WHAC Preview: Men's and Women's Track & Field Look To Set the Pace at Outdoor Championship

Posted: Apr 29, 2021

(Fort Wayne, IN) – The Concordia Men's and Women's Track and Field team head to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to compete in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Indiana Tech will serve as the host site for this year's conference championship. The Cardinals enter the pinnacle of their season after hosting their first meet at the Thunder Sports Complex where many of their athletes set new personal records in preparation for the championship this weekend.

Meet Information

Event – WHAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

Location – Fort Wayne, IN

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Women's Events to Keep an Eye On

The Women's 4x800 squad featuring Lydia Schroeder, Gabby Porter, Amanda Wood, and Anna Glomski are poised to give all conference opponents a run for their money after their great teamwork and chemistry has continued to develop throughout this season.

Gabby Porter etched her name in the 3^rd seed in the Women's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase as she recorded a personal best time of 12:35.79 this season.

Seneca Miller and Amanda Wood are expected to be extremely competitive in the Women's 400 Meter Dash as both ladies are within 4 seconds of the time to beat entering the championship race.

Men's Events to Keep an Eye On

Michael Brannan received the top seed in the Men's 1500 Meter Run with fellow teammates Theodore Eising and Adam DiMaggio competing in the first section as well to help set the pace and aid the Cardinals' effort in taking home the top prize.

Noah Starkey, Alan Jones, Michael Brannan, and Avery Sanchez look to make their mark in the Men's 4x400 Meter Relay as their personal record of 3:43.83 this season was good enough to qualify them for the 2^nd seed in this competition.

Eric Bugg will try to muscle up his best throw of the year in the Men's Shot Put after his 13.52 meter mark qualified him for the 5^th seed in this years championship meet. Bugg is also seeded as the 5^th seed in the Men's Hammer Throw with his 47.20 meter mark. Eric's consistency continues as he also qualified for the 5^th seed in the Men's Javelin Throw as he tossed a 45.05 meter throw earlier this year.

Event Schedule

DAY 1 SCHEDULE

4:00 - women's hammer throw

4:00 - men's long jump

4:00 - women's 100

4:20 - men's 100

4:40 - women's 100H

5:00 - men's 110H

5:20 - women's 4x800 relay

5:20 - men's hammer throw (10 minutes after the women)

5:30 - women's long jump (follows men)

5:35 - men's 4x800 relay