Track and Field competes at OAC Championships

Photo Credit: Lauren Hertle

Posted: May 05, 2023

The Muskingum track and field teams competed at the Ohio Athletic Conference outdoor championships hosted by Mount Union on Thursday and Friday.

The Basics

Location: Kehres Stadium – Alliance, Ohio

For the Men

Muskingum finished nine out of the 10-team field.
Muskingum scored a total of 23 points.
Mount Union won the OAC Championship with a total of 238 points.
Freshman Noah Mitchell earned All-OAC honors after is second-place mark of 13.69 meters in the triple jump.
Freshman Ryan Irwin notched a fifth-place finish in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.51.
The 400-meter relay team of Irwin, sophomore Colton Whyte, freshman Trey Gastrich, and Mitchell earned a seventh-place finish with a time of 42.95.
In the shot put, senior Tristan Makowski earned a fifth-place finish after throwing a distance of 14.72 meters.
Senior Daniel Odette-Spillner finished eighth in the discus with a mark of 42.34 meters.
Whyte also finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.42.
The 3200-meter relay team of freshman Korey Kakascik, sophomore Shane Funk, freshman Michael Javorsky, and freshman Parker Graf ran a time of 9:33.77 to finish eighth.

For the Women

Muskingum scored a total of 19 points.
Mount Union won the OAC Championship with a total of 213 points.
Senior Macy McAdams earned All-OAC honors after placing third in the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:40.09.
Freshman Averi Wallace notched a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.35.
Freshman Kilikina Schultz tabbed a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles after running a time of 15.78.
The 400-meter relay team of freshman Liberty Bunting, sophomore Jacquelynn Grinnell, senior Emily Fieseler, and Wallace finished seventh with a time of 51.46.
The 3200-meter relay team of freshman Rylee Bollenbacher, freshman Abigail Derry, freshman Rosemary Stephens, and freshman Kyra Kiessling ran a time of 11:02.05 to finish seventh.
Freshman Avrie O'Neil notched a 10th place finish in the shot put with a mark of 42.05 meters.