KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage men's track and field team got an early start to the indoor season today, hosting the Forever Red Alumni Classic in the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center. The team finished in first place overall, set a handful of individual personal records, and even edited the top-10 in the school record books.
 

Head Coach Josh Henry

"Being so early in the season, our main goal today was to go out and have a little fun while being competitive; I think we did a great job doing just that today. We competed well all across the board and the result was some very encouraging early-season marks. I was impressed in particular with our returners. A lot of those guys took big steps from their season last year and it is very encouraging for what we can accomplish this year. We also had some nice performances from first year guys that can be a big boost to the team moving forward."

"This was a great way for us to head into Winter Break. I expect the momentum will keep guys focused over the next four weeks and have us ready to get after it in January! Also, a special shoutout to all of our alumni who competed and/or supported us today. It was great to see so many people come back who have made such a positive impact on our program over the years!"
 

Highlights

• Micah Anderson took first place in the men's mile, setting a new PR by three seconds with a time of 4:33.17.
• Cody Canegan picked up right where he left off from last season, with a solid performance in the 400 of 50.81 seconds, taking first place.
• Just five-hundredths of a second off his PR, Alassane Guisse won the 55-meter hurdles in 8.37 seconds.
• In his first college track meet, freshman Tre Mitchell III was five-hundredths of a second from running a top-10 55-meter dash in school history, clocking a 6.65 today.
• Aidan O'Neill matched his career-best today in the pole vault, clearing 3.55 meters.
• Edelmar Morales-Rivera narrowly set a new PR today at 13.00 meters in the triple jump, missing it by one-hundredth of a meter.
• Joseph White set a new PR in the shot put while taking first place today with a throw of 14.60 meters.
• Matthew Ausse crushed his personal-best in the weight throw today, with a toss of 18.11 meters, the sixth-best mark in program history.

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