Results
CALEDONIA, Mich. – The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field teams captured the GLIAC Outdoor Championship Title for the third consecutive season. The women now hone a perfect 21 titles since the start of the century with 248 points scored this week, while the men earned their 14
th title since 2001 collecting 300.50 points.Â
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Following three individual titles on Thursday, the women entered the final day of championships with a score of 60 points. Friday's action saw the women collect an additional seven first-place marks and a handful of other podium finishes.Â
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In the fast lane,
Angelica Floyd (11.91) and
Ashley Perryman (11.94) punched a 1-2 finish in the 100m, while Perryman (24.37) and
Marcedes Chandler (25.63) earned the second and fifth places, respectively. Senior
Nicole Sreenan entered double digits for individual titles, earning her 10
th GLIAC title in the 400m with a finish of 54.77 seconds.Â
Jessica Eby collected the silver medal in the 400H with a time of 1:00.15. Both relay teams posted a runner-up finish, as the 4x100m relay team clocked in at 46.14 seconds and the 4x400m relay team finished in 3:49.76.Â
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Allie Ludge finished her GLIAC career with a title in the 1,500m, crossing the line in 4:36.42. Behind her and scoring for the Lakers was
Klaudia O'Malley (2
nd; 4:37.94) and
Sarah May (4
th; 4:44.20). After capturing the indoor 800m title, freshman
Taryn Chapko did not miss a beat and claimed the outdoor title in 2:09.97. In the 5,000m,
Jessica Gockley (17:03.47) and
Lynsey Amthor (17:15.41) punched a 1-2 finish with Emma Evert-Deckard (17:55.17) to round out the race scoring.Â
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Senior
Elli Kimes kept her GLIAC Championships record perfect, earning her seventh gold medal with a 4.05m clear, as did
Carly Livingston who collected the silver. Sophomore
Emma Richards threw the discus 50.25m, more than five meters ahead of the runner-up, while
Elizabeth Pyles collected the bronze with a 44.43 mark. Also scoring for the Lakers was
Jenna Doyle (4
th; 1.63m) in the high jump, and
Erika Lechner (2
nd; 14.19m) and Richards (5
th; 13.73m).Â
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The men earned six first-place titles on Friday, with three apiece coming in the field and on the track.Â
Jackson Blanchard earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the 110H (14.32) and 400H (51.28), while
Tyler Kirkwood (4
th; 14.78) and
Daniel Walker (3
rd; 51.29) scored alongside him the two events. In the 200m,
Calvin Hatcher (21.64) and
Antonio Passarelli (21.88) took the fourth and sixth spots, respectively, while
Jaylen Hasan (49.05),
Myles Rhodes (49.32) and Brendan Faulkner (49.99) punched a 3-4-6 finish. Similar to the women, both men's relay squads posted a second-place finish with the 4x100m crossing the line in 41.14 seconds and the 4x400m team finishing the race in 3:12.30.Â
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Isaac Harding clocked in a first-place time of 3:49.37 in the 1,500m with
Tanner Chada (3:51.05) and
Brendan Parr (3:54.66) scoring in places four and five. The men posted a clean podium sweep in the 800m as
Dennis Mbuta (1:50.20),
Scott Spaanstra (1:50.94) and
John Groendyk (1:51.18) added 24 points to the board within less than a second. The 5,000m proved to pad the scoreboard as well, as
Enael Woldemichael (1
st; 14:37.27),
Marcos Garcia (4
th; 14:39.89),
Andrew Hylen (5
th; 14:42.25) and
Colin Herrmann (6
th; 14:42.57) posted 22 points.Â
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Justin Scavarda (discus throw; 54.33m),
Mac Mitchell (triple jump; 13.88m) and
Jacob Battani (pole vault; 5.02m) each swept their respective events. Also scoring in the discus were
Myles Kerner (6
th; 49.84m) and
Tommy Cwiok (8
th; 47.09m), while
James Nutt collected a second-place clear of 4.97m in the pole vault. Kerner (3
rd; 17.74m) and Scavarda (4
th; 17.59m) scored again in the shot put, along with junior
Brad Warman (7
th; 16.15m).Â
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The Lakers hit the road for one final shot at qualifications next weekend before acting as the hosts for the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships (May 27-29). The Championships last came to Allendale in back-to-back seasons in 2014 and 2015.Â
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