Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Opens Season at Denison Meet

GRANVILLE, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's and women's outdoor track and field team traveled to compete at the Denison University's Denison Lid-Lifter Invitational on Saturday, March 28. 

Men's Top Running Performers: 

Evan Hodkinson finished first in the 1500m with a time of 3:59.07. 

Simon Rohwer finished first in the 400m after a time of 49.61. 

Jackson Loyd with a time of 10.92 placed first in the 100m. 

Will Baker placed second in the 1500m with a time of 4:03.32. 

Daron Porter took third place in the 1500m, finishing at a time of 4:04.46.  

Samuel Haley finished second in the 200m with a time of 22.45. 

Men's Top Field Performers: 

Isaac Burns finished first in high jump with a height of 2.06m. The mark was an NAIA B Standard. 

Tyler Shipley in pole vault finished with an NAIA A Standard height of 4.94m to take first place. 

Griffin Flusch placed first in shot put with a distance of 14.96m. Flusche also finished fourth after a distance of 42.29m in discus.  

Chandler Hartman took second in discus with a distance of 43.10m. Hartman also took second in shot put with a distance of 14.47m 

Paul Hickey placed second in hammer after a distance of 44.01m. 

Women's Top Running Performers:  

Leah Cooper secured first place with a time of 12.95 in the 100m. Cooper also took second in the 200m with a time of 26.31. 

Makenna Langford finished with a NAIA B Standard time of 1:02.82 and placed first in the 400m hurdles. 

Izzy Henderson took second place in the 100m with a time of 13.04. 

Ashley Yoder placed third in the 1500m with a time of 4:51.22. 

Louisa Hallabrin followed right behind in the 1500m, placing fourth with a time of 4:51.93. 

Lily Scarberry finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.40. 

Women's Top Field Performers: 

Henderson finished first in long jump after a distance of 5.24m. 

Shyanne Moser finished third in shot put after a distance of 11.14m. 

Kate Ruffle took third place in long jump after a distance of 5.05m. 

What's Next 

MVNU will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the Indiana Tech Invitation at Warrior Park on Thursday, April 2.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,200 students from 36 states, 1 U.S. commonwealth and 41 foreign countries.