School records fall at T&F Last Chance Meets

School records fall at T&F Last Chance Meets

The Muskingum men's and women's outdoor track and field team concluded their season at the North Central Last Chance Meet.

On the Men's side

  • Junior Jeffrey Burkholder led the Muskies finishing first in the shot put with a pitch of 15.45 meters.
  • In the javelin, junior Nick Despot claimed a fourth place finish with a throw of 50.88 meters.

On the Women's side

  • Senior Tristen Wiles finished second in the javelin with a toss 35.69 meters.

Hillsdale Last Chance Meet

On the Men's side

  • Junior Nick Despot finished second in the javelin with a pitch of 51.27 meters.
  • In the high jump, sophomore Blake Weidner finished fourth with a height of 1.93 meters.

On the Women's side

  • Senior Tristen Wiles led the Muskies finishing second in the javelin with a new school record toss of 38.50 meters, breaking her previous record of 36.97 meters.
  • Senior Julie Fobes claimed a fifth place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a school record time of 11:19.18, breaking the previous record of 11:38.23.
  • Freshman Emily Ellyson finished fifth in the heptathlon with 3,322 points.
  • The freshman claimed a first-place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.61 meters and finished third in the javelin with a throw of 28.74 meters. 

Toledo Last Chance Meet

On the Men's side  

  • Junior Jeffrey Burkholder led the Muskies finishing first in the shot put with a toss of 14.25 meters.
  • In the javelin throw, junior Nick Despot also claimed a first place finish with a toss of 45.71 meters.
  • Senior Andre Buffington took sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 41.82 meters.

On the Women's side

  • Senior Tristen Wiles garnered a third-place finish in the javelin with a toss of 31.05 meters.
  • In the 1,500-meter run, senior Julie Fobes finished fifth with a time of 4:53.68.

The Meet was the last event for the 2016-17 season.