Men’s Track and Field Competes at True Blue Open, Produce Five First-Place Performances

Jacksonville, Ill. – The Columbia College men’s track and field team competed at the True Blue Open this weekend, adding five first-place finishes.

Top performances include Will Cherrington in the 5000 meter run (15:25.41), Jason Parker in high jump (1.95m), Brenin Howell in shot put  (14.97m), Kenny Miller in discus (46.12m), and Gavin Frantz in hammer (55.35m).

100 Meter Dash
Sheldon Bergheger – 4th (11.05m)
Bernard Bailey – 14th (11.46)
Ryan Harvey – 18th (11.60)
Silas Woodbury – 24th (11.68)
Cameron Elder – 25th (11.74)
Marc White – 35th (12.23)

200 Meter Dash
Sheldon Bergheger – 9th (22.85)
Bernard Bailey – 18th (23.34)
Cameron Elder – 26th (23.89)
Baden Glass – 38th (24.77)

400 Meter Dash
Cameron Elder – 13th (53.02)
Bernard Bailey – 15th (54.29)

800 Meter Run
Oscar Curry – 2nd (1:56.44)
Ryan Brown – 14th (2:00.41)
Grayson Knernschield – 26th (2:08.54)
Austin Tegeler – 31st (2:13.72)

1500 Meter Run
Kalieb Redda – 6th (4:02.33)
Grayson Knernschield – 19th (4:17.26)
Peter Giles – 20th (4:18.69)
Conner Diaz – 27th (4:22.31)

5000 Meter Run
Will Cherrington – 1st (15:25.41)
Noah Bredehoeft – 10th (17:12.70)
Nick Hunkins – 11th (18:30.70)

110 Meter Hurdles
Silas Woodbury – 5th (16.41m)
Reed Layton – 13th (19.24m)

400 Meter Hurdles
Jace Carr – 6th (1:01.77)
Ryan Harvey – 7th (1:01.81)

4×100 Meter Relay
Bailey,Carr,Bergheger,Erisman – 4th (43.13)

4×400 Meter Relay
Carr,Curry,Diaz,Bailey (Squad A) – 5th (3:27.73)
Edler,Redda,Harvey,Teggler (Squad B) – 10th (3:36.37)

High Jump
Jason Parker – 1st (1.95m)
Silas Woodbury – 2nd (1.90m)
Reed Layton – 13th (1.70m)
Baden Glass – 17th (1.65m)

Long Jump 
Ethan Phillips – 2nd (6.47m)
Grant Erisman – 5th (6.21m)
Jason Parker – 8th (6.03m)
Marc White – 9th (6.01m)
Reed Layton – 12th (5.77m)

Triple Jump
Ethan Phillips – 5th (12.70m)
Grant Erisman – 6th (12.60m)

Shot Put
Brenin Howell – 1st (14.97m)
Kenny Miller – 2nd (14.64m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 4th (13.55m)
Griffin Booth – 14th (11.62m)

Discus
Kenny Miller – 1st (46.12m)
Noah Neher – 15th (33.83m)
Brenin Howell – 17th (33.37m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 20th (32.79m)
Griffin Booth – 23rd (31.03m)

Hammer
Gavin Frantz – 1st (55.35m)
Dylan Spencer – 5th (47.29m)
Tyler Hilgedick – 14th (40.74m)
Kenny Miller – 15th (40.52m)
Brenin Howell – 17th (38.08m)
Griffin Booth – 18th (37.83m)
Noah Neher – 19th (36.80m)

Javelin
Grant Erisman – 2nd (47.23)
Noah Neher – 9th (36.95)