Men's Outdoor Track & Field Honors
ADRIAN, Mich. - The Wolverine-Hoosie Athletic Conference (WHAC) released the 2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Honors in conjunction with the conference championship meet. All-Conference teams, All-Academic, and Champions of Character were announced along with coaching awards.
Individual champions in each event at the WHAC Championships May 4-5 were named First Team All-Conference. Second-place finishers in each event earned Second Team All-Conference and third-place finishers were Honorable Mention.
Indiana Tech head coach Doug Edgar repeated as Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to their 10th conference title. Tim Bauer, head coach at Siena Heights, was voted by his peers as the Champions of Character Coach.
The All-Academic Team consisted of juniors and above in academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 while the Champions of Character Team included one student-athlete from each school that best represents the spirit of the NAIA's Champions of Character initiative.
Men’s First Team All-Conference
|
Event |
Name |
Institution |
Mark |
|
Steeplechase |
Ben Hardy |
Aquinas |
9:18.20 |
|
100m |
Deveyon Blacknell |
Madonna |
10.31 |
|
110m Hurdles |
Javon Sanders |
Indiana Tech |
14.22 |
|
200m |
Cortez Cunningham |
Madonna |
21.01 |
|
400m |
Miles Gray |
Indiana Tech |
48.02 |
|
400m Hurdles |
Collins Mokuah |
Indiana Tech |
53.07 |
|
800m |
Griffin Armbrustmacher |
Lawrence Tech |
1:52.43 |
|
1500m |
Alec Shaw |
Rochester |
3:53.47 |
|
5000m |
Ethan Barker |
Aquinas |
15:12.28 |
|
10,000m |
Connor Callahan |
Aquinas |
31:31.28 |
|
4x100m Relay |
Rush, Warner, Smith, Haynes |
Indiana Tech |
40.91 |
|
4x400m Relay |
Heisser, Hairston, Bahiya, Centeio |
Indiana Tech |
3:17.01 |
|
4x800m Relay |
Lohr, Westveer, Finch, Hodgkinson |
Aquinas |
7:40.96 |
|
Hammer Throw |
Alex Hunt |
Madonna |
57.52m |
|
High Jump |
Shomari Somerville |
Indiana Tech |
2.00m |
|
Javelin |
Noah Cunningham |
Siena Heights |
54. 93m |
|
Long Jump |
Ja'Kelveon Jackson |
Madonna |
7.22m |
|
Pole Vault |
Josh DeVries |
Cornerstone |
5.00m |
|
Shot Put |
Jefferson Edwards |
Siena Heights |
14.72m |
|
Discus |
John Van Til |
Aquinas |
46.74m |
|
Triple Jump |
Ja'Kelveon Jackson |
Madonna |
15.11m |
Most Outstanding Performance - DeVeyon Blacknell, Madonna; Josh DeVries, Cornerstone
Most Valuable Performer - Connor Callahan, Aquinas
Newcomer of the Year - Griffin Armbrustmacher, Lawrence Tech
Coach of the Year – Doug Edgar, Indiana Tech
Men’s Second Team All-Conference
|
Event |
Name |
Institution |
Mark |
|
Steeplechase |
Connor Callahan |
Aquinas |
9:22.19 |
|
100m |
Esau Haynes |
Indiana Tech |
10.44 |
|
110m Hurdles |
Noah Cunningham |
Siena Heights |
14.36 |
|
200m |
Deveyon Blacknell |
Madonna |
21.07 |
|
400m |
Kamari Rush |
Indiana Tech |
48.33 |
|
400m Hurdles |
Diego Sekiyama-Nava |
Indiana Tech |
53.78 |
|
800m |
Caleb Hodgkinson |
Aquinas |
1:53.02 |
|
1500m |
Griffin Armbrustmacher |
Lawrence Tech |
3:53.94 |
|
5000m |
Connor Callahan |
Aquinas |
15:16.77 |
|
10,000m |
Andrew Ireland |
Aquinas |
31:58.62 |
|
4x100m Relay |
Blacknell, Lewis, Hall, Anidobu |
Madonna |
41.00 |
|
4x400m Relay |
Tenbusch, Van Tassell, Prudhomme, Hodgkinson |
Aquinas |
3:18.95 |
|
4x800m Relay |
Blandino, Droz, Armbrustmacher, Assenmacher |
Lawrence Tech |
7:43.15 |
|
Hammer Throw |
Nick Huynh |
Cornerstone |
53.81m |
|
High Jump |
Issac Robbins |
Madonna |
1.95m |
|
Javelin |
Jonah Siekman |
Siena Heights |
50.93m |
|
