Pless wins Shot title again, Widzgowski mile runner-up

NCAA D3 Indoor National Championship

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Day 2 Recap

David Pless of Bates College repeated as the indoor national shot put champion, it was his 3rd title in a row. Pless qualified for the final with a 18.24m throw on his second attempt. He had his best throw on his first attempt in the finals, the winning throw 60-3. Teammate Sean Enos just missed an All-American spot as he finished 9th, Enos best throw was 55-1 1/2.

USM's Jamie Ruginski just missed the podium with a 9th place finish. The sophomore had his best jump with his third attempt in the trials, the mark 47-10.

James Lepage of Bates ran a personal best 1:51.08 to break his own Bates college record in the 800m on his way to an All-American 4th place finish. USM's Kevin Desmond also earned All-Amerian status via his 8th place 2:01.97

In the Mile Keene State's Ryan Widzgowski ran the best race of his life to finish as the national runner-up in a personal best 4:07.86. The time was under the old D3 indoor meet record of 4:08.19 held by 2013 US indoor mile champion Will Leer. Bowdoin's Coby Horowitz was 3rd with his 4:09.8 to earn All-Amercian status, while Bates Tully Hannan was just off the podium in 9th as he ran 4:12.93

Sam Seekins of Bowdoin College was 13th in the 5k, Seekins time was 15:09.7

Ithaca's Emilia Scheemaker just missed the podium in the triple jump with a 37-7 3/4 leap which was good for 9th less than 2 inches from All-American

In the Men's 4x400, Chris Fogler of Williams College was akey part of the All-American 6th place team who ran 3:17.89

In the Women's 4x400, Emily Tolman & Brittany Bell of Colby College ran on the 4th place team, the Mules ran 3:51.58 to lower their school record once again.

 

Day 1 Recap

David Pless of Bates College was the runner-up in the 35lb weight throw. Pless was 5th a year ago moved up to the #2 spot with his second best throw of the season 64-10 3/4. David will attempt to defend his shot put title tomorrow.

Sean Enos of Bates finished 11th in the 35lb weight throw with a throw of 56-6 3/4

Mitchell Black of Tufts ran the 800m leg for the national runner-up Distance Medley Relay team, Black rallied the Jumbos squad to pass the stick even to the mile leg. Tufts time was 10:00.23

Bowdoin sophomore Erin Silva jumped 11-9 3/4 to place 12th overall. Silva made the opening height 11-3 3/4 on her 2nd attempt, and made her final height on a 3rd attempt clearance.

Defending 60m national champion Dominique Kone of Colby failed to advance to the final after running 7.05 in the trial. Kone entered the championship dealing with a hamstring injury and wasn't comepting at 100%

Moving on to tomorrow finals is all 3 entrants in the Men's Mile

  1 Coby Horowitz             JR Bowdoin                4:13.01Q  2          
  2 Dan Sullivan              JR Wis.-Stevens Point     4:16.39Q  1          
  3 Ryan Widzgowski           JR Keene State            4:13.15Q  2          
  4 Tyler Heinz               JR Wis.-La Crosse         4:16.41Q  1          
  5 Dawson Miller             SO Wis.-Whitewater        4:13.22Q  2          
  6 Matt Scott                JR Wis.-Eau Claire        4:16.55Q  1          
  7 Jerry Kerska              JR Wis.-La Crosse         4:13.35q  2          
  8 Zach Haskins              JR Bethel (Minn.)         4:14.32q  2          
  9 Eli Horton                SO Central College        4:16.22q  2          
 10 Tully Hannan              JR Bates                  4:16.58q  1          

 

In the Men's 800m both James LePage of Bates & USM's Kevin Desmond have advanced to the final, if they finish tomorrow they both with be All-Americans

  1 Jake Waterman             SR Wabash               # 1:52.39Q  1          
  2 Robert Willett            SR Birmingham-Southern  # 1:52.58Q  2 1:52.576 
  3 Dominic Tasco             JR TCNJ                 # 1:52.56Q  1          
  4 Sean Royer                JR Wis.-La Crosse       # 1:52.58Q  2 1:52.578 
  5 James LePage              SR Bates                # 1:52.71q  2          
  6 Matt Melton               JR Amherst              # 1:52.86q  2          
  7 Kevin Desmond             SO Southern Maine         1:53.04q  1          
  8 Patrick Foley             JR North Centra           1:53.13q  1          
  9 Daniel Bonthius           SO Wartburg               1:53.19   2          
 10 Bumkuth Jiak              FR Buffalo State          1:53.27   2 1:53.262 
 11 Cory Zimmerman            SR Ripon                  1:53.27   1 1:53.269 
 12 Aaron Smith               JR Illinois Wesleyan      1:53.93   1          
 13 Brendan Corcoran          SR Westfield State        1:53.98   1          

