Men's Track and Field 2/26/2022 9:15:00 PM

Records fall, golds stack up at T&F Indoor Championships

Photos courtesy of Albion track and field

ANGOLA, Ind. – Two conference records, four school records and a load of personal bests highlighted the Albion College indoor track and field team's day at the MIAA Championships. Both teams placed third. The women's team scored 94 points while the men's team racked up 85.5 points.

The women's 4x400 meter relay team of Ashley Dubois, Lauren McDowell, Cianna Brown and Avery Campbell broke a school record with a time of 4:06.70. The quartet found themselves on top of the podium, winning the event for the Brits.

Brown set a new MIAA and Albion record in the triple jump, winning the event with a jump of 11.39m. Dubois took third in the event as well.

Senior Trevor Knowles made MIAA history, becoming the first to place in the top three in all three jumps. Knowles won the triple jump with a jump of 13.76m. He then went on to claim second in the long jump (6.76m) and third in high jump (1.89m).

Campbell continued to assert her dominance in sprints. She defended her title in both the 60m and 200m dashes, winning both events. Her time of 7.87 in the 60 meter dash set a new MIAA record.

Also making history in jumps was McDowell. With a jump of 5.47m, the senior set a new school record while earning third place on the podium. Alexis McGinley claimed fifth in the event (5.22m).

With a time of 7.07, Will Davis took fifth in the 60m dash. That time is good for fourth-best in Albion history.

Junior Megan McCulloch set a new personal record in the 5000 meter run, clocking in at 18:00.27. That time is third-best in Albion history. In the same event, junior Sam Bieth took sixth.

Anna Albaugh was stellar – taking third in both the weight throw and shot put. The senior set new PRs in both events, throwing a 15.85 in weight and 12.28 in shot. Freshman Tess Anthony was sixth in the weight throw.

Right behind Knowles on the triple jump podium was sophomore Ronnie Puczkowski. His jump of 13.31m not only earned him second, but eighth all-time in Albion history.

With absolutely no practice, Elena Welker was phenomenal, earning third in the high jump. With a jump of 1.54 meters, the junior turned in the second-best jump in school history. She also placed sixth in the triple jump.

Three Brits – Derrelle Murray, Ed Hines and Connor Dewan – found the podium in the shot put. Murray finished second with a throw of 14.64m. Hines's throw of 14.58m was good for second, while Dewan finished sixth with a throw of 13.37m.

In the weight throw, Mason Darden finished second with a throw of 16.93m. James Mida took seventh for Albion.

Also placing in the long jump was Davis and Henry Wehrle. Wehrle also claimed seventh in the triple jump for the Brits.

The men's 4x400 relay team of Kingdavid Adedapo, Jeffrey Davis, Chapman and Chuckie King took sixth. Adedapo also finished seventh in the 60m hurdles.

A young women's DMR team of Olivia DeGraaf, Hope Wasoski, Helena Abbott and Fatima Cruz finished fifth. On the men's side, the team of Ikenna Achara, Najee Smith, Juan Lopez and Nathaniel Jennings took home sixth.

DaMario Chapman placed seventh in both the 60 meter and 200 meter dash. His times sit him eighth all-time in school history (60m) and fifth (200m).

In the pole vault, freshman Brayden Stavros finished eighth.

Albion will wait to find out if any athletes have qualified for the Indoor Track and Field Championships. The rest of the Britons will prepare for the outdoor season, which will begin over spring break in South Carolina.

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Players Mentioned

DaMario Chapman: Sprints, Jumps; Freshman

Mason Darden: Throws; Sophomore

Jeffrey Davis: Mid Distance; Junior

Nathaniel Jennings: Distance; Junior

Trevor Knowles: Sprints; Jumps; Senior; Sprints, Jumps

James Mida: Throws; Junior

Derrelle Murray: Throws; Freshman

Ronnie Puczkowski: Sprints; Freshman

Anna Albaugh: Throws; Junior

Avery Campbell: Sprints; Freshman

Ashley Dubois: Sprints, Jumps; Junior

Megan McCulloch: Distance; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

DaMario Chapman
: Freshman
: Sprints, Jumps

Mason Darden
: Sophomore
: Throws

Jeffrey Davis
: Junior
: Mid Distance

Nathaniel Jennings
: Junior
: Distance

Trevor Knowles
: Senior; Sprints, Jumps
: Sprints; Jumps

James Mida
: Junior
: Throws

Derrelle Murray
: Freshman
: Throws

Ronnie Puczkowski
: Freshman
: Sprints

Anna Albaugh
: Junior
: Throws

Avery Campbell
: Freshman
: Sprints

Ashley Dubois
: Junior
: Sprints, Jumps

Megan McCulloch
: Sophomore
: Distance