May 10, 2022
Welcome back to the men’s track & field blog! This past week was the G-MAC Outdoor Championship, and we took a large group of guys to compete. The meet was hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Kentucky. We stayed at a nice hotel with a river view. Apart from a few food mis-communications, our stay was very nice.
The action started on Wednesday with Isaiah Kelly and Colin Cramer in the 10K. Isaiah was runner-up with a time of 30:00.91, which is fifth all-time in school history, and Colin finished seventh in 31:17.23. On Thursday, our jumpers competed. Three long jumpers made finals, and Ben Tarwater and Turner White placed seventh (21’6.75”) and eighth (21’5.5”). In the high jump, Andrew Reinhard finished eighth, jumping 6’75”. On the track, Ethan Wallis took fifth in the 3K Steeplechase with a time of 9:30.34.
The meet concluded on Friday with a handful of great performances. Trey Gruet finished second in the 400 meter hurdles, and Braedon Killion finished second in the 1,500 meters. Third place finishers included Cooper Peterson in the 5K (14:46.81) and the 4 x 400 meter relay of Brandon Thomas, myself, Will Faunce, and Trey Gruet (3:17.69). Caleb Fauth, David Entz, and Evan Leist also posted fourth-place finishes. Fauth threw 170’2” in the javelin, Entz ran the 110 meter hurdles in 14.87 seconds, and Leist crossed the line in the 5K in 14:52.49. We finished sixth as a team with 79.5 points. It was a great championship meet!
April 25, 2022
Welcome back to the men’s track blog. It was an amazing past weekend for our guys! We competed in two meets: The Otterbein Twilight and The Jesse Owens Classic. On Friday at Otterbein, we placed first as a team thanks to a slew of first place finishes. In the field events, Ben Tarwater won the long jump and triple jump, setting new PR’s of 22’3” and 44’7”. On the track David Entz crossed the line first in the 110 meter hurdles in a personal best time of 14.60 seconds, and Ethan Wallis won the 3K steeplechase finishing with a time of 9:35.59. Our 4 x 400 meter teams also finished in the top two places. Runner-up finishers included Brandon Thomas in the 400 meters and Russell Shultz in the 1,500 meters. It was a great meet for a lot of our guys.
On Saturday, a small group drove to Columbus to compete at the Ohio State University in the Jesse Owens Classic. Trey Gruet tore up the track in the 400 meter hurdles finishing third in a time of 52.82 seconds. He is currently ranked 20th in the country and holds the sixth fastest time in school history. Caleb Fauth also finished third in the javelin with a throw of 181’8”. Isaiah Kelly finished fifth in the 3K Steeplechase, and Trevor Cross finished ninth in the 5K.
This week will give some of our guys some much needed rest with another chance to compete at the Ashland Alumni Open this Friday and Saturday and as we gear up for the G-MAC Championship next week.
April 19, 2022
Welcome back to the blog! This past week we competed in two separate meets. On Thursday the majority of us traveled to Indiana for the Huntington Invitational. We had four winners in the non-scoring meet. Ben Tarwater won the triple jump with a mark of 41’10.5” while jumping into extreme wind gusts. On the track, Adam Klauk won the 3K Steeplechase in a time of 10:31.92, and Gunnar Grass won the 10K, finishing in 33:19.73. Lastly, our 4 x 400 meter squad of Brandon Thomas, Ben Hulbert, Aidan Peterson, and Josh Jones finished first with a time of 3:32.42. The conditions were far from ideal, but we pushed through and saw some quality performances.
On Saturday, a smaller group competed in the prestigious Bucknell Outdoor Classic, and there were a few PR’s worth noting. Caleb Fauth threw 189’8” in the javelin, which ranks him first in the G-MAC standings. Braedon Killion ran the 1,500 meters in 3:55.61, and Evan Leist finished the 5K in 14:37.32, which is the eighth fastest time in school history.
We will be competing at the Otterbein Twilight Invitational and the Jesse Owens Classic this week.
April 12, 2022
Welcome back for another track and field blog entry. We’ve competed in two meets since the last entry. The majority of the team traveled to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee this past weekend. Conditions were far from ideal. Snow and rain plagued the meet, but our guys persevered. This meet was highlighted by Isaiah Kelly’s epic run in the 10K. He ran an incredible time of 29:43.92, which broke the school record, hit the national provisional mark, and earned him G-MAC and NCCAA Athlete of the Week. Another notable finish on the track was Ramen Felumlee, who finished fifth in the 1500 meters in a time of 3:50.15. We also had a few standout performances in the field events. Caleb Fauth placed third in the javelin with a heave of 187’2”. Andrew Reinhard finished fifth in the high jump clearing 6’4”, and Grant Weise finished fourth in shot put throwing 48’4.75.”
