RESULTS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin men's track and field team hosted its own Knight Invitational on Saturday and produced a number of standout performances.

On the track, Calvin opened the meet with a 1-2-4 finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Senior Eric Swinson (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern HS) won the race in 9:20.84 with junior Ryan Sarkett (Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair) second (9:53.14) and sophomore Noah Laslo (Oak Brook, Il./Timothy Christian HS) fourth 9:55.57. The time by Sarkett ranks fourth in the MIAA rankings with Laslo's time fifth.

Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team of freshman Max Huizinga (Hudsonville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS), senior Koby VanderWoude (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia HS), Keendrick Castillo-Perez (Comstock Park, Mich. Comstock Park) and sophomore Eze Nwachuku took first in a season-best time of 42.72 that ranks third in the MIAA.

Senior Caleb Schillinger (North Liberty, Iowa Liberty) was third in the 1500 meter run (4:07.50).

Freshman Rhys Bedford (Delton, MIch. Delton Kellogg) was second in the 110 high hurdles with a time of 15.46 that ranks fourth in the MIAA. Sophomore Zach Van Baren (Hudsonville, Mich./Covenant Christian HS) was a close third (15.65).

The Knights flexed their collective muscle in the 400 meter dash with junior Connor Lubberts (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) second (50.73), junior Danny Andringa (Pella, Ia./Pella Christian HS) third (51.64), junior Ethan Sculley (Byron Center, Mich./South Christian HS) fourth (51.65) and senior Corbin DeBoer (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) fifth (52.03).  

In the 100 meter dash, VanderWoude was third (11.22) and Huizinga fourth (11.25).

Senior Thaine Nederveld (Columbus, Oh./Columbus Alternative School) had a big race in the 800 meters, running a career-best time of 1:54.78 that ranks third in the MIAA standings.

Sophomore Bob Horton (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) also ran a career-best time in placing second in the 400 meter hurdles in 55.93. His time is the top time in the MIAA this spring.

In the 2000 meters, VanderWoude took second in 22.09 with his time ranked fourth in the MIAA. Freshman Benjamin Habers (Lake Ann, Mich. Traverse City West) recorded a season-best time of 22.56 that was good for fourth place.

Junior Aaron Jahn (Shelby, Twp., Mich. Utica High School) took second in the 5,000 meters (16:01.18).

Freshman Simon Vandenbroek (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) was big highlight for the Knights, taking second in the high jump with a collegiate-best leap of 6-6 ¼ that has him ranked number one on the MIAA performance list.

Calvin went 1-3 in the long jump with sophomore Luke Nguyen (Houston, Texas Carl Wunsche Sr.) winning the competition with a leap of 21-10 while Van Baren was third (19-11 ¾).

Calvin had a big day in the triple jump. Sophomore Aiden Veltkamp (Lyden, Wash./Lynden Christian HS) was second (40-7 ½), freshman Carter Dimsdale (Fort Worth, Texas Southwest Christian) was third (40-6) while senior Ethan VanWoerkom (Denver, Colo. Denver Christian) was fourth (39-11 ½). The jump by Veltkamp ranks fifth in the MIAA. The jump by Dimsdale was a career-best and ranks seventh in the MIAA. The jump by VanWoerkom was a career-best and ranks ninth in the MIAA.

Senior Wil Goodpaster (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton HS) was seventh in the pole vault (12-3 ¾).

Freshman Carson Arnould (Hudsonville, Mich./Zeeland West HS) had a collegiate-best throw of 141-6 that was good for fourth place in the discus. His throw ranks fifth in the MIAA.

In the javelin, junior Colin Jambekar (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. Grosse Pointe North) was fourth with a career-best throw of 156-10 that ranks fifth in the MIAA. Sophomore Jarrett Febus (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) had a career-best throw of 141-5 that ranks 11^th in the MIAA.

Freshman Caleb Bachew (Benbrook, Texas Homeschool) was sixth (135-2), freshman Lukas Jambekar (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. Grosse Pointe North) seventh (133-3) and freshman Nolan Boyer (Crawfordville, Ind. Southmont) eighth (126-1).

COACHES COMMENT: "We had great weather for the second annual Calvin Knight Invite. Good marks follow good weather," said Calvin head track and field coach Adam Haldorson. "We had outstanding performances across the whole meet! Hosting a meet like this is always great for team building. Everyone has to come together to help out and it enhances the atmosphere."