2015-16 Men's Indoor Track & Field Season Review
Indoor (Outdoor Below)
Year Ended
NAIA Track and Field National Championships
Derek Seddon—Shot Put (7th, 53-3.75), Weight Throw (10th, 59-9.75)
Payton Busch--800-Meter Run (15th, 2:00.53)
Heart of America Athletic Conference Finish
4th of 13 teams
Letterwinners
Ochaung Akway (2nd)
Tyler Albert (1st)
Malik Brown (2nd)
Payton Busch (2nd)
Markenson Charles (3rd)
Tyler Connelly (2nd)
Earl George (1st)
Kalob Gist (3rd)
Chris Gossett (3rd)
Garrett Heckman (2nd)
Michael Hubbard (1st)
Charles Hurt (1st)
Aaron Jesel (2nd)
Zach Johnson (2nd)
Cornelius McCastle (3rd)
Spencer Medlin (2nd)
Derek Milsap (1st)
Zachary Peal (1st)
Bryan Quintero (2nd)
Charlie Rachford (2nd)
Joshua Rankin (3rd)
Amani Richardson (1st)
Derek Robinson (2nd)
Aaron Seddon (2nd)
Derek Seddon (3rd)
Neiman Thompson (2nd)
CJ Watts (2nd)
Stepfon Williams (4th)
Conference Champions
Derek Seddon (1)--Weight Throw (59-7.75)
National Qualifiers
Cornelius McCastle--High Jump
Derek Seddon--Weight Throw, Shot Put
Payton Busch--800 Meter Run
All-Conference
Derek Seddon--Shot Put, Weight Throw
Kalob Gist--Shot Put
Payton Busch--800-Meter Run, 1,000-Meter Run
Cornelius McCastle--High Jump, Long Jump
Neiman Thompson--200-Meter Dash, 400-Meter Dash
CJ Watts--400-Meter Dash, 600-Meter Run
Tyler Connelly--3,000-Meter Race Walk
Markenson Charles--60-Meter Hurdles
4x400-Meter Relay
4x800-Meter Relay
Heart Athletes of the Week
Payton Busch (1)--February 22 (Track)
Neiman Thompson (1)--February 1 (Track)
Derek Seddon (1)--December 7 (Field)
Records Broken
4x800-Meter Relay--(8:09.20)
Shot Put--Derek Seddon (53-3.75)
Weight Throw--Derek Seddon (59-9.75)
Statistical Leaders
60-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (6.98)
200-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (22.71)
300-Meter Dash--Zachary Peal (41.57)
400-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (50.24)
600-Meter Run--CJ Watts (1:23.32)
800-Meter Run--Payton Busch (1:56.02)
1000-Meter Run--Payton Busch (2:34.64)
One-Mile Run--Ochaung Akway (4:44.23)
3000-Meter Run--Ochaung Akway (9:23.23)
5000-Meter Run--Ochaung Akway (16:45.64)
55-Meter Hurdles--Tyler Albert (8.79)
60-Meter Hurdles--Markenson Charles (8.70)
4x400-Meter Relay--(3:28.36)
4x800-Meter Relay--(8:09.20)
Distance Medley Relay--(11:50.70)
High Jump--Cornelius McCastle (6-8.25)
Long Jump--Cornelius McCastle (21-5.25)
Triple Jump--Cornelius McCastle (43-5.25)
Shot Put--Derek Seddon (53-3.75)
Weight Throw--Derek Seddon (59-9.75)
Outdoor
Year Ended
NAIA Track and Field National Championships
Derek Seddon--Discus (All-American, placing 2nd at 188-1.75), Hammer (14th, 168-1.5), Shot Put (Fouled all three throws)
CJ Watts--400-Meter Dash (Placed 13th in a time of 48.67 seconds)
Neiman Thompson--400-Meter Dash (Placed 19th in a time of 53.41 seconds)
Kalob Gist--Shot Put (Placed 13th at 51-8.75)
Neiman Thompson--Discus (Placed 23rd at 147-0)
Heart of America Athletic Conference Finish
6th of 12 teams
Letterwinners
Tyler Albert (1st)
Malik Brown (1st)
Payton Busch (2nd)
Markenson Charles (3rd)
Tyler Connelly (2nd)
Matthew Cuthbert (1st)
Earl George (1st)
Kalob Gist (4th)
Chris Gossett (3rd)
Garrett Heckman (2nd)
Michael Hubbard (1st)
Charles Hurt (1st)
Aaron Jesel (1st)
Zach Johnson (2nd)
Cornelius McCastle (3rd)
Joshua Rankin (3rd)
Amani Richardson (1st)
Derek Robinson (2nd)
Aaron Seddon (2nd)
Derek Seddon (3rd)
Neiman Thompson (2nd)
CJ Watts (2nd)
Conference Champions
Kalob Gist--Shot Put (51-1)
National Qualifiers
Derek Seddon--Discus, Shot Put, Hammer
CJ Watts--400-Meter Dash
Neiman Thompson--400-Meter Dash
Kalob Gist--Shot Put
Derek Robinson—Discus
Cornelius McCastle--High Jump (unable to compete)
All-Americans
Derek Seddon--Discus (2nd)
Heart Athletes of the Week
Derek Seddon (3)--April 11, April 18, May 2 (Field)
Michael Hubbard (1)--March 28 (Track)
Derek Robinson (1)--April 25 (Field)
Heart Scholar-Athlete
Payton Busch
NAIA Scholar-Athlete
None
Records Broken
Discus--Derek Seddon (188-1.75)
Hammer--Derek Seddon (173-11)
400-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (47.87)
Statistical Leaders
100-Meter Dash--Malik Brown (11.18)
200-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (22.40)
400-Meter Dash--Neiman Thompson (47.87)
800-Meter Run--Payton Busch (1:56.75)
1,500-Meter Run--Payton Busch (4:15.66)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase--Tyler Connelly (11:03.60)
110-Meter Hurdles--Markenson Charles (15.85)
4x100-Meter Relay--(42.99)
4x400-Meter Relay--(3:22.66)
4x800-Meter Relay--(9:13.16)
High Jump--Cornelius McCastle (6-9.75)
Long Jump--Earl George (21-11.75)
Triple Jump--Chris Gossett (45-5)
Pole Vault--Earl George (9-8)
Shot Put--Kalob Gist (51-8.5)
Discus--Derek Seddon (188-1.75)
Hammer--Derek Seddon (173-11)
Javelin--Aaron Seddon (151-10)
Decathlon--Earl George (5,635 points)
Seniors Lost
Ochaung Akway
Kalob Gist
Chris Gossett
Joshua Rankin
Neiman Thompson
CJ Watts
Stepfon Williams
