Greencastle, Ind.- The DePauw men's indoor track and field team tied for third and totaled 99 points with Wooster after a strong second-day performance at the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Wabash won with 157 points, followed by Denison with 132 points.
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DePauw recorded 15 top-ten finishes on the final day of the NCAC Championships, with four All-NCAC performances in four different events.
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The Tigers' two first-place finishes were from
Garrett Elkins and
Grant Hunt. Elkins jumped a height of 1.98m (6-06), and Hunt ran the 200-meter run in 22.29. Joining them on the podium was
Griffin O'Neill, who took third in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.22, and
Ford Baker, who took third in the 3k run with a time of 8:34.24.
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Finishing in the top five was DePauw's 4x400 relay, made up of
Carson Watson, O'Neill,
Colin O'Malley, and Hunt finished fourth (3:29.47).
Daniel Jansen finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.63,
Ayo Laleye took fifth with a time of 7.07, and
Bailey Scott finished fifth in the mile (4:28.23).
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Hunt also earned a sixth place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.13, O'Malley in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.89 for sixth, and
Sam Prendergast and Jansen finished eighth in the weight throw (14.02 (46-0)) and pole vault (3.91m (12-10.00)) respectively.
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DePauw's remaining top-ten finishes came from the men's 4x200 relay with Watson,
Ryan Khosla,
Dylan Conner, and
Christian Troupe, who finished eighth with a time of 1:36.74,
Henry Streib, who ran a 4:31.38 mile for eighth and
Jack Rutstein who finished 10th in the mile with a time of 4:33.59.
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Some men's DePauw track and field team members will compete in the Last Chance Meet on Friday, March 3; stay tuned for more information.
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