Top 10 ACU Marks Fall in Opener

Saturday, December 9

Norman, OK

Abilene Christian

JD Martin Invitational

12/9/2023 6:42:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Ray Fink

NORMAN, Okla. – Abilene Christian shot out of the gates at its first full meet on Saturday with athletes getting six personal records and four adding a mark to the all-time ACU top 10 at the University of Oklahoma's JD Martin Invitational.

ACU had seven event wins.

Athan Huelskamp won the with throw with a toss of 64 feet, 4.5 inches – which is the new No. 2 mark at ACU.

Freshman Sean Cooksey finished second in the 60 meters with the school's No. 10 time at 6.87 seconds.

Canaan Fairley won the high jump with a personal record 6-6.75.

Garrison Shindler won the 3000 meters at 8:44.49 and JP Trook was second in the mile with a personal record 4:39.3

Fairley, Kenan Reil, Tyce Chaney and Matthew Mills won the men's 4x400 relay in 3:21.40.

Paige Boucher won the women's 60 meter hurdles in 8.88 seconds for the No. 7 time at ACU and freshman Hannalee Banks was third at 8.96, which is a new No. 9 time. Natalie Poe established a PR in the prelims at 9.28 and broke it in the finals at 9.15.

Bella Evans won the 3000 meters in 10:31.72 with Peyton Bornstein getting second with a PR of 10:48.09.

Ja'Dasia Sims won the high jump at 5-7.

ACU takes the rest of the month off from competition, resuming on Feb. 2 at Texas A&M.

Men's
60M Prelim
2. Sean Cooksey, .691
6. Ethan Krause, 6.96
15. Tyce Chaney, 7.13
16. Jayme Wooley, 7:13 (PR)
20. Ethan Sledge, 7.17
34. Matthew Mills, 7.29
40. Miguel Hall, 7.38

60M Finals
2. Cooksey, 6.87 (10th at ACU)
5. Krause, 6.97

60 Hurdles Prelims
2. Kenan Reil, 8.22
5. Canaan Fairley. 8.33
6. Dillon Soileau, 8.48

60 Hurdles Finals
2. Reil, 8.19
3. Fairley, 8.25
6. Soileau, 8.51

400M
12. Soileau, 56.15

600Y
6. Noah Jones, 1:16.880

Mile
2. JP Trook, 4:39.3 (PR)

3000M
1. Garrison Shindler, 8:44.49
2. Gabe Embree, 8:44.50
3. Zach Martin, 8:57.01
4. Mikhail Fortner, 9:05.09
7. O'Brien Verdin, 9:17.81

4x400 Relay
1. Fairly, Reil, Chaney, Mills, 3:21.40

High Jump
1. Fairley, 6-6.75 (PR)

Long Jump
4. Rhett Kahlden, 20-9.25
14. Soileau 18-10

Shot Put
4. Rylan Smart, 47-5.75

Weight Throw
1. Athan Huelskamp, 64-4.5 (No. 2 distance at ACU)
3. Smart, 58-00.25

Women's
60M Prelim
8. Shiean Walters, 7.71
12. Brianna Brand, 7.84
13. Ja'Dasia Sims, 7.84
17. Savannah McCaleb, 7.96
24. Hannah Foster, 8.14
29. Elia Evans, 8.23

60 Hurdles Prelims
2. Paige Boucher, 9.02
4. Hannalee Banks, 9.11
6. Natalie Poe, 9.28 (PR)

60 Hurdles Finals
1. Boucher, 8.88
3. Banks, 8.96
6. Poe, 9.15 (PR)

600 Yards
2. Courtney Latham, 1:27.40
3. Jessalyn Reyes, 1:27.40
8. Peiten Trowbridge, 1:32.89

Mile
2. Autumn Smith, 5:21.24
6. Kyla Fuller, 5:33.63
17. Emma Shackelford, 6:23.33

3000M
1. Bella Evans, 10:31.73
2. Peyton Bornstein, 10:48.09 (PR)
3. Kate Williams, 10:56.66
4. Hadley Phillips, 11:24.98

4x400 Relay
4. Walters, McCaleb, Gracyn Reed, Sims, 3:46.30

High Jump
1. Ja'Dasia Sims, 5-7
5. Poe, 5-1

Long Jump
4. Brand, 17-08.75

Weight Throw
4, Kailey Roskop, 53-11.75