Friday, February 17, 2006
Track & Field Results
WARRENSBURG, MO. -- The Park University track and field team posted three more automatic qualifying times at the CMSU Classic Friday in Warrensburg, Mo.

Freshman Erycka Fisher (Kansas City, Mo.) earned an automatic bid to nationals in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:30.37, while sophomore Keyon Harrison (Kansas City, Mo.) automatically qualified for the NAIA National Meet in the 400-meter dash (58.39).

Fisher, Harrison, along with senior Reagan Mackey (Nassau, Bahamas) and sophomore Sara Pitia (Independence, Mo.) teamed up to win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:02.45, qualifying the relay team for nationals.

The NAIA National Indoor Championships will be held March 9-11 in Johnson City, Tenn.  (CMSU Results)

Sunday, February 12, 2006
Track & Field Results
PIRATES FARE WELL AT GRACELAND MINI-OPEN
     LAMONI, IOWA -- The Park University track and field team posted one automatic and three provisional qualifying times at the Graceland University Mini-Open Sunday in Lamoni, Iowa.
     Sophomore Keyon Harrison (Kansas City, Mo.) earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Indoor Meet with a leap of 5.47 meters in the long jump.   Harrison, along with senior Reagan Mackey (Nassau, Bahamas), also qualified provisionally in the 400-meter dash.
     On the men's side, freshman Jeramie Burns (Perris, Calif.) posted a provisional qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles (8.02 seconds).
     The Pirates close out their indoor season on Friday when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo., for the CMSU Classic.  (Graceland Mini-Open Results)

Saturday, January 28, 2006
Track & Field Results
PITIA LEADS PIRATES AT KU INVITATIONAL
     LAWRENCE, KAN. -- Sophomore Sara Pitia of the Park University track and field team earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Indoor Championships with a third-place finish in the 1,000-meter run at the KU Invitational Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.
     Pitia, a native of Independence, Mo., posted a time of 3:04.62 to set a new school record and earn the trip to nationals.
     Sophomore Keyon Harrison (Kansas City, Kan.) and freshman Erycka Fisher (Kansas City, Mo.) qualified provisionally for the national meet in the 400-meter and 600-yard dashes, respectively.
     On the men's side, freshman Arries Scott (Kansas City, Mo.) also qualified provisionally, taking ninth in the 200-meter dash.
     The Pirates will return to the track Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Graceland University Mini-Open in Lamoni, Iowa, starting at 10 a.m. (KU Results)

Friday, January 13, 2006
Track & Field Results
PIRATES OPEN INDOOR SEASON WITH STRONG SHOWING AT GRACELAND OPEN
     LAMONI, IOWA -- The Park University men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2006 indoor season by winning nine total events at the Graceland University Open Friday night in Lamoni, Iowa.
     "Overall, the kids did great," said head coach Brian Renshaw.  "I'm really happy with the performance for this being our first meet."
     The Pirates continue its season on Jan. 28 at the Jayhawk Invitational in Lawrence, Kan.  (Full Graceland Open Results)

Saturday, May 28, 2005
Track & Field Results
WHITE EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS WITH THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT NATIONALS
     LOUISVILLE, KY. -- Senior Roger White of the Park University track and field team finished third in the 5,000-meter Race Walk to earn his second career All-America honor over the weekend at the 2005 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Ky.
     White, a native of Ft. Collins, Colo., clocked a time of 26:53.51 to earn the Pirates six team points, which placed Park in a tie for 39th in the final men's standings.
     Freshman Endashaw Yimer (Sashamane, Ethiopia) also made the trip to nationals, taking 14th place in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32:01.73.   (Full Results of National Meet)
 

Saturday, April 30, 2005
Track & Field Results
PARK WOMEN'S 4X400 RELAY TAKES FIRST AT UMKC INVITE
     KANSAS CITY, MO. -- The Park University women's 4x400 meter relay squad took first place at the UMKC Invitational Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo.
    The relay squad ran a time of 4:05.67, which edged out NCAA Division I schools UMKC and Wichita State.
    On the men's side, freshman Endashaw Yimer (Sashamane, Ethiopia) took second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:05.10.
    Up next, the Park track and field squads will participate in the Emporia State Last Chance meet Saturday, May 14, in Emporia, Kan.  (Full Results of the UMKC Invitational)

Saturday, April 16, 2005
Track & Field Results
YIMER EARNS AUTOMATIC BERTH TO NATIONALS AT WILLIAM JEWELL INVITE
     LIBERTY, MO. -- Freshman Endashaw Yimer of the Park University men's track and field team posted an automatic qualifying time in the 10,000 meters at the William Jewell Invitational Saturday to earn a trip to nationals.
     Yimer, a native of Sashamane, Ethiopia, won the event with a time of 31:38.81 to clinch a berth in the national meet May 26-28 in Louisville, Ky.
     As a team, the men's squad finished fifth with 67 points, while the women took fourth with 61 points.
     Junior Reagan Mackey (Nassau, Bahamas) and freshman Sara Pitia (Independence, Mo.) each captured individual event titles on the women's side.  Mackey took first in the 400 meters with a time of 58.42, while Pitia placed first in the 800 meters (2:23.79) and finished second in the 1,500 meters (5:00.81).
     In addition Saturday, senior Roger White (Ft. Collins, Colo.) took second place at the Lindenwood University Invitational 3,000 meter Race Walk to earn an automatic trip to nationals with a time of 14:47.25.
     Park returns to team competition Saturday, April 30, at the UMKC Invitational in Kansas City, Mo.  (William Jewell Results)