On Monday, a smaller group of us competed at the Indiana Tech Monday Meet. Trey Gruet tore the track up in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing second in a time of 53.79. Brandon Thomas finished 6th in the 400 meters in an excellent time of 49.82, and David Entz finished 5th in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.99 seconds.
We will be back in action this Thursday at the Huntington Invitational.
April 5, 2022
Welcome back for the second mens’ entry of the outdoor season. We competed at the Western Kentucky Relays this past weekend. A small group of us competed on Friday, highlighted by Andrew Reinhard’s runner-up finish in the high jump. Much to the chagrin of their mother’s, the Friday crew got pretty sunburnt, but they all seemed to compete well.
The rest of us joined on Saturday where there were a number of solid performances. Ramen Felumlee led a trio of 1,500 meters runners who finished top three in the event. His time of 3:54.20 was just ahead of Cooper Peterson and Braedon Killion. Trevor Cross and Ethan Wallis finished second and fourth in the 3K Steeplechase, and David Entz and Trey Gruet both finished third in the 110 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles, respectively. We also had a pair of fourth place finishers in the throws. Caleb Fauth threw 181’3” in the javelin, and Grant Weise threw 139’4” in the discus. The bus ride back was long, but we arrived back to campus around 1 a.m.
We will be competing this next weekend at the Lee Invitational in Cleveland, TN.
March 30, 2022
Outdoor season is upon us! We opened the spring season on our own turf this past Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Open. The conditions were far from ideal with 20-30 mph winds and snow throughout the day. Despite the adverse circumstances, we won the meet, scoring a whopping 174 total points.
David Entz
Four of our guys won individual events. Trevor Cross won the 3K Steeplechase (that water must’ve been frigid) in a time of 9:57.40. Cooper Peterson won the 5,000 meters in a time of 14:58.47, earning him NCCAA Athlete of the Week honors. Braedon Killian won the 800 meters in a time of 1:58.17, and Jonny Martone won the triple jump with a leap of 40’10.25”. Second place finishers included David Entz in the 110 meter hurdles, Brandon Thomas in the 400 meters, Caleb Fauth in the javelin, Andrew Reinhard in the high jump, Trey Gruett in the 400 meter hurdles, and Ramen Felumlee in the 5,000 meters. Although the weather conditions proved challenging, our guys rose to the occasion, and it was a successful first meet.
We will be back in action this weekend at the Western Kentucky Relays. See you next week!
March 1, 2022
Welcome back to the final blog entry for the 2022 indoor season. This past week we competed in the G-MAC Championship meet held at the University of Findlay. We loaded the buses around 10 a.m. on Friday morning and made the two hour ride to arrive at the track around noon. We set up camp in the team room and prepared for competition. The facilities at Findlay were very nice, and they were great hosts. There were a number of great performances on Friday afternoon highlighted by the DMR’s first place finish. The quartet of Ramen Felumlee, Joseph Heise, Braeden Killion, and Evan Leist finished in a time of 9:57.52, which is also a school record. Cooper Peterson finished second in the men’s 5K, and a handful of others qualified for finals on Saturday.
After a restful night at the hotel that included time in the pool for some, we returned Saturday morning to finish the meet. Ramen Felumlee topped the podium again in the mile with a time of 4:11.03, and Evan Leist won the 3K, finishing in 8:27.08. David Entz finished fourth in the 60 meter hurdles, and Braeden Killion and Trey Gruet were both fifth in the mile and 400 meters respectively. As a team we finished fifth overall, and we returned home Saturday evening pleased with our efforts.
We will take some much needed rest between now and the start of the outdoor season, which will kick off on March 26th at our home opener. See you then!
February 21, 2022
Welcome back to the men’s track & field blog. This past week we competed at the Wittenberg Invitational. We left in two groups on Saturday morning and arrived at the track before any other teams. We set up our team camp in the auxiliary gym and prepared for the meet.
There were a handful of excellent performances throughout the day. Evan Leist broke the facility record in the mile running a time of 4:11.32 and won the event against a competitive field. Turner White jumped an indoor PR of 21’10” in the long jump, also finishing first. We also had a pair of runner-up finishes from Joseph Heise in the 400 (50.49) and David Entz in the 60 meter hurdles (8.41) respectively. Lastly, Ramen Felumlee finished third in the 800 meters with a stellar time of 1:54.39. After a Fazoli’s dinner, we loaded the buses once again and returned back to campus.
Our next meet will be the G-MAC Indoor Championships held at the University of Findlay this coming Friday and Saturday.
See you again next week!
February 14, 2022
Welcome back to another men’s track & field blog!
