HUNTINGTON, W.Va - Last weekend the men's and women's track and field teams were able to bring home the trophies for the MEC Indoor Championships as well as multiple individual wins and awards.
How It Happened
UC's men finished with a score of 184.5 points, finishing ahead of Wheeling (125), West Liberty (80), Glenville State (68), Concord (63) and West Virginia Wesleyan (61.5).
The Golden Eagles women won with 188 points, while West Liberty was runner-up with 126 points. West Virginia Wesleyan was third (96), followed by Wheeling (93) and Concord (50).
Individual Awards
Men – Thomas Termote – Freshman of the Year
Men – Nick Bias – Coach of the Year
Women – Elise Leveel – Freshman of the Year
Women – Elise Leveel – Track Athlete of the Year
Women – Nick Bias – Coach of the Year
A few helpful things about scoring and awards:
Scoring: Top 8 – 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Top 3 are considered All-MEC honors
1st – Conference Champion – 1st Team All-MEC
2nd – 2nd Team All-MEC
3rd – Honorable Mention All-MEC
60m
Barry Elliot – 7.05 – 3rd place
Antonio Sneed – 7.09 – 5th place
Timber Huysmans – 7.12 – 6th place
200m
Timber Huysmans – 21.79 – 1st place – Champion
Daniel Mullenax – 22.18 – 3rd place
Barry Elliot – 22.48 – 5th place
Colin Hunkele – 22.70 – 7th place
400m
Colin Hunkele – 49.05 – 3rd place
Daniel Mullenax – 49.57 – 5th place
Chase Burston – 49.67 – 6th place
800m
Warren Thiel – 1:52.55 – 1st place – Champion (NCAA Provisional Time) (MEC Meet Record)
Mile
Matthew Forrester – 4:15.55 – 1st place – Champion
Noah Revels – 4:20.25 – 4th place
Kyle Hinson – 4:23.77 – 5th place
3,000m
Thomas Termote – 8:23.71 – 2nd place
David Cecchi – 8:32.06 – 3rd place
Alejandro Abellaneda – 8:36.74 – 4th place
5,000m
Thomas Termote – 14:19.94 – 1st place – Champion (NCAA Provisional time)
Casey Ellis – 14:40.17 – 4th place
Alejandro Abellaneda – 14:41.84 – 5th place
David Cecchi – 14:42.74 – 6th place
Kyle Hinson – 14:52.97 – 8th place
60m Hurdles
Dezmon Bradshaw – 9.06 – 8th place
4x400m relay
Timber Huysmans, Daniel Mullenax, Warren Thiel, Colin Hunkele
3:17.30 – 2nd place (New School Record)
Distance Medley Relay (4,000 meters – 1200, 400, 800, 1600)
Warren Thiel, Chase Burston, Noah Revels, Matthew Forrester
10:07.38 – 1st place – Champion (New School Record) (MEC Meet Record)
Long Jump
Malik Chatman – 6.44m – 5th place
Triple Jump
Kevin Olivas – 13.80m – 3rd place
Matt Fairbain – 13.54m – 4th place
Shot Put
Kellen Tropeck – 15.56m – Champion – 1st place
Emiliano Zazo – 13.87m – 4th place
Weight Throw
Kellen Tropeck – 17.50 – 2nd place (New School Record)
Oiseowemi Aghomon – 14.40m – 5th place
Heptathlon
Andre Swanpoel – 3908 points – 5th place (New School Record)
Women win! 188 points – win by 62 points
60m
Louanne Pouzancre – 8.00 – 6th place
200m
Louanne Pouzancre – 25.21 – 1st place – Champion (New School Record) (MEC Meet Record)
Adaeze Okoye – 25.93 – 5th place
Eve Hine – 26.68 – 7th place
400m
Eve Hine – 57.45 – 1st place – Champion (New School Record) (MEC Meet Record)
Adaeze Okoye – 59.26 -2nd place
Marina Barahona – 1:01.02 – 3rd place
800m
Lily Dowdell – 2:18.97 – 3rd place (New School Record)
Flora Tissier – 2:25.73 – 6th place
Mile
Lily Dowdell – 5:12.00 – 3rd place
Flora Tissier – 5:22.27 – 4th place
Madison Woolwine – 5:25.88 – 5th place
3,000m
Elise Leveel – 10:08.74 – 1st place – Champion (MEC Meet Record)
Mercy Jepleting – 10:26.84 – 4th place (MEC Meet Record)
Lia Markert – 10:33.94 – 6th place
5,000m
Elise Leveel – 17:32.61 – 1st place – Champion (MEC Meet Record)
Mercy Jepleting – 17:49.86 – 3rd place (MEC Meet Record)
Lia Markert – 18:36.64 – 6th place
Kasey McNamara – 19:38.80 – 8th place
60m Hurdles
Miriam Dreher – 9.35 – 5th place
4x400m Relay
Eve Hine, Louanne Pouzancre, Adaeze Okoye, Marina Barahona
3:57.96 – 1st place – Champions (New School Record)
Distance Medley Relay (4,000 meters – 1200, 400, 800, 1600)
Flora Tissier, Camila Hoya, Madison Woolwine, Lily Dowdell
12:26.87 – 1st place – Champions (New School Record)
Long Jump
Miriam Dreher – 5.61 – 1st place – Champion (New School Record) (MEC Meet Record)
Kayla Lemkus – 4.84 – 6th place
Balie Destefano – 4.82 – 8th place
Triple Jump
Miriam Dreher – 11.47 – 1st place – Champion (MEC Meet Record)
Camila Hoya – 10.60 – 3rd place
Kayla Lemkus – 9.57 – 7th place
High Jump
Balie Destefano – 1.55m – 5th place
Shot Put
Zowie Manuma – 12.00m – 2nd place
Weight Throw
Zowie Manuma – 13.67m – 4th place
Pentathlon
Balie Destefano – 2611 points – 2nd place
Amara Mason – 2110 points – 8th place
About their big Conference Championship Sweep, Coach Bias said the following:
"I'm so proud of both of our teams for winning men's and women's championships! Kudos to our coaching staff for having this team prepped and ready to roll! They executed our plan to perfection and for that we brought home two MEC Championship trophies!
In our team meeting last week we talked about the importance of everyone doing their job in their respective events. The goal was to take one event at a time and focus on the team championship in a big picture. They didn't blink and did such a great job of rising to the occasion.
This is our men's 5th straight track & field championship and our women's first track & field championship! It's so great to see both teams get rewarded for all of their hard work they put in for weeks and months – then to see them get to celebrate it together was just the icing on the cake.
We'll take a few easy days to recover and then start out preparation to train for the MEC outdoor track & field championships in early May! We want to win the outdoor championships as well and complete the Triple Crown Sweep on both sides!"
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