TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod men's track and field team turned in a strong all-around performance across the sprints, middle distance, relays and field events, piling up personal bests and multiple NCAA provisional marks as they returned to action after the holiday break at the Washburn Rust Buster at the Sneed Indoor Facility on Friday night. The Ichabods will return to action next weekend at the Rumble in the Jungle at Pittsburg State.

Tayveon Simms led the sprint group in the 60 meters, finishing second overall in a personal-best 6.81 to post an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. The Ichabods also had a wave of personal bests in the event, with Javier Lopez (7.03), Crayton Rauch (7.04) and John Mark Bishop (7.05) all setting PRs, while Ja'Laveyn January ran 6.96, Eddie Craig posted 7.00, Peyton Holmes finished in 7.02 and Emeka Ogbonna crossed in 7.21.

January continued his strong day in the 200 meters by placing 10th in a personal-best time of 22.06. Lopez followed closely in 16th with a PR of 22.22, while Tucker Groh ran 22.27 for 18th. Bishop added another PR at 22.68, Holmes finished in 22.84 and Ogbonna posted 22.92.

Washburn dominated the 300 meters with seven personal bests in the top 10. Bryce Cochran led the charge by finishing second in a PR of 33.79. Isaiah Terry placed fifth in 34.74, Groh took sixth in 34.83, Jake Muller was seventh in 35.05, Simms ran 35.30 for eighth, Drew McGilton clocked 35.48 for ninth and Rauch rounded out the top 10 in 35.55. Alex Michiels also recorded a PR in 38.10.

In the 400 meters, Noah McCoy finished 36th in 52.61, while Deven Crisostomo followed one spot back in 37th with a personal-best 52.62.

The middle-distance group produced a string of PRs in the 800 meters. Brayden Peek led the Ichabods in 18th with a personal-best 1:59.27, followed by Jaemon Smith in 23rd at 1:59.94 and Kyle Wagoner in 25th at 2:00.33, both PRs. Logan Montgomery ran a PR of 2:02.19, Seth Motes clocked a PR of 2:08.37 and Devin Trent added a PR at 2:09.84, while Landon Stuke finished in 2:10.58.

Washburn also showed depth in the mile, led by Trent Zimbelman's 12th-place PR of 4:19.37. Taylor Karcz followed in 13th at 4:19.88, with Adrian Lehman and Grady Buessing both running PRs of 4:26.38. Connor Burkdoll added a PR at 4:32.25 and Gunner Wagner closed in a PR of 4:40.33.

In the 3,000 meters, Shane Mullen placed seventh with a personal-best 8:34.18, while Tommy Roehl finished eighth in a PR of 8:34.58. Lukas Mehl added a 13th-place finish in 8:43.56.

McGilton doubled back for a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.51, while Michiels posted a personal-best 8.57 for seventh.

The highlight of the meet came in the 4x400-meter relay. Washburn's B team entry of Cochran, Peek, Terry and Muller ran a blazing 3:13.42 to place second overall, shattering the school record and earning an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Team C of Buessing, Montgomery, Wagoner and Zimbelman also turned in a solid effort, finishing in 3:30.79.

In the high jump invitational, Slade Smith and Matthew Heckman both cleared 2.04 meters (6-8.25) to place second and third, respectively, and each achieved NCAA provisional marks. Jordan Dale and Aaron Newcomer followed with sixth- and eighth-place finishes after clearing 1.99 meters (6-6.25). In the open section, Tyler Green placed fourth with a personal-best 1.94 meters (6-4.25), while Michiels added another PR at 1.84 meters (6-0.50).

Zuri Glenn led the Ichabods in the long jump, placing eighth with a mark of 6.85 meters (22-5.75).

The pole vault delivered another NCAA provisional as Adam Wooldridge captured first place by clearing 5.10 meters (16-8.75). Eli Strawn and Caden Caplinger both cleared 4.45 meters (14-7.25) to finish 10th and 14th, respectively.
Washburn picked up a win in the triple jump as Ransford Nti posted an NCAA provisional mark of 14.76 meters (48-5.25) to take first place.

In the throws, Josh Grimm recorded personal bests in both events, finishing 34th in the weight throw at 12.07 meters (39-7.25) and placing 16th in the shot put with a PR of 13.40 meters (43-11.75).

Overall, the Ichabods totaled dozens of personal bests, three NCAA provisional marks in the sprints and relays, and additional provisional standards in the jumps, underscoring a balanced and productive meet across all event groups.
 
 
TRIPLE JUMP
WEIGHT THROW Josh Grimm – 16th – 13.40m (43-11.75) - PR