RedTail Men’s Track and Field Place Second at SAU Tune Up
DAVENPORT–The RedTail Men's Track & Field team competed at the SAU Tune Up at St. Ambrose-Wellness and Rec Center on February 10, 2023.
Head coach Scott Roberts reflected on the weekend saying:
"We had a very good meet going into next week's Regional Championships. The RedTail men had 13 top three finishes in the meet, including victories in the 200m by Brigham Daniel, Blake Osborn in the 600m and Dart Beaver in the 3000m with a national championships qualifying time. We also had a number of personal bests in the men's throws and by Nolan Clayberg, Noah Sheridan and Kenny Cutler in the 60m high hurdles. As a team, we took second place out of 10 teams in the meet with 108.5 points, beating several NCAA Division II and Division III teams, as well as a couple other community colleges. I am quite proud of the team's performances and I think we are peaking at the right time for the Regional Championships."
Blake Osborn (7.05) and Brigham Daniel (7.06) finished in second and third place in the 60 meter dash. Nolan Clayberg (8.62), Noah Sheridan (8.83), Kenny Cutler (9.16) and Zane Vance (9.30) all finished in the top seven of the 60 meter hurdles. Daniel took home first place in the 200 meter dash running a time of 22.80 seconds. Kaden Miller (23.58), Cater Even (23.86), Jeron Shaw (24.07) and Kewan McCully (24.08) all placed in the top 10 of the 200.
Sean Knockel (52.12) placed second in the 400 meter dash. Orlando Vivians ran a time of 54.74 seconds to place 10th in the 400. Vivians, Vance, Sheridan and Cutler ran the 4x400, placing third with a time of 3:33.98. Zach Niederklopfer (2:12.08) and Bryce Grissom (2:25.42) ran the 800 meter dash for the RedTails. Brennan Sauser placed fifth in the 1000 meter dash with a time of 2:41.06).
Matthew Benedict jumped 1.85 meters in the high jump to place third. Gannon O'Hara placed sixth in long jump with a jump of 6.29 meters.
The RedTails next competition will be in Storm Lake, IA for the Region XI Championships on February 17-18, 2023.
