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2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships

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2025 AQUATICS GB SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

It’s been a slower-than-anticipated start to the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, but there’s the potential for things to pick up in a hurry during the third finals session.

For one thing, the men’s 100 backstroke final goes this evening. The men’s 200 freestyle final has earned its reputation as the “must-see” race at any British Championships, but the men’s 100 backstroke fight has leapt forward in the past year as Oliver Morgan and Jonny Marshall have both reached new heights. Morgan owns the British record from last year’s British Trials for the Olympics and owns a season-best of 52.71 that’s now fifth in the world after a blistering Russian Championships.

Morgan was under the Aquatics GB consideration time with a 53.14, putting him ahead of Matthew Ward (53.60) and fellow Olympian Marshall (53.76). Ward’s effort this morning was a personal best while Marshall, who is fresh off a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke at the NCAA Championships, owns a lifetime best of 53.03.

On the women’s side, there’s the potential for Angharad Evans to unleash something special in the 200 breaststroke. She sits over five seconds ahead of the field after prelims with a solid 2:25.36. This certainly won’t be the closest race of the evening, but Evans brings a season-best of 2:22.64 to London, which is just four-hundredths off the fastest time in the world this year.

18-year-old Eva Okaro will look to do similar damage in the women’s 50 freestyle. She’s the SCM world junior record holder after ripping 23.66 for fourth at the Short Course World Championships last December. This morning, Okaro was the only swimmer in the field to break 25 seconds, missing the lifetime best she swam last month by .10 with a 24.80.

The session caps with the men’s 100 freestyle, another exciting races as individual qualification and relay spots are on the line. Olympian and British record holder Matt Richards swam a season-best 48.07 in prelims that secured him lane four for the final. 17-year-old Jacob Mills is right behind him after swimming 48.11 in his first sub-49 second effort. The swim is a new 17-year-old British age-group record and ties the overall British junior record Jacob Whittle set in 2021.

Whittle is in the British Open final as well. It’s a final stacked with Olympians; even without Duncan Scott, there’s Richards, Whittle, Alex Cohoon, Tom Dean, and Jack McMillan.

Women’s 50-Meter Backstroke

Junior Final

British Record: 27.19 — Kathleen Dawson (2021)
British Junior Record: 28.02 — Lauren Quigley (2013)

Top 3:

Raya Harrand, York/Isabelle Price, Birmingham — 29.52
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Halle Harris, Poole — 29.59

We got a tie in the first final of the evening, as York’s Raya Harrand and Birmingham’s Isabelle Price hit the wall together in the junior final of the 50 backstroke. They stopped the clock at 29.52, which marks a lifetime best for both swimmers.

Price hadn’t broken 30 seconds before the meet began. She swam 29.83 this morning to break that barrier for the first time, then logged 29.52 to tie for the win this evening. Harrand came into the meet with a lifetime best 29.89, so this is a substantial drop for her as well.

Multi-Class Para Final

S3 British Record: 1:59.47 — Ellie Challis (2024)
S4 British Record: 2:09.32 — Suzanne Warren (2017)
S5 British Record: 1:46.61 — Tully Kearney (2024)

Top 3:

Ellie Challis, Manchester (S3) — 56.25 (863 points)
Claire Connon, Cambridge (S4) — 54.11 (713 points)
Tully Kearney, Loughborough (S5) — 43.05 (640 points)

Paralympic champion Ellie Challis earned another British title tonight, claiming the win in the multi-class para final of the women’s 50 backstroke. She’s the British record holder in this event and scored 863 points to win the race. As she did this morning, she got under the Aquatics GB consideration time for the 2025 Para World Championships, which will take place in Singapore after the 2025 World Aquatic Championships.

Loughborough’s Tully Kearney touched the wall first in 43.05, earning 640 points for the bronze medal behind Claire Connon‘s 54.11 for 713 points.

