so well today and had great races as a result. Tyler has come on over the past few weeks and has shown great promise as a freshman. Deon's injury was a real bummer for us but he showed great heart in pushing through. Overall this team really worked hard this year and set a new standard for future men's teams.
Breanna and Philip will now move on to the NAIA XC National Championships, which will take place November 20 in Vancouver, Washington. A number of cross country runners will keep in training as they prepare for the Midland Lutheran Half-Marathon on December 3 in Fremont, NE. The rest of the team will take a short break from training before preparing for the upcoming indoor track & field season, where both the men's and women's teams will be gunning for a conference championship.
Stay tuned to the runHLG blog for updates on the XC national championship experience.
Stay tuned to the runHLG blog for updates from nationals.
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