Sprinters headline success at Wartburg

WAVERLY, Iowa - The Simpson College men's track and field team experienced more success at the Wartburg Select, headlined by multiple sprinters winning events or setting career-bests.

Max Cleveland, Joseph Sams, and Kendrick Achebe all set meet records or personal bests, with Clarke Latcham also winning the men's high jump.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cleveland ran an 8.02 in the 60 meter hurdle prelims to break the meet record and followed that up with an 8.01 to win the final.
• Achebe clocked a 6.99 in the 60 meter dash prelims, the first Storm runner to break the seven second barrier since Dylan Kalinay in the 2017-18 season.
• Achebe's time is now tied for seventh in school history.
• Sams moved up into sixth all-time in school history in the 200 meters with a time of 22.52.
• Latcham won the men's high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters, just .01 meters off his career-best.
• Adam Gruhn ran a career-best 1:57.92 in the 800 meters, placing him just outside the top 10 in school history.

MEN'S MEET REPORT

• 60 Meters - 4. Kendrick Achebe, 7.05 (6.99 PB in prelims) | 12. Shaymus Santiago, 7.21 | 36. Jacob French, 7.92 | 37. Kenley Crouthamel, 7.94
• 200 Meters - 3. Joseph Sams, 22.52 (PB) | 17. Shaymus Santiago, 23.53 | 39. Kenley Crouthamel, 25.68 | 40. Jacob French, 25.70
• 400 Meters - 10. Joseph Sams, 51.35 | 12. Blake DePhillips, 51.88
• 800 Meters - 7. Adam Gruhn, 1:57.92 (PB) | 20. Corbin Truitt, 2:02.58 (SB) | 29. Nick Frideres, 2:05.60 | 31. Trent Pelzer, 2:09.19
• Mile - 3. James Murray, 4:20.83 | 11. Cade Mash, 4:31.41 (SB) | 13. Cole Leggett, 4:36.18 | 19. Blake Croushore, 4:42.73 (PB) | 21. Ethan Haus, 4:44.57 | 22. Cooper Nuss, 4:45.21 (PB) | 24. Doug Berg, 4:47.29 | 25. Akol Atack, 4:47.71 (SB) | 27. Jason White, 4:50.67 | 32. Austin Jones, 4:56.94 | 33. Robert Howes, 4:58.79 (PB) | 34. David Lochner, 5:05.24 (PB) | 35. Matt Dietrich, 5:09.93 (PR) | 36. Brooklyn Pierce, 5:14.37 | 37. Gabe Hadley, 5:15.05
• 3,000 Meters - 11. Ean Warrick, 8:36.65 (PR) | 21. Marc Medici, 8:54.25 | 25. Drew Engler, 9:03.34 (PB) | 26. Noah Smith, 9:04.87 (PB) | 29. Jack Gatti, 9:13.19 | 33. Miles Combs, 9:16.16 | 34. Louden Foster, 9:16.36 | 36. Andrew Klein, 9:18.77
• 60 Meter Hurdles - 1. Max Cleveland, 8.01 | 4. Brenden Godbout, 8.55 (8.52 PB in prelims) 12. Ulysses Patterson, 9.16
• Long Jump - 2. Ulysses Patterson, 6.57m | 5. Clarke Latcham, 6.28m
• High Jump - 1. Clarke Latcham, 1.90m (SB)
• Weight Throw - 20. Brandon Greiner, 11.45m
• Shot Put - 11. Ulysses Patterson, 11.67m | 21. Brandon Greiner, 9.92m (PB)
• 4x400 Meter Relay - 5. Patterson, Godbout, Gruhn, Seltzer, 3:32.70 | 13. Truitt, Murray, Frideres, Mash, 3:48.20 | 16. Nuss, Berg, Haus, Howes, 3:51.67

*SB=season best, PB=personal best

UP NEXT
The Storm are back in action, with most of the team going to Grinnell for the Darren Young Classic, and some heading to Boston for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.