ACU Collects Four Titles at WAC Championships

OREM, Utah – Abilene Christian claimed four event championships on the final day of the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
 
The ACU women finished fifth in the team standings with 83 points and the men were seventh with 71 points.
 
Ella Anttila defended her championship in the triple jump, clearing 41 feet, 8 inches. Luize Velmere was third, giving ACU 17 points in the event, at 40-6.5.
 
The women's 4x400 relay team of Shiean Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath and Ja'Dasia Sims finished off the meet with the women's second win of the day at 3:38.57.
 
Athan Huelskamp went out a champion, winning the men's discus with a throw of 168-11.25 to lead a trio of ACU scorers in the event. Colt Cooper was fourth at 162-8.5 and Stone Smith placed eighth at 153-7.75.
 
Cooper Goggans used a big kick on the final curve to take the men's 800 meters in 1:50.53.
 
Sims had a strong day for the women, scoring in three events. She was second in the high jump at 5-8 and seventh at 55.64 behind Walters in the 400 to go with her relay win. Walters was second in the 400 at 53.89.
 
Riley Pyeatt and Jess Reyes scored in the women's 800 meters with Pyeatt in third at 2:12.63 and Reyes in fifth at 2:13.70.
 
Bella Evans was third in the 1500 meters at 4:35.43.
 
Avery Myrick placed seventh in the women's discus at 142-7.75.
 
The ACU men had three scorers in the 110 hurdles, led by Jeremy King in fifth place at 14.13. Miguel Hall was seventh at 14.41 and Ryan Bornemeier placed eighth at 14.55.
 
Christian Morales was fourth in the men's javelin at 206-6.5.
 
Garrison Shindler scored in seventh place in the men's 1500 at 3:49.18.
 
Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Canaan Fairley and Goggans placed sixth in the men's 4x400 relay to close out the meet.
 
On Friday, Fairley placed fourth and Ethan Christian was eighth in the decathlon with 6844 and 6532 points, respectively.
 
Eliza Lemberga placed second with 5075 points in the heptathlon with Natalie Poe in fourth at 4538.
 
The ACU men also scored in the men's shot put with Huelskamp getting third in the shot put at 56-1.5 and Gabe Embree in seventh in the 3000 meter steeplechase at 9:29.54.
 
On Thursday, Kaitlyn Callaway threw the hammer 144 feet, 9.5 inches in her final toss to claim second place for the Wildcats.
 
The ACU men scored in two events with Sutton Welch (183-6.75) and Rylan Smart (176-9.25) getting fourth and fifth in the men's hammer through.
 
Kevin Castruita and Levi Chambers scored in the men's 10K with Castruita getting fifth at 31:12.15 and Chambers finishing eighth at 31:23.42.
 
ACU has three headed to the West Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., May 22-25 – Goggans in the men's 800, Anttila in the women's triple jump and Callaway in the women's javelin.
 
ACU Results
Saturday (all finals)
Women's discus: 7. Avery Myrick, 142-7.75
Women's high jump: 2. Ja'Dasia Sims, 5-8
Men's discus: 1. Athan Huelskamp, 168-11.25; 4. Colt Cooper, 163-8.5; 8. Stone Smith, 153-7.75
Women's 1500m: 3. Bella Evans, 4:35.43
Men's 1500m: 7. Garrison Shindler, 3:49.18
Women's triple jump: 1. Ella Anttila, 41-8; 3. Luize Velmere. 40-6.5
Men's 110m hurdles: 5. Jeremy King, 14.13; 7. Miguel Hall, 14.41; 8. Ryan Bornemeier, 14.55
Women's 400m: 2. Shiean Walters, 53.89; 7. Ja'Dasia Sims, 55.64
Men's javelin: 4. Christian Morales, 205-6.5
Women's 800m: 3. Riley Pyeatt, 2:12.63; 5. Jess Reyes, 2:13.70
Men's 800m: 1. Cooper Goggans, 1:50.53
Women's 5000m: 22. Katelyn Coldicott, 18:38.46
Men's 5000m: 11. Kevin Castruita, 15:08; 13. Levi Chambers, 15:14.26
Women's 1600m relay: 1. Shien Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Ja'Dasia Sims, 3:38.57
Men's 1600m relay: 6. Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Canaan Fairley, Cooper Goggans, 3:11.84
 
