2011-12 Salisbury Track & Field News

May 23, 2012
Chelsea Tavik NCAA championship video preview
Junior Chelsea Tavik and track & field Head Coach Jim Jones talk about Tavik's trip to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet.

May 20, 2012
Tavik selected for NCAA Championship field in shot put competition
The field for the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships was released on Sunday and Salisbury University junior Chelsea Tavik was selected as one of 22 student-athletes that will compete in the women’s shot put competition, vying for her second national championship...

May 17, 2012
Tavik, Tolson each set school mark at TCNJ Last Chance Meet
A small contingent of Salisbury University track & field student-athletes traveled to The College New Jersey to compete in the Lions’ Last Chance Meet, bringing home two school records...

May 15, 2012
Two school records fall at SWAT Last Chance Meet
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams sent a handful of student-athletes to the SWAT Last Chance Meet, hosted by Swarthmore College on Monday, for one of their final efforts at posting a time worthy of invitation to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships later this month. Three Sea Gulls posted school records at the meet, and two came home with wins.

May 15, 2012
Sea Gulls claim 50 All-CAC nods, four individual awards
The Capital Athletic Conference released its yearly outdoor track & field awards and Salisbury University was honored with 50 All-CAC selections to go with junior Chelsea Tavik being named Female Athlete of the Year, Richard Newman claiming the Male Rookie of the Year award and Head Coach Jim Jones being selected by his peers as the Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s side...

May 6, 2012
Track teams lead after first day of CAC championships
Through one day of competition at the Capital Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Salisbury University men's and women's teams lead in the standings at Frostburg State University...

May 6, 2012
Track & field teams claim CAC titles by wide margins on Sunday
The Salisbury University women's and men's track & field teams built upon the leads they put together in the first day of the Capital Athletic Conference championships to take commanding titles. The win is the third in a row for the women's team and the 13th overall for the men. Along the way the teams set six CAC championship records and three school records...

May 1, 2012
Handy, Tavik, Drenner earn CAC weekly honors
Salisbury University sophomore Whitney Handy, junior Chelsea Tavik and senior Jay Drenner have been named the Capital Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.

April 27, 2012
Sea Gull student-athletes set two school records at Penn Relays
The Salisbury University track & field team sent a handful of athletes to the historic Penn Relays this week...

April 24, 2012
Tolson, Drenner earn CAC awards following record-setting performances at CNU
The Capital Athletic Conference announced its weekly track & field awards on Tuesday and Salisbury University senior Jay Drenner and sophomore Kara Tolson have garnered weekly honors following record-setting performances at the CNU New Captains’ Classic, hosted by Christopher Newport University.

April 21, 2012
Drenner sets hammer record again; Tolson sets 200, ties 100 record at CNU
Senior Jay Drenner set the school hammer throw record for the fourth week in a row while sophomore Kara Tolson shattered the school mark in the 200-meter dash and tied the record in the 100-meter dash as the Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams competed at the New Captains’ Classic, hosted by Christopher Newport University on Saturday.

April 17, 2012
Tavik, Tolson, Drenner, Adedeji sweep CAC track & field weekly honors
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the Capital Athletic conference’s weekly awards on Tuesday as junior Chelsea Tavik and sophomore Kara Tolson were named CAC Women’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week and senior Jay Drenner and sophomore Jacob Adedeji earned CAC Men’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors.

April 14, 2012
Three school records broken at JHU/Loyola Invitational
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams both picked up top-four team finishes at the Johns Hopkins/Loyola Invitational on Saturday...

April 7, 2012
Men claim Goucher Invitational title, women take second
The Salisbury University men’s track & field team picked up a championship at the Goucher Invitational, and senior Jay Drenner broke his own school record, while the women’s team took a second-place finish on Saturday.

April 3, 2012
Three Sea Gulls claim CAC Athlete of the Week honors
The Capital Athletic Conference released its weekly awards and three Salisbury University student-athletes collected track & field honors. Senior Becca Stinner was named the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week while junior Chelsea Tavik claimed Field Athlete of the Week honors. Senior Jay Drenner broke a school record which had stood since 1994 to claim the Men’s Field Athlete of the Week award.

March 31, 2012
Drenner breaks 18-year-old hammer record at Towson Invitational
The Salisbury University track & field teams traveled to the Towson University Invitational on Saturday coming away with three first-place finishes and a new school record for senior Jay Drenner.

March 30, 2012
Houghton, McClendon named 2011-12 SU Scholar-Athlete Award winners
Senior thrower Jennifer Houghton and senior linebacker Jamey McClendon have been named the 2011-12 Salisbury University Scholar-Athlete Award winners.

March 21, 2012
Sea Gulls pick up four CAC track & field Athlete of the Week awards
The Capital Athletic Conference released its weekly awards on Wednesday and Salisbury University track & field student-athletes collected four awards for their performance at the Wake Forest Open this past weekend...

