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Wilson misses out on finals at Indoor Nationals

Written by Antoine Bell
Friday, 12 March 2010
Wilson Albuquerque, NM - UAH sprinter Richard Wilson missed the cut in the 60m dash at the NCAA DII National Championships on Friday. Wilson finished 13th in the field with a time of 7.18. The top eight advanced to the finals on Saturday.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 March 2010 )

Cain, Johnson capture indoor track Regional honors

Written by Special to UAHChargers.com
Saturday, 06 March 2010
Johnson Junior sprinter Latrice Johnson and head coach David Cain have been named USTFCCCA Division II Indoor Track & Field Athlete and Coach of the Year. Cain During the 2010 indoor season, the Birmingham, Ala. native held the South region’s top 60-meter time at 7.73, a mark that was also in the top 25 nationally. In addition, Johnson held the region’s second best 200-meter dash clocking of 25.77. Cain’s Chargers achieved six provisional qualifying marks in four events this indoor season and broke school records in five events. The outstanding 2010 season led to a number one team ranking in the South Region for the Chargers.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 March 2010 )

Wilson headed to nationals, relay team narrowly misses field

Written by Antoine Bell
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Wilson Sophomore sprinter and former Bob Jones High standout Richard Wilson was selected by the NCAA to compete in the 60m at the Indoor Track National Championship in Albuquerque, NM next week. The 60m prelims will be held on Friday, March 12th at 5:35 pm. The finals we be held on Saturday at 4:20 pm. The selection committee took the top 13 on the National Performace List, and Wilson will go into the championship in a tie for the ninth fastest time. The top eight will be awarded All-American honors. "Richard has worked very hard over the last year to reach this level of success, and I am very excited that he is getting this opportunity to compete on the national level for the first time," said UAH track coach David Cain. "Coach (Soyini) Thompson-Murray, my assistant coach, deserves a lot of credit for Richard's improvement. She does an outstanding job with our sprinters, and she has prepared Richard to be one of the best." Along with the good news, there was heartbreak for the women's 4 x 400m relay squad. They were ranked 12th in the nation, and the top 11 were selected. "Being the first one left out by .32 of a second stings a little," said Cain. Track team makes most of last indoor meet at Anderson The Chargers took advantage of one last opportunity to compete indoors as season bests were achieved in five events, with three being school records at the AU Fred Wilt Memorial at Anderson University. For national qualifying purposes, the times are adjusted due to Anderson's track being flat and not banked. The women's 4x400m relay (Leah Sparks, Rebecca Hilt, Alex Lopez-Rogina, and Julia Nagle) came into the meet ranked 19th on the national list, and moved up to 12th with a winning time of 3:53.76 that converted to 3:52.56. Hilt also improved her postition on the national list, as she won the 400m with a time of 57.77 which has a time conversion of 57.47. Latrice Johnson made the national list with her winning time of 7.20 in the 55m. Richard Wilson also won the 55m with a time of 6.40, which was just off his best of the season. Will Rodgers had a breakthrough race in the 5000m as he shattered the school record with a huge personal best time by 24 seconds. Rodgers won the closely contested race by .01 of a second in a finish time of 14:54.56. The previous record was 15:04.24, held by Brandon York. Jaion Rayford set the new school standard in the 400m with his winning time of 50.28. Luke Beck won Pole Vault with a clearance of 15' 5" and just missed on two very good attempts at 16'1". The track team closed out the indoor regular season with six women and six men on the national performance lists. That is the most in the program's history. "This indoor season has been without question the best we have ever had. I think the national performance list is a good gauge of how well your team is doing," Cain commented. "With us having several make the list, it shows our team is making progress towards being a national caliber team." The outdoor track season gets underway Saturday at the Bulldog Relays hosted by Alabama A&M.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 March 2010 )

