MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Thiel College men's and women's track & field teams competed at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships, held at the Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park.
Day one of the championships were on Thursday, with the final day being Friday.
The men's team placed eighth out of 11 teams, while the women's team placed ninth out of 11 teams.
On Thursday, graduate
Andre Williams (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson) won the PAC Championship in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.88 meters. Williams also won the triple jump at the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in February.
Also on Thursday,
Isabelle Iliev (Olian, N.Y./Greenville) finished seventh for the Tomcats in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 33.41 meters.
On Friday,
Tumba Powell (Cleveland, Ohio/Charles F. Brush) finished second in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.72 seconds. She also recorded a third-place finish in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 26.18 seconds.
The women's 4x400-meter relay, a team consisting of
Kaylee Suarez (Youngstown, Ohio/Mineral Ridge),
Hannah Strott (Mogadore, Ohio/Field),
Lillianna Briscoe (Beaver Falls, Pa./Quigley Catholic) and
Tumba Powell (Cleveland, Ohio/Charles F. Brush) finished seventh with a time of 4:23.18. Suarez also finished third in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.52 meters.
In the women's triple jump,
Alexis McFadden (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin Area) recorded a sixth-place finish with a mark of 10.33 meters. In the women's discus throw,
Brooke Mottley (Rock Creek, Ohio/Geneva) recorded a sixth-place finish with a mark of 32.46 meters.
For the men,
Quintin Weaver (Rimersburg, Pa./Union) recorded a fifth-place finish in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.00. In the men's 1,500-meter run,
Brock Newsome (Clyde, Ohio/Clyde) recorded a sixth-place finish with a time of 4:10.97.
In the field events,
Caleb Learn (Homer City, Pa./Homer Center) recorded a fourth-place finish in the men's high jump with a leap of 1.80 meters.
The Tomcats has three top-six finishes in the men's long jump.
Andre Williams (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson) finished second with a mark of 6.60 meters, while
Peyton Ennis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) (6.51 meters) and
Caleb Learn (Homer City, Pa./Homer Center) (6.19 meters) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
The PAC also announced the 2023 Sportsmanship Teams for the men's and women's track & field teams. For the women, senior
Tumba Powell (Cleveland, Ohio/Charles F. Brush) was named to the Sportsmanship Team. For the men, sophomore
Nicholas Kobielus (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex Area) was named to the Sportsmanship Team.
