4x1600

10/26/2010-This is a workout I got from my college coach. It is a very high intensity workout. It is a workout that I feel can give a team a lot of confidence. We had a lot of improvement in our times from last year to this year.

This years results.
1600 1600 1600 1600 avg
Javier Ceja 04:36.0 04:35.0 04:33.0 04:30.0 04:33.5
Daniel Sorenson 04:40.0 04:37.0 04:36.0 04:37.0 04:37.5
Mike Baxter 05:04.0 05:01.0 05:04.0 05:04.0 05:03.2
Juan Jimenez 05:13.0 05:09.0 05:10.0 05:11.0 05:10.7
Josh Nilles 05:13.0 05:10.0 05:12.0 05:10.0 05:11.3
Morgan Peterson 05:10.0 05:10.0 05:14.0 05:16.0 05:12.5
David Parry 05:09.0 05:12.0 05:16.0 05:17.0 05:13.5
Kyle Bogda 05:16.0 05:10.0 05:12.0 05:16.0 05:13.5
Matt Brown 05:46.0 05:42.0 05:35.0 05:17.0 05:35.0
Derek Kruger 05:46.0 05:42.0 05:51.0 05:38.0 05:44.3
Jason Pfoutz 06:20.0 06:19.0 06:12.0 06:11.0 06:15.5
1600 1600 1600 1600 avg
Kelsi Beam 05:53.0 06:03.0 06:12.0 05:47.0 05:58.8
Payton Hartman 05:54.0 06:04.0 05:59.0 06:01.0 05:59.5
Sabrina Lee 06:11.0 06:11.0 06:01.0 05:47.0 06:02.5
Ashley Huizar 06:12.0 06:11.0 06:12.0 06:05.0 06:10.0
Erin Loeffler 06:30.0 06:24.0 06:13.0 06:07.0 06:18.5
Lizette Guzman 06:30.0 06:27.0 06:41.0 06:40.0 06:34.5
Ashely Martinez 06:55.0 06:54.0 06:51.0 06:47.0 06:51.8
Sonia Fuentes 07:13.0 06:50.0 07:27.0 06:50.0 07:05.0
Torey Fry 03:38.0 03:36.0 03:35.0 03:40.0 03:46.0

Top times list
McPherson Men Average Year
1 Javier Ceja 04:33.5 2010
2 Daniel Sorenson 04:37.5 2010
3 Mike Baxter 05:03.2 2010
4 Mike Baxter 05:06.5 2009
5 Kyle Smith 05:08.0 2009
6 Kyle Bogda 05:10.7 2010
7 Juan Jimenez 05:10.7 2010
8 Josh Nilles 05:11.2 2010
9 Morgan Peterson 05:12.5 2010
10 David Parry 05:13.5 2010
11 Shaun Griffin 05:19.0 2009
12 David Parry 05:23.5 2009
13 Matt Brown 05:35.0 2010
14 Derek Kruger 05:44.3 2010
15 Matt Brown 06:04.5 2009
16 Jason Pfoutz 06:15.5 2010
17 Dan Meibaum 06:21.3 2009
18 Zach Dowling 06:42.3 2009
19 Fred Miller 06:50.7 2009
20 David Johnson 06:56.5 2009

McPherson Women avg year
1 Payton Hartman 05:59.5 2010
2 Sabrina Lee 06:02.5 2010
3 Ashley Huizar 06:10.0 2010
4 Erin Loeffler 06:18.5 2010
5 Liz Guzman 06:34.5 2010
6 Katie Logan 06:40.7 2009
7 Ashley Martinez 06:51.8 2010
8 Paula Carpenter 06:59.0 2009
9 Kati Beam 06:59.8 2009
10 Torey Fry 07:01.8 2009
11 Krissa Fuentes 07:03.3 2009
12 Sonia Fuentes 07:05.0 2010
13 Katey Taylor 08:12.5 2009
14 Kelsi Beam 5:58.75* 2010

Updated top 10 all time list

Erin Loeffler moves into 7th spot

Name 5k Meet Year
1 Lela Ball 18:08.0 KCAC Champs 1982
2 Sally Geisert 19:26.0 1985
3 Deb Hayes 19:32.0 1983
4 Tiffany Poet 19:59.0 Region IV/Omaha 2007
5 Wendy Hartman 20:00.0 Baker 1988
6 Kelsi Beam 20:09.2 Oklahoma State 2010
7 Erin Loeffler 20:11.0 NAIA Mid-States/SWC 2010
8 Payton Hartman 20:23.2 Oklahoma State 2010
9 Teresa Goodfellow 20:39.0 1979
10 Dayna Laney 20:59.0 KCAC Champs 2001


Javier Ceja moves up a few spots to 4th all time.

Men 8k Meet Year
1 Dewayne Jackson 24:21.0 McPherson Invite 1975
2 Fred Wilson 24:48.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
3 Dave Burgess 24:57.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
4 Javier Ceja 25:04.1 Southwestern 2010
5 Jim Lovercamp 25:28.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
6 Wayne Tshudy 25:41.0 Southwestern 1969
7 Ivan Torres 25:45.0 KCAC/McPherson 1970
8 Roy Grosbach 25:55.0 Mid American Nazarene 1985
9 Gary Arthaud 25:56.0 KCAC/McPherson 1970
10 Jim Kitson 26:00.0 1979

Hope to see more movement after conference cross country meet on Nov 6th in Salina's Bill Burke Park.

Ceja KCAC runner of the week

KCAC Men’s X-C Runner-of-the-Week: Javier Ceja, McPHERSON COLLEGE, Junior from Pico Rivera, CA. In the Southwestern College NAIA Mid-State Classic he placed 4th among 205 runners in the 8K race with a time of 25:04.  NOTES: He was the first finisher of all KCAC Conference runners. He set his season-best time; his previous PR was 25:55.30. The finish marks the third race this season that Ceja has finished among the top five.

Southwestern meet

Mike Baxter finishing

This past weekend the Bulldog Harriers competed at Southwestern's NAIA Mid-State Classic. This meet is known for its fast course and great competition. We had a lot of Personal Record's and Seasons Bests but we still have a lot to give.

In the ladies race, Erin Loeffler had a big performance and ran a PR of 20:17 which puts her 7th all time on the McPherson list. On the day the ladies had 4 out of 6 season best. We are looking forward to the end of the year and running on a fast course in Salina.

5k
-- Sabrina Lee 19:56.4 SB
1 Erin Loeffler 20:11.0 PR
2 Payton Hartman 20:26.2
3 Ashley Huizar 21:19.9 SB
-- Lizette Guzman 22:42.0 SB
4 Ashley Martinez 22:59.9 SB
5 Sonia Fuentes 23:01.0
6 Torey Fry 24:49.0 SB

On the mens side Javier Ceja ran a great race working his way up throughout the race and placing 4th in a National caliber field. Ceja's time of 25:04 was a life time best and puts him 4th on the all time amongst very good company of Dewayne Jackson (24:21), 400 and 800 school record holder Fred Wilson (24:48) and 10k school record holder Dave Burgess (24:57). Mike Baxter showed some nice improvement coming in as the second Bulldog on the day with a season best. All in all the Bulldogs had 3 life time PRs and a season best.

8k
1 Javier Ceja 25:04.1 PR
-- Daniel Sorenson 26:04.0 SB
2 Mike Baxter 27:59.0 SB
-- Kyle Bogda 28:49.0 PR
3 Kyle Smith 28:55.8
4 David Parry 29:25.6
5 Josh Nilles 29:34.0
6 Juan Jimenez 29:44.3
7 Matt Brown 31:30.1
8 Derek Kruger 32:36.7 PR
9 Jason Pfoutz 36:50.4



Race Video

Post race meeting notes
Individual meeting
- come with ideas, feed back, you know yourselves better than I do
- Helps me adjust what we are doing
- great feedback from Ashley's after the race, we are going to change some things
- We are going to hit hit hard this week, 4x1600 and another fast one on friday
- Ladies take your easy days easy.
- want everyone to run with somone from the team tomorrow and txt me when you are done
- this is an important long run for conference.