British Open Final

World Record: 26.86 — Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
European Record: 27.10 — Kira Toussaint, Netherlands (2021)
British Record: 27.19 — Kathleen Dawson (2021)
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: —

Top 3:

Lauren Cox, Loughborough — 27.72
Blythe Kinsman, Mt. Kelly — 27.93
Kathleen Dawson, Stirling — 28.48

After a disappointing 100 backstroke yesterday, Lauren Cox rallied by winning the 50. The 2023 Worlds bronze medalist in this event, Cox charged to the event win in 27.72, .21 seconds ahead of teenager Blythe Kinsman. Cox was slightly off her season-best of 27.60 with the swim.

Kinsman had a breakout swim this morning, blasting a 28.09 to lead the field into the final. She backed that up tonight, dipping under 28 seconds for the first time in her career with a lifetime best 27.93. She was the only swimmer to join Cox under 28 seconds in the final as the British and Scottish record holder Kathleen Dawson earned bronze in 28.48 as she continues her return to racing post-injury.

Men’s 1500-Meter Freestyle

British Open — Fastest Heat

World Record: 14:30.67 — Bobby Finke, United States (2024)
European Record: 14:32.80 — Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (2022)
British Record: 14:45.95 — David Davies (2004)
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 14:54.29

Top 3:

Reece Grady, Stockport — 15:21.54
Alex Sargeant, Swansea — 15:25.47
Luke Hornsey, Edinburgh — 15:26.14

Alex Sargeant led the race for the first 350 meters, but by the 400 mark, the Arizona-State trained Reece Grady inched into the lead. The two swimmers in the middle of the pool had pulled slightly ahead of the rest of the field, though two lanes over from Grady, Luke Hornsey wasn’t letting the pair get too far ahead.

At the halfway mark, Grady held about a 1.3 second lead over Sargeant. Grady continued to extend his lead as the race continued, pulling more than two seconds ahead by the 1000-mark. Hornsey almost completely closed the gap to Sargeant. The Swansea swimmer kicked into gear at the 1000-mark.

It looked for a moment like he may be able to run down Grady, but Grady found another level as well. He closed strong over the final few lengths, once again widening the cap. He stopped the clock at 15:21.54, undercutting his lifetime best by about four-tenths to win his first British title.

Sargeant won the silver in 15:25.47, almost four seconds behind Grady at the final touch. The 19-year-old Hornsey swam a big lifetime best of 15:26.14 to win bronze.

Women’s 200-Meter Breaststroke

Junior Final

British Record: 2:20.89 — Molly Renshaw (2021)
British Junior Record: 2:23.82 — Molly Renshaw (2014)

Top 3:

Amalie Smith, RTW Monson — 2:28.61
Theodora Taylor, Torfaen — 2:29.87
Mabli Collyer, Repton — 2:32.38

Team GB will have two swimmers in the 200 breaststroke at this summer’s European Junior Championships. Amalie Smith had an excellent swim in the finals, beating the reigning European Junior silver medalist, Theodora Taylor, by over a second. Smith earned the win 2:28.61, bettering the lifetime best of 2:29.77 that she swam in February.

Taylor took second in 2:29.87, safely under the European Juniors consideration time of 2:30.97. She owns a lifetime best of 2:28.71, which she swam to win that silver medal in Vilnius last summer.

British Open Final

World Record: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova, Russia (2023)
European Record: 2:17.55 — Evgeniia Chikunova, Russia (2023)
British Record: 2:20.89 — Molly Renshaw (2021)
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 2:23.04

Top 3:

Angharad Evans, Stirling — 2:21.86 *World Consideration Time*
Kara Hanlon, Edinburgh — 2:24.07
Sienna Robinson, Loughborough — 2:29.14

Angharad Evans punched her ticket to the 2025 World Championships by swimming a lifetime best 2:21.86 to get well under the qualification time for Singapore. Evans was on Molly Renshaw‘s British record pace for much of the race, turning at the 100-mark in 1:07.95.

She fell off the record pace over the final 50 meters but still hit a lifetime best by about eight-tenths of a second. The time makes her the third British woman to break 2:22 in the event and she moves from fifth to third among British women in the event’s all-time rankings. Evans best event is the 100 breast but she’s making rapid improvements in the 200 breast and now takes over as the fastest swimmer in the world this season.

