The Muskingum men's outdoor track & field team competed at multiple events this weekend. Headlining the events was senior Wade Speeth who set the school record in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:02.91. The weekend featured events at the Jesse Owens Classic, Otterbein Invitational, and Kenyon Invitational.

Jesse Owens Classic

On The Track

• Junior Colton Whyte finished 12th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.42. 

In The Field

• Freshman Daven Gibson earned a sixth place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.98 meters.
• Senior Tristan Makowski placed 22nd in the shot put with a mark of 14.42 meters.

Otterbein Invitational

On The Track

• Senior Wade Speeth finished second with a time of 15:02.91 as he set the school record in the 5000-meter run. Speeth broke the previous record of 15:11.70 that was set by Dave Blumel in the 1978 campaign.

Kenyon Invitational

Inside The Numbers

• The Muskies scored 61.5 points as a team.

On The Track

• Freshman Cooper Bell earned a first place finish in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.65.
• Sophomore Ryan Irwin logged a fifth place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.44.
• Junior Doudley Jaboin placed fifth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.23.
• Freshman Kohen Cox finished in sixth place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.35.
• Junior Cameron Scott placed eighth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.88.

In The Field

• Freshman Thomas Christman earned a second place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.33 meters. Christman also finished in second in the high jump with a mark of 1.85 meters.
• Bell placed third in the high jump with a mark of 1.80 meters.
• Freshman William Jackson finished fourth in the javelin throw with a mark of 40.31 meters. Jackson also logged a fifth place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.12 meters.
• Irwin placed fifth in the javelin throw with a mark of 38.70 meters.
• Sophomore Zachary Amato placed seventh in the javelin throw with a mark of 36.10 meters.
• Freshman Gabe Lavender finished in seventh with a mark of 3.20 meters in the pole vault.

Up Next

• The Muskies will be back in action on Thursday, April 25, when they travel to compete in the Walsh Invitational.