Men's Track and Field Monday, January 16, 2023 NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Achieve 21 Top-Five Finishes in Season Opener

Kalvelage Betters his NAIA Auto Mark, now 4th in the NAIA

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The Northwestern men's track and field team started 2023 on a solid note. Many of the athletes picked up where they left off the year prior and continued to excel.

The meet started with Coltin Vargas jumping a college PR of 1.86m, 6'1.25", to gain second place. Elijah Weaver and Drew Geetings both achieving 1.81m, 5'11.25", for 3^rd and 4^th place respectively. The long jump saw Braden Kalvelage take first place, bettering his NAIA Auto-Qualifying to 7.72m or 23'10.25". Will Bunn and Weaver took 4^th and 5^th, reespectively

The throws ring did not disappoint as William Minnick, Heydon Strope, and Garrick Davis, threw for 2^nd, 3^rd, and 5^th place in the shot put. Minnick and Junior Joe Callahan went on to throw the 35lb weight to a 4^th and 5^th place finish.

Not to be outdone by the field events, those on the track stepped up for the challenge. The 60m dash saw three Raiders make the finals: Braden Kalvelage, Reece Wynne, and Braden Jahn. In the finals Kalvelage took second, while Wynne reeled in 5^th. In the 200, Kalvelage decided to run a PR time and win the 200 in 22.54. Following very close behind, and coming off an achilles injury, was senior Cody Post to finish 3^rd. The 400m sprint race saw Jahn back from his 60m finals, run a PR 52.02 and secure 3^rd place as the fastest Raider over that distance for the day. The last sprint race of the competition, the 60m hurdles, had Weaver back again in 4^th, and AJ Bomgaars joining right behind in 5^th. Both in PR times.

Trey Engelmann and Tommy Tracy, pushed each other hard in the 800m run, leading them to a 1^st and 2^nd place. That would end up being an indoor 800m PR for Engelmann, as well as beating his opening 800 time last year by nearly 3 seconds. Freshman Jacob Kalkwarf would feed off of that same energy and secure 5^th place. The final top-5 finish of the day came from the 4x400m team of Pryor, Ashley, Engelmann, and Vargas, securing 3^rd.

Raider Results:

60m Dash:
- Braden Kalvelage 7.05 – 2^nd
- Reece Wynne 7.16 – 5^th
- Braden Jahn 7.22 – 6^th
- Grant Palmer 7.30 – 9^th
- Preston Pfaffle 7.36 – 11^th
- Kyler Vander Velde 7.39 – 12^th
- Karson Gieseke 7.51 – 13^th
- Donovan Elmore 7.99 – 17^th
60m Hurdles
- Elijah Weaver 9.03 – 4^th
- AJ Bomgaars 9.17 – 5^th
- Gunner Vargas 10.34 – 8^th
200m Dash:
- Braden Kalvelage 22.54 – 1^st
- Cody Post 22.89 – 3^rd
- Aziah Ashley 23.77 – 6^th
- Luke Jeltema 24.35 – 10^th
- Tyreece Wynne 24.4 – 11^th
- Karson Gieseke 24.63 – 16^th
- Preston Pfaffle 25.15 – 18^th
400m Dash
- Braden Jahn 52.02 – 3^rd
- Wyatt Pryor 53.09 – 6^th
- Reese Van Zee 55.05 – 9^th
- AJ Bomgaars 55.66 – 10^th
- Gunner Vargas 57.60 – 11^th
- Coltin Vargas 59.53 – 13^th
800m
- Trey Engelmann 2:00.37 – 1^st
- Tommy Tracy 2:09.21 – 2^nd
- Jacob Kalwarf 2:18.95 – 5^th
Mile
- Ben VanDeBerg 4:43.06 – 6th
- Daniel Nordquist 5:10.48 – 10^th
- Sam Harrison 5:15.69 – 11^th
3000m
- Brayden Dirks 10:23.25 – 6^th
- Braeden Brough 10:25.72 – 7^th
- David Adair 11:26.10 – 9^th
4x400m Relay
- Pryor, Ashley, Engelmann, Vargas 3:37.01 – 3^rd
HJ
- Coltin Vargas 1.86m – 2^nd
- Elijah Weaver 1.81m – 3^rd
- Drew Geetings 1.81m – 4^th
- Donovan Elmore 1.71m – 6^th
Long Jump
- Braden Kalvelage 7.27m – 1^st
- Will Bunn 6.31m – 4^th
- Elijah Weaver 6.27m – 5^th
- Harland Groves 6.06m – 8^th
- Liam Raymon 5.93m – 10^th
- Noah Lopez 5.32m – 12^th
Triple Jump
- Noah Lopez 11.71m – 6^th
- Liam Raymon - ND
Shot Put
- William Minnick 13.11 – 2^nd
- Heydon Strope 11.85 – 3^rd
- Garrick Davis 11.28 – 5^th
- Nathan Mather 8.61 – 8^th
Weight Throw
- William Minnick 13.64m – 4^th
- Joe Callahan 13.62m – 5^th

Up Next: The NWC Track and Field team will compete at the SDSU DII Invite, in Brookings, SD, on January 20.

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Players Mentioned

Garrick Davis: Throws; Junior

Trey Engelmann: Distance; Sophomore

Harland Groves: Jumps; Sophomore

Samuel Harrison: Distance; Junior

Braden Jahn: Sprints; Senior

William Minnick: Throws; Senior

Daniel Nordquist: Distance; Senior

Grant Palmer: Sprints; Sophomore

Preston Pfaffle: Sprints; Junior

Cody Post: Sprints; Senior

Players Mentioned

Garrick Davis
: Junior
: Throws

Trey Engelmann
: Sophomore
: Distance

Harland Groves
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Samuel Harrison
: Junior
: Distance

Braden Jahn
: Senior
: Sprints

William Minnick
: Senior
: Throws

Daniel Nordquist
: Senior
: Distance

Grant Palmer
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Preston Pfaffle
: Junior
: Sprints

Cody Post
: Senior
: Sprints