KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage men's track and field team picked up their second first-place finish in as many meets this indoor season, hosting and winning the Firebird Opener on Saturday at the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center. The Firebirds totaled 111 points to claim the team win, topping Carroll's 87 points in second, and Concordia Wisconsin's 83 points in third.

 

Head Coach Josh Henry

"I thought we had a pretty solid season opener today, and there were a lot of very strong performances. You could really see we had guys put in some great work over the winter break. The highlight of the day came from Joseph White, he opened 2022 with a bomb in the weight throw. His mark is second in school history, just shy of our school record. It also ranks second nationally as of this evening. We had some strong performances in the distance events, highlighted by a big PR from Chase in the mile. In the sprints, Cody had a very strong performance in the 200 and anchored the 4x400 with a really strong split for this early in the season. For the jumps, Jarvis had a really nice opener on a short approach after a year layoff. He was certainly missed last season and we are excited to have him back jumping this year. We do have a lot of areas to improve, one of which is health. We had several key guys resting for various reasons today. We're looking forward to a good week of training ahead and aim to bring a more complete squad to North Central next week."
 

Highlights

• Micah Anderson placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run, nearly matching his personal-best time at 9:03.24.
• Tre Mitchell III ran another impressive 55-meter dash today, placing second in the finals with a time of 6.69 seconds.
• Chase Upmann set a new PR in the mile by over 20 seconds, placing fifth at 4:34.23.
• Cody Canegan won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.04, as Adam Kedzior joined him on the podium by placing third.
• Joseph White placed third in the shot out, setting a new PR with a mark of 14.65 meters.
• White came back and won the weight throw with a monster throw of 18.70 meters to set a new personal best.
• White's mark of 18.70 meters ranks as the second-best throw in Carthage history, and currently ranks him second across NCAA DIII.
• Alex Jarvis won the triple jump on a leap of 13.24 meters in his first action of the season.

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