JCU Men's 4x400 Meter Relay Ran 3:11.02 In Saturday's Final And Are Currently Ranked Second In Division III With That Time (From L to R): Gast, Alramahi, Clark, & Horner (Photo Credit: Seawon Park, D3 Glory Days)
NORTH CANTON, Ohio & PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - In their last few meets of the 2024 outdoor regular season, the Blue Streaks would post more personal bests and high finishes before they begin their quest for more history.Â
The men had another busy week as they traveled to three meets from Thursday-Saturday, competing at the Walsh Tune-Up Invitational, the 14th Ashland Alumni Open, and the 2024 Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Â
Final Results - Walsh Tune-Up Invitational
Final Results - 14th Ashland Alumni Open
Final Results - 2024 Penn Relays
Most of the team traveled to Walsh University on Thursday for competition and the team fought hard to put themselves in position to place high heading into championship racing next week at the OAC Outdoor Championships.Â
To get the day started, in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, sophomore James Johnson was the only Blue Streak in the race as he would place fourth overall with a time of 10:15.61. Johnson would make his second appearance in the event for JCU this season.Â
In the men's 1500 meter run, junior Dominic Delmoro would lead for the Blue Streaks and win the race with a time of 3:53.06, a new personal best for Delmoro, followed by Tommy Naiman placing second, clocking in at 3:56.12. The next four Blue Streak runners would all earn personal bests including Mike Hvizdos (3:57.13), Jett Wieber (4:02.85), Jacob Gerhardt (4:05.76), and Jack Curtis (4:07.57). Delmoro is currently second in the OAC with that time, while Naiman is ranked fourth and Hvizdos at sixth.Â
The men's 400 meter dash was well-represented by JCU as Tim Herczog would earn another personal best this outdoor season finishing with a time of 50.55 seconds to earn fifth overall, followed by sophomore Brody Hanlon finishing ninth with a time of 51.22 seconds.Â
The event of the day came for the Blue Streaks in the men's 800 meter run as sophomore Ian Paul would earn a huge personal best, clocking in at 1:52.39 finishing third overall. He is now ranked second in the OAC behind his teammate Caleb Correia. Freshman Liam Noss would be another JCU runner who would earn another big personal best as he would place 11th overall with a time of 1:55.90.Â
In the field events, the men would continue to progress as Luke Frazier would earn a second place finish overall in the high jump with a mark of 1.95 meters (6'4"). George Wilson wouldn't be far behind as he would earn a mark of 1.75 meters (5'8"), placing 14th overall for JCU.Â
Junior Matt Russo made an appearance in the men's discus throw at Walsh and would earn a mark of 48.15 meters placing fourth overall in the event to conclude the day for the Blue Streaks.Â
At the 2024 Penn Relays, the men made their second consecutive appearance at the event in the 4x400 meter college relay. The team consisted of Garrett Clark, Dustin Horner, Tyler Gast, and Basheer Alramahi. In the preliminary round this past Friday, the team would advance to Saturday's final, earning a second place finish with a time of 3:13.51. The men would come back the next day and run two seconds faster. They would finish second overall with a time of 3:11.02. The men's 4x400 meter relay are now currently ranked second in Division III with that time.Â
The Blue Streaks have concluded the regular season and will now prepare for the 2024 OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio on Thursday-Friday, May 2-3. The men will look to make history as they go into championship racing with confidence and poise after the performances they posted this outdoor season. The job is far from over and they look forward to competing amongst the very best in the Ohio Athletic Conference.Â
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