Deyer Leads Team Black to Omaha Challenge Title
November 29, 2011 | Baseball
Nov. 29, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With three top-five event finishes, freshman left-handed pitcher Jakson Deyer earned the individual title and led Team Black to the team title in the University of Louisville baseball team's 2011 Omaha Challenge, which concluded on Tuesday afternoon.
Deyer, who had top-five finishes in the 100-meter swim (fifth), 2,100-yard shuttle run (second) and 300-yard medley (fourth), completed the five individual events with 156 points to earn the win, while senior right-handed pitcher Travis Tingle, the defending champion, and sophomore catcher Jeff Gardner were tied for second with 150 points each. Sophomore Cody Ege was fourth with 148 points, while senior outfielder Stewart Ijames and junior outfielder Matt Helms were fifth with 143 points each.
Team Black, led by captains Derek Self and Adam Engel, scored 310 points to win the team championship over the 285 points scored by Team Red, which was led by captains Tingle and Gardner. Team Black won the 100-meter swim, tug-o-war, tire flip, rope hang and bike race en route to the title, while Team Red won the 2,100-yard shuttle run and the 300-yard medley.
Individually, Ege won the 100-meter swim with a time of 1:02.3, Helms won the shuttle run with an Omaha Challenge record time of 7:55.04, junior pitcher Curtis McCombs won the tire flip with a time of 27.81, junior catcher Shane Crain won the rope hang with a time of 2:13.11 and freshman pitcher Joe Ceja won the 300-yard medley with a time of 1:52.79.
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About the Omaha Challenge
Two captains are selected and teams are drafted to compete against one another in a five-day series of events that tests the athleticism of the teams and the individuals, with a team crown and an individual champion to be named at the end of the competition. Sports performance coach Eric Hammer oversees the competition, while also motivating his charges to extend themselves to their limits.
The five individual events in 2011 included the 100-meter swim, 2,100-yard shuttle run, tire flip, rope hang and 300-yard medley, while the bonus team events were the tug-o-war and bike race.
Team Black
Derek Self (captain), Adam Engel (captain), Zak Wasserman, Jeff Thompson, Dace Kime, Stewart Ijames, Jakson Deyer, Cole Sturgeon, Shane Crain, Chad Green, Aaron Gershenfeld, Ryan Karl, Brandon Alphin, Nick Ratajczak, Connor Paas, Nick Burdi, Andy Flett, Curtis McCombs, Mason Snyder.
Team Red
Travis Tingle (captain), Jeff Gardner (captain), Code Ege, Matt Helms, Ryan Seiz, Mike White, Jared Ruxer, Zach Lucas, Sutton Whiting, Ty Young, Kyle McGrath, Alex Chittenden, Kyle Gibson, Justin Amlung, Cameron O'Brien, Adam Schemenauer, Joe Ceja, Brad Hedden, Joe Filomeno, Matt Koch.
