Thinclads Take Second At Millikin

The Wabash track and field team had its best finish of the season on Saturday, taking second place at the Millikin Quad. North Central took first place with 176.67 points, followed by the Little Giant thinclads with 127.33 points. Olivet Nazarene (119), Millikin (109), Illinois College (18), Illinois Wesleyan (8) and Illinois Benedictine (5) completed the field.

Little Giant runner Cary Richey (Greenwood, IN/Center Grove) took first place in the 5,000 meters with his best time of the season. Richey completed the circuit in 15:49.31, finishing just ahead of teammate Greg Augspurger (Louisville, KY/Castle) who finished in 15:51.06 in second place. Kyle Hall (Louisville, KY/Seneca) also placed in the top ten, finishing in sixth place with a t ime of 16:11.98.

Brent Bridwell (Crawfordsville, IN/Crawfordsville) and Peter DeYoung (Evansville, IN/Evansville Bosse) took second and third in the high jump for Wabash. Bridwell cleared his season-best height of 6-04 ¾ to take second place. DeYoung cleared 6-02 ¾ , taking third place. DeYoung also took second place in the long jump, leaping 20-09 ¼ for his best jump of the year. Nate Klatt (Portland, IN/Jay County) finished in third place with a season-best performance of 20-05. DeYoung completed his day with another second-place finish, this time in the triple jump. The freshman made his best jump of the season with a 42-05 ½ leap into the pit to take the red ribbon. Jeff Brown (Salem, OR/Sprague) was fourth with a jump of 41-03, which was also his best of the season. Josh Waters (Muncie, IN/Burris) grabbed seventh place with a season-best mark of 38-04.

Wabash took second, third, and fourth in the hammer throw as Bob Munson (Albion, IN) was the top finisher for the Little Giants with a throw of 143-04. Chris Long (Kokomo, IN/Northwestern) was third with a throw of 129-09, and Derek Wilder (Columbus, IN/Columbus East) was fourth at 121-02.

The Little Giants will complete their season with the North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships this Friday and Saturday.

Wabash Individual Results    

100-meter dash  Brad Taphorn     11.74  (seventh place)    

200-meter dash  Darren Green    23.21 (third place)  Brad Taphorn   24.38 (14th place)    

400-meter run  Sean McGinley   52.36  (fourth place)  Darren Green  52.49  (fifth place)    

800-meter run  Matt Latowski  2:04.77  (sixth place)  Zach Medler  2:06.58   (eighth place)  Dave Seabeck  2:11.29  (14th place)    

1,500-meter run  Greg Augspurger   4:10.02   (fifth place)  Brandon Shipp   4:18.32  (eighth place)  Kyle Hall  4:22.64  (10th place)  Dave Seabeck  4:28.32  (11th place)  Zach Medler  4:33.11  (13th place)    

5,000-meter run  Cary Richey   15:49.31  (first place)  Greg Augspurger  15:51.06  (second place)  Kyle Hall   16:11.98  (sixth place)  JD Myers  16:47.39  (10th place)  Jesus Campos  17:02.97  (11th place)    

110-meter high hurdles  Nsayel Mputubwele   16.64  (fourth place)    

400-meter low hurdles  Dan Jancha  1:02.12  (sixth place)    

4 X 400 Relay  Wabash College  3:33.46  (third place)    

High jump  Brent Bridwell   6-04 ¾   (second place)  Peter DeYoung  6-02 ¾  (third place)  Dan Jancha   5-05  (11th place)    

Pole Vault  Marshall Davis   14-02 ½  (Tied- fourth place)  Shawn Spear   12-02 ¾  (11th place)    

Long jump  Peter DeYoung   20-09 ¼  (second place)  Nate Klatt  20-05  (third place)    

Triple jump  Peter DeYoung   42-05 ½  (second place)  Jeff Brown  41-03  (fourth place)  Josh Waters   38-04  (seventh place)    

Shot put  Matt Mercer   42-08 ¼  (fourth place)    

Discus throw  Josh Richey   136-07  (fourth place)  Derek Wilder  116-03  (eighth place)  Bogden Ianev  107-04  (11th place)    

Hammer throw  Bob Munson   143-04  (second place)  Chris Long   129-09  (third place)  Derek Wilder  121-02  (fourth place)  Josh Richey   112-09  (sixth place)  Andrew Cortez   74-08   (11th place)    

Javelin throw  Marshall Davis   139-07  (second place)  Jeff Brown  129-02  (fouth place)