NASHVILLE – The University of Evansville track and field team will look to take down more program records over the weekend at the Outdoor Music City Challenge.

The Purple Aces will go to Nashville for the first time during the outdoor season over the weekend for the Outdoor Music City Challenge meet hosted by Vanderbilt. UE had a small group participate in the Indoor Music City Challenge back in February. Evansville will bring its full team to the outdoor season version of the meet on Friday and Saturday.

The meet that begins the month of May is being held at the Vanderbilt Outdoor Track Complex and will feature 25 college teams along with a state track club. The Aces will compete against 17 other Division I teams including fellow Missouri Valley Conference opponents Belmont and Murray State. The other Division I teams competing in Nashville include Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Furman, Jacksonville State, Lindenwood, Lipscomb, MTSU, SIUE, Tennessee, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, Vanderbilt, and Xavier.

At UE’s last meet, Evansville set three new program records with two on the women’s side and one on the men’s side. Sophomore Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) reset the 400-meter record by more than two tenths of a second along with her 200-meter record at the 2025 Gibson Invitational. The men’s 4×400 relay team also set a record with the team of freshman Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind. / North HS), sophomores Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North HS), Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS), and Cedrik Flipo (Beloeil, Quebec) with a time of 3:18.93. The relay team broke a record that was set over 40 years ago back in 1979.

The Outdoor Music Challenge begins on Friday morning at 10 a.m. with field events while the track events begin at 5 p.m. On Saturday field events again begin at 10 a.m. while track events begin at 1:30 p.m. Aces fans can follow along with this weekend’s meet through live timing.

Baseball

Aurora Central Catholic 3, Leo Catholic 2

Deerfield 6, Maine South 3

Fenwick 8, Marmion Academy 6

Grayslake Central 5, Antioch 0

Grayslake North 15, Round Lake 5 (5 Inn.)

Jacobs 15, Huntley 10

Kaneland 12, Sycamore 2 (5 Inn.)

Montini 9, De La Salle 0

Mundelein 10, Carmel 6

Naperville North 12, Metea Valley 0

Naperville Central 7, DeKalb 3

Niles West 4, Vernon Hills 2

Oak Park-River Forest 5, Hinsdale Central 4

Sandwich 10, Lisle 7

St. Viator 4, Marist 3

Waubonsie Valley 1, Neuqua Valley 0

Wauconda 10, Grant 9

West Aurora 10, Elmwood Park 0 (5 Inn.)

Softball

Burlington Central 14, Crystal Lake South 2 (5 Inn.)

Crystal Lake Central 8, Dundee-Crown 2

Elmwood Park 16, Streamwood 0 (4 Inn.)

Fremd 16, Elk Grove 0 (5 Inn.)

Glenbard East 20, Elgin 2 (3 Inn.)

Grant 17, Round Lake 2 (4 Inn.)

Huntley 11, Jacobs 0 (5 Inn.)

IC Catholic Prep 3, DePaul Prep 2

Lake Park 6, St. Charles East 2

Maine West 4, Vernon Hills 0

Marist 10, Downers Grove North 0 (5 Inn.)

McHenry 7, Cary-Grove 2

Niles North 18, Maine East 0 (5 Inn.)

Prairie Ridge 6, Hampshire 2

Prairie Ridge 7, Hampshire 6 (8 Inn.)

Riverside-Brookfield 19, Larkin 6 (6 Inn.)

Girls soccer

Naperville North Naperville Invitational

Benet 3, Downers Grove South 1

Lane Tech 1, Neuqua Valley 0

Lyons 3, St. Charles East 2

Naperville Central 4, Lincoln-Way East 1

Naperville North 2, Fenwick 1

New Trier 6, St. Charles North 0

Others

Addison Trail 1, Elmwood Park 0

Barrington 2, Loyola Academy 0

Glenbard West 5, Nazareth 0

Huntley 8, Crystal Lake South 0

Lake Zurich 7, Zion-Benton 0

Lakes 6, Antioch 0

Prairie Ridge 1, Dundee-Crown 0

Schaumburg Christian 2, Richards 0

St. Francis 4, IC Catholic Prep 0

St. Laurence 8, Rosary 0

Streamwood 7, Rochelle Zell 0

Vernon Hills 3, Maine West 1

Warren 3, Mundelein 0

Wauconda 5, Round Lake 0

Wheaton Academy 1, Quincy 0

Boys track and field

Richmond-Burton Rocket Relays

McHenry 49.5, Richmond-Burton 48, Crystal Lake South 43, Marengo 34.5, Genoa-Kingston 27, Marian Central 20, Johnsburg 18

