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Men’s Track & Field Set to Compete in South Dakota at Nationals
Posted: Mar 01, 2023

Men’s Track & Field Set to Compete in South Dakota at Nationals

BROOKINGS, SD. - The MVNU Men's Track and Field team will be competing at the 58th annual Men's Indoor Track & Field National Championship. The event will take place March 2-4 at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

 

Upcoming Performers

The relay of Alex Jenney, Isaac Ramseyer, Evan Hodkinson, and Garrett Gemmaka will be competing in the 3200m relay prelims on March 2nd at 5:00 pm. The team hit the NAIA A standard and is currently seeded eighth with a time of 7:44.69. Finals for the event will take place on March 3rd at 6:35pm.

The relay of Marcus Whaley, Liam Near, Jaden Haldeman, and Erich Rhodeback will be competing in the 1600m relay prelims on March 2nd at 6:00pm. The team hit the NAIA A standard and is currently seeded fourth with a time of 3:14.92. Finals for the event will take place on March 4th at 6:15pm.

Jaden Haldeman will be competing in the Heptathlon on March 2nd and 3rd. March 2nd Haldeman will begin competing at 1:30pm and will partake in the 60-Meter, long jump, shot put, and high jump. March 3rd Haldeman will begin competing at 11:00am and will partake in the 60-Meter hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000-Meter. The sophomore hit the NAIA A standard and is currently seeded eighth for the event with 4796 points.

Micah Tuggle will be competing in the Weight Throw finals on March 3rd at 1:00pm. Tuggle hit an NAIA A standard with a throw of 17.25m and is currently seeded 20th going into the event.

Erich Rhodeback will be competing in the 60 meter hurdles prelims on March 3rd at 1:50pm. Rhodeback hit the NAIA A standard after running a time of 8.00 and is currently seeded sixth in the event. Finals for the event will take place on March 4th at 1:55pm.

Bryce Wiles will be competing in the 60 meter dash prelims on March 3rd at 3:35 pm. Wiles hit an NAIA B standard time of 6.91. Finals for the event will take March 4th at 3:00 pm.

Evan Hodkinson will be competing in the 1,000 meter run prelims on March 3rd at 4:30pm. Hodkinson hit an NAIA A standard time of 2:26.67 and is currently seeded sixth for the event. Finals for the run will take place on March 4th at 3:35pm.

Liam Near will be competing in the 200 meter dash prelims on March 3rd at 6:00pm. Near hit an NAIA A standard time of 21.67 and is currently seeded 14th in the event. Finals for the event will take place on March 4th at 4:25 pm.

Kyler Dickey will be competing in the shot put finals on March 4th at 3:00pm. Dickey hit an NAIA A standard throw of 16.67m and is currently seeded eighth going into the event.

 

Coach Gallion's Thoughts

"Our men's squad returns to NAIA nationals with veterans, experience, and a lot of new events represented. It has been special to see the growth in the men's team this year and a lot of that growth started last year and the year before and these gentlemen have put in the work, and it is paying off. This is our largest crew of events represented as well as athletes going, and I am excited to see how we compete. We have athletes who have great national experience and veterans who can lead us into this weekend. Erich, Kyler, and multiple men on the 4x8 competed at indoors last year. While our 4x4 team had a great outdoor national experience. We bring some new faces also with Micah representing us in weight throw and Bryce in the 60. Ultimately we are blessed to get this opportunity and now we aim to seize this moment and represent Christ in all that we do!"

 

Award Ceremony

The award ceremony for the competition will take place on March 4th at 5:30pm, concluding the 2022-2023 Indoor Track and Field Season.

 

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and several convenient Graduate and Professional Studies locations throughout the state, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education to more than 2,200 students from 31 states and 22 countries/U.S. territories.