LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s Track and Field teams both entered this week ranked No. 21 in the country in this week’s polls.
The Trailblazer teams defended these rankings well at Friday’s Tiger Paw Classic in Louisville hosted by Campbellsville University and Georgetown College.
VU’s men’s team dominated the 1000 meter race, with the blue and gold coming away with three of the top four finishers.
Freshman Mathew Keitany (Kenya) took home first place in the event, finishing with a time of 2:31.46.
Sophomores Manamanya Opiew (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Trenton Faulkner (Vincennes, Ind.) also placed in the top five, with Opiew placing second at 2:34.04 and Faulkner coming in fourth at 2:35.81.
The trio also teamed up with freshman Ernest Momodu (Indianapolis, Ind.) to take a dominate first-place finish in the 4×800 meter relay. Finishing with a time of 8:16.46, 33 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
Sophomore Kyle Stewart (Evansville, Ind.) placed second in the long jump, after a jump of 7.10 meters.
Freshman Nicholas Stanislaus (Grenada) also reached the podium in the long jump event, placing seventh at 6.64 meters.
Freshman Armin Beham (Austria) held his own in the throwing pit, placing third in the shot put at 14.08 meters and fourth in the weight throw at 14.62 meters.
Sophomore Mason Harmes (Borden, Ind.) placed sixth in the shot put as well, finishing with a longest throw of 12.36 meters.
Freshman Jaien Webster (Anderson, Ind.) placed fifth in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.54 seconds.
Sophomore Matthew Frazier reached the podium in the pole vault, reaching a height of 3.85 meters and placing sixth.
Sophomore Ian Boit rounded out the VU men’s podium finishers by taking home eighth in the 3000 meter race, finishing with a time of 9:13.77.
“The 1000 meter was our best event of the day,†VU Track and Field Head Coach Marty Rogier said. “Mathew qualified for Nationals and Manamanya just missed qualifying by 0.3 seconds. Ernest Momodu also won his heat in the 1000 also.â€
