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Plitt Breaks a Pair of Records; Track and Field Tunes-up at Hillsdale

2/19/2022 7:16:00 PM

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.
 
Men's Highlights

 - 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.

- 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.

- 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).
 
Women's Highlights

- 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).

- 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.

- 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.

- 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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