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Jacob Newland
Jacob Newland ran the second fastest 800m time in program history.

Men's Track

Gray Wolves Wrap Up Competition at WHAC Championships

Final Results

Lourdes concluded the 2024 outdoor track season on Friday afternoon with a ninth place finish at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships held at Warrior Park in Fort Wayne, Ind.
 
The Gray Wolves concluded the meet with four total points.
 
Layton Willson (Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon H.S.) turned in an eighth place effort in the 1500m run.  He finished in 4:14.92, just 0.14 seconds shy of the school record, posting the second fastest time ever in the event at Lourdes.  Seth Beerens (Manchester, Mich./Manchester H.S.) and Kaleb Sanford (New Carlisle, Ohio/New Carlisle H.S.) both turned in season's best times in the event as well, finishing in 4:27.40 and 4:41.53 respectively.
 
The Gray Wolves also added a pair of points in the 4x400m relay to close the meet.  The team of Gavin Hamilton (Grand Blanc, Mich./Powers Catholic H.S.), Tyler Rose (Cardington, Ohio/Cardington Lincoln H.S.), TJ Destatte (Temperance, Mich./Bedford H.S.) and Jacob Newland (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln H.S.) turned in a season's best time of 3:46.19.
 
Lourdes opened the day as Levi Trout (North Baltimore, Ohio/North Baltimore H.S.) paced the team in the 3,000m steeplechase.  He finished with a time of 11:14.69, the second best mark in program history.  Kaiden Koepfler (Maumee, Ohio/Maumee H.S.) also ran a season's best mark in the event, crossing the finish line in 11:36.14.
 
Newland turned in the second fastest 800m time in school history with his time of 2:01.93 and was one of four Gray Wolves to turn in a season's best mark in the event on the day.  Willson finished the race in 2:06.00 while Hamilton turned in a mark of 2:07.91.  Beerens posted a time of 2:13.66 while Andy Schlaff (Stockbridge, Mich./Stockbridge H.S.) had a time of 2:24.20.
 
In the 200m dash, Rose led Lourdes with a time of 23.75 seconds, his season's best while Destatte also had his best time of the year finishing in 25.07 seconds.
 
Elliott Ramsey (Toledo, Ohio/Emmanuel Christian H.S.) just missed scoring for the Gray Wolves in the 5,000m run, turning a season's best mark of 15:50.28, just 0.03 seconds shy of eighth place.  Maddox Altman (Holland, Ohio/Springfield H.S.) also ran a season's best time in the event, crossing the finish line in 18:25.80.
 
Indiana Tech was crowned the WHAC champion with 240.5 points, 19.5 more than runner-up Madonna.
 
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Players Mentioned

Seth Beerens

Seth Beerens

Sophomore
TJ Destatte

TJ Destatte

Junior
Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton

Sophomore
Elliott Ramsey

Elliott Ramsey

Senior
Tyler Rose

Tyler Rose

Sophomore
Kaleb Sanford

Kaleb Sanford

Senior
Andy Schlaff

Andy Schlaff

Junior
Levi Trout

Levi Trout

Senior
Layton Willson

Layton Willson

Junior
Maddox Altman

Maddox Altman

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Seth Beerens

Seth Beerens

Sophomore
TJ Destatte

TJ Destatte

Junior
Gavin Hamilton

Gavin Hamilton

Sophomore
Elliott Ramsey

Elliott Ramsey

Senior
Tyler Rose

Tyler Rose

Sophomore
Kaleb Sanford

Kaleb Sanford

Senior
Andy Schlaff

Andy Schlaff

Junior
Levi Trout

Levi Trout

Senior
Layton Willson

Layton Willson

Junior
Maddox Altman

Maddox Altman

Sophomore