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Track and Field

Track and Field Wraps Up at Great Midwest Outdoor Championships

Ashland, Ohio- The University of Findlay men and women's track and field teams wrapped up the final day of competition at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship on Friday, May 2. The men finished in third place scoring 152 points, while the women's team clinched the runner-up spot with 168 points.  

Top Results 
Men:  
  • Kage Hefner (Fr.) secured third place in the pole vault after a mark of 4.78m. 
  • Hunter Tresnan-Rieghard (Sr.) finished runner up in the discus throw with a mark of 51.50m meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard.  
  • The 4x100m relay team consisting of Stephen Powell (Sr.), KJ Upshaw (Jr.), Hassan Sesay (Sr.), and Sherron Jones (Jr.) finished runners up with a time of 40.71 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard.  
  • Jordan Foster (Sr.) claimed third place in the 1500m run with a time of 3:50.13 and Jaxen Durfey (Fr.) took fifth place with a time of 3:55.65. 
  • Sherron Jones (Jr.) finished runner-up in the 400m dash with a time of 47.57 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Jones would also claim the runner up spot in the 200m dash with a time of 20.91. Jones would meet the NCAA Provisional Standard in both these events. 
  • KJ Upshaw (Jr.) would finish fifth in the 100m dash with a time of 10.53. 
  • Justin Hattingh (Fr.) finished seventh in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.58. 
  • Noah Fisher (Sr.) would finish runner up in the 5000m run with a time of 14:26.36.  
  • The 4x400m relay team consisting of Brandon Richardson (Fr.), Hassan Sesay (Sr.), KJ Upshaw (Jr.), and Sherron Jones (Jr.) took fifth place with a time of 3:20.43. 
Women: 
  • Ashley Sigmon (Jr.) finished runner up in the high jump with a mark of 1.64m. 
  • Jessica Hoban (Jr.) took third place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.62m  
  • The 4x100m relay team consisting of Taylor Ivory (Sr.), Leah Smith (So.), Kylie Ray (Sr.), and Jordan Taylor (Sr.) won the G-MAC title after a time of 44.74 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. 
  • Kylie Ray (Sr.) finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.01 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. 
  • Kylie Ray (Sr.) finished runner up in the 400m dash with a time of 54.26 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Taylor Ivory (Sr.) would take fifth with a time of 56.21. 
  • Leah Smith (So.) won the G-MAC title in the 100m dash with a time of 11.25. With this time Smith will set a new school record, beating her previous time of 11.48. Her time today is the second fastest in Division II this season. Jordan Taylor (Sr.) would finish runner up with a time of 11.38. Both Smith and Taylor would meet the NCAA Provisional Standard.  
  • Kylie Ray (Sr.) defended her G-MAC title in the 400m hurdles with a winning time of 1:01.16 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. Zanri Black (Fr.) would take runner up with a time of 1:02.93 and Peyton Heitmeyer (Jr.) finished fifth with a time of 1:05.41. 
  • Jordan Taylor (Sr.) defended her G-MAC title in the 200m dash with a winning time of 23.23 beating her previous school record time of 23.43. Her time is also the fourth fastest in Divsion II this season. Leah Smith (So.) would finish runner up with a time of 23.28. With these times both Taylor and Smith would meet the NCAA Provisional Standard.  
  • The 4x400m relay team consisting of Kylie Ray (Sr.), Taylor Ivory (Sr.), Leah Smith (So.), and Jordan Taylor (Sr.) would win the G-MAC title with a time of 3:38.51 meeting the NCAA Provisional Standard. 
At the conclusion of the meet, senior Kylie Ray was named the Track Athlete of the Meet by the Great Midwest. 

The Oilers will be back in action May 8 as they will travel to Hillsdale, Mich. to compete in the Hillsdale Last Chance Event.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Jaxen Durfey

Jaxen Durfey

Sophomore
Distance
Noah Fisher

Noah Fisher

Graduate Student
Distance
Jordan Foster

Jordan Foster

Graduate Student
Distance
Peyton Heitmeyer

Peyton Heitmeyer

Srints
Junior
Sprints
Jessica Hoban

Jessica Hoban

Jumps
Senior
Jumps
Taylor Ivory

Taylor Ivory

Senior
Sprints
Sherron Jones

Sherron Jones

Sprints
Junior
Sprints
Stephen Powell

Stephen Powell

Graduate Student
Sprints
Kylie Ray

Kylie Ray

Graduate Student
Sprints/Hurdles
Hassan Sesay

Hassan Sesay

Graduate Student
Sprints
Leah Smith

Leah Smith

Sophomore
Sprints
Jordan Taylor

Jordan Taylor

Graduate Student
Sprints

Players Mentioned

Jaxen Durfey

Jaxen Durfey

Sophomore
Distance
Noah Fisher

Noah Fisher

Graduate Student
Distance
Jordan Foster

Jordan Foster

Graduate Student
Distance
Peyton Heitmeyer

Peyton Heitmeyer

Junior
Sprints
Srints
Jessica Hoban

Jessica Hoban

Senior
Jumps
Jumps
Taylor Ivory

Taylor Ivory

Senior
Sprints
Sherron Jones

Sherron Jones

Junior
Sprints
Sprints
Stephen Powell

Stephen Powell

Graduate Student
Sprints
Kylie Ray

Kylie Ray

Graduate Student
Sprints/Hurdles
Hassan Sesay

Hassan Sesay

Graduate Student
Sprints
Leah Smith

Leah Smith

Sophomore
Sprints
Jordan Taylor

Jordan Taylor

Graduate Student
Sprints