Track & Field News

Cougars tracking the right path

May 01, 2008 - By Keoni McHone

The track and field athletes keep getting better each week. CCC competed at the Saints/Cavaliers Invitational and the NWAACC Multi-Event Championships at Mt. Hood Community College. This past week there were 20 season or personal records set by the Cougars as well as two performances that made the all-time list. There were a total of 11 top three finishes in the meets.

 

Stefani Dittmar was strong for the second week in a row tying her personal record in the 100 meters and running 26.21, which is 0.10 seconds off her PR. She is now tied for the third spot in the 100 meters in the NWAACC. Mat Tweedy joins Dittmar among the many strong performances. He ran a 0.02 lifetime PR in the 400 meters with a 48.45 and now leads the NWAACC.

 

Rachel Hemphill also took care of business running 58.84 in the 400 meters, which puts her time as the second fastest in the NWAACC this year. Kaitlyn Reid ran a half second PR in the 200 meters, which now puts four CCC women under 26.6 seconds in the that event for the year.

 

Stan Wester ran a second second season PR in the 400 meter hurdles from last week while winning the meet in that event. Logan Fjelstad finished out the meet with a 0.30 season PR in the 200 meters and 4 x 400 meter relay split.

 

The distance crew competed well with Andria Scheese leading the way. She ran a four second lifetime PR in the 800 meters running 2:21.02 and missing the CCC top 10 list by only 2 seconds. Luke Correll has a 10 second lifetime PR in the 5000 meters while battling stomach pain during the race.

 

Kai Ojala represented for the jumpers with his clearance of 6’6” in the high jump. He also had good attempts at 6’8” and barely knocked the bar off on his best attempt.

 

Joseph Gobel and Alaura Little took off the Saturday meet in preparation for the NWAACC Championship competitions in the decathlon and heptathlon on Monday and Tuesday. Alaura Little had a 600 point PR in the heptathlon while winning the javelin with a heave of 116’. Alaura finished in 12th place, but it was a close race all the way from 12th – 7th place. Joseph Gobel ended up placing second in the two day event by only 24 points in an event that consisted of over 6000 points. It was a great battle between the two competitors. Gobel’s score of 6079 makes him the 10th best decathlete to compete for Clackamas.

 

The next meet will be Friday, May 2nd at Pacific University. Field events will begin at 2:00pm, and running events will begin at 3:00pm. The hammer, discus and javelin will be competed at Linfield College beginning at 10:00am.

Gobel finishes 2nd in NWAACC Decathlon Championships

April 28, 2008

Gresham, OR - The Cougar's Joe Gobel came within 25 points of becoming the 2008 NWAACC Decathlon Champion Tuesday. 

 

Gobel and Lane's Bruce Burbank had battled back and fourth for the lead throughout the day. Gobel held an 134 point advantage going into the 1500 meter final event, an event that favored Burbank, since Gobel is a sprints specialist.

 

Burbank cruised to a solid win in the final event earning 720 points to Gobel's 562 giving Burbank a 24 point edge and the Decathlon title.

 

Gobel finished second in a field of eleven.  He won the 400 meter dash and placed second in the 100 meters, long jump and 100 meter hurdles. He also placed third in the javelin and high jump events. complete results

 

The Cougars' Alaura Little also competed in the Heptathlon placing twelfth in a field of fourteen.   Little won the javelin event with a throw of 116 feet 7 inches, over seven feet further than the closest competitor. complete results.

 

overall scores: men :: women

 

Cougars shine at the WOU Twilight

April 24, 2008 - By Keoni McHone

The Clackamas Cougars turned on the heat against the competition in a twilight meet that was competed in weather below fifty degrees. There were 15 lifetime or season personal records set by Clackamas athletes which consisted of three performances that made the all-time top ten lists for CCC.

 

The throwers represented well with Alaura Little throwing a sixteen foot lifetime PR in the javelin, which earned her 6th place on the all-time list. Luke Pike performed well with personal records in the hammer and discus throw. Michael Ferebee is coming along nicely after having a season PR in the javelin. Sierra Hess capped off the night for the throwers with a six foot lifetime PR in the discus throw of 134'0". That throw ties her for 3rd all-time and only five feet short of the school record which was set 18 years ago.

 

The sprint crew took care of business as well with the women only finishing 0.09 seconds behind the NCAA Division II Western Oregon University squad that is coached by Clackamass school record holder in the 100 meters, Isaac Frederick. The men soon took it to the WOU Wolves beating them by 0.16 seconds. Stefani Dittmar placed second in the 100 meters to a NCAA Division I sprinter from Portland State University and in the process tied her PR of 12.74 seconds while running into a slight head wind. Dittmar also placed second in the 200 meters with a season personal record. Rachel Hemphill placed second in the 400 meters and was the number one collegiate runner in the competition.

