JOLIET, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's track and field team competed in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championships on Friday and Saturday. The Tigers finished as the conference runner-up with 221 points. 

Friday Action

ONU saw some early success in the track events on Friday when James LeGrand took first-place in the 5000m racewalk with a time of 31:47.21. The Tigers concluded matters on the track on Friday when they finished second in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 8:06.57. The Tigers got off to a good start in the field events on Friday when Ivan Williams placed second in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.63 meters.  In the high jump, Francisco Benavides finished as the conference runner-up with mark of 1.90 meters.  In the javelin, Brody Vollrath won the event as he threw a final mark of 48.55 meters.  The Tigers see themselves in tied for first with Saint Ambrose with 73 points. 

Saturday Action

The Tigers got off to a great start in the 100-meter dash as Esau Haynes won the race with a final time of 10.72 seconds.  Andrew Hudson crossed the finish line in third in the race.  The Tiger sprinters kept up the pace as Vince Giuliano won the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.18 seconds, which is good for an "A" qualifying standard and is 16th in the nation. Hudson also earned an "A" qualifying standard in the 200-meter dash with a final time of 21.35.  Giuliano kept up his impressive day on the track as he took third-place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.65 seconds.  In the 800-meter run, Hayden Colclasure won the race with a time of 1:54.76.  Ethan Hodel took third in the race.  In the 5k, Taylor Vallangeon earned all-conference recognition with a third-place finish with a time of 5:14.03. 

The Tigers closed out action on the track as they won both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays.  The Tigers won the 4x100 with a time of 41.50 seconds, while ONU took the 4x400 with a time of 3:19.93.  The 4x100 team earned an "A" qualifying standard. 

Noah Sears earned a "B" qualifying standard to kick off field action for the Tigers in the pole vault.  Sears won the event with a mark of 4.70 meters.  Austin Kasap then earned the victory in the hammer throw with a mark of 50.99 meters. Vollrath also earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the hammer throw. 

The Tigers finished as the conference runner-up with 221 points.  Saint Ambrose won the conference title with 253 points. 

Below are the All-Conference selections for the Tigers

#Denotes "A" Qualifying Standard

*Denotes "A" Qualifying Standard

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers compete in the USF Last Chance Invitational on Thursday, May 12 through Friday, May 13th.  The times are yet to be determined and please visit onutigers.com for more information. 

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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu