2016-17 Men's Track and Field News

The All-American 4x400 relay team of Travis Tupper, Jordan Coughenour, Kirk Wicks and Chase Wetterling
#StormTop10 Moments No. 1: Men’s track and field crowns champions, All-Americans

August 04, 2017

The Simpson men’s track and field team raked in the hardware and made waves on the national scale in 2017, earning the No. 1 spot on our final countdown of the summer.

#StormTop10 Moments No. 4: Dual-sport star Isaac Frazier closes award-winning career
#StormTop10 Moments No. 4: Dual-sport star Isaac Frazier closes award-winning career

August 01, 2017

The best all-around athlete in the Iowa Conference over the past two years, Isaac Frazier won two conference sack titles and two multi-event championships since 2015.

Storm track and field teams earn academic honor for 12th straight year
Storm track and field teams earn academic honor for 12th straight year

August 01, 2017

For the 12th straight season, the Simpson men's and women's track and field teams earned All-Academic Team honors, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

#StormTop10 Individual Performances No. 3: Coughenour captures multiple All-America honors
#StormTop10 Individual Performances No. 3: Coughenour captures multiple All-America honors

July 19, 2017

Jordan Coughenour became Simpson's first multi-time All-American in track and field since 1997 when he helped the indoor 4x400 relay reach the podium and did the same in the 400 hurdles outdoors.

#StormTop10 Individual Performances No. 4: Kalinay breaks 26-year old hurdle record
#StormTop10 Individual Performances No. 4: Kalinay breaks 26-year old hurdle record

July 18, 2017

Dylan Kalinay ran the fastest 110-meter hurdle time in school history on April 22, breaking a 26-year old school record and running the third-fastest time in Division III in the process.

Seven track and field athletes named all-region
Seven track and field athletes named all-region

July 18, 2017

Seven members of the Simpson men’s track and field team earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Central Region honors for their efforts during the 2017 outdoor season.

Simpson places 34 on All-IIAC Academic Team
Simpson places 34 on All-IIAC Academic Team

June 07, 2017

Thirty-four Simpson student-athletes competing in spring sports earned a spot on the 2016-17 Iowa Conference All-Academic Team.

Junior Jordan Coughenour
Coughenour captures All-America honors, Kalinay takes ninth to close NCAAs

May 27, 2017

Jordan Coughenour used the second-fastest time in school history to capture All-America honors in the 400 hurdles, highlighting the final day of the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the Simpson men.

Frazier takes 5th in decathlon, Kalinay qualifies for finals in 110 hurdles
Frazier takes 5th in decathlon, Kalinay qualifies for finals in 110 hurdles

May 26, 2017

Isaac Frazier earned All-America honors in the decathlon while Dylan Kalinay earned a lane in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles to highlight the second day of the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships for Simpson.

Senior Isaac Frazier
Frazier in third midway through decathlon, Coughenour makes finals

May 25, 2017

Isaac Frazier posted big efforts in the shot put and high jump to move into third place after the first day of the decathlon competition and Jordan Coughenour earned a lane in the 400-meter hurdles final for Simpson on the first day of the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships from SPIRE Institute.

Storm sending five events to outdoor nationals
Storm sending five events to outdoor nationals

May 20, 2017

The Simpson men’s track and field team qualified a remarkable five events for the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships next week in Geneva, Ohio. Simpson is sending seven student-athletes in all to the meet, which will be held May 25-27 at SPIRE Institute and is being hosted by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and the University of Mount Union.

Sophomore Chase Wetterling
Wetterling punches ticket to nationals, 4x400 posts fastest time in 26 years

May 18, 2017

Chase Wetterling ran one of the nation’s 10-fastest times in the 400 meters, Jordan Coughenour and the 4x400 relay improved their chances for a trip to nationals and the Simpson men’s track and field team concluded the regular season at the Augustana Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier on Thursday.

Senior Matt Pearson
Track and field athletes make final push for nationals Thursday

May 17, 2017

The Simpson men’s track and field team will send nine student-athletes to the Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier on Thursday, May 18 to polish their resume for outdoor nationals.

Junior Jordan Coughenour
Coughenour repeats in the 400 hurdles, 4x1 sets new school mark

May 13, 2017

Jordan Coughenour captured a second-straight title in the 400 hurdles, the 4x100-meter relay team set a school record and the Simpson men’s track and field team turned in five, top-three finishes on the final day of the 2017 Iowa Conference Outdoor Championships.

Senior Isaac Frazier
Frazier captures conference decathlon title

May 12, 2017

Isaac Frazier held off Central’s Ryan Kruse to win the decathlon title, highlighting the second day of the Iowa Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

Sophomore Chase Wetterling
Coughenour, Wetterling lead big efforts by Storm runners

May 05, 2017

Jordan Coughenour and Chase Wetterling each posted top-25 times in Division III and helped the 4x400 relay crack the top 10 as the Simpson men’s track and field team competed at Loras’ Dr. Tucker Open on Friday.