 

The men's 4 x 400 meter relay invigorated the crowd with a showdown with Clark College. The team of Joe Gobel, Stan Wester, Logan Fjelstad, and Mat Tweedy battled the entire race, but Mat Tweedy took control coming off the turn of the home stretch and led the Cougars to a two second victory over the Penguins while running a 47.8 second split. Their time of 3:20.82 currently leads the conference, and they also have the second fastest 4 x 100 meter relay team in the NWAACC.

 

Kai Ojala won the high jump in a competition with wind, rain and cold. Clackamas now has the number 2 and 3 high jumpers in the NWAACC with Ojala and Gobel, respectively.

 

The men's team now has 30 marks that are in conference qualifying position, and the women have 27 marks in qualifying position. The teams are looking strong coming into the end of the season.

 

The next meet will be the Concordia/Mt. Hood Invitational on Saturday, April 26th at Mt. Hood Community College. The meet will start at 10:00 AM and go until 4:30 PM.

Cougars heat up the track in the warm weather

April 16th, 2008 - By Keoni McHone

Clackamas took advantage of the warm weather to show what they have not been able to do all season due to the cold weather. The Cougars competed at the Lewis and Clark Invitational at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR on Saturday, April 12th.

 

There were 16 lifetime or season personal records set on Saturday. The women's team finished second out of thirteen teams, and the men's team was fourth out of fourteen teams.

 

The meet started off strong with the women's and men's 4 x 100 meter relays finishing in first place for the second week in a row while beating out many four-year colleges. The sprint crew continued their dominance with Stefani Dittmar (sophomore, Canby HS) winning the 100 meters and Morgan Cribbs (freshman, Hillsboro HS) winning the 200 meters. The women sprinters had nine of the top twenty-three places in the 100 meters and seven of the top 28 places in the 200 meters. Mat Tweedy ended the meet with a bang running a 47.9 second split in the 4 x 400 meter relay.

 

The jumps also went well for the Cougars with Kai Ojala's (freshman, Wilson HS) being a highlight. He cleared 6'5" and barely scraped the bar knocking it off on his best attempt at 6'7". Decathlete Joseph Gobel set a personal record in the long jump by five inches while in the midst of a six event meet in preparation for the NWAACC Decathlon Championships in two weeks.

 

Catch the Cougars at their next meet which will be held at Western Oregon University on April 18th in Monmouth, OR. Events will begin at 3:00 PM.

 

Cougars do battle in the largest meet this season

April 8, 2008 - By Keoni McHone [View results]

Clackamas competed against many of the small four-year and community colleges across Oregon and Washington this past weekend at the Willamette Invitational at Willamette University in Salem, OR on April 4th-5th.  It was a meet of strong competition with close to 900 athletes.

 

The distance runners and hammer throwers started off the successful meet in the not-so-conducive conditions on Friday night. The weather and competition made for two opponents for the Cougars to battle against. The athletes stepped it up, however, and took care of business despite the conditions.

 

The distance runners took care of business with Daniel Alvarez (sophomore, Newberg HS) showing the most improvement. He knocked off 2:34 in his lifetime personal record in the 10,000 meters.

 

Grant Lewis (freshman, David Douglas) increased his personal record by 22 seconds in the 3,000 meter steeple chase. Luke Correll (freshman, David Douglas) had a three second lifetime personal record in the 5,000 meters.

 

Stefani Dittmar (sophomore, Canby) and Luke Pike (Silverton) represented well in the throws. Luke threw for a 4 foot lifetime personal record in the hammer throw which keeps him in contention as one of the top hammer throwers in the NWAACC. Stefani earned her way onto the all-time top ten list for the Cougars in the hammer with her 13 foot personal record.

 

The sprinters took care of business the second day. Morgan Cribbs (freshman, Hillsboro) ran a lifetime personal record in the 100 meters in a time of 12.62, which places her 8th on the all-time performance list for the Cougars. The duo of Cribbs and Dittmar placed 2nd and 4th in an event with 40 competitors. The women's relays also showed their dominance by winning the 4 x 100 meter relay in a time of 48.62. The team of Rachel Hemphill (sophomore, Century), Morgan Cribbs, Kaitlyn Reid (West Linn), and Stefani Dittmar burned up the track on a cold day, and their time puts them only 0.6 seconds away from breaking the school record that was set in 1978. Then the foursome won the 4 x 400 meter relay with a 7 second personal record for the sprint crew. Their time of 4:02.00 now places them 7th on the all-time list for Clackamas.

