Men’s Track & Field: Scots Ready for MIAC Championships

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men’s track & field team is set to compete in the MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will be held at home at Macalester Stadium. The field events begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the track events start at 2:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.

Senior Arlo Heitler (Hastings, N.Y./Hastings) highlights the Scots’ efforts on the track. Heitler, who has earned All-MIAC in the 400 meters outdoors the past three seasons, has the third-fastest time in the MIAC this season. His time of 47.63 also ranks 28th in Division III. Heitler, senior Kalid Ali (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park), junior Henry Schonebaum (Faribault, Minn./Faribault) and first year John Ihrke (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) have the third-best time in the 4×400-meter relay in the MIAC this season.

Ihrke, the MIAC indoor champion in the 800 meters and the conference’s indoor Rookie of the Year, has the fastest time in the MIAC outdoors as well. His time of 1:51.70 also ranks 28th in Division III.

Seniors Tor Olsson (Northampton, Mass./Northampton), Reece McKee (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) and Ben Crotteau (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast) will compete in the final heat of the 1500 meters. Olson, the 2023 MIAC champion in the 1500, has the fourth-best time in the MIAC so far this year. Others expected to compete for a top-8 finish on the track include Ali, who is seeded seventh in the 800, first year Karson Sammons (Portland, Ore./Westview), who is seeded seventh in the 400, and McKee, who is seeded eighth in the 5000 meters. Olsson and senior Nick Ihrke (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) are also threats to score in the 5000. Junior Tyler Edwards (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal) was fifth in the 10000 meters a year ago and will challenge for points in the event on Friday night.

Among Macalester’s competitors in the field events, senior Aiden Yang (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene) looks to improve upon his third-place performance in the javelin at last year’s championships. He currently ranks third in the MIAC in the event this season. Senior Austin Mills (Eugene, Ore./Winston Churchill), who placed fifth in the weight throw at the MIAC Indoor Championships, is seeded sixth in the hammer throw and 10th in the discus. In the triple jump, senior Riley Hodin (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) and first year Ataa Mensah (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville) are seeded fifth and sixth respectively. Mensah took fourth indoors to receive All-MIAC honorable mention, while Hodin finished eighth.

Tickets for the Friday and Saturday sessions are $12 for adults and $3 for students per session. Two-day passes are $27 for adults and $9 for students. All ticket sales will be handled online by HomeTown Ticketing. Macalester students with a valid ID will be admitted free, courtesy Macalester Athletics.

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