MARIAN, Ind. – Oklahoma City University scored 22 points and finished 12^th in the NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scoring in two events on Friday.
 
Ayenew Devany finished just off the scoring in ninth place in the 3000 steeplechase on Friday, coming in at 9:17.44.
 
Evert Silva took second – just a half second behind the winner – in the men's 1500 meters at 3:42.41 while Belkhalfi Hamza was seventh at 3:48.80 for All-America honors.
 
Silva captured his third All-America award of the meet, placing fifth in the 800 meters at 1:51.18.
 
Louise Cocking got OCU's women on the scoreboard with a sixth-place and All-America finish in the 5000 meters at 17:09.99.
 
OCU got its previous points in the men's 4x800 relay on Thursday when the Stars finished second by 5/100ths of a second, OCU was runner-up in the event that saw the Stars get on the team scoreboard with a time of 7:30.19.
 
 
OCU at the NAIA Championships 
Wednesday's Results 
Men's 1500 Prelim: 4. Belkhalfi Hamza, 3:57.64 (Q); 11. Evert Silva, 4:01.40 (Q).  
Women's 1500 Prelim: 13. Erika Pena, 4:50.89 
Women's 4x800 Prelim: 13. Florencia Cabrera, Isabelle Spiller, Erika Pena, Louise Cocking 
Men's 4x800 Prelim: 7. Alex Daly, Tate Smithhart, Belkalfi Hamza, Brendan Robeaux, 7:39.36 (q) 
Men's 3000 Steeplechase Prelim: 5. Ayenew Devany, 9:20.77 (Q) 
Thursday 
 Men's 800 Prelim: 7 Evert Silva, 1:52.04 (q); 17. Brendan Robeaux, 1:54.33
Women's 400 Prelim: 20. Vanessa Perez, 59.41
Men's 4x800 FINAL: 2^. Tate Smithhart, Belkalfi Hamza, Brendan Robeaux, Evert Silva, 7:30.19
Women's 5000 Prelim: 9. Louise Cocking, 17:41.20
Friday 
Men's 3000 Steeplechase FINAL: 9. Ayenew Devany, 9:17.44
Men's 1500 FINAL: 2. Evert Silva, 3:42.41; 7. Belkhalfi Hamza, 3:48.80
Men's 800 FINAL: 5. Evert Silva, 1:51.18
Women's 5000 FINAL: 6. Louise Cocking, 17:09.99