Wabash finished with 120 points. Manchester was second (69 points), while DAAC finished third (49 points).
Eight Little Giant athletes captured first place finishes. Sophomore Dan Ruge (Chesterton, IN/Chesterton) and freshman Sean Dillon (Carthage, IN/Rushville) were double winners on Saturday. Ruge took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:01.83, edging teammate Mark Sherer (Valparaiso, IN/Valparaiso) (2:02.31). Chris Weitzel (Bringhurst, IN/Carroll) completed the sweep in the event for Wabash, taking third with a time of 2:02.71. Ruge and Sherer also finished one-two in the 1500-meter run. Ruge nipped Sherer by .01 seconds at the finish to take first, finishing in 4:14.11 to Sherer's 4:14.12. Jared Smit (Lafayette, IN/Central Catholic) was fourth (4:16.17). Dillon captured the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:20.61 and took first in the 3000-meter run, finishing in 9:25.38.
The Little Giants also swept the weight throw. Junior Caleb Ishman (Gary, IN/Emerson Visual and Performing Arts) took first place with a throw of 46-11. Derek Wilder (Columbus, IN/Columbus East) was second (42-8 1/4), and Chris Long (Kokomo, IN/Northwestern) was third (41-1). Peter DeYoung (Evansville, IN/Bosse) and Brandon Zerface (Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South) also claimed first-place finishes in field events. DeYoung captured first in the high jump, clearing 6-2. He also took second in the triple jump (40-7). Zerface was first in the shot put with a throw of 43- 0 1/2.
Senior Darren Green (Dallas, TX/South Texas HS for Health Professions) was first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.59. Green also took third in the 55-meter dash (6.73). Sophomore James Bartlett (Louisville, KY/DuPont Manual) was second in the 400-meter run (54.57), as was Kevin Lowry (Francesville, IN/West Central) in the 55-meter hurdles (8.91).