FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Manchester University outdoor track and field teams compiled a phenomenal effort at the 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship on April 28 - 29 on the campus of Franklin College.
On the men's side, the Spartans captured a second-place team finish on Saturday with 157 team points. The women's team also took second place with 163.5 team points.
Manchester senior
Enrique Salazar (Plymouth, Ind., Plymouth) was named HCAC Distance Athlete of the Year.
Salazar earned three event wins on Friday and Saturday, taking first in the 1500m (4:03.24), the 5,000m run (15:14.71), and the 10,000m run (39:04.08).
On the women's side,
Elizabeth Lohman (Fort Wayne, Ind., Carroll) dominant performances on the weekend resulted in
Lohman being named the HCAC Distance Athlete of the Year in back-to-back campaigns.
Lohman also took home three event wins at the 2023 HCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. She took first in the 3,000m steeplechase (12:21.20), the 5,000m run (19:08.99), and the 1500m run (4:54.38).
The Black and Gold finished the weekend with nine individual HCAC crowns, 25 podium finishes (top 3), and 60 point scoring performances (top 8).
POINT SCORERS
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
6th Place
7th Place
8th Place
Men's Team Final Standings
- Rose-Hulman 185
- Manchester 157
- Bluffton 114
- Hanover 72
- Mount St. Joseph 53
- Franklin 48
- Transylvania 47
- Anderson 41
- Earlham 38
- Defiance 19
Women's Team Final Standings
- Hanover 165
- Manchester 163.5
- Rose-Hulman 161
- Franklin 87
- Mount St. Joseph 52.5
- Earlham 37
- Bluffton 34
- Transylvania 30
- Anderson 26
- Defiance 24
