The Charger men’s track team traveled to Grand Valley State and Tiffin last weekend to compete in preparation for the G-MAC indoor conference meet on Feb. 24.

Hillsdale sent split squads to the Grand Valley State Big Meet and the Tiffin Open. The GVSU Big Meet was led by junior Alex Mitchell, who ran another personal best in the 3000m dash at 8:26.09.

Sophomore Richie Johnston and sophomore Ross Kuhn both ran personal bests in the mile race. Johnston had a time of 4:15.04, and Kuhn was right behind him at 4:15.10.

“My performance and my teammates’ performances this past weekend are giving us a lot of confidence going into the championship season,” Johnston said. “Coach White has told us a lot that February is the time where we will be able to reap the rewards of our training, and that’s what’s happening in our case.”

Haas scored another personal best in the weight throw at 20.16m, keeping him at ninth in the provisional mark for the indoor National Championship meet. The sophomore also threw 15.36m in the shot put event, earning eighth place.

“I’m happy with the personal bests,” Haas said. “But I’ve got my eyes set on the conference and national meets.”

Freshman Colsen Conway and sophomore Dagur Einarsson took top spots in the 60m hurdles. Conway took third with a time of 8.60 while Einarsson took seventh with a time of 7.06.

Hillsdale will host a tune-up meet at home Feb. 18 before the G-MAC championships Feb. 24. Following the conference championships, the Chargers will travel to Virginia Beach for the NCAA DII championships on March 10-11.