DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque men's track & field team hosted their second indoor meet of the season at the University of Dubuque Spartans Invite. A total of nine teams competed in this meet as University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Central College, Edgewood College, Concordia University-Wisconsin, Cornell College, Illinois Wesleyan, Loras College, and University of Northern Iowa made the trip over to the A.Y McDonald Indoor track. The meet consisted of 14 events. The Spartans had a great day as they finished first in 8 of 14 events. The Spartans won events in the 60 meter hurdles (
Blake Hardison), 60 meter dash (
Jaidyn Williams), 400 meter dash (
JoJo Frost), 800 meter run (
Andrew Hutchinson), 200 meter dash (
Ray Talbert), 4x400 relay (
Kobe Howell,
Blake Hardison,
Jaxon Sander, and
Austin Henschel), Shot put (
Cade Collier), and long jump (
Jaidyn Williams).
After a successful day, here is what Head Coach
Chad Gunnelson had to say "the men competed well today. Being a week stronger created opportunities and being a week smarter allowed for the team to capitalize on those opportunities. Great team win for us but much more yet to do."
Team Results
1 ) University of Dubuque - 232
2) UW-Platteville - 111
3) Illinois Wesleyan - 72
4) Central - 49
5) Cornell - 34
6) Loras -16
7) Northern Iowa - 10
7) Concordia Wisconsin - 10
9) Edgewood - 3
Top Spartan Finishers
*Currently Top 10 Mark in A-R-C Indoor Rankings
**Currently Top 20 Mark in NCAA DIII Indoor Rankings
60 Meter Hurdles Final (7 Competitors)
1
Blake Hardison - :08.28**
2
JoJo Frost - :08.50*
5
Jaxon Sander - :09.28
60 Meter Dash Final (7 Competitors)
1
Jaidyn Williams - 07.00*
2
Jaylen Bell - :07.04
3
Ray Talbert - :07.11*
4
Rei'Shaun Spires - :07.21
400 Meter Dash (29 Competitors)
1
JoJo Frost - :50.31*
2
Kobe Howell - :50.37*
3
Blake Hardison - :51.74
4
Otis Patterson - :51.77
5
Nehemiah Griffin - :52.17
800 Meter Run (20 Competitors)
1
Andrew Hutchinson - 1:57.46
200 Meter Run (31 Competitors)
1
Ray Talbert - :22.98*
2
Kobe Howell - :23.07
3
Jaylen Bell - :23.47
5
Alec Zaccaria - :23.64
Men's 4x400 Relay (15 Teams)
1 (
Kobe Howell,
Blake Hardison,
Jaxon Sander,
Austin Henschel) 3:25.76*
Men's Weight Throw (30 Competitors)
2
Cade Collier - 57-10.00 (17.62m)*
4
Luke Weber - 54-00.00 (16.47m)*
7
Lucas Cummings - 47-02.00 (14.38m)
Men's Shot Put (35 Competitors)
1
Cade Collier - 54-06.25 (16.62m)**
4
Clayton Hahn - 47-05.25 (14.46m)*
5
Samuel Maas - 47-04.50 (14.44m)*
6
Jacob Edwards - 46-10.25 (14.28m)*
Men's Long Jump (13 Competitors)
1
Jaidyn Williams - 22-05.25 (6.84m)*
3
Jakhari Anderson - 20-08.75 (6.32m)*
4
Rei'Shaun Spires - 20-04.50 (6.21m)
5
Otis Patterson - 19-11.00 (6.07m)*
6
Miguel Vega - 19-09.75 (6.04m)
Men's Triple Jump (6 Competitors)
2
Jaidyn Williams - 44-11.00 (13.69m) *
3
Jakhari Anderson - 44-02.00 (13.46m)*
4
Rei'Shaun Spires - 42-05.50 (12.94m)*
6
Akim Baba Traore - 39-03.75 (11.98m)*
Men's High Jump (7 Competitors)
3
Otis Patterson - 6-00.00 (1.83m)*
4
Landon Kooiker - 6-00.00 (1.83m)*
7
Braydin Preston - 5-04.25 (1.63m)
Up Next
Next weekend the Spartans will compete in the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse Mark Guthrie Legacy Invitational. The meet is scheduled for a 2:00p.m. start on Saturday, February 4th.
