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Men's Track and Field

NWU Track & Field Wins Team Title at Darren Young Classic

GRINNELL, Iowa – Nebraska Wesleyan won the team title for both the men and women at the 2020 Darren Young Indoor Classic hosted by Grinnell College.
 
The Prairie Wolves had three athletes named outstanding performers of the meet.  They swept the women's honor with Aspen Rolfes winning women's track athlete of the meet and Dayton Dolincheck getting women's field athlete of the meet.  Rolfes won the 200 meters breaking a meet record of 25.78.  She was also 2nd in the 60 and ran on the 3rd place 4x400 relay team.  Dolincheck won the shot put and placed 4th in the weight throw.  Trent Koehler was named the men's field athlete of the week for winning both the long jump and triple jump.
 
NWU won five individual events on the women's side.  In four of the five events, the Prairie Wolves went 1-2 in the event.  They finished with 199 team points, over 100 points more than second place Bethel.
 
Besides Rolfes winning the 200, she was 2nd in the 60 behind teammate Maddie Moran who ran a 7.90 to win the event.  Camryn Larsen won the 800 in a time of 2:21.48 as the other NWU winner on the track.
 
Haleigh Benson took 1st place in the long jump with a mark of 16-5.25.  Tessa Hoffman was 2nd in the event and was 3rd in the triple jump.  Dolincheck won the shot put ahead of teammate Linnaea Konfrst.
 
Nebraska Wesleyan men had six winners on the day to score 171.50 team points, followed by Central with 99.
 
Koehler was the only double winner on the day taking the title in the long and triple jump.  Jared Pohlmann won the weight throw with a toss of 57-2.25 as NWU had the top three finishers in the event.
 
On the track, Lucas Arps won the 400 meters in a time of 50.10, edging out teammate Kyle Dickinson.  Those two runners joined Michael Merical and Ben Christenson to place 2nd in the 4x400 relay.
 
In the distance medley relay, the Prairie Wolves won the event with Mason Coulter, Angeleau Scott, Max Bolke and Norbert Weijenberg teaming up to run 11:00.08.
 
Reese Hennerberg was the other individual winner in the 60 hurdles.  He ran 8.30 to win the event ahead of teammate Marshall Chasek who took 2nd.
 
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Players Mentioned

Haleigh Benson

Haleigh Benson

Sophomore
Jumps
Dayton Dolincheck

Dayton Dolincheck

Junior
Throws
Linnaea Konfrst

Linnaea Konfrst

Junior
Throws
Camryn Larsen

Camryn Larsen

Sophomore
Distance
Aspen Rolfes

Aspen Rolfes

Sophomore
Sprints
Tessa Hoffman

Tessa Hoffman

Freshman
Jumps
Reese Hennerberg

Reese Hennerberg

Sophomore
Hurdles
Trent Koehler

Trent Koehler

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Michael  Merical

Michael Merical

Junior
Sprints
Jared Pohlmann

Jared Pohlmann

Senior
Throws

Players Mentioned

Haleigh Benson

Haleigh Benson

Sophomore
Jumps
Dayton Dolincheck

Dayton Dolincheck

Junior
Throws
Linnaea Konfrst

Linnaea Konfrst

Junior
Throws
Camryn Larsen

Camryn Larsen

Sophomore
Distance
Aspen Rolfes

Aspen Rolfes

Sophomore
Sprints
Tessa Hoffman

Tessa Hoffman

Freshman
Jumps
Reese Hennerberg

Reese Hennerberg

Sophomore
Hurdles
Trent Koehler

Trent Koehler

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Michael  Merical

Michael Merical

Junior
Sprints
Jared Pohlmann

Jared Pohlmann

Senior
Throws