Achebe makes history in 100m dash at Central Invitational

PELLA, Iowa - Records are meant to be broken, but the record Kendrick Achebe set on Friday in the 100m dash might stand for years to come. Achebe not only set the school record in the event, the fastest man in Storm' history set the fourth fastest time in NCAA Division-III history in the event with a time of 10.10 seconds.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• Achebe stole the show at the meet, shattering the school record in the 100m dash by 0.37 seconds. His 10.10 second time was the fourth fastest ever in D-III history in any weather condition, with only Sam Blaskowski of UW-La Crosse running faster times, which he did three times in 2024.
• In the 200m, Sams tied the school record with his time of 21.60 seconds.
• Pere added his name to the top-10 in school history in the 100m placing second all-time, while Sams moved up to third all-time.
• Pere also moved into second place all-time in program history in the 200m.
• Amina's performance in the high jump made him only the ninth jumper in program history to hit the 2.00m mark, placing him tied for eighth.
• White earned eighth all-time in discus with his mark of 42.80m.

MEET REPORT

100m - 1. Kendrick Achebe, 10.10 | 4. Daniel Pere, 10.42 | 5. Joseph Sams, 10.44 | 13. Shaymus Santiago, 10.94 | 15. Eli Fox, 10.95 | 29. Jay Lee, 11.56 | 36. Travis Davis, 11.79 | 38. Kenley Crouthamel, 11.92

110m Hurdles - 4. Brenden Godbout, 15.08 | 15. Jeret Petersen, 16.91

200m - 7. Joseph Sams, 21.60 | 8. Daniel Pere, 21.62 | 21. Adonis McKenzie, 22.57 | 27. Eli Fox, 22.76 | 28. Easton Klein, 22.78 | 29. Blake DePhillips, 22.86 | 33. Kenley Crouthamel, 23.10 | 44. Jay Lee, 23.83

400m - 10. Jacob Zeh, 52.55 | 11. Ben Gilbert-Binder, 52.57

400m Hurdles - 1. Brenden Godbout, 56.04

800m - 2. Corbin Truitt, 2:01.32 | 9. James Johnson, 2:03.24 | 14. Ethan Haus, 2:04.46 | 16. Cade Mash, 2:04.74 | 20. Brody Wirtz, 2:05.21 | 25. Nick Frideres, 2:06.52 | 28. Akol Atack, 2:08.39 | 29. Ryan North, 2:09.43 | 30. Doug Berg, 2:09.74 | 36. Jack Cavan, 2:11.94 | 39. Hank Gardner, 2:16.75 | 44. Robert Howes, 2:22.01

1500m - 5. Corbin Truitt, 4:14.03 | 6. James Johnson, 4:14.77 | 9. Miles Combs, 4:17.74 | 11. Doug Berg, 4:18.07 | 12. Drew Engler, 4:18.92 | 14. Brody Wirtz, 4:19.62 | 16. Cade Mash, 4:20.30 | 18. Louden Foster, 4:21.50 | 23. Jack Cavan, 4:27.50 | 24. Hank Gardner, 4:27.80 | 25. Akol Atack, 4:27.86 | 27. David Lochner, 4:29.70 | 31. Ryan North, 4:32.02 | 34. Nick Frideres, 4:33.54 | 36. Austin Jones, 4:35.10 | 40. Robert Howes, 4:40.18

3000m - 20. Cooper Nuss, 11:33.83

3000m Steeple - 2. Cooper Nuss, 11:35.10

Discus - 12. Cole White, 42.80m | 16. Tate Dierking, 38.65m | 23. Andrew Stansbury, 31.00m

Hammer Throw - 22. Andrew Stansbury, 30.24m

High Jump - 3. Johny Amina, 2.00m | 7. Isaiah Strong, 1.90m | 15. Travis Davis, 1.75m

Triple Jump - 4. Abu Kemokai, 12.54m

Javelin - 3. Ulysses Patterson, 50.21m | 7. Clarke Latcham, 44.39m | 21. Jeret Petersen, 32.89m

4x100m Relay - 4. Fox, Klein, Lee, McKenzie - 43.91

4x400m Relay - 3. McKenzie, DePhillips, Buckendahl, Gilbert-Binder - 3:29.48

UP NEXT

Simpson continues the outdoor season on Saturday, April 5 traveling to Waverly for the Wartburg Outdoor Select.