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DAC Women’s Outdoor Championships
The North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters have named the Dickinson State University Men’s Track and Field team the Male College Team of the Year for 2010. The Blue Hawk men finished as runner-up at the NAIA Outdoor track and field meet at Marion, IN. It was the fourth consecutive second place national finish for the program. The team had previously Won national championships in 2004, 2005, and 2006. This season marked the eighth consecutive top two national finish for the men’s program.
Sean Pickstock and Allan Ayala led the Blue Hawks at the national meet. Pickstock won the 400 (46.25) and Ayala won his third consecutive 400 Hurdle (50.64) championship. Blue Hawks Take 2nd at National Meet--Eighth Consecutive Top-Two Finish
National Championships 2010 - Day Three Story -- LIVE Results -- NAIA Web Page -- Photo Album
For the eighth year in a row, Dickinson State University has finished in the top two in the men's division of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Blue Hawks scored 51 points to claim runner-up honors in the meet held at Marion, Ind. Wayland Baptist University (Tex.) won the national title with 70 points.
After finishing second in 2003, the Blue Hawks won three successive national championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006. DSU has now followed-up with four consecutive runner-up finishes in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Seniors Sean Pickstock and Allan Ayala both won individual championships. Pickstock won the 400M race (46.25) and Ayala won his third consecutive individual title in the 400M intermediate hurdles (50.69). Pickstock was in command early and wore down the rest of the field. His closest competitor John Parks (Oklahoma City University) was .80 seconds behind at 47.05 but the pack was tight thereafter: the next five finishers were within .81 seconds of Parks.
Ayala’s win was another tale. His victory over Nick Dodson of Shorter College (Ga.) was in doubt practically until the lean at the finish line. Ayala trailed much of the race but pulled even with Dodson near the ninth flight of hurdles and surged passed him, slightly, on the tenth and final hurdle. The two dueled the final 40 meters before the outcome and Ayala’s third title was clear. Parks’ time (50.88) was just .19 seconds behind Ayala. The 3rd place finisher (Justin Hoffman, Cedarville University) was almost another full second behind Parks.
The Dickinson State 4x100M relay team (Cordero Bonamy, Sands, Pickstock and Forbes) placed 2nd in a time of 40.71 seconds and the 4x400M relay quartet (Andre Walsh, Ayala, Ian Smith and Pickstock) placed 4th with a 3:10.98 clocking. Forbes and Sands Earn All-American Honors in 100M; Both Relay Teams Shine
National Championships 2010 - Day Two Story
The Blue Hawks put two men on the podium today in the 100M sprint and claimed their first points of the National Championship meet. They also qualified several more competitors for tomorrow’s final day. Jamal Forbes (10.48) and Michael Sands (10.59) were All-Americans in the 100M race and it was just that, a race. Only .24 of a second separated the entire field of nine entrants. Forbes leaned in for 2nd place and Sands hit the line just four-thousands of a second sooner than his nearest rival to claim 5th place. This final was followed by an 8th place and one team point, in the discus throw by Jason Kraft (155-7). Thus with 13 points DSU ended their scoring for the day. However, seniors Sean Pickstock and Allan Ayala ran impressively in winning their heats in the 400M and 400M hurdles to help the team get into good position for the final day of competition. Pickstock clocked in 48.11 seconds in the open one-lapper and Ayala was timed in 51.86 over the sticks. Both men have more to give on Saturday as predicted by Ayala’s 47.7 split in the 4 x 400M relay at the end of the night and Pickstock’s 46.9 mark in the anchor position. The other two legs were run by Andre Walsh (1st, 48.0) and Ian Smith (3rd, 49.2). DSU won their heat (3:11.63) and will be in the thick of the hunt in Saturday’s finale. The 4 x 100M relay foursome of Cordero Bonamy, Sands, Pickstock and Forbes sped to the top of the qualifying list with a 40.30 clocking. In other action, Lee Irvine ran 1:53.66 in the 800M but did not advance. Trevor Willis completed the grueling decathlon competition and finished in 10th place and scored 6356 points. For the women, Kyla Wasser ran 12.26 in the 100M though she did not make the cut for the final round. The 4 x 100M relay team ran 48.78 seconds with Deresha Harrison running anchor in the place of the injured Kedeshia Simpson. |
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