TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod men's track and field team opened the 2024-25 season at the Washburn Alumni Invitational presented by Jason's Deli with nine school records and nine NCAA provisional marks on Saturday at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility. The Ichabods, who were picked seventh in the MIAA preseason coaches poll, will be back in action January 17th at the Washburn Rust Buster starting the spring semester.
 
Tre Ricardson picked up a first- and second-place win in his first action since moving inside from the football field winning the long jump with a mark of 7.09m (23-03.25) and then in the 60m, he ran times of 6.73 in both the preliminaries and finals for an NCAA provisional mark and a school record.

Ezekiel Seamster and Richardson tied with a school record time of 6.73 as Seamster finished fourth in the finals in a time of 6.74 for an NCAA provisional mark. The previous school record was 6.80.
 
Seamster also picked up a school record with a second-place finish in the 200m in a time of 21.00 bested the previous school record of 21.28.
 
In the 4x400m relay, the squad of Tyler Mooney, Seamster, Jacob Herr and Jake Muller finished second setting the school record in the event in a time of 3:15.43 for an NCAA provisional time smoking the previous school record of 3:20.05.
 
Matthew Heckman won the high jump with a school record jump of 2.14m (7-00.25) for an NCAA provisional mark and a meet record performance. The previous school record of 2.13m (6-11.75).
 
Making his collegiate debut, Adam Wooldridge recorded a school record in the pole vault with a jump of 4.91m (16-01.25) to finish second. The mark was also an NCAA provisional mark.

CHANEY MARTIN BREAK SCHOOL RECORD IN THE HEPTATHLON AT THE BOO ROGERS COMBINED EVENTS AT PITT STATE
Chaney Martin finished third at the Boo Rogers combined events at Pittsburg State. Martin tallied 5,267 points breaking the school record recording an NCAA provisional mark in the process.

Drew McGilton also recorded a PR and an NCAA provisional mark with 4,850 points.



 
Washburn Alumni Invitational Results
MEN
60m Prelims
Tre Richardson – 1st – 6.73 – NCAA provisional – PR - school record
Ezekiel Seamster – 2nd – 6.73 – NCAA provisional – PR - school record
Ja'Laveyn January – 10th – 6.89
Javier Lopez – 24th – 7.06 - PR
 
60m Finals
Tre Richardson – 2nd – 6.73 – NCAA provisional – PR - school record
Ezekiel Seamster – 4th – 6.74 – NCAA provisional

200m
Ezekiel Seamster – 2nd – 21.00 - NCAA provisional -- PR – School record
Tyler Mooney – 8th – 21.80
Javier Lopez – 20th – 22.39 - PR

400m
Jacob Herr – 3rd – 49.58 - PR
Jake Muller – 7th – 50.00 - PR
Jeremy Garcia – 14th – 51.12 - PR
Keshawn Martin – 13th – 51.04 - PR
Jeremy Garcia – 14th – 51.12 - PR
Sam Baxter – 20th – 51.90 - PR
Deven Crisostomo – 34th – 53.34 - PR
Tucker Groh - DNF

600 y
Seth Motes – 10th – 1:19.12 - PR

5000m
Leo Cossham – 5th – 15:15.34

60m HH Prelims
Judah Bowell – 4th – 8.41 - PR
Sam Baxter – 7th – 8.53 - PR
 
60m HH Finals
Judah Bowell – 5th – 8.41
Sam Baxter – 8th – 8.62

4 x 400m relay
Squad A
Mooney,Seamster,Herr,Muller,Bowell – 2nd – 3:15.43 – NCAA provisional – School record
Squad B
Groh,Garcia,Martin,Baxter – 4th – 3:20.61

High Jump
Matthew Heckman – 1st – 2.14m (7-00.25) – NCAA provisional – meet record – school record
Alessandro Di Gregorio – 8th – 1.95m (6-04.75)

Pole Vault
Adam Wooldridge – 2nd – 4.95m (16-02.75) – School record – PR – NCAA provisional
MacKobe Merwin – 4th – 4.75m (15-07.75) - PR
Logan Schwab – 7th – 4.60m (15-01.00)
Collin Rausch – 10th – 4.30m (14-01.25)
Bryce Schwerdtfeger – 19th – 4.00m (13-01.50) - PR
Mitchell Thompson - NH

Long Jump 
Tre Richardson – 1st – 7.09m (23-03.25) - PR

Triple Jump
Alessandro Di Gregorio – 2nd – 14.11m (46-03.50)