West Chicago Wildcat Spring Invitational

Elgin 156, West Chicago 119, Wheaton Academy 110, Lisle 55, Elmwood Park 46, Streamwood 38, Aurora Christian 21, Larkin 9

Others

South Elgin 104.5, Bartlett 39.5

Girls track and field

Lake County Invitational

Lake Zurich 144, Zion-Benton 75, Warren 55.5, Grayslake Central 50, North Chicago 47, Stevenson 45, Lakes 34, Deerfield 32.5, Carmel 31, Wauconda 29, Antioch 28, Lake Forest 22, Libertyville 22, Highland Park 20, Lake Forest Academy 20, Vernon Hills 19, Grayslake North 12, Mundelein 11, Grant 5

Richmond-Burton Rocket Relays

McHenry 45.5, Crystal Lake South 42, Genoa-Kingston 38, Richmond-Burton 37, Johnsburg 35, Marengo 22.5, Belvidere 16, Marian Central 9

West Chicago Wildcat Spring Invitational

Wheaton Academy 133, Lisle 127.5, West Chicago 119, Elmwood Park 45, Aurora Christian 39.5, Elgin 37, Streamwood 36, Larkin 20

Boys lacrosse

Carmel 20, St. Patrick 1

DePaul Prep 12, Montini 1

Hampshire 11, Crystal Lake South 6

Wheaton Academy 22, Andrew 4

Girls lacrosse

Barrington 24, Elk Grove 2

Boys volleyball

Barrington d. Palatine 25-19, 17-25, 25-20

Benet d. Carmel Catholic 25-10, 25-9

Geneva d. Streamwood 25-20, 25-19

Grayslake Central d. North Chicago 25-15, 25-12

Marmion Academy d. Fenwick 25-11, 25-18

Metea Valley d. Naperville Central 25-17, 25-23

Mt. Carmel d. Montini 25-21, 25-20

Mundelein d. South Elgin 25-22, 25-18

Naperville North d. Waubonsie Valley 25-15, 24-26, 25-18

Prospect d. Elk Grove 25-12, 25-21

Vernon Hills d. Lake Forest Academy 25-19, 25-22

Boys water polo

Barrington 16, Warren 11

Latin 14, Leyden 11

Naperville Central 14, Fremd 12

Schaumburg 18, Sandburg 6

St. Charles 10, Andrew 4

Girls water polo

Elk Grove 13, Hoffman Estates 4

Evanston 19, Maine West 3

Libertyville 13, Glenbrook South 0

Neuqua Valley 9, Lincoln-Way West 5

St. Charles East 11, Andrew 5

Vernon Hills 14, Schaumburg 13

Upcoming

Friday, May 2

Baseball

Bishop McNamara at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Bryon at Harvest Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo Grove at Palatine, 4:45 p.m.

Burlington Central at Jacobs, 4:30 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Hampshire, 4:30 p.m.

Crystal Lake South at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.

Dundee-Crown at Prairie Ridge, 4:30 p.m.

Elk Grove at Schaumburg, 4:45 p.m.

Geneva at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard North at Lake Park, 4:30 p.m.

Hersey at Barrington, 4:45 p.m.

Leyden at North Shore Country Day, 4:30 p.m.

Montini at Lemont Tournament, 4:45 p.m.

Morton at Hinsdale Central, 4:30 p.m.

Northridge at Addison Trail, 4:30 p.m.

Prospect at Conant, 4:45 p.m.

Rolling Meadows at Fremd, 4:45 p.m.

Round Lake at Grayslake North, 4:45 p.m.

St. Charles East at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.

Timothy Christian at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.

Westmont at Walther Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Hope Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Warrenville South at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.

Wheeling at Hoffman Estates, 4:45 p.m.

Softball

Addison Trail at Morton, 4:30 p.m.

Aurora Christian at Lisle, 4:30 p.m.

Batavia at Glenbard North, 4:30 p.m.

Benet Academy, Fremd, Neuqua Valley at Bradley Bourbonnais Community Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo Grove at Schaumburg, 4:45 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Marengo, 5 p.m.

