Posted: Jan 16, 2026

McDaniel highlights Simpson's start to 2026 indoor season

PELLA, Iowa - Four event wins, along with a second best mark in school history from Lathan McDaniel in the weight throw, capped off Simpson's opening meet of 2026.

"We are pleased with the start of the 2026 indoor season," said head coach James Hoffman. "Per usual with our first meet after a long break, we had some ups and downs on the day but overall I thought the student-athletes competed well."

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

The Storm earned four first place marks on the day, including wins in the 60m dash, 300m and 600m, and 4x400 relay.
Lathan McDaniel finished third in the weight throw with a mark of 15.99m, marking it the second best performance in school history.
Kendrick Achebe continued to impress in the 60m dash, winning the event with a time of 6.91 seconds, just 0.03 seconds off his school record.
In the 300m race, Jacob Zeh etched his name in the school's top-ten marks with a time of 36.72 seconds.

TOP PERFORMERS

60m Prelims - 1st - Kendrick Achebe - 6.97
60m Finals - 1st - Kendrick Achebe - 6.91
60m Hurdles Prelims - 3rd - Jeret Petersen - 8.51
60m Hurdles Finals - 3rd - Rouce Sayee - 8.55
200m - 4th - Eli Fox - 24.02
300m - 1st - Joseph Sams - 36.32
600m - 1st - Jrakke Johnson - 1:26.38
1 Mile - 3rd - Ezra De Cleene - 4:35.65
High Jump - 5th - Kaisen Storm/Lucas Braun - 1.82m
Long Jump - 5th - Brogan Ewing - 6.11m
Shot Put - 3rd - David Souvongsavath - 14.04m
Weight Throw - 3rd - Lathan McDaniel - 15.99m (second best mark in school history)
4x400 Relay - 1st - Johnson, Klein, Sams, McKenzie - 3:31.39