Track Defends OVC Championships This Weekend

Wednesday, February 20 2013 - OVC Championships (Indoors)


 

2013 OVC Track Championships
 
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Eastern Illinois track and field will host the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships this Friday and Saturday at Lantz Fieldhouse in Charleston.  Competition begins at 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon and at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.  EIU has won four straight indoor OVC Championships on both the men's and women's side. 

The Panthers men's team enters the championship weekend with ten athletes ranked first or second in their respective events.  The EIU women have seven women that enter the weekend ranked first or second in the OVC.  In addition to individuals the EIU men's 4x400 relay and distance medley relay rank second in the OVC.

Calvin EdwardsBryce BastingDominique Hall and Mick Viken are all currently first in the OVC in their respective events.  Edwards is first in the 200m.  Basting is first in the 800m.  Hall is first in the 60m hurdles.  Viken is first in the pole vault.

EIU has the first and second place marks in the 800m, 60m hurdles and pole vault.  Sean Wiggan joins Basting in the 800m ranking second.  Lamarr Pottinger joins Hall in the 60m hurdles ranking second.  Eric Gordon joins Viken in the pole vault ranking second.

Basting ranks second in the mile joined by Jake Mitchell and Cody Boarman as athletes currently ranking second in their events heading into the championships.  Mitchell is second in the 60m dash.  Boarman is second in the 400m.

On the women's side Erika RamosJalisa ParamoreMaura Cummins and Jade Riebold all enter the weekend ranking first in their events.  Ramos is first in the mile.  Paramore is first in the 60m hurdles.  Cummins is first in the high jump.  Riebold is first in the pole vault.

Ramos ranks second in the mile joined by Britney Whitehead and Elizabeth Dole as athletes currently ranking second in their events heading into the championships.  Whitehead is second in the 3K.  Dole is second in the 5K.

Listed below are athletes to watch for each OVC team competing in this weekend's meet.

Belmont – Men
Kurtis Gibson ranks sixth in the 800m…

Eastern Kentucky – Men
Soufiane Bouchikhi ranks first in 3K and 5K…

SIU Edwardsville – Men
Braxton Klavins ranks first in the 400m… Thayer Harrison ranks second in triple jump.

Southeast Missouri – Men
Blake Carter ranks first in the 60m and first in the long jump… Criag Robinson ranks first in the weight throw

Tennessee State – Men
Royce Dates ranks second in the long jump…


Austin Peay – Women
Breigh Jones ranks first in the 400m…

Belmont – Women
Jillian Linklater ranks fourth in the high jump…

Eastern Kentucky – Women
Ann Eason ranks first in the 3K…

Jacksonville State – Women
Shamira Barnett ranks second in the 200m and 400m…

Murray State – Women
Alexis Love ranks first in the 200m and second in the 60m dash… Tonia Pratt ranks first in the weight throw.

SIU Edwardsville – Women
Aftan Noon ranks second in the mile… Colleen McDonough ranks second in the shot put

Southeast Missouri – Women
Rebekah Lawson ranks first in the 5K… Courtney Gapelu ranks first in the shot put

Tennessee State – Women
Quanisha Sales ranks first in the 60m dash… Ashontae Jackson ranks first in the long jump.

Tennessee Tech – Women
Chelsea Mills ranks tenth in the triple jump…