York College
Athletics NCCAA All-Americans Seven All-American Outdoor Track Performances
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24 | Heritage | SUMMER 2022
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photo by Bob DeHart
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Senior Maria Geesaman won the 3000-meter steeplechase by over five seconds to become the newest York College track athlete to claim NCCAA National Champion.
photo by Bob DeHart
ork College Panthers had seven NCCAA All-American performances at the National Christian College Athletic Association's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Greenville, Ill. The women were led once again by Maria Geesaman, (SR/Greeley, CO) running the 3000-meter steeplechase in 11:34.67 and defending her Geesaman title as NCCAA National Champion. She shaved more than 20 seconds off last year’s mark and qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Makayla Dinkler (SO/Silver Lake, NE) repeated as an AllAmerican, taking third in the heptathlon. Amber Dominguez (SR/Odessa, TX) was another repeat All-American in the hammer throw, finishing third, and added All-American status in the discus this year with a Dinkler Dominguez bronze medal. There were three individual performances that just missed the All-American podium with fourth place finishes: Kamrie Dillan (FR/ Imperial, NE) — heptathlon, Hannah DeHart (JR/York, NE) — 5000 meter, and Candice Jones (SO/Arlington, TX) — shot put. The 4x400 relay team of Dillan, Geesaman, Dinkler, and Tynika Irvin (SO/Fort Lauderdale, FL) also took fourth. The men’s top finisher was All-KCAC Jarod Belden (SO/Ontario, CA) who repeated with silver in the decathlon. Placing third and earning bronze for the Panthers were Alphonse Jackson (SO/Fort Smith, AR) — shot put and Connor Cogswell (SR/McCool Jct., NE) — hammer. Belden and Jackson both qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Championships. Anthony Hodson (SO/ Belden Fresno, CA) just missed the top three with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.78. The York College women’s team finished sixth out of the 21 schools represented and the men were seventh. n
Sophomore Jarod Belden repeated his silver medal showing in the decathlon with 6,285 points, winning both the 110 meter hurdles and the 1500 meter run at the NCCAA Championships.
