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Paul Orchard Track & Field Fact
Cedarville, who hosted the first-ever NCCAA Track & Field Championship in 1973, will again serve as host beginning with the 2001 meet. The last time the event was held at the Yellow Jackets' complex was 1998.
| Host of the NCCAA NATIONALS American Mideast Conference Champions Up next: Season Completed Reyes, Marsh are NAIA All-Americans
ABBOTSBORD, British Columbia (5-26-2001) -- Sergio Reyes placed second in the 5,000 meters in school-record time and was third in the 10,000 meters while Mike Marsh was fourth in the decathlon as both athletes earned All-America status at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The top six finishers in each event are considered All-Americans. Reyes was clocked in 14:22.18 in the 5K breaking the previous school mark of 14:28.50 first set by Brian Hull in 1978 and equalled by Tom Hill in 1986. Earlier in the meet he finished third in the 10K in 30:45.60. In the decathlon, Marsh was in second place after the first day of competition with 3,559 points as he won the high jump (6-7), tied for second in the long jump (6.73 m), was sixth in the shot put (37-3.5), seventh in the 400 meter dash (52.05), and eighth in the 100 (11.73). On Day 2, he remained second upon finishing fifth in the 110 meter hurdles (16.02) and second in the discus (126-10). Marsh ended up fourth overall with 6,477 points by placing 12th in the pole vault (11-1.75), 10th in the javelin (142-5), and 10th in the 1,500 meters (4:52.74). [COMPLETE RESULTS] Fox qualifies for NAIA steeplechase
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (5-12-2001) -- Jody Fox met the NAIA automatic qualifying mark in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Indiana Invitational. He placed fifth with a time of 9:28.50. Sergio Reyes finished second in the 3,000 meter run in 8:19.37. [COMPLETE RESULTS] CU wins four events in NCCAA
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (5-5-2001) -- Eddie Nehus, Mike Marsh, Sergio Reyes, and Carl Traub each won an event at the NCCAA Track & Field Championships where the Yellow Jackets placed fourth as a team. Greenville won the team title with 173 points and was followed by Malone, 133; Taylor, 127; and Cedarville, 122.5. Nehus won the 800 meters for the fourth consecutive year with a time of 1:54.67 and Marsh piled up an NCCAA and school-record 6,551 points to win the decathlon by 113 points. [DECATHLON RESULTS] Reyes finished first in the 1,500 meters in 3:57.93 and Traub's winning heave in the hammer was 158-feet 10-inches. Nehus, Ken Loescher, Cliff Reynolds, and Eric Yearley were all recognized as NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes. [FINAL RESULTS] |
