Men's Track and Field Monday, April 15, 2024 NWC Athletic Communications

Mashaba In Long Jump, 4x100m Relay, Both Hit NAIA Auto Marks

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – It seems like northwest Iowa rarely gets the 70 degree days on weekends, but Friday/Saturday the Raiders got that and more. With Friday evening with temps at 60-70, and Saturday afternoon with temps closing in on 80, the Raider men would stand out among the rest of the competition with 4 event winners, 24 placings in the top 8, and 26 personal records or season bests being broken. The meet would be highlighted by Simphiwe Mashaba winning the men's long jump in a new personal record, and NAIA Automatic Qualifying mark of 7.41m or 24' 3.75". The men's 4x100m relay would also hit the NAIA auto mark, lowering their season best now down to 40.91, on their way to winning the event. Those members were Braden Kalvelage, Grant Palmer, Braden Jahn, and Ashton Sandbulte.

Sprints/Hurdles/Relays:
Starting off two day meet on Friday afternoon was hurdle specialist AJ Bomgaars in the 110m hurdles where he would qualify for finals with a time of 16.12. He would finish the finals race in 3^rd with a time of 16.28. Just after in the 100m dash, 4 runners would finish in the top 8, taking half of the field going into the finals. Kalvelage would have the fastest qualifying time of 11.08, Tyreece Wynne after in 11.18, Mashaba in 11.19, and Vance Hayenga-Johnson in 11.20. All of those times run into a headwind. In the finals, Hayenga-Johnson would take 4^th, Mashaba would take 5^th, Wynne in 7^th at 11.40. The 200 would see 7 out of the 8 men hit season best or personal records in the event, with 3 begin in the top 8. Kalvelage would take 4^th at 21.85 in a PR time, Hayenga-Johnson in 6^th at 22.25 in his own PR, and Mashaba in 8^th at 22.48 also in a PR. Aziah Ashley outside the top 8 but in a PR of 22.50, Grant Palmer in a season best of 22.72, Ashton Sandbulte in a season best of 23.46, and Isaac Ferguson in a PR of 24.76. The 400m open would see Jahn hit another PR of 49.12 and finish in 3^rd place. In the final sprint event, the 400mHurdles, Bomgaars would be back to run a PR of 57.05, Reese Van Zee to hit a PR in 59.43, and Gunner Vargas to hit a PR in 59.59. Aside from the 4x100m dash, the 4x400m dash would run their season best time as well, finishing 2^nd place in 3:20.63 with members of Ashley, Jahn, Bomgaars, and Trey Engelmann.

Jumps/Throws:
The throwing events would see all of the discus men hit PRs. Jacob Folkerts would PR at 35.43m, Garrick Davis would PR at 33.72m, Ben Thelander hitting a PR at 29.95m, and Nathan Mather hitting a PR at 24.30m. Folkerts would also hit a PR in the shot put out to 12.70m. In the Javelin throw, Thelander would win the javelin throw with a final toss of 54.46m. Drew Geetings would finish in 4^th place, with a final throw of 46.93m. Geetings would also win the high jump competition with his final jump of 1.92m or 6'3.5" . Coltin Vargas would get runner up in the meet at 1.87m or 6'1.50". The final event win of the day would come from the Long Jump. Mashaba, on his 2^nd jump would tie his previous PR, and on his third jump of the competition leap to a staggering 7.41m or 24'3.75". Isaiah Hollinger, just off of the top 8, would also hit a PR jump of 5.83m or 19'1.5".

Distance:
While the heat is never what distance runners are fond of, the Raiders still battled through to some impressive marks. In the 800m run, Trey Englemann would lead the men through the line in a season best time of 1:58.19. Tommy Tracy would run his way to a a PR of 2:04.76, followed by Carson Engbers in a season best of 2:08.97, David Bernhagen in a PR of 20:09.34, and Jacob Kalkwarf hitting a season best at 2:12.25. Adding a couple laps, Tracy would be back to battle in the 1500, running an impressive 4:33.99 season best considering his first race, as well as the heat. Onto the 5000m run, the Raider men would take places 2, 3, and 4, coming across the line. Brayden Dirks would get 2^nd followed just behind by Braden Brough in 3^rd, and Sam Harrison finish out his run to take 4^th place. While the 5000m run seems long, the longest race available was the 10,000m which 2 brave Raiders would undertake. For their first time running the distance, Ben VanDeBerg finished in 6^th place with a time of 32:43.15, and Jacob Shaffer finished in 14^th with a time of 37:39.57.

