DEFIANCE, Ohio – The 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships were held on Saturday with Manchester University taking the women's team title.
COMPLETE RESULTS
CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURES
PODIUM PICTURES
The Spartans took the title with a commanding 176.50 points. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology finished second with 135 points with Hanover College taking third with 121 points. Anderson University tallied 72 points for fourth place, with Franklin College taking fifth with 46 points. Defiance College (42) placed sixth, Earlham College (32) took seventh, Bluffton University (16) finished eighth and Mount St. Joseph University (9) and Transylvania University (2.50) placed ninth and tenth respectively.
In both the track and field events, many teams were represented on top of the podium. In the first event of the day,
Brianna Medcalf took the top spot on the women’s 5000 meter run with a time of 19:12.31 for Hanover. In the women’s distance medley relay Franklin raced to a first place finish with a time of 13:43.86 with the team comprised of
Angelina Gregory,
Lex Desenberg,
Mallory Watson, anchored by
Taylor Wooten.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Hanover picked up a win with
Alexis Gerke crushing the competition with a time of 9.80.
Traci Cross picked up Defiance’s first win on the day, setting a new HCAC Championship record with an impressive 7.85 time in the 60 meter dash.
Hanover found themselves atop the podium again, this time in the 4x200 meter relay. The team of
Nina Jazdzewski, Alexis Gerke, Makenzie Carroll, and Zaleeya Martin ran a time of 1:49.42 for the win.
Elizabeth Lohman picked up the Spartan’s a win in the 1 mile run, in a time of 5:17.78.
In the 400 meter dash
Tina Rogers snagged the win for Rose-Hulman, turning in a time of 1:01.80.
Madison Lindfelt picked up a win in the 800 meter run for Rose-Hulman, racing a time of 2:28.87. In the 200 meter dash, familiar face
Traci Cross from Defiance earned the win, with a time of 26.37.
In the 3000 Meter run, Anderson’s
Noelle Loller picked up first with a time of 11:10.54. To cap the day, the 4x400 meter relay team from Rose-Hulman finished on top, with
Emily Peterson, Whitney Shepherd, Liv Aspholm and
Tina Rogers running a time of 4:17.95 for the win.
On the field side,
Erica Mohr from Manchester got things started, winning the weight throw with a toss of 15.09 meters. In the shot put, Rose-Hulman’s
Evelyn Utley tossed for the win, with a throw of 12.25 meters the day’s top mark.
Finding her way to the top of the podium, Anderson’s
Delaney Moore captured the high jump title, clearing a height of 1.50 meters for the win. For Rose-Hulman,
Rofiat Adeyemi picked up first in the triple jump with a leap of 11.31 meters. Fellow Fightin’ Engineer,
Rofiat Adeyemi won the long jump, with a 5.35 meter mark besting the competition.
In the pole vault,
Nina Jazdzewski finished first for Hanover, clearing a height of 3.32 meters.
