By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University track and field team took home some significant hardware when the All-Heartland Conference outdoor awards were handed out on Thursday, May 2, 2019.
The top finisher on the men's side was freshman Noah Judd (Columbia City, Ind.), who took home second place in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 1.75 inches (6.75 meters). For his efforts, he earned Second Team All-Heartland Conference.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Christian Parker (Urbana/West Liberty), Daniel Williams (Lansing, MI/Waverly), Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) and Omar Warlick (East Pointe, MI/Clintondale) secured Honorable Mention All-HCAC by virtue of their third place finish in a time of 43.61 seconds.
The lone conference champion for the Beavers was senior Jennie Matteson (Guysville/Alexander) who defended her title at 10,000 meters on Friday night with a final time of 40:49.02 en route to First Team All-Heartland Conference.
A trio of women notched Honorable Mention All-HCAC acclaim. Arie Cox (Ontario) dropped 40 seconds off of her career best to grab third in the 10,000 meters, posting a time of 41:54.35. Fellow Junior Alexis Cash (Gaines, Mich./Lake Fenton) finished third in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:35.99. Senior Maelinn Delong (Archbold/Bryan) finished third in the shot put with a throw of 37 feet, 10.75 inches (11.55 meters) and fourth in the hammer with a toss of 137 feet, 5 inches (41.89 meters).
Bluffton junior Ciana Hostetler (Sugarcreek/Garaway) and junior Joshua Ehlers (Defiance/Tinora) were also recognized by the HCAC by being placed on the All-Conference Sportsmanship team for the 2019 outdoor season. The award has been developed as part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-HCAC Sportsmanship team are selected by the coaches and their teammates as individuals who demonstrate the ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the court.
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