Track & Field competes at North Central and Ohio Wesleyan Last Chance Meets

Track & Field competes at North Central and Ohio Wesleyan Last Chance Meets

The Muskingum men's and women's outdoor track and field team was represented by senior's Nick Despot, Blake Weidner, Jeffrey Burkholder, Tristen Wiles, sophomore Emily Ellyson, freshman Macy McAdams, and freshman Robert Reicher at the North Central and the Ohio Wesleyan Last Chance Meet on Wednesday and Thursday.

North Central Last Chance Meet

On the Men's side

  • Weidner took second in the long jump with a leap of 22-11.75 and tied for 12th place in the high jump with a clearance of 6-03.25.
  • Despot finished fifth in the javelin with a heave of 54.95 meters.

On the Women's side

  • Wiles finished second in the javelin with a toss of 40.41 meters. She currently ranks seventh in Division III with a distance of 145-5.
  • McAdams finished fourth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:39.87.
  • Ellyson tied for seventh place in the high jump with a height of 5-01.25.

Ohio Wesleyan Last Chance Meet

On the Men's side           

  • Burkholder placed ninth in the shot put with a toss of 48-01.75. He currently ranks 19th in Division III with a mark of 52-8.  
  • In the hammer, Reicher claimed 10th place with a throw of 152-06.