Chicago Christian at St. Edward, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove North at Glenbard West, 4:30 p.m.

Elk Grove at Fremd, 4:45 p.m.

Grayslake North at Warren, 4:45 p.m.

Hersey at Conant, 4:45 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at York, 4:30 p.m.

Leyden at Hinsdale South, 4:45 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at Bradley Bourbonnais Quad, TBA

Palatine at Rolling Meadows Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Prospect at Palatine, 4:45 p.m.

Proviso East at Willowbrook, 4:30 p.m.

Rolling Meadows at Hoffman Estates, 4:45 p.m.

St. Charles East at Wheaton Warrenville South, 4:30 p.m.

St. Charles North at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.

St. Francis at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Taft, Lane Technical, Trinity at Stevenson Quad, 4:45 p.m.

Timothy Christian at Fenton, 7:30 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

West Aurora at Naperville Central, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Harvest Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Lake Park, 4:30 p.m.

Wheeling at Barrington, 4:45 p.m.

Willowbrook at Hinsdale Central, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Batavia, Carmel, St. Viator, Glenbard South, Kaneland, Metea Valley, Wheaton Academy, Wheaton North at Iowa Tournament of Champions, TBA

Benet, Downers Grove North, Geneva, Hinsdale Central, Neuqua Valley, St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Waubonsie Valley, York at Naperville North Naperville Invitation, TBA

Buffalo Grove at Hersey, 7 p.m.

Elk Grove at Wheeling, 5 p.m.

Hoffman Estates at Palatine, 6:30 p.m.

Naperville North Ed Watson Naperville Invitational, TBA

Prospect at Rolling Meadows, 4:30 p.m.

Rosary at Harvest Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Schaumburg Christian at Westmont, 6 p.m.

Westminster Christian at Marengo, 7 p.m.

Boys track and field

Addison Trail, Fenton at Willowbrook Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Antioch, St. Edward at Woodstock Invitational, 4 p.m.

Aurora Central Catholic, Batavia, Geneva. St. Charles East, West Aurora at Oswego Wilcox Invitational, 5 p.m.

Barrington, Downers Grove South, Grayslake Central, Hersey, Hoffman Estates, Maine East, Maine West, Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley at Prospect Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Benet, Downers Grove South, Glenbard East, Glenbard North, Montini at Hinsdale South Hornet Invitational, 5 p.m.

Buffalo Grove, Conant, Fremd, Huntley, St. Charles North, Stevenson, Warren at Rolling Meadows Invitational, 5 p.m.

Burlington Central, Dundee-Crown, Kaneland, Round Lake at Crystal Lake Central, 5 p.m.

Cary-Grove at Badger Invitational, 4 p.m.

Downers Grove North, Hinsdale Central at Sandburg Pete Struck Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove South, Lake Park, Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley, at Prospect Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Grant, Grayslake North, Lakes, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Wauconda, Stevenson at Deerfield Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

IC Catholic Prep, St. Francis, Timothy Christian, Westmont at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Kaneland at Morris Relays, 4:30 p.m.

Maine South, South Elgin, Vernon Hills, Wheeling at Glenbrook North Invitational, 4 p.m.

Wheaton Academy at Sycamore Seegers Classic, 4:30 p.m.

York at Lincoln Way West, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field

Addison Trail, DePaul Prep, Fenton, Glenbard East, Hinsdale South, Maine West, Marist, Resurrection, Willowbrook at Elk Grove Invitational, 4:45 p.m.

Antioch, St. Edward, St. Viator at Woodstock Invitational, 4 p.m.

Aurora Central Catholic, Aurora Christian, Burlington Central, Geneva, Rosary, St. Charles East at Kane County Invitational, TBA

Barrington, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Maine East, Wheeling at Conant Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Benet, Downers Grove North, Neuqua Valley, Rolling Meadows, Waubonsie Valley at Glenbard North Weber Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Downers Grove South, Glenbard South, Glenbard West, Hinsdale Central, Huntley, Metea Valley, Naperville Central, Naperville North, Prospect, Schaumburg, Wheaton North at Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard East, Hinsdale South, Willowbrook at Elk Grove Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

IC Catholic Prep, St. Francis, Timothy Christian, Westmont at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m

Kaneland at Morris Relays, 4:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse

Hoffman Estates at Lake Forest Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Libertyville at Vernon Hills, 5:30 p.m.

