
Cats Headed to WAC Outdoor Championships
5/7/2024 2:36:00 PM | Track & Field
ABILENE – Abilene Christian heads to the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Orem, Utah, Thursday through Saturday.
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The Wildcats finished fifth in the men's standings and sixth in the women's at last year's championships.
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ACU comes into the meet projected to score well in several events.
Cooper Goggans has the best time this season in the men's 800 meters at 1:48.20.
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Athan Huelskamp is ranked first in the shot put at 17.59 meters and the discus at 53.63 meters.
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Colt Cooper is second in the discus at 52.82 meters.
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Sutton Welch is the fourth seed in the hammer at 56.47 meters with Rylan Smart at fifth at 56.47.
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Christian Morales is seeded fifth in the javelin at 62.15 meters.
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Garrison Shindler is sixth in the WAC in the 1500 meters at 3:49.16.
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Kevin Castruita is ranked seventh in the men's 10,000 at 30:12.96.
Miguel Hall is seventh in the men's 110 hurdles at 14.36.
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Canaan Fairley is the seventh seed and Ethan Christian is the eighth seed in the decathlon.
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Ja'Dasia Sims is the top seed in the women's high jump at 1.75 meters and Eliza Lemberga is seventh at 1.65.
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Defending champion Ella Anttila is second in the triple jump this season at 12.77 meters and Luize Velmere is the sixth seed at 12.21.
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The women's 400 meters could be a strong point for ACU with Shiean Walters seeded second (54.11), Sims fifth (55.02) and Savannah McCaleb seventh (55.55).
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Kaitlyn Callaway is seeded second in the javelin at 49.17 meters with Avery Myrick at seventh at 42.71. Myrick also is seventh in the discus at 44.14.
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Lemberga is the third seed in the heptathlon and Natalie Poe is fourth.
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Riley Pyeatt is the sixth seed in the 800 at 2:11.52.
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Katelyn Coldicott is ranked sixth in the 10K at 38:04.67.
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Courtney Latham enters as the No. 8 seed in the 400 hurdles at 1:02.71.
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The 4x400 relay team of Walters, McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath and Sims is rated second in the WAC.
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ACU Schedule (all times Mountain)
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Thursday
9:30 a.m. – Men's decathlon 100m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
10:15 a.m. – Women's heptathlon 100m hurdles: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
10:15 a.m. – Men's decathlon long jump: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
11:30 a.m. – Women's heptathlon high jump: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
Noon – Men's decathlon shot put: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
1 p.m. – Men's hammer FINAL: Sutton Welch, Rylan Smart
1:30 p.m. – Men's decathlon high jump: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
1:45 p.m. – Women's heptathlon shot put: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
3 p.m. – Women's heptathlon 200m: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
3:45 p.m. – Men's decathlon 400m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
4 p.m. – Women's javelin FINAL: Kaitlyn Callaway, Avery Myrick
4:30 p.m. – Women's 1500m prelim: Bella Evans
4:45 p.m. – Men's 1500m prelim: Garrison Shindler
5 p.m. – Women's 200m prelim: Shiean Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath
5:15 p.m. – Men's 200m prelim: Tiras Reed, Ethan Krause, Tyce Chaney
5:30 p.m. – Women's 400m hurdles prelim: Courtney Latham
5:45 p.m. – Men's 400m hurdles prelim: Ryan Bornemeier
6 p.m. – Women's 10k FINAL: Katelyn Coldicott
6:45 p.m. – Men's 10k FINAL: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Samuel Lanham, O'Brien Verdin
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Friday
9:30 a.m. – Men's decathlon 100m hurdles: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
10 a.m. – Women's heptathlon long jump: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
10:15 a.m. – Men's decathlon discus: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
11:45 a.m. – Men's decathlon pole vault: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
Noon– Women's heptathlon javelin: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
Noon – Men's long jump FINAL: Rhett Kahlden
1:30 p.m. – Women's heptathlon 800m: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
2:30 p.m. – Men's javelin FINAL: Christian Morales
2:30.m. – Men's decathlon javelin: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