Kaitlyn Reid also added to her spectacular day with a personal record in the 100 meter hurdles. Aimee Shafer accomplished the difficult task of tying her personal record of 10'6" in the pole vault in the cold and rain. She then turned around and ran a lifetime personal record in the 100 meters by 0.08 seconds.

 

This weekend, the Cougars will travel to Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR for the Lewis and Clark Invitational. The meet will begin
at 11:00 AM and end at about 4:00 PM.

 

Cougars off to a strong start

April 03, 2008 - By Keoni McHone

The Clackamas Community College Cougars are off to a strong start to the 2008 season. So far, they have competed at the Linfield Icebreaker, Saints Open, Mt. Hood Multi.'s, Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic, and the Oregon Preview.

 

The Cougars have already racked up 16 NWAACC qualifying marks and 3 CCC top ten performances in the not so hospitable Oregon track and field weather.

 

The women's sprint crew has been looking strong while being led by Morgan Cribbs a freshman from Hillsboro High School. She ran a lifetime personal record in the 200 meters of 25.54 seconds in sub-50 degree weather. Stefani Dittmar (sophomore, Canby High School), Rachel Hemphill (Century High School), and Kaitlyn Reid (West Linn High School) are also looking good while running 49.41 in the 4 x 100 meter relay with Cribbs. That time puts them number 7 on the all-time top ten list for CCC.

 

The women's pole vaulters are competing well with the Shafer twin duo of Aimee and Lauren (freshman, Oregon City High School) already jumping 10'0" and Alaura Little (freshman, Siuslaw High School) jumping 9'6 1/4". Andria Scheese looks to bouncing back from her injury she incurred during the NWAACC Cross Country Championships with a 4:58.98 in the 1500 meters. State Champion in the 5A discus, Sierra Hess (freshman, Silverton High School) is looking on top of her game by throwing 118'8" early in the season. Three-time state competitor, Courtney Heckeroth (freshman, Tillamook High School), has already placed herself in Clackamas history by narrowly missing her personal record in the triple jump. She jumped 33'8" at the Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic.

 

The men have been on the rise as well. Joseph Gobel (sophomore, Banks High School) has been a big presence for the Cougars after qualifying for the NWAACC Championships in the decathlon and high jump. He scored 5088 points in his first decathlon in low 50 degree weather. Gobel is also leading the NWAACC in the high jump with 6'4 ¾ ". Daniel Alvarez (sophomore, Newberg High School) has been on fire lately after running 15:53.95 in the 5000 meters, which is a 14 second personal record from the first race of the season. Mat Tweedy (sophomore, Molalla High School) has been a presence in the sprints for the Cougars with a 22.72 200 meters, 50.34 400 meters and 2:01.16 800 meters. Luke Pike (freshman, Silverton High School) is catching onto the hammer quickly and is currently ranked third in the NWAACC.

 

The next meet for the Cougars will be the Willamette Invitational at Willamette University on April 4th-5th.

 

Schantin prepares for U.S. Nationals
NWAACC Champion one of the best amateurs in the Nation

June 13, 2007
Oregon City, Ore. - Jeeni Schantin (sophomore, West Linn High School) is preparing for the United States Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana June 20 – 24.

 

She recently won the NWAACC Track and Field Championships with a throw of 164’10”, which would have placed eighth at the NCAA Division I National Championships this year. She would have also been only one of two underclassmen (freshman or sophomore) in the collegiate competition.

 

Jeeni will be competing against the top javelin throwers in the country including American record holder Kim Kreiner. This meet is to determine who will represent the United States at the World Track and Field Championships in Beijing, China. Jeeni would be trying out for the U.S. Olympic Team if this was an Olympic year.

 

Cougar Men Capture Third at NWAACC Championships
Ladies take fourth place

May 25, 2007 - Gresham, Ore.