Naperville Central at Hinsdale Central, 7 p.m.

St. Charles North at Metea/Waubonsie Valley Coop, 7 p.m.

Stevenson at Lakes, 4:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Libertyville, 7 p.m.

Girls lacrosse

Carmel at Warren, 6:30 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Downers Grove North, 7 p.m.

Montini at Latin, 5 p.m.

Naperville Central at Hinsdale Central, 7 p.m.

Vernon Hills at Stevenson, 6:30 p.m.

Boys gymnastics

Conant, Fremd, Palatine, Schaumburg at Hoffman Estates Tournament, 5 p.m.

Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, Willowbrook at Glenbard West WSC Conference Meet, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis

Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Conant, Fremd, Glenbard West, Hinsdale Central, Jacobs, Maine South, Metea Valley, Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley, Palatine, Prospect, Rolling Meadows, St. Charles North, Stevenson, Streamwood, York at Hersey Invitational, 1 p.m.

Wheeling at Maine West Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Woodstock at Grayslake North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball

Antioch at Carmel, 6 p.m.

Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South, Glenbard South, Glenbard West, Hinsdale Central, Lake Park, St. Francis, West Aurora at Lincoln Way East Invitational, 5 p.m.

Hononegah, Lakes at Stevenson Triangular, 5 p.m.

IC Catholic Prep at Proviso East Tri-Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

Leyden, Prospect, Rolling Meadows at Libertyville Invitational, 5 p.m.

Montini at Walther Christian Academy, 6 p.m.

Boys water polo

Bremen, Maine South, Rolling Meadows, Vernon Hills at Prospect Invitational, 5 p.m.

Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Hersey, Libertyville, Lincoln-Way Central, Neuqua Valley, Niles West at Conant Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Naperville Central, Naperville North, Palatine, York at Stevenson Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Naperville North, York at Stevenson Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Girls water polo

Maine South, Neuqua Valley at Prospect Invitational, 5 p.m.

Naperville Central at Zeeland, 4 p.m.

Warren at Elk Grove, 5:30 p.m.

Girls badminton

Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Conant, Elk Grove, Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Hersey, Palatine, Prospect, Schaumburg, Wheeling at Rolling Meadows Invitational, 4:45 p.m.

CSL Championship at Niles North, 4:45 p.m.

Downers Grove South, Willowbrook at Hinsdale South West Suburban Conference Championship, 4:30 p.m.

Glenbard West, Hinsdale Central, York at Downers Grove North West Suburban Conference Championship, 4:30 p.m.

NSC Championship at Waukegan, 4:45 p.m.

The Hope College women’s track and field team picked up one medal and recorded two of the top qualifying efforts during Day 1 of the MIAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday at Alma College.

Juniors Catherine Leahy (200 meters) and junior Sara Schermerhorn (400 meters) delivered the best performances for the Flying Dutch while qualifying for the finals on Friday, May 2.

Competition begins at noon with field events. Running finals are scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m.

In the shot put, senior Greta Robrahn (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland East) earned a bronze medal with a third-place toss of 12.75 meters (41 feet, 10 inches).

Two more of Robrahn’s teammates scored in the event: Kamryn Bice (Monroe, Michigan / Monroe) in sixth at 11.58 meters (38-0) and Karly Roelofs (Kingsley, Michigan / Kingsley Area) in eighth at 11.10 meters (36-5).

In the 3,000-meter run, senior Maddy Struck (Hainesville, Illinois / Grayslake Central) placed fourth at 11:27.17. Sophomore Annika Sytsma (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Christian) took fifth after a PR 11:35.11.

Hope is in third place after Day 1 with 27 points. Cavin University leads the seven-team pack with 108 points. Trine University is third with 71.

In the 10,000-meter run, junior Alexis Deighan (Birmingham, Michigan / Seaholm) finished sixth after recording a PR time of 38:56.65.

In the hammer throw, junior Sophia Raymond (Woodstock, Illinois / Woodstock) posted a sixth-place throw of 40.57 meters (133-1).

In the pole vault, sophomore Abigail Cumings (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Forest Hills Central) cleared 2.85 meters (9-4 ¼) for seventh place.

During qualifying, the Flying Dutch clocked three of the fastest four qualifying times in the 200-meter run.

