ALLENDALE, MICH. – The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field program closed out their regular indoor season on Friday, February 16^th as they hosted their final indoor meet. 

Final Results
 
On The Track
The men's sprints crew left it all out on the track this weekend, as they swept the Top 5 in the men's 200m and finished with four Lakers in the Top 5 in the men's 60m. Zach Pray led Grand Valley in the 200m, recording a time of 21.73, followed by Myles Rhodes in second with a time of 22.03. Antonio Passarelli finished in third with a time of 22.15, Andrew Pizzico in fourth with a new personal-best time of 22.19 and Henry Kennedy rounding out the Top 5 with a time of 22.21.

In the 60m, Max Darling finished in second place with a time of 6.92m, followed by Myles Rhodes in third in a time of 6.96. Zach Pray claimed fourth place with a time of 7.02 and Andrew Pizzico in fifth with a new personal-best time of 7.06.

Dominik Balenda and Samuel Barger finished back-to-back in the men's 400m, finishing in second and third place. Both Lakers recorded new personal-best times, Balenda with a time of 49.18 and Barger in a time of 50.07. Quinton Bauer recorded a time of 1:54.07 in the men's 800m, finishing in second place for the Lakers. Matthew Streeted finished in fourth place with a time of 1:56.05, followed by Ethan Parker in sixth with a new personal-best time of 1:56.91.

In the men's mile, Elias Bergman finished in first place with a time of 4:07.32, Drennan Akins in third place with a personal-best time of 4:11.03 and Jack Duininck in sixth in a time of 4:19.69.

The men finished out the night with the 5000m, finishing with all Lakers in the Top 5. Daniel Lambert led the men as he claimed first place with a personal-best time of 14:29.43, followed by Brock Wooderson who recorded a personal-best time of 14:35.23. Ryan Ruppert finished in third place with a time of 14:40.26, Colin Kachlic in fourth with a time of 15:05.82, and Zac Zemba in fifth recording a personal-best time of 15:09.29.

On the women's side, Melia Williams finished first in the 60m dash recording a time of 7.79. In the 60m hurdles, Destini Dorkins led the way for Grand Valley as she claimed second place with a new personal-best time of 8.95. Leeyah Samuels, Brianna Rhodea and Madelyn Allman finished 3-6, Samuels in a time of 9.35, Rhodea with a time of 9.41 and Allam in a time of 9.61.

Hannah Bodine and Sydney Nesbitt finished back-to-back in the 800m, taking home first and second place for the Lakers. Bodine crossed the line in a time of 2:15.43 while Nesbitt finished in a time of 2:16.06.

The Throwers' Circle
In the circle, James MacKey JR. finished in first-place in the men's weight throw at the GVSU Tune-Up. Additionally, MacKey Jr. broke the 20m mark as he recorded a huge personal-best throw of 20.70m, 1.22m better than his previous best. 

In the women's weight throw, Shelby Ulven finished in third place with a distance of 18.16m followed Natalia Pluff in seventh with a personal-best throw of 15.54m

The women's shot put crew finished with four Lakers in the Top 5, led by Mackenzie Bohrer who recorded a distance of 14.97m. Reette Thorns finished in second place with a new personal-best distance of 14.75m, followed by Margaret Stevenson in third with a distance of 14.40m and Paige Westra in fifth with a throw of 13.95m.

Jump Crew Takeover
In the sand pit, Caleb Taylor led the Lakers in the long jump as he recorded a new personal-best jump of 7.15m, claiming first place. Luke Jelderks finished in second with a distance of 7.07m, Will Gaston in fifth with a jump of 6.42m and Chrisly Kelly-Cannon in sixth with a jump of 6.42m 

Pole Vault – The High Bar
Both men's and women's pole vault squads finished with multiple Lakers in the Top 5 at the GVSU Tune-Up and earned first place on both sides. Taylor DeHommel led the women's team as she cleared a height of 3.93m, followed by Miranda Firari in third with a personal-best of 3.83m. Lily Renfrew finished in fourth place clearing a new personal-best height of 3.58m and Kendyl Hahlen in fifth with another personal-best of 3.43m.

On the men's side, Grand Valley State went 1-3 led by Wyatt Alwine, who was just shy of a new personal-best at 5.06m. Colton Emeott finished in second clearing a height of 4.91m followed by Dolan Gonzales with a new personal-best height of 4.91m.

Up Next
The Lakers begin their post-season as they head to Saginaw Valley next weekend to compete in the GLIAC Championships on Saturday, February 24^th – Sunday, February 25^th. The Lakers will then travel to the NCAA Division II National Championships on March 8^th-9^th in Pittsburg, Kansas.