Wabash finished second out of 11 teams Saturday at the DePauw University Outdoor Track and Field Invitational. Jake Waterman and Daniel Ambrosio captured individual titles for the Little Giants.
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Waterman (left) took first place in the 1500-meter run, finishing the race with a time of 4:07.93. Teammate Donavan White took second place, crossing the finish line in 4:08.50
Ambrosio won the javelin throw one week after claiming North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors. The junior took first place in the event with a mark of 51.51 meters (169 feet).
John Haley took second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.06. Wes Chamblee celebrated his return to the track after a serious knee injury suffered in the first game of the fall football season by taking third place with a time of 50.35. Billy Rosson added a second place finish in the 400 hurdles, finishing in 55.93.
Matt Scheller took second place in the hammer throw with a mark of 49.66 meters (162 feet, 11 inches). He was also fourth in the shot put with a mark of 15.05 meters (49 feet, 0.75 inches). Wabash also added a second place finish in the 400-meter relay (43.50).
Justin Allen captured third place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:38.90. Trevor Young was third in the pole vault after clearing 4.45 meters (14 feet, 7.25 inches). Patrick Posthauer scored a fifth place finish in the 110-meter hurdles (15.15).
Vincennes won the meet with a total of 154 points, with Wabash in second by scoring 122 points. Indiana Wesleyan took third place (120), followed by Taylor (89.5), Rose-Hulman (85), and Illinois Wesleyan (63). Case Western Reserve (32), DePauw (31), St. Francis (17), Manchester (15.5), and Mount St. Joseph (8) completed the team scoring.