1997 North Coast Athletic Conference
Men's Indoor Track Championships

Final Results

WITTENBERG WINS SECOND STRAIGHT NORTH COAST                               
TITLE; LOVE, DENNING EARN TOP INDIVIDUAL HONORS                           

   GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Wittenberg won six events and posted 13 top-three   
finishes on the way to its second consecutive team title at the 1997 North
Coast Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships, which 
were held Feb. 28-Mar. 1 at Denison's Mitchell Recreation and Athletics   
Center.                                                                   

   Wittenberg totaled 149 points to 99 for second-place Wooster, which    
improved six positions and 60 points from last season to earn Coach of the
Year honors for Dennis Rice.  The Scots won three events and had six      
top-three finishes.  Ohio Wesleyan won two events and placed third with 84
points, followed by Allegheny (77.5) in fourth, Denison (49) in fifth and 
Kenyon (47.5), Oberlin (42), CWRU  (36) and Earlham (34) in spots six     
through nine, respectively.                                               

   Wittenberg was led by junior Jason Love (Columbus, OH/St. Charles), who
repeated as Most Outstanding Field Performer and added the title of Most  
Outstanding Sprinter after winning three individual events.  Love defended
his title in the long jump (22' 10") in addition to wins in the 55 (6.59) 
and 300 (35.33), breaking an NCAC record in the latter.  He also placed   
second in the triple jump and anchored the first-place 4x200 relay        
(1:33.48).  The Tigers' other wins came from junior Bart Lubbers          
(Columbus, OH/Worthington) in the triple jump (44' 5-1/2") and senior     
Scott Rickel (Port Clinton, OH/Port Clinton) in the 400 (50.29).          

   Wooster's top performances came from junior Tony Kauke (Oakland,      
CA/Alhambra), who set a North Coast record in winning the 800 (1:57.5),  
and freshman Tim Sir Louis (Medina, OH/Highland), who won the pole vault 
(13' 6").  The Scots also won the distance medley relay (10:40.47).      
Kenyon junior Dan Denning (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington) won the  
3000 (8:55.3) and 5000 (15:18.3) to earn Most Outstanding Distance Runner
honors.                                                                  

   The event's remaining individual wins went to Allegheny juniors Jim   
Mormino (Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield) in the shot put (47' 6-1/4") and 
Chris Haberer (Angola, NY/Lake Shore) in the high jump (6' 5"), Denison  
sophomore Eric Nigh (Cheyenne, WY/Central) in the 1500 (4:02.64) and Ohio
Wesleyan sophomore David Spring (Lancaster, OH/Lancaster) in the 55      
hurdles (8.00).                                                          


FINAL NCAC MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

  1.  Wittenberg ............................... 149.0
  2.  Wooster ................................... 99.0
  3.  Ohio Wesleyan ............................. 84.0
  4.  Allegheny ................................. 77.5
  5.  Denison ................................... 49.0
  6.  Kenyon .................................... 47.5
  7.  Oberlin ................................... 42.0
  8.  Case Western Reserve ...................... 36.0
  9.  Earlham ................................... 34.0


INDIVIDUAL HONOREES

Outstanding Men's Sprinter of the Year                
                               Jason Love - Wittenberg

Outstanding Men's Middle Distance Runner of the Year  
                                  Dan Denning - Kenyon

Outstanding Men's Field Athlete of the Year           
                               Jason Love - Wittenberg

Men's Coach of the Year                               
                                 Dennis Rice - Wooster


EVENT FINALS RESULTS

  *  new NCAC record                                  
  #  new Mitchell Center record                       


Men's Triple Jump Finals                              

  1.  Bart Lubbers, WIT ................... 44' 5-1/2"
  2.  Jason Love, WIT ..................... 43' 9-3/4"
  3.  Stephen Kim, OBE .................... 43' 2-1/4"
  4.  Alan Fetters, CWR ................... 43' 0-1/4"
  5.  Mike Erb, ALL ....................... 42' 8-1/4"
  6.  Dave Shellenbarger, ALL ................. 42" 1"
  7.  David Wymer, OWU .................... 41' 7-3/4"
  8.  Keith Hutchinson, OWU ............... 41' 0-1/4"


Men's Shot Put Finals                                 

  1.  Jim Mormino, ALL .................... 47' 6-1/4"
  2.  Ike Reid, OWU ...................... 46' 10-1/2"
  3.  Doug Broshar, WIT ................... 45' 4-1/4"
  4.  Josh Martin, WOO .................... 43' 3-1/2"
  5.  Jason Bowe, WIT ........................ 43' 03"
  6.  Shane Bartholomew, WOO .............. 42' 9-1/4"
  7.  Alvin Anthony, ALL ...................... 42' 9"
  8.  Jody Price, WOO ..................... 42' 7-3/4"


