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Wabash College Athletics

Haiden Diemer-McKinney and Will Neubauer
Tom Runge

Track and Field

Little Giants Win Titan Open Indoor Track and Field Title

The Wabash College track and field team competed at the Illinois Wesleyan University Titan Open Saturday afternoon. The Little Giants turned in two individual victories and 16 top-five finishes to finish in first place out of 15 teams competing at the event.
 
Haiden Diemer-McKinney and Will Neubauer finished 1-2 in the 800-meter run. Diemer-McKinney won the event with his best time of the season  on a 200-meter track by finishing in 1:54.03. Neubauer finished the race in second place with a time of 1:57.92.
 
Brayden Curnutt added an individual victory in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in 8:50.42. Joe Barnett scored a fourth-place finish with a career-best time of 8:55.71.
 
Quinn Sholar turned in a pair of second-place finishes in the throws. The freshman turned in a career-best mark of 16.28 meters (53 feet, 5 inches) to finish second in the weight throw. Brandon English scored a sixth-place finish with a career-best throw of 14.09 meters (46 feet, 2.75 inches). Sholar added a second-place finish in the shot put with a top distance of 15.69 meters (51 feet, 5.75 inches). English finished in fifth place with a toss of 13.93 meters (45 feet, 8.5 inches). John Schnerre finished in sixth place with his career-best effort of 13.31 meters (43 feet, 8 inches). Reis Thomas placed seventh with a  mark of 12.87 meters (42 feet, 2.75 inches).
 
Jake Oostman and Kannon Chase tied for second place in the high jump. Both Little Giants cleared 1.85 meters (6 feet, 0.75 inches). That height is the best of Chase's career. Stuart Anker topped out at 1.75 meters (5 feet, 8.75 inches) to finish in fourth place.
 
Sly Williams produced a second-place finish in the long jump with a career-best leap of 6.59 meters (21 feet, 7.5 inches). Nate Joven scored a third-place finish in the pole vault by clearing a career-best height of 4.05 meters (13 feet, 3.5 inches).
 
Will Newby placed third in the 60-meter dash finals, crossing the finish line in 6.97 after qualifying with a time of 6.98 in his earlier heat. Julius Hearns finished sixth in the finals with a time of 7.12. Sly Williams captured seventh place with a time of 7.24.
 
TK Walls finished in fourth place in the 400-meter dash, completing the race in 51.90. Howie Steele added a fifth-place finish with a time of 52.14.
 
Giovonni Zappala was the top finisher among a trio of Little Giant runners in the 60-meter hurdles. Zappala finished fifth in the finals with a time of 8.85. Josh Massaquoi finished in seventh place, crossing the line in 8.99. Takeshi Greiner finished in 9.03 to earn eighth place.
 
Wabash edged out host Illinois Wesleyan by one point in the team scoring. The Little Giants finished with 98 points, while IWU scored 97 points. Maryville (Missouri) finished in third place with 45 points.
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Stuart Anker

Stuart Anker

Jumps
Senior
Joe Barnett

Joe Barnett

Distance
Junior
Brayden Curnutt

Brayden Curnutt

Distance
Sophomore
Brandon English

Brandon English

Throws
Senior
Takeshi Greiner

Takeshi Greiner

Hurdles/Sprints
Junior
Julius Hearns

Julius Hearns

Sprints
Sophomore
Will Neubauer

Will Neubauer

Distance
Sophomore
Jake Oostman

Jake Oostman

Jumps
Sophomore
Howie Steele

Howie Steele

L. Sprints
Junior
Reis Thomas

Reis Thomas

Throws
Senior

Players Mentioned

Stuart Anker

Stuart Anker

Senior
Jumps
Joe Barnett

Joe Barnett

Junior
Distance
Brayden Curnutt

Brayden Curnutt

Sophomore
Distance
Brandon English

Brandon English

Senior
Throws
Takeshi Greiner

Takeshi Greiner

Junior
Hurdles/Sprints
Julius Hearns

Julius Hearns

Sophomore
Sprints
Will Neubauer

Will Neubauer

Sophomore
Distance
Jake Oostman

Jake Oostman

Sophomore
Jumps
Howie Steele

Howie Steele

Junior
L. Sprints
Reis Thomas

Reis Thomas

Senior
Throws