CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Indoor track and field teams competed in week eight of the 2023 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Track and Field Schedule
 
Athletes of the Week:
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Enrique Salazar (Plymouth, Ind.) Manchester University | Senior - Salazar set a new Manchester school record and HCAC all-time best performance with a time of 8:20.40 in the 3k at the Wartburg Qualifier.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Gabe Hendricks (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Manchester University | Senior - Hendricks took second place at the Polar Bear Final Qualifier in the shot put with a distance of 15.85 meters. Hendricks narrowly missed qualifying for nationals, finishing in 27th in the nation.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Brooke Bouwens (Lake Odessa, Mich.) Manchester University | Senior - Bouwens set a new Manchester school record in the 400 meters at the Polar Bear Final Qualifier, crossing the finish line in 1:01.52.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Carley Camp (Logansport, Ind.) Manchester University | Sophomore - Camp set a new school record in the Shot Put with a new all-time HCAC performance of 13.77 meters. Camp's distance put her 15th in the nation.
 
Notable Performances:
Men’s

• Michael Sweigart (Alexandria, Ind.) Anderson University | Sophomore – Sweigart claimed fourth place in the shot put with a distance of 15.49 meters (50 feet, 10 inches) during the Polar Bear Final Qualifier. He also secured ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 16.22 meters (53 feet, 2.75 inches).
• Marlon Brown (Austin, Texas) Defiance College | First Year - Brown competed in both the Firebird Finale on Friday and Ohio Northern final qualifier on Saturday. At Firebird, he won the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.10 seconds. He also won the 400 meter dash at Ohio Northern with a time of 50.24 seconds.