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David Adesanya
Tom Runge

Track and Field

Wabash Finishes Fourth at Centre Track and Field Invitational

Wabash scored 71 points to capture fourth place out of 16 teams competing at Saturday's Centre College Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Danville, Kentucky. The Little Giants turned in 15 top-eight finishes at the meet.
 
Freshman David Adesanya won the 800-meter run, finishing the event in 1:58.79. Aidan Makled finished in seventh place with his time of 2:04.18. Austin Jewell scored an eighth-place finish with a time of 2:04.29.
 
Quinn Sholar scored a second-place finish in the shot put with a top mark of 15.03 meters (49 feet, 3.75 inches) to match his best throw of the season. The sophomore also scored a second-place finish in the weight throw with a toss of 16.16 meters (53 feet). Evan Furuness placed fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 14.14 meters (46 feet, 5 inches).
 
Howie Steele, Adesanya, Christopher Royal, and Nathan France raced to second place in the 4x400-meter relay. The quartet combined for a time of 3:27.15.
 
Thomas Price captured third place in the 5,000-meter run by finishing in a career-best time of 16:25.67. Matthew Meyer placed fifth in the 5,000 with a time of 17:40.84.
 
Takeshi Greiner raced to fifth place in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 8.84. Conner Grimes added a fifth-place finish in the finals of the 60-meter dash with his career-best time of 7.01.
 
Steele finished sixth in the 400-meter dash with his time of 52.25. Owen Smith and Tanner Brooks scored sixth- and seventh-place finishes in the 200-meter dash. Smith took sixth place with a career-best time of 23.36. Brooks also turned in his career-best effort with a time of 23.41.
 
Ryan Adams picked up eighth place in the pole vault by clearing 3.35 meters (11 feet) to set a new personal-best mark.
 
Lindsey Wilson won the team title with a score of 146 points. Centre finished second with 103.50 points, followed by Lincoln Memorial in third place with 78 points. Wabash captured fourth place with 71 points, ahead of Cumberlands in fifth place with 63 points.
 
Five Wabash distance runners traveled to Allendale, Michigan, on Friday to compete at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet. Will Neubauer turned in his second-quickest time of the season in the 800-meter run by finishing in 1:52.72 to earn 13th place. Brayden Curnutt ran the second-fastest time of the season by a North Coast Athletic Conference runner in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in 15:08.91. Joe Barnett added the third-fastest NCAC time this year by completing the 5,000-meter run in 15:15.50. Drake Hayes completed the 5,000-meter race in 15:49.01. Jacob Sitzman added a 15:34.86 finish in the 5,000 at the non-scoring meet.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Joe Barnett

Joe Barnett

Distance
Junior
Brayden Curnutt

Brayden Curnutt

Distance
Sophomore
Nathan France

Nathan France

L. Sprints
Junior
Takeshi Greiner

Takeshi Greiner

Hurdles/Sprints
Junior
Drake Hayes

Drake Hayes

Distance
Junior
Aidan Makled

Aidan Makled

Distance
Junior
Matthew Meyer

Matthew Meyer

Distance
Sophomore
Will Neubauer

Will Neubauer

Distance
Sophomore
Jacob Sitzman

Jacob Sitzman

Distance
Sophomore
Howie Steele

Howie Steele

L. Sprints
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joe Barnett

Joe Barnett

Junior
Distance
Brayden Curnutt

Brayden Curnutt

Sophomore
Distance
Nathan France

Nathan France

Junior
L. Sprints
Takeshi Greiner

Takeshi Greiner

Junior
Hurdles/Sprints
Drake Hayes

Drake Hayes

Junior
Distance
Aidan Makled

Aidan Makled

Junior
Distance
Matthew Meyer

Matthew Meyer

Sophomore
Distance
Will Neubauer

Will Neubauer

Sophomore
Distance
Jacob Sitzman

Jacob Sitzman

Sophomore
Distance
Howie Steele

Howie Steele

Junior
L. Sprints