WOOSTER, Ohio (January 27, 2022) – The Denison University men's track & field team tallied six wins in 14 events, but in the end, the Big Red fell only one point shy of the Fighting Scots, 74-73, to place second overall in a traditional dual meet held at the College of Wooster on Thursday evening.
The Big Red found themselves leading by the slimmest of margins (70-69) heading into the final event of the night, the 4x400 meter relay, but unfortunately, the Denison "A" team came up just short by 0.36 seconds to the Wooster "A" team.
In the event right before the 4x400, the 200 meter dash, Denison took the previously mentioned one-point lead thanks to a win by
Malik Holley (23.65 seconds) and a third-place finish by
Ethan Scott (24.24 seconds).
Up to eight points and two point scorers were available per team in each event other than in the relay races. The Big Red claimed the maximum number of points in the shot put, the mile and the 60 meter hurdles.
Charlie Webb (8.87 seconds) and
Ari Skolnik (9.46 seconds) finished first and second, respectively, in the 60 meter hurdles while
Collin Hill (13.20 meters),
Owen Mathes (12.49 meters) and
Gabe Springer (12.26 meters) swept the top three spots in the shot put and
Zackary Johnston (4:38.63),
Tomas Brockett-Delgado (4:39.31),
Will Cunningham (4:39.76) and
Matt Bonner (4:40.34) went 1-4 in the mile.
Denison got seven points and three of the top five spots in the long jump, had seven points and four of the top five finishers in the 200 meter dash, and earned six points in the weight throw.
Other event winners for the Big Red included
Jack Blais (6.18 meters) in the long jump and Springer (14.36 meters) in the weight throw.
EVENT WINNERS:
TOP-5 FINISHES:
- Owen Mathes – second place in the shot put – 12.49 meters (40-11.75)
- Tomas Brockett-Delgado – second place in the one mile run – 4:39.31
- Ari Skolnik – second place in the 60 meter hurdles – 9.46 seconds
- Malik Holley – second place in the 400 meter dash – 53.25 seconds
- Ari Skolnik – second place in the 60 meter dash – 7.36 seconds
- Zackary Johnston – second place in the 800 meter run – 2:05.11
- 4x400 meter relay "A" team – second place – 3:38.85 (Lance Tobasky, Millan Henegar, Calvin Bailey, Benjamin Rumsfeld)
- Charles Thompson – third place in the long jump – 5.99 meters (19-08.00)
- Liam Quinlan – third place in the high jump – 1.70 meters (5-07.00)
- Gabe Springer – third place in the shot put – 12.26 meters (40-02.75)
- Isaiah Kessler – third place in the pole vault – 4.10 meters (13-05.25)
- Men's 4x200 meter relay "A" team – third place – 1:35.18 (Malik Holley, Jairus Branch, Ari Skolnik, Charlie Webb)
- Will Cunningham – third place in the one mile run – 4:39.76
- Ethan Scott – third place in the 60 meter dash – 7.37 seconds
- Lance Tobasky – third place in the 400 meter dash – 54.36 seconds
- Ethan Scott – third place in the 200 meter dash – 24.24 seconds
- Men's 4x400 meter relay "B" team – third place – 3:54.52 (Tomas Brockett-Delgado, William Allain, Matt Bonner, Zackary Johnston)
- Charles Thompson – fourth place in the high jump – 1.65 meters (5-05.00)
- Owen Mathes – fourth place in the weight throw – 10.13 meters (33-03.00)
- Jack Blais – fourth place in the triple jump – 11.63 meters (38-02.00)
- Jacob Brown – fourth place in the pole vault – 3.20 meters (10-06.00)
- Matt Bonner – fourth place in the one mile run – 4:40.34
- Millan Henegar – fourth place in the 400 meter dash – 55.35 seconds
- Will Cunningham – fourth place in the 800 meter run – 2:07.23
- Isaiah Kessler – fourth place in the 200 meter dash – 24.43 seconds
- Men's 4x400 meter relay "C" team – fourth place – 4:01.42 (Declan Toomey, Will Cunningham, Nico Martinelli, Thomas Zallocco-Smith)
- Shuo Yuan Chen – fifth place in the long jump – 5.61 meters (18-05.00)
- Shuo Yuan Chen – fifth place in the triple jump – 10.37 meters (34-00.25)
- Benjamin Rumsfeld – fifth place in the 400 meter dash – 56.66 seconds
- Travis Dunson – fifth place in the 60 meter dash – 7.50 seconds
- Tomas Brockett-Delgado – fifth place in the 800 meter run – 2:08.92
- Travis Dunson – fifth place in the 200 meter dash – 24.44 seconds
NEXT UP: After they send four distance runners to the Steemer Showcase hosted by Wittenberg University this weekend (Jan. 29), the Big Red will return to action on Saturday, February 5, when they host the annual Bob Shannon Invitational inside the Mitchell Fieldhouse. Field events will begin at 12 p.m. with the running events to follow at 2 p.m. Denison will also play host to the All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Combined Events Championships Feb. 5-6.
Wooster Dual Meet Results