Leahy (Elk Rapids, Michigan / Elk Rapids) finished first with a PR run of 44.83 and was followed by Schermerhorn (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City West) in third at 25.81 and freshman Sofia Fisher (Lombard, Illinois / Montini Catholic) in fourth at 26.09.

Leahy’s time ranked 44th in NCAA Division III this season.

In the 400-meter run, Hope swept the top two spots in qualifying and advanced two more runners to the final.

Schermerhorn led the effort at 56.71 points and was followed in second by Leahy at 57.74.

Junior Frances Cozzens (Lyman, New Hampshire / Saint Johnsbury Academy) finished fifth at 59.94. Senior Jasmine Zimmerman (Byron Center, Michigan / Home School) was sixth with a PR 1:00.03.

In the 400-meter hurdles, three Hope runners qualified. Junior Molly Durow (Glenview, Illinois / Glenbrook South) posted the second-fastest run during prelims at 1:07.15 and was followed by junior Elliana Johnson (East Lansing, Michigan / Haslett) in fifth after a PR 1:07.96 and Lauren Newens (Sterling Heights, Michigan / Adlai Stevenson) in seventh after a PR 1:10.10.

In the 800-meter run, three Flying Dutch reached the final: Durow in third at 2:18.63, senior Noel Vanderbilt (Saugatuck, Michigan / Home School) in fourth with a PR 2:18.19 and sophomore Amanda Markham (Hoffman Estates, Illinois / William Fremd) in fifth at a season-best 2:19.59.

In the 100-meter run, junior Ava Schmidt (Saline, Michigan / Saline) took eighth during prelims by posting a time of 13.01.

CARLISLE, Pa. – The Dickinson women’s outdoor track and field team will look for their first Centennial Conference Championship since they won four straight from 1999 to 2002 beginning this Friday when the Red and White head to Collegeville, Pennsylvania and Patterson Field at Ursinus College for the three-day meet.

The Devils will try to improve on their second-place result from 2024 when they tallied 166 points to trail only the champion Johns Hopkins who collected up 281.5. The rest of the Top-5 included Ursinus (90), Swarthmore (68) and Gettysburg (57).

At the beginning of the season the Red and White were expected to compete for the conference crown totaling 73 points for the second straight season in the preseason poll falling just behind Johns Hopkins at 81. The rest of the poll was made up of Swarthmore (62), Ursinus (57), Gettysburg (49), Haverford (42), Franklin & Marshall (29), McDaniel and Muhlenberg (23) and Bryn Mawr (11).

In the field, Annie Leder will be expected to be a key contributor in the Devils scoring all weekend as she ranks inside the Top-5 for both the triple and long jumps sitting first in the long (5.87m) and fourth for triple (11.27m). Jenna Deep should also be a threat in the hammer throw qualifying third at 43.22m. Amiyah Priebe is the other top qualifier for Dickinson holding down first the 3,000m steeplechase (11:03.77). Erin Olsavsky is the second fastest qualifier for the 100m (12.19) and 200m (25.60), while sitting in fifth for javelin (34.19m). The trio of Elizabeth Barbash, Leah Biwott and Lily Swain all rank fourth for the 5000m (17:44.97), 100m hurdles (15.29) and 400m hurdles (1:08.14). 

