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Jonathan Bannister
Jonathan Bannister

May 26, 2005

Bannister Qualifies for Hurdles Final
        ABILENE, Texas — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Jonathan Bannister (Plano, Texas) won his heat and advanced to the 400-meter hurdle finals at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at Abilene Christian University's Elmer Gray Stadium.
        Bannister's winning time of 51.85 seconds was the third fastest among the field's 18 hurdlers. He trailed only Saint Augustine's Tim Riley and Adrian Findlay, who won their heats in times of 51.34 and 51.46.
        Bannister clearly broke his own personal best of 52.46 on April 29. It also neared the record set by Mike Allen in 1971, a converted time of 51.8. Bannister's time is the fastest since track meets began running standard distances of meters instead of yards.
        The 400-meter hurdles final is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. on Saturday.
        All three SIUE runners missed qualifying for the finals at 400 meters. Bannister (Plano, Texas) was the closest, placing 10th overall and fourth in the third heat. The sophomore recorded a time of 48.01. The ninth and final spot in the finals went to Jared Peacock of Colorado Mines in 47.75.
        The best qualifying time was Marvin Essor of Abilene Christian in 46.44.
        Kyle Rose (Kankakee) and Jeff Fearday (Teutopolis) finished 14th and 15th, respectively, in the preliminaries with times of 48.46 and 48.76.
        The SIUE men's track and field team continues Friday with two field events and a preliminary relay race. The 4 X 400-meter relay will run at 9 p.m. Anthony Weber (Marengo) competes in the pole vault beginning at 6:30 p.m. Lee Weeden (Ferguson, Mo.) competes in the shot put at 6:45 p.m.

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                      NCAA Div II Outdoor Track & Field                      
          Abilene Christian, Abilene, TX  - 5/26/2005 to 5/28/2005           
 
Event 32  Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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 Meet Record: # 48.50  5/27/2004   Bershawn Jackson, St. Aug's               
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#          
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Preliminaries                                                                
  1 Tim Riley                 So St Augustine's           51.34Q  1          
  2 Adrian Findlay            Sr St Augustine's           51.46Q  2          
  3 Jonathan Bannister        So SIU Edwardsville         51.85Q  3          
  4 Chris Moulinet            Jr Adams State              51.66q  2          
  5 Mike Cunningham           Jr UC San Diego             51.68q  2          
  6 Sanchaze Ross             Jr Findlay                  51.87q  1          
  7 Larias Eugene             Jr St Augustine's           51.92q  2          
  8 Javonie Small             Sr Morehouse                52.02q  1          
  9 Dwayne Greenidge          Jr St Augustine's           52.06q  3          
 10 Antwane President         Jr Lincoln                  52.12   3          
 11 Justin Boyd               Fr Angelo State             52.22   3          
 12 Jahmone Duhaney           Fr Mass - Lowell            52.33   1          
 13 Joe Lefevre               So Grand Valley State       52.42   1          
 14 Tyler Clinton             Jr Cal St Stanislaus        52.51   2          
 15 Mark Piccolo              Sr Shippensburg             52.53   1          
 16 Adam Moore                So Cal Poly Pomona          53.19   3          
 17 Mark Washington           Jr Morehouse                54.78   3          
 -- Carlington Marsh          So Lincoln                    DNF   2          

                    NCAA Div II Outdoor Track & Field                     
         Abilene Christian, Abilene, TX  - 5/26/2005 to 5/28/2005         
 
Event 25  Men 400 Meter Dash
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 Meet Record: # 44.19  5/22/1998   Jerome Young, St Augstine's            
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#       
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Preliminaries                                                             
  1 Marvin Essor              Sr Abilene Christian        46.44Q  1       
  2 Shannon Washington        Jr TX A&M Kingsvll          46.64Q  3       
  3 E.J. Falkner              So NW Missouri St           46.75Q  2       
  4 Nathaniel Mckinney        Sr St Augustine's           47.17q  3       
  5 Zach Brown                Jr Fort Hays State          47.55q  1       
  6 Quincy Anthony            Sr Tarleton State           47.70q  1       
  7 Jamaal Torrance           Jr St Augustine's           47.72q  2 (.711)
  8 Ricardo Johnson           Sr Abilene Christian        47.72q  1 (.727)
  9 Jared Peacock             Sr Colorado/Mines           47.75q  3       
 10 Jonathan Bannister        So SIU Edwardsville         48.01   3 (.009)
 11 Eric Simmons              So Clayton State            48.01   2 (.010)
 12 Delt Cockrell             Jr Abilene Christian        48.03   1       
 13 Fabian Felix              Jr Lincoln                  48.30   3       
 14 Kyle Rose                 Fr SIU Edwardsville         48.46   2       
 15 Jeff Fearday              Sr SIU Edwardsville         48.76   3       
 16 Sterling Gray             Sr Albany State             48.84   1       
 17 Fabian Martinez           So PR Rio Piedras           49.05   2       
 18 Kenny Coleman             Jr Grand Valley State       49.17   3       
 19 Cedric Jordan             Jr Fort Valley State        49.51   2       
 20 Andre Thompson            So St Augustine's           50.91   1       
 -- Hakeem Mohammed           So NC Central                  FS   2