2010-11 Track & Field News
EUGENE, ORE. -- Nick Symmonds ('06), who won seven NCAA championships as a runner at Willamette University, earned his fourth consecutive national title in the 800-meter run at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, June 26 at Hayward Field. Symmonds, now a runner with Oregon Track Club Elite, took first place with a time of 1:44.17.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University sprinter Jaela Dinsmore (Jr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) has been selected Third Team Capital One Academic All-America on the 2010-11 College Division Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University athletes Kimber Mattox (Jr., Bend, OR/Bend HS/Cornell Univ.) and Jaela Dinsmore (Jr., Hines, OR/Burns HS) have been named First Team Capital One Academic All-District VIII on the 2010-11 College Division Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
DELAWARE, OHIO -- Evin Colignon (Sr., Poulsbo, WA/Charles Wright Academy) of Willamette University put together a strong second day to follow up on a solid first day of competition, as he finished in fifth place in the decathlon at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 27. Colignon achieved a personal record score of 6,614 points on his way to earning All-America honors.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- Willamette University runner Kimber Mattox (Jr., Bend, OR/Bend HS/Cornell Univ.) took second place in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:26.79 at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 27. She earned All-America honors in the steeplechase for the second time in three years.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- Willamette University athlete Evin Colignon (Sr., Poulsbo, WA/Charles Wright Academy) held seventh place in the decathlon with 3,368 points during the first day of the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 26. Five decathlon events were held at Selby Field on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus on Thursday, with the final five events set for Friday, May 27.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- Four of the six Willamette University athletes at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be in action on Thursday, May 26, as the three-day national meet gets underway on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. The NCAA Championships will continue on Friday and will conclude on Saturday.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University runner Kimber Mattox (Bend, OR/Bend HS/Cornell Univ.) has been chosen NCAA Division III West Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year for the 2011 season, as selected by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). It is the second time in three years that Mattox has received the award.
SALEM, ORE. -- Six Willamette University athletes have been selected to compete at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University on May 26-28. The Bearcats will be represented in the decathlon and the heptathlon, as well as one field event and four events on the track.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- Willamette University senior Steven Collins (Zillah, WA/Zillah HS) improved his top NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance in the hammer throw during action at the George Fox University Last Chance Meet on Friday, May 20 at Colcord Field. Collins won the hammer with a distance of 179' 8
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University women's track and field team is ranked #23 in the nation this week in the NCAA Division III Team Computer Rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In addition, the WU women's team is ranked #6 in the West Region and the Bearcat men's team is ranked #4 in the West Region.
SALEM, ORE. -- Kimber Mattox (Jr., Bend, OR/Bend HS/Cornell Univ.) of Willamette University set a school record in the women's 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:28.11 at the West Coast Invitational on Saturday, May 14 at the Charles Bowles Track. Mattox broke the record of 4:30.58 established by Maddie Coffman '09 at the 2009 NCAA Championships.
SALEM, ORE. -- Steven Collins (Sr., Zillah, WA/Zillah HS) from Willamette University improved his NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark in the hammer throw at the West Coast Invitational on Thursday, May 12 at the Charles Bowles Track. Collins registered a personal record toss of 179' 3
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University's Brandi Miller (Jr., Grants Pass, OR/North Valley HS) took first place in the heptathlon at the West Coast Invitational with a score of 4,406 as the second day of the multi-event competition ended on Thursday, May 12 at the Charles Bowles Track.
SALEM, ORE. -- Brandi Miller (Jr., Grants Pass, OR/North Valley HS) of Willamette University is in second place after the first day of the heptathlon at the West Coast Invitational held at the Charles Bowles Track.
GRESHAM, ORE. -- Freshman Katie Mariman (Sherwood, OR/Sherwood HS) set a Willamette University track and field record in the women's pole vault on Saturday, May 7 by clearing 11' 5.75