Collins has career day at CL Championships

MARION, Ind. - The HU outdoor track and field program brought home five All-Conference badges from the 2024 Crossroads League Championships over the weekend at IWU's Wildcat Track and Field Complex.

Zach Collins turned in a pair of banner performances. He made it three-for-three in the 200 meters by clocking in at 21.00 to take first for the third straight year. His time also proved a new meet and Huntington record. The junior speedster also won the 100 meters in 10.46. His time of 10.42 in the prelims was a personal best and broke his own Forester record.

In his victory lap as a fifth-year, Kent Yoder earned a piece of All-League hardware by finishing second in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:29.22. Over the course of his Forester career, the Shipshewana native has racked up three All-Conference shoutouts in the 10K having finished second each time.

Senior Reece Gibson also had an impressive outing. New to the 3000 meter steeplechase this season, the Concordia Lutheran product took third in 9:19.57 and automatically qualified for nationals later this month.

As a team, the Forester men finished seventh with 49 points. Marian dominated the men's field with 269 points followed by IWU (130.5), MVNU (95), Grace (87), Taylor (66), Spring Arbor (65), Huntington (49), Bethel (37), Goshen (35) and Saint Francis (9.5).

Malarie Pinwar claimed HU's lone All-League honor on the women's side by finishing third in the 5000 meters in 17:28.99. Her time proved an A standard. The Forester 4x800 meter relay team hit the provisional mark for nationals. The foursome of Lydia Baker, Mackenzie Brewer, Pinwar and Emily Tedder turned in a six-place time of 9:31.37.

The Forester women finished with 36 points to claim eighth. Marian also earned women's title with 161 points followed by IWU (149), Bethel (136), Taylor (125.5), Grace (98.5), Goshen (52), Saint Francis (43), Huntington (36), Spring Arbor (34) and MVNU (20).

Coach Austin Roark's crew will have one more opportunity to punch their ticket to nationals by competing in the Lee Last Chance Meet on May 11 in Cleveland, Tenn.  

HU WOMEN'S FULL RESULTS
100m - Sydni Ausberry (5th, 12.43); Addyson Dowler (10th, 12.55); Katie Bolt (20th, 13.09); Ingrid Gress (21st, 13.16)
200m - Sydni Ausberry (21st, 26.59); Addyson Dowler (23rd, 27.08); Jaymie Clere (27th, 28.63)
400m - Lydia Baker (17th, 1:02.19); Jaymie Clere (21st, 1:05.24)
800m - Mackenzie Brewer (9th, 2:23.96); Brielle Fehlmann (33rd, 2:39.17); Shaylynn Reyes (35th, 2:40.59)
1500m - Shaylynn Reyes (13th, 5:04.58); Brielle Fehlmann (24th, 5:25.51); Morgann Hart (28th, 5:57.62)
5000m - Malarie Pinwar (3rd, 17:28.99); Emily Tedder (6th, 18:27.74); Alyeska Linsley (7th, 18:47.09); Lily Spaulding (29th, 21: 07.24)
10,000m - Abbey Gentz (5th, 40:30.20); Deann Fry (7th, 41:19.96); Amelia Strzechowski (9th, 43:28.15)
3000m Steeplechase - Mackenzie Brewer (5th, 11.28.45)
4x800m Relay - Lydia Baker, Mackenzie Brewer, Malarie Pinwar, Emily Tedder (6th, 9:31.37)
High Jump - Josey Reineman (5th, 1.65m)
Pole Vault - Damaris Tawney (11th, 2.50m)
Shot Put - Allison Slanker (20th, 8.72m); Janai Haney (22nd, 8.19m); Madison Birky (23rd, 7.33m)
Discus - Aanyah Wright (18th, 33.29m); Allison Slanker (24th, 30.14m); Madison Birky (30th, 24.57m); Janai Haney (31st, 21.48m)
Hammer - Aanyah Wright (5th, 46.39m); Madison Birky (28th, 26.72m); Janai Haney (29th, 22.25m)
Javelin - Janai Haney (19th, 18.34m)

HU MEN'S FULL RESULTS
100m - Zach Collins (1st, 10.46); Sam Handerson (7th, 11.03); Nazareth Hill (19th, 11.19); Robert Nabulere (22nd, 11.43)
200m - Zach Collins (1st, 21.00); Nazareth Hill (18th, 22.67); Sam Handerson (21st, 22.99); Chad Smith (25th, 23.59)
400m - Blake Miller (11th, 51.93); Wyatt Harrington (19th, 53.08); Ari Segovia (21st, 53.38)
1500m - Isaac Combs (22nd; 4:16.06); Tyler Loucks (27th, 4:25.36)
5000m - Austin Liepe (13th, 15:36.23)
10,000m - Kent Yoder (2nd, 31:29.22)
110m Hurdles - Parker Baker (14th, 16.33)
400m Hurdles - Parker Baker (5th, 56.07); Titus Shively (16th, 1:00.02)
3000m Steeplechase - Reece Gibson (3rd, 9:19.57); Jonah Lemmon (12th, 10:06.69)
4x400m Relay - Parker Baker, Grady Martin, Blake Miller, Nazareth Hill (6th, 3:26.80)
Long Jump - Sam Handerson (9th, 6.53m)

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.