GAMBIER, Ohio (February 23, 2024) – After day one of the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship, the Denison University Big Red sit in first place with 37 team points, three points in front of Wittenberg University (34 points) in second place and five points ahead of Wabash College (32 points) in third.

After beginning the meet in first place thanks to Jacob Brown's second-straight conference championship in the heptathlon during the NCAC Combined Events Championships held at Kenyon last weekend, Brown helped get the scoring started for Denison on Friday with a six-place finish of 6.47 meters in the long jump while Jack Blais (6.40 meters) was not far behind in seventh place.

Brown would later add a personal record time of 8.77 seconds to finish fifth in the 60 meter hurdle prelims.

Denison scored 12 points in the shot put as Chris Slater (15.25 meters) led the way with an all-conference performance in third place and was followed by Justin King (14.48 meters), who set a new personal record, Owen Mathes (14.24 meters), and Collin Hill (14.09 meters) in sixth, seventh and eighth place, respectively.

Senior Worth Hinshaw nearly made all-conference in the 5,000 meter run but finished fourth with a new personal record time of 15:26.65.

Also in fourth place was Denison's distance medley relay team of Will Cunningham, Jason Rideout, Leo Wisnefski and Oliver DiCerbo, who finished with a time of 10:33.46.

Jaylin Epps was fourth in the 60 meter dash prelims with a time of 6.96 seconds and Malik Holley was fourth in the 200 meter dash prelims with a personal record of 22.51 seconds. In addition, Epps was also fifth in the 200 meter dash behind Holley, running a time of 22.87 seconds, while Pierce Patterson was fifth in the 400 meter dash prelims with a personal record of 50.98 seconds.
 
All-NCAC PERFORMANCES (TOP-3):

• Chris Slater – third place in the shot put – 15.25 meters (50-00.50)

 
OTHER POINT SCORERS (TOP-8):

• Worth Hinshaw – fourth place in the 5,000 meter run – 15:26.65
• Distance Medley Relay team – fourth place – 10:33.46 (Will Cunningham, Jason Rideout, Leo Wisnefski, Oliver DiCerbo)
• Jacob Brown – sixth place in the long jump – 6.47 meters (21-02.75)
• Justin King – sixth place in the shot put – 14.48 meters (47-06.25)
• Jack Blais – seventh place in the long jump – 6.40 meters (21-00.00)
• Owen Mathes – seventh place in the shot put – 14.24 meters (46-08.75)
• Collin Hill – eighth place in the shot put – 14.09 meters (46-02.75)

 
FINALS QUALIFERS:

• Jaylin Epps – fourth place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 6.96 seconds
• Malik Holley – fourth place in the 200 meter dash prelims – 22.51 seconds
• Jacob Brown – fifth place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 8.77 seconds
• Pierce Patterson – fifth place in the 400 meter dash prelims – 50.98 seconds
• Jaylin Epps – fifth place in the 200 meter dash prelims – 22.87 seconds

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to the track at Kenyon on Saturday, February 24, for day two of the NCAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Field events will begin at 10 a.m. and the track events will start at 2:15 p.m.
 
Day One Results