50 breaststroke winner Kara Hanlon hit a lifetime best in this final as well. She swam a 2:24.07 to earn the silver medal, improving from the 2:24.59 she swam this time last year. She also moves up the event’s all-time ranking, passing Sophie Taylor for seventh.

Men’s 100-Meter Backstroke

Junior Final

British Record: 52.70 — Oliver Morgan (2024)
British Junior Record: 54.10 — Matthew Ward (2024)

Top 3:

Daniel Ransom, Leeds — 55.30
Rio Daodu, Mt. Kelly — 55.91
Toby Godsell, Millfield — 56.00

The top three swimmers all cracked the European Juniors consideration time. It was Mt. Kelly’s Rio Daodu who led the race around at the halfway point, splitting 26.69. Daniel Ransom, the top seed in the junior final, was a tenth behind him. Ransom had a strong second 50 meters, splitting 28.5 to get ahead of Daodu and stop the clock first.

Daodu held on for silver in 55.91, .61 seconds behind Ransom’s 55.30.

Multi-Class Para Final

S8 British Record: 1:04.46 — Oliver Hynd (2016)
~~S14 British Record: 58.77 — Mark Tompsett (2025)~~

Top 3:

Mark Tompsett, Bolton Metro (S14) — 58.28 (912 points) S14 European Record
William Ellard, Norwich (S14) — 59.48 (858 points)
Louis Lawlor, Glasgow (S14) — 1:01.37 (781 points)

Mark Tompsett set his second 100 backstroke S14 European record of the day to win the multi-class para final of the men’s 100 backstroke. Tompsett won bronze in this event at the Paris Paralympic Games. He was out fast tonight, making the turn in 28.06. His Paralympic teammate William Ellard followed four-tenths behind him.

After the fast start, Tompsett held on down the stretch, stopping the clock in 58.28. That chopped .49 seconds off the S14 European record he swam during the prelims. He was well under the Para Worlds Consideration time as was Ellard, who clipped that standard by .01 seconds with a 59.48.

British Open Final

World Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
European Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
~~British Record: 52.70 — Oliver Morgan (2024)~~
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 53.20

Top 3:

Ollie Morgan, Birmingham — 52.12 *British Record, Worlds Consideration Time*
Jonny Marshall, Carnegie — 53.21
Matthew Ward, Bath — 53.52

After a 52.71 in-season a couple of months ago, it seemed clear that Ollie Morgan was on strong form this season after a breakout 2024 where he broke the super-suited British record in the 100 backstroke. He affirmed that this evening, ripping a 52.12 that destroys the British record he swam last season and earns him a ticket to the 2025 World Championships.

Morgan was out fast, turning in 25.24, well under his British record pace. He came back in 26.88, leaving the rest of the field behind. His final time ties David Plummer as the 13th fastest performer in history. He moves back up the world’s season-rankings to second behind only Kliment Kolesnikov.

Jonny Marshall earned the silver medal over a second behind Morgan. He swam a 53.21, which leaves him just a hundredth off the Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration time. The organizing body does have discretionary picks at their disposal, so they will have the option to add Marshall to the Worlds squad later if they choose.

Bath’s Matthew Ward won bronze in 53.52. It was his second lifetime best of the day as he dropped another eight-hundredths from the 53.60 standard he swam this morning.

Women’s 50 Freestyle

Junior Final

British Record: 23.96 — Francesca Halsall (2014)
British Junior Record: 24.53 — Francesca Halsall (2009)

Top 3:

Annabelle Compton, Wycombe — 25.66
Phoebe Cooper, Sheffield — 25.81
Meghan Higgs, Millfield — 25.86

Multi-Class Para Final

S7 British Record: 33.26 — Susannah Rodgers (2016)
S9 British Record: 29.21 — Louise Watkin (2009)
S10 British Record: 28.22 — Zara Mullooly (2019)
S11 British Record: 30.64 — Scarlett Humphrey (2024)
S12 British Record: 27.01 — Hannah Russell (2016)
S13 British Record: 28.52 — Rhiannon Henry (2010)

Top 3:

Scarlett Humphrey, Northampton (S11) – 30.66 (842 points)
Callie-Ann Warrington, RTW Monson (S10) – 28.71 (841 points)
Rebecca Redfern, Worcester (S13) – 28.77 (786 points)

Scarlett Humphrey was just two-hundredths off her own 50 freestyle S11 British record tonight. She earned the win by swimming a 30.66, which translated to 842 para points. It was just enough to win her the gold ahead of her Paralympic teammate Callie-Ann Warrington, who earned 841 points after a 28.71 swim of her own.

