WOOSTER, Ohio (January 20, 2024) – The Denison University men's track & field team traveled to the College of Wooster on Saturday and placed second overall at the 2024 Fighting Scots invitational. Totaling 141.50 team points on the day, the Big Red finished ahead of third-place Oberlin College with 122 points while Wooster won the meet with 160 points.
Denison had some strong showings in the field events as
Jason Spino (3.65 meters) and
Kai Kobrak (3.50 meters) finished back-to-back in second and third place in the pole vault while
Jacob Brown (1.90 meters) added a second-place finish in the high jump and
Liam Quinlan (1.75 meters) tied for fifth.
In the throws,
Collin Hill (13.92 meters) was second in the shot put and was followed by
Justin King (13.71) making his Big Red track & field debut in third place.
Reed Nobili added fifth-place marks in both the shot put (12.55 meters) and the weight throw (10.77 meters).
Ari Skolnik won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.21 seconds, his second straight win in the event at the Fighting Scots Invitational and his second straight win in the event this season. In addition, Brown (8.83 seconds) was third in the 60 meter hurdles behind Skolnik, who also added a second-place finish in the 60 meter dash at 7.07 seconds while
Malik Holley was fourth at 7.18 seconds.
Denison's team of Holley, Brown,
Pierce Patterson and
Jack Meyerowitz won the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:38.36 while Holley, Patterson,
Jairus Branch and Meyerowitz finished second in the 4x200 meter relay at 1:31.90.
Individually,
Worth Hinshaw (4:28.85) was second in the mile while
Elijah Van Farowe (17:02.79) and
Drew Carpenter (17:08.91) finished back-to-back in third and fourth place in the 5,000 meter run.
Adding fourth-place finishes was Quinlan (23.93 seconds) in the 200 meter dash,
Leo Wisnefski (2:02.67) in the 800 meter run and
Noah Cyr (9:16.67) in the 3,000 meter run.
EVENT WINNERS:
TOP-10 FINISHES:
- Jason Spino – second place in the pole vault – 3.65 meters (11-11.75)
- Jacob Brown – second place in the high jump – 1.90 meters (6-02.75)
- Collin Hill – second place in the shot put – 13.92 meters (45-08.00)
- 4x200 meter relay "A" team – second place – 1:31.90 (Malik Holley, Pierce Patterson, Jairus Branch, Jack Meyerowitz)
- Worth Hinshaw – second place in the one mile run – 4:28.85
- Ari Skolnik – second place in the 60 meter dash – 7.07 seconds
- Justin King – third place in the shot put – 13.71 meters (44-11.75)
- Kai Kobrak – third place in the pole vault – 3.50 meters (11-05.75)
- Elijah Van Farowe – third place in the 5,000 meter run – 17:02.79
- Jacob Brown – third place in the 60 meter hurdles – 8.83 seconds
- Drew Carpenter – fourth place in the 5,000 meter run – 17:08.91
- Malik Holley – fourth place in the 60 meter dash – 7.18 seconds
- Leo Wisnefski – fourth place in the 800 meter run – 2:02.67
- Liam Quinlan – fourth place in the 200 meter dash – 23.93 seconds
- Noah Cyr – fourth place in the 3,000 meter run – 9:16.67
- 4x400 meter relay "B" team – fourth place – 3:46.13 (Jason Rideout, Leo Wisnefski, Oliver DiCerbo, Worth Hinshaw)
- Liam Quinlan – tied for fifth place in the high jump – 1.75 meters (5-08.75)
- Reed Nobili – fifth place in the shot put – 12.55 meters (41-02.25)
- Reed Nobili – fifth place in the weight throw – 10.77 meters (35-04.00)
- Pierce Patterson – fifth place in the 200 meter dash – 23.94 seconds
- Oliver DiCerbo – sixth place in the one mile run – 4:33.71
- Jack Meyerowitz – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 55.65 seconds
- Worth Hinshaw – sixth place in the 800 meter run – 2:04.66
- Jason Spino – ninth place in the long jump – 5.61 meters (18-05.00)
- Oliver DiCerbo – 10th place in the 800 meter run – 2:07.60
- Jason Rideout – 10th place in the 200 meter dash – 24.45 seconds
- Cole Clodgo – 10th place in the 3,000 meter run – 9:34.86
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to Wooster next Thursday, January 25, when they compete in a traditional dual meet with the Fighting Scots.
Fighting Scots Invitational Results