USM has 3 athletes competing in the meet, Sheldon Allen 60m hurdles, Kevin Desmond 800m, & Jamie Ruginski Triple Jump, all pictured above with Head Coach Scott Hutchinson

 

All times are CT

Saturday 11:0am Mens Triple Jump

Flight 1  Finals
  1    449 Isaac Vazquez                 SR Wis.-La Cros         15.48m 
  2    291 Dominique Torres              FR Christopher          14.53m 
  3    340 Sam Ludgood                   JR Mount Union          15.28m 
  4    489 Marcus Smith                  SR Wis.-Whitewa         15.35m 
  5    382 Jamie Ruginski                SO Southern Mai         14.90m 
  6    460 Kyle Schueller                FR Wis.-Oshkosh         14.57m 
  7    385 Eyo Ekpo                      SR St. Thomas (         14.77m 
  8    478 Kenny McGee                   FR Wis.-Superio         14.80m 
  9    336 Kris Joint                    JR Moravian             14.91m 
 10    320 Paul Turner                   SR La Verne             14.98m 
 11    457 Lukey Klitz                   SR Wis.-Oshkosh         15.12m 
 12    388 Steve D'Aiutolo               SR TCNJ                 14.58m 
 13    391 Gbola Ajayi                   SR Tufts                14.66m 

 

11:00am Men's Shot Put

Flight 1  Finals
  1    337 Sean Donnelly                 SO Mount Union          17.00m 
  2    416 Carter Comito                 SR Whitworth            18.07m 
  3    281 Mike McPherson                SR Bridgewater          16.98m 
  4    454 Pete Delzer                   SR Wis.-Oshkosh         17.39m 
  5    297 Tom Postema                   SR Defiance             16.99m 
  6    269 Sean Enos                     SO Bates                17.17m 
  7    323 Fred Fulton                   SO Messiah              17.52m 
  8    459 Lewis Prior                   SR Wis.-Oshkosh         17.72m 
  9    275 David Pless                   SR Bates                18.60m 
 10    405 Colt Feltes                   SO Wartburg             16.96m 
 11    430 Roger Steen                   SO Wis.-Eau Cla         17.26m 
 12    452 Nick Baatz                    SR Wis.-Oshkosh         18.65m 
 13    456 Nick Grosskopf                SO Wis.-Oshkosh         17.46m 
 

Mile Final 1:30pm

  1 Coby Horowitz             JR Bowdoin                4:13.01Q  2          
  2 Dan Sullivan              JR Wis.-Stevens Point     4:16.39Q  1          
  3 Ryan Widzgowski           JR Keene State            4:13.15Q  2          
  4 Tyler Heinz               JR Wis.-La Crosse         4:16.41Q  1          
  5 Dawson Miller             SO Wis.-Whitewater        4:13.22Q  2          
  6 Matt Scott                JR Wis.-Eau Claire        4:16.55Q  1          
  7 Jerry Kerska              JR Wis.-La Crosse         4:13.35q  2          
  8 Zach Haskins              JR Bethel (Minn.)         4:14.32q  2          
  9 Eli Horton                SO Central College        4:16.22q  2          
 10 Tully Hannan              JR Bates                  4:16.58q  1          

Men's 800m 3:00pm

  1 Jake Waterman             SR Wabash               # 1:52.39Q  1          
  2 Robert Willett            SR Birmingham-Southern  # 1:52.58Q  2 1:52.576 
  3 Dominic Tasco             JR TCNJ                 # 1:52.56Q  1          
  4 Sean Royer                JR Wis.-La Crosse       # 1:52.58Q  2 1:52.578 
  5 James LePage              SR Bates                # 1:52.71q  2          
  6 Matt Melton               JR Amherst              # 1:52.86q  2          
  7 Kevin Desmond             SO Southern Maine         1:53.04q  1          
  8 Patrick Foley             JR North Centra           1:53.13q  1          

