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Hobby, sprinters come through for Raider women on Day 1 of CCC Championships

5/13/2022 11:51:00 PM

COMPLETE MEET RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (through 11 events) – 1. British Columbia 148, 2. College of Idaho 67, 3. Southern Oregon 65, 4. Eastern Oregon 42, 5. Lewis-Clark State 41, 6. Corban 33, 7. Bushnell 21, 8. Oregon Tech 8, 9. Northwest 2.

ASHLAND – Southern Oregon's sprinters and thrower KiAshe Hobby enjoyed lucrative outings during Day 1 of the Cascade Conference Women's Track and Field Championships presented by U.S. Bank on Friday at Raider Stadium.

The Raider women established four new automatic-qualifying marks for the NAIA Outdoor Championships while settling into third place in the team standings. Only one of those marks, belonging to the 4x100-meter relay, replaced another 'A' standard. With a time of 46.11 seconds, the squad of Aayzia Dumas, Camille Lawrence, Baylee Touey and Lindsey Bonney won SOU's fifth straight title in the event, set a new meet record for the second year in a row, and supplanted a school record established just last season.

Lawrence, a freshman, and Gibson, a junior, also became NAIA auto-qualifiers in the 400, where Lawrence earned All-CCC recognition in third place by clocking in at 56.49 seconds and Gibson placed fifth in 56.85. They took over the Nos. 4 and 5 spots on the Raiders' all-time performance list.

Hobby, a senior, finished top-two in the hammer for the third consecutive season. Her second-place throw of 168 feet 6 inches was a season-best and put her in the 'A' category. She also placed fourth in the shot put (41-7 ¼).

Abi Stevens contributed nine team points, placing fourth in the long jump (18-3 ¾) and sixth in the 100 hurdles (15.02).

British Columbia took a commanding lead atop the team standings by producing six individual champions in 10 events. The Thunderbirds accumulated 148 points, putting them well ahead of the defending champion College of Idaho (67 points). Below is a chronological recap of Friday's events:

HAMMER: C of I's Catylynn Duff, the CCC's top qualifier, won her second straight title with a throw of 177-0 and SOU's KiAshe Hobby placed top-two for the third time in her career with a mark of 168-6. The third- and fourth-place finishers, UBC's Michelle Dadson (166-1) and EOU's Kenna Woodward (165-2), hit NAIA 'A' marks for the first time this season.

POLE VAULT: UBC's Sage Stoyka Kay took a first-place tiebreaker over LCSC's Cynthia Smith as both qualified automatically for the NAIA Championships by clearing 11-11 ¾ to hit the 'A' standard on the nose. Corban's Maggie Ramey (11-3 ¾) earned the third All-CCC spot and EOU had four scorers in the event.

STEEPLECHASE: The top-ranked steeplechase runner in the NAIA, UBC's Jenna Melanson, took down another CCC record in a race that featured five 'A' marks and the three fastest times in meet history. Melanson's time of 10:20.56 was nearly 25 seconds better than the previous record, and she beat out C of I's Sage Martin (10:32.98) and UBC's Jamie Hennessey (10:37.83). Corban's Gracie Long (10:55.67) and UBC's Annika Austin (11:17.72) missed out on All-CCC position despite their 'A' times.

LONG JUMP: Emma Rastad became an automatic national qualifier and a CCC champion by jumping 19-0 ¾ as UBC swept all-conference honors in the vent. Allison Macdonald (18-8 ½) was the runner-up and Rebecca Dutchak (18-4 ¼) placed third.

SHOT PUT: For the second year in a row, EOU's Maggie Ledbetter won the shot put with a mark of 45-9 ¼ that made her an automatic qualifier for the NAIA Championships. Michelle Dadson of UBC (44-4) was 17 inches back as the runner-up, and C of I's Catylynn Duff (42-3 ½) captured third place.

4x100-METER RELAY: In taking its fifth consecutive title, SOU's 4x1 team broke the meet record for the second straight year with a time of 46.11 seconds produces by Aayzia Dumas, Camille Lawrence, Baylee Touey and Lindsey Bonney. UBC's time of 46.27 seconds also eclipsed the previous record, and C of I posted its first NAIA 'A' time (47.85) in third place.

1,500 METERS: The first four placers were Thunderbirds in another dominant race led by champion Katie Newlove (4:33.11), who had her team's sixth-fastest time entering the meet. Rachel Mortimer (4:34.43) and Kyla Becker (4:34.69) were the other All-CCC finishers, and Abby Ylipahkala (4:35.60) was just a second behind in fourth.

100-METER HURDLES: UBC's Hassy Fashina-Bombata – the second-place finisher in the CCC heptathlon – stopped C of I's streak of five straight 100-hurdle victories with a time of 14.20 seconds to edge runner-up Madigan Kelly (14.29) of LCSC. Valerie Schmidt (14.31) piled on another All-CCC honor in third.

400 METERS: UBC's Katherine Lucas, the pre-meet favorite in three races, performed as advertised in the 400 with a 55.94-second win that went down as a season-best. The next four placers also hit NAIA 'A' marks: LCSC runner-up Anika Grogan, third-place Camille Lawrence (56.49) of SOU, fourth-place Cayla Smith (56.76) of UBC, and fifth-place Erin Gibson (56.85) of SOU. Smith was the only one who had it previously.

10,000 METERS: Running her first 10K of the season, Ellyse Tingelstad was the fourth different C of I runner to claim the title in four seasons with a time of 38:03.18. The Yotes also produced the runner-up, Roba Anna (38:30.83), and Bushnell's Rebecca Kuskie (40:18.74) placed third in the seven-person race.

SOU WOMEN'S RESULTS
400m
3. Camille Lawrence, 56.49%
5. Erin Gibson, 56.85%
6. Baylee Touey, 57.88
7. Aayzia Dumas, 58.16

1,500m
10. Lauren Forster, 4:49.57
11. Sarah Mauk, 4:50.55
12. Maya Smith, 4:54.33
15. Kayla Clayton, 4:58.82

10,000m
--. Claire Tillett, DNF

100m Hurdles
6. Abi Stevens, 15.02
7. India Collins, 15.08
13. Sienna Bauer, 15.75

4x100m Relay
1. SOU (Aayzia Dumas, Camille Lawrence, Baylee Touey, Lindsey Bonney), 46.11%

Pole Vault
9. Gabi Hansen, 2.85m (9-4 ¼)

Long Jump
4. Abi Stevens, 5.58m (18-3 ¾)
5. Jenna Hodges, 5.50m (18-0 ½)

Shot Put
4. KiAshe Hobby, 12.69m (41-7 ¼)
8. Sarah Johnston, 11.45m (37-6 ¾)
9. Andrea Osbon, 11.43m (37-6)
11. Molly Guerra, 11.15m (36-7)

Hammer
2. KiAshe Hobby, 51.37m (168-6)%
6. Molly Guerra, 48.17m (158-0)
11. Sarah Johnston, 42.79m (140-5)
18. Andrea Osbon, 36.94m (121-2)
 
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