Denison Finds Success at the Harrison Dillard Twilight Meet

Berea, Ohio (May 9th)- A handful of Denison University track and field student-athletes traveled to Baldwin Wallace for the Harrison Dillard Twilight meet this Friday. 

Field Events

Representing the Denison women’s throwers was Sydney Flores, who finished seventh in shot put after clearing a distance of 12.81m (42′ ½”). On the men’s side, Owen Mathes, Reed Nobili, and Chris Slater also threw shot put. Slater took second with a throw of 16.46m (54’0″), followed by Mathe,s who finished 11th with a 13.11m throw (43′ ¼”), while Nobili finished 16th after throwing a distance of 12.08m (39’7″). Mathes and Nobili also competed in the hammer throw, where they finished 20th (43.91m- 144’0′) and 26th (38.46m- 126″2′) respectively.

Over in long jump, senior Jack Blais jumped a distance of 6.81m (22’4 ¼”) for fourth place. Justin Tharayil competed in the triple jump and finished ninth after clearing a distance of 12.67m (41’7″).

Running Events

In the 400m hurdles junior Emily Brennan crossed the finish line in 1:03.70 for a second place finish, and on the men’s side, Nathan Bertman and Leo Wisnefski competed in the 1500m run. With over 75 competitors in the fiel,d Wisnefski finished 42nd with a time of 4:02.58, while Bertman came in 56th place with a time of 4:09.88.