Owls Send Record 14-Athletes to NAIA National Track and Field Championships

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GULF SHORES, Ala. - The NAIA has officially announced the complete entry list for the 68th annual Men's Outdoor Track and Field National Championships and 39th annual Women's Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.

Oregon Tech will be taking a record fourteen athletes to compete in the events held at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama starting May 23 – 25 with approximately 127 schools represented in the Championships.

The multi-events kick off the NAIA National Championships on May 23 with the men's decathlon at 7 a.m. (Pacific).

On the men's side, the Owls are sending seven athletes led by Hunter Drops who is the defending Nation Champion in the Javelin but enters the Championship ranked second. Drops will also compete in the Pole Vault where he is ranked eighth.

The Oregon Tech women also have seven national qualifiers in nine events led by Danielle De Castro who is seeded second in the 1500 and fifth in the 5K with Tech's Cindy Reed seeded second and Susie Garza third in 5K. Freshman Alex Conley looks to score points for the Owls as she is seeded second in the javelin.

Oregon Tech Men

  1. Hunter Drops - SO Men Pole Vault 2nd 4.95m & Men Javelin Throw 8th 60.08m

  2. Tim Barnett,- FR Men Javelin Throw 27th 55.30m

  3. Mark Hodge, - FR Men 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims (4) 24th 41.96 

  4. Donnie Pate, - JR Men 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims (2) 24th 41.96 

  5. Jackson Stallard, - SO Men Decathlon 14th 5954 

  6. Josiah Stroup, - SO Men 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims (1) 24th 41.96 

  7. Angel Valdez, - JR Men 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims (3) 24th 41.96

Oregon Tech Women 

  1. Annika Andersen, SR Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase Preli 22nd 11:24.45 

  2. Nishi Chase, SO #27 Women Pole Vault 19th 3.50m 

  3. Alex Conley, Alex - FR Women Javelin Throw 2nd 45.86m 

  4. Danielle De Castro, JR Women 1500 M 2nd 4:27.52 & Women 5000 Meter Run Prelims 5th 17:15.24 

  5. Susie Garza, SR Women 5000 Meter Run Prelims 3rd 17:09.41 

  6. Cindy Reed, JR Women 5000 Meter Run Prelims 2nd 17:07.61 & Women 10K 5th 36:12.35 

  7. Von Essen, Amber - Female SR #5 Women 400 Meter Dash Prelims 19th 57.1757