Top 15 Red Devil Qualifiers for CC Championships
Javelin – Erin Olsavsky (5th – 34.19m) | Jenna Deep (14th – 24.39m) | Sarah Glickson (15th – 23.47m)
Shot Put – Damien Labrada (6th – 11.82m) | Jenna Deep (15th – 10.45m)
Discus – Damien Labrada (12th – 33.13m)
Hammer Throw – Jenna Deep (3rd – 43.22m) | Damien Labrada (8th – 39.27m) | Sarah Glickson (13th – 34.57m)
High Jump – Leah Biwott (7th – 1.52m)
Pole Vault – Lily Swain (6th – 3.25m) | Sylvie McMaken-Marsh (15th – 2.90m)
Long Jump – Annie Leder (1st – 5.87m) | Leah Biwott (6th – 5.30m) 
Triple Jump – Annie Leder (4th – 11.27m)
Heptathlon – No Qualifier
100m – Erin Olsavsky (2nd – 12.19) | Emily Chaine (13th – 13.03)
100m Hurdles – Leah Biwott (4th – 15.29) | Annie Leder (6th – 15.81) | Lily Cusa (12th – 17.01) | Sylvie McMaken-Marsh (13th – 17.10)
200m – Erin Olsavsky (2nd – 25.60) | Emily Chaine (12th – 27.19)
400m – Maddie Brown (2nd – 58.54) | Marley Kurey (3rd – 59.12) | Abbe Kitchin (9th – 1:01.60)
400m Hurdles – Lily Swain (4th – 1:08.14) | Lily Cusa (8th – 1:11.82) | Lauren Scott (13th – 1:17.36)
800m – No Qualifier
1500m – Amiyah Priebe (11th – 4:43.43) 
3000m Steeplechase – Amiyah Priebe (1st – 11:03.77) | Elizabeth Barbash (4th – 11:36.24) 
5000m – Elizabeth Barbash (4th – 17:44.97) | Amiyah Priebe (7th – 18:09.11) | Myra Naqvi (10th – 18:17.55)
10,000m – Myra Naqvi (6th – 38:06.32) | Maddie Garber (7th – 39:44.33) | Abby Duffy (11th – 42:53.61) | Jenna Kerns (12th – 43:17.21)
4x100m Relay – 6th (50.21)
4x400m Relay – 3rd (4:03.92)
4x800m Relay – 4th (9:44.34)

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The Hope College men’s track and field team clocked four of the fastest qualifying times at the MIAA Outdoor Championships on Thursday at Alma College.

Senior Lucas Guidone (800 meters), junior Liam Danitz (200 meters), sophomore Dylan Terpstra (400 meters) and freshman Kevin Barifagok (400-meter hurdles) led the Flying Dutchmen with the top prelims performances in their respective events and advanced to the finals on Friday, May 2. 

Competition begins at noon with field events. Running finals are scheduled to start at 4:15 p.m.

Hope also earned a medal in the 3,000 meters on Thursday and is in fifth place after Day 1 with 20 points. Trine University leads the seven-team pack with 96 points.

In the 3,000 meters, senior Jonathan Harlow (Holland, Michigan / Home School) claimed silver by clocking a second-place run of 9:35.45. 

Two more of Harlow’s teammates also scored: sophomore Shane Pitcher (Saline, Michigan / Saline) in sixth at 10:02.12 and freshman Noah Norris (Ann Arbor, Michigan / Washtenaw Academy) in eighth with a PR of 10:06.15.

In the shot put, junior Caleb Paarlberg (Alto, Michigan / Caledonia) placed fifth after heaving a toss of 13.47 meters (44 feet, 2 ½ inches).

In the 10,000 meters, freshman Cooper Jacobsen (Grand Rapids, Michigan / First Hills Eastern) clocked a seventh-place run of 32:11.16. Junior Nile Devers (Gobles, Michigan / Gobles) was eighth at 32:24.05.

During prelims, Barifagok (Las Vegas, Nevada / Cristo Rey Saint Viator) posted a PR 53.78 seconds in the 400 hurdles, which was the 24th-fastest run in Division III this season. 

Two more of Barifagok’s teammates qualified for the final: freshman Logan Lipka (Frankenmuth, Michigan / Frankenmuth) in third at a PR 56.72 and senior Samuel Miller (Zionsville, Indiana / Zionsville) in fourth at a PR 56.68.

In the 800-meter run, three Hope runners advanced, led by 1-2 prelim finish from Guidone (Chicago, Illinois / Taft) with a season-best 1:54.66 and senior Lucas Guidone (Chicago, Illinois / Taft) in second 0.12 behind Guidone. Junior Carter Dean (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City West was seventh after a PR 1:55.71.

In the 400-meter run, two Flying Dutchmen qualified for the final. Terpstra (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) posted the fastest time during prelims at 48.74 seconds. Senior Joshua Ennen (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland West) also advanced, placing eighth at 50.23.

In the 200-meter run, two Flying Dutchmen advanced to the final. Danitz posted the top qualifying time at 21.75 seconds, edging Trine’s Zion Jackson by .01. junior Nolan Sanders (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) was seventh at a season-best 22.44.

In the 100-meter run, two Hope runners qualified for the final: Danitz (West Branch, Michigan / Ogemaw Heights) in second at 10.76 seconds, 0.01 behind Jackson, and Sanders in seventh with a season-best 11.09.

In the 110 hurdles, Lipka qualified for the finals with a run of 15.49 seconds.