Tempo run at "the Dr office"

It is amazing how far we have come this season. Yesterday we did another Tempo run and we are finaly starting to look smooth and under control during these efforts. Our paces seem to be evening out quite a bit as well. It will be nice as the program grows and we have people who have been here for 2, 3, 4 years who can teach the new athletes how the workouts are supposed to go.


start of tempo run on Maxwell

Yesterday we divided the group into two. First group was 20 min tempo group two was 35 min Marathon pace. Both groups looked good. I am excited to see what we can do this weekend at Southwestern.

Assistant coaching job

http://www.ustfccca.org/jobs/assistant-coach

mixed reps

across the lake on a perfect day at Lakeside Park

We did a mixed rep workout today and the group nailed it. I was very pleased with how we looked. We executed on all of the points I brought up during the meeting about what we need to work on during the race. This was probably the most confusing workout I have ever written in that the distances and paces jumped all over the place throughout the workout. The kids handled it very well. We only had one slight goof on one of the rest periods which was not a big deal. We need to keep on this path things are looking very good for the next two meets. our next workout will be in Salina on the KCAC Championship course.

10-12-10 meeting notes

Nice job in the weight room this morning.

15 warm up with 30 sec surges

Mixed reps
- Gets the body used to going out fast, settling in, surging, finishing hard
- 200s to top it all off
- Getting you race ready

Cool down
- 15 min jog
- Dynamics
- Rope stretch
- Foam roll
- Static stretch
- Ice bath

6 am practice tomorrow
- Recovery run

4:35
- dynamics
- Hurdles
- Core reps of 12
- Run if needed
- Balance, barefoot x 2

Head to the park

additions to top ten xc list

We have had a few additions to our top 10 all time cross country list that I thought we should post them on here.

Name 5k Meet Year
1 Lela Ball 18:08.0 KCAC Champs 1982
2 Sally Geisert 19:26.0 1985
3 Deb Hayes 19:32.0 1983
4 Tiffany Poet 19:59.0 Region IV/Omaha 2007
5 Wendy Hartman 20:00.0 Baker 1988
6 Kelsi Beam 20:09.2 Oklahoma State 2010
7 Payton Hartman 20:23.2 Oklahoma State 2010
8 Teresa Goodfellow 20:39.0 1979
9 Dayna Laney 20:59.0 KCAC Champs 2001
10 Erin Loeffler 21:01.2 Oklahoma State 2010

Men 8k Meet Year
1 Dewayne Jackson 24:21.0 McPherson Invite 1975
2 Fred Wilson 24:48.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
3 Dave Burgess 24:57.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
4 Jim Lovercamp 25:28.0 All Kansas/Lindsborg 1976
5 Wayne Tshudy 25:41.0 Southwestern 1969
6 Ivan Torres 25:45.0 KCAC/McPherson 1970
7 Roy Grosbach 25:55.0 Mid American Nazarene 1985
8 Javier Ceja 25:55.3 Lakeside Shootout 2010
9 Gary Arthaud 25:56.0 KCAC/McPherson 1970
10 Jim Kitson 26:00.0 1979

I hope that this list changes a few more times before the season is done.

polka dots

We have started a new tradition for the track program. Anyone that qualifies for a National Championship meet will get a white jersey with red dots, if you are an All-American you receive a red jersey with white dots, and finally if you are a National Champion you get a black jersey with red and white dots. Everyone will wear red bottoms with white dots.

We recived all of our polka dot gear last week. The kids were very excited and they are looking forward to competing in them.


2010 outdoor national qualifiers

NAIA Conference Polls

The new conference rankings came out today men remain in 2nd behind a strong Southwestern team, and women remain in 4th behind Kansas Wesleyan, Friends, and Southwestern. I think both polls are very accurate for this time. We are now into the big meets of the year and will have a great test in two weeks at Southwestern Mid-State Classic. I am excited for some great competition and some fast times.

Men's
1. Southwestern College (Kan.)
2. McPherson College (Kan.)
3. Friends University (Kan.)
4. Tabor College (Kan.)
5. Ottawa University (Kan.)
6. Bethel College (Kan.)
7. Sterling College (Kan.)

Women's
1. Kansas Wesleyan University
2. Friends University (Kan.)
3. Southwestern College (Kan.)
4. McPherson College (Kan.)
5. Bethel College (Kan.)
6. Sterling College (Kan.)
7. Tabor College (Kan.)
8. Bethany College (Kan.)
9. Ottawa University (Kan.)

All conference rankings can be found here
Men's- http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/101110aad.html
Women's- http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/101110aaa.html

10-11 meeting notes

Good job this weekend. We competed very well.
- Need to continue to work on finishing speed
o This is why we do 200’s
o Remember how you feel
o Quick feet, stand tall, good form

Practice for the week
- Mileage
o Down week
o Getting ready for conference
- Mixed reps Tuesday at Lakeside
- Friday cruise miles in Salina
o Preview conference course
o Dinner after

Fall Break
- 8:30 practice Monday Tuesday
o Looked sluggish last year, need to be ready for Southwestern

High School Conference meet in town on Saturday

Practice
- Warmup
- Hurdle mobility
- Core- reps of 12
- Balance
- Barefoot

Lakeside shootout

We hosted the first annual Lakeside Shootout this past weekend and it was a successful event.

We had a great crowd out to cheer the athletes on. The feed back on the course was very positive. spectators like how easy it was to view everything.


Payton and Kelsi in chase pack.

The womens race was first with Karissa Cominator of Friends going stright to the lead which she kept the whole race. Freshman Kelsi Beam (McPherson, Kan.) was McPherson’s top finisher with a time of 20:15 to finish sixth overall, while fellow freshman Payton Hartman (Smithville, Mo.) completed the race in eighth position with a time of 20:23. Hartman’s time matches her season-best from Oklahoma State. The Bulldog women finished in third place behind KCAC rival Friends University and Fort Hays State University. McPherson had four runner finish in the top 25, including Erin Loeffler (North Newton, Kan.) (21:01) in 14th and Ashley Huizar (La Puente, Calif.) (21:59) 23rd place. Sophomore Torey Fry (Wichita, Kan.) finished just outside of the top 40 with a time of 25:04. Overall the women competed very well and took a good step forward toward the conference meet. We still have some things that we need to work on, but we have time.

Bulldog junior Javier Ceja (Pico Rivera, Calif.) won his first individual title in a McPherson jersey with a time 25:55.30. Ceja previously won the individual crown as an unattached athlete at the J.K. Gold Classic hosted by Wichita State University. Ceja shaved approximately nine seconds of his previous season-best of 26:04. Overall for the men, Ceja led McPherson to a team score of 31 points, eight points better than second place Fort Hays State University. McPherson’s four other runners finished in the top 20, with freshman Morgan Peterson (McPherson, Kan.) (28:06 PR) finishing 10th, David Parry (Morganville, Kan.) (28:24 PR) coming in 11th, Mike Baxter (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) (28:51) placing 17th and Kyle Smith (Junction City, Kan.) (29:12) finished 20th. Like the ladies the guys competed much better and were battling with people from other schools. The guys made a nice statement and have lots of positives to take from the meet. It is always good to get a win as a team and as an individual.

The major glitch of the whole meet was the course ended up being long. When I initially measured the course it was short by about 30 meters, we then remeasured and it was right on 2000 meters. So we started to paint and put posts up over the next few days. Somewhere in the mist of all of that the course became about 20 meters per lap long. This is something that can be easily fixed. We hope to grow this meet into a quality event, and potentially bring in some more ranked teams. We have some work to do between now and then.

All in all I was pleased with how things went and we will plan on hosting the KCAC Championships there next year.

Tabor

The Bulldogs had a group of athletes compete at the Tabor Invite this past weekend. Leading the way for the men was Josh Nilles at 31:30.68 good for 64th place. Josh was followed by Freshman Derek Kruger (34:49.45, 93rd), Senior Matt Brown (35:57.74, 98th) and Jason Pfoutz (40:37.70, 106th).

On the ladies side Torey Fry ran for the first time since indoor season running a time of 28:31.88 for 91st place.


Torey and Sabrina Lee post race

The team will be back together on Oct 9th for the Lakeside Shootout.

