Sweigart Captures Weight Throw Title in HCAC Indoor Championships

The Anderson University men's track and field team captured first place in the weight throw during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Indoor Championships in Terre Haute.

Sweigart recorded a distance of 18.07 meters (59 feet, 3.5 inches) in the weight throw.

Anderson took seventh place in the HCAC Indoor Championships.

COACH NIC HUFFMAN'S COMMENTS

Given the circumstances, we had a lot of positive energy and athletes giving their best. I'm proud of how they competed. We had some athletes show up in a big way. Conference is always crazy and it did not disappoint. We have a lot to work on and need to get healed up before outdoor season.

MICHAEL SWEIGART'S COMMENTS

I think the meet went really well. It started out more stressful than expected, but I was able to make the adjustments [Throws] Coach Chuck Foga and I had worked on, executed them and came out on top in the weight. Shot put was not there [on Saturday]; it just wasn't my day. Overall, I think we did really well and come out better than people thought we would.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Rose-Hulman – 193
2. Manchester – 189
3. Bluffton – 97
4. Hanover – 54
5. Franklin – 33
6. Mount St. Joseph – 29
7. Anderson – 25
8. Defiance – 21
9. Transylvania – 16
10. Earlham - 6

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Michael Sweigart – Weight Throw – 18.07 meters (59 feet, 3.5 inches) – 1st Place – Personal Record – First-Team All-HCAC
• Michael Sweigart – Shot Put – 14.05 meters (46 feet, 1.25 inches) – 4th Place
• Zachary Davenport – 1 Mile – 4:28.52 – 4th Place – Personal Record
• Distance Medley Relay Team – Tyler Nelson, Josh Soden, Ludvick Kelley, David Stansbury – 11:48.04 – 7th Place
• 4x200 Relay Team – Matthew Cobb, Will Feebeck, Isaac Elizondo, Josh Soden – 1:40.58 – 7th Place
• 4x400 Relay Team – Isaac Elizondo, Cameron Knox, Josh Soden, Zachary Davenport – 3:41.51 – 8th Place
• Garrett Corwin – Shot Put – 11.76 meters (38 feet, 7 inches) – Personal Record
• Cameron Knox – 800 – 2:05.06 – Personal Record
• Ryan Knoll – 3,000 – 10:07.61 – Personal Record
• Will Feebeck – 400 – 57.75 seconds – Personal Record
• Matthew Cobb – 200 – 25.48 seconds – Personal Record
• Jaylan Seeko – 200 – 25.62 seconds – Personal Record
• Darren Croffie – 800 – 2:22.85 – Personal Record
• Tyler Nelson – 3,000 – 10:23.87 – Personal Record

UP NEXT

The Ravens compete in the Mount Union Final Qualifier on Saturday, March 2 at 12 p.m. in Alliance, Ohio.