FINAL RESULTS

GRESHAM, Ore. – Junior David Brown came within six seconds of qualifying for the NAIA Outdoor Championships thanks to a school record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, as Corban's men's track & field team also set a school record in the 4x100 meter relay event Saturday at the Saints Open hosted by Mt. Hood Community College.

Brown's time in the 3,000 meter steeplechase was good enough for a second place finish, as the third-year Warriors finished the event with a time of 9:34.33 that was a mere 5.33 seconds off the NAIA's 'B' mark. Thanks to his school record time, Brown also qualified for the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships later this season.

In the 4x100 meter relay, Corban's 'A' team finished as the runner-up thanks to a school record time of 43.83 seconds that was a mere 0.20 seconds behind race winner and fellow CCC member Warner Pacific.

Freshman Brett Johnson began the day for the Warriors, as he finished fifth in the 100 meter dash thanks to a time of 11.43 seconds that was good enough to qualify for the CCC Championships. Sophomore Jordan Hatfield, freshman Chris Doxtator, and junior Taylor Wilkins also took part in the race, as the trio all finished in the Top 15 eclipsing the 13-second mark.

In the 200 meter dash, junior Bryce Petersen and freshman Seth West finished 11th and 13th, respectively, in times of 24.42 and 24.70 seconds.

Three Warriors – senior Caleb Goins, senior Ben Search, and West – would run in the 400 meter dash, as Goins and Search finished in the Top 10 with times of 51.87 and 52.11 seconds, respectively. West would finish 11th overall thanks to a time of 53.87 seconds.

In the 800 meter run, four Warriors – freshman Austin Koos, freshman John Weber, freshman Nathan Swanson, and Hatfield – finished in the Top 12 with Koos leading the way with a seventh place showing, as the quartet all broke the 2:16-mark.

Weber would also take part in the 1,500 meter run finishing sixth overall thanks to a time of 4:11.13.

In the 5,000 meter run, juniors Jacob Bowdoin and John Trimble each finished in the Top 7 with times of 15:43.80 and 16:22.89, respectively.

Sophomore Kyle Croft would lead a trio of Warriors in the 110 meter hurdles, as the second-year Warrior finished fourth overall with a CCC-qualifying time of 17.00 seconds. Doxtator and sophomore Chris McGehee would also finish in the Top 12 with times of 17.31 and 19.64 seconds, respectively.

Croft would return to the track for the 400 meter hurdles, as he finished second overall with a time of 57.73 seconds. Running in the same race as Croft, McGehee finished seventh overall with a time of 1:02.28 that was good enough to qualify for the CCC Championships in May.

In the 4x400 meter relay, Corban's 'A' team won the event in a time of 3:28.87 with Corban's 'B' team finishing third thanks to a time of 3:35.11.

Johnson would open the field events for Corban finishing eighth overall in the long jump with a leap of 5.91 meters (19-feet, 4.75-inches).

In the shot put, sophomore Zach Conlee finished third overall with a throw of 12.36 meters (40-feet, 6.75-inches) that was good enough to earn a spot in this season's CCC Championships. Wilkins, freshman Jack Lander, and Hatfield also took part in the event finishing in the Top 11 with each throwing farther than 10 meters.

Lander and Conlee would also take part in the discus, as the duo finished in the Top 16 with throws of 30.31 and 29.49 meters, respectively.

Rounding out the competitors for the day was Hatfield, Wilkins, and Petersen in the javelin. Hatfield would finish fifth overall with a throw of 51.66 meters (169-feet, 6-inches) that was good enough to qualify for the CCC Championships, while Wilkins and Petersen finished in the Top 12 with throws of 44.37 and 42.09 meters, respectively.

Corban will return to action on Friday, March 15th, in a dual meet with cross town rival and NCAA Division III member Willamette beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Charles Bowles Track at McCullough Stadium in Salem.