WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Capital University track and field team opened up the 2025 outdoor OAC Championships on Thursday, putting forth a strong opening day in many ways.
Heading into day two, the Comet men sit seventh in the team standings, while the Comet women are on the board in 10th place.
THURSDAY – MEN
Discus:
Waylon Yeager finished 14th with a toss of 38.71 meters, while
Nolan Piper was 18th with a mark of 38.42 meters.
Javelin:
Jason McColl earned the first points for Capital by placing fourth overall in the javelin throw. His mark of 48.73 meters was also a personal best and improved his own standing to 10th all-time in the event at Capital.
Long Jump:
Justin Mathews was 20th overall with his best leap measuring 5.59 meters.
100m Dash (Prelims):
Cheik Souare led the Comets with a fourth place finish in the 100-meter dash prelims on Thursday. Souare won his heat with a time of 10.95 seconds which seeds him fourth for tomorrow's finals.
Dom Glenn placed 11th overall with a time of 11.15 seconds.
200m Dash (Prelims): Souare again qualified for the finals of the 200-meter dash as he clocked the sixth best prelim time of 22.30 seconds. Glenn finished up 14th in a time of 23.00 seconds.
3,000m Steeplechase:
Mikey Arnone finished 15th best in the event, running a time of 10:13.60, while
Aiden Mahony finished 20th in a time of 10:39.03.
10,000m Run:
Zach Glotzbecker put forth a time of 32:48.13 to place 15th overall in the 10K. The time was a near miss of his previous best in the event.
Aaron McNutt put forth a new PR time of 34:09.62 to place 24th overall. The time improved his own 7th-best time in program history.
THURSDAY – WOMEN
Pole Vault:
Alex Wilkinson got the Comets on the board in terms of team scoring placing in a tie for eighth place. She cleared 3.03 meters on her best attempt.
Discus:
Mia Sanchez placed 12th overall in the discus throw, tossing a distance of 34.12 meters.
200m Dash (Prelims):
Jaleea Harvey ran a time of 28.92 seconds to finish 29th overall in the event.
400m Dash (Prelims):
Jaleea Harvey placed 21st with a time of 1:05.50.
3,000m Steeplechase:
Elizabeth Mak ran a time of 12:53.22 to finish 10th overall.
10,000m Run:
Olivia Ellis ran a time of 40:26.79, which placed her 11th overall and improved her own hold on the fourth fastest 10K in program history. The time was a 10-second improvement on her previous best.
UP NEXT
Capital will be back in action tomorrow, May 2nd for the second day of championship action for the OAC. Competition will remain at Wilmington College.
