Results
ABILENE – Wayland Baptist dominated the men's and women's relays, winning every team event it entered as the Pioneers opened the outdoor season on Saturday at the War Hawk Classic.
Both Wayland squads placed fifth in the event, the men scoring 49 points and the women 52. Host McMurry won the 12-team men's field with 108 points, ahead of Tarleton State (92), West Texas A&M (72), Abilene Christian (52) and Wayland. For the women, WTAMU came out on top of 13 teams with 90½ points, ahead of McMurry (69½), Tarleton State (62), Abilene Christian (57) and Wayland.
The WBU men won five events and the Pioneer women three. Of the eight combined first-places, half were in relays.
The men's 4x100 relay of Jeffery Josephs,
Stephen Sutherland,
Justin Scruggs and
Durawn Howard turned in a time of 40.85 seconds, while Josephs,
Lorenzo Dolphus, Sutherland and Howard ran the 4x200 in 1:26.51.
Scruggs also was first in the 100 in 10.41, as were De'Vion Simpson in the 800 (1:59.68) and
Pierre Banks in the 110 hurdles (14.28).
For the women,
Caitlin McKnight,
Alexis Browner,
Angie Quiah and
Gortia Ferguson were first in the 4x100 in 46.21. Ferguson, Quiah and Browner were joined by
Shani Adams in the 4x200 as that foursome clocked 1:39.39.
Adams posted the other first for WBU in the 400 in 56.00. Browner had Wayland's lone second place in the 100 (11.88).
Wayland's next competition is the prestigious Texas Relays in Austin starting Thursday.
War Hawk Classic
At McMurry University, Abilene
Women
100: 2.
Alexis Browner, 11.88; 6.
Caitlin McKnight, 12.44; 9.
Kiara Stephenson, 12.60; 14.
Virginia Norwood, 13.18.
200: 12. Stephenson, 26.75;
400: 1.
Shani Adams, 56.00; 3.
Kesley Gittens, 57.95; 5.
Kristy Hannah, 58.12.
800: 4.
Melissa Cejas, 2:26.90; 7.
Michelle Gonzalez, 2:32.00.
100 hurdles: 7.
Janelle Durrough, 15.45.
400 hurdles: 11.
Lakeisha Walton, 1:14.52.
4x100 relay: 1. WBU (McKnight, Browner,
Angie Quiah,
Gortia Ferguson), 46.21.
4x200 relay: 1. WBU (Ferguson, Quiah, Adams, Browner), 1:39.39.
Long jump: 3. McKnight, 5.26 (17-3¼).
Triple jump: 4. Norwood, 10.17 (33-4½).
Team Rankings: 1. West Texas A&M 90½; 2. McMurry 69½; 3. Tarleton State 62; 4. Abilene Christian 57; 5. Wayland Baptist 52; 6. Eastern New Mexico 48; 7. Hardin-Simmons 23; 8. Northwood 14; 9. Ranger 11; 10. (tie) Sul Ross St. 9; Dallas 9; 12. Texas Wesleyan 7; 13. Clarendon College 3.
Men
100: 1.
Justin Scruggs, 10.42; 13.
Pierre Banks, 11.09; 26.
Grant Savage, 11.48.
400: 11.
Wayne Northover, 50.31; 12.
Denard Steele, 50.63.
800: 1. De'Vion Simpson, 1:59.68; 5.
Kelvin Alexander, 2:01.31.
1,500: 4.
Cameron Woodberry, 4:04.40; 6.
Marco Perez, 4:13.52.
110 hurdles: 1. Banks, 14.28.
400 hurdles: 8. Nicholas Young, 57.41.
4x100: 1. WBU (Jeffery Josephs,
Stephen Sutherland, Scruggs,
Durawn Howard), 40.85; 7. WBU 'B' (Northover,
Lorenzo Dolphus, Steele, Banks), 42.16.
4x200 relay: 1. WBU (Josephs, Dolphus, Sutherland, Howard), 1:26.51.
High jump: 6. Connor Carpenter, 1.88 (6-2).
Long jump: 11. Savage, 6.51 (21-4¼).
Team Rankings: 1. McMurry 108; 2. Tarleton St. 92; 3. West Texas A&M 72; 4. Abilene Christian 52; 5. Wayland Baptist 49; 6. Eastern New Mexico 20. 7. Northwood 15; 8. Hardin-Simmons 13. 9. Sul Ross St. 12; 10. (tie) Ranger 4, Dallas 4; 12. Team Jett 3.
