GREENCASTLE, Indiana --- Wabash captured three individual titles and posted six top-three finishes for all-conference honors on the first day of full competition at the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by DePauw University. The Little Giants ended the first day in first place in the men's team standings, scoring 74.5 points.
 
Wabash senior Will Morris won the pole vault to claim an NCAC individual title and all-conference honors. He cleared 4.70 meters (15 feet, 5 inches) for the 48^th-best effort in Division III this season. Nate Joven finished in fourth place with a finishing height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11.25 inches). Hugh Ford added to the team scoring with a sixth-place finish at a height of 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5.25 inches).
 
Evan Furuness scored another individual championship for Wabash by winning the men's shot put with a toss of 15.37 meters (50 feet, 5.25 inches). He edged out teammate Quinn Sholar, who earned all-conference honors with his second-place effort of 15.23 meters (49 feet, 11.75 inches). Jakob Van Pelt finished in fifth place with a throw of 13.97 meters (45 feet, 10 inches).
 
Senior Brayden Curnutt raced to an individual title in Friday's first running event, the 10,000-meter run. He won the race with a new personal-best time of 30.38.75. Jacob Sitzman placed fifth overall with a personal-best time of 32:24.73.
 
The Little Giants picked up two all-conference performances and three top-four finishes in the men's hammer throw. Lane Brockman turned in an All-NCAC effort by finishing in second place with a throw of 51.63 meters (169 feet, 4 inches). Furuness scored all-conference honors for the second time with his third-place throw of 49.43 meters (162 feet, 2 inches). Will Boas added a fourth-place finish with a personal-best mark of 48.97 meters (160 feet, 8 inches).
 
Wyatt Dorsey scored team points in the long jump by finishing in seventh place with a leap of 6.62 meters (21 feet, 8.75 inches).
 
Wabash holds a 26-point advantage over pre-meet favorite Wittenberg University. The Tigers scored 46.5 points on Friday. Denison sits in third place with 42 points, followed by Ohio Wesleyan in fourth place with 25.5 points. Oberlin (23.5 points), Wooster (22 points), DePauw (20 points), Kenyon (12 points), and Hiram (5 points) round out the team standings.
 
Saturday's final day of competition begins at 10 a.m. at Blackstock Stadium.