Wildcats head to Penn Relays
ACU to take handful of athletes to one of nation's top meets
PHILADELPHIA -- One week after dominating the competition and taking
both the men's and women's team titles at the 68th Lone Star Conference
track and field championship meet, a handful of athletes from the ACU men's
and women's track and field teams will head to the northeast to compete
in the 108th Penn Relays Carnival.
The Wildcats will send 13 athletes to compete in the meet, which is the
oldest and largest in the nation. Athletes from more than 200 colleges and
universities and more than 300 high schools across the nation will compete
in the meet.
The highlight of the meet for the ACU men promises to be the two relays
in which the Wildcats are entered. ACU will run in both the 4xmile and distance
medley relays.
The Wildcats will be in the mix for the championship in both of those
races. John Kemboi will be joined on the distance medley relay team by Jean-Marie
Ndukimana, Bernard Manirakiza and Richard Phillips.
Ndukimana will run the opening 1200 meters, followed by Phillips on the
400-meter leg, Manirakiza in the 800 meters and Kemboi on the anchor 1500-meter
leg. Kemboi's Division II-best time of 3:42.51 in the 1500 meters would
rank seventh in NCAA Division I.
Kemboi, Ndukimana, Manirakiza and Martin O'Kello will form ACU's 4xmile
team.
Phillips will also run the 400 hurdles, and Arthemon Sindayigaya will
run the 5000 meters.
On the women's side, ACU will run both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, and,
individually, Shauna-Gaye Stephens will compete in the long jump, Cassie
Chaffin in the 3000 meters and Maresa Cadienhead in the high jump.
