Final Results

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Shockers wrapped up the regular season Friday evening at the Nebraska Tune-Up.
 
Twenty-five Shocker student-athletes competed Friday, including six that either equaled or set personal best marks. With only a select few athletes competing in the meet, many of the top athletes had the week off in preparation for the American Athletic Conference meet on Feb. 23-24 in Birmingham, Ala.
 
"We went to Nebraska to allow our athletes an opportunity for a final tune-up one week before our conference championship," head track and field director Steve Rainbolt said. "We left a lot of our athletes home in order to train and rest. The decision to compete at this meet or not was between each of the athletes and their event area coach."
 
Shocker Men
 
On the track, Sophomore Denvoir Griffin won the 60m in 6.81, Clifford Robinson III placed third with a time of 6.90, Erick Ngaiza finished 11th (7.03) and Louis Rivers IV in 13th (7.08). In the 200m Ngaiza finished 11th in 22.60 and Robinson III placed 13th with a time of 22.71. Freshman Davis Bahner ran a personal best 8.93 in the 60m hurdles and Adam Mudge finished the 400m in a personal best 52.35.
 
In field events, the high jump group of Miles Griffith and Austin Chippeaux took fifth and sixth, Griffith cleared 2.03m/6-8 and Chippeaux cleared 1.98m/6-6. Hayden Bugner equaled his personal best in the pole vault clearing 5.10m/16-8.75. Jeff Ast competed in the weight throw (13.79m/45-3) and shot put (13.10m/42-11.75).
 
Shocker Women
 
Junior Kelsey Slawson placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 15.07m/49-5.5 and freshman Amanda Kakoulias set a personal best of 13.04m/42-9.5. In the high jump, Shania VanNoster equaled her personal best clearing 1.63m/5-4.25 to place eighth. Freshmen pole vaulters Alyssa Wheeler and Jewel Eck finished eighth and 11th, Wheeler cleared 3.63m/11-10.75 and Eck cleared 3.48m/11-5.
 
Natalie Halfman led the Shockers on the track finishing fifth in the 400m with a time of 58.17 and Leah Reichenberger set a personal best finishing the race in 1:00.15. Deja Young and Paula Garcia each finished in the top 10 of the 60m, Young placed seventh (7.764) and Garcia finished eighth (7.768). In the 200m, Young placed 10th with a time of 25.62 and Garcia in 12th (25.80).
 
"I was very pleased with many of the performances today," said Rainbolt. "The athletes that competed today accomplished some good things that will help them going into the conference championship with a more confident mindset."
 
The Shockers compete in their first track and field championship in the American Athletic Conference Friday, Feb. 23-24 in Birmingham, Ala. Tuesday Feb. 20 a press conference will be held with head track and field director Steve Rainbolt and selected athletes in the media room of Charles Koch Arena, this is open to all media.