The entire podium was made up of Paralympians as Rebecca Redfern rounded out the podium, swimming 28.77 to score 786 points.

British Open Final

World Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)
European Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)
British Record: 23.96 — Francesca Halsall (2014)
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 24.61

Top 3:

Eva Okaro, Repton — 24.48 *Worlds Consideration Time*
Rebecca Guy, Bristol — 25.02
Skye Carter, Basildon/Darcy Revitt, Guildford — 25.19

18-year-old Eva Okaro earned her ticket to the 2025 World Aquatic Championships in the 50 freestyle. She was only a tenth off the lifetime best she swam earlier this year in the heats and crushed her personal standard tonight. Her winning time of 24.48 a best by over two-tenths and .13 seconds under the Worlds Consideration time.

Okaro’s time ties Milou Van Wijk for fifth-fastest in the world this season. She’s also now the third-fastest British woman in history, behind Francesca Halsall and Anna Hopkin.

She was the only swimmer in the final to break 25 seconds, as the 32-year-old Rebecca Guy clocked 25.02 for the silver medal. Skye Carter and Darcy Revitt tied for third in 25.19. Revitt is another swimmer who made the trip after closing out the NCAA season in the United States; she swims for Washington State.

Men’s 100 Freestyle

Junior Final

Top 3:

Gabriel Shepherd, Leeds – 49.34
Jack Brown, Plymouth – 49.62
Rio Daodu, Mt. Kelly – 49.95

The top three boys in the 100 freestyle junior final all cracked 50 seconds, with the top two under the European Juniors consideration time. Leeds’ Gabriel Shepherd touched first, powering to a 49.34. He won the race by .28 seconds ahead of Plymouth’s Jack Brown.

After taking second in the 100 backstroke junior final earlier this sesson, Daodu was back on the blocks for the 100 freestyle junior final. He ended his double with another top three finish, swimming 49.95 to break the 50-second barrier for the first time.

Multi-Class Para Final

S4 British Record: 1:33.30 — Lyndon Longhorne (2021)
S6 British Record: 1:09.83 — Sascha Kindred (2014)
S8 British Record: 58.19 — Josef Craig (2016)
S9 British Record: 56.29 — Lewis White (2018)
S10 British Record: 54.40 — Robert Welbourn (2008)
S13 British Record: 25.25 — Matthew Redfern (2023)

Top 3:

Tomas Navarro-Barber, Portsmouth (S9) — 57.52 (748 points)
Kieran Williams, Manchester (S10) — 56.05 (737 points)
Roan Brennan, Basildon (S10) — 56.11 (735 points)

Tomas Navarro-Barber swam a lifetime best 57.52 to win his second title of these championships. He won the 400 freestyle on the first night of competition and showcased his range tonight by winning the 100 freestyle with 748 para points. Navarro-Barber said he’d tapered a bit for this meet, but his main focus are the championships in June, which are another Para World Swimming Championships qualification opportunity for the British para swimmers.

Manchester’s Kieran Williams earned silver with 737 points, edging out Basildon’s Roan Brennan by just two points.

British Open Final

World Record: 46.40 — Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
European Record: 46.86 — David Popovici, Romania (2022)
British Record: 47.45 — Matt Richards (2023)
2025 Aquatics GB Worlds Consideration Time: 48.06

Top 4:

Matt Richards, Manchester — 47.92 *Worlds Consideration Time*
Jacob Mills, Repton — 48.03 *British Junior Record, Worlds Consideration Time*
Tom Dean, Bath PC — 48.40
Jacob Whittle, Bath Uni — 48.45

Matt Richards got the job done in the open final of the men’s 100 freestyle. He’s preselected to the World Championship team in the 200 freestyle but added the 100 freestyle to his program by winning tonight in 47.92. He lead from start-to-finish, making the turn at 22.86 and coming home in 25.06.

