Tigers Open NCAC Indoor Championships Strong
Good start for Wittenberg, with men standing fifth and women sixth heading into final day of NCAC Indoor meet.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams got off to a solid start at the 2015 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Indoor Championships, with the men standing fifth and the women sixth at the midway point of the meet.
Wabash leads the men's standings with 87.8 points, followed closely by Ohio Wesleyan. Wittenberg is part of a tight multi-team battle for third place with 22 points, just three behind Allegheny for the No. 3 position heading into Day 2.
On the women's side, Ohio Wesleyan holds a narrow edge over Oberlin with 48 points to 44. Wittenberg currently has 10 points to stand tied for sixth through the first five events.
Freshman Tyler Everidge (Dayton, Ohio/Bellbrook) placed third in the high jump and junior Justin Fisher (Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll) took second in the triple jump, both good for All-NCAC honors. Sophomore Alex Owens (Enon, Ohio/Greenon) also scored points, placing seventh with a personal-best mark in the pole vault, as did junior Aaron Melsop (Westerville, Ohio/DeSales), who took fifth in the triple jump.
The women's scoring actually started a week earlier when junior Becah Delp (York, Pa./Eastern York) picked up All-NCAC honors with a third-place finish in the pentathlon. Junior Jordan Crow (North Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde) added a sixth-place finish in the pentathlon.
Numerous runners qualified for Saturday's championship races, led by senior Victor Banjo (Sugarland, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) and junior Brea Medlock (Galena, Ohio/Big Walnut) in the leading position in the men's and women's 60-meter dashes, respectively.
Written By: Ryan Maurer