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Cross Country and Rodeo Results

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Created: 18 September 2017

Embry - Riddle Cross Country Invite Results

Here are the results from our NTU Cross Country Team this past weekend at Embry – Riddle Invite September 16, 2017

Men:

• Clifford Andersen   33:50
• Pashen Quintana   35:12
• Joel Yazzie   40:40
• Matthew Todacheenie   41:55

Women:

• Felicia Chischilly   27:27:53
• Wynona Wilson   31:12
• Shaylene Paul   39:41
• Emmalena Todacheenie   40:13

"As a first year runner, I thought the race was fun, but competitive at ERAU. I had to push myself to compete at the high level of running". — Matthew Todacheenie

"As a new squad for both the men’s and women’s team, we fared very well. I am so proud that they have gotten the feel of running with some of the Nations top programs in the United States. We will continue to push and increase our chances for Nationals come November and to improve our times per miles as a team and personal records". — Coach Ramone

Diné College Rodeo Results

Here are the results from our NTU Rodeo Team this past weekend at Dine College Rodeo September 15 – 16, 2017.

• Jay Becenti and Shawn Murphy Jr. placed 5th with 9.6 Seconds in Team Roping 1st Round.
• Julana Begay placed 6th with 3.2 Seconds in Breakaway 1st Round.
• Men Team points 40 Women Team point 10

“We would have placed 2nd in the Average, but I missed my slack, resulting in a no time. I still received points for the team. I’m looking forward to the next one.” — Jay Becenti

“I had Fun at my 1st college rodeo. It was a good experience for me to incorporate and apply the NIRA rules and regulations.” — Rondale Begay

“It was a fun experience. Everyone was nice and helpful. I liked the rodeo stock. I had a great time except for getting bucked off a bull I know I can ride.” — Lorenzo Yazzie

“I had Fun this weekend in Tsaile. I’m glad that I got points for the team. I’m looking forward to winning the next one.” — Shawn Murphy Jr

We are proud of our Rodeo Team.

NTU Rodeo Team Traveling to Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona

Good luck to our NTU Rodeo Team this weekend. They will be traveling to Douglas, AZ to compete in Cochise College Rodeo September 22 - 23, 2017.

NTU Students at the World Indigenous Nations Games 2017

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Created: 05 July 2017

Maukenzi Moore and Chase Bebo are currently participating at the Second World Indigenous Nations Games in Edmonton, Canada from July 1^st to July 10^th. NTU Athletics would like to wish the both of them Good Luck!

NTU Archery Team Results From The U.S. Outdoor National Championship In Yankton, SD

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Created: 17 May 2017

The NTU Archery team comes home with hardware from the United States Intercollegiate Archery Championship (USIAC) at the Easton/NFAA Complex, Yankton, South Dakota from May 10-14, 2017. Keanu Jones from (Flagstaff, AZ) earned top honors with his gold medal performance against H. Sellier from UC-Irvine (CA). Mr. Jones out dueled Sellier with a 6-4 match win to claim the top spot in the Basic Bow Men category. The Basic Bow Men’s Team of Keanu Jones, Shawndell Francis (Ramah, NM), Steven Bitah (Ojo Encino, NM), dropped their match against UC-Irvine to settle for the Silver medal. The NTU Women’s Bowhunter team, of Carmelita Allen, Maukenzi Moore & Michelle McCarthy, fell to Mississippi College (MS) in the Bronze medal match, 6-0.

In the Olympic round (OR) brackets, men’s bowhunter-Derrick Morgan beat Trevor Adams (Madisonville Community College, KY), 120-115, but later fell to C. Dixon (University of Cumberlands, KY), 121-137. In the women bowhunter division, Michelle McCarthy was ousted by M. Hamilton (Mississippi College), 103-127. Camelita Allen bested N. McGloster from (Mississippi College), 103-94, then lost to S. Rayburn (University of Cumberlands), 102-126. Maukenzi Moore defeated L. Bell (University of Wisconsin-Stephens Point), 112-106, then was ousted by H. Golden (University of Cumberlands), 109-129. In the basic bow men’s category, Shawndell Francis bested fellow NTU teammate Steven Bitah, 6-0. Mr. Francis fell to H. Sellier (University of California-Irvine), 6-0. Keanu Jones ousted S. Hirano (WUG), 6-2 match points to set up the gold medal match the next day.

Medal winners:

• NTU Archery #5 Finish in medal count
• Gold Medal Individual, Basic Bow Men - Keanu Jones (BFA major)
• Silver Medal Team, Basic Bow - Steven Bitah (Electrical certificate graduate), Keanu Jones & Shawndell Francis (Welding major)

Best New Archer:

• Women’s Bowhunter - Michelle McCarthy (Cuba, NM), BS Environmental Science major
• Women’s Bowhunter - Carmelita Allen,
• Men’s Bowhunter - Derrick Morgan (Mariano Lake, NM), Culinary Art major
• Men’s Basic Bow - Keanu Jones
• Men’s Basic Bow - Steven Bitah

All-Americans:

• Basic Bow - Keanu Jones
• Basic Bow - Steven Bitah

Coach Henderson comments, “The USIAC is good, end of year competition and was a great experience for my team as most have never been to the outdoor, target nationals. Dex Morgan shot well during qualifying but a wind aided miss costed him in the second round as he lost by 11 point during individuals. Both men and women bow hunter categories are tough competitions. Keanu Jones worked hard and it paid off as he outdueled some experienced archers to win gold. I am proud of our medal count as we finished for 5th place in total medals and how this team demonstrated resolve to finish the year strong. It takes a lot of time and dedication to be a student-athlete because of academic commitments and to find time to practice. I commend them for staying on course in the classroom and with archery. Most of the team experienced the outdoor competition for the first time, so we will learn from this experience and get better. The team is young and I hope they will be back in school for academics and some archery competitions”.

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