It’s a season-best for Richards, improving on the 48.07 he swam in prelims. His prelims time ranked him fifth in the world this year, but he now leapfrogs Kim Youngbeom‘s 47.96 for fourth.

Jacob Mills continued to impress this evening, taking silver in 48.03. It’s his second lifetime best of the day as he shaved eight-hundredths off the 48.11 he swam this morning. In addition to getting under the Worlds consideration time, Mills now owns the overall British Junior record outright. His 48.11 tied him with Jacob Whittle‘s 2021 effort, but Mills has full control of the record now as he approaches the 48-second barrier.

Alex Painter had a strong start out of lane 1. He’s coming off a breakout in yards during the NCAA season, where he trains at Florida with Marshall. He was second at the turn (22.96) but Olympians Tom Dean and Whittle were able to just pip him at the wall. In his sole event at these championships, Dean touched third with a 48.40, booking a spot on the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay. Whittle took fourth in 48.45, getting the better of Painter by two-hundredths.

2025 Worlds Qualifiers Through Day 3

Pre-Selected

Ben Proud – men’s 50m free
Matt Richards – men’s 200m free, men’s 4x200m free relay
Duncan Scott – men’s 200m IM, men’s 4x200m free relay
Adam Peaty – men’s 100m breast
James Guy – men’s 4x200m free relay
Tom Dean – men’s 4x200m free relay

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Gizel Clayton captured the women’s 60-meter hurdles (8.43) title for the second straight year, while Alex Bobak won the mile (4:15.97) for the first time in his career, setting a personal best in the process. Poorna Raorane also took home a victory in the shot (14.65m) put after finishing third at last year’s meet.

Courtland Noble won the 400m (48.55) making his second career victory in this event.

The Tigers recorded 10 top-five finishes, including sophomore Trinity Brown, who placed second and set a PR in the triple jump (11.91m).

Memphis athletes combined for 21 personal records, the most in a single meet since Feb. 15, 2025, at the Bulldog Open and Invite.

A full list of today’s six wins, top-five finishes and PRs can be found below. Comprehensive meet results can be found in the link above.

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Gizel Clayton, Women’s 60mH, 8.43

Alex Bobak, Men’s One Mile, 4:15.97

Poorna Raorane, Women’s Shot Put, 14.65m

Oageng Mdlela, Men’s Triple Jump, 15.16m

Kaseiana Meriweather, Women’s 200m, 24.08

Courtland Noble, Men’s 400m, 48.55

Meghan Porterfield, Women’s Weight Throw, 17.49m

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Kaseiana Meriweather, 2^nd, Women’s 60m, 7.49

Destiny Jenkins, 4^th, Women’s 60m, 7.55

Jazmyn James, 2^nd, Women’s Shot Put, 13.88m

Meghan Porterfield, 3^rd, Women’s Shot Put, 13.30m

Jean Yves Thiemble Marco, 3^rd, Men’s Long Jump, 7.20m

Kouto Anyika, 4^th, Men’s 300m, 33.95

Alexandra Allen, 2^nd, Women’s 400m, 56.61

Judy Elful, 3^rd, Women’s 400m, 56.95

Lilith Stenger, 2^nd, Women’s High Jump, 1.60m

Trinity Brown, 2^nd, Women’s Triple Jump, 11.91m

Tristian Robinson, 2^nd, Men’s Weight Throw, 17.55m

Natalie Albert, 2^nd, Women’s Weight Throw, 17.21m

Dajuan Montague, 2^nd, Men’s High Jump, 2.10m

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Elizabeth Markwell, Women’s 3000m, 11:10.48

