Newsletter Issue 2, June
Indoor & Outdoor 2007 Highlights
Track & Field
GNAC Championships and NCAA II Outdoor National Championship
Volume 1, Issue 2
Fifth year senior, Andy Peters, ran one of his best career races in the GNAC 3,000 Steeplechase. Peters trailed in second place with one lap to go before taking the lead with three barriers left in the race. His winning time of 9:12.8 was enough for both the title and a ticket to North Carolina. In the NCAA Steeplechase Final, Peters finished 11th overall running 9:24.87, earning the highest mens National Finish at the NCAA’s.
June 2007
&
Sophomore, Ashley Puga, qualified for her 3rd NCAA National Championships by imAshley Puga proving her national
Northwest Nazarene
Eddie Wheeler
Indoor GNAC All-Conference Honors 1st Place
Andy Peters
Emily Peterson High Jump 5’5.75”
st
Greg Hamm Triple Jump 46’8”
nd
2nd Place
Hannah Bowman Weight Throw 47’5” WOU Invite. Puga entered the National Ashley Wornell 60m Hurdles 9.36 Championship with the 6th best mark in
2nd Place
Amanda Merrell Triple Jump 36’5.75” the country in the Women’s 1,500.
3rd Place
Ashley Puga 800 meters 2:13.58
1 Place 2 Place
3rd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
provisional mark to 4:32.81 at the
Ashley Puga finished 6th at Nationals becoming the second NCAA II Amanda Merrell Long Jump 17’ 6.25” Performance All-American in NNU’s history. Her time broke her own school Ashley Puga Mile 5:02.29 record in the 1,500 running 4:32.22. Women’s 4 x 400 Relay 4:03.14
3rd Place
Greg Hamm 200 meters 22.77
3rd Place
Greg Hamm Long Jump 21’9.25”
Weight Throw
Zach Barclay 50’3.50”
3rd Place
Mitch Ward 400 meters 50.35
Weigh Throw
Hannah Bowman 47’5”
rd
Zach Barclay Shot Put 46’1.25
Shot Put
Zach Barclay 47’1”
rd
Men’s 4 x 400 Relay 3:22.77
Long Jump
Amanda Merrell 17’6.25”
200 meters
Greg Hamm 22.77
800 meters
Ashley Puga 2:13.58
Mile
Ashley Puga 4:56.45
3K
Ashley Puga 10:09.0
5K
Andy Peters 15:36.39
Pentathlon
Ashley Wornell 3,139
4 x 400 Relay
Peterson, Brady,
3 Place 3 Place
New NNU School Indoor Records
MJ Usabell, Ashley Wornell, Amanda Merrell
Schutte, Puga 4:03.14
Tommy Blaine
Josh Grewe
Kim Berberick
4 x 400 Relay
Grewe, Hamm, Ward , Wheeler 3:22.77
16 Student-athletes earn GNAC All-Academic Conference Honors Top Scholars in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
All-Academic Scholars
Amanda Merrell 4.0 GPA, NNU Presidential Scholar
Andy Peters
Josh Grewe
Ashley Puga 4.0 GPA, NNU Presidential Scholar
Ashley Wornell Kevin Lambert Amy Carroll
Kim Berberick
Courtney Little
Kristi Rice
GNAC All-Conference Performance Honors
Emily Peterson
Robert Poe
1st Place Andy Peters 3,000 Steeplechase 9:12.8
Greg Hamm
Tara Robinson
1st Place Greg Hamm Triple Jump 45’4.50”
Jenny Perry
Edwin Wheeler 3.89 GPA Tommy Blaine
2nd Place Amy Carroll Discus 138’ 2” 2nd Place Amanda Merrell Heptathlon 4488 2nd Place Ashley Puga 1,500 meters 4:40.41 3rd Place Emily Peterson High Jump 5’4.50” rd
3 Place Ashley Wornell Heptathlon 4367
New NNU School Outdoor Records Ashley Puga 1,500 meters 4:32.22 Brooke Bachmeier 200 meters 25.73 Andy Peters Steeplechase 9:12.8
rd
3 Place Josh Grewe Decathlon 5635 Amanda Merrell
Hannah Bowman
Grant Miller Discus 146’5” Zach Barclay Hammer Throw 164’5” Jamie S. & Bowman
Spatz & Gregg Hamm
Ashley Wornell
Jerad Larson
Major Events in 2007-08 GNAC Conference Cross Country Championships West Park, Nampa NCAA West Regional Pre-view Cross Country Meet Eagle Island State Park NCAA II West Regional Cross Country Championships Eagle Island State Park 2008 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Jackson’s Track, Nampa
Ashley Puga & Jen Young
Mission Statement Northwest Nazarene University’s Cross Country and Track & Field programs are fully committed to an educational pursuit that combines spiritual, academic and athletic development at the highest levels. Serving Christ through this athletic mission field is one of the greatest rewards a collegiate student-athlete can achieve. As a valuable member of the team, each student-athlete is given individual attention and instruction as they pursue excellence in these areas.
