2022-23 Wilmington Men's Track & Field News
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2023 Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced
July 20, 2023The 2023 class includes Julie Creech-Organ (women's swimming & Class of 2013), Ken Keller (wrestling & Class of 1998), Kevin Lucas (men's track & field & Class of 2001), Tim Wilson (men's basketball & Class of 1978) and Marque Jones Jr. (men's track & field/football & Class of 2009). -
2023 Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced
July 20, 2023The 2023 class includes Julie Creech-Organ (women's swimming & Class of 2013), Ken Keller (wrestling & Class of 1998), Kevin Lucas (men's track & field & Class of 2001), Tim Wilson (men's basketball & Class of 1978) and Marque Jones Jr. (men's track & field/football & Class of 2009).
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Heys Named Second Team Academic All-American
June 27, 2023Elite on the course/track and in the classroom. Wilmington College junior Simon Heys has garnered Second Team Academic All-American honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC), formerly known as CoSIDA. The award is the second Academic All-American honor for Heys as he was named Third Team last academic year.
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Tristen Durr Named Head Track & Field and Assistant Cross Country Coach
June 19, 2023Durr, who has been an assistant coach for the last four seasons, takes the reins from Head Coach Ron Combs, who has been the College's head track & field coach for a quarter century. Combs won't be going far, however, as he will remain head cross country coach and transition to assistant track & field coach.
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Thirty-Three Spring Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-OAC Honors
June 01, 2023Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average (GPA) at the end of the semester preceding the end of the spring season and be a sophomore academically or above. The student-athlete must also be a member of a varsity team, in a sport sponsored by the league, as well as be enrolled in a full-time capacity.
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Vilvens Wins National Title, Men's Track & Field With Highest Outdoor Nationals Finish in Program History
May 27, 2023Brady Vilvens (pictured) won the national championship in the high jump and aided WC to a ninth-place finish.
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Third Time's a Charm - Simon Heys Earns All-American Honors in 10,000-Meter Run
May 25, 2023After placements of 13th and 12th the last two years, Heys broke through with a fourth-place time of 29:12.62, a school record.
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Wilmington To Add Head Coaching Position in Track & Field
May 22, 2023A national search to find a Head Track & Field and Assistant Cross Country Coach is underway.
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Four Quakers to Head to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
May 22, 2023For the first time since 2006, Wilmington will send four individuals - Simon Heys, JJ Durr, Nathan Borgan and Brady Vilvens - to the outdoor nationals meet.
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IN! Four Quakers to Represent Men's Track & Field at NCAA Championships
May 19, 2023The four individuals qualifying for nationals marks the first time in over a decade the program will take more than two people and the most Quakers to appear in the event since 2006.
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Trio of Throwers Compete at Last Chance Meet
May 18, 2023In the hammer throw, JJ Durr won the event at the same place he was crowed the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Champion two weeks earlier with a heave of 192' 11".
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2023 Male Clyde Lamb Award Winner - Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Alumnus George Rickett
May 15, 2023An exercise science major, Rickett graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in exercise science and a minor in coaching.
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Heys Sets 1,500-Meter Run Record at North Central
May 12, 2023The Wilmington High School alumnus crossed the finish line in 3:52.04 of the 1,500-meter run, breaking Alek Erwin's program record of 3:56.28 set on April 18, 2014.
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Men's Track & Field Individuals to Compete at North Central
May 11, 2023Field events are slated to begin at 11 a.m. each day with track events scheduled for a 5 p.m. start on Thursday and a 4:30 p.m. start on Friday.
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Borgan Moves Into Nationals Field in the Hammer Throw
May 11, 2023Borgan entered the meet two spots out of the nationals field, but produced a season-best heave of 193' 1", which currently sits 10th in all of NCAA Division III.
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Men's Track & Field Takes Fifth at OAC Outdoor Championships
May 05, 2023The Wilmington College men’s track & field team scored five All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) performances on the final day of the 2023 OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted at Kehres Stadium at the University of Mount Union on Friday.
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Brooks, Heys Earn All-OAC Honors on Day One of OAC Outdoor Championships
May 04, 2023Heys finished runner-up to John Carroll University’s Alex Phillip, the NCAA Division III record holder in the event, with a time of 30:59.21 in the 10,000-meter run.
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Men's Track & Field to OAC Outdoor Championships
May 02, 2023Field events are slated to begin at 11 a.m. on both Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5. Track events start at 3:10 p.m. on day one and 3 p.m. on day two.
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Shuga Competes at Ashland Alumni Open
April 29, 2023Shuga, who has missed the majority of the season due to injury, competed in the discus an finished ninth place with a heave of 135' 2".
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Field Events Dominate for Men's Track & Field at MSJ Invitational
April 22, 2023Durr broke his own record in the hammer throw at MSJ on Saturday.
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Wilmington Kiwanis Names WC Spring Student-Athletes as Scholar Leaders
April 21, 2023Pictured (L-R): Megan Roell, Nathan Borgan, Lindsey Carter, Garrett Murrell, GlenAllen Anderson
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Quaker Trio of Heys, Durr and Borgan Travel to Jesse Owens Classic
April 21, 2023Simon Heys, JJ Durr and Nathan Borgan were selected to compete at the infamous Jesse Owens Classic.
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Borgan, Durr & Heys Compete at Jesse Owens Classic at OSU
April 21, 2023The Wilmington College men's track & field team sent three individuals to the Jesse Owens Classic hosted by The Ohio State University on Friday.
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Durr Garners OAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Honors
April 17, 2023The West Lafayette native won the hammer throw and the Outdoor All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday, and did so in style.
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Men's Track & Field Takes on All-Ohio Outdoor Championships
April 15, 2023The men's track and field team travels to Ohio Wesleyan University for All-Ohio.
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Durr Sets Program Mark in Hammer Throw at Outdoor All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships
April 15, 2023Durr won the event with a heave of 197' 2", breaking the old school record 193' 7" set by Mason Metts just shy of a decade ago.
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Heys Takes Third in 10,000-Meter Run in Tennessee
April 07, 2023Heys finished third in the event with a time of 29:45.96. That time is currently 11th in NCAA Division III and is eight seconds short of his own school record.
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Men's Track & Field to Compete at Muskingum Invitational
April 06, 2023The men's track and field team heads to OAC competitor Muskingum for the Thursday meet.
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Men's Track & Field Sets Three Meet Records at Muskingum
April 06, 2023The Wilmington College men's track & field team set three meet record in a third-place finish at the Muskingum Invitational on Thursday.
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Vilvens Named OAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
April 03, 2023The Wilmington High School alumnus won the high jump at the Centre Invitational on Saturday. Despite very windy conditions, Vilvens leaped 6' 8", which currently stands as the second-best mark in all of NCAA Division III.
