Hillsdale, Mich. - The University of Findlay men's and women's track and field team competed on day two of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championship on Thursday, May 2. After day two of competition the men are standing in first place with 61 points. The women are in second place with a score of 56 points, just one lone point behind the leaders, Hillsdale College.  

Top Finishes Men 

·       Chris Campbell (JR) finished third in the long jump with a mark of 7.31m 

·       After two days of competition, Gabe Clement (JR) finished runner-up in the decathlon, scoring 5947 points. 

·       Shakur Payton (JR) took second place in high jump with a mark of 1.98m 

·       Simon Derstine (JR) finished fourth place in the 1500m run prelims with a time of 3:49.18. Jordan Foster (SR) took ninth with a time of 3:56.71. Both Derstine and Foster will advance and compete in the finals  

·       Sherron Jones (SO) took sixth place in the 400m dash prelims with a time of 48.22 qualifying for the finals 

·       Kemari Robinson (SO) finished second in the 100m dash prelims with a time of 10.55. Josh Verhoff (GR) took fourth place with a time of 10.69 and KJ Upshaw (SO) finished sixth with a time of 10.57. All three Oilers will be moving on to compete in the finals 

·       Nick Rice (GR) finished third in the 400m hurdles prelims with a time of 53.19 advancing to the finals. Rice also met the NCAA Provisional Standard. 

·       Josh Verhoff (GR) took third place in the 200m dash prelims with a time of 20.99 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Sherron Jones (SO) finished fourth with a time of 21.55 and Kemari Robinson (SO) took sixth with a time of 21.30. Verhoff, Jones, and Robinson secured spots to advance to the finals 

Top Finishes Women 

·       Victoria Harvey (FR) won the pole vault earning her first G-MAC Champion title with a height of 4.06m and meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard 

·       Sydney Swan (SO) won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:06.03 earning her first G-MAC Champion title. 

·       Hailey Wilson (SR) took eighth place in the 1500m run prelims with a time 4:42.39 

·       Kylie Ray (SR) finished second in the 100m hurdles prelims with a time of 14.23. Amelia Mizelle (SO) took seventh with a time of 14.52. Both Ray and Mizelle secured a spot in the finals  

·       Taylor Ivory (JR) finished second in the 400m dash prelims with a time of 55.01 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Mary Ellis (FR) took seventh with a time of 56.41 they both will advance to the finals  

·       Jordan Taylor (SR) won the 100m dash prelims with a time of 11.61 and Leah Smith (FR) finished second with a time of 11.76. Taylor and Smith both met the NCAA Provisional Standard and secured their spots in the finals 

·       Bailey Chenevey (JR) finished sixth in the 800m run prelims with a time of 2:16.06 and will advance to compete in the finals 

·       Kylie Ray (SR) finished second in the 400m dash prelims with a time of 1:00.69 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Peyton Heitmeyer (SO) took sixth with a time of 1:05.15. Both women will move on and compete in the finals  

·       Jordan Taylor (SR) finished second in the 200m dash prelims with a time of 24.41 and Leah Smith (FR) took third with a time of 24.65. Both Taylor and Smith will advance and compete in the finals. 

The Oilers will be back in action tomorrow, May 3 as they wrap up the G-MAC Championship