East Wichita Times

Men's ITF Competes At Washburn Rust Buster

For the first time since the Washburn Invite on December 3rd, the entirety of the Bluejay's Indoor Track and Field teams competed at Washburn University once again. The intentional and ironic named meet, the "Washburn Rust Buster," featured a number of competitive teams and Washburn's newer 200 meter banked track. Back to back meets at Washburn allows Tabor track athletes to see how they have improved in the last month and a half by getting a second shot in the Washburn-Indoor Athletic Facility. 

 

Vance Shewey (SO/Meade, Kan.) continued his success in the high jump. Shewey improved his season best height by clearing 2.05m (6' 8.75") which also garnered him 1st place. Shewey is currently ranked 1st in the KCAC and tied for 3rd in the NAIA in the high jump.

 

Shewey also competed in the long jump, finishing 10th with a jump of 6.75m (22' 1.75"). Shewey was the top NAIA finisher, and his jump has him ranked 2nd in the KCAC in the long jump.

 

Zack Johnson (JR/Colby, Kan.) finished top 8 on the weight throw. Johnson tossed it for a distance of 15.82m (51' 11"). 

 

Teammates Alfredo Enriquez (SR/Rocksprings, Texas) and Zack Johnson went back to back in the shot put. Enriquez finished 11th with his throw of 13.27m (43' 6.5") and Johnson finished less than an inch behind him with a throw of 13.27m (43' 5.75"). 

 

As for running events, Dillon Callaway (SO/Sapulpa, Okla.) competed well in a stacked heat in the mile. Callaway finished 9th overall with a time of 4:23.20. Callaway was the top NAIA finisher in the race and his time was good for a personal best. Callaway also had a good showing in the 800m with a time of 1:59.39.

 

Alan Catana (JR/Cleveland, Texas) doubled in the mile and 3000m. Catana ran 4:27.96 in the mile and 9:02.71 in the 3K, both being huge personal bests. 

 

Other notable performances

 

Pierce Klaassen (SR/Arkansas City, Kan.) set a personal best in the mile in 4:30.83 and an indoor personal best in the 800m, running 2:00.42.

 

Chase Nash (FR/Mulvane, Kan.) set personal bests in both the shot put and weight throw. Nash threw 11.15m (36' 7") in the shot put and 12.26m (40' 2.75") in the weight throw. 

 

Joshua Garcia (SO/Tomball, Texas) threw a personal best in the weight throw with a distance of 14.64m (48' 0.5").

 

Ryan Stade (FR/Marysville, Kan.) ran personal bests in both the mile and 3000m. Stade ran 4:37.15 in the mile, and 9:10.00 in the 3K.

 

Jerah Schmidt (JR/Goessel, Kan.) ran a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:33.57.

 

Ryan Villarreal (SR/Edwardsville, Kan.) set personal bests in the mile with a time of 4:46.19 and in the 3000m in 9:45.38.

 

Daniel Fryar (FR/San Antonio, Texas) ran a collegiate personal best of 4:55.00 in the mile.

 

Nicholas Green (SO/San Antonio, Texas) ran a personal best in the 800m in 2:03.69.

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