Men's 5000m 3:20pm

Section 1  Timed Finals
  1    310 Peter Kissin                  SR Haverford          14:28.79 
  2    314 Jordan Schilit                SR Haverford          14:29.79 
  3    345 John Crain                    JR North Centra       14:24.22 
  4    465 Ian LaMere                    FR Wis.-Plattev       14:31.04 
  5    399 Billy Whitmore                SR U. of Chicag       14:33.99 
  6    476 Patrick Jenkins               SO Wis.-Stout         14:31.92 
  7    425 Aaron Easker                  SR Wis.-Eau Cla       14:24.44 
  8    315 Chris Stadler                 JR Haverford          14:23.36 
  9    294 Michael LeDuc                 JR Conn College       14:28.61 
 10    447 David Stilin                  JR Wis.-La Cros       14:24.99 
 11    408 Bryan Marsh                   SR Wesleyan           14:24.45 
 12    260 Bobby Over                    SR Allegheny          14:32.34 
 13    279 Sam Seekins                   JR Bowdoin            14:37.45 

Men's 4x400 4:05pm

6  Williams                                             3:18.86 
     1) 418 Jabulani Blyden SR          2) 422 kevin Persons FR           
     3) 419 Emmanuel Daring SO          4) 420 Chris Fogler SR      

Women's 4x400 4:20pm

6  Colby                                                3:51.86 
     1) 27 Emily Doyle FR               2) 30 Frances Onyilagha JR        
     3) 31 Emily Tolman FR              4) 26 Brittney Bell SR    

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Friday 10:00am 35# Weight Throw

  1  Tom Postema                   SR Defiance             20.72m 
  2  Pete Delzer                   SR Wis.-Oshkosh         20.18m 
  3  David Pless                   SR Bates                20.10m 
  4  Nick Baatz                    SR Wis.-Oshkosh         19.10m 
  5  Zachary Desrochers            SR Fitchburg St         19.03m 
  6  Curtis Yancy                  SR Tufts                18.81m 
  7  Grant Havard                  SO Wis.-La Cros         18.72m 
  8  Lewis Prior                   SR Wis.-Oshkosh         18.59m 
  9  John Cooper                   JR Wis.-La Cros         18.42m 
 10  Derrik Guyette                SO Carthage             18.27m 
 11  Nils Hansen                   SR Wis.-Superio         18.22m 
 12  Sean Enos                     SO Bates                18.18m 
 13  Eric Solomon                  JR Widener              18.18m 

 

11:00am Women's Pole Vault

  1  Michelle Favre                SR Ramapo                4.21m 
  2  Anna Etherington              JR Washington U          3.97m 
  3  Melissa Fellenbaum            SR Alvernia              3.90m 
  4  Lauren Kuntz                  SR MIT                   3.85m 
  5  Elizabeth Composto            SO North Centra          3.82m 
  6  Allison Vanek                 JR Moravian              3.81m 
  7  Melanie Pilon                 JR Wis.-Whitewa          3.80m 
  8  Allyson Voss                  SR Gustavus Ado          3.77m 
  9  Marissa Kalsey                FR Westminster           3.74m 
 10  Taelar Hillyer                JR Augustana (I          3.72m 
 11  Erin Silva                    SO Bowdoin               3.71m 
 12  Andrea Krueger                JR Wis.-Stout            3.67m 
 13  Emily Shipley                 FR Ramapo                3.67m 
 14  Meridith Beird                SO Illinois Wes          3.66m 
 15  Jenna Adams                   JR Williams              3.66m 
 

Former Camden Hills distance runner Ryan Widzgowski (Keene State) will compete in the Mile prelims

3:55pm Men's Mile Prelim

Heat 1  Prelims
  1    271 Tully Hannan                  JR Bates               4:13.06 
  2    429 Matt Scott                    JR Wis.-Eau Cla        4:12.14 
  3    261 Patrick Grimes                SR Amherst             4:11.72 
  4    472 Dan Sullivan                  JR Wis.-Stevens        4:08.76 
  5    280 Alex Kramer                   SR Brandeis            4:12.66 
  6    311 Charlie Marquardt             FR Haverford           4:13.18 
  7    436 Tyler Heinz                   JR Wis.-La Cros        4:12.47 
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Heat 2  Prelims
  1    487 Dawson Miller                 SO Wis.-Whitewa        4:13.01 
  2    278 Coby Horowitz                 JR Bowdoin             4:10.01 
  3    276 Zach Haskins                  JR Bethel (Minn        4:12.42 
  4    289 Eli Horton                    SO Central Coll        4:13.02 
  5    319 Ryan Widzgowski               JR Keene State         4:12.20 
  6    439 Jerry Kerska                  JR Wis.-La Cros        4:11.35 

