First Day of Men's Outdoor Track & Field Complete

ADRIAN, Mich. - The first day of the 2023 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships saw seven individual champions crowned and a jam at the top of the team standings. 

Siena Heights scored 58 points to lead after Day 1 with Indiana Tech and Cornerstone right behind with 56 poitns and 55 points, respectively. Madonna (55) and Aquinas (35) are also within striking distance as the majority of the events will finish on Friday. Along with the seven events completed, a few preliminary heats were also ran. 

The Aquinas 4x800 relay team repeated as champions, finishing in a time of 7:40.96. Noah Cunningham of Siena Heights was also a repeat winner in the javelin. Events resume on Friday, May 5 with field events starting at noon and running events at 1:30 p.m.

The top three finishers in each event earn First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention All-Conference status based on their place. 

Day 1 Team Standings

1. Siena Heights, 58
2. Indiana Tech, 56
3. Cornerstone, 55
4. Madonna, 42
5. Aquinas, 35
6. Rochester, 11
7. Lawrence Tech, 8
8. Concordia, 7
9. Cleary, 1

Men's 10,000 Meters
1. Connor Callahan, Aquinas, 31:31.28
2. Andrew Ireland, Aquinas, 31:58.62
3. Jamin Thompson, Cornerstone, 32:03.25
4. Alex Schlueter, Madonna, 32:39.77
5. Ryan Exell, Madonna, 32:49.67
6. Carson Lafferty, Aquinas, 33:01.62
7. Edward Frey, Aquinas, 33:16.36
8. Christopher Putman, Indiana Tech, 33:44.47

Men's 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Aquinas, 7:40.96 (Lohr, Westveer, Finch, Hodgkinson)
2. Lawrence Tech, 7:43.15 (Blandino, Droz, Armbrustmacher, Assenmacher)
3. Cornerstone, 7:47.36 (Bruggink, Churchill, Pohl, Covington)
4. Rochester, 7:56. 50 (Shaw, Land, Emmons, Aldrich)
5. Indiana Tech, 7:58.64 (Banda, Kelsey, Agwick, Stephenson)
6. Siena Heights, 8:02.25 (Landis, Lott, Harberts, Koshko)
7. Concordia, 8:20.04 (Eising, Sanchez, Schroeder, Bentz)
8. Cleary, 8:36.82 (White, Staples, Hartleb, Beres)

Men's Hammer
1. Alex Hunt, Madonna, 57.52m
2. Nick Huynh, Cornerstone, 53.81m
3. Jefferson Edwards, Siena Heights, 49.22m
4. Stephen Weflen, Cornerstone, 42.39m
6. Ryan Shinabery, Cornerstone, 42.13m
7. Elijah Collins, Siena Heights, 41.12m
8. Zachary Belinsky, Concordia, 40.80m

Men's High Jump
1. Shomari Somerville, Indiana Tech, 2,00m
2. Issac Robbins, Madonna, 1.95m
3. Elijah Kimmons, Siena Heights, 1.95m
4. Brad Holbrook, Cornerstone, 1.95m
5. Savion Tyler, Siena Heights, 1.90m
6t. Jaelan Stewart, Indiana Tech, 1.90m
6t. Tayvahr Wright, Indiana Tech, 1.90m
8. Jesunifemi Ojutalayo, Aquinas, 1.90m

Men's Javelin
1. Noah Cunningham, Siena Heights, 54, 93m
2. Jonah Siekman, Siena Heights, 50.93m
3. Hunter Laven, Cornerstone, 49.72m
4. Jayden Tilman, Indiana TEch, 49.72m
5. Scott Smith, Concordia, 46.91m
6. Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights, 44.05m
7. Ahumad Williams, Indiana Tech, 41.74m
8. Jailen Tatum, Rochester, 41,52m

Men's Long Jump
1. Ja'Kelveon Jackson, Madonna, 7.22m
2. Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights, 7.18m
3. Joshua Ballard, Indiana Tech, 7.02m
4. Torin Moore, Jr., Rochester, 6.99m
5. Phoenix VeltHouse, Cornerstone, 6.87m
6. Jaelan Stewart, Indiana Tech, 6.59m
7. Shomari Somerville, Indiana Tech, 659m
8. Seth Stoltz, Cornerstone, 6.56m

Men's Pole Vault
1. Josh DeVries, Cornerstone, 5.00m
2. Victor Rodriguez, Indiana Tech, 4.70m
3. Noah Schultz, Indiana Tech, 4.60m
4. Alan Alston, Siena Heights, 4.50m
5. Drennan Sorrell, Indiana Tech, 4.15m
6. Wyatt Wesley, Siena Heights, 4,15m
7. Peter Willcome, Cornerstone, 4.00m
8. Emmanuel Farage, Aquinas, 4.00m