WAVERLY, Iowa. / RIPON, Wis. - The Carthage men's track & field team sent athletes to a pair of last chance qualifier meets this weekend at Ripon and Wartburg. The highlight of the weekend came from the Wartburg NCAA Qualifier as the Carthage distance medley relay record was broken by a squad of Firebirds.



WARTBURG NCAA QUALIFIER

Micah Anderson, Michael Herres, Michael Barber, and Chase Upmann teamed up on Friday night to break the school record in the DMR with a time of 10:10.94. The previous record of 10:14.36, which belonged to John Pollock, Zach Digney, Cory Sorn, and Eric Penington, had stood since 2001.

Anderson returned the next day to compete in the mile, where he placed sixth with a time of 4:16.31.

RIPON FINAL QUALIFIER + MULTI

Mac Anderson placed second in the 200m with a time of 23.04 seconds. He also placed third in the 60m with a 6.97 performance.

Zebulon Turner placed third in the high jump with a mark of 1.86m.




The Firebirds will wait to learn who will compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championships. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.