 

4:35pm Men's 60m Hurdle Trials

Heat 1  Prelims
  1    491 Terrence Gibson               SO Worcester St           8.13 
  2    401 Ronnie Posthauer              SO Wabash                 8.12 
  3    406 Larry Johnson                 SR Wartburg               8.20 
  4    407 Matt Bundy                    SO Wesley                 8.19 
  5    489 Marcus Smith                  SR Wis.-Whitewa           8.01 
  6    376 David Kastner                 SR RPI                    8.17 
  7    380 Sheldon Allen                 SO Southern Mai           8.20 

5:30pm Men's 60m Trials

Heat 2  Prelims
  1    464 Aaron Hrubes                  SR Wis.-Plattev           6.88 
  2    357 Jonathan Padron               JR Occidental             6.89 
  3    288 Thierry Diessongo             SO CCNY                   6.77 
  4    305 Bruce Gray                    SO Greenville             6.82 
  5    293 Dominique Kone                SR Colby                  6.82 
  6    481 Moriarty Brown-Griffin        JR Wis.-Whitewa           6.84 
  7    298 Aaron Pannell                 JR Dickinson              6.86 

 

5:50pm Men's 800m Prelims

Heat 1  Prelims
  1    346 Patrick Foley                 JR North Centra        1:53.27 
  2    317 Aaron Smith                   JR Illinois Wes        1:53.74 
  3    381 Kevin Desmond                 SO Southern Mai        1:53.30 
  4    409 Brendan Corcoran              SR Westfield St        1:53.63 
  5    402 Jake Waterman                 SR Wabash              1:50.97 
  6    389 Dominic Tasco                 JR TCNJ                1:52.99 
  7    368 Cory Zimmerman                SR Ripon               1:52.46 
Heat 2  Prelims
  1    285 Bumkuth Jiak                  FR Buffalo Stat        1:53.62 
  2    277 Robert Willett                SR Birmingham-S        1:51.76 
  3    272 James LePage                  SR Bates               1:53.19 
  4    445 Sean Royer                    JR Wis.-La Cros        1:53.14 
  5    403 Daniel Bonthius               SO Wartburg            1:52.25 
  6    262 Matt Melton                   JR Amherst             1:53.47 

 

6:15pm Men's Distance Medley Relay

 1  Wheaton (Ill.)                                       9:59.50 
     1) 411 Mark Phillips SR            2) 415 Kyle Williams JR           
     3) 412 Luke Vance SR               4) 414 James Waterman JR          
  2  Tufts                                                9:58.30 
     1) 396 Jeff Marvel SR              2) 392 Graham Beutler JR          
     3) 394 Mitchell Black FR           4) 397 Jamie Norton JR            
  3  MIT                                                 10:00.05 
     1) 330 Logan Trimble SR            2) 327 William Lee FR             
     3) 328 Patrick Marx SR             4) 324 Justin Bullock JR          
  4  North Central (Ill.)                                 9:58.89 
     1) 351 Juliano Lodi SO             2) 347 Dionte Hackler JR          
     3) 348 Marlen Hamilton JR          4) 345 John Crain JR              
  5  Wis.-La Crosse                                       9:56.64 
     1) 436 Tyler Heinz JR              2) 448 Nick Tehan SO              
     3) 447 David Stilin JR             4) 432 Jamie Bottcher SR          
  6  Geneseo St.                                          9:56.22 
     1) 302 Chris Carter SR             2) 303 Jesse Cleary-Krell SR      
     3) 304 Anthony George JR           4) 301 Alex Brimstein SR          
  7  RIT                                                 10:02.74 
     1) 374 Mike Kurvach SR             2) 375 Cameron Lee SR             
     3) 373 Adam Irr SR                 4) 372 Matt Giannino JR           
  8  Bates                                                9:58.30 
     1) 270 Noah Graboys JR             2) 273 Ben Levy JR                
     3) 272 James LePage SR             4) 268 Nick Barron SR             
  9  Haverford                                           10:02.90 
     1) 312 Ivo Milic-Strkalj SR        2) 309 Gebby Keny JR              
     3) 313 Michael Riccio SR           4) 314 Jordan Schilit SR          
 10  Wis.-Stevens Point                                  10:00.38 
     1) 469 Dennis Haak SO              2) 471 Daniel Ostrowski SO        
     3) 468 Scott Berry JR              4) 472 Dan Sullivan JR