Provisional qualifing performances in seven events at Va. Tech

Written by UAH Track Staff
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Photo by Brad Passen Blacksburg, Va. - Charge On, is exactly what the UAH track team did this past weekend at the Virginia Tech Challenge. The team posted marks on the national performance list in seven events, while breaking five school records. Richard Wilson continued his quest for nationals, as he once again lowered his own school record in the 60m to 6.82, which currently ranks him 11th nationally. In 2009, the top 14 in the 60m at the end of the season competed at the national championship. The men's Distance Medley Relay destroyed the old school record as they finished with a time of 10:04.21 which ranks them 12th nationally. The relay is made up by a 1200m, 400m, 800m, and 1600m legs. Josh Moshier led off with a 3:03.5, Jaion Rayford ran 49.5, Stevie Dolan ran 1:56.6, and Will Rodgers anchored with a 4.14.2. Luke Beck placed second in the pole vault, clearing 15' 9", just a 1/4 inch below his school record. He remains 17th on the performance list. Jeniffer Cherono, in her UAH 5000m debut, crushed the school record in impressive fashion with a time of 17:18.78, and placed second. That time ranks her 23rd in the nation. Rebecca Hilt had a break-through race, as she made the national list the the 400m with a time of 57.51. That time placed her 10th in the meet, and ranks her 30th nationally. The women's 4x400m relay (Leah Sparks, Rebecca Hilt, Alex Lopez-Rogina, and Julia Nagle) made the indoor national list for the second year in a row with a time of 3:55.59. "We had several amazing performances this weekend. The team has really improved dramatically this season, and it shows on the national performance lists," said UAH track coach David Cain. "We have more athletes ranked nationally than ever before, and I am excited about what the future holds for us this spring." The Charger track team will wrap up the indoor regular season this weekend at the AU Fred Wilt Memorial Indoor Invite in Anderson, IN. The NCAA will announce the field of competitors for the DII Indoor Track National Championship next Tuesday. Nationals will be held in Alberquerque, NM on March 12-13.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )

Beck and Wilson win at TSU and move up on National lists

Written by UAH Track Staff
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Photo by Brad Passen Nashville - Luke Beck vaulted his way to victory and a provisional national qualfying clearance in the Pole Vault at the Tennessee State Invitational in Nashville, TN. Beck's clearance of 15 ft 9.25 in. was over a foot higher than second place, and betters his previous school record of 15 ft 3 in. Beck is currently ranked 14th in the nation among DII pole vaulters, and is the only freshman to make the list. "Luke is a special athlete with a great head on his shoulders. He has the ability to focus all of his effort into a great vault in competition, which is not very common for college freshmen," said UAH track coach David Cain. Richard Wilson continued his outstanding season, as he ran the fastest time of 49 competitors in the 55m preliminaries with a 6.39. In the finals, he won with an even faster time of 6.36, which stands as the new school record. On the national performance list, his 55m time is converted to 6.84 for 60m, which currently ranks him 10th in the nation on the DII performance list. "Richard has simply taken his sprinting to the next level. He is extremely smooth yet powerful out of the blocks, and it is fun to watch him pull away from his competition," Cain said of Wilson. More school records were broken as Aaron Lee took down the record in the 55m Hurdles with a time of 7.97, and placed 9th. Nadia Araiinejad broke the school record in the Weight Throw with a mark of 27 ft 6 in. Both the men's and women's Distance Medley Relays performed well as the men took first place, and the women placed second. The men's relay finished in a time of 10:29.16, and was made up by Will Rodgers, Jaion Rayford, Parris Heilman, and Stevie Dolan. The women finished in 12:59.45, and the relay consisted of Jeniifer Cherono, Alex Lopez-Rogina, Melanie Ferry, and Gwen Kyser. Jeniffer Cherono was also an event winner in the Mile, as finished with a time of 5:18.29, which was over three seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Also placing high, was Leah Sparks who ran a personal best time of 58.52 in the 400m, placing second. Brad Passen placed third in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 13 ft7.25 in. A few others also set personal best times, as Rebecca Hilt and Latrice Johnson finished with times of 26.16 and 26.27 respectively in the 200m. Allyson Pierce ran an all time best 5k time of 19:36, over 20 seconds faster than her previous best. Kimaya Johnson also had a great showing in the 55m Hurdles, placing 4th with a time of 8.61. The meet was scored as a duel meet against fellow DII school Clayton State. Both the Chargers and Lady Chargers got the win, as the men won 63-43 and the women won 87-29. "Overall this was the best showing we have had over the many years of competing at TSU. I am really proud of how we performed. I know if everyone keeps working hard we will be a very strong team at the end of the season. I am looking forward to heading back to Indiana this weekend on a banked track where I expect times to really drop."
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 February 2010 )