Simpson wins 4000m DMR; Petersen named All-Conference at A-R-C Indoor Championships

DECORAH, Iowa - Highlighted by an A-R-C title in the 4000m DMR, and an All-Conference showing for Jeret Petersen in the Heptathlon, the Simpson men's track and field took sixth at the A-R-C Indoor Championships.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• The meet began with Simpson earning a title in the 4000m DMR on Friday night, winning the event with the fourth fastest time in school history at 10:14.93 minutes.
• Jeret Petersen claimed the highest finish of any Storm, taking second overall in the Heptathlon with a total score of 4763 points, the third most points in school history.
• To wrap up the meet, the men's 4x800 relay team took third overall, earning All-Conference honors while posting a time of 7:55.91 minutes, the second best in school history.
• Simpson set eight new top-ten marks in program history, with the highest coming from James Johnson in the 3000m where his time of 8:21.03 was second fastest ever in Storm history.

TOP PERFORMERS

60m Prelims - 3. Kendrick Achebe - 6.88
60m Finals - 4. Kendrick Achebe - 6.91
200m - 9. Joseph Sams - 22.65
400m - 4. Adonis McKenzie - 50.01 (9th best in school history)
800m - 7. Ethan Haus - 1:56.51 (8th best in school history)
Mile - 7. Cole Leggett - 4:21.00
3000m - 5. James Johnson - 8:21.03 (2nd best in school history)
5000m - 11. Cole Leggett - 15:14.74
60m Hurdles - 9. Rouce Sayee - 8.44
High Jump - 4. Lucas Braun - 1.88m
Long Jump - 14. Lucas Braun - 6.15m
Shot Put - 5. David Souvongsavath - 15.27m (6th best in school history) | 13. Lathan McDaniel - 14.33m (9th best in school history)
Weight Throw - 16. Lathan McDaniel - 15.12m
4000m DMR - 1. Kessler, Gilbert-Binder, North, Johnson - 10:14.93 (4th best in school history)
4x400 Relay - 4. Johnson, Sams, Gilbert-Binder, McKenzie - 3:22.93
4x800 Relay - 3. North, Diediker, Kessler, Haus - 7:55.91 (2nd best in school history)

Heptathlon - 2. Jeret Petersen - 4763 points (3rd best in school history)

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Wartburg - 199 points
2. Central - 115
3. Nebraska Wesleyan - 106.5
4. Loras - 103.5
5. Dubuque - 84
6. Simpson - 58.5
7. Luther - 25.5
8. Coe - 9
9. Buena Vista - 1

UP NEXT

Simpson will see action in the Wartburg qualifier on Saturday, March 7 for one final meet before the NCAA Indoor National Championships.