Outdoor Track & Field Day One Finishes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - (Meet Page) - The opening day of the 2022 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Outdoor Track & Field Meet saw 12 individual champions and two relay champions at Thunder Sports Complex on the campus of Concordia. Events resume on Friday, May 6 starting with the remaining field events at noon and running events slated for 2 p.m.

Aquinas leads the men's competition with 70 points with seven events scored and Siena Heights close behind with 46.5 points. On the women's side, Indiana Tech is in the lead with 76 points and Aquinas following with 68.16 points.

The first three finishers in each event plus relays earn All-Conference honors. First place earns First Team, second place earns Second Team, and third place is Honorable Mention.

Men's 4x800m Relay
1. Aquinas, 7:44.80 (Will Westveer, Will Finch, Zander Masten, Caleb Hodgkinson)
2. Cornerstone, 7:45.35 (Nate Vruggink, Spencer VancerZwaag, Grayson VerBerkmoes, Luke Pohl)
3. Siena Heights, 7:51.59 (Abdullah Nassr, Joshua Cundy, Cedric Grant, Jacob Harberts)

Men's 10,000m
1. Colten Covington, Cornerstone, 31:43.57
2. Luke Koopman, Cornerstone, 31:54.72
3. Matt Schieber, Aquinas, 32:35.86

Men's High Jump
1. Dylan Bikim, Indiana Tech, 1.95m
2. Andre Daniels, Rochester, J1.95m
3. Nick Floyd, Cleary, 1.90m

Men's Pole Vault
1. Timothy Werner, Siena Heights, 4.60m
2. Jesse Henderson, Aquinas, J4.60m
3. Mason King, Aquinas, 4.30m

Men's Long Jump
1. Joshua Ballard, Indiana Tech, 7.12m
2. Matthew Gipple, Siena Heights, 7.07m
3. Jesunifemi Ojutalayo, Aquinas, 6.72m

Men's Hammer Throw
1. Collin Pollatz, Aquinas, 55.99m
2. Deangelo Meredith, Madonna, 49.91m
3. Nick Huynh, Cornerstone, 49.58m

Men's Javelin
1. Noah Cunningham, Siena Heights, 59.97m*
2. Elmar Koster, Aquinas, 57.90m
3. Nick Floyd, Cleary, 49.58m
*WHAC Record

Women's 4x800m Relay
1. Indiana Tech, 9:43.84 (Haven Evans, Mckenna Palmer, Lilly Griewe, Lily Rothert)
2. Aquinas, 9:58.18 (Emily McManus, Hannah Adler, Maggie Whitney, Genevieve Moore)
3. Madonna, 10:06.38 (Katherine Haupt, Isabella Blomberg, Mackenzie Gurne, Jessica Phillips)

Women's 10,000m
1. Annika Shoemaker, Cornerstone, 37:34.63
2. Megan Gough, Aquinas, 38:57.65
3. Hanna Grant, Aquinas, 38:57.65

Women's High Jump
1. Crystal Goyette, Aquinas, 1.64m
2t. Kaylee Diamond, Aquinas, 1.59m
2t. Casey Lenon, Aquinas, 1.59m
2t. Brianna Hatfield, Siena Heights, 1.59m

Women's Pole Vault
1. Victoria Faber, Aquinas, 3.95m*
2. Ashley VerPlank, Cornerstone, 3.75m
3. Laikyn Kulman, Aquinas, J3.75m
*WHAC Record

Women's Long Jump
1. Destiny Copeland, Indiana Tech, 5.89m
2. Erica Zayarath, Indiana Tech, 5.60m
3. Katlyn Jones, Indiana Tech, 5.58m

Women's Hammer Throw
1. Emilee Kessler, Madonna, 49.56m
2. Erin Gotha, Siena Heights, 4307m
3. Gracie Clute, Indiana Tech, 42.84m

Women's Javelin
1. Mary Leighton, Indiana Tech, 39.87m
2. Braely Herrema, Cornerstone, 34.23m
3. Mariam Davis, Indiana Tech, 32.77m