*Story by David Wahl III
RALEIGH, North Carolina - The Wilmington College men's track and field team has its second athlete of the 2021-2022 season win Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) after Simon Heys claims the award with a stellar performance in North Carolina at Raleigh Relays. This is the second time in his young career that he has earned OAC Track Athlete of the Week honors.
Heys entered the 10,000-meter last weekend at Raleigh Relays as one of the few division three athletes competing against a field of over 100 division one athletes. Stepping up to the competition, Heys placed in the top half of the 100-plus competitors with a 29:38.89 finish. This time beats his previous school record in the event by 16 seconds and puts him number two in the nation in NCAA Division III in the event.
The Quakers open the outdoor season as a team this weekend at the Heidelberg Invitational.
