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Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season At IWU Polar Bear Classic
Posted: Mar 23, 2024

Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season At IWU Polar Bear Classic

Results

OVERVIEW 

MEET: INDIANA WESLEYAN POLAR BEAR CLASSIC

LOCATION: INDIANA WESLEYAN – MARION, IND.

RECAP: Northwood track & field opened their outdoor season at the Polar Bear Classic in Marion, Ind. this weekend (March 22-23).

INSIDE THE MEET

DAY 1 - FRIDAY RESULTS

FOR THE MEN

  • Lucas Oberle placed fifth in the men's 5K at 15:01.44 which is a new personal record (PR) for the junior. He moves into eighth on NU's all-time performers list for the outdoor 5K.

FOR THE WOMEN

  • Riley Hacker and Molly Dickinson placed in the top 10 of the women's 5K race. Hacker's sixth place, 18:48.08 finish was the top NU finish with Dickinson taking 10th in 19:07.75. Both times are new PRs for the racers.

DAY 2 – SATURDAY RESULTS

FOR THE MEN

  • Jon Kelm and Arthur Powell IV ran the 200m, finishing ninth and 10th respectively. Kelm was the first Timberwolf to finish at 22.21 with Powell .03 behind at 22.44.
  • Kelm and Blake Vier had virtually identical finishes in the 100m races. Vier's 10.93 finish was .01 ahead of Kelm's 10.94 mark.
  • Kelm also took second in the long jump with a 6.98m leap during his second attempt.
  • Vier won the men's 110m hurdle race with a 14.46 PR finish. This moves Vier up to sixth of NU's all-time top 110m hurdle performers list.
  • Preston Earl's 4:01.42 finish in the 1500m earned him a third place finish.

FOR THE WOMEN

  • Sarah Zehr took sixth in the 5K Invitational on Saturday. Her 18:09.13 was a PR to start her outdoor season.
  • Molly Kitson was Northwood's highest finisher after the 100m heats. Kitson took seventh at 12.81. The mark makes her the 10th on NU's top performer's list for the 100m dash.
  • Katherine Haupt placed 10th the 1500m, finishing in 5:02.26.
  • Jenna Gaul and Gabby Jones place eighth (Gaul) and ninth (Jones) during the 400m hurdles. Gaul finished at 1:11.44 PR while Jones finished at 1:11.50.
  • Hailey Granata took fifth in the javelin with a 29.60m throw on her second attempt.

UP NEXT

  • Northwood track & field continues their outdoor season next Friday and Saturday (March 29-30) for meets at Tiffin and North Carolina St.