Men's High Jump Finals                                

  1.  Chris Haberer, ALL ....................... 6' 5"
  2.  Mark Mellang, EAR ........................ 6' 4"
  3.  Scott Rickel, WIT ........................ 6' 2"
  4.  Tony Callander, KEN ...................... 6' 2"
      Steve Proctor, ALL ....................... 6' 2"
  6.  Clayton Jones, OWU ....................... 6' 2"
  7.  Keith Hutchinson, OWU .................... 6' 2"
  8.  Adam Knudson, CWR ........................ 6' 0"
      Bart Lubbers, WIT ........................ 6' 0"


Men's Pole Vault Finals                               

  1.  Tim Sir Louis, WOO ...................... 13' 6"
  2.  Jeff Pattison, WOO ...................... 13' 0"
  3.  Jason Miller, WIT ....................... 13' 0"
  4.  Jeff Kinat, WOO ......................... 12' 6"
  5.  Chris Pellegrini, WIT ................... 12' 0"


Men's Long Jump Finals                                

  1.  Jason Love, WIT ........................ 22' 10"
  2.  Anglos Rainer, EAR ...................... 21' 6"
  3.  Alan Fetters, CWR ...................... 20' 11"
  4.  Adam Knudson, CWR .................. 20' 10-1/2"
  5.  Tim Sir Louis, WOO .................. 20' 8-1/2"
  6.  Russ Fedyk, WIT ..................... 20' 6-1/2"
  7.  Gavin Emrich, OWU ................... 20' 4-1/2"
  8.  David Wymer, OWU .................... 19' 3-3/4"


Men's 5000 m Finals                                   

  1.  Dan Denning, KEN ....................... 15:18.3
  2.  Isaac Barnes, WIT ...................... 15:31.1
  3.  Kurt Krause, ALL ....................... 15:42.5
  4.  Layne Schwier, WIT ..................... 15:46.1
  5.  Willie Drexler, WOO .................... 15:56.6
  6.  Dave Cleveland, EAR .................... 16:07.5
  7.  Ben Pickrell, DEN ...................... 16:21.4
  8.  Ben Wyrick, ALL ........................ 16:38.0


Men's 4 x 200 m Relay Finals                          

  1.  Wittenberg ............................. 1:33.48
        Ben Thoele, Scott Rickel,                     
        Eugene Hardin, Jason Love                     
  2.  Oberlin ................................ 1:34.08
        Steve Jackson, Sean Wesolowski,               
        Dan Feldman, David Ellis                      
  3.  Allegheny .............................. 1:34.36
        Dave Shellenbarger, Mike Keglovitz,           
        Jim Mormino, Matt Silvis                      
  4.  Case Western ........................... 1:35.10
        Brandon Ford, Jeff Tomasewski,                
        Jim Harris, Alan Fetters                      
  5.  Denison ................................ 1:35.87
        Brian Jennings, Macciano Lewis,               
        Jason Payton, Brandon Stratton                
  6.  Ohio Wesleyan .......................... 1:39.47
        David Crawford, Soni Lloyd,                   
        Gavin Emrich, Darren Michalski                
  7.  Kenyon ................................. 1:39.54
        Kenyon Ogburn, Tony Callander,                
        Zach Cooper, Aaron Truby                      
  8.  Wooster ................................ 1:40.40
        Anthony Wheeler, Steve Dornbos,               
        Jamie Falquet, Damion Dollard                 


Men's 1500 m Finals                                   

  1.  Eric Nigh, DEN ......................... 4:02.64
  2.  Harsha Thirumurthy, OBE ................ 4:05.59
  3.  Nathan Kaufman, WIT .................... 4:06.36
  4.  Andrew Dawson, WOO ..................... 4:06.67
  5.  Andy Fischer, OWU ...................... 4:07.09
  6.  Layne Schwier, WIT ..................... 4:08.28
  7.  Mike Pistiolas, DEN .................... 4:08.40
  8.  Kurt Krause, ALL ....................... 4:12.37


Men's 55 m Hurdles Finals                             

  1.  David Spring, OWU ......................... 8.00
  2.  Damian Dollard, WOO ....................... 8.03
  3.  Matt West, DEN ............................ 8.13
  4.  Dan Berendts, OWU ......................... 8.26
  5.  Brandon Ford, CWR ......................... 8.27
  6.  Jack Inman, DEN ........................... 8.37
  7.  Tony Callander, KEN ....................... 8.38
  8.  Kurt Kleindon, WIT ........................ 8.41


Men's 400 m Finals                                    

  1.  Scott Rickel, WIT ........................ 50.29
  2.  Matt Silvis, ALL ......................... 52.25
  3.  Dan Feldman, OBE ......................... 52.36
  4.  Jamie Falquet, WOO ....................... 52.50
  5.  Keith Hutchinson, OWU .................... 52.95
  6.  Scott Walker, WOO ........................ 53.36
  7.  Dan Berendts, OWU ........................ 53.52
  8.  Ben Thoele, WIT .......................... 53.74


