FAYETTE -- After wrapping up a solid season with men's basketball, Kyle Belgrave II debuted for William Woods track and field with a pair of top-five marks in the WWU record books Saturday.
"It was a good start to the outdoor season for the majority of our team," William Woods track and field coach Dan Schwab said in a release. "Kyle Belgrave II solidified his spot in the WWU record books in both the long jump and high jump. Natalie Thomas opened the year with a strong mark in the javelin, and a number of freshmen had solid openers in their first meet."
Belgrave turned in a solid performance in the long jump, posting the top mark among NAIA competitors by nearly 6 inches (22-9) and coming up just under three-quarters of an inch behind Division I competitor Nashon Houston from UMKC. Accounting for wind conditions, Belgrave bested Houston head-to-head, with both of Belgrave's jumps with less than 39.37 inches/second of wind outdistancing all four of Houston's efforts under the same conditions.
Belgrave wasn't the only two-sport athlete to shine in its track and field debut for, Woods, as Thomas posted a strong mark in the javelin, hitting 124-4 on her final effort. The mark outpaced her nearest NAIA competitor at the meet by better than roughly 6-06.74 and is the sixth-best effort in the country. She came up just shy of the NAIA 'B' standard of 129-07.12.
The Owls return to Fayette for their next meet, competing in the CMU Invitational on March 29.
WWU team results
Men's 100
12 - Jacob Polacek :11.49*
13 - Brennen Stinson :11.52
15 - Noah Phillips :11.53
Women's 100
5 - Hallee Wengert :12.83
12 - Madison Dixon :13.20
14 - Saylor Richardson :13.32
Women's 100 hurdles
8 - Naileah Galindo :19.48
Men's 110 hurdles
7 - Riley Solan :17.78
10 - Easton Ambler :19.05
Men's 200
8 - Jacob Polacek :22.99 (new PR, previous :23.71)
12 - Noah Phillips :23.15 (new PR, previous :24.02)
20 - Angel Lottie :23.76
23 - Brady Musgrove :23.84 (new PR, previous :24.28)
26 - Carlos Gomez :23.93
33 - Keeley Diblasi :24.24
41 - Brennen Stinson :24.66
42 - Tanner Gillaspy :24.67
Women's 200
4 - Hallee Wengert :26.53
12 - Saylor Richardson :27.32
19 - Madison Dixon :28.11
Men's 400
10 - Angel Lottie :54.00
13 - Keeley Diblasi :54.83
15 - Brady Musgrove :55.33
17 - Tanner Gillaspy :56.14
Men's 400 hurdles
5 - Riley Solan 1:00.09
10 - Easton Ambler 1:04.86
Women's 400 hurdles
4 - Naileah Galindo 1:22.86
Men's 800
12 - James Ruck 2:13.78
14 - Chais Paul 2:16.61
Women's 800
1 - Myra Baker 2:33.02
3 - Crystal Ruden 2:46.13
Men's 1,500
23 - Chais Paul 4:50.30
Women's 1,500
2 - Crystal Ruden 5:27.59
Men's discus throw
24 - Spencer Yoggerst 94-9
Women's discus throw
12 - Jenna Mason 97-8
19 - Allison Kenneavy 78-2
Men's hammer throw
11 - Spencer Yoggerst 145-8
Women's hammer throw
10 - Allison Kenneavy 117-2
12 - Jenna Mason 113-5
Men's high jump
4 - Kyle Belgrave II 5-11.50
11 - Jacob Polacek 5-7.75
Women's high jump
5 - Crystal Ruden 4-11.00
Men's javelin throw
8 - Tanner Gillaspy 147-5
Women's javelin throw
2 - Natalie Thomas 124-4
9 - Alexis Clifford 94-3
Men's long jump
2 - Kyle Belgrave II 22-9.00
13 - Jacob Mandrell 19-0.75
15 - Charles Pickens 18-9.75
Women's long jump
4 - Nia Hawkins 17-4.25
DNF - Heidi Baranauskas FOUL
Women's pole vault
4 - Ashley Strode 8-6.25
Women's shot put
6 - Jenna Mason 37-10.50
9 - Allison Keanneavy 35-0.25
Men's triple jump
2 - Jamel Jones 42-6.00
4 - Jacob Mandrell 41-0.50
Women's triple jump
8 - Heidi Baranauskas 33-2.50
DNF - Nia Hawkins FOUL
Men's 4x100 relay
4 - N. Phillips, J. Polacek, D. Wright and B. Stinson :47.73
Women's 4x100 relay
2 - M. Dixon, H. Wengert, S. Richardson and N. Hawkins :50.39
Men's 4x400 relay
2 - A. Lottie, C. Gomez, B. Musgrove and R. Solan 3:33.67