Cougars Secure Third Place at Wildcat Open, Miller Qualifies for Nationals

Canton, Mo. – The Columbia College men’s outdoor track and field team placed third out of eleven teams in the Wildcat Open today.
 
The Cougars secured three first-place individual performances in today’s meet in Kenny Miller (Discus Throw – 47.72-meters – NAIA “B” Standard – PR), Ethan Phillips (Long Jump – 6.79-meters), and Gavin Frantz (Hammer Throw – 51.54-meters).
 
100-Meter Dash
Andrew Schwarting – 24th (12.72)
 
200-Meter Dash
Trevor Bailey – 8th (23.96)
 
800-Meter Run
Brock Fisher – 4th (2:07.47)
Ethan Line – 10th (2:14.32)
 
1500-Meter Run
Alexander Dukes – 3rd (4:20.30)
Peter Giles – 4th (4:20.60)
Will Cherrington – 5th (4:21.60)
Austin Tegeler – 8th (4:25.10)
 
400-Meter Hurdles
Jace Carr -3rd (1:01.99)
Baden Glass – 6th (1:07.29)
Trevor Bailey – 7th (1:07.90)
Cortez Peek – 8th (1:10.49)
 
4×800-Meter Relays
Giles, Tegeler, Line, Fisher, Glass – 2nd (8:38.14) 
 
Pole Vault
Baden Glass – T6 (2.45m)
Jason Parker – 8 (2.45m)  
 
Long Jump
Ethan Phillips – 1st (6.79m)
Grant Erisman – 3rd (6.31m)
Jace Carr – 6th (6.14m)
 
Triple Jump
Grant Erisman – 3rd (12.78m)
Andrew Schwarting – 6th (12.15m)
Cortez Peek – 8th (11.28m)
 
Shot Put
Gavin Frantz – 4th (13.70m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 5th (12.87m)
Kenny Miller – 7th (12.76m)
Jason Parker – 16th (11.40m)
 
Discus Throw
Kenny Miller – 1st (47.72m) *NAIA “B” Standard, PR 
Gavin Frantz – 9th (37.18m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 10th (34.52m)
 
Hammer Throw
Gavin Frantz – 1st (51.54m)
Kenny Miller – 16th (34.29m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 18th (32.56m)
 
Javelin
Jason Parker – 13th (33.00m)