OBERLIN, Ohio (May 6, 2022) – Led by a pair of conference titles in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles by junior Charlie Webb on Friday, Denison University men's track & field added 77.5 team points to its total during the final day of the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships, but it was not enough to keep up with Wabash College as the Big Red finished in second place.

Earning its best finish at the NCAC Outdoor Championship since winning its sixth conference title in seven years in 1991, Denison (132.5 points) finished 25.5 points ahead of third-place Wittenberg University (107) while falling 38.5 points behind Wabash (171), which captured its third NCAC team title since 2019.

The 10 All-NCAC performances Denison collected between both days of the championship and the decathlon last weekend are the most by the Big Red in a single outdoor championship since also earning 10 all-conference honors in 1998.

The highlight of day two for Denison was the pair of conference championships in the 110 meter hurdles (14.98 seconds) and the 400 meter hurdles (54.61 seconds) by Webb, who after the meet was awarded as the NCAC Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Year.

Behind Webb in the 110 meter hurdles was Jacob Brown, who finished in eighth place at 16.61 seconds and along with Webb, helped Denison moved up to second place with 88.50 points after 13 events after dropping down to third place earlier in the day.

One day after winning the 10,000 meter run, senior Keanan Ginell earned all-conference with a second-place finish in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:03.45.

Denison got all-conference performances in the field events from a pair of freshman, Andrew D'Asaro (52.96 meters; 2nd place) in the javelin and Chris Slater (41.51 meters; 3rd place) in the discus.

The Big Red 4x100 meter relay team of Jairus Branch, Ethan Scott, Travis Dunson and Seven Lindsey just missed an all-conference finish as they took fourth place at 43.42 seconds.

Denison earned a fourth-place finish from Ari Skolnik, who ended behind Webb in the 110 meter hurdles at 16.07 seconds while Gabe Springer ended fifth in the discus behind Slater at 39.09 meters.

Malik Holley finished fourth in the 400 meter dash as 50.06 seconds and was also eighth in the 200 meter dash at 22.70 seconds.

The Big Red's final top-five finish during day two came from Calvin Bailey with a time of 1:57.91 in the 800 meter run.

In the final event of the meet, Holley, Jack Blais, Bailey and Webb finished sixth in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:30.75.
 
NCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:

• Charlie Webb – 110 meter hurdles finals – 14.98 seconds
• Charlie Webb – 400 meter hurdles finals – 54.61 seconds

 
All-NCAC PERFORMANCES (TOP-3):

• Charlie Webb – first place in the 110 meter hurdles finals – 14.98 seconds
• Charlie Webb – first place in the 400 meter hurdles finals – 54.61 seconds
• Andrew D'Asaro – second place in the javelin – 52.96 meters (173-09)
• Keanan Ginell – second place in the 5,000 meter run – 15:03.45
• Chris Slater – third place in the discus – 41.51 meters (136-02)

 
OTHER POINT SCORERS (TOP-8):

• 4x100 Meter Relay team – fourth place – 43.42 seconds (Jairus Branch, Ethan Scott, Travis Dunson, Seven Lindsey)
• Ari Skolnik – fourth place in the 110 meter hurdles finals – 16.07 seconds
• Malik Holley – fourth place in the 400 meter dash finals – 50.06 seconds
• Gabe Springer – fifth place in the discus – 39.09 meters (128-03)
• Calvin Bailey – fifth place in the 800 meter run finals – 1:57.91
• 4x400 Meter Relay team – sixth place – 3:30.75 (Malik Holley, Jack Blais, Calvin Bailey, Charlie Webb)
• Liam Quinlan – seventh place in the high jump – 1.80 meters (5-10.75)
• Jacob Brown – seventh place in the javelin – 43.96 meters (144-03)
• Seven Lindsey – seventh place in the 100 meter dash finals – 11.35 seconds
• Jack Blais – eighth place in the triple jump – 11.94 meters (39-02.25)
• Jacob Brown – eighth place in the 110 meter hurdles finals – 16.61 seconds
• Malik Holley – eighth place in the 200 meter dash finals – 22.70 seconds
• Nathan Bertman – eighth place in the 5,000 meter run – 15:27.40

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will turn their attention to a pair of final national championship qualifying meets at North Central College (Ill.), starting with the Carius/Gregory Invitational on May 12-13 and followed by the North Central College Combined Events Qualifier on May 16-17. After that, the Mount Union Last Chance meet with be on Thursday, May 19.
 
Final Results