The Sting: Summer 2002

j SPRING SPORTS Recap SPRING SPORTS j Women's Track & Field Erin Nehus had a pair of 2nd-place finishes , and Cedarville had five All-America performances in all, as the Lady Jackets finished in a best-ever 8th place at the NAIA Track & Field Championships. Nehus was the runner-up in the 3,000 meter run in 10: 10.83 and also fini shed 2nd in the 5,000 in 17:45.15 . She was joined on the All-America unit in the SK by Sarah Roberts , who placed 5th in 17:53.24. The top six finishers in each event are All– Americans. Rachael Castro completed her incredible rookie season by placing 2nd in the pole vault by clearing 11-feet 11.75-inches which broke her own school record by a foot. The other CU All-American was Jennifer Tetrick, who was 4th in the lOK in 37:50.36. Sarah Roberts Doane NE won the team title with 67 points while Azusa Pacific CA and Central State tied for 2nd with 60. Cedarville tallied 35.5 points. Nehus established new meet records in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs at the NCCAA National Championships. She repeated as champion for both events in winning the 3K with a time of 10:08.68 and the SK in 17:22.52. Kate Beatty won the l 00 meter hurdles for the third straight time in 15.27 seconds and also repeated as high jump champion by clearing 5-feet 6-inches. Cedarville finished second at the American Mideast Conference Championships where Michalina Gluchowski set a new meet record in the hammer throw with a heave of 156-5. The Lady Jackets had winners in six other events. Men's Track & Field Sergio Reyes paced the Yellow Jackets to an 18th-place tie at the NAIA National Track & Field Championships by winning the 10,000 meter run and finishin g 3rd in the 5,000. Reyes won the lOK with a time of 30: 13.42 to pick up 10 points for CU. He became just the second Yellow Jacket to be an NAIA champion joining Chad Eder, who won the SK race walk in 1996. Reyes registered Cedarville's other six points upon placing 3rd in the SK in 14:27.39. Reyes was voted the Outstanding Performer of the Meet after set– ting records in the SK and lOK at the NCCAA National Championships. He won the lOK in a school-record time of 30:01.77 which eclipsed the 24-year old record of Brian Hull by eight seconds. Reyes also took the SK with a time of 14:34.98. Cedarville had 2nd-place finishes from Josh Mark in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:24.30), Mike Marsh in the long jump (21-9), and Carl Traub in the hammer throw (159-9) . The Yellow Jackets placed 4th out of 17 schools. Malone edged defending champion Cedarville by five points to win the American Mideast Conference championship. The Pioneers finished with 154 points while CU tallied 149 in the nine-team event. Reyes repeated as champion in both the 1,500 (4:04.57) and the 5,000 (14:59.38). Andy Paugh won the high jump at 6-feet 6- inches and the 4 x 800 meter relay unit of Justin Whitaker, Jeremy Hilty, Sergio Reyes, and Drew Nelson was a winner in 7:57 .07. Women's Tennis The Lady Jackets set a school record for most victories in a sea– son with their 18-5 record. They repeated as American Mideast Conference champions with an unblemished 10-0 league mark and they claimed the NAlA Region IX Tournament title. That outcome gave Cedarville, ranked No. 23 in the NAlA, a berth in the NAIA National Tournament in Georgia. The Jackets also participated in the NCCA.N National Invitational at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina where they placed third. A.MC Coach of the Year Pam Johnson picked up her 200th career victory with the team's season-opening 9-0 win over Wilmington. Senior #2 singles player Amy Gregory, who was 17-3 this spring, wrapped up her career as CU all-time singles victories leader with 51. She was named to the All-A.MC Team and to the NCCA.A Invitational All-Tournament Team in both singles and doubles. Joining Gregory on both teams were freshman #1 Kristi Shuck and sophomore #3 Carrie Hartman . Shuck stepped right into the top spot and recorded a 15-4 mark while Hartman rolled to an 18-3 record. Juniors Diana Locke and Amanda Olsen were recognized as NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes which honors juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point aver– age. Cedarville was honored as a NAIA Scholar-Team with its 3.43 combined GPA. Men's Tennis Cedarville enjoyed another winning season by going 14-11 over– all and 5-1 in the American Mideast Conference. The Jackets were the runner-up in the A.MC and NAlA Region IX. They placed fourth at the NCCAA Nationals and were recognized as an NAIA Scholar– Team with a 3.36 combined grade point average. Sophomore #1 player Dave Dice was voted an NCCA.A All– American in both singles and doubles. He received the Sportsmanship Award at the NCCAA National Tournament and was also selected to the All-A.MC Team in both singles and doubles. Senior #3 John Bailey was named to the NCCAA All-America unit in doubles. He garnered a spot on the All-AMC Team in singles and finished his career with 49 vic– tories. Sophomore Gertjan Flikweert moved up to the #2 spot on the team and was voted to the All-AMC Team in singles. Junior Dan DeHaan was an All-A.MC selection in dou– bles. Women's Softball John Bailey Cedarville's 30-22 overall mark broke a 12-year old school record for most wins in a season by one. The Jackets tied for third in the American Mideast Conference with a 19-9 record and qualified for the NAIA Region IX Tournament where they split four games. CU was the NCCAA Midwest Region runner-up and advanced to the NCCAA Nationals as an at-large entry. STING