Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Patterson’s decathlon leads Storm across multiple meets

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Ulysses Patterson of the Simpson College men's track and field team won the decathlon at the Augustana Meet of Champions, leading the Storm across four separate meets over the weekend.

Patterson scored 6,513 points, a new personal best that puts him fifth in the country. The Clinton, Iowa native also moves into fifth all-time in school history, setting personal bests in or winning five individual events.

HIGHLIGHTS

Patterson set new outdoor career bests in the long jump (6.79 meters), the 100 meters (11.11), the 110 meter hurdles (15.90) and the 1,500 meters (4:45.45).
Patterson also won the 400 meters in a time of 50.32, just .04 seconds away from his personal best as well.
In Iowa City at the Musco Twilight, Max Cleveland continued his experiment at competing in both the 110 and 400 meter hurdles. The senior won the longer version in a time of 55.82, placing second in the 110 meter discipline with a time of 14.69.
At La Crosse, Wis. in the Phil Esten Challenge, Marc Medici and Jack Gatti moved into the top 10 in school history in the 10,000 meters. Medici is now ninth with a time of 31:31.02, with Gatti right behind in 10th, clocking a time of 31:33.04.
Over in Grinnell at the Dick Young Invitational, Trent Pelzer broke the two-minute barrier in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 1:59.49 to win the race.
Simpson claimed the top five spots in the 3,000, led by Noah Smith taking first with a time of 9:27.36.
Troy Galloway won the gold in the javelin with a toss of 44.86 meters.

UP NEXT
The Storm will host the Kip Janvrin Open on Thursday, with an additional few athletes currently scheduled to compete at the Drake Relays.

MEN'S MEET REPORT

MUSCO TWILIGHT (IOWA CITY, IOWA)

100 Meters - 3. Joseph Sams, 11.18 | 4. Kendrick Achebe, 11.20
200 Meters - 4. Joseph Sams, 22.37
1,500 Meters - 4. James Murray, 4:02.60
110 Meter Hurdles - 2. Max Cleveland, 14.69 | 5. Brenden Godbout, 15.52
400 Meter Hurdles - 1. Max Cleveland, 55.82

PHIL ESTEN INVITATIONAL (LA CROSSE, WIS.)

10,000 Meters - 33. Marc Medici 31:31.02 (PB) | 34. Jack Gatti, 31:33.04 (PB)

AUGUSTANA MEET OF CHAMPIONS (ROCK ISLAND, ILL.)

Long Jump - 3. Carter Berkey, 6.61m
Decathlon - 1. Ulysses Patterson, 6,513 points (PB) | 23. Clarke Latcham, 4,094 points

DICK YOUNG INVITATIONAL (GRINNELL, IOWA)

100 Meters - 4. Shaymus Santiago, 11.41 | 10. Jay Lee, 11.91 | 11. Kenley Crouthamel, 12.16
200 Meters - 4. Shaymus Santiago, 23.56 | 7. Jay Lee, 24.84 | 10. Kenley Crouthamel, 25.77
400 Meters - 3. Blake DePhillips, 52.24 | 6. Ben Gilbert-Binder, 52.61 (SB)
800 Meters - 1. Trent Pelzer, 1:59.49 (PB) | 3. Corbin Truitt, 2:01.97 | 8. Austin Jones, 2:08.67
1,500 Meters - 3. Cole Leggett, 4:12.24 | 4. Cade Mash, 4:12.95 | 5. Jacob Willson, 4:15.36 (PB) | 8. Andrew Klein, 4:23.98 | 9. Jason White, 4:24.45 | 10. Blake Croushore, 4:25.88 (SB) | 11. Adam Gruhn, 4:29.30
3,000 Meters - 1. Noah Smith, 9:27.36 | 2. Brody Wirtz, 9:30.26 | 3. Louden Foster, 9:34.23 | 4. David Lochner, 9:38.55 | 5. Ethan Haus, 9:44.39 | 7. Akol Atack, 9:46.94 | 8. Gabe Hadley, 9:53.11 (PB) | 11. Brooklyn Pierce, 10:51.57 | 12. Matt Dietrich, 10:51.58
3,000 Meter Steeplechase - 2. Robert Howes, 10:52.77 | 3. Cooper Nuss, 10:54.55
Hammer Throw - 7. Brandon Greiner, 29.48m
Discus - 6. Brandon Greiner, 31.91m
High Jump - 2. JR Knauss, 1.82m
Javelin - 1. Troy Galloway, 44.86m
4x400 Meter Relay - 2. Gilbert-Binder, Gruhn, Truitt, Santiago, 3:36.93 | 6. Pelzer, Mash, Jones, Haus, 3:46.11

SR=school record, PB=personal best, SB=season best