On Thursday (May 2) on Day 2 of the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hillsdale, each of Ashland University's teams received a league title in the multi events, while the Eagle women added a long jump conference crown.
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In the men's decathlon, junior
Wyatt Cory won with 6,520 points – good for a new provisional mark for the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships, May 23-25 in Emporia, Kan.. Freshman
Kara Fields won the women's heptathlon with 4,812 points, also a new nationals provo.
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Redshirt freshman
Hailey Rios, the 2024 Great Midwest women's indoor Freshman of the Year and Freshman of the Meet, earned a new provo in winning the women's long jump at 5.96 meters/19-feet-6¾.
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More Eagle provisional marks came during Thursday's preliminaries – including three in the women's 400 dash prelim by senior
Elizabeth Adams (improved, 54.79 seconds), junior
Mia Gardner (improved, 55.15 seconds) and sophomore
Jade Avance (new, 55.53 seconds).
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Junior
Julian Griffin improved upon his previous provo in the men's 110 hurdles prelim with a time of 14.15 seconds.
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SECOND PLACE – Junior
Caden Morris in the men's long jump (7.43 meters/24-feet-4½)
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THIRD PLACE – Freshman
Landon McFrederick in the men's high jump (1.98 meters/6-feet-6).
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FOURTH PLACE – Freshman
Matthew Noel in the men's high jump (1.98 meters/6-feet-6).
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FIFTH PLACE – Freshman
Justin Richards in the men's long jump (7.23 meters/23-feet-8¾).
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SIXTH PLACE – Senior
Emma Liberatore in the women's javelin throw (36.87 meters/120-feet-11) and junior
Sarah Masuoka in the women's pole vault (tied, 3.71 meters/12-feet-2).
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SEVENTH PLACE – Freshman
Gavin Mullen in the men's decathlon (5,143 points).
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The team leaderboard after Day 2 has Ashland's men in second place with 45 points (Findlay first with 61), and AU's men in fifth place with 27 points (Hillsdale first with 57 points).
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The third and final day of the Championships on Friday (May 3), starting at 11 a.m..
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