OSU Jamboree

Women's Results
Men's Results

Stillwater, Okla. – The McPherson College men’s cross country team finished 11th of 23 teams, while the women took 14th of 30 in the College Division of the annual Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree Saturday morning in Stillwater, Okla.
Junior Javier Ceja set a season-best with a time of 26:04.08 and a fifth place finish to lead the Bulldogs. Ceja was the highest finishing NAIA runner. Edward Limo of Colby Community College was the top finisher with a time of 25:15.49.
Sophomore Kyle Smith (28:07.24) and freshman Morgan Peterson (28:09.96) were the next two Bulldogs to cross the finish line. The duo finished 64th and 65th respectively. Junior David Parry (29:06.51 PR), sophomore Mike Baxter (29:12.27), freshman Juan Jimenez (29:45.87) and freshman Preston Mossman (30:57.76) rounded out the scoring for McPherson. The Bulldogs tallied 319 points en route to the 11th place finish.


Javier Ceja

On the women’s side, freshman Kelsi Beam and Payton Hartman lead the Bulldogs for the second straight race. Beam ended the race at 20:09.12, good for 32nd place and the 6th fastest time in McPherson College history, while Hartman took 42nd position with at time of 20:23.17 putting her 7th on the all time list. The duo was followed by Erin Loeffler in 77th place, with a time of 21:06.13 good for 10th all time, Ashley Huizar (103rd, 21:49.68), Sonia Fuentes (132nd, 22:46.19) and Ashley Martinez (158th, 24:24.59).

Florence Ngetich of El Paso Community College won the event with a time of 17:55.43, while Amy Pierson of Southwestern College was the top NAIA finisher at 18:28.72.

I thought that the ladies ran well. We still have to close our gap down and have some people move up if we are looking to contend for top 3 at conference. I am please with how things are going as a whole right now. The men looked a little more rusty than the women. We have a very young team and a lot of them were running their first ever 8k. Add in that OSU is not an easy course it leaves us with some room for improvement. I am still happy with how things are progressing as we need to be running fast in November not the end of September.

Next up is the Lakeside Shoot out at Lakeside Park in McPherson. It is shaping up to be a competitive meet with several KCAC schools and Community Colleges coming. As of right now we are expecting 12 teams.

Building towards something great

We are currently in a period where we are taking two weeks off of racing. But it is anything but down time for the team. Cross Country has upped their miles (Ceja, Sorenson, Ashley H, Payton on the leader boards) last week and this week. We have progressively been getting better at all of "the little things" which is very exciting to watch their progression. It is amazing the jumps this group has made in a months time. We just need to stay the course and keep working hard. I am very excited to see what the group can do at Oklahoma State and Tabor next Saturday. In the mean time we have some tough workouts and lots of miles to cover. Things are on track for a very exciting November for the Bulldogs.

NAIA posted the new conference polls this morning. The Bulldog women maintained their 4th place ranking which can be found here, http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/091310aab.html. The men moved up a spot from 3rd to second, their rankings can be found here http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/spec-rel/091310aac.html.

Track has started conditioning. We have 25 track only kids who are working out this fall. They are a great group and have been working very hard. We now have more fall track athletes than we had athletes when I arrived at McPherson. This speaks volumes to the work that Coach Becker put in this past year.

JK Gold Recap

This past weekend the Bulldogs race at RAFT golf course in Augusta Kansas, for the JK Gold Cross Country Invitational. The Women ran a 4k and the Men ran a 6k. I really like going to this meet because of the shorter distances. It gives the freshman a chance to ease into college racing with a shorter effort and it also gives the upperclassman a chance to get used to racing on the grass again.

Overall I was very pleased with the meet and how the Bulldogs performed. We had 4 out of 7 women and 8 out of 15 men run as fast as or faster than their projected times from our time trial during camp. With the amount of work they put in the past few weeks I know their legs were heavy. So the fact that we were able to run as well as we did is very exciting and bodes well for the future.

The team continues to impress me. They have been looking better in workouts from the weight room to hills sprints and each week has a small but noticeable improvement in form and efficiency. The team is headed down a very good path




Kelsi Beam once again led the team with her 28th place finish with a time of 15:32. She was followed by Payton Hartman (15:48) 36th, Ashley Huizar (16:14) 49th, Erin Lueffler (16:33) 55th, Ashley Martinez (18:17) 85th, Sonia Fuentes (18:50) 96th and running unattached was Lizette Guzman (19:13) 97th. Both Beam and Hartman ran PRs for 4k. Overall the women placed 4th in the College Division with 114 points. Conference rival Southwestern was 3rd with 88 points.

1k mile 2k 3k 2 mile 4k AVG k avg mile
1 28 Kelsi Beam 03:52.0 06:00.0 07:36.0 11:48.0 12:38.0 15:32.0 03:53.3 06:19.0
2 36 Payton Hartman 03:52.0 06:04.0 07:39.0 11:51.0 12:43.0 15:48.0 03:58.7 06:21.5
3 49 Ashley Huizar 03:53.0 06:08.0 07:50.0 12:07.0 12:58.0 16:14.0 04:07.0 06:29.0
4 55 Erin Lueffler 03:56.0 06:12.0 08:00.0 12:35.0 13:28.0 16:33.0 04:12.3 06:44.0
5 85 Ashely Martinez 04:29.0 07:01.0 08:54.0 13:47.0 14:42.0 18:17.0 04:36.0 07:21.0
6 96 Sonia Fuentes 04:41.0 07:22.0 09:22.0 14:23.0 15:23.0 18:50.0 04:43.0 07:41.5
9 97 Lizette Guzman 04:21.0 06:47.0 14:22.0 15:24.0 19:13.0 04:57.3 07:42.0

On the Men’s side the Bulldogs freshman Morgan Peterson led the way with an impressive 20:24 in which he came through the 5k in 17:06 which is a PR for the 5k. Next in was Sophomore Kyle Smith (20:31), followed by David Parry (20:56) then Juan Jimenez (21:31) and the last scorer for the Bulldogs was Mike Baxter (21:40) who is coming back from a knee injury last year.



team race 1k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k AVG K
1 1 Javier Ceja 03:06.0 06:06.0 09:10.0 12:20.0 15:23.0 18:24.0 03:03.6
2 11 Daniel Sorenson 03:08.0 06:07.0 09:24.0 12:48.0 16:10.0 19:09.0 03:12.2
3 12 Art Parra 03:08.0 06:14.0 09:25.0 12:45.0 16:01.0 19:10.0 03:12.4
4 36 Ankur Joshi 03:08.0 06:19.0 09:42.0 13:16.0 16:47.0 20:01.0 03:22.6
5 52 Morgan Peterson 03:13.0 06:36.0 10:04.0 13:37.0 17:06.0 20:24.0 03:26.2
6 57 Kyle Smith 03:18.0 06:36.0 10:04.0 13:43.0 17:16.0 20:31.0 03:26.6
7 70 David Parry 03:20.0 06:48.0 10:22.0 14:09.0 17:43.0 20:56.0 03:31.2
8 78 Kyle Bogda 03:13.0 06:25.0 10:11.0 13:43.0 21:22.0 03:37.8
9 84 Juan Jimenez 03:20.0 10:16.0 14:09.0 17:58.0 21:31.0 03:38.2
10 88 Mike Baxter 03:20.0 06:48.0 10:28.0 14:22.0 18:08.0 21:40.0 03:40.0
11 96 Josh Nilles 03:30.0 07:00.0 10:43.0 14:41.0 18:29.0 21:59.0 03:41.8
12 107 Preston Mossman 03:21.0 07:08.0 10:52.0 14:55.0 18:56.0 22:36.0 03:51.0
13 112 Matt Brown 03:40.0 07:22.0 10:16.0 15:27.0 19:37.0 23:26.0 03:57.2
14 121 Derek Kruger 03:50.0 07:50.0 12:01.0 16:33.0 20:55.0 24:58.0 04:13.6
15 126 Jason Pfoutz 04:09.0 08:32.0 13:26.0 18:19.0 23:05.0 27:50.0 04:44.2

All in all it was a good day and a step in the right direction for the Bulldogs. We are ahead of where we were last year, but we still have a long road ahead. I am excited to see where the road leads this team. It could be a very exciting trip.

