Men's Track and Field

HCAC 2025-26 Men's Indoor Track & Field Notebook, Week 7

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men's Indoor Track & Field teams competed in week seven of the 2025-26 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Men's Track & Field Schedule
 
Athletes of the Week: 
Men's Throws Athlete of the Week:
Hayden Scott (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Throws | Sophomore - Hayden Scott threw a massive personal best and new school record of 13.84m in the shot put at the Wittenberg Invitational. His performance was 1.27m better than his previous best mark. During Hayden's series he threw over 13.0m four times and is now ranked sixth in the conference this season.

Men's Jumps Athlete of the Week:
Kolton Nanko (Yorktown, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Jumps | Junior - Kolton Nanko set a personal best in the pole vault at the Indiana State Open. He finished second overall with a jump of 4.81m. His height is the top mark in the HCAC so far this season.

Men's Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Week:
Brandon Bensouda Hanover College | Sprints | Sophomore - Brandon Bensouda led Hanover at Mount St. Joseph this weekend, taking the top spot in the 60m dash with a time of 6.93 seconds. He qualified for the finals with a time of 6.88 seconds, moving him into second all-time among the HCAC.

Men's Distance Athlete of the Week:
Brady Socha (Edwards, Ill.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Distance | Senior - Brady Socha recorded a tenth place finish in the 800m at the Indiana State Open with a time of 1:58.60.

Notable Performances:
Throws
  • Qi'Yam Simmons (Indianapolis, Ind.) Anderson University | Throws | Freshman - Qi'Yam Simmons had a 0.23m PR in the shot put to place second at the Mount St. Joseph meet with a 14.71m throw. The mark sits second in the conference.
  • Curtis Burke (Seymour, Ind.) Franklin College | Throws | Freshman - Curtis Burke had a career day in the shot put. He came in with an existing PR of 13.41m and threw 14.07m. He finished seventh out of nearly 50 throwers at Wittenberg. That toss puts him at second all-time in Franklin history.
  • Tommy Wilmoth (Magnolia, Ky.) Hanover College | Throws | Junior - Tommy Wilmoth had a strong week at Mount St. Joseph claiming the top spot in the shot put with an event-winning toss of 16.33m. He also finished second in the weight throw with a distance of 14.28m.
  • George Myles (Gary, Ind.) Manchester University | Throws | Sophomore - George Myles had the furthest throw in the conference this weekend at 16.52m in the shot put.
  • Kaleb Fitzgerald (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Throws | Junior - Kaleb Fitzgerald had a third place finish over the weekend with a personal best weight throw of 14.19m. The toss is the fifth-best all-time at Mount St. Joseph and 10th in the conference.
  • Antoine Cooper (Indianapolis, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Throws | Senior - Antoine Cooper recorded two top-seven finishes at the Indiana State Open. He placed sixth overall in the weight throw with a throw of 16.48m and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 14.65m.

Jumps
  • Zaire Prioleau (Atlanta, Ga.) Anderson University | Jumps | Senior - Zaire Prioleau hit the HCAC standard in high jump at 1.75m, setting a new PR in his first year jumping.
  • Sean Woods (Corydon, Ind.) Hanover College | Jumps | Junior - Sean Woods led Hanover at Mount St. Joseph taking second in the pole vault with a height of 4.80m. The vault moved him into sixth all-time among the HCAC.
  • Levarian Campbell (Clewiston, Fla.) Hanover College | Jumps | Sophomore - Levarian Campbell jumped almost a two-foot PR in the long jump this week. His jump of 6.94m is the third best mark in the HCAC this year and ranks as the fourth best jump in school history.
  • Kamren McFayden (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Mount St. Joseph University | Jumps | Freshman - Kamren McFayden improved on his personal best in the triple jump with a second place finish over the weekend jumping 13.12m. The mark moved him to third all-time in Mount St. Joseph history. He also had a personal best in the long jump with a mark of 6.47m.

Sprints/Hurdles
  • Kenneth Redd Jr. (Dayton, Ohio) Manchester University | Sprints | Junior - Kenneth Redd Jr. ran 22.23 in the 200m dash. His time is a new school record and ranks fourth in HCAC history.
  • Diego Yun (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Sprints | Junior - Diego Yun won the 200m dash in a school record time of 22.26, which is the fastest in the HCAC. He also finished fourth in the 60m dash at The Last Roar Indoor.
  • Caleb Heldman (Brownsburg, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Sprints | Junior - Caleb Heldman recorded a 17th place finish in the 200m at the Indiana State Open with a time of 23.74.
  • Trevor Bush (Nicholasville, Ky.) Transylvania University | Sprints | First-year - Trevor Bush ran 50.51 over 400m at the Wittenberg Invitational. His mark is a new personal best and TU school record. He is now ranked third in the HCAC this year.

Distance
  • Kyle Corbin (Indianapolis, Ind.) Anderson University | Distance | Sophomore - Kyle Corbin knocked 10 seconds off from his mile PR to get a 4:46. He also dropped two seconds in his 800m run, clocking in at 2:13.
  • William Hirsch (Evansville, Ind.) Franklin College | Distance | Sophomore - William Hirsch had a strong showing in the 3K at the Wittenberg Invitational. He was the top DIII finisher in the field, running 8:50.25. This broke the Franklin school record from 2019 and was a three-second PR. 
  • David Lacy (Huntington, Ind.) Manchester University | Distance | Freshman - David Lacy ran 2:00.65, almost a four-second PR in the 800m. His time is the ninth best in school history.
  • Alex Taft (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Distance | Junior - Alex Taft had a fifth place finish in the 800m at The Last Roar Indoor. He ran a personal best time of 2:07.15.