Men's Track and Field

HCAC 2023 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Notebook, Week 2

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Outdoor track and field teams competed in week one of the 2023 season.  

Around the League:  

HCAC Track and Field Schedule 

Athletes of the Week:  

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:  

Jailen Hobbs (Spring Lake, N.C.) Rose-Hulman Insititute of Technology | Junior- Jailen broke his own school record in 2 events with a 100-meter dash time of 10.45 seconds and a 200-meter dash time of 21.34 seconds against NCAA Division I competition at Indiana State University. His time of 10.45 ranks NO. 1 in NCAA DIVISION III SO FAR THIS SEASON! 

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: 

Gabe Hendrick (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Manchester University | Senior- During Big Blue Alumni Invitational hosted by Millikin University Gabe Hendricks took home the top spot in the discus throw with a mark of 42.65m. Hendricks also took second place in the men's hammer throw, finishing the event with a throw of 47.58m, good enough for fourth all-time at MU. He also took home second in the shot put with a distance of 13.21m. 
 
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: 

Elizabeth Lohman (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Manchester University | Graduate- Lohman ran a new personal best for the second-fastest time in MU history in the 3000m steeplechase after posting a time of 11:12.67. Lohman's time currently ranked 17th in the nation. 

 
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: 

Carley Camp (Logansport, Ind.) Manchester University- Camp won the shot put with a leading distance of 12.74m. Camp also took second in the discus throw with a distance of 32.03m and third in the women's hammer throw with a distance of 40.51m. 
 

Notable Performances:  

Men’s  

  • Jailen Hobbs (Spring Lake, N.C.) Rose-Hulman Insititute of Technology | Junior- Jailen broke his own school record in 2 events with a 100-meter dash time of 10.45 seconds and a 200-meter dash time of 21.34 seconds against NCAA Division I competition at Indiana State University. His time of 10.45 ranks NO. 1 in NCAA DIVISION III SO FAR THIS SEASON! 

  • Enrique Salazar (Plymouth, Ind.) Manchester University | Senior- Salazar broke the Manchester school record in the 10,000 meter run, crossing the finish line in third place in a time of 29:28.55. Salazar's time stands as one of the top five times in all of NCAA Division III this spring and broke an HCAC record. Salazar's time also ranks as the 25th fastest 10k ever run in the history of NCAA Division III. 

  • Conner Kimball (West Valley City, Utah) Earlham College | Senior - Kimball won the men's 800 meter run at the Centre Invitational on Saturday with a finishing time of 1:57.96. 

  • Tim Youndt (Pottstown, Pa.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Senior- Youndt led Rose-Hulman field event athletes by placing 3rd in the triple jump against NCAA Division I opposition at Indiana State University with a mark of 45' 11 3/4" on Sunday. 

  • Drew Meader (London, Ky.) Transylvania University | Junior- Meader re-broke school record in steeplechase with 9:59.46.   

 
 
 
 

Women’s 

  • Katrina Agustin (Edwardsville, Ill.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Senior- Agustin led Rose-Hulman sprint efforts against NCAA Division I competition at Indiana State with a career-best time in the 200 (26.98) and a top-10 finish in the 100 (12.74). 

  • Elizabeth Lohman (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Manchester University | Graduate- Lohman ran a new personal best for the second-fastest time in MU history in the 3000m steeplechase after posting a time of 11:12.67. Lohman's time currently ranked 17th in the nation.  

  • Evelyn Utely (Danville, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Sophomore- Utely recorded the #2 ranked shot put mark in Rose-Hulman history to place 7th overall against NCAA Division I opposition. Utley tallied a career best outdoor mark of 40' 7 1/2". 

  • Abbey Rowe (Lexington, Ky.) Transylvania University | Sophomore- Ran a 1.03 in the 400m