Track and Field | 3/2/2012 7:58:00 PM
Geneva, Ohio –
Derrick Toney (Salinas, Calif.) finishes tied for sixth in the high-jump at the 2012 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. The meet was held inside the SPIRE Institute Track and Field Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio and ran from the first through the third of March.
Toney went into the competition with the second highest jump, 2.11m (6’ 8.75”), in the NAIA this year. The opening height for high-jump was 1.98m (6’ 5.95”) and Derrick was one of 15 athletes to clear it and did so on his first attempt. Unfortunately, that would be the only clearance for Toney; the bar was then raised to 2.03m (6’ 8”) and he missed on all three tries. There were 10 other participants who could not get over that height but since Derrick cleared the opening height on his first try, he and six others finished tied for sixth.
With his sixth place finish, Toney joins an elite group of individuals as an NAIA All-American. This is his second All-American honor as he finished third in the 2011 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. Derrick will now get some much needed rest before competing in McPherson’s first outdoor track and field meet of the season which is scheduled for March 8
th at the Tabor Invitational.
For complete results, click
here.
Men High Jump
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Starting height: 1.98m; 5cm increments
World: W 2.43m 3/4/1989 Javier Sotomayor, CUB
American: A 2.40m 3/10/1991 Hollis Conway, Nike International
Collegiate: C 2.37m 3/11/1989 Hollis Conway, LA. Lafayette
Championship: N 2.24m 1998 Jason Howard, California Baptist
2011 Champ: * 2.15m 3/4/2011 Ben Zuch, Midland
Name Year School Seed Finals
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Finals
1 Huseman, Matt SO Northwestern 2.10m 2.13m 6-11.75
1.98 2.03 2.08 2.13 2.18
P O O XO XXX
2 Gary, Herb FR Indiana Tech 2.14m 2.13m 6-11.75
1.98 2.03 2.08 2.13 2.18
O O XO XXO XXX
3 Haynie, Robbie SR Eastern Oregon 2.11m 2.08m 6-09.75
1.98 2.03 2.08 2.13
O XXO O XXX
4 Helminiak, Ryan JR Aquinas 2.05m 2.03m 6-08.00
1.98 2.03 2.08
O O XXX
5 Torres, Joseph FR St. Ambrose 2.04m 2.03m 6-08.00
1.98 2.03 2.08
O XO XXX
6 Gass, Ryan SR Morningside 2.05m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Knebel, Andrew SO Dickinson St. 2.05m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Miller, Asa SR Eastern Oregon 2.05m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Toney, Derrick SR McPherson 2.11m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Smith, Austin JR Ashford 2.04m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Djuricic, Branko SR Concordia (Ore.) 2.00m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
6 Davis, Jacael SO Bacone 2.00m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
O XXX
13 Miller, Travis JR Baker 2.00m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
XO XXX
13 Gamble, Jon SO Hastings 2.00m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
XO XXX
13 Limberg, Lucas FR Olivet Nazarene 2.01m 1.98m 6-06.00
1.98 2.03
XO XXX
-- Lopour, Trevor JR Mount Marty 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Panchol, Emmanuel SO Ashford 2.04m NH
1.98
XXX
-- King, Caleb FR Indiana Wesleyan 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Hill, Cameron FR Cornerstone 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Davis, Mark FR Bacone 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Moore, Ethan FR Concordia (Ore.) 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Waters, Matt SO Concordia (Ore.) 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Stine, Nick FR Hastings 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Army, David JR Indiana Tech 2.04m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Jones, Samuel JR Goshen 2.00m NH
1.98
XXX
-- Keeney, Rob JR Doane 2.05m DNS