Brooke Doyle, Women’s 3000m, 11:44.71

Jackson Turner, Men’s 3000m, 9:03.57

Jay Prettyman, Men’s 3000m, 9:12.56

Jagger Noel, Men’s 3000m, 9:19.46

Kaseiana Meriweather, Women’s 60m, 7.49

Destiny Jenkins, Women’s 60m, 7.55

Alex Bobak, Men’s One Mile, 4:15.97

Urko Extebeste, Men’s One Mile, 4:28.33

Resse Martin, Women’s 1000m, 3:10.96

Shantel Reed, Women’s 300m, 42.22

Kouto Anyika, Men’s 300m, 33.95

Bryson Wilson, Men’s 300m, 34.47

Jonathan Bunch Jr., Men’s 300m, 36.70

Alexandra Allen, Women’s 400m, 56.61

Lilith Stenger, Women’s High Jump, 1.60m

Trinity Brown, Women’s Triple Jump, 11.91m

Tristian Robinson, Men’s Weight Throw, 17.55m

Amri White, Men’s Weight Throw, 15.70m

Zion Smith, Women’s Long Jump, 5.15m

Dajuan Montague, Men’s High Jump, 2.10m

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Liston Breaks 5K School Record, Track & Field Starts Indoor Season Strong

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December 6, 2025

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – In their first meet in 195 days, the men’s and women’s track and field teams started strong at the MSU Chuck Peterson Open and M City Classic, with Molly Liston setting a school record in the 5000-meter and multiple top-five finishes against Division I, II, and III opponents at the M City Classic.

Head Coach Aaron Lund elected to send Liston to the Chuck Peterson Open, hosted by MSU-Mankato, with the goal of setting the school record in the 5000m, fresh off of a cross country season where she finished 41st at the NCAA Championships, just one spot away from All-American honors. It was clear that the heartbreak in Spartansburg, South Carolina fueled Liston, who crushed the previous school record of 17:30.02, set in 2006 by Kourtney Joyce, with a time of 17:11.07. The Richfield native maintained record-setting pace throughout the race, running 1000m times of 3:24.98, 3:25.29, 3:27.42, 3:29.41, and 3:23.97 to break the record.

The other nine women for Gustavus traveled to Minneapolis to compete at the M City Classic, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Maddox Lee competed in the pentathlon for the Gusties, scoring 2455 to finish 16th, including tying a personal record in the high jump, clearing 1.44m. On the track, McKenzie Luetmer set her personal record with a time of 8.22 in the 60-meter, as the only person who ran the race for Gustavus. In the 60-meter hurdles, three Gusties advanced to the finals after qualifying in the prelims. In the finals, all three Gustavus women ran faster times than their prelim times, where sophomore Kayla Kajer set a personal record with a time of 9.64, first-year Sophia Vogel ran a time of 9.72, and sophomore Emily Podulke finished just a second slower with a time of 9.73 to finish sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively. Sophomore Teagan Stark was the only entrant for the Gustie women in the 400-meter, running a time of 1:05.26 to finish third in the event and classmate Ella Kienitz was the only entrant in the 600-meter, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:47.79. Two Gustavus women ran in the 300-meter, with Lauren Rocheford finishing in 11th with a time of 45.13 and Podulke with a time of 46.55. Luetmer and Vogel competed in the 200-meter, completing in times of 27.53 and 28.64 respectively. In the field, first-year Kaylee Hawks and Kajer both reached heights of 1.55m, good for second at the M City Classic.

On the men’s side, first-year Amos Anderson started the season for the Gusties, running in the 60-meter prelims, placing 36th with a time of 7.71. In the 400-meter, first-year Luke Scheel led the Gustavus contingent with a time of 52.00 to finish 10th place, followed by Cohen Stursa with a time of 52.67 and Reese Blondin with a time of 53.77. Stursa was also the only entry in the 200-meter for the Gusties, finishing in a time of 24.17 for 19th. In the field, two Gusties competed in the long jump, Ben Wynia and Logan Sandmeyer. Wynia jumped a 6.07m mark, good for ninth place and Sandmeyer leaped to a 5.91m mark, finishing 10th. Three entrants competed in the pole vault, led by first-year Anderson and sophomore Alex Palmer, both vaulting over heights of 3.90m, with senior Joe Ream just behind them with a height of 3.75m.

Gustavus track and field takes a few weeks off now, getting back to competition on January 17th, when the team competes at the Ole Opener, hosted by St. Olaf in Northfield.

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