The HCAC recognizes the top three finishers in events as HCAC All-Conference. The complete list of HCAC All-Conference honorees are listed below. In a vote of league coaches, the following student-athletes were honored with the marque awards of the meet:
Women’s Newcomer of the Year: Delaney Moore, Anderson
Women’s Most Outstanding Throws Athlete of the Year: Erica Mohr, Manchester
Women’s Most Outstanding Jumps Athlete of the Year: Rofiat Adeyemi, Rose-Hulman
Women’s Most Outstanding Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Year: Traci Cross, Defiance
Women’s Most Outstanding Distance Athlete of the Year: Elizabeth Lohman, Manchester
Women’s Coach of the Year: Brian Cashdollar, Manchester
Women’s HCAC All-Conference
| Event |
Team |
Name |
School |
| 5000 Meter |
First Team |
Brianna Medcalf |
Hanover |
| 5000 Meter |
Second Team |
Elizabeth Lohman |
Manchester |
| 5000 Meter |
Honorable Mention |
Hannah Brubaker |
Manchester |
| Distance Medley |
First Team |
Gregort, Desenberg, Watson, Wooten |
Franklin |
| Distance Medley |
Second Team |
Lindfelt, Shoemaker, Sebastian, Braker |
Rose-Hulman |
| Distance Medley |
Honorable Mention |
Guthrie, Sones, Gregg, Dyer |
Anderson |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
First Team |
Alexis Gerke |
Hanover |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
Second Team |
Janae Johnson |
Franklin |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
Honorable Mention |
Brantley Wathen |
Franklin |
| 60 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Traci Cross |
Defiance |
| 60 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Zaleeya Martin |
Hanover |
| 60 Meter Dash |
Honorable Mention |
Delaney Moore |
Anderson |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
First Team |
Jazdewski, Gerke, Carroll, Martin |
Hanover |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
Second Team |
Peterson, Agustin, Lawrence, Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
Honorable Mention |
Stanko, Bouwens, Smith, Ernstes |
Manchester |
| 1 Mile Run |
First Team |
Elizabeth Lohman |
Manchester |
| 1 Mile Run |
Second Team |
Lydia Dyer |
Anderson |
| 1 Mile Run |
Honorable Mention |
Lauren Smith |
Manchester |
| 400 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Tina Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 400 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Emily Peterson |
Rose-Hulman |
| 400 Meter Dash |
Honorable Mention |
Brooke Bouwens |
Manchester |
| 800 Meter Run |
First Team |
Madison Lindfelt |
Rose-Hulman |
| 800 Meter Run |
Second Team |
Haley Makowski |
Franklin |
| 800 Meter Run |
Honorable Mention |
Elizabeth Lohman |
Manchester |
| 200 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Traci Cross |
Defiance |
| 200 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Delaney Moore |
Anderson |
| 200 Meter Dash |
Honorable Mention |
Adelle Stanko |
Manchester |
| 3000 Meter Run |
First Team |
Noelle Loller |
Anderson |
| 3000 Meter Run |
Second Team |
Elizabeth Lohman |
Manchester |
| 3000 Meter Run |
Honorable Mention |
Brianna Medcalf |
Hanover |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
First Team |
Peterson, Shepherd, Aspholm, Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
Second Team |
Sorensen, Carroll, Jazdzewski, Medcalf |
Hanover |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
Honorable Mention |
Smith, Faulkner, Bouwens, Stanko |
Manchester |
| Weight Throw |
First Team |
Erica Mohr |
Manchester |
| Weight Throw |
Second Team |
Maddy Haines |
Manchester |
| Weight Throw |
Honorable Mention |
Dakota Goetz |
Manchester |
| Shot Put |
First Team |
Evelyn Utley |
Rose-Hulman |
| Shot Put |
Second Team |
Jessica Beckman |
Hanover |
| Shot Put |
Honorable Mention |
Carley Camp |
Manchester |
| High Jump |
First Team |
Delaney Moore |
Anderson |
| High Jump |
Second Team |
Kendal Garringer |
Manchester |
| High Jump |
Honorable Mention |
Dara Smith |
Rose-Hulman |
| Long Jump |
First Team |
Rofiat Adeyemi |
Rose-Hulman |
| Long Jump |
Second Team |
Adelle Stanko |
Manchester |
| Long Jump |
Honorable Mention |
Delaney Moore |
Anderson |
| Triple Jump |
First Team |
Rofiat Adeyemi |
Rose-Hulman |
| Triple Jump |
Second Team |
Kyra Hicks |
Rose-Hulman |
| Triple Jump |
Honorable Mention |
Adelle Stanko |
Manchester |
| Pole Vault |
First Team |
Nina Jazdewski |
Hanover |
| Pole Vault |
Second Team |
Claire Perkins |
Rose-Hulman |
| Pole Vault |
Honorable Mention |
Claire Butler |
Manchester |