ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State men's track and field team appeared on the podium 10 times with five first-place finishes on day two of the GLIAC Outdoor Championships. Eli Kosiba broke the school record with a first-place finish in the men's high jump clearing a height of 2.20m.  Hunter Harding won the hammer throw with a distance of  64.36m. Bobby Maxwell won the the javelin throw with a personal-best distance of 59.97m. Jacob Urban claimed two top-three spots in the field events on Thursday. Urban placed second in the javelin throw with a distance of 58.05m, and third in the hammer throw with a distance of 62.02m.

Men's pole vaulter, Wyatt Alwine placed first clearing the bar at a personal-best height of 4.61m on his first-attempt. James Nutt placed third in pole vault clearing 4.61m on his second-attempt. On the track, Caleb Futter clocked in first in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:06.96. GVSU men lead at the end of day one with 122 points, the women are in second with 51 points. 

On the women's team, Judith Essemiah claimed her second consecutive conference championship in the hammer throw with a season-best distance of 62.99m. Landyn Howell won the 3000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 10:47.44., Analynne Klotz placed second with a time of 10:56.72. Emma Everhart-Deckard placed second in the 10,000m with a time 35:53.34. 

Moving on to tomorrow's finals will be: 
GVSU Women
1500m 
Allie Ludge 
Klaudia O' Malley
Jessica Gockley 
Kayce Rypma
100m Hurdles 
Corrina Courser 
Brooke Barkocy
Brittany Rainey 
400m
Isabel Abdouch
Taryn Chapko
Deji'ona Simpson 
100m 
Melia Williams
800m 
Morgan Fuerst 
Cameron Cleveland 
Sydney Nesbitt 
400m Hurdles 
Madelyn Allman 
Brooke Barkocy 
Ashtyn Gluck
200m 
Melia Williams 

GVSU Men
1500m
Tanner Chada
Isaac Harding 
Marcos Garcia 
400m 
Caelon Harkey 
Myles Rhodes
Brenden Faulkner 
100m 
Jacody Sikora
Jalen Kyles 
Max Darling 
800m 
John Groendyk 
Dennis Mbuta
200m 
Brandon Miller 
Jalen Kyles 
Jacody Sikora