3:15 p.m. – Women's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: Peyton Bornstein
3:30 p.m. – Men's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: Gabe Embree
4 p.m. – Men's decathlon 1500m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
4:30 p.m. – Women's 100m hurdles prelim: Hana Banks, Paige Boucher
4:45 p.m.- Men's 110m hurdles prelim: Miguel Hall, Canaan Fairley, Jeremy King, Ryan Bornemeier
5 p.m. – Women's 800m prelim: Riley Pyeatt, Jess Reyes
5 p.m. – Men's shot put FINAL: Athan Huelskamp, Colt Cooper
5:15 p.m. – Men's 800m prelim: Cooper Goggans
5:30 p.m. – Women's 400m prelim: Shiean Walters, Ja'Dasia Sims, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Gracyn Reed
5:45 p.m. – Men's 400m prelim: Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Horatio Brooks
6:15 p.m. – Men's 100m prelim: Tiras Reed, Ethan Kraus
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Saturday (all finals)
9 a.m. – Women's discus: Avery Myrick
11 a.m. – Women's high jump: Ja'Dasia Sims
Noon: Men's discus: Athan Huelskamp, Colt Cooper, Stone Smith
1:50 p.m. –Women's 1500m (if qualified): Bella Evans
2 p.m. – Men's 1500m (if qualified): Garrison Shindler
2 p.m. – Women's triple jump: Ella Anttila, Luize Velmere
2:15 p.m. – Women's 100m hurdles (if qualified): Hana Banks, Paige Boucher
2:30 p.m.- Men's 110m hurdles (if qualified): Miguel Hall, Canaan Fairley, Jeremy King, Ryan Bornemeier
2:35 p.m. – Women's 400m (if qualified): Shiean Walters, Ja'Dasia Sims, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Gracyn Reed
2:50 p.m. – Men's 400m (if qualified): Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Horatio Brooks
3:05 p.m. – Men's 100m (if qualified): Tiras Reed, Ethan Kraus
3:15 p.m. – Women's 800m (if qualified): Riley Pyeatt, Jess Reyes
3:20 p.m. – Men's 800m (if qualified): Cooper Goggans
3:35 p.m. – Women's 400m hurdles (if qualified): Courtney Latham
3:40 p.m. – Men's 400m hurdles (if qualified): Ryan Bornemeier
3:55 p.m. – Women's 200m (if qualified): Shiean Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath
4 p.m. – Men's 200m (if qualified): Tiras Reed, Ethan Krause, Tyce Chaney
4:10 p.m. – Women's 5000m: Katelyn Coldicott, Peyton Bornstein, Bella Evans
4:30 p.m. – Men's 5000m: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Samuel Lanham, O'Brien Verdin, Gabe Embree, Garrison Shindler
4:50 p.m. – Women's 1600m relay: Shien Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Ja'Dasia Sims, Courtney Latham, Gracyn Reed
5 p.m. – Men's 1600m relay: Matthew Mills, Canaan Fairley, Tyce Chaney, Cooper Goggans, Horatio Brooks, Ethan Krause, Miguel Hall, Tiras Reed
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The Wildcats finished fifth in the men's standings and sixth in the women's at last year's championships.
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ACU comes into the meet projected to score well in several events.
Cooper Goggans has the best time this season in the men's 800 meters at 1:48.20.
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Athan Huelskamp is ranked first in the shot put at 17.59 meters and the discus at 53.63 meters.
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Colt Cooper is second in the discus at 52.82 meters.
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Sutton Welch is the fourth seed in the hammer at 56.47 meters with Rylan Smart at fifth at 56.47.
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Christian Morales is seeded fifth in the javelin at 62.15 meters.
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Garrison Shindler is sixth in the WAC in the 1500 meters at 3:49.16.
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Kevin Castruita is ranked seventh in the men's 10,000 at 30:12.96.
Miguel Hall is seventh in the men's 110 hurdles at 14.36.
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Canaan Fairley is the seventh seed and Ethan Christian is the eighth seed in the decathlon.
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Ja'Dasia Sims is the top seed in the women's high jump at 1.75 meters and Eliza Lemberga is seventh at 1.65.
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Defending champion Ella Anttila is second in the triple jump this season at 12.77 meters and Luize Velmere is the sixth seed at 12.21.
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The women's 400 meters could be a strong point for ACU with Shiean Walters seeded second (54.11), Sims fifth (55.02) and Savannah McCaleb seventh (55.55).
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Kaitlyn Callaway is seeded second in the javelin at 49.17 meters with Avery Myrick at seventh at 42.71. Myrick also is seventh in the discus at 44.14.
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Lemberga is the third seed in the heptathlon and Natalie Poe is fourth.
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Riley Pyeatt is the sixth seed in the 800 at 2:11.52.
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Katelyn Coldicott is ranked sixth in the 10K at 38:04.67.
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Courtney Latham enters as the No. 8 seed in the 400 hurdles at 1:02.71.
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The 4x400 relay team of Walters, McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath and Sims is rated second in the WAC.
