NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The Capital University track and field teams competed strongly at the OAC Indoor Championships this weekend with the men's team finishing seventh overall and the women's side placing ninth as a team. Mount Union won both the men's and women's titles. 

The highlight of the weekend for Capital proved to be Zion Park's title and school record in the men's pole vault. Park's vault of 4.71 meters edged out the previous 16-year-old record of 4.70 meters set by Doug Gibbons in 2008. The OAC crown for Park is the second of his career as he also won the outdoor pole vault and last year's championships. 

In addition to Park's first place finish, the Comets landed nine program top-10 marks in the weekend's competition. 

DAY TWO RECAP BELOW

MEN
4x200m Relay: The quartet of Daniel McCormack, Ben Char, Dylan Dowell and Ishmael Young placed seventh with a time of 1:32.08. 

60m Hurdles: Kelly Wilson II finished fourth with a time of 8.51 seconds – a time that tied his own school record in the event. 

1,000m Run: Kolin Brake just barely missed the school record as he ran a six-second PR in the 1K. His time of 2:31.78 – good for fourth place in the event – came in just .71 seconds off the school record of 2:31.07 set in 1969 by Rick Mettle. He moved up from 5th to 2nd on the all-time list with the time. Mikey Arnone also put forth a strong race, running 2:40.20. 

200m Dash: Ben Char and Cheik Souare finished right next to each other in the event as Char clocked 23.12 seconds and Souare clocked 23.15 seconds. 

3,000m Run: Donovan Slattery clocked in a time of 9:11.87 in the heavy field of distance competition. 
4x400m Relay: The team of Xavier Jennings, Ishmael Young, Daniel Hiser and Dylan Dowell clocked in a time of 3:29.04. The time was good for the 10th best time in program history. 

Shot Put: Marvin Jean-Denis threw a distance of 12.80 meters, while Nolan Piper recorded a mark of 12.26 meters. 

WOMEN
4x200m Relay: Claire Larger, Isabel Pina, Brynne Badgett, and Hanna Bauer teamed up to clock a time of 1:52.58 to place seventh. 

60m Hurdles: Maria Da Cunha finished fifth overall with a prelim-matching time of 9.58 seconds. 

1,000m Run: Elizabeth Mak ran a personal best time of 3:09.31 to place seventh overall in the event. The time kept her in 5th all-time in the event at Capital. Paige Castello clocked in her race at 3:20.22. 

4x400m Relay: The quartet of Hanna Bauer, Elizabeth Mak, Claire Larger and Maria Da Cunha ran a time of 4:20.03 to place seventh in the event. 

Shot Put: Deivon McCullough threw a mark of 11.16 meters in the shot put. 

Triple Jump: Claire Larger marked a distance of 9.66 meters. 

DAY ONE RECAP BELOW

MEN
Pole Vault: Park's first place finish beat out second place by a tenth of a meter. His mark of 4.71 meters also set a new facility record at Muskingum. Wesley Triplett narrowly missed a point-scoring placement as he finished ninth after clearing the bar at 4.16 meters. His effort was good for 10th on the program top-10 list. 

400m Dash: Daniel McCormack finished fifth place in the 400 meter dash, clocking in a time of 49.92 seconds. 

500m Dash: Kolin Brake put his name 9th on the program top-10 list as he clocked in a time of 1:08.89. Joseph Countryman also logged a solid time of 1:09.28 which narrowly missed the 10th best time in Cap history. 

60m Hurdles: Kelly Wilson II qualified for the finals in eighth place after clocking a time of 8.69 seconds. Myles Trama also ran, recording a time of 9.21 seconds. 

60m Dash: No Comets qualified for the finals in the 60 meter dash, but three competed in the prelims. Ishmael Young clocked 7.09 seconds and was followed by Dylan Dowell and Daniel Hiser who each clocked 7.15 seconds. Cheik Souare finished in 7.29 seconds. 

5,000m Run: Donovan Slattery clocked a time of 15:58.51 in the 5K race. 

DMR: The quartet of Mikey Arnone, Xavier Jennings, Kolin Brake and Joseph Countryman finished seventh overall in a time of 10:42.83 – a time that will sit as the third fastest DMR in school history. 
Weight Throw: Nolan Piper threw a heave of 14.04 meters as his best mark. 

Long Jump: Dylan Dowell scored points for Cap in the long jump, placing fourth in a leap of 6.72 meters. Justin Mathews lept 5.42 meters as well. 

WOMEN
500m Dash: Maria Da Cunha improved her PR by running 1:22.27 – a time that moves her from 6th up to 4th on the program top-10 list. Allie Mongold was right behind with a time of 1:23.01. 

60m Hurdles: Da Cunha was at it again in the hurdles prelims as she qualified fifth for the finals after clocking a time of 9.58 seconds. The time was a new PR again and moved her from 6th up to 5th on the all-time list. Brynne Badgett also ran, clocking 10.46 seconds. 

DMR: The foursome of Elizabeth Mak, Hanna Bauer, Olivia Ellis and Paige Castello scored points with a seventh place finish, thanks to a time of 13:21.96. The time was good enough to place 10th all-time in Cap history. 

Long Jump: Claire Larger lept 4.78 meters on her best attempt. 

Weight Throw: Mia Sanchez tossed the weight a distance of 10.94 meters. 

UP NEXT
Capital is back at it for Day Two of the OAC Indoor Championships tomorrow, February 24th.