NAU Men, SAC Women Win Championships
Results
BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Northern Arizona men and the Sacramento State women won the 2012 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
This is the fifth consecutive win for the Hornet women.
Jordan Chipangama of Northern Arizona was named the men’s Most Valuable Athlete. He finished the meet with 26 points. Jeff Mohl of Montana State was named the men’s Outstanding Performer.
Ify Agwuenu of Sacramento State was named women’s Most Valuable Athlete. She finished the meet with 23 points, one point more than teammate Baiba Celma. Amber Henry of Weber State was named women’s Outstanding Performer.
In men’s team race, Northern Arizona set a conference record in points with 221. The old record was 215.5 set in 2002 by Weber State.
This is the fourth time in conference history that a team has swept all three championships. Northern Arizona also won the cross country title in the fall and the indoor track and field title in February. The other three times were in 1986-87, 1987-88, 2008-09 all by NAU.
Host Montana State placed second with 164 points. Following MSU was Weber State (100), Sacramento State (94), Idaho State (93.50), Eastern Washington (70), Montana (56), Portland State (15) and Northern Colorado (4.50).
In women’s team race, Sacramento State won its fifth outdoor championships with 173 points. Montana State was second with 121.50 points. Following MSU was NAU (107), WSU (97), ISU (85.50), Montana (80), Portland State (71), Eastern Washington (62) and Northern Colorado (18).
Montana’s Kourtney Danreuther broke the championships record in the 400 meters with a time of 53.21. She broke the time of 53.24 set in 1998 by Samantha George, an alum of Northern Arizona.
Weber State’s Amber Henry broke the championship record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:22.26. She broke the time of 4:22.73 set in 2008 by Lesley Van Miert, an alum of Northern Arizona.
Portland State women’s 4x100 team broke the championship record with a time of 45.19. The team of Sierra Brooks, Geronne Black, Anaiah Rhodes and Jazmin Ratcliff. They broke the time of 45.29 set in 2000 by Cal State Northridge.