Doane College track and field athletes put together strong performances as 15 All-American honors were earned by 12 athletes. To be an NAIA All-American, an athlete must place in the Top 6 of their event. Overall, the Doane men brought home fourth place while the women finished tied for ninth. The men collected 42 points with the women notching 20. Two Tigers were NAIA National Champions, Paulvince Obuon and Lance Foster. Obuon won the 60m dash while Foster was victorious in the 600m run. Video of the races are available on flotrack.org. Click Here for Obuon's championship race and Click Here for Foster's championship race. Other races are also available through those links or by Clicking Here.
Below are the Doane athletes who traveled to Tennessee; they are in order by home town.
Mens: Name - Event(s) - Place (mark) - Hometown
Jess Wimmer - 4x400 Relay - 2nd (3:13.05) - Alliance, Neb.
Kyle Gabel - High Jump - 14th (6-04.75) - Bee, Neb.
Ben DeLay - Distance Medley Relay - 10th (10:19.47) - Bellevue, Neb.
Forrest Gregory - Heptathlon - 3rd (5,193 pts) - Bellevue, Neb.
Cody Ingold - 4x400 Relay - 2nd (3:13.05) - Bellevue, Neb.
Jake Eckhardt - Weight Throw - 12th (52-02.50) - Blue Hill, Neb.
Mike Tierney - Weight Throw - 8th (56-10.25), Shot Put - 12th (52-04.00) - Broken Bow, Neb.
Nathan Greene - High Jump - DNS (NH), Triple Jump - 16th (44-00.75) - Gering, Neb.
Nick Thixton - Triple Jump - 10th (46-02.00) - Lexington, Neb.
Mike Railsback - 60m Hurdles - 14th (8.44) - Lincoln, Neb.
Trenton Volkmer - Long Jump - 15th (21-05.50) - McCool Junction, Neb.
Sufian Kimo - 3,000m - 9th (8:39.17) - Norfolk, Neb.
Jared Schuurmans - Weight Throw - 10th (53-02.25), Shot Put - 8th (53-06.50) - Norfolk, Neb.
Justin Cox - Distance Medley Relay - 10th (10:19.47) - Omaha, Neb.
Lance Foster - 600m - 1st (1:19.14), 4x400 Relay - 2nd (3:13.05) - Omaha, Neb.
Greg Torres - 400m - 7th (49.20), 4x400 Relay - 2nd (3:13.05) - Omaha, Neb.
Josh Peavy - Distance Medley Relay - 10th (10:19.47) - Wahoo, Neb.
Tyler Milligan - High Jump - 14th (6-04.75) - Wymore, Neb.
D'Artagnan Dai'Re - 60m - 18th (6.98), 200m - 14th (22.09) - West Covina, Calif.
Kenneth Martin - High Jump - DNS (NH) - Lafayette, La.
Maurice Smith - Long Jump - 14th (22-04.25) - Dallas, Tex.
Shane Hamm-Simpkins - Distance Medley Relay - 10th (10:19.47) - El Paso, Tex.
Paulvince Obuon - 60m - 1st (6.78), 200m - 2nd (21.58) - Kisumu, Kenya
Women's: Name - Event(s) - Hometown
Carly Weisgerber - Pole Vault - DNS (NH) - Alliance, Neb.
Leah Peterson - Pole Vault - 12th (11-05.75) - Auburn, Neb.
Abby Schlueter - Pentathlon - 7th (3,243 pts), Triple Jump - 3rd (39-00.25) - Beatrice, Neb.
Kym Bennett - 1,000m - 4th (2:59.68), 4x800 Relay - 4th (9:23.37) - Bellevue, Neb.
Gretchen Clark - High Jump - 8th (5-05.00) - Cozad, Neb.
Mary Kouma - Pole Vault - DNS (NH) - Crete, Neb.
Janelle Weber - Triple Jump - 19th (36-01.25) - Dorchester, Neb.
Kelcey Zutavern - Shot Put - 12th (40-04.75) - Dunning, Neb.
Katie Bartels - High Jump - 3rd (5-07.00) - Elk Creek, Neb.
Meagan Bauer - Pole Vault - DNS (NH) - Gering, Neb.
Clare Hoarty - 4x800 Relay - 4th (9:23.37) - Grafton, Neb.
Haley Bergstrom - 4x400 Relay - 9th (3:57.13) - Lexington, Neb.
Jallenteria Holmes - 60m Hurdles - 24th (9.60) - Lincoln, Neb.
Amanda Kermoade - 4x400 Relay - 9th (3:57.13), 4x800 Relay - 4th (9:23.37) - Milford, Neb.
Erin Fogarty - 60m Hurdles - 7th (9.03), 4x400 Relay - 9th (3:57.13) - Omaha, Neb.
Regan Carlstrom - 60m - 12th (7.79), 200m - 11th (25.29) - St. Edward, Neb.
Megan Kinney - 4x800 Relay - 4th (9:23.37) - Longmont, Colo.
Rachael Romshek - Pole Vault - DNS (NH) - Granby, Colo.
Tawny Fye - Weight Throw - 14th (49-07.75) - Stratton, Colo.
Amanda Apodoca - High Jump - 19th (5-03) - El Paso, Tex.
Viviana Arreola - 5,000m - 14th (18:33.80) - El Paso, Tex.
Ale Cano - Pole Vault - 11th (11-05.75) - El Paso, Tex.
DeeJay Silcott - 200m - 16th (25.90), 4x400 Relay - 9th (3:57.13) - El Paso, Tex.
(DNS denotes did not score/mark)