Cade Kalkowski scored a first-place finish in the weight throw to lead the Wayne State men’s indoor track and field team Saturday at the Ward Haylett Invitational, hosted by Doane University in Crete.
Kalkowski recorded a top mark of 62 feet, 3 1/4 inches to win the weight throw, with teammate Dylan Kaup taking fourth (57-5 3/4) and Cole Christoffersen ninth at 49-0 3/4.
Other top field event performances saw Ben Allen place fifth in the shot put (50-8) and Mikhail Sands came in eighth place in the long jump at 21-6 1/4.
Brock Hegarty had the top finish in running events, taking third in the mile run with a time of 4:33.90.
Nathan Hiemer was eighth in the 1,000-meter run (2:52.18) while three Wildcats placed in the 3,000-meter run as Jack Doughty was eighth (9:28.29), Dylan Kessler ninth (9:28.31) and Bailey Peckham 10th (9:33.40). The Wildcat 3,200-meter relay team placed second at 8:21.70.
In women’s action, Jadin Wagner (shot put) and freshman Molli Vasa (600-meter run) both posted third-place finishes to lead the Wayne State women.
Wagner placed third in the shot put with a top throw of 45-4 1/2 while Vasa took third in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:43.50.
In field events, Tia Jones took seventh in the shot put (44-5 1/4). Freshman Nicole Heeren was fourth in the weight throw (53-7) followed by Brooklynn Chipps in seventh (52-9 1/2), Wagner eighth at 52-2 and Mckenzie Scheil 10th at 49-8 1/4.
Joan Jelimo was fourth in the mile run (5:44.86), Kim Lowman took sixth in the mile run at 5:49.05 and Wayne native Andrea Torres was eighth in the 3,000-meter run at 12:08.66. Hana Lazure and Morgan Shearer each tied for 10th in the high jump, clearing 4-11 3/4.
Wayne State will continue the 2019 indoor track season Friday at the South Dakota State Open in Brookings, S.D.
