YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Thiel Tomcats competed in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships at Youngstown State University's Watson and Tressel Training Site on Thursday.
Thiel's men's team finished eighth with 34 points while the women's team placed ninth with 29 points.
Kaylee Suarez (Youngstown, Ohio/Mineral Ridge) successfully defending her title in the high jump and set a new PAC meet standard in the process (1.57 meters).
Tumba Powell (Cleveland, Ohio/Charles F. Brush) recorded three top-eight finishes. She placed third in the 400-meter dash (1:00.68), fifth in the 200-meter dash (27.06 seconds) and eighth in the high jump (1.42 meters).
Brooke Mottley (Rock Creek, Ohio/Geneva) finished sixth in the weight throw and set a new program record with a distance of 12.49 meters.
Hannah Strott (Mogadore, Ohio/Field), who also set a new program record, finished seventh in the one-mile run in a time of 5:24.61.
The women's distance medley relay team of
Hannah Jones (Clarks Mills, Pa./Commodore Perry), Powell,
Lillianna Briscoe (Beaver Falls, Pa./Quigley Catholic) and Strott placed seventh (13:44.42). The 4x400-meter relay team of Suarez, Strott, Briscoe and Powell placed eight (4:38.69).
Andre Williams (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson) won the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 13.56 meters. He also finished fifth in the long jump (6.35 meters).
The men's distance medley relay team of
Matt Beuermann (Tasmania, Australia/),
Tyrese Ogletree (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin Area),
Quintin Weaver (Rimersburg, Pa./Union) and
Brock Newsome (Clyde, Ohio/Clyde) set another program record (10:46.37) to finish second. The 4x400-meter relay team of
John Bresnan (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds), Beuermann, Ogletree and Weaver finished eighth (3:39.43).
Weaver set a new school record in the 800-meter run (1:57.03) to finish fourth.
Caleb Learn (Homer City, Pa./Homer Center) also finished fourth in the high jump (1.85 meters) while Newsome placed eighth and set a new school record in the one-mile run (4:28.58).
Williams and
Alexis McFadden (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin Area) represented Thiel on the PAC Sportsmanship Team.
