John Ethan Baldwin stole the show for the men’s track team this week with an outstanding performance in the heptathlon. The sophomore multi-event athlete shattered the school record by 39 points and ended with a final score of 5040 points. He won the event and set an NCAA Division II Provisional Mark. “His performance was...
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Chargers have strong showing at Wide Track Classic
The Hillsdale College women’s track and field team competed on its home track at the Wide Track Classic last weekend.The Chargers made strides toward improvement, but work still needs to be done to prepare for the fast-approaching conference meet, according to head coach Andrew Towne. “We’ve got to keep working,” Towne said. “But, it was...
Chargers battle adversity at Grand Valley invitational
For the Hillsdale College men’s track team, an unfortunate setback left the Chargers in an unexpected place following last Saturday’s meet at Grand Valley University. Sophomore pole vaulter Ben Raffin was injured during competition and was diagnosed with a broken arm. “We used it as a good teaching point,” head coach Andrew Towne said. “You...
Chargers have strong showing at Grand Valley invitational
At Grand Valley State University this past Saturday, the Hillsdale College women’s track team laid down impressive personal records and took a step in the right direction towards conference. “We still certainly have more to do, but that meet was really useful for us,” head coach Andrew Towne said. In the field, sophomore Alexie Day...
Maines’s efforts in field earn her Athlete of the Week award in G-MAC
The Hillsdale College women’s track team had its first home meet of the indoor season. It was full of energy which led to success. “It’s always nice to compete at home,” head coach Andrew Towne said. “The kids responded well to it. They had friends from sororities and class watching them compete and there was...