WHEATON, Ill. — Four members of the Carthage men's track & field team finished first in their respective events at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn conference champion honors.

Freshman Adam Kedzior finished first in the men's decathlon, earning 5,473 points over his ten events. Senior Matt Ausse took first in the men's hammer throw at 57.14 meters. Freshman Joseph White won the men's shot put event and set a new personal and school program record with his throw of 18.01m, shattering the previous record he set of 17.79m at the Wheaton Dom Church Twilight on April 23rd of this year. 

Freshman Alex Jarvis placed first in the triple jump with a distance of 13.17m.

Head Coach Josh Henry:

"We had a lot to be proud of today. Four conference champions and a new school record is nothing to be ashamed of. However, we were on the wrong end of a close team battle, finishing 6th. It goes to show how deep and competitive the CCIW is. Nothing is given freely in this conference. 

The outdoor CCIW Meet is always bitter sweet since it is the last meet for many of our graduating seniors. I would like to put a little light on these guys as they close their careers with us. They have been a great group of guys who've grown as athletes and most importantly people during their time at Carthage. They will be sorely missed but I'm truly proud of them and excited for their next chapter. 
 
Matt Ausse
Cody Canegan
Alassane Guisse
Peyton Heiser
Jeremy Ermilio
Lucas Lieb
David Rogers
 
The next two weeks of competition will be dedicated to chasing some marks for our top guys at final qualifying meets before we turn our focus on the NCAA Championships."

Highlights:
 

• Freshman Adam Kedzior set a new personal best as he won the men's decathlon. Kedzior took first in the 400m dash portion with a time of 53.0, in the javelin throw at 43.68 meters, and in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:47.82.
• Matt Ausse threw for 57.14m to take first in the hammer throw. He also took first in the hammer throw at last year's championship event with 56.36 meters.
• Sophomore Cody Canegan placed fourth in the 200m dash, clocking in at 22.42.
• Freshman Craig Hundley took fourth in the 800m run with 1:55.79 and third in the 1500m run at 3:58.13.
• Joseph White's 18.01 first place throw in the shot put sets a new school record, breaking the record White previously set back in late April.

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