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Results
May 11, 2012 - Fresh off a stellar performance in last week's College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Outdoor Championships, the North Central College men's track and field team continued to step up its efforts on Thursday and Friday, winning three events and posting a series of season-best performances in the Dr. Keeler Invitational at Jay and Dot Buikema Track.
The fourth-ranked Cardinals displayed its mastery of the pole vault once again, sweeping the top four spots.
Josh Winder,
Peter Geraghty and
John Wood placed first, second and third, respectively, each clearing 16 feet, 7 1/4 inches, while
Frank Wleklinski placed fourth with a career-best clearance of 16'1 1/4".
North Central completed a sweep of the vertical jumping events when
Zach Heerspink placed first in the high jump with a personal-best effort of 6'10 1/4:" Heerspink's performance ties him for the third-best outdoor effort in the history of the North Central program. Also posting a win with a lifetime-best effort was
John Crain, who prevailed in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:24.15 to rank sixth on the Cardinals' all-time list.
The Cardinals' 4-by-400-meter relay team of
Jonathan Caron,
Marlen Hamilton,
Dionte Hackler and
Jon Howard placed third in 3:14.56, while
Robert Kapustka posted fourth-place finishes in the hammer throw (a season-best 173'1") and discus throw (152'7").
Hackler also turned in a fifth-place showing in the 400-meter dash (48.41) and Caron teamed with
Donald Smith,
Kalen Petty and
Michael Reasner to place fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (42.51).
Matt Souvannasing added a fifth-place finish in the long jump (21'2") and
Mike Giaquinto placed fifth in the javelin throw (181'5"). Nick Fridrich placed sixth in the javelin, establishing a new personal best and moving into eighth pla
ce in North Central history with a distance of 177'3".
The Cardinals wrap up their home schedule next week, hosting the Gregory Invitational on Thursday and Friday.