Camp

the last two weeks have been very busy for the Bulldog Harriers. We had our cross country camp. And what a great two weeks it was. The team has come together. Workouts have been going very well. Both teams have a tremendous amount of potential and I cant wait to see what they can do. With Camp Mt Hermon now behind us, it is time for the season to start and the teams to show what they can do.

3k Time Trial Results

On a perfect night for racing in Aug. The teams showed up for warm-up at around 8:00. Women first followed by the men. Womens race went off at 9:00. Ashley Huizar the Junior transfer from Rio Hondo College lead through the mile with splits of 1:27 (400), 2:57 (800), 3:42 (1000), 4:28(1200) and 6:04(1600). Payton Hartman the freshman from Smithville Mo then took over for two laps running 7:39 (2000), and 9:16 (2400). With 800 meters left Kelsi Beam freshman from McPherson, KS took over and pulled away from Hartman going through 2800 in 10:46 and finishing the race off with a 38 sec last 200 for a final time of 11:24. Women's results are listed bellow. We had a new time trial record and four new people in all time top 10.

8/17/2010- 21:00 65 deg low winds
Women's 3000 Meter Time Trial
1. Kelsi Beam- 11:24
2. Payton Hartman- 11:38
3. Ashley Huizar- 11:42
4. Erin Lueffler- 12:14
5. Sonia Fuentes- 13:38
6. Lizette Guzman- 13:51
7. Ashley Martinez- 14:13

Mens race started at 9:30. Ankur Joshi a red shirt transfer from San Bernardino Valley College took the lead out of the gate running a 74 second first lap. Art Parra another red shirt transfer from San Bernardino Valley College took the lead for a lap. at the 1000 Daniel Sorenson a red shirt transfer from Cerritos College took the lead going through in 3:06 and never gave it up. His remaining splits were
3:42(1200), 4:52(1600), 6:01(2000), 7:10(2400), 8:20(2800), 8:52(3000). We had a new time trial record and six new people in the top 10. Full results bellow.

21:30 65 deg low winds
1. Daniel Sorenson- 8:52.6
2. Art Parra- 9:15
3. Ankur Joshi- 9:29
4. Kyle Smith- 9:45
5. Kyle Bogda- 9:48
6. Morgan Peterson- 9:52
7. Juan Jimenez- 10:05
8. Preston Mossman- 10:22
9. David Parry- 10:22.1
10.Mike Baxter- 10:49
11.Josh Nilles- 10:59
12.Matt Brown- 11:06
13.Derek Kruger- 12:08
14.Jason Pfoutz- 13:43

All in all I was very pleased with the effort and it is a good starting point for the season. Now we have two and half weeks until we race at Wichita State meet, where the Women will race a 4k and Men will race a 6k. I like the set up of having shorter distances as it eases them back into things.

Pictures of the time trial

Season Recap

NAIA Nationals

Marion, Ind. – The McPherson College track and field team had two athletes competing in day one of the three-day NAIA Outdoor track and field National Championships. Sophomore Javier Ceja finished 15th in the men’s 10,000-meters, while sophomore David Parry earned a spot in the second preliminary round of the 800-meter dash.

Ceja had a strong performance in his first of two events at the national meet, as the California native finished 15th of 33 runners with a time of 32.23.60. Ceja’s finish was the best amongst the KCAC competitors as he beat out Dan Neidlinger and Matt Ditzler of Friends University. The champion at the men’s 10,000-meters, freshman Kennedy Kithuka of Wayland Baptist University, crossed the finish line with a time of 29:31.99.

Sophomore David Parry continues his Cinderella season as he propelled himself into the second round of preliminaries races with a 1:54.64 in the men’s 800-meters. Parry was 15th of 18 competitors that advance to the next round. Parry’s 1:54.64 is his second fastest time of the season. Oklahoma Christian University sophomore Silas Kisorio posted the top qualifying time with a 1:51.53.

McPherson senior Antowine Lamb ended day two of the 2010 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships on a high note for the Bulldogs as he captured the title in the men’s high jump. Lamb, who won the KCAC championship just a few weeks ago, took top honors with a personal record and school record jump of 2.11m (6’-11”).

Take this link to watch Lamb capture the NAIA National Championship in the high jump. http://www2.indwes.edu/naia/event-recordings-may-28.htm

The Topeka, Kan., native started the meet with an easy clearance of 1.96m (6'-5"), before two second attempt makes at 2.01m (6'-7") and 2.06m (6'-9"). With the field narrowed from 22 to six following the 2.06m height, Lamb reeled off a first attempt clearance at the 2.11m mark. He was only one competitor to clear the height on his first attempt and only one of three to cross the bar.

Lamb, along with the other two athletes left in the field, failed in all three attempts at 2.16m. Lamb was awarded the title, because of his clearance on the first attempt. With the win, he becomes the only the second national champion in McPherson College history. The previous champion was Ron Anderson in the men’s discus in 1957.

Three other Bulldogs competed on Friday, including junior Andrea Swanson, sophomore David Parry and sophomore Javier Ceja. Swanson, the only representative from the women’s team, finished 14th in the women’s shot put with a mark of 13.51m (44’-6.25”). The mark is her second best throw of the season.

Parry, who yesterday advanced to the second round of preliminaries, failed to advance to the finals, but had a good showing with a 18th place finish and a time of 1:56.82 in the 800-meters, while Ceja finished 21st in the men’s 5,000-meters preliminaries with a time of 15:27.10.

One day following his championship in the men’s high jump, senior Antowine Lamb was named to the NAIA All-American team. Junior Mitch Krier was the only Bulldog to compete in day three of the national meet held at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.

Lamb’s selection to the NAIA All-American team marks the first in his career and adds another individual to a successful year in McPherson College athletics.

Krier, a junior from Colorado, competed Saturday in the men’s pole vault, but failed to place in the event. After passing on the first two heights, 4.70m (15’-5”) and 4.85m (15’-11”), he knocked the bar on his three attempts at 5.00m (16’-4.75”). A clearance at 5.00m would have placed Krier within the top four. Freshman Stefanos Koufidis of Culver-Stockton College successfully defended his NAIA Indoor Championship with the outdoor title. He was the lone athlete to clear the 5.15m (16’-10.75”) mark.

As a team the McPherson men finished 31st of 68 school, but did not place on the women’s side. The women’s team champions, Azusa Pacific University scored 61 points, while men’s champion Wayland Baptist University tallied 70 points.

California Trip

Emporia

Emporia, Kan. – Sophomore David Parry qualified for the NAIA National Outdoor Track Meet for the first time in his career, as seven members of the McPherson College track and field team competed at the Emporia State University Sam Williams Qualifier on Saturday.

Entering the day, Parry’s personal record (1:57.16) in the 800-meters was just seconds off the NAIA National ‘B’ Standard qualifying mark. The Morganville, Kan., native ran his best race of the season with a third place finish, but more importantly he shaved three seconds off his previous record to qualify for the NAIA National Outdoor Track Meet with a 1:54.06 finish. This marks Parry’s first career qualification for the national meet.

Fellow sophomore Javier Ceja bettered his national qualifying status in the men’s 5,000-meters with a 14:51.79, his fastest time of the season. Ceja will compete nationally in both the 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters.

Twister Twilight

KCAC

Ottawa, Kan. – The Bulldogs tallied four individual victories and three runner-up finishes as the McPherson College track team finished eighth in the women’s competition and fifth on the men’s side at the annual KCAC Conference Championships. This year’s meet was held at the Bill “Bo” Boucek Track on the campus of Ottawa University.

Andrea Swason, Javier Ceja, Antowine Lamb and Mitchell Krier all claim individual KCAC Championships, while Rachel Leuthold, Swanson and Garrett Sharp finished second in their respective events.

Junior thrower Andrea Swanson opened Saturday’s competition with McPherson’s first KCAC Championship in the women’s shot put since Stacy Miles won the event in 1977. Swanson, a junior from Littleton, Colo., broke her own school record, 13.56m (44’-6”), with a mark of 13.78m (45’-2.5”).

Just hours later, Swanson would impress for the second time of the day in the women’s hammer throw with a second place finish. She solidified her spot in McPherson track history with a school record mark of 44.50m (146’-0”).

