Cedarville University

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Three sign with Lady Jackets
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (8-5-2005) - Three athletes have signed letters of intent to attend Cedarville University and compete in track & field for the Lady Jackets.

Beth Davies, a graduate of nearby Shawnee High School in Springfield, will move to the track after running for the CU cross country team. She qualified for the Ohio Division II state track & field meet in the 800 meters her last two seasons. Marla Rice was part of the school-record 4 x 400 meter relay team at Wellsboro (Pa.) Area High School. Bethany Young, who competed for Jersey Shore (Pa.) Area High School, participated in the pole vault and 4 x 400 meter relay.

Samantha Maat

Maat repeats as NAIA All-American
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (5-28-2005) - Samantha Maat achieved NAIA All-America recognition in the 10,000 meters for the second straight year at the NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The sophomore distance specialist placed 4th with a time 36:50.24. The top six finishers in each event are All-Americans.

The only other Lady Jacket to score (top 8) was Sarah Ensslen, who finished 7th in the triple jump with a leap of 38-feet 3.50-inches. She was also 16th in the long jump at 17-3.25. Christina Reyes was 10th in the 1,500 meter final with a time of 4:42.94. Her preliminary time of 4:38.27 placed 5th in her heat. Reyes also anchored the 4 x 800 meter relay unit that narrowly missed by one position qualifying for the final. The quartet, which included Keri Hilty, Audree Goodew, and Melissa Wysong, turned in a time of 9:16.35 which was .15 seconds away from the 9th and final position to advance.

In other events, Emily Peacock placed 16th in the hammer throw (144-feet 8-inches) and Samantha Maat qualified for the 5,000 meter final (18:05.92), but elected not to run. Also, Rachael Castro, a five-time NAIA All-American in the pole vault, attempted to return to action for the first time since breaking her foot in the first outdoor meet of the season on March 19, but she failed to successfully clear the opening height of 11-8. [COMPLETE RESULTS and PHOTO GALLERY]

Peacock qualifies for NAIA hammer
MARION, Ind. (5-12-2005) - Emily Peacock met the NAIA automatic qualifying mark in the hammer throw with her 1st-place effort at the Indiana Wesleyan Qualifier. She unleashed a career-best heave of 152-feet 9-inches to win the event at the non-scoring meet. Peacock also finished 6th in the discus at 114-8.25.

Two other Lady Jackets competed and both won their events. Keri Hilty finished 1st in the 400 meter dash in 58.79 seconds while Christina Reyes won the 800 meters in 2:20.14. [COMPLETE RESULTS]

Ensslen leads CU at NCCAA with two titles
MARION, Ind. (5-7-2005) - Sarah Ensslen repeated as triple jump champion and also won the long jump at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships at Indiana Wesleyan University. Malone won the team title with 137 points while the Lady Jackets placed 5th out of 14 schools with 106 points.

Ensslen won the long jump with an effort of 18-feet 2.25-inches which also met the NAIA automatic qualifying mark. Her winning mark in the triple jump was 37-6. Cedarville’s only other victory came from Samantha Maat in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:43.52.

The Jackets produced seven other All-America performances (top three finishers). The 4 x 400 meter relay unit of Courtney Reid, Rachel Anderson, Christina Reyes, and Keri Hilty placed 2nd in 3:59.45. The 4 x 100 meter relay quartet of Deb Swede, Courtney Reid, Bonnie Wright, and Jade Vasa was 3rd in 50.11 seconds.

Individually, Maat finished 2nd in the 5,000 meters in 17:57.20. Reid was 3rd in the 200 meter dash (25.77) and 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles (15.29). Reyes placed 3rd in the 800 meters (2:16.93) and Emily Peacock was 3rd in the hammer (143-2). Peacock also set a new school record in the shot put with a 5th-place heave of 38-10. [TEAM SCORES, COMPLETE RESULTS, and PHOTO GALLERY]