ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The Macalester College men's track and field team rounded out competition at the MIAC Outdoor Championships today in Arden Hills. The Scots finished fourth of 11 teams, with 69 points.
Sophomore
Arlo Heitler (Hastings, N.Y./Hastings) received All-MIAC honors in both the 200m and 400m dash. He took third in both events, running 21.94 in the 200m and 47.91 in the 400m. His time of 47.91 in the 400m is a personal best for Heitler, and breaks the previous school record of 47.96 set by Chris Link in 1995. Junior
Caleb Williams (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) also received All-MIAC honors, taking third in the triple jump. He leapt 13.64m (44' 9.00").
Four Scots received All-MIAC honorable mention. Sophomore
Reece McKee (Charlottesville, VA./Charlottesville) finished fourth in the 3000m Steeplechase with a personal best 9:23.67. His time ranks fifth in Macalester history. Fellow sophomore
Jeff Wang (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) ran the 400m hurdles in a time of 55.52, to take fifth. In the triple jump, sophomore
Riley Hodin (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) took fifth with a mark of 13.33m (43' 8.75"). In the 5000m, sophomore
Ben Crotteau (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast) took fifth with a personal best time of 14:52.47. His time ranks fourth in Macalester history.
First year
Hamza Mahamud (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) scored a point for the Scots in the 110m hurdles and the 4x400m relay team of Heitler, Wang, sophomore
Kalid Ali (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park), and first year
Henry Schonebaum (Faribault, Minn./Faribault) also scored a point.
Macalester's next meet is scheduled for Wednesday May 17. The Scots will compete at the UW-La Crosse Qualifier in La Crosse, Wis.
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