March 17, 2012
Three school records fall at Wake Forest Open
The Salisbury University track & field teams took down three school records in their first road meet of the season at the Wake Forest Open this weekend...

March 10, 2012
NATIONAL CHAMPION: Tavik claims shot put title; first individual female champion in SU history
Salisbury University junior Chelsea Tavik made school history on Saturday afternoon, claiming the first individual national championship by a female student-athlete as she won the shot put title at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships...

March 7, 2012
Sea Gulls claim three CAC track & field awards
The Capital Athletic Conference announced its weekly track & field awards on Wednesday and Salisbury University student-athletes accounted for three of the four possible honors this week.

March 5, 2012
Tavik to compete at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday
The NCAA announced its invitations for the Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on Monday and Salisbury University will be represented by junior Chelsea Tavik, who will compete in the shot put. The competition will be held on Saturday in Grinnell, Iowa.

March 3, 2012
Handy, Tavik, Tolson set new school marks at Virginia Tech Final Qualifier
Saturday was the final opportunity for a handful of Salisbury University track & field student-athletes to post marks good enough to earn an invitation to the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Sea Gulls traveled to the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier and came home with three school records.

March 3, 2012
Sea Gulls collect 14 victories, including men's Steven Berstler 5,000-meter run, at Lloyd Sigler Spring Meet
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams honored a former coach and a former student-athlete who each passed away within the past year on Saturday. The Sea Gulls, in the newly named Lloyd Sigler Spring Meet, earned team victories on both the men’s and women’s sides and saw four top-three finishes in the 5,000-meter run, named in honor of former teammate Steven Berstler, who passed away this past December.

February 28, 2012
Sea Gulls claim 23 indoor all-conference honors; Tavik, Newman, Jones earn individual honors
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams each collected the first indoor championships in the history of the Capital Athletic Conference and on Tuesday, when the league’s yearly awards were announced, Salisbury picked up three key individual awards and 23 all-conference performers.

February 28, 2012
Clark establishes school pentathlon record at CNU
Salisbury University freshman Michelle Clark became the first student-athlete in school history to compete in a pentathlon at the collegiate level, establishing a new school record at the Christopher Newport Heptathlon/Pentathlon on Monday.

February 26, 2012
Sea Gulls score eight top-five finishes, one school record at George Mason
A handful of student-athletes from the Salisbury University track & field teams returned to George Mason University, the site of last week’s Capital Athletic Conference indoor championships, for the George Mason Winter Games and came home with eight top-five finishes and a school record.

February 22, 2012
Salisbury women climb to No. 34 in the nation in USTFCCCA rankings
On the heels of becoming the first indoor champion in the history Capital Athletic Conference, the Salisbury University women’s track & field team reached a new high on Wednesday as it ascended to the No. 34 spot in the nation when the rankings were released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

February 19, 2012
Salisbury women and men claim inaugural CAC indoor championships
The Salisbury University men’s and women’s track & field teams had 12 combined individual champions and set 10 school records as they became the first-ever Capital Athletic Conference champions with each squad rolling to the titles in the event held at George Mason University.

February 14, 2012
Tolson earns second CAC Athlete of the Week award
The Capital Athletic Conference announced its weekly award winners and Salisbury University sophomore Kara Tolson was named the league’s women’s track Athlete of the Week.

February 12, 2012
Women's 4x200 relay mark set, four wins collected at Susquehanna
A new Salisbury University record was set and the mens’ and women’s track & field teams brought home four wins at the Susquehanna Invite on Sunday, hosted by Susquehanna University...

February 4, 2012
Tolson breaks own school record in 60-meter dash
The Salisbury University track & field teams made their penultimate trip before the inaugural Capital Athletic Conference indoor championships and came back with a trio of top-three finishes and one school record at the Vince Brown Invitational, hosted by Christopher Newport University...

January 31, 2012
Drenner, Tavik tabbed CAC Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Salisbury University senior Jay Drenner and junior Chelsea Tavik have been named CAC Men’s and Women’s Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.

January 28, 2012
Tavik breaks own shot put record as Gulls win three events
Salisbury University junior Chelsea Tavik won two events and bested her own school record in the shot put as the men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams traveled to the Thomson Invitational, hosted by the University of Delaware, for the teams’ first meet of 2012...

December 6, 2011
Drenner, Tolson earn CAC track & field weekly honors
The Capital Athletic Conference released its weekly award winners on Tuesday and two of Salisbury University’s track & field athletes earned Athlete of the Week honors...

December 4, 2011
Three records fall at CNU Holiday Classic
The Salisbury University track & field teams kicked off their indoor season on Sunday at the Holiday Classic, hosted by Christopher Newport University...