MEN (Results) Spokane 228 Lane 202 Clackamas 149 Mt. Hood 122 Clark 38 SW Oregon 36 Treasure Valley 2 Highline 5 Douglas 4	WOMEN (Results) Spokane 250 Mt. Hood 174.5 Lane 149.5 Clackamas 107 Clark 54 Treasure Valley 40 SW Oregon 38
Cougars in TOP FOUR * (* top three made All-American Team) WOMEN Stephani Dittmar, 4th, 100m Rachel Hemphill, 2nd, 400m Jamie Burg, 4th, 400m Rachel Hemphill, 3rd, 200m Andria Scheese, 3rd, 1500m Lyndsey McKillip, 4th, 1500m Allison Body, 4th, 400m Hurdles Lyndsey McKillip, 2nd, 3000m Steeple Clackamas 4x100m Relay, Champions (Hemphill, Burg, Durand, Dittmar) Clackamas 4x400m Relay, 2nd (Dittmar, Body, Burg, Hemphill) Meaghan Durand, 3rd, High Jump Tricia Bollier, 4th, Pole Vault Ashley Graham, 4th, Triple Jump Jeeni Schantin, Champion, Javelin MEN Kenjamine Jackson, Champion, 100m Wesley Keller, 3rd, 100m Kenjamine Jackson, 2nd, 200m Wesley Keller, 3rd, 200m Matt Tweedy, 2nd, 400m Clayton Herman, 3rd, 110m Hurdles Stan Wester, 3rd, 400m Hurdles Brandon Snook, 4th, 3000m Steeplechase Clackamas 4x100m Relay, Champions (Gobel, Keller, Wester, Jackson) Clackamas 4x400m Relay, Champions (Gobel, Keller, Jackson, Tweedy) Joe Gobel, 3rd, High Jump Quint Baxter, 3rd, Shot Put Chris Dilley, 2nd, Discus Quint Baxter, 4th, Discus Chris Dilley, Champion, Hammer Throw Quint Baxter, 3rd, Hammer Throw Mike Simmons, Champion, Javelin Throw

 

Cougars Compete at Southern Region Championships

May 15, 2007
By Jesse Dees - The Clackamas Print
Gresham, Ore. - This past weekend the track team competed in the Southern Region Championships at Mt. Hood Community College.

 

“I really liked how people stepped up and competed,” Coach Keone McHone said after his squad racked up 23 lifetime or seasonal personal records on the day.

 

For the men, standouts were Kenjamine Jackson, Wesley Keller, Stan Wester, Joe Gobel, Brandon Snook, Quinton Baxter, Chris Dilly and Mike Simmons. Jackson posted another strong day, taking first in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Keller took second place in the 100-meter dash, and Tweedy ran for first in the 400-meter dash.

 

Wester took second in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, and Snook took second in the 3000-meter steeplechase, also achieving a personal record. Mike Simmons threw for first place in Javelin. Baxter posted a huge day, achieving three personal records in three events. He threw for a four-foot personal record in shot put, two-foot in the discuss throw and three-foot in the hammer throw.

 

Chris Dilly came up big, taking first place in both the hammer throw and javelin. The 4x100-meter relay team of Gobel, Keller, Jackson and Wester took first place and grabbed a personal record. The 4x400-meter relay team of Gobel, Jackson, Keller and Tweedy took first place.

 

For the women, standouts were Rachel Hemphill, Andria Scheese, Lyndsey McKillip, Jamie Burg, Meaghan Durand, Stefani Dittmar, Allison Body and Tricia Bolier. Hemphill ran well, taking second place in the 200-meter dash and third place in the 400-meter dash. Scheese took third place in the 5000-meter run, and McKillip took first in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Durand took second place in high jump, and Bollier took second place in pole vault.

 

The 4x100-meter relay team of Hemphill, Burg, Durand and Dittmar took first place and posted a personal record on the day. The 4x400-relay team of Hemphill, Dittmar, Body and Burg ran for second place.

 

On the weekend the men took third place overall, and the women took fourth place overall. The team now looks forward to the NWAACC championships that take place on May 24 and 25. Once again, events will be held at Mt. Hood CC, in Gresham. [view complete results: men | women]

 

Cougars Sign Four for the 2008 Season

May 10 , 2007
Oregon City, Ore. - Head Coach Keoni McHone announced that Natasha Maddox (Wilsonville HS), Alaura Little (Siuslaw HS), Sean Monroe (South Salem High School) and Kaitlyn Reid (West Linn High School) have signed with the Cougars for the 2008 track & field season.  Read more...

 

Schantin signs with Seattle Pacific University

May 02, 2007 - By Keoni McHone

Jeeni Schantin, sophomore who came from West Linn High School, has signed a national letter of intent with Seattle Pacific University (SPU). Jeeni was the number five high school javelin thrower in the country out of high school throwing 150'5".

 

Jeeni has also excelled in the classroom as well where she has maintained a perfect GPA since high school.

 

Javelin guru coach Gary Reddaway was the attraction that brought her here to CCC. Gary coached her in high school, and she really liked his knowledge and teaching style.

 

Jeeni will be joining a strong javelin program at SPU where she will be coached by another well-known javelin coach Duncan Atwood. Her letter of intent was a total of $15,000 per year between academic and athletic scholarship money.