Grinnell College’s men had a number of high finishes at the 2012 Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday in Jacksonville, Ill.
Jake Lindstrom ’14 was fourth in the pole vault with a leap of 13-6 ½, while Ben Tyler ’14 was fifth in the 5000-meter run with a clocking of 15:49.35. Lindstrom’s effort ranks eighth on Grinnell’s all-time chart.
Gavin Warnock ’14 added a sixth-place finish in the long jump with...
The Grinnell College track and field teams will look for strong efforts when they compete in the 2012 Midwest Conference Championships Friday and Saturday at Jacksonville, Ill.
The Pioneers are looking to improve on last year’s finishes, when the women’s team placed fifth and the men sixth.
On the women’s side, the Pioneers enter the meet ranked first in the 4x400-meter relay. Sarah Burnell ’14 is second in the 800, while Eloise...
Dylan Boucher ’12 broke his own school record in the 60-meter dash while helping the Grinnell College men’s track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Wartburg Indoor Invite Saturday at Waverly.
Boucher ran the race in 7.13 seconds to place fourth. He actually broke his old mark of 7.321, set earlier this season, twice Saturday as he ran 7.14 in the preliminaries and then beat that by .01 in the final.
Grinnell’s...
Four top-eight finishes sparked the Grinnell College men’s track and field team at its own Darren Young Classic contested Saturday at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.
The meet featured several national-caliber individuals and teams.
Leading the Pioneers was Gavin Warnock ’14, who was fifth in the long jump with a leap of 20-8.
In the 3000-meter run, Ben Tyler ’14 placed sixth in a...
Ben Tyler ’14 (pictured) claimed runner-up honors in the mile run to lead the Grinnell College men’s track and field team at the Hilltop Open over the weekend at Cornell College.
Tyler ran the race in 4:36.30, less than a second behind the winner. Grinnell had two other high finishers in the race, as Sam Krauth ’14 placed third in 4:37.00 and Evan Griffith ’15 was seventh in 4:41.00.
The Pioneers had a trio of fourth-place...