Teammate Rachel Leuthold also finished in runner-up position in the women’s pole vault. In just her second meet of the season, Leuthold vaulted 2.97m (9’-9”). Her clearance tied the winning height, but was on her second attempt to give her second place in the event.

Other notables from the women’s competition include, freshman Sonia Fuentes finishing with a season best time of 14.74 seconds in the 100-meters and sophomore Krissa Fuentes setting a season best of 32.75m (107’-5”) in the discus.

McPherson College sophomore Javier Ceja continued to impress in the men’s competition. Ceja opened Saturday with a fifth place finish in the 1,500-meters, crossing the line at 4:00.61 before winning the men’s 5,000-meters. His winning time of 15:03.62 is the fastest at the KCAC Championships since Elliott Rodda (Southwestern College) in 1988. Ceja also became the first McPherson College male to win the event since Dave Burgess in 1978.

Junior pole-vaulter Mitch Krier won his first KCAC Championship as a Bulldog with a vault of 4.73m (15’-6.25”). Krier’s mark was two feet higher than the second place finisher, as he became the first Bulldog to win the event since Mike Butsch in 1971.

Senior Antowine Lamb and teammate Garrett Sharp swept the top two spots in the men’s high jump, as Lamb defended his 2009 KCAC Championship with a height of 2.03m (6’-8”) to claim the 2010 crown. Sharp followed Lamb’s lead with a clearance of 1.93m (6’-4”) for second place.

Other notables from the men’s championship included, David Parry finishing with a season best and personal record of 1:57.16 in the 800-meters, while setting a season best in the 1,500-meters (4:05.23; 7th).

Bulldog freshman Kyle Smith set a season best in the 3,000-meters steeplechase, placing fourth with a time of 10:41.87. Junior Rattanck Mour rounds out the Bulldog notables with an eighth place finish in the 100-meters. His time was 11.28.

The Bulldogs have one more warm up meet, the McPherson Twister Twilight, prior to the NAIA National Outdoor Championships on May 20-22, 2010.

Bethel

North Newton, Kan. – The McPherson track and field team battled through cloudy, windy conditions on Saturday at the Bethel Invitational held at Thresher Stadium in North Newton, Kan. The Bulldogs set two school records on Saturday, with junior Andrea Swanson in the hammer throw and junior Mitch Krier in the pole vault.

Swanson, the only Bulldog competing for the women’s team, opened her day with a fifth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 12.69m (41’-7.75”). But her day was highlighted by her impressive school record breaking distance of 43.83m (143’-9”) in the hammer. Prior to Saturday, Swanson’s best was a 40.58m (133’-2”) earlier this season at the ACCK Championships. Her throw was good for fifth place in the competition.

On the men’s side, Krier was the lone Bulldog to win on Saturday. Krier vaulted a season best and school record 4.85m (15’-11”) in just his second meet of the season. More importantly, Krier’s vault bettered his National Qualifying ‘B’ Standard mark of 4.72m (14’-0”) to National Qualifying ‘A’ Standard position.

In other field events, freshman Garrett Sharp cleared 1.91m (6’-3.25”) in the high jump, while freshman Grant Miller threw 10.39m (34’-1.25”) in the shot put.

The McPherson men’s track team continued to improve on the season marks, as the Bulldog tracksters set six season bests. Junior Anthony Leal led the team with an 8th place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.57. Leal’s time was nearly two seconds faster than his previous season best.

Other notables from the track include freshman Kyle Smith’s second place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and sophomore David Parry’s sixth place finish in the 1,500-meter run. Smith, competing in the steeplechase for the first time in his collegiate career, posted a season best time of 10:44.37, while Parry set a personal record of 4:10.96 in the 1,500-meters.

The Bulldogs will be back in action this weekend as they travel to the KCAC Championships. The meet is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, while the second half will start at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ottawa University is the acting host school for the meet this year.

Spring Break Trip

KU relays

Lawrence, Kan. – Junior Anthony Leal, sophomore Javier Ceja and sophomore David Parry opened the 2010 Kansas Relays on Thursday evening at Memorial Stadium with the 800-meter and 10,000-meter races.

Ceja highlighted the day for McPherson with a fifth place finish in the 10,000-meters with a McPherson College record time of 31:24.31. Ceja’s time shattered the previous record of 31:41.60 held by Dewayne Jackson (1976), marking the second record he has broken this season. The top finisher in the race, Neil Grundman, Graceland University, crossed the finish line at 30:38.46.

In the men’s 800-meters, David Parry was the top Bulldog, finishing in 32nd place with a time of 1:58.96, while Leal crossed the line in 54th position at 2:02.92. The top time for the race was by Danny Schneider of Kansas State University. The senior ended the race in a time of 1:53.85.

Cooler conditions welcomed members of the McPherson College track and field team to Memorial Stadium on Friday and Saturday for the second and third day of the 2010 Kansas Relays. The Bulldogs took a small squad comprised of two individuals and one relay team for the two days.

Despite his lowest jump of the season, senior Antowine Lamb finished 13th in the men’s high jump with a clearance of 1.95-meters (6’-4.75”). If Lamb would have matched his season high of 2.08-meters, he would of finished in the top three. Competing unattached, William Moses along with Iowa Central Community College freshman, Marquis Mack posted the top heights at 2.10-meters (6’-10.75”).

Junior Andrea Swanson was the only Bulldog on the women’s side to compete over the weekend. The Littleton, Colo. native finished the day in 18th place in the women’s shot put with a distance of 13.03-meters (42’-9”). The mark is her third best of the season. University of Nebraska junior Amanda Latsch won the event with a throw of 14.88-meters (48’-10”).

In the men’s 4x100-meter relay, Ginickachi Ibe, Antowine Lamb, Leterius Ray and David Parry took to the track for McPherson. The team finished in 22nd place, but posted the Bulldogs second fastest time of the season at 43.86. The top team once again came from the University of Nebraska. The Huskers finished the race in 41.03.

The Bulldogs return to the track next Saturday, April 24, for the Bethel Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. in North Newton. The invite will be the last meet for McPherson prior to the KCAC conference meet hosted by Ottawa University.

Cooler conditions welcomed members of the McPherson College track and field team to Memorial Stadium on Friday and Saturday for the second and third day of the 2010 Kansas Relays. The Bulldogs took a small squad comprised of two individuals and one relay team for the two days.

Despite his lowest jump of the season, senior Antowine Lamb finished 13th in the men’s high jump with a clearance of 1.95-meters (6’-4.75”). If Lamb would have matched his season high of 2.08-meters, he would of finished in the top three. Competing unattached, William Moses along with Iowa Central Community College freshman, Marquis Mack posted the top heights at 2.10-meters (6’-10.75”).

Junior Andrea Swanson was the only Bulldog on the women’s side to compete over the weekend. The Littleton, Colo. native finished the day in 18th place in the women’s shot put with a distance of 13.03-meters (42’-9”). The mark is her third best of the season. University of Nebraska junior Amanda Latsch won the event with a throw of 14.88-meters (48’-10”).

In the men’s 4x100-meter relay, Ginickachi Ibe, Antowine Lamb, Leterius Ray and David Parry took to the track for McPherson. The team finished in 22nd place, but posted the Bulldogs second fastest time of the season at 43.86. The top team once again came from the University of Nebraska. The Huskers finished the race in 41.03.

The Bulldogs return to the track next Saturday, April 24, for the Bethel Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. in North Newton. The invite will be the last meet for McPherson prior to the KCAC conference meet hosted by Ottawa University.

Tabor

Hillsboro, Kan. – Senior Antowine Lamb highlighted the day with a school record 2.08m high jump, as the McPherson College track team was in action at the Tabor Invitational Wednesday afternoon in Hillsboro, Kan.

Lamb’s jump, a personal and program best, broke his previous record of 2.07m from last season. Prior to Lamb, David Bader held the McPherson College record of 2.06m. Bader set the record in 1987.

Junior Mitchell Krier vaulted for the first time since the NAIA National Indoor meet, clearing 4.72m to take first place in the men’s pole vault, while Ginikachi Ibe showed his athleticism with a personal record of 6.34m in the long jump.