This past weekend we competed in the NCCAA Indoor Championship. We hosted this meet, and it was nice to be at home with no early mornings and no long bus rides. This was a two day meet spread out over Friday and Saturday.
We had a slew of outstanding performances that led to us defending our team title as NCCAA Indoor Champions. We had a handful of first place finishes, including Isaiah Kelly in the 5K, the DMR (run by Ethan Hunter, Caleb Pendleton, Braedon Killion, and Ramen Felumlee), Ramen Felumlee in the mile, Trevor Cross in the 3K, David Entz in the 60 meter hurdles, and the 4 x 400 (run by myself, Brandon Thomas, Will Faunce, and Trey Gruet). There were many other additional second and third place finishes that can be found in the meet
recap. It was an incredible meet, and we had a great time as a team cheering each other one and supporting one another.
Our next meet will be on Saturday at Wittenberg followed by our conference championship the next week. Stay tuned to hear how those meets turn out!
February 8, 2022
Welcome back for another men’s track and field blog. This past week we competed at the Ashland Open. This meet was intended to take place over two days, but due to inclement weather, the meet was condensed to just Saturday. A few of our distance runners departed way too early on Saturday morning, and the rest of us left campus around 6:30 a.m. After a two-ish hour bus ride, we arrived at the brand new Ashland facility, which was an extremely nice place to compete.
We had a few standout performances throughout the day. The 3K trio of Evan Leist, Ramen Felumlee, and Cooper Peterson placed third, eighth, and thirteenth, respectively, with Leist running the second fastest time in school history. Also running well in the 5K were Caleb Pendleton and Colin Cramer, who placed second and third. Lastly, the 4 x 400 team of Trey Gruet, myself, Brandon Thomas, and Will Faunce ran the fourth fastest time in school history and placed fifth overall.
After a delicious Chipotle dinner, we arrived back on campus around 11:20 p.m.; it was a long day, but we were grateful for the chance to compete given the adverse weather conditions.
This week we are on our home soil as we host the NCCAA Indoor Championship on February 11-12.
January 31, 2022
Welcome back to the third entry for the 2022 track season.
This past week we hosted the Cedarville Collegiate Invite. It was nice to have a meet on our home soil with no early morning and no long bus ride. Fifteen teams gathered in the Doden Field House to compete. It was a pretty busy meet, which provided lots of excitement.
We won fifteen events en route to a massive first place finish. Trey Gruet, Braedon Killion, Adam Klauck, Nathan Menk, Matt Julian, and Andrew Reinhard all won first place in their respective events along with our 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relay teams.
After a pasta dinner, we turned in for the night and returned early the next morning to work the Richey High School Tune-Up meet.
The action will continue this weekend at Ashland University on February 4-5.
January 23, 2022
Welcome back to another blog entry for the 2022 track season.
This past Saturday our team competed at the Hillsdale Invitational. The team left in two groups. One group left at 5:30 a.m. and the second group at 7:30 a.m. Unfortunately, I was stuck on the early bus (insert tears). The bus ride there was warm for half of us and freezing for the other half. After three hours of stiff joints and trying to sleep, we arrived at the meet at about 9:30 a.m. Field events started at 11:00 a.m., and the second bus arrived thirty minutes later.
It was a bit cold in the field house, which is unusual for an indoor meet. There were a few standout performances from our distance boys. Ramen Felumlee ran an excellent time of 4:19.43 in the mile, and Evan Leist led a strong group of runners in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:31:60. It was a solid start to the 2022 calendar year. We ate pizza for dinner at the track and loaded up for the long bus ride back to campus. After a bathroom break at Walmart, we arrived back at campus at 8:30 p.m.
Our next meet is the Cedarville Open this Friday at 2:30 p.m.
January 19, 2022
Welcome to the 2022 men’s track & field blog. My name is Jaden Johnson, and I’m a sophomore sprinter. I will be covering the indoor and outdoor seasons, and I look forward to sharing the team’s progress and accomplishments with you.
Our season opened with two meets back in early December. The small group of our distance runners got our season started at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open. The meet was highlighted by Evan Leist and Isaiah Kelly running the second and fifth fastest times in school history in the 5K.
The rest of the team had their first meet at Wittenberg. We placed first as a team and had a few standout performances. David Entz won the 60 meter hurdles. Jonny Martone and I placed second in the triple jump and 200 meters, respectively. Third place finishers include Nathan Menk in the triple jump, Andrew Reinhard in the high jump, Turner White in the long jump, and Grant Weise in the shot put.
Our next meet is slated for this Saturday (1/22) at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan.
Jaden Johnson is a sophomore sprinter from Windsor, Colorado. He is in his second season with the Yellow Jackets and is a Dean's List student as a worship arts major.
