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S ports 14 • T he C lackamas P rint J unes Cougar athlete’s javelin throw of 237’-6” sets NWAACC record Kauffman provisionally qualifies for Olympic Tri Frank Jordan T he C lackamas P rint The Clackamas track and field team came through with one of their better performances of the season at the NWAACC Track and Field Championships last weekend in Spokane, Wash., with the men finishing third and the women fin ishing fourth. “It was a great meet, we had some outstanding performances by both the men and the women,” said Head Coach Jack Kegg. “The men improved bn their performance in the Southern Division meet by defeating all of the other Oregon schools in the NWAACC meet and the women just had some gutsy performances. I am very proud of both teams.” The highlight of the meet for the Cougars was the last javelin throw by Casey Kauffman, who provisionally qualified for this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials by throwing the javelin 237’-6” in winning the event. Kauffman’s heave also set NWAACC and sta dium records. Stewart Powell threw a personal record (PR) of 203’-4” in finishing third. John Butkey won the NWAACC title in the 5000-meter run in a time of 15:15.20, while Eli Navarez fin ished third with a tilfie of 15:32.11. II im Z. 4L KEONI McHONE CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CCC’s Casey Kauffman flies through the air in route to finishing fourth in the long jump at the NWAACC Championships last weekend in Spokane, Wash. Kauffman also provisionally qualified for the Olympic Trials with a 237’-6” throw in the javelin. Butkey also finished fourth in the 1500 in a time of 4:05.54. Troy Sexton took second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.15 seconds. Brian Bernard was the Cougars’ high-point man of the meet with a third in the pole vault, a third in the high jump and a fifth in the long jump. He also ran legs on both relay teams. The 4x400 team of Bernard, Ryan Richards, Reggie Johnson and Mike Jenkins ran the tenth-fastest time in school history, finishing fourth in a time of 3:19.84. The 4x100 team of Josh Cain, Bernard, Kauffman and Jenkins finished fifth with a time of 42.39. Kasie Gillespie was the only women’s winner during the meet as she won the long jump with a leap of 18’-3”. The women got outstanding Clackamas women’s results Clackamas men’s results 11.33 6th Ryan Richards 50.64 8th John Butkey 4:05.54 4th Eli Navarez 4:08.22 6th John Butkey 15:15.20 1st Eli Navarez 15:32.11 3rd Hipólito Gonzalez 15:50.02 8th Hipólito Gonzalez 100-meter: Josh Cain 400-meter: 1500-meter: 5000-meter: 10000-meter: 110-hurdles: 400-hurdles: 4x100 relay: Long Jump: Triple Jump: High Jump: Pole Vault: Shot Put: Javelin Throw: 33:22.04 5th Troy Sexton 15.15 2nd Brian Bernard 15.85 5th Tyler Schmidt 58.98 6th Troy Sexton 59.72 8th Clackamas 42.39 5th 3:19.84 4th Casey Kauffman 22-11.25” 4th Brian Bernard 22-10.75’ 5th Kreig Holland 21’-4.75” 8th Kreig Holland 45’-1.75” 5th Brian Bernard 6’-8” 3rd 3rd Clackamas 4x400 relay: * performances from Nico who broke her own schot the hammer with a throw to finish second. Sprau ished second in the jav< throw of 134’-8”. The women’s 4x400 of Jenna Bird, Chels Megan Odom and Gillasj second with a time of 4 sixth-fastest in school hi same foursome also ran fastest time in school hii 4x 100 relay in a time oil up fourth. Elise Megale had a gi Well, finishing second meter run with a time oil third in the 1500-meteri 4:51.55. Odom finished 400 with a time of 59.3! in the 200 with a time of Anyone who finished three in an event achieved lege All-American statu achieved this honor for th secutive year. “This was probably overall team perform ana my teams in the ten ye coached here,” said Keg really an outstanding jd our people. The women out on a trophy (II pt third place), but they some tremendous heart i on the track.” Brian Bernard 15-1” Stewart Powell 14-7.25” 6th Marshall Utz 46’-8" 3rd Casey Kauffman 237’-6” 1st Stewart Powell 2O3’-5” 3rd 100-meter: 200-meter: Men: Highline 205.5, Spokane 191, Clackamas 119, Clark 98, Lane 96.5, SW Oregon 61, Mt. 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