FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- For the 11th year in a row on the men's side and the 12th time in 13 years on the women's, the Indiana Tech indoor track and field teams are the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) champions.
Both teams headed into Saturday's final day in the lead and performed well enough to expand their advantages and win convincingly. The men topped second place Aquinas 203-171 while the women nearly doubled second place Cornerstone, 244-123.5.
Juanita Webster-Freeman was named Women's Athlete of the Meet after an incredible two-day run that saw her earn 40 points. She won the shot put and triple jump, finished second in the 60 hurdles and long jump, and finished 5th in the 200. Her individual tally of 40 points was the most in the meet and equaled the combined total of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th place teams.
Performance of the Meet was awarded to
Lisa Voyles who went to the #1 spot in the nation in the 1000m,
Soyinne Grenyion who did the same in the 200m, and to the 4x800 team of
Haven Evans,
Krista Boese,
Olaide Olapade, and Voyles that went NAIA #1 on Friday night.
Additional Saturday Highlights:
- Esau Haynes won the 60m in 6.77, a time that moves him to 10th on the all-time Tech list.
- Isaac Sytsma won the mile in a time of 4:17.56. His mark converts to an NAIA "A" standard.
- Ahumad Williams, Javon Sanders, Diego Sekiyama-Nava, and Collins Mokuah went 1-2-3-4 in the 60 hurdles.
- The 4x400 team of Diego Sekiyama-Nava, Javon Sanders, Aaron Heisser, and Michael Warner ran to a first place finish.
- Led by a second place finish by Warner, the Warriors went 2-3-4-6-7 in the 200m.
- Soyinne Grenyion and Kiya Pogue went 1-2 in the 60m.
- Jo'Deci Irby, Olaide Olapade, and Haven Evans took 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the 600m.
- Krista Boese finished 2nd in the 1000m and 3rd in the mile. Both of her times were PR's based on the NAIA performance conversion list.
- Katlyn Jones, Juanita Webster-Freeman, and Kiya Pogue earned 1-2-3 finishes in the 60 hurdles.
- The women's 4x400 team of Jo'Deci Irby, Lily Greiwe, Lisa Voyles, and Kayla Moody won.
- Webster-Freeman edged out teammates Katlyn Jones and Trishelle Ganaway for the triple jump title.
Next up for the Warriors is the indoor national championships in Brookings, South Dakota.