On the track, freshman Ben Barker finished 15th in the 100-meter dash, while Kyle Smith crossed the line in 11th with a time of 4:32.61 in the 1,500-meter race.

On the women’s side, Andrea Swanson tied her season best with a throw of 13.37m in the shot put. Swanson’s throw was 1.51m longer than the second place finisher. Other participants for the women included Krissa Fuentes and Sonia Fuentes.

The Bulldogs will now head to Lawrence, where they will compete in the Kansas Relays. The event will begin Thursday and run through Saturday.

ACCK

Sterling, Kan. – Twenty top-four finishes and 26 personal bests later, the McPherson College track and field team put a cap on their third meet of the outdoor season at Saturday’s ACCK Championships. The meet was hosted by Sterling College in Sterling, Kan.

Junior Andrea Swanson crushed her already NAIA National Meet qualifying mark of 12.91-meters (42’-4.26”), which she set earlier in the season at the McPherson Invitational, with a throw of 13.37-meters (43’-10.37”) in the shot put. The throw surpasses the NAIA National ‘A’ Standard mark of 12.95-meters. The Littleton, Colo. native also set personal bests in the discus (31.44-meters) and in the hammer throw (40.58-meters).

Freshman Shireana Robinson finished the day with a fourth place finish in the 200 and 400-meter dash. Robinson posted season best times of 00:26.75 (200-meters) and 01:04.74 (400-meters), respectively.

Other notables from the women’s team include, sophomore Krissa Fuentes recording a season best mark of 31.84-meters (104’-5.54”) in the discus, while freshman Sonia Fuentes took eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.91.

On the men’s side, the Bulldogs had 19 athletes competing. MC tallied 17 top four finishers. Sophomore Javier Ceja stole the show by winning both the 800-meter run and the 1,500-meters. Ceja recorded his best times of the season, including a 2:03.26 in the 800-meters and a 4:09.25 in the 1,500-meters.

Sophomore David Parry set a personal record in the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:26.19, as the Bulldogs finished the race with four out of the top five positions.

Other highlights of the day included senior Antowine Lamb and freshman Garrett Sharp finishing first and third in the high jump, while MC’s 4x800-meter relay team of Javier Ceja, Kyle Smith, Anthony Leal and David Parry dominated with a time of 8:13.30, 41 seconds faster than the second place team.

Baker Relays

Baldwin City, Kan. – In just their second outdoor track and field meet of the season, the McPherson College track team took ninth place at the Baker University Relays Saturday in Baldwin City, Kan.

The Bulldogs took first place in the men’s high jump, as senior Antowine Lamb cleared 2.03 meters (6’-8.0”), a NAIA Outdoor Nationals “B” standard qualifying mark.

Sophomore Javier Ceja came in second place in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:18.13, while Anthony Leal rounded out the top Bulldog finishers with a fourth place finish in the 800 meters (2:03.30).

Other notables from the meet include freshman Kyle Smith’s eighth place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:25.61), while Grant Miller took fourth in the hammer throw (36.69 meters) and Ginickachi Ibe improved on his previous time in the 100 meters, finishing 11th with a time of 11.32 seconds.

McPherson Open

McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College track and field team opened the 2010 outdoor season on a high note, as sophomore David Parry won the 800-meters and junior Andrea Swanson posted an NAIA National ‘B’ Standard throw in the shot put Saturday afternoon at McPherson Stadium.

“I was pleased with our performance,” said McPherson coach Joe Eby. “We had some solid performances for the start of the outdoor season and even a few PR’s. I am excited to see what we can do in the weeks to come. It will be nice to be able to compete on a more regular basis from here on out. I think it will help without team progress. We still have some things to work on, but we are going in a great direction."

In the men’s 800 meters, Parry held a slight lead over Tabor’s Justin Ball coming into the final 100-meters of the race. It was a sprint between the two athletes with Parry edging Ball at the line with a time of 1:58.77.

Coming off a recent trip to the NAIA Indoor National Meet in Johnson City, Tenn., Swanson took third in the shot put with a throw of 12.91 meters. The throw was good for third place behind Mollie Dahl (13.96 meters) and Amber Dunham (13.22 meters) of Bethany College.

Other highlights on the women’s side included freshman Shireana Robinson finishing fourth in both the women’s 100 meter and 200 meter dash with times of 13.01 seconds and 27.43, respectively. The meet was the first of Robinson’s career. Along with Robinson, sophomore Rachel Leuthold took third in the pole vault with a vault of 3.20 meters.

On the men’s side, sophomore Javier Ceja was the top collegiate finisher, but second overall in the 1500 meters. Ceja posted a time of 4:15.23. Other notables included freshman Kyle Smith taking fourth in the 5,000 meters (16:40.83), freshman Ben Barker finishing eighth in the 100 and 200 meter dash (11.41; 23.15), freshman Garret Sharp took sixth in the high jump (1.78 meters), and freshman Grant Miller finished eighth in the men’s hammer throw at 35.65 meters.

The men’s 4x100 meter relay team finished in the third position with a time of 44.10.

The Bulldogs will now prepare for next weekend’s Tabor Invite. The meet is schedule to begin at 10:00 a.m. in Hillsboro, Kan.

New Signings

Lots of new signings check them out on the McPherson website http://www.mcpherson.edu/athletics/track/11/signings.asp

NAIA indoor nationals in Johnson City TN

Johnson City, Tenn. – McPherson College’s Mitch Krier, Andrea Swanson and Javier Ceja came away from their national championship meet appearance with mixed emotions, but having gained invaluable experience at the national level.

Krier was the top Bulldog finishing in fifth place in the men’s pole vault with a vault of 4.85 meters to seal his place as an NAIA All-American. Krier cleared both his opening height of 4.70 meters and 4.85 meters on his first attempt, but failed on his attempts at 5.00 meters.

Ceja, who competed on Friday in the men’s 5,000 meters finished in 31st place with a time of 15:43.59.

On the women’s side, junior Andrea Swanson threw 42’8”, improving on her previous nationals mark of 40’5.5”. Swanson ended the meet in 12th place out of 29 participants.

The Bulldogs will open their 2010 outdoor season next Saturday, March 13, when they host their annual McPherson Invitational.

Bulldogs Fare Well at Central Missouri

The bulldog track team was in full swing this past weekend, making the trip to Warrensburg, Missouri home of the Central Missouri Mules for the Mule Relays. The women competing on Friday were Andrea Swanson in the women's weight throw and the shot put, Rachel Leuthold in the Pole Vault and Torey Fry in the 1600m. All three women competed very well. Swanson threw the Weight Throw for the very first time in competition and set the new school record at 42'1.25'' placing 12th overall. In the shot put swanson placed 4th with a throw of 42' 6.25''. Leuthold cleared 10'2'' which placed her 6th overall at the meet. Rachel had some very good attempts at 10'8'' and we are very excited. To finish out the day, Torey Fry competed in the women's 1600m with a time 6:45.35. All in all the women competed very well and we are excited to see what they can continue to do in the future!

The men traveled to Central Missouri on Saturday to give it there all at the Mule Relays. Everyone showed up to compete and it was a great day for an indoor track meet. Grant Miller and Steve McCrate competed in the Weight Throw, both throwing season bests. Garret Sharp competed in the High Jump, showing some improvments. Mitchell Krier won the Men's Pole Vault with a clearance of 16'.75'' and had 2 very good attempts at 17'. The Bulldog sprinters runing in the 60m were Ben Barker, Gini Ibe and Ratt Muor. Leterius Ray and David Johnson competed in the 600. Kyle Smith ran the 1600m. All of them competed well.




Women's Results
Men's Results

Amador Signs letter of intent for Spring 2010

Jason Amador of San Bernardino, California signed a letter of intent for the Bulldogs for this spring. Jason is a great addition to the McPherson squad and will help us on the track in the long sprints.

Clary Sign Letter of Intent

Evan Clary of McPherson, KS signed with the Bulldogs Track and Field program. Evan will be a great addition to our throws program. He is a natural born leader and very coachable. We are very excited that Evan has choosen McPherson College and feel that he will be transformed into a National Caliber thrower.

