McKinster, Elliott combine for 3 first-place finishes to lead Men's Outdoor Track and Field on Day 2 of Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic
April 13, 2024
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Freshman Jayden McKinster (Springfield, Ohio/Springfield) and junior Cameron Elliott (Springfield, Ohio/Springfield) combined for three first-place finishes to lead the Wittenberg men's outdoor track and field team on Saturday on Day 2 of the two-day Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic hosted by the University of Lynchburg.
The Basics
- Venue: Dr. Jack M. Toms Track - Lynchburg, Va.
- The meet is not team scored.
Wittenberg's Top Performers
- McKinster posted a pair of victories. He won the discus with a mark of 46.91 meters and won the shot put with a mark of 14.35 meters. Freshman Max Martindale (Mason, Ohio/Lakota West) was second behind McKinster in the shot put with a mark of 14.09 meters. Freshman Troy Crosby (Clayton, Ohio/Northmont) was fifth in the discus with a mark of 42.16 meters.
- Elliott won the 400 meters with a time of 48.06 seconds. Senior Zeke Bennett (Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley) was second in 48.10 seconds.
- Freshman Owen Bier (Elyria, Ohio/Midview) finished second in the 400-meter hurdles in 57.61 seconds. Senior Sam Callinan (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) was seventh in 1:00.45.
- Callinan added an eighth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.56 seconds.
- Junior Justin Norris (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown Christian) finished second in the high jump with a mark of 2.00 meters. Sophomore Grayson Ring (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) was eighth with a mark of 1.90 meters.
- Senior Peter Caine (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:59.28.
- The team of seniors JJ Weisenberger (Collins, Ohio/Western Reserve), Matt Drovdlic (Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley) and freshmen Neal Godfrey (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) and Caiden Allen (Ontario, Ohio/Plymouth) placed sixth in the 4x100 relay in 42.77 seconds.
Up Next
- The Tigers return to action on Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, at the Jesse Owens Classic at Ohio State and the Duane Gomez Invitational at Kenyon.