Cedarville University Men's Track & Field

Home of the 2006 and 2007 NCCAA National Indoor Champions

2008 CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD MEETS
Jan. 18 - Cedarville Collegiate Indoor [RESULTS]
Jan. 19 - Yellow Jacket H.S. Early Bird Indoor [RESULTS]
Feb. 9 - Yellow Jacket H.S. Indoor Tune-Up [RESULTS]
Feb. 23 - NCCAA Indoor Championships [RESULTS]
Mar. 29 - CU Collegiate Outdoor Open [RESULTS]
May 9 - Cedarville Outdoor Challenge, 3:30 p.m.
[INFO - PERFORMANCE LIST]

Upcoming:
May 9, CEDARVILLE CHALLENGE, 3:30 p.m.
May 22-24, at NAIA Championship; Edwardsville, Ill.

NCCAA shot put champion Ben Michaud retains the title. (Matt Franz pic).

Michaud wins third straight NCCAA shot put title

MARION, Ind. (5-3-2008) - Ben Michaud won the shot put title for the third consecutive year to lead Cedarville's showing at the NCCAA Outdoor Championship. The Yellow Jackets placed 6th of 15 schools.

Michaud unloaded a heave of 53-feet 3.75-inches. He was CU's only individual champion, but his effort was one of seven All-America performances (top three finishers) for the Yellow Jackets.

Neil Henning was an All-American in two events. He placed 2nd in the hammer throw with a toss of 171-9 and was 3rd in the shot put at 50-2.50.

Jud Brooker was 2nd in the 1,500 meters in 4:02.85; Robert Rasnick was the pole vault runner-up by clearing 15-5; Jordan Molstre placed 2nd in the javelin at 165-6; and Brandon Tress finished 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles in 54.60 seconds. [RESULTS - PHOTO GALLERY by Matt Franz]

Neil Henning set school and AMC meet records in the hammer.

Henning earns top field honor at AMC

CANTON, Ohio (4-19-2008) - Neil Henning was voted the Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet after setting school and meet records in the hammer throw at the American Mideast Conference Championship. The Yellow Jackets finished as the overall runner-up behind host Malone.

Henning unloaded the hammer 174-feet 1-inch to break his own school record and establish a new AMC mark. He earned a share of the top award in field events after placing 2nd in the discus (147-3) and 6th in the shot put (45-0.50).

Kevin Kuhn repeated as the 3,000 meter steeplechase champion with an NAIA automatic qualifying time of 9:28.40. Other CU winners were Brandon Tress in the 110 meter hurdles (14.9h), Jud Brooker in the 1,500 (3:56.33), Josh Wiseman in the 5,000 meter race walk (23:20.08), Ben Michaud in the shot put (50-4), and Jordan Molstre in the javelin (165-3).

Malone won the seven-team meet with 222 points while the Yellow Jackets tallied 198. Notre Dame (Ohio) was third at 129 and was followed by Houghton at 106 points. [RESULTS - PHOTO GALLERY by Matt Franz]

T.J. Badertscher was 3rd in the steeple at Miami. (photo courtesy Miami Univ.)

Henning breaks hammer throw record

OXFORD, Ohio (4-12-2008) - Neil Henning set a new school record in the hammer throw to highlight Cedarville's showing at the Miami Invitational. His heave of 173-feet even surpassed the old mark of 169-4 established by James Yahara in 2004. Henning placed 7th of 22 competitors in the event.

The 4 x 400 meter relay team of Kevin Kuhn, Kelly Nowels, Stephen Gruenberg, and Michael Beight was 2nd in 3:27.80. T.J. Badertscher was 3rd in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:49.15.

The host Redhawks easily won the 11-team meet. Cedarville was 7th with 40 points. [RESULTS]

Robert Rasnick

Five Yellow Jackets NAIA All-Americans

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (3-8-2008) - Freshman Robert Rasnick was the runner-up in the pole vault to lead a quintet of five All-Americans from Cedarville at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship. The Yellow Jackets assembled a Top 10 finish by ranking 8th as a team overall.

Rasnick continued CU's tradition of solid performances in the pole vault by clearing 16-feet 2.75-inches. Ben Michaud was 5th in the shot put with a heave of 54-7.25.

The Jackets had three All-Americans (top six finishers) in the track events including two in the 3,000 meter race walk. Josh Wiseman was 3rd in 13:58.24 with Seth Campbell right behind in 4th place in 13:58.37. Jud Brooker finished 6th in the mile in 4:18.21.

Kevin Kuhn set a school record in the 1,000 meter prelims in 2:29.31 and then placed 7th in the final in 2:33.48. T.J. Badertscher was 7th in his prelim heat of the 5,000 meters in 15:30.08. The 4 x 800 meter relay unit of Kurt Groman, Jordan Davies, Kelly Nowels, and Justin Herbert also failed to advance after a 8:00.01 effort for 7th place in their heat. Also, Grant Bacon competed in the race walk and Brandon Tress participated in the 60 meter hurdles, but both were disqualified from their respective events.

Cedarville totaled 21 points in the meet. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) won the team championship with 64.75 points and Oklahoma Baptist was a close second with 64 points. [RESULTS - PHOTO GALLERY by Matt Franz]

Cedarville 4th in NCCAA Indoor

NCCAA Indoor Championship
The Yellow Jackets placed fourth in the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Doden Field House after winning the banner in both 2006 and 2007. (Scott Huck pic)