Saturday, March 25, 2000

Five Wildcats qualify for nationals
By Michael Wilson
Reporter-News Staff Writer

Terrance Woods doesn’t take losing lightly. Especially not when it occurs at the NCAA Division II national indoor championships.

The Abilene Christian University track standout was stripped of a chance to win the NCAA triple jump title two weeks ago by Tim Russan of St. Augestine’s, and Woods certainly hasn’t forgotten.

In fact, Woods reacted in the only way he knows how — he obliterated the NCAA Division II triple jump automatic qualifying mark of 50-10 by posting a 53-7 3/4 at Friday’s All-America City Track Classic at Elmer Gray Stadium to earn a guaranteed spot in the outdoor championships in the first meet of the season.

“I’m trying to make a statement now,” said Woods, who is the NCAA indoor high jump champion and placed first in that event Friday with a jump of 7-0 1/4 . “I have a new attitude for the outdoor season, and this is a new Terrance Woods.

“Anyone can have a bad day at nationals, and now I have to go out and prove that I’m the best.”

Woods wasn’t the only ACU athlete making a strong case at Friday’s meet. The Wildcats had four other individuals and a relay team automatically qualify for the outdoor national meet to be held May 25-27 in Raleigh, N.C.

Julieon Raeburn’s 46.48 earned him second place in the 400 Friday but was good enough to automatically qualify for nationals. John Kemboi paced the 1,500 field with a qualifying time of 3:47.16, and the 4x100 relay team also will be headed to nationals.

On the women’s side, Shawntel Newhouse qualified in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.81, while her sister Dawnyel’s mark of 20-3 3/4 was good enough to win the long jump and guarantee her a trip to Raleigh.

“Everything went well today and it’s good to have a meet like this to start the outdoor season,” Dawnyel Newhouse said. “We can compete anywhere, but it’s nice to have a performance like this in front of a home crowd. Now we don’t have to worry about qualifying for nationals later in the season and we can just concentrate on doing well.”

Qualifying early and easing future tension seemed to be the theme of the All-America City Classic on Friday. ACU coach Jon Murray said his team’s success in the season opening meet can only be a sign of good things to come.

“This is a great start for us,” Murray said. “It helps get us going on the right foot. Now we can pick our races from here on out instead of trying to catch the other qualifiers. Everyone is really excited about where we’re going and what we’re doing right now. All our hard work is paying off.”

Contact staff writer Michael Wilson at 676-6773 or wilsonjm@abinews.com.

Women

100 — 1. Suzanne Dickenson, unattached, 11.80; 2. Juanita Ferguson, Wayland Baptist, 11.90; 3. Stacey-Ann Carr, Ranger College, 12.11

200 — 1. Nadia Davy, Odessa Colle, 24.44; 2. Juanita Ferguson, Wayland Baptist, 25.19; 3. Oshika Ford, Odessa Colle, 25.67

400 — 1. Nadia Davy, Odessa College, 55.10; 2. Letitia Davis, Wayland Baptist 55.15; 3. Kelia Williams, Odessa College, 55.90

800 — 1. Letitia Gilkes, Wayland Baptist, 2:13.95; 2. Angie Waters, ACU, 2:14.19; 3. Jennifer Winters, Tarleton State, 2:20.64

1,500 — 1. Libby Bloodsworth, Dallas Baptist, 4:53.40; 2. Sara Powlen, Tarleton State, 4:57.30; 3. Olivia Castillo, Ranger College 4:59.23

5,000 — 1. Libby Bloodsworth, Dallas Baptist, 18:09.90; 2. Sara Powlen, Tarleton State, 18:55.30; 3. Melissa Spencer, Tarleton State 19:12.10

100 hurdles — 1. Suzanne Dickenson, unattached, 13.52; 2. Shawntel Newhouse, ACU, 13.81; 3. Cameal Rhule, Ranger College, 14.19

400 hurdles — 1. Shawtae Johnson, Ranger College, 61.96; 2. Wendy Seitz, ACU 63.04; 3. Deidra Veitenheimer, Tarleton State, 65.97

4x100 relay — 1. Ranger College, 46.79; 2. ACU, 47.28; 3. Ranger College “B” 49.30

4x400 relay — 1. Ranger College, 3:45.89; 2. ACU, 3:52.31; 3. Odessa College “B” 3:54.53

High jump — 1. Maresa Cadienhead, ACU, 5-8 1/2; 2. (tie) Camille Robinson, Ranger College, and Tracy Gust, ACU, 5-7 1/4

Pole vault — 1. Meredith Garner, ACU, 11-0 1/4; 2. Tracy Gust, ACU, 10-6; 3. Angela Parks, McMurry, 10-0

