ONU TRACK & FIELD SWEEPS CCAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
JOLIET, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's track & field teams continued their reign over the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) as they completed the 2024 sweep of the CCAC Championships, with both teams winning their respective leagues this weekend at the Joliet Memorial Field.
The ONU men totaled 322 points to finish first out of eight teams while the Tiger women racked up 289 points to take the top spot at the eight-team meet. The wins make the ONU men repeat CCAC outdoor champions and mark the eighth consecutive outdoor conference title for the Tiger women.
Hannah Antkoviak was named the CCAC Female Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet, scoring a total of 38 points across her four events at the Championships. She won two of her three individual events in which she was entered, finishing runner-up in the other, and was the lead leg of the winning 4x100m relay team.
Vince Giuliano earned the CCAC Male Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet honor after scoring 38 points of his own across his four events at the Championships. Similar to Antkoviak, he also won tow of his three individual events while finishing runner-up in the other. Additionally, Giuliano was the third leg for the winning 4x400m relay team.
In total, the Tigers won 21 events at the 2024 CCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships and hit 11 NAIA A standards and four additional B standards.
NAIA "A" Standards
- Hannah Antkoviak - 200m dash prelims - 24.35
- Kiara Carter - 200m dash prelims - 24.60
- Hannah Antkoviak - 400m dash - 54.22
- Hannah Antkoviak - 100m hurdles - 13.50
- Women's 4x100 relay - Antkoviak, Burdine, McCall, Carter - 46.94
- Kayla Mikottis - Discus - 44.28m
- Joseph Randolph - 200m dash prelims - 21.10
- Vince Giuliano - 200m dash prelims - 21.17
- Vince Giuliano - 400m dash - 47.32
- Conner Betts - 400m dash - 47.91
- Men's 4x100 relay - Betts, Randolph, Bernadit, Giuliano - 40.70
NAIA "B" Standards
- Kiara Carter - 100m dash - 11.88
- Carsyn Burdine - 400m dash - 56.83
- Amanda Gustafson - Shot Put - 13.46m
- Men's 4x400 relay - White, Price, Giuliano, Betts - 3:16.77
- Men's 4x800 relay - Olmos, Bardwell, Mmbumba, Prather - 7:41.44
Women's Top-3 Finishes
1st - Hannah Antkoviak - 400m dash - 54.22
1st - Hannah Haag - 5000m run - 17:59.19
1st - Hannah Antkoviak - 100m hurdles - 13.50
1st - Emma Betts - 400m hurdles - 1:04.95
1st - Women's 4x100 relay - Antkoviak, Burdine, McCall, Carter - 46.94
1st - Hailey Perrine - Long Jump - 5.15m
1st - Jolene Mantoan - Triple Jump - 11.16m
1st - Kayla Mikottis - Discus - 44.28m
1st - Avery Spencer - Javelin - 39.02m
2nd - Hannah Antkoviak - 200m dash - 24.65
2nd - Kiara Carter - 100m dash - 11.88
2nd - Ella Richter - 10,000m run - 40:55.33
2nd - Amanda Gustafson - Shot Put - 13.46m
2nd - Sarah Schoonmaker - Hammer - 48.91m
3rd - Kiara Carter - 200m dash - 24.73
3rd - Carsyn Burdine - 400m dash - 56.83
3rd - Catherine White - 5000m run - 18:31.11
3rd - Women's 4x400 relay - Betts, Burdine, Calderon, Miller
3rd - Women's 4x800 relay - Heldt, Hoffer, Young, Vargas - 10:00.39
3rd - Jayda Hovland - Pole Vault - 2.85m
3rd - Hailey Perrine - Triple Jump - 10.51m
3rd - Sarah Schoonmaker - Shot Put - 12.28m
3rd - Sarah Schoonmaker - Discus - 42.45m
3rd - Kayla Mikottis - Hammer - 46.92m
Men's Top-3 Finishes
1st - Joseph Randolph - 200m dash - 21.25
1st - Vince Giuliano - 400m dash - 47.32
1st - David Olmos - 1500m run - 3:56.21
1st - Men's 4x100 relay - Betts, Randolph, Bernadit, Giuliano - 40.70
1st - Men's 4x400 relay - White, Price, Giuliano, Betts - 3:16.77
1st - Men's 4x800 relay - Olmos, Bardwell, Mmbumba, Prather - 7:41.44
1st - Jackson Wade - High Jump - 1.88m
1st - Noah Sears - Pole Vault - 4.60m
1st - Desmond Hunter - Long Jump - 6.72m
1st - Ivan Williams - Triple Jump - 14.18m
1st - Daniel DeRamus - Hammer - 51.72m
1st - Brody Vollrath - Javelin - 52.28m
2nd - Vince Giuliano - 200m dash - 21.27
2nd - Conner Betts - 400m dash - 47.91
2nd - Flynn Prather - 1500m run - 3:57.50
2nd - Payton Domagalski - 3000m steeplechase - 9:50.20
2nd - Desmond Hunter - High Jump - 1.83m
2nd - Daniel DeRamus - Discus - 47.91m
2nd - Brody Vollrath - Hammer - 51.30m
2nd – Noah Simpson - Javelin - 49.35m
3rd - Conner Betts - 200m dash - 21.60
3rd - Charlie Bardwell - 1500m run - 3:59.11
3rd - Jordan Vanbarriger - 5000m run - 15:02.17
3rd - Alex Powell - 400m hurdles - 57.00
3rd - Titan Shuler - High Jump - 1.83m
3rd - Pacey Nack - Pole Vault - 4.30m
3rd - Ivan Williams - Long Jump - 6.37m
3rd - Creedon Welsch - Triple Jump - 12.90m
The Tigers will have one more shot at qualifying for nationals at the USF Last Chance Invite this weekend in Joliet, Ill.
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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu
