ADA, Ohio – The Manchester University track & field teams competed in their final tune up ahead of next weekend's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at the Mike Becraft Invitational on April 22 and 23.

Results

A new school record, two event wins, and numerous podium placements and new Top 10 marks highlighted this weekend's performances.

Enrique Salazar (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) set yet another school record, this time in the 1500m. Salazar's time of 3:53.86 broke Tom Lower's record – a record which had stood for more than 40 years (1980). Salazar's time was also a new meet and facility record at Ohio Northern. The previous facility record had stood since 1991 (Jeff Prowles of Mount Union, 3:58.39).

Carley Camp (Logansport, Ind./Logansport) won the shot put on Saturday with a leading mark of 12.75m. Camp also added a third-place finish in the hammer throw on Friday night with a mark of 46.42m. Her mark was a new season best and still ranks as the 5^th best mark all-time at Manchester.

Podium Finishes (Top 3)

Men

• Joe Garling (Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central) placed third in the hammer throw event on Friday night at Ohio Northern. Garling's mark of 49.77m was a new personal record and moved him up to 2^nd all-time on the MU Top 10 listings.
• Joseph Powell (Beach Park, Ill./Zion Benton) added a third-place finish in the javelin thrown on Friday night. Powell turned in a final mark of 44.49m.
• Gabe Melvin (Jacksonville, Fla./Treasure Coast) placed third in the 100m dash on Saturday. Melvin ran a personal-best time of 10.89 – the 2^nd fastest mark in program history.
• Thomas Richardson (Ladoga, Ind./Southmont) placed third in the 3000m steeplechase after clocking a time of 10:06.81.
• The men's 4x100 meter relay team of Tristen Bronaugh, Duriel Moss Jr., Gabe Melvin, and Quentin Willis combined for a third-place finish after posting a time of 42.81. Their time was a new season-best and bumped them up to 2^nd all-time on the MU Top 10 listing. Bronaugh (Crawfordsville, Ind./Crawfordsville) would also break into the all-time Top 10 listings in the 200m. His time of 22.28 was a new PR and stands as the 5^th fastest all-time.

Women

• Madison Haines (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw) placed second in the discus on Saturday afternoon. Haines posted a final mark of 29.71m.
• Adelle Stanko (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) earned a runner-up finish in the triple jump. Stanko turned in a mark of 10.25m.
• Elizabeth Lohman (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) ran to a third-place finish in the 800m after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:28.63. Fellow Spartan Lauren Smith (Anderson, Ind./Lapel) finished right behind Lohman with a time of 2:29.32.
• Brandi Smith (Goshen, Ind./Goshen) broke into the MU Top 10 listings after running a 27.02 in the 200m dash. Smith's time stands as the 9^th fastest mark in school history.

Up Next

• Both the men and women placed 4^th overall as a team this weekend. The men earned 71.5 team points while the women scored 64 team points.
• Manchester will compete in the HCAC Championships on Friday and Saturday, April 29 & 30, hosted this spring at Hanover College.