SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- For the first time under the direction of Head Coach Bill Cooper, the Heidelberg University Indoor Track & Field teams were in action on Saturday. Their competition in the Wittenberg Tiger Collegiate Opener was headlined by Jake McEntyre's record-breaking 60M yard dash. 

In his 18th career attempt at the 60M yard dash, sophomore Jake McEntyre broke the Heidelberg University record which was a time of 6.94 set by Julius Higginbotham in 2008. During prelims, McEntyre clocked 7.00, good for sixth. Then, in finals, he shot out for his fastest at 6.91. 

The sprint was good for third place overall. During his freshman season, he fell below the seven-second mark five times and even came within one millisecond from tying the mark. McEntyre also holds the record in the 100M dash, which he set in March. 

Another stellar performance was from Connor Ladd, who picked up second place and a big personal record in the 5000M. With a time of 15:32.84, he tallied a career-best by 34 seconds. Ironically, his prior best was also set at Wittenberg, in February of 2022. 

HU had a strong showing in the event, as not far behind Ladd was Rick Cimino with a time of 15:47.82 for third place and Josh Fiorentino at 16:46.72. 

All-OAC Liv Bean was back in action, marking a 5th-place finish in the 60M hurdles for a time of 9.64. She also competed in the Long Jump, marking a distance of 4.99M

In the women's 800M, Kenzie Fountain picked up a sixth-place finish, with a time of 2:30.45.

For the field events, freshman Amelia Lewin boasted a fourth-place finish for her first career performance. The 11.69M shot put throw was the top Heidelberg performance. Very close by was Morgan Sweat, heaving 11.52M for fifth. 

The 2023 OAC Javelin champion, Reese Recker, also competed in the shot put. Picking up a distance of 10.98M, she was just 0.01 from tying her career best. 

Another notable performance was from freshman Korbyn Haley (who recently tied the NCAA record for touchbacks in football) for the Men's Long Jump. Marking a distance of 6.31M in his first showing, he picked up ninth. 

On the men's shot put side, freshman Adam Kauble was the top Student Prince with a throw of 12.82M which was good for ninth. Following him was Josiah Brown at 12.77M in tenth place. 


Other Heidelberg performances were:

Women's 200M
Riley Elliott: 31.17
Claire St. Bernard: 31.33
Mackenzie Murray: 31.84

Men's Weight Throw
Adam Kauble: 11.81m
Koen Hill: 11.51m
Ethan Rieman: 10.79m

Women's Weight Throw
Morgan Sweat: 11.49m
Randi Wilson: 8.99m
Audrey Shope: 5.86m

Men's Long Jump
Jarion Hayes: 6.14m
Alex Morgan: 5.70m

Women's Shot Put
Audrey Shope: 8.51m
Randi Wilson: 7.70m

Men's Shot Put
Ethan Rieman: 12.36m
Koen Hill: 11.43m

Heidelberg will wrap up action in 2023 at next weekend's Tiffin Alumni Open at the Heminger Center at Tiffin University.