Two Wabash College track and field team members earned North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week honors. Freshman
Haiden Diemer-McKinney received the NCAC Men's Distance / Mid-Distance Athlete of the Week award. Senior
Reis Thomas earned the NCAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week award.
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Diemer-McKinney won the 800-meter run at Saturday's Indiana DIII Championships held at DePauw University and broke the meet and facility record. The freshman crossed the finish line in 1:51.18 to eclipse the old meet mark of 1:55.44 held by former Wabash runner Hayden Baehl. That time also broke the Blackstock Stadium record of 1:52.51 set in 2001. His time is tied for the 10th-quickest in Division III this season.
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Diemer-McKiney also anchored the Little Giants' winning 4x400-meter relay team. The foursome of
TK Walls,
Christopher Royal,
Will Neubauer, and Diemer-McKinney combined for a season-best time of 3:20.23, the third-fastest in the conference this season.
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Thomas won the discus throw at Saturday's Indiana DIII Championships held at DePauw University with a top distance of 47.64 meters (156 feet, 3 inches). His meet-best throw was nearly one meter farther than the second-place mark of 46.73 meters.
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