Friday
Men's decathlon FINAL: 4. Canaan Fairley, 6844; 8. Ethan Christian, 6532
            100M: Fairley, 11.07 (845 points); Christian 11.41 (771)
            long jump: Christian, 22-8.75 (797); Fairley, 21-8.25 (723)
            shot put: Fairley, 38-9.25 (595); Christian, 36-9.25 (559)
            high jump: Fairley, 6-5.25 (767); Christian, 5-11.25 (636)
            400m: Fairley, 49.73 (827); Christian, 52.99 (682)
            110mh: Fairley, 14.79 (875), Christian, 15.28 (816)
            discus: Fairley, 115-5 (567), Christian, 113-7.5 (556)
            pole vault: Christian, 12-1.75 (535), Fairley, 11-9.75 (509)
            javelin: Christian, 186-11 (692), Fairley, 129-7 (435)
1500m: Fairley, 4:49.16 (624), Christian, 5:27.53 (412)
 
Women's heptathlon FINAL: 2. Eliza Lemberga, 5075; 4. Natalie Poe, 4538
            100MH: Lemberga, 14.96 (847 points); Poe, 15.54 (772)
            high jump: Lemberga, 5-5.75 (818); Poe, 5-2.25 (712)
shot put: Lemberga, 36-6.5 (604); Poe, 29-9.5 (469)
200m: Poe, 25.98 (799); Lemberga 26.52 (752)
long jump: Lemberga, 17-3 (631); Poe, 17-1 (617)
javelin: Lemberga, 127-5.25 (645); Poe, 98-10.5 (479)
800: Lemberga, 2:23.40 (778); Poe, 2:30.23 (690)
 
Men's long jump FINAL: 16. Rhett Kahlden, 21-11.75
Women's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: 9. Peyton Bornstein. 11:33.47
Men's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: 7. Gabe Embree, 9:29.54
Women's 100m hurdles prelim: 13. Paige Boucher, 14.72; 18. Hana Banks,15.28
Men's 110m hurdles prelim: 5. Jeremy King, 14.36 (Q); 6. Miguel Hall, 14.39 (Q); 7. Ryan Bornemeier, 14.45 (Q); 9. Canaan Fairley, 14.55
Women's 800m prelim: 2. Riley Pyeatt, 2:09.27 (Q); 9. Jess Reyes, 2:14.33 (Q)
Men's shot put FINAL: 3. Athan Huelskamp, 56-1.5; 9. Colt Cooper, 51-2.25
Men's 800m prelim: 3. Cooper Goggans, 1:51.98 (Q)
Women's 400m prelim: 1. Shiean Walters, 53.96 (Q); 4. Ja'Dasia Sims, 54.46 (Q); 9. Savannah McCaleb, 55.72; 21. Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, 58.17; 23. Gracyn Reed, 1:00.34
Men's 400m prelim: 12. Matthew Mills, 48.64; 15. Tyce Chaney, 49.03; 18. Horatio Brooks, 51.63
Men's 100m prelim: 11. Tiras Reed, 10.52; 12 Ethan Krause, 10.65
 
Thursday Results
Men's hammer FINAL: 4. Sutton Welch, 183-6.75; 5. Rylan Smart, 176-9.25
Women's javelin FINAL: 2. Kaitlyn Callaway, 144-9.5; 10. Avery Myrick, 124-0.25
Women's 1500m prelim: 3. Bella Evans, 4:36.68 (Q)
Men's 1500m prelim: 14. Garrison Shindler, 3:56.50 (Q)
Women's 200m prelim: 15. Savannah McCaleb, 24.21; 16. Shiean Walters, 24.25; 26. Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, 25.18
Men's 200m prelim: 14. Tiras Reed, 21.34; 18. Ethan Krause, 21.40; 24. Tyce Chaney, 21.76
Women's 400m hurdles prelim: 9. Courtney Latham, 1:03.46
Men's 400m hurdles prelim: 19. Ryan Bornemeier, 56.71
Women's 10k FINAL: 9. Katelyn Coldicott, 38.54.98
Men's 10k FINAL: 5. Kevin Castruita, 31:12.25; 8. Levi Chambers, 31:23.42; 11. O'Brien Verdin, 31.44.27; 13. Samuel Lanham, 32:08.52