Crete, Neb. – Following a 2014 KCAC Outdoor Championship year, the 2015 McPherson College track and field teams got their first meet of the year in on Saturday as they competed at the Ward Haylett Invitational hosted by Doane College. There were multiple Personal Records and a few school records for Mac, not to mention one NAIA A-Standard Qualifier.
"I was pleased with how the team pulled together coming off of break and after a short, cold week of practice," said Coach Magnall. "There were some very strong performances across the board and I'm looking forward to seeing more improvement next week."
Perry Joseph highlighted the meet for McPherson with his 6.86 time in the 60-meter dash; Joseph finished first in the meet and punched his ticket to the 2015 NAIA Indoor National Championships. The time is currently the fourth best in the NAIA and re-sets the McPherson College record; Joseph set the record back in 2013 and tied it again last year. Dixon Cooney also set a record on Saturday as he ran a 2:36.27 in the 1000m run; the sophomore was just three seconds off a B-qualifier. The 4x400m relay squad ran a 3:28.63, knocking a few tenths off the old school record; the team was made up of Jawaun Stuart, Akim Muhammad, Demetres Greenwood, and Marlon Clayton.
On the women's side, Jazmine Alexander ran a 7.9 in the 60-meter dash and finished third; this was the first time she has competed in this event and was five-hundredths off of qualifying for Nationals. Dajana Gliesche and Neka Dias both set PRs in each one of their events.
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McPherson is back up in Crete, Nebraska next weekend as Doane College hosts the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic.
Complete McPherson Women's Results:
60m Dash – 3. Jazmine Alexander 7.90 PR
60m Dash – Cathy Lowry 8.29
60m Dash – Jasmine Benson 8.47
200m Dash – Jazmine Alexander 27.05
200m Dash – Dajana Gliesche 27.29 PR
200m Dash – Neka Dias 27.97 PR
200m Dash – Cathy Lowry 29.20
200m Dash – Jasmine Benson 29.25
800m Run – Sierra Ulrich 3:20.05
1000m Run – Laura Gibson 3:23.12
1-Mile Run – Lauren Wankum 6:49.31
3000m Run – Miranda Clark Ulrich 12:27.33
60m Hurdles – Dajana Gliesche 9.77 PR
60m Hurdles – Neka Dias 9.93 PR
Long Jump – Dajana Gliesche 5.08m PR
Long Jump – Jasmine Helms 4.77m PR
Triple Jump – Jasmine Helms 10.74m
Triple Jump – Arryana Barton 10.48m
Shot Put – Ivanna Moyer 11.03m
Shot Put – Arryana Barton 10.93m
Shot Put – Destiny Reid 7.59m
Weight Throw – Ivanna Moyer 11.39
Weight Throw – Arryana Barton 11.30m
Weight Throw – Destiny Reid 8.53m
Complete McPherson Men's Results:
60m Dash – 1. Perry Joseph 6.86 PR
60m Dash – Josiah Oyebefun 7.05
60m Dash – 6. J'Moi Penn 7.05 PR
60m Dash – Akim Muhammad 7.14
60m Dash – Todge Cooper 7.46
200m Dash – 3. J'Moi Penn 22.91
200m Dash – 6. Josiah Oyebefun 23.27
200m Dash – Demetres Greenwood 24.03
200m Dash – Jawaun Stuart 24.75
200m Dash – Todge Cooper 25.32
200m Dash – Jake Singley 25.60
400m Dash – Corinthian Bond 1:01.93
600m Dash – 4. Julian Nagata 1:28.74
600m Dash – Miguel Luna-Sanchez 1:29.66
1000m Run – 2. Dixon Cooney 2:36.27 PR SR
1000m Run – 5. Michael Janzer 2:47.76
1-Mile Run – Jonathan Dominguez 5:17.6
3000m Run – Kurt Katzdorn 9:46.44 PR
3000m Run – Christopher Newell 9:52.16
3000m Run – Chris Le 9:57.53
3000m Run – Jordan Bost 10:12.82
60m Hurdles – Aaron Vaughan 8.89
60m Hurdles – Marvin Jackson 9.05
60m Hurdles – Jeremiah Friend 9.42
60m Hurdles – Demetres Greenwood 9.63
4x400m Relay – 3:28.63 SR
Jawaun Stuart Akim Muhammad
Demetres Greenwood Marlon Clayton
4x400m Relay – 3:42.59
Julian Nagata Jake Singley
Perry Joseph Marvin Jackson
4x400m Relay – 3:44.29
Dixon Cooney Michael Janzer
Christopher Newell Miguel Luna-Sanchez
4x400m Relay – 3:57.35
Corinthian Bond Jeremiah Friend
Jonathan Dominguez Kurt Katzdorn
Pole Vault – Geoffrey Pugh 3.65m
Long Jump – 6. Marlon Clayton 6.34m PR
Triple Jump – 6. Marlon Clayton 13.55m
Shot Put – Xavier Bartee 13.46m
Weight Throw – Miguel Isidro 9.33m
