Ravens Finish 10th in HCAC Outdoor Championships

The Anderson University men's track and field finished 10th place in the two-day Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Outdoor Championships, which concluded on Saturday in Hanover.

Michael Sweigart secured third place in the shot put with a personal-record distance of 14.84 meters (48 feet, 8.25 inches). The freshman from Alexandria received all-HCAC Honorable Mention with his finish.

COACH NIC HUFFMAN'S COMMENTS

• Conference meets never go according to plan. There are always ups and downs, but we finished with way more ups than downs. I am so proud of how everyone supported each other and competed as hard as they could.  That's all I could hope to see.
• The weather cooperated and we were able to enjoy a hard-fought two days. There are exciting things happening on a very young, small team. Great things are on the horizon.
• I want to thank our seniors Jair Adams, Alexis Franklin and Becca Gregg for all their dedication, leadership and skill they provide. They will be dearly missed. The coaches have done an amazing job all season and I thank them for all they do no matter how unnoticed it is. Overall, I think we are happy, but unsatisfied.

JAIR ADAM'S COMMENTS

I'm very proud of the men's side. We fought hard and competed this weekend. We had a few events that didn't go our way, but we all battled to the very end.

HCAC STANDINGS

1. Manchester – 172
2. Rose-Hulman – 147
3. Transylvania – 104
4. Hanover – 79
5. Bluffton – 77
6. Franklin – 49
7. Mount St. Joseph – 46
8. Earlham – 43
9. Defiance – 30
10. Anderson – 28

NOTABLE RELAY PERFORMANCES

• The Anderson 4x100 Relay team – Trey Staley, Caleb Carrao, Brandyn Barrett, Jair Adams – 43.11 seconds – 4th Place – Season Best
• The Anderson 4x400 Relay team – Jair Adams, Zachary Davenport, Brandyn Barrett, Caleb Carrao – 6th Place – 3:29.54 – 22.25-second Season Best

NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Michael Sweigart

• Shot Put – 14.84 meters (48 feet, 8.25 inches) – 3rd Place – Personal Record – All-HCAC Honorable Mention
• Discus Throw – 40.29 meters (132 feet, 2.25 inches) – 7th Place – Personal Record
• Hammer Throw – 43.14 meters (141 feet, 6.5 inches) – 8th Place

Brandyn Barrett

• Long Jump – 6.33 meters (20 feet, 9.25 inches) – 6th Place – Personal Record

Zachary Davenport

• 800 Finals – 2:01.00 – 6th Place
• 800 Prelims – 1:59.64 – 6th Place – Personal Record

Jair Adams

• 200 Finals – 22.83 seconds – 6th Place
• 200 Prelims – 22.71 seconds – 8th Place
• 100-Meter Dash – 11.38 seconds

Caleb Carrao

• 400 Finals – 51.53 seconds – 7th Place
• 400 Prelims – 50.06 seconds – 3rd Place – Personal Record

Kaleb Gucinski

• 5,000 – 16:21.57 – Personal Record
• 1,500 – 4:18.29 – Personal Record

Drew DeBoer

• Hammer Throw – 34.38 meters (112 feet, 9.5 inches) – Personal Record
• Discus Throw – 34.40 meters (112 feet, 10.25 inches) – Personal Record

Gage Guenin

• 1,500 – 4:27.45 – Personal Record
• 5,000 – 17:01.62 – Personal Record

Josh Soden

• 800 – 2:05.10 – Season Best

Ayden Humbles

• 1,500 – 4:36.54 – Personal Record

Ryan Knoll

• 1,500 – 4:52.23 – Personal Record

UP NEXT

The Ravens return to action for the Billy Hayes Invitational on Friday. May 6 at 1 p.m. in Bloomington.