Huelskamp Wins Event with School Record

ALBUQUERQUE – Abilene Christian is fifth in the men's standings and sixth in the women's after a strong first day at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
 
Athan Huelskamp had a big day with a school record in the weight throw, taking the conference title with a toss of 66 feet, 10 inches.
 
Eliza Lemberga was third in the pentathlon and Brianna Brand had a new ACU top 10 time in the 60 meters to headline the women's efforts.
 
The men finished the day with 19 points and the women had 13.
 
Lemberg scored 3652 points and Natalie Poe added 3298 for sixth to give ACU nine points in the pentathlon. Lemberga had 830 points in the 60-meter hurdles and won the pentathlon 800 for 806 points at 2:21.33.
 
The women's distance medley relay team of Bella Evans, Savannah McCaleb, Jess Reyes and Riley Pyeatt also scored from fifth place at 12:22.98.
 
Brand ran the 60 meters in 7.69 seconds.
 
Huelskamp got the win and 10 points for the Wildcats. Rylan Smart also scored in the event with a throw of 58 feet for fifth place.
 
Levi Chambers placed fifth in the men's 5000 at 14:47.39.
 
Gabe Embree, Kenan Reil, Cooper Goggans and Garrison Shindler placed eighth in the men's DMR for one point.
 
The Wildcats also pushed forward six runners into Tuesday's finals.
 
Goggans qualified in the 800, Shindler in the mile and Jeremy King and Harrison Manuel in the 60-meter hurdles all advanced for the men. Ja'Dasia Sims and Shiean Walters made the finals of the 400 meters.
 
ACU's Monday Results
Women's Pentathlon FINAL: 3. Eliza Lemberger, 3652; 6. Natalie Poe, 3298
- Women's Pent 60m Hurdles: 6. Eliza Lemberga, 9.39 (830); 7. Natalie Poe, 9.40 (828)
- Women's Pent High Jump: 2. Eliza Lemberga, 5-3.75 (759); 4. Natalie Poe, 5-1.25 (689)
- Women's Pent Shot Put: 4. Eliza Lemberga, 10.55m (566), 8. Natalie Poe, 9.54 (499)
- Women's Pent Long Jump: 2. Eliza Lemberga, 5.47m (691); 5. Natalie Poe, 5.22m (620)
- Women's Pent 800m: 1. Eliza Lemberga, 2:21.33 (806); 7. Natalie Poe, 2:32.49 (662)
Men's Heptathlon Day One Standings: 1. Canaan Fairley, 2984; 5. Ethan Christian, 2,850; 16. Dillon Soileau, 1,953
- Men's Hep 60m: 1. Canaan Fairley, 6.92 (911); 2. Ethan Christian, 7.02 (875); 3. Dillon Soileau, 7.04 (868)
- Men's Hep Long Jump: 1. Ethan Christian, 7.21m (864); 6. Canaan Fairley, 6.62m (725), 10. Dillon Soileau, 6.35m (664)
- Men's Hep Shot Put: 8. Canaan Fairly, 11.58m (581), 14. Ethan Christian, 9.82m (475); 16. Dillon Soileau, 8.92m (421)
- Men's Hep High Jump: 2. Canaan Fairley, 1.96m (767); 8. Ethan Christian, 1.81m (636)
Women's Long Jump: 13. Brianna Brand, 18-1; 24. Paige Boucher, 16-5.25
Men's Weight Throw: 1. Athan Huelskamp, 66-10 (ACU record); 5. Rylan Smart, 58-0
Men's Mile prelim: 7. Garrison Shindler, 4:12.99 (q)
Men's 60m Hurdles prelim: 3. Jeremy King, 8.04 (Q); 8. Harrison Manuel, 8.19 (q); 11. Canaan Fairley, 8.27; 12. Miguel Hall, 8.304; 13. Ryan Bornemeier, 8.307
Women's 60m Hurdles prelim: 12. Hana Banks, 8.87; 13. Paige Boucher, 8.89
Men's 400m prelim: 18. Tyce Chaney, 49.31; 10. Matthew Mills, 50.06
Women's 400m prelim: 1. Shiean Walters, 53.25(q); 4. Ja'Dasia Sims, 55.19 (q); 20. Courtney Latham, 59.12; 25. Gracyn Reid, 1:00.25
Men's 60m prelim: 15. Sean Cooksey, 6.89; 17. Ethan Krause, 6.93; 23. Jayme Wooley, 7.09; 25. Ethan Sledge, 7.24
Women's Weight Throw: 11. Kailey Roskop, 16.19m
Women's 60m prelim: 22. Brianna Brand, 7.69; 23. Shiean Walters, 7.78; 27. Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, 7.89
Men's 800m prelim: 5. Cooper Goggans, 1:51.72 (Q)
Women's 800m prelim: 14. Riley Pyeatt, 2:20.94
Men's 200m prelim: 21. Ethan Krause, 21.70; 27. Sean Cooksey, 22.23
Women's 200m prelim: 15. Savannah McCaleb, 24.71; 19. Shiean Walters, 24.81; 27. Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, 25.46
Men's 5000m final: 5. Levi Chambers, 14:47.39; 10. Kevin Castruita, 15:10.46
Women's 5000m final: 9. Katelyn Coldicott, 18:36.37
Men's Distance Medley Relay final: Gabe Embree, Kenan Reil, Cooper Goggans, Garrison Shindler, 10:26.71
Women's Distance Medley Relay final: 5. Bella Evans, Savannah McCaleb, Jess Reyes, Riley Pyeatt, 12:22.98
 
Tuesday
8 a.m. – Men's Hep 60m Hurdles: Ethan Christian, Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
8:50 a.m. – Men's Hep Pole Vault: Ethan Christian, Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
9 a.m. – Women's High Jump: Ja'Dasia Sims, Eliza Lemberga
9 a.m. – Women's Shot Put: Kailey Roskop
11 a.m. – Women's Triple Jump: Ella Anttila, Luize Velmere
11:15 a.m. – Men's Hep 1,000m: Ethan Christian, Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
1:30 p.m. – Men's Mile final: Garrison Shindler
1:30 p.m. – Men's Shot Put: Athan Huelskamp, Rylan Smart
1:50 p.m. – Men's 60m Hurdles final: Jeremy King, Harrison Manuel
2:20 p.m. – Women's 400m final: Ja'Dasia Sims, Shiean Walters
2:50 p.m. – Men's 800m final: Cooper Goggans
3:30 p.m. – Men's 3000m final: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Gabe Embree, Garrison Shindler
3:50 p.m. – Women's 3000m final: Peyton Bornstein, Katelyn Coldicott, Bella Evans, Autumn Smith, Kate Williams
4:20 p.m. – Men's 4x400: Tyce Chaney, Cooper Goggans, Matthew Mills, Kenan Reil, Ethan Krause
4:25 p.m. – Women's 4x400: Savannah McCaleb, Jess Reyes, Ja'Dasia Sims, Shiean Walters, Courtney Latham, Gracyn Reed