Three Sign for the Bulldog 2010-2011 Recruiting Class

McPherson College CC/TF team has signed three standout athletes to join the Bulldogs for the 2010-2011 Recruiting Class.

Callie Colden of Kirk, Colorado has signed letters of intent with Track and Field and Volleyball. We are very excited to add Callie to our roster next season and feel that she will help to make our Womens program stronger. Callie comes to us from Liberty High School in Joes, Colorado. For the Bulldogs Callie will compete in the short sprints and the triple jump.

Joe Sumpter of Downs, Kansas has signed a letter of intent to join the Bulldogs 2010-2011 recruiting class. Joe joins us from Osborne High School and will hurdle for the Bulldogs. We are very excited to add Joe to our Roster and feel that he will be a great addition to our squad.

Emily Girard of Osborne, Kansas will join the Bulldogs for the 2010-2011 track and field recruiting class. Emily is also joining the womens volleyball team here at McPherson. Emily comes to us from Osborne High School. Emily will hurdle for the bulldogs and we are very excited to add her to the team.

Swanson Qualifies for Nationals as Bulldogs Compete well at Ward Haylett Invite

Saturday January 9th, the Bulldog Track and Field squad competed at the Ward Haylett Invite hosted by Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. The morning started off quite early for the Dogs with a departure time of 4:45am...yes that's right, am!! Our trek to Crete, Nebraska was a smooth one and when pulling into town with the temperature at a whopping negative 14 degrees, the team and coaching staff were all excited that we were competing indoors!!!

The meet went smoothly and the Bulldogs competed very well. Andrea Swanson, a senior from Littleton, Colorado posted an "A" standard mark in the Women's Shot Put with a toss of 42'9''. This mark places Swanson currently #3 in the event for the NAIA this season. On the Men's side, Freshman Grant Miller out of St. Johns, KS competed for the first time in the Weight Throw.

Mitchell Krier walked away with a win this past weekend in the Pole Vault with a jump of 15'5''. Krier is currently ranked #1 in the Pole Vault for this season in the NAIA. Also competing in the Vault for the first time this season was Andy Woodward who posted a mark of 12'1.5'' after coming off of injury. On the women's side, Rachel Leuthold also competed in the Vault. Garret Sharp competed in the High Jump.

The "Rodent" crew was out in full force at the Ward Haylett Invite. Our sprint crew on the Men's side; Ben Barker a freshman from Muskogee, Oklahoma and Juniors Ginikachi Ibe and Rattanak Munor from San Jose, California competed on the track for the first time this season in the 55m and the 200m dash. Also competing in the 55m was Freshmen Drew Talbott and in the 200m dash was Talbott and Senior Ryan Brown. On the Women's side for the 55m sprint was Junior Transfer out of Washington, Sonia Fuentes.

The distance crew showed up for the Men's 3k Saturday afternoon and competed well. Senior Shaun Griffin, Junior Matt Brown and Freshmen Kyle Smith, Dan Meibaum, David Johnson and Fred Miller were among the Bulldogs racing at Doan College. Senior Leterius Ray competed in the 800m run.

All in all the Bulldogs of McPherson College were a force to be reckoned with at the Ward Haylett Invite. The Bulldogs are off for three weeks of hard workouts preparing for the Sooner Invite at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma on February 6th.

Complete Results

Back in McPherson

Monday was the first day of practice. We have some new faces on the team. We have three people who have transferred in at semester. Javier Ceja a 5k, 10k runner from California, Tony Leal a 400, 800 runner from Hartnell College in California and Sonia Fuentes a sprinter hurdler from Washington. The team has been working very hard the past few days. Everyone is sore from new drills and exercises we have added. I am very excited about the group we have for this track season. We have an exciting season ahead of us. Stay tuned our first meet is this weekend at Doane College in Nebraska.

Bulldogs open Indoor Track Season with Krier breaking school record and qulaifying for Nationals

Bulldogs compete at KU


December 5th the Bulldogs competed in the 2009 Bob Timmons Challenge at the University of Kansas. With lots of excitement and enthusiasm the Bulldogs came to compete and did some good things on the track and in the field.


Mitchell Krier of Sterling, Colorado breaks school record and qualifies an "A" standard for the 2010 NAIA Indoor National meet with a mark of 15'7''.





Other Bulldogs competing were Mike Baxter who placed 6th in the 3000m, Kyle Smith placing 8th in the 3000m, Garrett Sharp in the high jump, Rachel Leuthold and Drew Talbott in the Pole Vualt, Ryan Brown in the 400m, Leterius Ray in the 600yd, David Johnson in the 800m and David Parry in the 1600m.


We were excited to have an early meet, before winter break, to see what everyone could do. All in all everyone showed up and competed. The coaching staff was pleased with the days performances and really excited for the Indoor Track season to be in full force.


Complete Results


Bulldogs Jump at KSU All-Comers

December 12th a skeleton crew of three jumpers made the trip to Manhattan, Kansas for the KSU All-Comers Indoor Meet.


Mitchell Krier broke the school record and improved his National Qualifying mark with a jump of 16' 00.75'' good enough to place 2nd.


Also jumping for the Bulldogs was Freshman Garrett Sharp of Chanute, Kansas. Sharp jumped a season best of 6'2.25''. Senior Leterius Ray competed in the Long Jump for McPherson. He finished with a jump of 17'11.75''.




Complete Results

Cross Country finishes 4th and 9th at KCAC Championship meet

The McPherson College cross country teams finished their seasons at the KCAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning at Lake Afton Park in Goddard, Kan. The men finished fourth overall, while the women turned in a ninth place finish.



Freshman Mike Baxter was the top finisher for the Bulldogs men. Baxter crossed the line in 27:11.00, good for 16th place and a life time PR for 8k. Finishing 17th, and second for the men, was senior Shaun Griffin with a time of 27:12.00. Freshman Kyle Smith finished third for the Bulldogs at the 27:40.00 mark.

Sophomore David Parry and junior Matt Brown rounded out the top five, finishing with a time of 29:11.09 and 30:59.00, respectively.

1 mile 2 mile 3 mile 4 mile 8k
1 Mike Baxter 05:09.0 10:35.0 16:20.0 22:15.0 27:11.0
2 Shaun Griffin 05:09.0 10:29.0 16:17.0 22:08.0 27:12.0
3 Kyle Smith 05:08.0 10:39.0 16:26.0 21:54.0 27:40.0
4 David Parry 05:31.0 11:27.0 17:39.0 23:46.0 29:11.0
5 Matt Brown 05:27.0 11:31.0 18:01.0 24:43.0 30:59.0
7 Fred Miller 06:39.0 13:07.0 20:09.0 27:06.0 33:02.0
8 Zach Dowling 06:27.0 13:22.0 20:39.0 27:37.0 34:04.0
9 David Johnson 06:58.0 14:40.0 22:44.0 27:47.0 34:30.0



"I was really proud of the guys", said coach Eby,"they ran well at the biggest meet of the year and improved on last years place. Its a step in the right direction."

men's results

For the women, sophomore Kati Beam paced the women with her time of 22:19.00, good for 43rd place. Sophomore Katie Logan was the second runner to cross the finish line for McPherson, posting a time of 22:26.41. Freshman Torey Fry finished third, while sophomore Krissa Fuentes took fourth for the Bulldogs with times of 22:48 and 23:20, respectively. Junior Katey Taylor rounds out the top five women’s finishers with a time of 24:25.

women's results

1 mile 2 mile 5k
1 Katie Logan 06:28.0 14:00.0 22:25.0
2 Kati Beam 06:32.0 14:04.0 22:18.0
3 Torey Fry 06:43.0 14:23.0 22:47.0
4 Krissa Fuentes 06:46.0 14:33.0 23:18.0
5 Katey Taylor 07:15.0 15:22.0 24:25.0




Coach Eby said, "It was great to see the girls place as a team at the conference for the first time in a long time, this is also a huge step in the right direction. Overall we just need to continue to build on the momentum we have started this year. If we keep going in this direction the future of McPherson Cross Country will be very bright."

NAIA Mid-States @ Southwestern

The McPherson College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NAIA Mid-State Classic Saturday morning. The Bulldog men finished 17th of 22 teams, while the women place 20th of 22 in the annual event hosted by Southwestern College.

