The Wabash College track and field team competed at the new state-of-the-art Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center in the 2024 IUPUI Invitational. The Little Giants were one of 20 collegiate NCAA Division I, II, and III programs in addition to NAIA teams competing at the non-scoring meet held Friday and Saturday.
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Jacob Sitzman led three Little Giant runners who finished fourth, fifth, and sixth in the 5,000-meter run. Sitzman recorded the top effort by finishing in 15:44.91.
Joe Barnett placed fifth with a time of 15:47. 72.
Justin Santiago ran a career-best time of 15:51.45 to earn sixth place.
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Will Neubauer raced to fifth place in the 800-meter run, finishing in 1:55.48. He crossed the finish line behind runners from NCAA Division I programs from Eastern Illinois and Bradley at NAIA's Marian University. Â
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David Adesanya picked up a fifth-place finish in the 600-meter dash by turning in a time of 1:23.97. He crossed the line after three runners from DI Bradley and a runner from Marian.
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Will Morris tied for seventh place in the pole vault by clearing 4.28 meters (14 feet, 5 inches).
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Howie Steele, Adesanya,
Nathan France, and Neubauer combined to finish seventh in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:25.85.
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Quinn Sholar posted a tenth-place finish in the weight throw with a top effort of 16.12 meters (52 feet, 10.75 inches).
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