Men's Distance Medley Relay Finals                    

  1.  Wooster ........................... * # 10:40.47
        Brendon McCabe, Steve Dornbos,                
        Scott Greenaway, Joch Baird                   
  2.  Wittenberg ............................ 10:41.26
        Dave Norton, Chad Fogt,                       
        Nathan Anderson, Isaac Barnes                 
  3.  Denison ............................... 10:50.89
        Eric Nigh, Matt Chandler,                     
        Ian Gertmenian, Jeremy King                   
  4.  Allegheny ............................. 10:59.19
        Mark Hudson, Tres Adams,                      
        Matt Snodgrass, Ben Wyrick                    
  5.  Oberlin ............................... 11:00.71
        David Wallace, Chris Nytch,                   
        James Richter, Ben Garthwait                  
  6.  Ohio Wesleyan ......................... 11:03.29
        Ken Bagstad, Daren Michalski,                 
        Tim Kennard, Chris Smith                      
  7.  Case Western .......................... 11:08.30
        John Schober, Steve Anthony,                  
        Mike Collins, Paul Kuebler                    
  8.  Kenyon ................................ 11:43.50
        James Sheridan, Aaron Truby,                  
        Andre Blejwas, Ryan McDermott                 


Men's 55 m Dash Finals                                

  1.  Jason Love, WIT ........................... 6.59
  2.  Soni Lloyd, OWU ........................... 6.60
  3.  Anglos Rainer, EAR ........................ 6.81
  4.  Tim Sir Louis, WOO ........................ 6.82
  5.  Brian Jennings, DEN ....................... 6.83
  6.  Eugene Hardin, WIT ........................ 6.87
  7.  Kenyon Ogburn, KEN ........................ 6.88
  8.  Steve Jackson, OBE ........................ 6.89


Men's 800 m Finals                                    

  1.  Tony Kauke, WOO ....................... * 1:57.5
  2.  Andy Fischer, OWU ....................... 2:00.8
  3.  Mike Pistiolas, DEN ..................... 2:01.1
  4.  Mickey Mominee, KEN ..................... 2:01.5
  5.  John Jordan, KEN ........................ 2:01.8
  6.  Jason Hill, KEN ......................... 2:02.2
  7.  Nathan Kaufman, WIT ..................... 2:02.5
  8.  Gil Saenz, OBE .......................... 2:03.1


Men's 300 m Finals                                    

  1.  Jason Love, WIT ........................ * 35.33
  2.  Soni Lloyd, OWU .......................... 35.49
  3.  Damian Dollard, WOO ...................... 35.99
  4.  Scott Rickel, WIT ........................ 36.56
  5.  David Ellis, OBE ......................... 37.28
  6.  Jim Mormino, ALL ......................... 37.79
  7.  Matt Silvis, ALL ......................... 37.89
  8.  Mike Keglovits, ALL ...................... 38.00


Men's 3000 m Finals                                   

  1.  Dan Denning, KEN ........................ 8:55.3
  2.  Troy Gottfried, EAR ..................... 9:00.8
  3.  Kurt Krause, ALL ........................ 9:06.5
  4.  Isaac Barnes, WIT ....................... 9:09.5
  5.  Harsha Thirumuthy, OBE .................. 9:12.5
  6.  Layne Schwier, WIT ...................... 9:13.1
  7.  Mark Hudson, ALL ........................ 9:13.7
  8.  Andrew Dawson, WOO ...................... 9:14.8


Men's 4 x 400 m Relay Finals                          

  1.  Ohio Wesleyan .......................... 3:30.89
        Daniel Behrendts, Gavin Emrich,               
        Keith Hutchinson, Soni Lloyd                  
  2.  Case Western ........................... 3:30.97
        Jeff Tomaszewski, Roland Estwick,             
        Alan Fetters, Jim Harris                      
  3.  Denison ................................ 3:31.78
        Brandon Stratton, Mike Pistolas,              
        Eric Nigh, Jason Payton                       
  4.  Wooster ................................ 3:33.63
        Scott Walker, Steve Dornbos,                  
        Jamie Falquet, Damian Dollard                 
  5.  Kenyon ................................. 3:36.16
        Tony Callander, Mickey Mominee,               
        John Jordan, Jason Hill                       
  6.  Allegheny .............................. 3:37.48
        Mike Keglovitz, Matt Snodgrass,               
        Dave Shellenbarger, Fred Hemminger            
  7.  Wittenberg ............................. 3:39.54
        Mike Dusenbery, Nathan Anderson,              
        Erik Porter, Ben Thoele                       
  8.  Earlham ................................ 3:45.44
        Mark Mellang, Kevin McKinzey,                 
        Jerry Close, Justin Kimple