Lincoln University Athletics - Cross Country Places Fourth At Heartland Conference Tournament

Cross Country Places Fourth At Heartland Conference Tournament

Brian Kortz, Sports Information Director

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10/25/2009 3:23:22 PM

DALLAS, TX. – The Lincoln University women’s cross country team competed in the Heartland Conference Tournament finishing fourth out of eight teams Saturday.

The Blue Tigers, with a total of 96 points, finished 75 points behind first-place Dallas Baptist that won the tournament by a large margin, as Incarnate Word placed second, but were 57 points off the pace.

Senior Kaydian Howell paced Lincoln, as she has in most of the runs this year, finishing in seventh with a time of 23:52. Dallas Baptist’s Hannah Steffan won the tournament with a time of 22:40, 24 seconds better than teammate Laura Mucho.

Keniesha Jones crossed second for the Blue Tigers with a time of 24:18 to place her in 11^th overall.

Kimberly Hodges finished in 21^st with a time of 26:06. Yanique Haye wasn’t far off Hodges’ time, clocking in with a time of 26:31 to spot her in 28^th place.

The Campbell’s were the next to cross for the Blue Tigers, as Sheri Kay Campbell finished in 37^th with a time of 27:52, while Anna Kay Campbell crossed with a time of 28:33 to place in 43^rd.

Racquel Anderson and Michelle Cumberbatch rounded out the runners for Lincoln, with Anderson placing in 48^th with a time of 29:06 and Cumberbatch finished in 49^th with a time of 29:46.

For their performances, Howell and Jones were named to the Heartland All-Conference team. The top 15 placers in the Conference Tournament were named to the list, with Howell landing on the All-Conference Team for her seventh-place finish, while Jones was named to the Honorable Mention Team for placing 11th.

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Did You Know...

Lincoln University competes in the Heartland Conference and the Great Lakes Football Conference.

that the men's basketball team claimed four Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association conference championships (1972, 75, 77, 81)

Lincoln will be returning to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in the fall of 2010 after an 11-year absence

Running Back Leo Lewis, who was nicknamed the Lincoln Locomotive and the Minnesota Express for the Vikings, holds the school records for touchdowns in a season with 22.

Lincoln University was founded in 1866 by the men of the 62^nd and 65^th United States Colored Infantries.

8 time Pro Bowler Lemar Parrish, played football at Lincoln University.

Athletes of the Week

Chris Pfau

Baseball

Chris Pfau (LHP, So., Columbia, MO) was named Heartland Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday for his performance this past weekend against Texas A&M International.

Pfau dominated on the mound in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, limiting Texas A&M International to just six hits in recording the complete game shutout, while also striking out six and walking one. The sophomore left-hander also delivered at the plate, coming through with an RBI groundout in the third inning for the only run scored in Lincoln’s 1-0 victory.

Pfau also started the other three games in the series in centerfield and combined with his pitching performance, posted eight putouts, two assists and no errors as the Blue Tigers took three of four from the Dustdevils.

So far on the season, Pfau has played in all 11 games, starting three on the mound and playing in the other eight games at centerfield and at designated hitter. The Blue Tiger leadoff man holds a .286 batting average, 10 hits, two RBI and three stolen bases, while compiling 19.1 innings pitched, a 2.79 ERA, 17 strikeouts and six walks to record a 1-1 mark on the bump.

Okine Codlyn

Women's Track and Field

Okine Codlyn (Sr., Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica) took home the pentathlon overall title this past Friday at the Alumni Classic on the campus of Illinois College. Codlyn took first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.41 seconds, first in the long jump with a jump of 5.60m, tied for first with teammate Sheri Kaye Campbell in the high jump and then completed the pentathlon with a first place in the shot put with a throw of 9.91m to take the overall title with 3,428 points.

Codlyn also came close in the long jump outside of the pentathlon, placing second with a jump of 5.22m, while teammate Racquel Anderson won the event with a jump of 5.54m.