Long Jump |
Matthew Gipple |
Siena Heights |
7.18m |
|
Pole Vault |
Victor Rodriguez |
Indiana Tech |
4.70m |
|
Shot Put |
Ryan Shinabery |
Cornerstone |
14.05m |
|
Discus |
Jefferson Edwards |
Siena Heights |
45.44m |
|
Triple Jump |
Shomari Somerville |
Indiana Tech |
14.67m |
Men’s Honorable Mention All-Conference
|
Event |
Name |
Institution |
Mark |
|
Steeplechase |
Wyatt Emmons |
Rochester |
9:42.29 |
|
100m |
Nate White |
Aquinas |
10.67 |
|
110m Hurdles |
Collins Mokuah |
Indiana Tech |
14.56 |
|
200m |
Eric Pullum |
Indiana Tech |
21.47 |
|
400m |
Michael Warner |
Indiana Tech |
48.41 |
|
400m Hurdles |
Jake Van Tassell |
Aquinas |
54.72 |
|
800m |
Will Westveer |
Aquinas |
1:54.55 |
|
1500m |
Rob Lohr |
Aquinas |
3:57.04 |
|
5000m |
Edward Frey |
Aquinas |
15:25.97 |
|
10,000m |
Jamin Thompson |
Cornerstone |
32:03.25 |
|
4x100m Relay |
Abdullahi, White, Prudhomme, Jandernoa |
Aquinas |
42.14 |
|
4x400m Relay |
Sand, Landis, Lott, Nassr |
Siena Heights |
3:20.62 |
|
4x800m Relay |
Vruggink, Churchill, Pohl, Covington |
Cornerstone |
7:47.36 |
|
Hammer Throw |
Jefferson Edwards |
Siena Heights |
49.22m |
|
High Jump |
Elijah Kimmons |
Siena Heights |
1.95m |
|
Javelin |
Hunter Laven |
Cornerstone |
49.72m |
|
Long Jump |
Joshua Ballard |
Indiana Tech |
7.02m |
|
Pole Vault |
Noah Schultz |
Indiana Tech |
4.60m |
|
Shot Put |
Logan West |
Madonna |
13.70m |
|
Discus |
Alex Hunt |
Madonna |
45.53m |
|
Triple Jump |
Sayvahr Wright |
Indiana Tech |
13.13m |
Men’s All-Academic
Junior or above in academic standing with 3.25 cumulative GPA and in attendance at nominating school for one full year
Name, Institution
Andrew Ireland, Aquinas
Ben Hardy, Aquinas
Ben Peterson, Aquinas
Brian Stump, Aquinas
Caleb Hodgkinson, Aquinas
Connor Callahan, Aquinas
Connor Clemens, Aquinas
Cyrus Prudhomme, Aquinas
Edward Frey, Aquinas
Jacob Tenbusch, Aquinas
John Van Til, Aquinas
Jonah Maichele, Aquinas
Matthew Brines, Aquinas
Matthew Schieber, Aquinas
Will Finch, Aquinas
Camden Staples, Cleary
Ethan Beres, Cleary
Joel Hartleb, Cleary
Avery Sanchez, Concordia
Joshua Wood, Concordia
Noah Starkey, Concordia
Theodore Eising, Concordia
Zachary Belinsky, Concordia
Joshua Devries, Cornerstone
Luke Koopman, Cornerstone
Luke Pohl, Cornerstone
Nathan Vruggink, Cornerstone
Peter Willcome, Cornerstone
Zachary Theeuwes, Cornerstone
Colin Dillon, Indiana Tech
Desmond Patterson, Indiana Tech
Diego Sekiyama-Nava, Indiana Tech
Drennan Sorrell, Indiana Tech
Jaelan Stweart, Indiana Tech
Joshua Ballard, Indiana Tech
Stuart Adkinson, Indiana Tech
Victor Rodriguez, Indiana Tech
Hunter Assenmacher, Lawrence Tech
Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes
Cortez Cunningham , Madonna
Dy'Shone Hayes, Madonna
Ja'Kelveon Jackson , Madonna
Lucas Eccleton , Madonna
Garrett Goulding, Rochester
Noah Peterson, Rochester
Paul Nadeau, Rochester
Brandon Bauer, Siena Heights
Colin Metzger, Siena Heights
Jacob Sand, Siena Heights
Jay Moore, Siena Heights
Joel Koshko, Siena Heights
Jonah Siekman, Siena Heights
Timothy Werner, Siena Heights
Men’s Champions of Character Team
One member from each team who best exemplifies the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
Name, Institution
Brian Langlois, Aquinas
Donovan White, Cleary
Noah Starkey, Concordia
Wesley Brightmon, Cornerstone
Diego Seliyama-Nava, Indiana Tech
Ian Suber, Lawrence Tech
Caleb Eischen, Lourdes
Kristofer Gradison, Madonna
Noah Licari, Rochester
Timothy Werner, Siena Heights
Men’s Champion of Character Coach – Tim Bauer, Siena Heights