Arnold wins two events in season-opening meet

GRINNELL, Iowa - Audrey Arnold won two sprint events to open the season for the Simpson College women's track and field team.

Arnold won the 60 meter hurdles first in a time of 9.33, before running a career-best 8.23 in the normal 60 meters. For the men, Max Cleveland clocked a blistering 8.00 in the 60 meter hurdles, beating Dylan Kalinay's previous record of 8.11. The senior standout also performed in the high jump, winning the competition by tying his career-best with a mark of 1.88 meters.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cleveland's new school record is tied for the 19th-fastest time in Division III history.
• Competing in his first high jump event since 2020, Cleveland also won the event for his second win on the day. Clarke Latcham tied for second behind Cleveland with a mark of 1.83 meters.
• Anna Parrott (8.41) and Kate Weiss (8.57) took the other two podium spots in the 60 meters for the Storm.
• Adam Gruhn won the men's 600 meters in a career-best time of 1:26.19, with teammate Corbin Truitt taking the silver in 1:27.27.
• The men's 4x400 meter relay team composed of Blake DePhillips, Cleveland, Gruhn, and Joseph Sams also won the event in a time of 3:29.07, over two seconds better than last year's best time.

INDIVIDUAL VICTORIES

• Men's High Jump - Max Cleveland, 1.88m
• Men's 60 Meter Hurdles - Max Cleveland, 8.00
• Men's 600 Meters - Adam Gruhn, 1:26.19
• Women's 60 Meter Hurdles - Audrey Arnold, 9.33
• Women's 60 Meters - Audrey Arnold, 8.23
• Men's 4x400 Meter Relay - DePhillips/Cleveland/Gruhn/Truitt, 3:29.07

MEN'S MEET REPORT

• High Jump - 1. Max Cleveland, 1.88m | t-2. Clarke Latcham, 1.83m | t-4. Ulysses Patterson, 1.78m
• Shot Put - 9. Chance Gibbons, 11.66m | 11. Ulysses Patterson, 11.54m | 15. Clarke Latcham, 10.03m | 16. Griffin Behrens, 9.69m | 17. Brandon Greiner, 9.33m
• 60 Meter Hurdles - 1. Max Cleveland, 8.00
• 60 Meters - 4. Kendrick Achebe, 7.12 | 5. Shaymus Santiago, 7.18 | 6. Blake DePhillips, 7.19 | 7. Joseph Sams, 7.27 | 9. Jay Lee, 7.36 | 14. Jacob French, 7.59 | 19. Kenley Crouthamel, 7.77
• 600 Meters - 1. Adam Gruhn, 1:26.19 | 2. Corbin Truitt, 1:27.27 | 6. Nick Freiders, 1:30.03
• 4x200 Meter Relay - 2. Achebe/Lee/French/Crouthamel, 1:37.52
• 4x400 Meter Relay - 1. DePhillips/Cleveland/Gruhn/Truitt, 3:29.07 | 2. Patterson/Godbout/Latchem/Santiago, 3:32.05

WOMEN'S MEET REPORT

• Women's Long Jump - 3. Anna Parrott, 4.76m
• Women's Shot Put - 14. Anna Parrott, 7.61m
• Women's 60 Meters - 1. Audrey Arnold, 8.23 | 2. Anna Parrott, 8.41 | 3. Kate Weiss, 8.57
• Women's 60 Meters Hurdles - 1. Audrey Arnold, 9.33

UP NEXT
The teams will compete next weekend at the Iowa State Holiday Invitational, scheduled for Dec. 9.