SPRING 2007
Track & Field
GNAC Championships and NCAA II Outdoor National Championship
Volume 1, Issue 2
Fifth year senior, Andy Peters, ran one of his best career races in the GNAC 3,000 Steeplechase. Peters trailed in second place with one lap to go before taking the lead with three barriers left in the race. His winning time of 9:12.8 was enough for both the title and a ticket to North Carolina. In the NCAA Steeplechase Final, Peters finished 11th overall running 9:24.87, earning the highest mens National Finish at the NCAA’s.
June 2007
&
Sophomore, Ashley Puga, qualified for her 3rd NCAA National Championships by imAshley Puga proving her national
Northwest Nazarene
Eddie Wheeler
Indoor GNAC All-Conference Honors 1st Place
Andy Peters
Emily Peterson High Jump 5’5.75”
st
Greg Hamm Triple Jump 46’8”
nd
2nd Place
Hannah Bowman Weight Throw 47’5” WOU Invite. Puga entered the National Ashley Wornell 60m Hurdles 9.36 Championship with the 6th best mark in
2nd Place
Amanda Merrell Triple Jump 36’5.75” the country in the Women’s 1,500.
3rd Place
Ashley Puga 800 meters 2:13.58
1 Place 2 Place
3rd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
provisional mark to 4:32.81 at the
Ashley Puga finished 6th at Nationals becoming the second NCAA II Amanda Merrell Long Jump 17’ 6.25” Performance All-American in NNU’s history. Her time broke her own school Ashley Puga Mile 5:02.29 record in the 1,500 running 4:32.22. Women’s 4 x 400 Relay 4:03.14
3rd Place
Greg Hamm 200 meters 22.77
3rd Place
Greg Hamm Long Jump 21’9.25”
Weight Throw
Zach Barclay 50’3.50”
3rd Place
Mitch Ward 400 meters 50.35
Weigh Throw
Hannah Bowman 47’5”
rd
Zach Barclay Shot Put 46’1.25
Shot Put
Zach Barclay 47’1”
rd
Men’s 4 x 400 Relay 3:22.77
Long Jump
Amanda Merrell 17’6.25”
200 meters
Greg Hamm 22.77
800 meters
Ashley Puga 2:13.58
Mile
Ashley Puga 4:56.45
3K
Ashley Puga 10:09.0
5K
Andy Peters 15:36.39
Pentathlon
Ashley Wornell 3,139
4 x 400 Relay
Peterson, Brady,
3 Place 3 Place
New NNU School Indoor Records
MJ Usabell, Ashley Wornell, Amanda Merrell
Schutte, Puga 4:03.14
Tommy Blaine
Josh Grewe
Kim Berberick
4 x 400 Relay
Grewe, Hamm, Ward , Wheeler 3:22.77
16 Student-athletes earn GNAC All-Academic Conference Honors Top Scholars in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
All-Academic Scholars
Amanda Merrell 4.0 GPA, NNU Presidential Scholar
Andy Peters
Josh Grewe
Ashley Puga 4.0 GPA, NNU Presidential Scholar
Ashley Wornell Kevin Lambert Amy Carroll
Kim Berberick
Courtney Little
Kristi Rice
GNAC All-Conference Performance Honors
Emily Peterson
Robert Poe
1st Place Andy Peters 3,000 Steeplechase 9:12.8
Greg Hamm
Tara Robinson
1st Place Greg Hamm Triple Jump 45’4.50”
Jenny Perry
Edwin Wheeler 3.89 GPA Tommy Blaine
2nd Place Amy Carroll Discus 138’ 2” 2nd Place Amanda Merrell Heptathlon 4488 2nd Place Ashley Puga 1,500 meters 4:40.41 3rd Place Emily Peterson High Jump 5’4.50” rd
3 Place Ashley Wornell Heptathlon 4367
New NNU School Outdoor Records Ashley Puga 1,500 meters 4:32.22 Brooke Bachmeier 200 meters 25.73 Andy Peters Steeplechase 9:12.8
rd
3 Place Josh Grewe Decathlon 5635 Amanda Merrell
Hannah Bowman
Grant Miller Discus 146’5” Zach Barclay Hammer Throw 164’5” Jamie S. & Bowman
Spatz & Gregg Hamm
Ashley Wornell
Jerad Larson
Major Events in 2007-08 GNAC Conference Cross Country Championships West Park, Nampa NCAA West Regional Pre-view Cross Country Meet Eagle Island State Park NCAA II West Regional Cross Country Championships Eagle Island State Park 2008 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Jackson’s Track, Nampa
Ashley Puga & Jen Young
Mission Statement Northwest Nazarene University’s Cross Country and Track & Field programs are fully committed to an educational pursuit that combines spiritual, academic and athletic development at the highest levels. Serving Christ through this athletic mission field is one of the greatest rewards a collegiate student-athlete can achieve. As a valuable member of the team, each student-athlete is given individual attention and instruction as they pursue excellence in these areas.
SPRING 2007