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ACU Schedule (all times Mountain)
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Thursday
9:30 a.m. – Men's decathlon 100m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
10:15 a.m. – Women's heptathlon 100m hurdles: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
10:15 a.m. – Men's decathlon long jump: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
11:30 a.m. – Women's heptathlon high jump: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
Noon – Men's decathlon shot put: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
1 p.m. – Men's hammer FINAL: Sutton Welch, Rylan Smart
1:30 p.m. – Men's decathlon high jump: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
1:45 p.m. – Women's heptathlon shot put: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
3 p.m. – Women's heptathlon 200m: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
3:45 p.m. – Men's decathlon 400m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
4 p.m. – Women's javelin FINAL: Kaitlyn Callaway, Avery Myrick
4:30 p.m. – Women's 1500m prelim: Bella Evans
4:45 p.m. – Men's 1500m prelim: Garrison Shindler
5 p.m. – Women's 200m prelim: Shiean Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath
5:15 p.m. – Men's 200m prelim: Tiras Reed, Ethan Krause, Tyce Chaney
5:30 p.m. – Women's 400m hurdles prelim: Courtney Latham
5:45 p.m. – Men's 400m hurdles prelim: Ryan Bornemeier
6 p.m. – Women's 10k FINAL: Katelyn Coldicott
6:45 p.m. – Men's 10k FINAL: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Samuel Lanham, O'Brien Verdin
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Friday
9:30 a.m. – Men's decathlon 100m hurdles: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
10 a.m. – Women's heptathlon long jump: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
10:15 a.m. – Men's decathlon discus: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
11:45 a.m. – Men's decathlon pole vault: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
Noon– Women's heptathlon javelin: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
Noon – Men's long jump FINAL: Rhett Kahlden
1:30 p.m. – Women's heptathlon 800m: Eliza Lemberga, Natalie Poe
2:30 p.m. – Men's javelin FINAL: Christian Morales
2:30.m. – Men's decathlon javelin: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
3:15 p.m. – Women's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: Peyton Bornstein
3:30 p.m. – Men's 3000m steeplechase FINAL: Gabe Embree
4 p.m. – Men's decathlon 1500m: Canaan Fairley, Ethan Christian
4:30 p.m. – Women's 100m hurdles prelim: Hana Banks, Paige Boucher
4:45 p.m.- Men's 110m hurdles prelim: Miguel Hall, Canaan Fairley, Jeremy King, Ryan Bornemeier
5 p.m. – Women's 800m prelim: Riley Pyeatt, Jess Reyes
5 p.m. – Men's shot put FINAL: Athan Huelskamp, Colt Cooper
5:15 p.m. – Men's 800m prelim: Cooper Goggans
5:30 p.m. – Women's 400m prelim: Shiean Walters, Ja'Dasia Sims, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Gracyn Reed
5:45 p.m. – Men's 400m prelim: Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Horatio Brooks
6:15 p.m. – Men's 100m prelim: Tiras Reed, Ethan Kraus
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Saturday (all finals)
9 a.m. – Women's discus: Avery Myrick
11 a.m. – Women's high jump: Ja'Dasia Sims
Noon: Men's discus: Athan Huelskamp, Colt Cooper, Stone Smith
1:50 p.m. –Women's 1500m (if qualified): Bella Evans
2 p.m. – Men's 1500m (if qualified): Garrison Shindler
2 p.m. – Women's triple jump: Ella Anttila, Luize Velmere
2:15 p.m. – Women's 100m hurdles (if qualified): Hana Banks, Paige Boucher
2:30 p.m.- Men's 110m hurdles (if qualified): Miguel Hall, Canaan Fairley, Jeremy King, Ryan Bornemeier
2:35 p.m. – Women's 400m (if qualified): Shiean Walters, Ja'Dasia Sims, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Gracyn Reed
2:50 p.m. – Men's 400m (if qualified): Matthew Mills, Tyce Chaney, Horatio Brooks
3:05 p.m. – Men's 100m (if qualified): Tiras Reed, Ethan Kraus
3:15 p.m. – Women's 800m (if qualified): Riley Pyeatt, Jess Reyes
3:20 p.m. – Men's 800m (if qualified): Cooper Goggans
3:35 p.m. – Women's 400m hurdles (if qualified): Courtney Latham
3:40 p.m. – Men's 400m hurdles (if qualified): Ryan Bornemeier
3:55 p.m. – Women's 200m (if qualified): Shiean Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath
4 p.m. – Men's 200m (if qualified): Tiras Reed, Ethan Krause, Tyce Chaney
4:10 p.m. – Women's 5000m: Katelyn Coldicott, Peyton Bornstein, Bella Evans
4:30 p.m. – Men's 5000m: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Samuel Lanham, O'Brien Verdin, Gabe Embree, Garrison Shindler
4:50 p.m. – Women's 1600m relay: Shien Walters, Savannah McCaleb, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Ja'Dasia Sims, Courtney Latham, Gracyn Reed
5 p.m. – Men's 1600m relay: Matthew Mills, Canaan Fairley, Tyce Chaney, Cooper Goggans, Horatio Brooks, Ethan Krause, Miguel Hall, Tiras Reed
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