LA CROSSE/WHEATON - The Carthage men's track and field team continued their outdoor campaign with a split squad this week, sending the majority of the team to the Wheaton College Don Church Twilight meet, while also being represented at the Wis-La Crosse Phil Esten Challenge. The weekend was highlighted by a school record breaking performance in the 10,000 meter run from Jacob Curulewski, who cruised past the previous record time at the Phil Esten Challenge.



SPRINTS

Dylan Parker won the 400-meter dash with a personal best time of 48.82.

The 4x100 meter relay team, which showcased Christopher Seals, Shawn Rodgers, Luke Shugarman,and Parker, finished in second place with a time of 42.75 seconds.

Seals placed third in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 22.42 seconds. Shgarman placed eighth with a personal best performance at 22.62 seconds.

The 4x400 meter relay team, which was made up of Layne Rund, Parker, Shugarman, and Michael Barber, placed third in a time of 3:25.45.

Kedrick Johnson III placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 16.07 seconds

David Loess placed sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.66 seconds.

DISTANCE

Curulewski placed second in the 10,000m with a school record time of 30:04.56.*

Luke Davey won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:50.71. Harlan Matson placed second in a personal best 9:55.26. Topher Davis placed fourth in 10:01.23, while LJ Higgs placed fifth with a personal best finish at 10:09.40. Andrew Schaer placed eighth in a personal best time of 10:22.53.

Chase Upmann placed second in the 1,500m with a time of 4:01.36. Micah Anderson placed fifth in 4:05.05.

Charles Fitts placed third in the 10,000m at Wheaton with a personal best performance of 35:19.16.

Aidan Miller placed fourth in the 5,000m with a time of 16:42.72. Ryan Ciezczak placed sixth in 16:51.91.

JUMPS

Kedrick Johnson III won the triple jump with a mark of 13.45m.

Nick DeLuca placed second in the pole vault after clearing 4.00m.

Nnaemeka Obinna finished fifth in the long jump, registering a distance of 6.22m.

Rund placed eighth in the high jump after clearing 1.69m.

THROWS

Lucas Leal won the hammer throw with a mark of 58.43m. Jacob Brost placed second at 53.05m, while Tyler Rose completed the podium sweep for the Firebirds in the event with a third place finish at 47.80m.

Rose claimed the victory in the discus throw with a mark of 44.09m. Jordan Hughes placed fifth in the event with a throw of 37.83m. Leal placed seventh at 36.73m.

Brost placed second in the javelin throw with a mark of 54.60m.

Rose placed sixth in shot put with a mark of 13.22m. 

*Competed at Phil Esten Challenge


 

• Curulewski moved up to third in the CCIW in the 10,000m with his 30:04.56 performance. Curulewski's time surpasses Logan Engberg (2018), who previously held the record at 30:33.90. Engberg's performance also came at the Phil Esten Challenge.
• Parker ranks fourth in the CCIW in the 400m with his 48.82 performance. Parker moved into sixth place on the Carthage all-time list in the event, passing Marshall Stewart (2011) at 48.84.
• Brost moved to sixth place in the CCIW with a mark of 53.05 meters in the hammer throw.
• Upmann ranks ninth in the CCIW in the 1,500m at 4:01.36.
• DeLuca ranks ninth in the pole vault at 4.00m.
• Davey entered the top 10 in the 3,000m steeplechase in the CCIW with a time of 9:50.71.

The Firebirds will be back in action Thursday Apr. 24 and 25 when they will divide and conquer at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and the Drake Alternative in Whitewater, Wis.  For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.