Cleveland’s strong hurdle performance highlights Simpson’s first home meet
INDIANOLA, Iowa – Highlighted by Max Cleveland's standout performance in the 110 hurdles, the Simpson College men's and women's track and field teams hosted the first of two home meets on Saturday at Bill Buxton Stadium.
Cleveland raced to first in the 110 hurdles with the fastest time in the American Rivers Conference this season and fourth-fastest in all of Division III. He clocked a 14.48, a mark that ranks fourth in program history, and also added a second place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.00.
Cade Mash claimed another title for the Storm, winning the 800 meter run in 2:01.39. Adam Gruhn came in second in 2:04.56, Trent Pelzer was third, and Corbin Truitt and Christian French rounded out the top-five placings.
In the 1,500 meter run, Harry Dudley missed first place by a hundredth of a second behind Central's Will DeHaan who crossed the finish line in 4:00.18. Spencer Moon, who re-broke his own record in the 5,000-meters last week at the UW-Platteville Invitational, and James Murray followed close behind and placed third and fourth, respectively.
Teghan Booth shaved over 10 seconds off her 1,500-meter time to place third with a 5:07.09, while Haley Rasmussen (100, 200) and Aaliyah Johnson (LJ, 100H) both notched two top-three placings on the day.
Simpson's throwers showed great improvement as Alexis Crozier recorded personal-best marks in all three of her events and Sydney McCarron threw PR marks in both the shot put and hammer throw. Audrey Arnold improved her career-best javelin throw by over six feet.
Up Next
Simpson has a busy week ahead with the Drake Relays taking place April 27-30 and the Kip Janvrin Open scheduled for Friday, April 29.
Men's Meet Report (top five)
100 - 2. Ulysses Patterson, 11.33 | 6. Clarke Latcham, 11.78
110 hurdles - 1. Max Cleveland, 14.48 | 3. Ulysses Patterson, 16.63 | 4. Clarke Latcham, 16.64
200 - 2. Max Cleveland, 22.00 | 9. Brenden Godbout, 25.30 | 10. Blake DePhillips, 25.38
800 - 1. Cade Mash, 2:01.39 | 2. Adam Gruhn, 2:04.56 | 3. Trent Pelzer, 2:05.38 | 4. Corbin Truitt, 2:05.89 | 5. Christian French, 2:08.15
1500 - 2. Harry Dudley, 4:00.19 | 3. Spencer Moon, 4:01.58 | 4. James Murray, 4:04.44 | 7. Ryan Courtney, 4:12.26 | 8. Andrew Klein, 4:13.78
3000 - 12. Miles Combs, 10:24.65
Steeplechase - 2. Shane Breheny, 10:31.55 | 3. Marc Medici, 10:40.26
4x100 - 2. Clarke Latcham, Carter Berkey, Brenden Godbout, Ulysses Patterson, 44.17
4x400 - 2. Blake DePhillips, Cade Mash, Ean Warrick, Corbin Truitt, 3:40.95
Long jump - 2. Carter Berkey, 6.47m | 3. Ulysses Patterson, 6.38m | 5. Clarke Latcham, 6.00m
Triple jump - 2. Carter Berkey, 12.57m
Discus - 3. Michael Madeira, 30.14
Women's Meet Report (top five)
100 - 2. Haley Rasmussen, 13.35 | 3. Regan Freland, 13.50
100 hurdles - 3. Aaliyah Johnson, 17.76
200 - 3. Haley Rasmussen, 26.99 | 5. Regan Freland, 27.32 | 8. Aaliyah Johnson, 28.51
800 - 5. Abby Loecke, 2:29.34 | 6. Emma Angus, 2:30.30 | 9. Kaya Young, 2:33.39 | 10. Mackenzie Laughlin, 2:33.40 | 11. Angel Schewe, 2:33.67
1500 - 3. Teghan Booth, 5:07.09 | 5. Sophie Hall, 5:16.72 | 6. Kyli Orr, 5:31.70 | 8. Alayna Wallace, 5:33.35 | 9. Cat Lucht, 5:38.37
3000 - 3. Ashley Rockhold, 11:33.23 | 5. Katie Murano, 11:57.37 | 8. Macie Bopp, 12:20.71
4x400 - 2. Abby Loecke, Emma Angus, Mackenzie Laughlin, Angel Schewe, 4:29.26 | 5. Kyli Orr, Sophie Hall, Kaya Young, Cat Lucht, 4:40.33
Long jump - 2. Aaliyah Johnson, 4.80m
Discus - 4. Sydney McCarron, 28.55m | 6. Alexis Crozier, 26.84m | 7. Kirstin Wolf, 19.16m
Hammer throw - 4. Alexis Crozier, 32.93m | 5. Sydney McCarron, 32.32m
Javelin - 4. Audrey Arnold, 28.25m
Shot put - 3. Sydney McCarron, 11.03m | 5. Alexis Crozier, 10.27m
