MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State indoor track and field teams delivered numerous season-best times at the Last Chance Meet, highlighted by senior
Grant Bradley's record-breaking run in the 3000m, as the Bearcats wrapped up the regular season Saturday evening inside Hughes Fieldhouse.
Field Events
Men's Long Jump: Freshman
Wyatt Garner secured first place with a 6.85m leap, tying his personal best. Freshman
Jonathan Hedrick finished fifth at 6.48m.
Women's Long Jump:
Grace Hill captured a second-place finish with a final jump of 5.32 meters.
Women's Weight Throw:
Alli Poage provided the fifth-best throw of 13.28 meters.
Running Events
Men's 3000m: Senior
Grant Bradley opened the meet with a dominant performance, setting both a new school record and fieldhouse record with a time of 7:53.33. Bradley previously set the school record at the Washburn Open on Jan. 31 but shattered his own mark with this first-place finish. His time ranks fifth in NCAA Division II this season.
Junior
Drew Atkins took third place with a season-best 7:55.69, which ranks No. 8 in Division II.
Freshman Nick Kolonzo (8:54.35) and junior
Austin Goetsche (8:56.48) placed 11th and 12th, respectively, while freshman
Elijah Dix (9:07.07) finished 16th.
Men's 60m Hurdles: Junior
Vashon Riggins placed fourth with a time of 8.96.
Women's 60m Hurdles: Senior
Hannah Hatzenbuehler claimed the event title with a personal-best 8.93, while freshman Millie Wempen also set a new PR, finishing fifth in 9.82.
Men's 60m Dash: Sophomores
Xavier Horn (7.016) and
Quinn Gruver (7.020) finished in third and fourth, as freshman
Wyatt Garner placed 14th with a 7.18.
Women's 60m Dash: Freshman
Campbell Barta led a deep Bearcat squad, winning the event with a provisional time of 7.57.
Kyah Luhring,
Jaurdin Mallory, and
Hallie Henfling finished consecutively behind Barta.
Freshmen
Krysta Abel and
Courtney Kiley tied for eighth at 8.034.
Reese Brown (8.33) and
Emma Lundy (8.54) placed 11th and 13th, respectively.
Women's Mile:
Ava Gehlen set a personal best, finishing second in 5:22.03, while
Amanda Seggerman followed in third at 5:24.20.
Men's 200m Dash: Horn got his revenge in the sprints when he claimed first with a time of 22.04, despite Gruver's 22.31 time in second.
Women's 200m Dash: Five Bearcats claimed the top nine spots in the event, with
Jaurdin Mallory (25.83),
Courtney Kiley (26.05) and
Krysta Abel securing the two-three-four positions.
Reese Brown claimed 6th, clocking in at 27.80, as
Emma Lundy rounded off 9th at 28.23.
Men's 600y Run: Four total runners competed in the event, as three were Bearcats – each claiming the first-three spots.
Christian Lanphier led the pack with a 1:11.76 clocking with
Bret Beard crossing at 1:12.00 and
Bret Beard at 1:12.50.
Men's 800m Run: Freshmen
Ryker Pithan and
Andres Kemper were Northwest's participants in the event. Pithan secured 5th with a time of 1:54.85, as Kemper took 7th at 1:56.05.
Women's 800m Run: Senior
Bailey Blake snatched a new provisional time of 2:10.84. Blake's time stands at No. 31 in Div. II.
Men's Mile Run: Freshman
Levi Allen came in at 4:26.10 in 3rd place, running alongside four other participants.
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
- Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800m
- Prince Griffin, 47.08 – (M) 400m
- Grant Bradley, 4:04.27 – (M) Mile
- Moses Koroma, 7.79 – (M) 60mH
- Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile
- Grayson Tapp, 4:07.99 – (M) Mile
- Dominic Sedlacek, 6.71 – (M) 60m
- Frank Sparks, 8.10 – (M) 60mH
- Drew Atkins, 7:55.69 – (M) 3000m
- Prince Griffin, Logan Arellano, Keith Griffin III, Truman Hare, 3:10.66 – (M) 4x400
- Truman Hare, 46.95 (M) 400m
- Logan Arellano, 48.17 (M) 400m
- Keith Griffin III, 47.82 (M) 400m
- Grant Bradley, 7:59.82 (M) 3000m
- Joel Dos Santos, 21.12 (M) 200m
- Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000m
- Tyler Blay, 14:21.82 – (M) 5000m
- Riley Witt, 4:03.61 – (M) Mile
- Prince Griffin, 21.41 – (M) 200m
- Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron, Grant Bradley, 9:37.78 – (M) DMR
- Riley Witt, 1:50.32 – (M) 800m
- Charlie Kinslow, 1:51.20 – (M) 800m
- Keith Griffin III, Bentley St. John, Gavyn Monday and Xavier Horn, 3:14.27 – (M) 4x400m
- Barnabe Gabillet, 4:08.35 – (M) Mile
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times – WOMEN
- Jadyn Barnes, Marie Dea, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:46.22 – (W) 4x400-meter relay
- Campbell Barta, 7.57 – (W) 60m
- Alyna Thibault, 4:49.62 – (W) Mile
- Marie Dea, 2:09.56 – (W) 800m
- Lydia McGlocklin, 2:09.27 – (W) 800m
- Federica Lega, Marie Dea, Lexie Gilbert, Jaedy Commins, 3:51.29 – (W) 4x400m
- Chloe Saenz, 54.17 – (W) 400m
- Jadyn Barnes, 55.86 – (W) 400m
- Melanie Roland, 55.24 – (W) 400m
- Chloe Saenz, Jadyn Barnes, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:43.33 – (W) 4x400m
- Chloe Saenz, 24.17 – (W) 200m
- Lydia McGlocklin, Chloe Saenz, Marie Dea, Alyna Thibault, 11:32.38 – (W) DMR
- Bailey Blake, 2:10.84 – (W) 800m
2024-25 NORTHWEST SCHOOL RECORDS
- Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800-meter run (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
- Keith Griffin III, 34.47 – (M) 300-meter dash (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
- Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile (Richard Alsup Open)
- Moses Koroma, 7.94 – (M) 60mH (Richard Alsup Open)
- Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000-meter Run (Washburn Open)
- Dominic Sedlacek, 6.72 – (M) 60-meter Dash (Washburn Open)
- Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron, Grant Bradley, 9:37.78 – (M) Distance Medley Relay (Bearcat Invite)
- Joel Dos Santos, 21.12 – (M) 200-meter Dash (Ichabod Invitational)
- Dominic Sedlacek, 6.71 – (M) 60-meter Dash (Gorilla Classic)
- Mayson Hartley, 9:49.67 – (W) 3,000-meter Run (Gorilla Classic)
- Riley Witt, 4:02.56 – (M) Mile (Arkansas Qualifier)
- Grant Bradley, 7:53.33 – (M) 3,000-meter Run (Last Chance Meet)
Up Next
Northwest will now turn its attention to the MIAA Indoor Championships, set to take place next weekend inside Hughes Fieldhouse.