WOOSTER, Ohio (January 22, 2022) – The Denison University men's track & field team claimed three event victories on Saturday afternoon on its way to a first-place finish at the 2022 Fighting Scots Invitational held at the College of Wooster. Finishing the day with 139.50 team points, the Big Red landed ahead of Wooster (119 points) in second place and Wittenberg University (112 points) in third.

All three of Denison's event wins on the day came on the track as Calvin Bailey (4:46.62) won the one mile run and Charlie Webb (8.99 seconds) won the 60 meter hurdles. Denison's final victory came in the 4x400 meter relay where the combination of Webb, Lance Tobasky, Millan Henegar and Jacob Brown finished with a time of 3:36.71, giving Webb a part of two event victories overall.

In all, the Big Red ended the day with 12 top-three finishes across 10 different events.

Among the six runner-up finishes for Denison were Isaiah Kessler (3.95 meters) in the pole vault, Chris Slater (13.94 meters) in the weight throw, Tomas Brockett-Delgado in the mile (4:47.12) and in the 800 meter run (2:07.07), Malik Holley (23.32 seconds) in the 200 meter dash, and Nathan Bertman (9:06.94) in the 3,000 meter run.

Finishing in third place for the Big Red was Jack Blais (6.15 meters) in the long jump, Gabe Springer (13.58 meters) one spot behind Slater in the weight throw, Ari Skolnik (9.33 seconds) in the 60 meter hurdles, and Lance Tobasky (53.87 seconds) in the 400 meter dash.

Grant Plasch (3.35 meters) finished fifth in the pole vault and Jason Spino (2.90 meters) was eighth, giving Denison three top-10 finishes in the event in addition to Kessler's performance.

In the shot put, Denison took each of the fourth through sixth positions as Collin Hill (13.13 meters) was fourth, Springer (12.81 meters) was fifth and Owen Mathes (12.73 meters) was sixth.

In the 60 meter dash, Holley (7.33 seconds) was sixth, Skolnik (7.34 seconds) was seventh and Ethan Scott (7.41 seconds) was eighth.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• Calvin Bailey – one mile run – 4:46.62
• Charlie Webb – 60 meter hurdles – 8.99 seconds
• 4x400 meter relay A team – 3:36.71 (Charlie Webb, Lance Tobasky, Millan Henegar, Jacob Brown)

 
TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Isaiah Kessler – second place in the pole vault – 3.95 meters (12-11.50)
• Chris Slater – second place in the weight throw – 13.94 meters (45-09.00)
• Tomas Brockett-Delgado – second place in the one mile run – 4:47.12
• Tomas Brockett-Delgado - second place in the 800 meter run – 2:07.07
• Malik Holley – second place in the 200 meter dash – 23.32 seconds
• Nathan Bertman – second place in 3,000 meter run – 9:06.94
• Jack Blais – third place in the long jump – 6.15 meters (20-02.25)
• Gabe Springer – third place in the weight throw – 13.58 meters (44-06.75)
• Ari Skolnik – third place in the 60 meter hurdles – 9.33 seconds
• Lance Tobasky – third place in the 400 meter dash – 53.87 seconds
• Collin Hill – fourth place in the shot put – 13.13 meters (43-01.00)
• Liam Quinlan – fifth place in the high jump – 1.76 meters (5-09.25)
• Jacob Brown – fifth place in the high jump – 1.76 meters (5-09.25)
• Grant Plasch – fifth place in the pole vault – 3.35 meters (10-11.75)
• Gabe Springer – fifth place in the shot put – 12.81 meters (42-00.50)
• 4x400 meter relay B team – fifth place – 3:44.21 (Malik Holley, Jairus Branch, Ethan Scott, Travis Dunson)
• Owen Mathes – sixth place in the shot put – 12.73 meters (41-09.25)
• Malik Holley – sixth place in the 60 meter dash – 7.33 seconds
• Isaiah Kessler – seventh place in the 60 meter hurdles – 9.60 seconds
• Ari Skolnik – seventh place in the 60 meter dash – 7.34 seconds
• Matt Bonner – seventh place in the 3,000 meter run – 9:29.10
• Jason Spino – eighth place in the pole vault – 2.90 meters (9-06.25)
• Millan Henegar – eighth place in the 400 meter dash – 55.25 seconds
• Ethan Scott – eighth place in the 60 meter dash – 7.41 seconds
• Hilton Sanchez – ninth place in the long jump – 5.90 meters (19-04.25)
• Zackary Johnston – ninth place in the 3,000 meter run – 9:36.80
• Chris Slater – 10th place in the shot put – 11.19 meters (36-08.50)
• Benjamin Rumsfeld – 10th place in the 400 meter dash – 56.57 seconds
• Isaiah Kessler – 10th place in the 200 meter dash – 24.53 seconds

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to Wooster next Thursday, January 27, when they compete in a traditional dual meet with the Fighting Scots.
 
Fighting Scots Invitational Results