Results

Defiance, OH – The UC men's track & field team recorded 157.50 points, including three wins on day two, to capture the Mid-South Conference Indoor Track & Field championship Saturday afternoon.  In addition to taking home the team title, several Patriots earned top honors as Simeon Coleman was named the MSC Athlete of the Year, Matthew Chavers earned MSC Freshman of the Year honors, and head coach Randy Greer garnered Coach of the Year accolades.

Coleman followed up on his 400 meter win by crossing the line in 2:02.53 to win the 800 meters.  That marks the sophomore's second win of the meet.  It is also the second year that Coleman earned MSC accolades as he was the Freshman of the Year last year. 

Chavers posted a win and a recorded a runner-up finish on the day en route to being the second consecutive Patriot to earn Freshman of the Year honors.  Chavers leaped 7.07m, which was a NAIA "B" standard, to earn first team all-conference honors.  That mark was also a new stadium record. Chavers followed that up with a runner-up finish in the 60 meters and 200 meters, crossing the line in 7.01 and 22.52, respectfully.

UC started opened the day with Nicolas Grandperrin, Jarrett Forrest, Kyle Woodward, and Coleman teamed up to win the 4x800 relay with a time of 8:23.15.  That mark earned UC ten points and was a new track record.

Leonardo Daley, Jacob Washburn, and Dillon Vanover each posted a runner-up finish in their respective event.  Daley ran 8.82 in the 60 hurdles, while Washburn best mark of 15.76m earned him second team all-conferencehonors in the weight throw.  Vanover cleared 1.81m in the high jump as teammate Chandler Powell cleared 1.71m to place sixth.

In the 1,000 meters, Grandperrin ran 2:36.16 to finish third in the event.  Justin Moore added a sixth place finish in the weight throw (14.28m), while the Patriots 4x400 relay finished fifth with a time of 3:38.65.

It marks the second straight year that Coach Greer earned MSC Coach of the Year accolades.

The Patriots will return to the track Thursday, March 5, when they travel to Brookings, SD to take part in the NAIA National Championships.

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