Raider Top-8 (Bold indicates PR):
100m Prelims

Braden Kalvelage 11.08 – 4^th
Tyreece Wynne 11.18 – 5^th
Simphiwe Mashaba 11.19 – 6^th
Vance Hayenga-Johnson 11.20 – 7^th

100m Dash Finals

Vance Hayenga-Johnson 11.07 – 4^th
Simphiwe Mashaba 11.18 – 5^th
Tyreece Wynne 11.40 – 7^th

200m Dash

Braden Kalvelage 21.85 – 4^th
Vance Hayenga-Johnson 22.25 – 6^th
Simphiwe Mashaba 22.48 – 8^th

400m Dash

Braden Jahn 49.12 – 3^rd

5000m Run

Brayden Dirks 17:44.94 – 2^nd
Braeden Brough 17:52.97 – 3^rd
Sam Harrison 18:49.35 – 4^th

10,000m Run

Ben VanDeBerg 32:43.15 – 6^th

110 Hurdles Prelims

AJ Bomgaars 16.12 – 6^th

110 Hurdles Finals

AJ Bomgaars 6.28 – 3^rd

400m Hurdles

AJ Bomgaars 57.05 – 2^nd
Reese Van Zee 59.43 – 5^th
Gunner Vargas 59.59 – 6^th

4x100m Relay

Kalvelage, Palmer, Jahn, Sandbulte – 40.91 – 1^st NAIA AUTO MARK

4x400m Relay

Ashley, Jahn, Bomgaars, Engelman 3:30.63 – 2^nd
Sudbeck, Van Sickle, Van Zee, Vargas 3:33.63 – 3^rd

High Jump

Drew Geetings 1.92m – 1^st
Coltin Vargas 1.87m – 2^nd

Long Jump

Simphiwe Mashaba 7.41m – 1^st NAIA AUTO MARK

Javelin

Ben Thelander 54.46m – 1^st
Drew Geetings 46.93m – 4^th

NAIA National Standings (4/7/2024)
Braden Kalvelage LJ 7.42m - 3^rd

Simphiwe Mashaba LJ 7.41m - 4^th

Justin Gleason LJ 7.31m - 5^th

4x100m Relay – Kalvelage, Palmer, Jahn, Sandbulte – 40.91 – 13^th

Ben Thelander Javelin 57.02 – 18^th

Up Next: The Men's and Women's track and field teams will be hosting the Red Raider Open, here in Orange City on Friday/Saturday. If you are interested in helping out with the meet, even for a short time, please contact scott.bahrke@nwciowa.edu.

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Players Mentioned

Aziah Ashley: Sprints; 6' 0"; Sophomore

David Bernhagen: Distance; 5' 7"; Junior

AJ Bomgaars: Hurdles; 6' 5"; Sophomore

Garrick Davis: Throws; 6' 3"; Senior

Brayden Dirks: Distance; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Trey Engelmann: Mid-Distance; 6' 1"; Junior

Drew Geetings: High Jump; 6' 4"; Sophomore

Braden Jahn: Sprints; 5' 10"; Senior

Jacob Kalkwarf: Mid-Distance; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Braden Kalvelage: Jumps; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Aziah Ashley
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: Sprints

David Bernhagen
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Distance

AJ Bomgaars
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: Hurdles

Garrick Davis
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Throws

Brayden Dirks
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: Distance

Trey Engelmann
: 6' 1"; Junior
: Mid-Distance

Drew Geetings
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: High Jump

Braden Jahn
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Sprints

Jacob Kalkwarf
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: Mid-Distance

Braden Kalvelage
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: Jumps