Dodgen Hits NAIA Mark, Takes 2nd in CCC Decathlon
Men's Track and Field
April 22, 2022
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Oregon Tech's
Thomas Dodgen earned All-Cascade Conference honors with a second-place finish in the decathlon at the 2022 CCC Multi-Event Championships.
The senior posted a 2-day, 10-event score of 6,241 points – earning him the No. 2 spot on the podium – while registering the No. 5 decathlon mark in the NAIA this season. His effort is well above the NAIA"B" qualifying standard, with the Top-16 scoring totals in the nation earning a berth to the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.
Dodgen posted three second-place finishes on the day – recording a time of 16.35 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles, clearing four meters (13 feet, 1.5 inches) in the pole vault, while throwing the javelin 46.03 meters (151 feet). He added a fourth-place effort in the 1,500-meters (4:53.89) and tossed the discus 30.20 meters (99 feet, 1 inch).
T.J. Davis of Eastern Oregon claimed the CCC title with an NAIA-best score of 7,101 points, while Lewis-Clark State's Christian Bothwell took third (6,199).
Dodgen's effort will give OIT eight team points heading into next month's CCC Championships in Ashland.
The rest of the Tech team is in Chico, Calif., to compete at tomorrow's Chico Invitational.
