Southeast Missouri State track squads win 11 titles at SIUE

Southeast Missouri State track & field teams claimed 11 titles during Saturday's Cougar Classic hosted by SIU Edwardsville.

Southeast's men won the tri-meet, which also featured SIUE and Illinois State, with 158 points. Southeast's women placed second with 172 points, just behind SIUE's 175.

"This was the first [outdoor] meet that we used our full squad," Southeast coach Eric Crumpecker said in a release. "We had a lot of good performances for a first meet. Several people picked up from where they left off indoors."

Kevin Farley led Southeast's men by capturing the discus (170 feet, 11 inches) and shot put (55-6 1/4). He was also second in the hammer throw.

Other men's winners were Jeff Spangler in the pole vault (12-1 1/2), Brian Grote in the javelin (178-4), Kameron Long in the 800 (2:00.97), Alex Zisser in the 3,000 (8:33.02) and the 1,600 relay team off Ellis Maise, Adam Shivers, Tyler Holmes and Long (3:22.68).

Southeast women's winners were Notre Dame Regional High School graduate Jill Schnurbusch in the pole vault (11-11 3/4), Jessica Brown in the high jump (5-4 1/4), Courtney Gapelu in the shot put (50-4 3/4) and Jerika Lewis in the 200 (24.68).

Southeast top five

Men

High jump -- 3. Kenny Hosp 6-2 3/4

Pole vault -- 1. Jeff Spangler 12-1 1/2

Discus -- 1. Kevin Farley 170-11; 4. Jason Walker 148-1; 5. Craig Robinson 147-0

Hammer throw -- 2. Kevin Farley 184-7; 3. Craig Robinson 180-2

Javelin -- 1. Brian Grote 178-4; 2. Joel Krause 173-6

Shot put -- 1. Kevin Farley 55-6 1/4; 2. Craig Robinson 52-6 3/4

1,500 -- 3. Ryan Anderson 4:06.09; 5. Kameron Long 4:12.86

100 hurdles -- 3. Prentice Ivy 15.75

400 -- 2. Ellis Maise 50.94

100 -- 3. Kendrick Farr 10.72; 5. Blake Smith 11.08

800 -- 1. Kameron Long 2:00.97; 4. Tyler Holmes 2:02.78

200 -- 4. Kendrick Farr 22.26

3,000 -- 1. Alex Zisser 8:33.02; 2. Chris Loseman 8:34.91; 3. Craig Munie 8:39.97; 5. Nate Shipley 8:53.43

1,600 relay -- 1. Ellis Maise, Adam Shivers, Tyler Holmes, Kameron Long, 3:22.68

Women

High jump -- 1. Jessica Brown 5-4 1/4; 4. Macy Ritter 5-4 1/4; 5. Chante Mosby 5-2 1/4

Pole vault -- 1. Jill Schnurbusch 11-11 3/4; 2. Erica Grajales 11-5 3/4; 4. Nikki Buchheit 10-6

Long jump -- 2. Jessica Brown 18-6 1/2

Triple jump -- 2. Kim Moye 37-1 3/4

Discus -- 2. Sarah Hall 139-0; 3. Kayla Gutierrez 133-10

Hammer throw -- 3. Kayla Gutierrez 174-11; 4. Sarah Hall 166-5; 5. Courtney Gapelu 158-6

Javelin -- 2. Sarah Hall 103-1; 3. Emilea Old 99-8; 5. Courtney Gapelu 91-4

Shot put -- 1. Courtney Gapelu 50-4 3/4; 2. Sarah Hall 46-2 3/4; 4. Kayla Gutierrez 42-11 1/2

100 hurdles -- 2. Unique Hooks 14.34

400 -- 3. Cheyenne Tunti 58.02; 5. Jovannie Spears 1:00.16

400 hurdles -- 3. Alison Barker 1:10.29; 5. Unique Hooks 1:15.57

800 -- 3. Alyssa Rebecca 2:24.04; 4. Mary Dohogne 2:27.03

200 -- 1. Jerika Lewis 24.68

3,000 -- 2. Rebekah Lawson 10:17.28

1,600 relay -- 2. Cheyenne Tunti, Jerika Lewis, Alyssa Rebecca, Alison Barker, 4:06.62

Softball

Southeast endured a second-inning rain delay of nearly three hours Sunday before beating host Tennessee State 4-0 in the first game of an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader. The nightcap in Nashville, Tenn., was rained out.

The Redhawks improved to 10-15 overall and 3-2 in OVC play. The Tigers are 10-20 and 1-5.

Senior Taylor Cowan (6-8) recorded her first career shutout. She allowed three hits, struck out a season-high seven and walked one.

Southeast had seven hits, led by freshman Chelsea Smith with two.

The Redhawks scored three second-inning runs soon after the rain delay to take control. Smith had the big hit, a two-RBI triple. Southeast made it 4-0 in the fifth inning.

"Taylor Cowan pitched another complete game in which she was totally in control, with flawless defense behind her," Southeast coach Lana Richmond said in a release. "Chelsea Smith came through for us with a key two-out hit in the second.

-- From staff reports