Long jump — 1. Dawnyel Newhouse, ACU, 20-3 3/4; 2. Lara Woods, Tarleton State, 19-2 3/4; 3. Hillerie Shelton, 18-0 1/2

Triple jump — 1. Hillerie Shelton, ACU, 40-3 1/4; 2. Lakeisha Finch, ACU, 39-1; 3. Lara Woods, Tarleton State, 38-11 3/4

Shot put — 1. Geraldine George, ACU, 46-0 1/2; 2. Evia Morrison, ACU, 40-3 1/4; 3. Wykiesha Thompson, Wayland Baptist, 38-7 1/2

Discus — 1. Wykiesha Thompson, Wayland Baptist, 139-0; 2. Evia Morrison, ACU, 131-3; 3. Beth Wella, Tarleton State, 127-6

Hammer throw — 1. Selena Bettis, ACU, 167-3; 2. Wykiesha Thompson, Wayland Baptist, 163-6; 3. Beth Wella, Tarleton State 125-2

Javelin — 1. Geraldine George, ACU, 160-4; 2. Kate Wright, Tarleton State, 126-0; 3. Shauna-Gaye Stephens, ACU, 100-9

Men

100 — 1. Nic-Connor Alexander, ACU, 10.40; 2. Jose Meneses, ACU, 10.81; 3. Chris Rodgers, McMurry, 10.84

200 — 1. Wilson Ogbeide, Wayland Baptist, 21.54; 2. Jose Meneses, ACU, 21.80; 3. Emmanuel Ajiodo, Sul Ross, 21.

400 — 1. Wilson Ogbeide, Wayland Baptist, 46.47; 2. Julieon Raeburn, ACU, 46.48; 3. Justin Lenhart, Wayland Baptist, 48.48

800 — 1. John Kemboi, ACU, 1:49.90; 2. Gilbert Tuhabonye, ACU, 1:51.89; 3. Jason Pate, Tarleton State, 1:52.33

1,500 — 1. John Kemboi, ACU, 3:47.16; 2. Gilbert Tuhabonye, ACU, 3:52.00; 3. Thomas Sang, South Plains, 3:53.02

5,000 — 1. Barnabas Menjo, ACU, 14:58.02; 2. Edmond Chapa, South Plains, 15:29.26; 3. Josh Hufstedler, McMurry, 15:58.96

110 hurdles — 1. Shaka Huggins, ACU, 14.39; 2. Joe Poorman, McMurry, 15.14; 3. Nick Gaffney, ACU, 15.17

400 hurdles — 1. Jason Prann, ACU, 52.26; 2. Nick Gaffney, ACU, 54.83; 3. Chris Logan, Wayland Baptist, 57.00

3,000 steeplechase — 1. Juan DE Bastos, South Plains, 9:34.88; 2. Dustin Hawes, ACU, 9:47.23; 3. Francis Kimeli, ACU, 10:20.85

4x100 relay — 1. ACU, 39.76; 2. ACU “B” 41.41; 3. Tarleton State, 41.70

4x400 relay — 1. ACU, 3:10.57; 2. Wayland Baptist, 3:13.22; 3. Tarleton State, 3:14.37

High jump — 1. Terrance Woods, ACU, 7-0 1/4; 2. Collat Johnson, Tarleton State, 7-0 1/4; 3. John Taylor, McMurry, 6-1 1/4

Pole vault — 1. Bill Payne, unattached, 18-0 1/4; 2. Brad Parris, McMurry, 17-5 1/2; 3. Jason Pearce, unattached, 16-6

Long jump — 1. Kenny West, McMurry, 21-0; 2. Bobby Salazar, McMurry, 20-8 1/2; 3. Lavivs Taylor, Sul Ross, 20-6 1/2

Triple jump — 1. Terrance Woods, ACU, 53-7 3/4; 2. Tammie Jemersen, Tarleton State, 47-3; 3. Aaron Barr, McMurry, 47-1

Shot put — 1. Branum Noble, Tarleton State, 50-2 1/2; 2. Bennie Oliver, Tarleton State, 48-10 3/4; 3. Armando Minjares, Wayland Baptist, 43-9

Discus — 1. Jon Rhiddlehoover, McMurry, 162-9; 2. Freddie Cates, Tarleton State, 147-4; 3. Bennie Oliver, Tarleton State, 143-0

Hammer throw — 1. David Roberts, Wayland Baptist, 161-6; 2. Jon Rhiddlehoover, McMurry, 157-3; 3. Armando Minjares, Wayland Baptist, 130-3

Javelin — 1. Freddie Cates, Tarleton State, 198-1; 2. Cale Melton, McMurry, 183-10; 3. Scott Kissee, Sul Ross, 176-4