HILLSDALE, Mich. - The Adrian College track and field team had itself a day at the 2022 Hillsdale Tune-up, recording over 30 season and personal bests. At the end of meet, both the men and women's team clinched second-place finishes.
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Men's Highlights
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Derek Plitt became the program's indoor record-holder in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dash, breaking marks set by Randy Fry in 2019. The senior turned in times of 6.84 and 21.90, thereby punching his ticket to the NCAA Division III National Championships.
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Weston Kvalevog captured top honors in the high jump (1.97m), moving him into first-place on the MIAA's performance list. His meet-winning leap narrowly beat-out his own head coach, who participated "unattached," jumping 1.90 meters. Kvalevog also ran a fourth-best time of 51.91 in the 400-meter dash.
- In the pole vault,
Cameron Overmyer claimed the conference's top seed with a height of 4.56 meters.
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Robert Diebold placed first in the 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 9:02.36.
- In the one-mile run,
Brett Carlisle (4:39.56) and
Caleb Billings (4:41.14) each notched personal-bests en route to respective top-five finishes.
- The Bulldogs had a strong showing in the 60-meter hurdles, led by
Joshua Light (8.73, 4th in MIAA),
Asher Cousino (9.01) and
Brendan Baker (9.58).
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Women's Highlights
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Rylea Mougrabi and
Angie Zefi placed second in their respective events. Mougrabi ran a time of 27.67 in the 200-meter dash, while Zefi turned in a 1:07.25 in the 400-meter dash.
- In the 60-meter hurdles,
Dana Avery moved into sixth-place on the MIAA's performance list with a fifth-place effort (10.12).
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Amanda Mathews also took over a sixth seed in the conference, doing so with a 9.60-meter leap in the triple jump.
- In another jumping event,
Cailey Beaudoin and Ciara Hesley finished third and fourth, respectively in the high jump, helping them maintain their holds on the MIAA's top two seeds.
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Emme Koutz finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.80. That currently stands as the eighth-best time in the conference.
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Kylie Baldwin posted a career-best time of 8.30 in the 60-meter dash, placing third overall.
- In the weight throw,
Ti Vanhorn retained her spot in the MIAA's top-ten with a throw of 13.33 meters.
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