The meet consisted of over 170 runners for 22 teams.

Colorado College won the men’s team title with 125 points, barely edging the Wayland Baptist Pioneers, who finished with 126 points. Sophomore Silas Kisorio of Oklahoma Christian University won the individual men’s title with an 8k time of 24:50.86.

Freshman Kyle Smith was the first Bulldog to cross the finish line at 28:01.70 (89th place), followed closely by fellow freshman Mike Baxter at 28:08.68.

Sophomore David Perry (167th, 30:37.62), junior Matt Brown (191st, 32:18.08), freshman Dan Meibaum (204th, 34:32.43), freshman Fred Miller (208th, 35:59.70), senior Zach Dowling (212th, 37:14.31) and freshman David Johnson (215th, 40:34.08) as ran for McPherson.

On the women’s side, Kansas Wesleyan University won the overall team title. The individual women’s title went to Francine Nzilampa as she completed the course in 17:41.29.

Sophomore Katie Logan was the top finisher for the Bulldogs. Logan finished in 89th place with a time of 21:44.95, the 18th fastest women’s 5k time in McPherson College history. Sophomore Kati Beam and freshman Torey Fry were the next to finish for McPherson. Beam finished in a time of 22:39.85, while Fry finished at 22:56.62.

Sophomore Krissa Fuentes (133rd, 23:09.00) and junior Katey Taylor (155th 25:26.80) also competed for the Bulldogs.

The KCAC Championships are scheduled for November 7in Wichita. Winners at the KCAC meet will receive the automatic bid to the NAIA National cross country meet.

Bulldogs WIN!!!!!

Mens pre race huddle

The men’s and women’s McPherson College cross country teams captured the team titles at the McPherson College Open on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the McPherson Country Club.

“I am very pleased with how we competed today,” said McPherson coach Joe Eby. “To have both teams win at our home meet is exciting and sets us up well for the end of the season. I have been very pleased with the progress the team has shown so far. I still feel like we can get better, but I like what we have done at this point.”


Top 3 Kyle Smith, Shaun Griffin, Mike Baxter mid race

McPherson College was one of four teams at the meet.

The McPherson men’s team won the team title with three runners finishing in the top six. Shaun Griffin was the third finisher across the line in a time of 28:17 with teammate Kyle Smith right on his heel (28.36). Freshmen Mike Baxter was the third bulldog across with a time of 28:47 to come in sixth place out of 30 runners.

Sophomore David Parry and freshman Dan Meibaum rounded out the top five for the Bulldogs, with Perry finishing in 31:42 (15th) and Meibaum in 33:28 (19th).

The McPherson College women’s cross country team finished in a tie for first with Bethel College. Junior Brittany Delker continues to lead the Bulldogs, finishing fourth overall in a time of 22:12. Sophomore Katie Logan was the next Bulldog to finish, crossing the line in 23:17 (7th).


Kati Beam (23:42, 9th)

Sophomore Kati Beam (23:42, 9th), freshman Torey Fry (24:11, 11th) and freshman Paula Carpenter (24:30, 12th) finished out the top five for the Bulldogs.

Results can be found http://www.mcpherson.edu/athletics/crosscountry/09/schedule.asp


Group post race

Ceja and Martinez sign with Bulldogs

Martinez in gray and Ceja in Green will look much better in Red

Ruben Martinez and Javier Ceja signed with McPherson College on Saturday night following a 1, 2 finish at the McPherson Brooks Open. These two are going to bring a new intensity to the team. Ceja who has a PR of 14:40 in the 5k and Martinez who has a 15:10 5k PR will be contending for KCAC championships this spring in the 5k and 10k and potential All American status at the National meet. We are very excited to get them here in January and get them in the program.


Saturday night signing

Big weekend for the Bulldogs

With 30 days to go till the big KCAC meet, this weekend is a big weekend for the cross program. We are hosting our home meet, the Brooks Open at McPherson Country Club. Women's race goes off at 10:15 and men will race at 11:00. This meet will be a great test as we will see some teams we have yet to see so far this year, including a few conference schools.

There will be three top guy recruits on campus. Ruben Martinez makes a return to campus and he is bringing Javier Ceja who is also from LA, California with him. Joining those two on Saturday night will be Morgan Peterson from McPherson. A lot will be going on the next few days in McPherson, it is an great time to be a Bulldog

Marathon Pace workout

number 4-5 with coach Jilka on the way out.

On Tuesday we hit up the dirt roads for a marathon pace workouts. It has been great to see the progression of the athletes from week to week. We went further than we ever had for this run and looked controlled doing it. I am continually excited to see the progression and just thinking about what the future will bring for us.


Top 3 on way back

We are very fortunate to have these dirt roads within 1.5 miles of our track. Its perfect warmup/cooldown distance for us. Each block is a mile and the crop fields and tree lines mark the half mile, so we are able to get splits. We do all of our long runs out on the dirt roads and any tempo work. It is great having a marked out area with soft surfaces.

OSU Jamboree

We loaded up the Bus at 3:00 pm to head down to Stillwater. We had about a 3 hour ride and it went by quick. We arrived at the course with perfect weather outside.


We walked the back part of the course with the steps and hills. I really liked the course, thought it had a nice mix of hills, trails, grass, and wood chips. After a quick tour of the course we loaded back up on the bus and went to a Pasta dinner put on by the Stillwater HS team. They had good food and all proceeds went toward their program. Something we will do for years to come if they continue to put this event on.

Team after pasta dinner

Next it was off the hotel. Not the best hotel I have ever stayed in but we were only 15 min away from the course. Most of the evening was spent relaxing at the hotel due to an early morning the next day.

The team was up at 4 am for a shakeout run and Pancakes in the lobby. We loaded up the bus at 6 am to head over to the course. It was still dark out when we arrived on sight, but with the girls racing at 8:00 am i wanted to make sure we were there and they did not feel rushed getting ready for the race.


Course at 6:15 am

We had the a series of unfortunate events happen to our girls team this week. We had two freshman, Torey Fry and Paula Carpenter who were banged up to the point where they could have raced but I didn't want to risk setting them back for the upcoming weeks so we held both of them out. Kati Beam was in the school play and had to miss the meet and another girl who got sick on race day. So with our lack of depth to start with, all said and done we were only able to put 3 girls on the start line this weekend. The good part was the three girls ran well. Brittany Delker was our number 1 with 21:20 only 2 seconds off her PR, Katie Logan was our number 2 with a time of 21:42 almost a minute faster than Missouri Southern, and her time from last year and only 10 seconds off her PR.


Top Dog of the week Katie Logan finishing in a season best

Krissa Fuentes was our number 3 with a time of 24:47 which was faster than her Missouri Southern time 3 seconds off her PR and almost a minute faster than her time from 2008. So for all of the unfortunate events leading up to the race the ladies raced very well.


Men's Race start

Next up was the guys. The guys ran a good race but I am still waiting for all of our top 5 to put together a good race. We have had two solid weeks of training and workouts leading up to this meet. Shaun Griffin (the birthday boy) had a great race. Running 27:28 which was 59 seconds faster than his time from 2008. He was followed by Kyle Smith who had another solid performance running 27:48. Next in was Mike Baxter running 27:59, then Matt Brown who ran a seasons best on the tough course running 31:21 over 2 min faster than his time from 2008, and finishing up the scoring for the Bulldogs was David Parry with a time of 32:07. Dan Meibuam showed great improvement over his race at WSU running a 33:15 which is almost 6 min faster than his projected time from the Shockers race. Zach Dowling was the 7th man running 34:18 which was over a minute and half faster than his time from 2008. Fred Miller (39:05) and Ben Denton (44:49) also has solid performances for the Bulldogs. The men's team average time for the top 5 was 10 seconds faster this year over the 2008 team, so they are showing improvement across the board.

While at the meet I also had a chance to talk to one of our top girl recruits for next year Kylie Bourquin from Follett HS. We had a nice chat and she is excited to come for our overnight visit weekend.


Waiting for the Bus

All in all another good weekend. Next up is the McPherson Brooks Open. It will be a good smaller meet for us. We will get a chance to match up against some other conference schools that we have not seen yet, I am excited to see what we can do.