University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling signee Chris DeBien from Cleveland High School won the 126-pound championship at the National High School Coaches Association senior nationals in Virginia Beach, Va. It was the first national title for DeBien, who has finished second twice previously in national events. DeBien is expected to contend for a starting job at either 125 or 133 pounds once he enrolls at UTC. Prior to that enrollment, he will compete in the freestyle and Greco national championships in Fargo, N.D.
Softball
* UTC senior outfielder Nicole Osterman was named Southern Conference softball player of the week Monday after helping lead the Mocs to a three-game sweep at East Tennessee State over the weekend. She went 5-for-12 with three home runs, a double and seven RBIs and scored seven runs in the three games against the Bucs, and she has a five-game hitting streak. Osterman leads the SoCon in homers with 10 and slugging percentage at .795, and Monday’s award was her second weekly league honor of the season. The Mocs will be host Tennessee Tech at 6 tonight at Frost Stadium.
Track & Field
* Lee University’s Adrian Martin won the women’s 100-meter dash in 12.47 seconds and finished third in the 200 Saturday at the Shorter Invitational track and field meet, and Tennessee Wesleyan’s Hannah Rhodes and Leah Chance were first and second in the 3000 steeplechase. Lee’s Jessica Childers and Cayce Bryan and Bryan College’s Sarah White were second through fourth in the 800, and TWC’s Robbiccaa Williams and Lee’s Audrey Smith were second and fourth in the 1500, Childers was second in the 1-mile, TWC’s Rachel Lawhorn was second in the shot put and third in the discus, Lee’s Elizabeth Sillcocks was fourth in the 5000 and Lee’s Emily Bryan was fifth in the 400 hurdles. In men’s events, TWC’s Joseph Mullen and Chad Whitehead were first and second, Lee’s Harold Smith was fifth and Bryan’s Griffith Rutherford was sixth in the mile run and Lee’s Emmanuel Kipchumba was first in a meet-record time in the 800 with TWC’s Mullen and Jacob Simmons fourth and fifth. In fact, Lee, Wesleyan and Bryan had eight of the top 11 in the 800. TWC’s Arnold Mutuse, Samuel Hawkins and Austin Wiseman were first, third and fifth in the 3000 steeple, TWC’s Roderick Bowman and Lee’s Camden Perez were second and third in the 5000, TWC’s Jake Morgenstern was second in the 200, TWC’s Chaz Hawkins was third and Lee’s Rick Barry were third and fifth in the 110 hurdles and Lee’s Alex Carter was fifth in the 1500.