MEN OPEN INDOOR SEASON WITH FIRST PLACE FINISH
The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's track & field team competed at the Marietta First Glimpse Meet on Saturday, December 3.
MVNU represented well at the meet as it placed first overall out of five teams competing with 144 points. Glenville St. finished with 133, Muskingum with 97.5, Marietta with 74, and Alderson Broaddus with 56.5.
Top Performers
Liam Near was able to put together a great race in the 400m dash to claim the school record. Near finished first in the event in a time of 50.72. Marcus Whaley finished not far behind with a time of 51.41 to finish third.
Bryce Wiles started the season off well setting a school record in the 55m dash. Wiles won the event with a time of 6.49.
Connor Williams set a school record himself in 55m hurdles. Williams finished first with a time of 7.86.
Erich Rhodeback took home first in the 200m dash with a time of 23.39.
Alex Jenney placed first in the 800m dash with a time of 2:01.82. Jaden Haldeman followed not far behind in third with a time of 2:12.08.
The team of Jenney, Wiles, Isaac Ramseyer, and Seth McCloskey composed the 4x400m relay to finish in second place. The relay ran a time of 3:41.84.
Chris Graber led the jumping events, finishing in first in high jump and long jump. Graber reached a height of 1.80m in the high jump and a distance of 6.84m in the long jump. To wrap up the day, Graber placed third in triple jump as well, reaching a distance of 12.02m.
In the shotput, Zach Jenney was able to finish third with a throw of 13.90m.
Zeke VanArsdalen finished second in pole vault, vaulting a mark of 4.10m.
Micah Tuggle wrapped up the day for the team in the weight throw finishing in second place, hitting a distance of 14.70m.
Coach Gallion's Thoughts
"Our mindset for this meet was to come out and compete well. The first meet of the year is about seeing where we are and what we need to improve on. I mainly wanted to see our athletes just attack the competition and that goal was achieved. For our men's team we had different goals for a wide range of athletes but across the board I was highly encouraged with the outcomes. With standout performances from a couple short sprinters in Connor Williams and Bryce Wiles. To Chris Graber taking on a brand new event, this year, in high jump and winning the meet in that event as well as long jump. Chris has put in a profound amount of offseason effort and it's great to see that paying off for him. After that I really want to highlight our 400 crew. Marcus Whaley beat his former PR and previous school record today. Erich Rhodeback dominated his heat to the tune of a PR. And Liam Near won the meet, set our new indoor 400 record and still has more in the tank. Overall pleased with this group and excited to get back to work Monday. Blessed that we get to go out and honor Christ as we compete for MVNU!"
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