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Reis Thomas
Anna Tiplick

Track and Field

Little Giants Finish Sixth At ISU Pacesetter Invitational

Wabash competed against Division I programs from Notre Dame, Butler, Evansville, and Purdue Fort Wayne, along with the fellow Division IIi program from Rose-Hulman at the Pacesetter Sports Track and Field Invitational held Sunday at Indiana State University. Wabash placed sixth out of ten teams competing at the meet.
 
Will Morris turned in the top finish for the Little Giants by placing second in the pole vault with a career-best effort of  4.62 meters (15 feet, 1.75 inches). Nate Joven cleared 3.87 meters (12 feet, 8.25 inches). Ryan Adams turned in a top mark of 3.12 meters (10 feet, 2.75 inches).
 
Haiden Diemer-McKinney placed fifth in the 400-meter dash for the Little Giants, finishing in 50.00. Howie Steele crossed the finish line in 51.25 to place tenth overall. Giovonni Zappala finished the 400-meter hurdles in 58.90. Takeshi Greiner added a ninth-place finish with a time of 1:00.94.
 
Reis Thomas scored a fifth-place finish in the discus with a top throw of 48.95 meters (157 feet, 8 inches). Ryan Papandria turned in a season-best throw of 42.11 meters (138 feet, 2 inches) in the javelin to place sixth. Zappala placed seventh with a mark of 41.09 meters (134 feet, 10 inches). Brandon English took ninth place in the shot put with a top mark of 13.98 meters (45 feet, 10.5 inches).
 
Julius Hearns raced to seventh place in the 100-meter dash, finishing in 11.01. Sly Williams scored a ninth-place finish with a time of 11.11. Williams added an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of
 
Jake Oostman placed ninth in the high jump by clearing 1.80 meters (5 feet, 10.75 inches).
 
Williams and Hearns joined Seth Acero and Will Newby to place second in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 42.03. Steele, Diemer-McKinney, TK Walls, and Will Neubauer finished second in the 4x400-meter relay with a combined time of 3:22.30.
 
Wabash scored 55 points to finish behind Rose-Hulman in fifth place with 56.5 points. Indiana State won the meet with 237 points, with Purdue Fort Wayne placing second with 77 points. Oakland finished third (76 points), followed by Notre Dame in fourth place (65 points).
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Seth Acero

Seth Acero

S. Sprints
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
TK Walls

TK Walls

Sprints/Jumps
Senior
Giovonni Zappala

Giovonni Zappala

Hurdles/Sprints
Senior

Players Mentioned

Seth Acero

Seth Acero

Sophomore
S. Sprints
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
TK Walls

TK Walls

Senior
Sprints/Jumps
Giovonni Zappala

Giovonni Zappala

Senior
Hurdles/Sprints