1998 Miracle Yearbook

by Mark Womack Jackets Take 1st and 2nd Overall TheYellow Jacketmen'strack and field program challenged for the NCCAA and Mid-OhioCon- ference titles once again,and fin- ished second in the NCCAA for the sixth time in seven years.The women'steam won the NCCAA bannerforan unprecedented fifth straight time and regained the Mid-OhioConferencechampion- ship in 1998. Paul Orchard was voted the NCCAA and MOC Coach ofthe Year. Nate Freeman's performance was the highlight of the season. The oldest men'srecord entering the outdoor season was the high jump mark ofAll-American Bud Davis at 6-feet 9-inches set in 1965. Freeman quickly erased that and twice cleared 6-10 3/4. AttheNAIA Nationalsheearned All-America honors by finishing fourth,and claimed the NCCAA and MOC highjump titles. Senior thrower Dan Hudson scored the most points for the The women's team won the NCCAA banner and the men finished second in the NCCAA for the sixth time in the last sevenyears Cedarville men in the 1998 out- doorseason.HewastheNCCAA and MOC discus champion and the MOC javelin champion. Hudsonand distancerunnerEric Crawford, who won the MOC 10,000 meter run, were NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Leverette was named an NCCAA All-America Scholar- Athlete and Jon McGinnis won sixth placeinthe pole vaultatthe NAIA Indoor Nationals for All- America recognition. Linton Ellis won the MOC100and 200 meter dashes, and Jason Alexander won the pole vault. Junior distance runner Becky Jordan paced the women'steam during the outdoor season with the mostpointsscoredincompe- tition. Shefinished asan NAIA All-American and placed sixth inthe5,000meterrun.AnNAIA All-American indoors in the 5,000, she set outdoor school records in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs and the 3,000 meter steeplechase. She won the NCCAA 5,000 meter run and wasan NAIA and NCCAA All- AmericaScholar-Athlete.Sandy Swalestookfirstin the hammer throw with a heave of 139-feet 4-inches. Atthe NCCAA Nationals,the women piled up 113 points to edge fellow MOC member Malone College, who finished with 105.5.TheLadyJacketswon just two events total and placed second in only two others, but won the team title. Huck Men's Track Team(seated 1-r)Eddie Nehus,Brian Hilty,Nathan Houk,Ben Thompson,Chris Leverette,Ken Loescher, Nate Jenkins.(kneeling 1-r)Pete Bednarek,BenStutzman,Dan Foster,Mark Hayner,CliffReynolds,Shawn Graves,Eric Crawford.(standing 1-r) Assistant Coach Elvin King,Chris Merrell,Dan Hudson,Jason Alexander,Greg Havens,Steve Wakefield,EdLetts,JoelPeterson,Bamidele Ajayi,Todd Hintz,Linton Ellis,NateFreeman,ScottRuhlman,Head Coach Paul Orchard. track andfteld 261