WAVERLY, Iowa - The Central College Men's Track team won its second consecutive Iowa Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday with a team total of 176 points. It is their 17th IIAC title and sixth in the last eight years. Men's Track MVP honors went to Central's
Dan Roemerman with first place finishes in the 100m dash and 110m hurdles. Dubuque's
Blaze Murfin was named Men's Field MVP with titles in the shot put and hammer throw. The Central coaches were named 2016 Men's Coaching Staff of the Year.
SATURDAY: Top Performers
|
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Central |
176 |
| 2. |
Wartburg |
153 |
| 3. |
Loras |
135 |
| 4. |
Dubuque |
106 |
| 5. |
Luther |
94 |
| 6. |
Simpson |
90 |
| 7. |
Coe |
62 |
| 8. |
Buena Vista |
38 |
- Track MVP Dan Roemerman won the 100m dash with a time of 10.80, upsetting prelims favorite Emmitt Wheatley by 0.08 seconds
- Dubuque's Isaiah Ellis improved on his prelims time by 0.20 seconds to win the 200m dash with a winning performance of 21.66
- Freshman Jackson Reemtsma of Luther won the 400m dash with a time of 48.15 seconds
- Zach Frey of Loras won his second straight 800m run with a time of 1:53.51
- Bennet Moser of Wartburg defended his home track in the 1,500m run with a winning time of 3:57.81
- Central's Cole Decker won the 5,000m run with a time of 15:10.06 to complete the 5,000/10,000m double-double for the second year in a row.
- Dan Roemerman made it a perfect four-for-four in the 110m hurdles at the IIAC OTF Championships by running a championships best time of 14.22
- Simpson's Jordan Coughenour defeated 2015 400m hurdles champion Austin Groth by running a 54.43 second 400
- Simpson's young 4x100m relay proved they will be a force to recon with over the next few years with a 41.74 win. With sophomores Dylan Kalinay, Travis Tupper, and Davey Jergens joining freshman Emmitt Wheatley they will looked at as favorites in the years to come
- The Loras 4x400m relay repeated with Zach Frey and Brandon Gradoville running on both squads. Joining the 2016 team was Stedman Foster and Kylian Lally as they won with a time of 3:18.69
- Luther's Erik Queoff made the leap from fourth place in 2014 and 2015 to league champion in 2016 by winning the pole vault at 4.35m (14' 3.25")
- Dubuque freshman Charles Jackson III won the triple jump with a final jump of 14.19m (46' 6.75")
- Alex Link of Dubuque went from discus throw runner-up in 2015 to champion in 2016 with a winning toss of 48.30m (158' 5.0"), a full five feet better than second place
- Central's Kody Dailey won his third straight javelin throw title with a winning throw of 53.98m (177' 1.0")
FRIDAY: Notable men's performances:
|
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Central |
82 |
| 2. |
Wartburg |
52 |
| 3. |
Loras |
42 |
| 4. |
Dubuque |
35 |
| 5. |
Coe |
33 |
| 6. |
Luther |
31 |
| 7. |
Simpson |
24 |
| 8. |
Buena Vista |
13 |
- A trio of freshman posted the quickest times in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 400m dash. Simpson's Emmitt Wheatley qualified first in the 100m at 10.68. Dubuque's Isaiah Ellis had the fastest preliim time in the 200m at 21.86. Jackson Reemtsma of Luther is the early favorite after running 48.24 in the 400m prelim.
- Cole Decker of Central won the 10,000m run setting a IIAC Championships record at 30:25.14
- Central's Mark Fairley won the 3,000m steeplechase at 9:17.11, a 7.56 second win
- The 4x800m relay was won by the third different team in three years with Loras taking first at 7:44.91. Running for the Duhawks was Kylian Lally, Brien Nugent, Sam Whan, and Zach Frey.
- Logan Mulford won the high jump championship at 2.02m (6' 7.5")
- Coe's Chris Hawkins out jumped the pack with a distance of 7.05m (23' 1.75") to win the long jump
- Freshman Blaze Murfin of Dubuque won the shot put at 14.73m (48' 4.0") and the hammer throw at 49.88m (163' 8.0")
- Central's Jaemin Powell won the decathlon with 6,161 points winning the 100m dash and long jump,
