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Warriors conclude competition at CCC Championships
May 10, 2008
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Junior Carli Moller turned in Corban's best finish of the day with a second place showing in the 800 meter run to earn all-conference honors. (Photo courtesy of Jason Dormeyer, Corban track photographer) |
GRESHAM, Ore. – Junior Carli Moller (Vancouver, Wash.) lead a host of Warriors that competed on the final day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships, as she finished second in the women's 800 meter run to go along with a pair of third place showings by Corban's men's & women's track relay teams Saturday at Mt. Hood Community College.
With thirteen Warriors competing on the third and final day of the conference championship, Corban was looking to add another qualifier along side senior Danielle Jordan (Medford, Ore.) at the NAIA Championship later this month.
Moller and sophomore Tera Stegner (Damascus, Ore.) were the first Warrior runners to compete in the early afternoon, as the duo took part in the 800 meter run. Moller captured runner-up honors thanks to a time of 2:15.88 to go along with Stegner's 3rd place showing in a time of 2:16.58. Each time was good enough to qualify both runners for the NAIA Championships later this month joining Jordan in Edwardsville, Illinois.
After Moller and Stegner captured all-conference honors in the 800 meter run, freshman Ben Search (Battleground, Wash.), junior Jason Bernard (Salem, Ore.), and freshman Jason Hardrath (Baker City, Ore.) ran as part of the men's 800 meter run. Search finished 7th in a time of 1:57.28, while Bernard and Hardrath turned in showings of 17th and 30th place respectively. The aforementioned duo crossed the finish line in times of 2:00.92 and 2:08.74 respectively.
In the women's 200 meter dash, freshmen Bianca Davis (Ontario, Ore.) and Karissa Griggs (Athena, Ore.) competed for the Warriors finishing 7th and 17th respectively. Davis crossed the finish line in a time of 27.08, while Griggs turned in a time of 30.08.
In the Warriors' fourth event of the afternoon, senior Jill Nielsen (Baker City, Ore.) and freshman Ali Ghavami (Keizer, Ore.) took part in the women's 5,000 meter run. Nielsen finished 9th overall thanks to a time of 19:18.56, while Ghavami completed the race in 14th place in a time of 19:45.66.
In the men's 5,000 meter run, junior Ben Snell (Spray, Ore.) was the lone Warrior runner as he finished 17th overall thanks to a time of 16:08.29.
In the final two events of the season for the entire Warrior team, Corban put a pair of relay teams in the 4x400 relay with both teams turning in third place showing. On the women's side, Davis, Moller, Stegner, and freshman Erin Laughlin (Ephrata, Wash.) finished the four-lap event in a time of 4:08.78. Meanwhile, the men's teams, which consisted of Bernard, Search, freshman Travis Wells (Springfield, Ore.), and freshman Beau St. Peter (Salem, Ore.), finished in a time of 3:26.35 to take home the bronze medal.
Corban's track teams are done for the season, while Jordan, Moller, and Stegner will be the lone Warrior representatives at the NAIA Championships on May 22nd-24th in Edwardsville, Illinois.
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