MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Track and Field completed the first ever Great American Conference championship meet after restarting the program this season. The Rangers placed fifth overall in the event with 53 points.
"It has been an honor coaching such a resilient and courageous team this season. Went into the season ranked seventh came out ranked fifth. It is a testament to the culture we are rebuilding here at Northwestern. I want to thank Coach Jackson, Coach Broomfield, and Coach Gordon for doing an amazing job with the team. This is just a preview of what the future will bring" stated head coach Derrick Young Jr.
Northwestern as a whole had 12 athletes earn first team all-conference as Trevor Montayne was first team for the 100M and 200M. Brandon Adolphus in the 800M, and both relay teams for the 4x100 which included Jace Dunn, Derek Cocheran, Derrick Taylor, and Kyler Moore and the 4x400 which included Trevor Montayne, Christian Franklin, Michael Byers, and Derrick Taylor. Second team all conference included Jaron Burks in the high jump, Jayden Geathers in the 110H, and Isai Aguilar for the decathlon. Honorable Mention included Muneer Suied for the steeple and Derrick Taylor and Wesley Hall in the high jump. Zachary Cox earned conference distinguished honors.
Isai Aguilar started things for the Rangers in the decathlon placing and scoring in the event with a fourth place finish. His best finish was in the shot put finishing with a 2nd place finish in the event.
The 3000M Steeple Muneer Suied placed for the Rangers with a seventh place finish running a 9:41.48 in the event. Salat Ibrahim placed the highest in the 1000M with an 11th place finish running a 34:24.59.
The 1000M event Salat Ibrahim led the way for Northwestern as he ran a 34.34.59 with the lowest finish of an 11th place finish. He was joined by Zachary Cox, and Aaron Medrano inside the top 15 of the event.
The high jump event the Rangers had three athletes place in the event starting with Jaron Burks with a 1.83M, followed by Derrick Taylor in seventh and Wesley Hall in eighth.
Long Jump was led by Jaron Burks with a mark of 5.99M placing 13th overall as the best finish for the event for Northwestern.
The 110M hurdles Jayden Geathers had a fourth place finish with a mark of 15.06 scoring for the Rangers.
Trevor Montayne scored in multiple events for the Rangers as he placed third in the 100M event running a 10.81 along with a second place finish in the 200M event running a 21.56.
Brandon Adolphus and Christian Franklin had top 10 finishes in the 800M event. Adolphus did score for the Rangers with his third place finish with a time of 1:54.9.
The 4x100M relay team was led by Jace Dunn, Derek Cocheran, Derrick Taylor, and Kyler Moore placing second overall in the event with a time of 42.57. The 4x400M relay placed third overall in the event as Trevor Montayne, Christian Franklin, Derrick Taylor, and Michael Byers placed third with a time of 3:20.24.
3000M STEEPLE:
7. Muneer Suied 9:41.48
14. Hunter Bellis 10:29.42
16. Benjamin Morfin 10:38.17
18. Basheer Suied 11:15.55
1000M:
11. Salat Ibrahim 34.24.59
14. Zachary Cox 35:21.66
15. Aaron Medrano 35:33.36
16. Edward Robledo-Gonzalez 35:48.80
17. Edgar Reyes 36:19.99
HIGH JUMP:
4. Jaron Burks 1.83M
7. Derrick Taylor 1.83M
8. Wesley Hall 1.78M
LONG JUMP:
13. Jaron Burks 5.99M
18 Jace Dunn 5.76M
19. Brenden Bowles 5.70M
21. Connor Miers 5.52M
JAVELIN:
17. Isai Aguilar 39.31M
110M HURDLES:
4. Jayden Geathers 15.06
400M:
15. Michael Byers 51.84
100M:
3. Trevor Montayne 10.81
12. Kyler Moore 11.20
17. Karlo Bogdan 11.33
19. Terrence Marfo 11.38
21. Derek Cocheran 11.43
23. Jace Dunn 11.52
800M:
3. Brandon Adolphus 1:54.49
9. Christian Franklin 1:56.10
12. Riley Herndon 1:57.87
13. Crispus Atukwatse 1:58.20
18. Alan Lares 1:59.13
20. Benjamin Morfin 1:60.00
33. Hunter Bellis 2:05.81
400M HURDLES:
11. Jayden Geathers 59.54
200M
2. Trevor Montayne 21.56
11. Derrick Taylor 22.29
16. Kyler Moore 22.62
19. Wesley Hall 23.11
25. Michael Byers 23.63
26. Derek Cocheran 23.70
27. Brenden Bowles 23.74
TRIPLE JUMP:
9. Isai Aguilar 12.26M
5000M:
20. Salat Ibrahim 16:08.38
25. Muneer Suied 16:36.44
27. Zachary Cox 16:47.01
29. Aaron Medrano 17:27.16
31. Basheer Suied 18:05.05
4x100M RELAY:
2. Jace Dunn, Derek Cocheran, Derrick Taylor, Kyler Moore 42.57
1500M
15. Riley Herndon 4:05.59
19. Crispus Atukwatse 4:07.91
20. Benjamin Morfin 4:08.75
26. Alan Lares 4:13.29
27. Hunter Bellis 4:13.63
28. Muneer Suied 4:14.80
48. Brandon Adolphus 4:31.90
52. Edgar Reyes 4:37.44
54. Ray Chavira 4:54.31
4x400M RELAY:
3. Montayne, Taylor, Franklin, Byers 3:20.24
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