Concordia track and field coach Jim Brewer and his staff continued to build on the fly in 2012 as they are working diligently to return Concordia's team presence at the NAIA National Championships.

Even though they did not score as a team at the 2012 NAIA Outdoor National Championships in Marion, IN, May 24-26, the Eagles did have some individuals representing them.  2012 NAIA All-American junior Caleb McCurry led CU with a second place finish in the discus with a throw of 55.40 m, a new school record.  Senior Jordan Baker set a school record at the NAIA Championships in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 14.92 s.  She set a school record at the 2012 GSAC Championships, April 27 and 28 in Azusa, CA, in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 1:02.67 s.

"It feels really good.  I have been putting in so much work and effort this year," Caleb McCurry said.  "It was nice to be able to compete so well and I am very thankful.  I am going to be very ambitious with weight lifting this offseason and work to throw farther."

"Caleb McCurry did a fantastic job and broke a former national champion's school record in the discus with a huge personal record," head coach Jim Brewer said.  "Our throws coach did a great job with him this year."

Outdoor NAIA All-Americans

Junior Trey Williams competed in the 200 m dash and 400 m dash at the NAIA Championships, advancing to the semifinals of the 400 meter race with a time of 48.56 s.

"This year was definitely a rebuilding year," head coach Jim Brewer said.  "We did a good job increasing Concordia's team presence at track meets.  We had a small team, but we had our athletes compete in a variety of events."

Junior Emily Ramey represented the Eagles in the women's heptathlon in Marion.  She took eighth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.50.  She finished 14th in the high jump with a height of 1.40 m.  Ramey also took 14th in the shot put with a distance of 9.10 m.  She was outstanding in the 200 meter dash, finishing fourth with a time of 25.75.  She took ninth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:34.92.  Ramey finished seventh in the long jump with a distance of 5.22 m.  She finished 14^th in the javelin with a distance of 27.13 m.  She finished in 11^th place among 14 competitors with 4130 points.  She set a school record in the heptathlon at the Pomona-Pitzer meet in Claremont, CA, April 14, with 4244 points.

Also at the NAIA Championships, Caleb McCurry took 15^th in the finals of the shot put with a distance of 15.97 m.  Bryan Harkins took seventh in flight two of the men's long jump with a distance of 7.09 m.

At the 2012 GSAC Championships, Trey Williams won the 400 m dash with a time of 48.34 s and Caleb McCurry won the shot put with a distance of 16.62 m.  Earlier in the outdoor season, Williams set the school record at the Bryan Clay Invite in Azusa, CA in the 400 m dash with a time of 48.04 s.  At the GSAC Championships, Tommy Faust set a school record in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 111 feet 1 inch.  On March 24^th at the UC Irvine Spring Break Meet, Bryan Harkins set the school mark in the long jump with a jump of 23 feet and 3.5 inches.

Outdoor NAIA Results

In the women's outdoor season, Laura Pluemer was selected a GSAC Scholar-Athlete.  At the GSAC Championships, sophomore Mikaila Davis broke the school record in the hammer throw with a toss of 29.57 m.

Three school records fell in the men's indoor season.  On February 18 at the Azusa Pacific Last Chance Meet, Bryan Harkins broke the long jump mark with a leap of 22 feet 8 inches.  On February 11 at the Azusa Pacific Indoor Meet, Trey Williams set the record in the 400 m dash with a time of 50.02 s.  On February 4 at the Westmont Invite in Santa Barbara, the relay team of Trey Williams, Brad Battenberg, Rick Avila, and Alexis Bersabe set the school record in the 4x400 m relay with a time of 3:26.70 s. 

"We wanted to break a lot of school records and we did a good job of that," Brewer said.  

Senior Samantha Moser

Freshman Julia Townsend led the Eagles women's indoor season, as she placed seventh at the 2012 NAIA Indoor Championships in the 3000 m racewalk, earning NAIA All-American status.  She set the school record in San Diego on February 4 in the event with a time of 17:04 s.  She ran the exact same time at the 2012 NAIA Indoor Championships at the Spire Institute in Geneva, OH, March 1-3.  The women's distance medley relay team of Laura Pluemer, Jordan Baker, Samantha Moser, and Arielly Conde finished 12^th at Indoor Nationals with a time of 12:52.86 s.

Indoor NAIA All-Americans

Indoor NAIA Results

Brewer and his staff continue to add promising athletes every day and Concordia track and field is certainly heading in the right direction.  In a short time, he has already set the foundation for a successful program in Irvine.

"This year was a great springboard and we are looking forward to our returners and incoming recruits," Brewer said.  "We are looking forward to next year and creating a stronger presence for Concordia in the track and field world."