MAC Track headed to Nationals.
Mineral Area Track and Field teams finished regular season with meets at Greenville, Illinois and Lindenwood College.
NJCAA DIVISION III TRACK AND FIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CHANGED FROM NEW JERSEY TO TEXAS; BOTH MAC TEAMS STILL IN THE TOP 5 FOR NATIONAL RANKINGS.
The Mineral Area College Track and Field teams competed in their final two regular season meets with competition at the Greenville Select Invitational on Saturday, April 17th, and the Dick Cochran Invitational hosted by Lindenwood University on Saturday April 24th. Both meets dealt with rainy conditions, with a late morning clearing making for ideal racing conditions and several personal best performances for the MAC runners at the Greenville meet. Highlights from the Greenville Invitational were: Personal best times from 5,000 meter runners Wyatt Elliott(1st place), Kyle Vinyard, Jacob Arnold, Alex Ahrens, Nani Brewington, and Haley Hernandez; Sophia Welch, Brianna Sansoucie, and Jake Casey in the sprints/hurdles; Ricardo Menjivar in the 1,500; and a first place finish from Donovan Denslow in the 1,500. The Cardinals weren't quite as lucky with the rain on the 24th at Lindenwood, as weather conditions stuck around most of the day and affected times and distances. Jacob Arnold managed season best times in both the 1,500- and 800-meter races.
The biggest news of the week came from the NJCAA changing the site of the Division III Track and Field National Championships from Edison, New Jersey to Levelland, Texas which is also the site of the Division I Championships. Expected low attendance from Division III schools because of COVID related issues was the reason for the change. Dates for the National Championships are set for May 11th through the 13th on the campus of South Plains Junior College. Complete Mineral Area results for the meets at Greenville and Lindenwood were:
Men-Greenville
100 meter dash- Jake Casey- 11.68-14th
200 meter dash- Jake Casey- 23.85-13th
800 meter run- Donovan Denslow-2:00.71-8th
Ricardo Menjivar-2:22.19-29th
1,500 meter run- Donovan Denslow- 4:03.89-1st Ricardo Menjivar-4:38.11-17th
5,000 meter run- Wyatt Elliott- 15:35.48-1st Kyle Vinyard-15:55.25-4th
Jacob Arnold-16:34.84-9th Alex Ahrens- 17:09.34-12th
Javelin- Jake Casey-34.31 meters (112' 7")- 10th
Long Jump- Jake Casey- 5.83 meters (19' 1.5")- 6th
Women-Greenville
100 meter dash- Sophia Welch-13.42-9th Brianna Sansoucie-14.03-15th
200 meter dash- Sophia Welch- 28.13-12th Brianna Sansoucie-29.76-24th
100 meter hurdles- Sophia Welch- 16.37-3rd Brianna Sansoucir-17.24-6th
Javelin- Jordyn Zoph- 24.64 meters (80'10") -10th
Discus- Jordyn Zoph-23.68 meters (77'8")- 13th
5,000 meter run- Nani Brewington- 20:24.94- 6th Haley Hernandez- 20:25.56-7th
Men-Lindenwood
800 meter run- Jacob Arnold-2:06.85-18th Ricardo Menjivar-2:23.35-36th
1500 meter run- Jacob Arnold-4:23.83-17th Ricardo Menjivar- 4:44.34-24th
5,000 meter run- Donovan Denslow-15:21.36-9th Wyatt Elliott-15:48.65-13th
Alex Ahrens-17:24.86-27th
1,600 meter relay- Jake Casey, Jacob Arnold, Wyatt Elliott, and Donovan Denslow
3:52.99-8th
Long Jump- Jake Casey-5.70 meters (18' 8.5")- 7th
High Jump- Jake Casey- 1.60 meters ( 5' 3")- 17th
Javelin- Lexie Pirtle-40.60 meters (133' 2")-11th
Women-Lindenwood
800 meter run- Nani Brewington-2:51.34-22nd Haley Hernandez- 2:52.77-23rd
100 meter hurdles- Sophia Welch-16.85-7th
100 meter dash- Sophia Welch-13.82-18th Brianna Sansoucie-14.34-26th
200 meter dash- Sophia Welch-28.91-22nd
Triple Jump- Brianna Sansoucie-8.82 meters (28' 11.25")-6th
Discus- Jordyn Zoph-24.51 meters (80' 5")-13th
Javelin- Jordyn Zoph- 23.67 meters ( 77' 8")-16th Lilly Combs- 21.36 (70' 1")-18th
As stated earlier, the MAC Track teams will compete at the 2021 NJCAA Division III Track & Field National Championships on May 11th-13th at Levelland, Texas on the South Plains Junior College campus for their final competition of the season. Good luck and let's bring home some hardware!!