Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (April 29)

4.29.21

INDIANAPOLIS – Following provisional marks in their respective events, Walsh and Tiffin received Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Thursday.
 
The Great Midwest Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set to be conducted next week at the Owensboro Track and Field Complex. The event is hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan College, which has also hosted the wrestling and tennis championship meets in the current academic year.
 
Track Athlete of the Week
Jacob Caniford
Walsh
Distance
Senior
North Canton, OH (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
 
This spring, three different individuals from the Great Midwest have recorded provisional times in the 5K while aiming for nationals, Malone’s Noah Schaub, Findlay’s Noah Fisher and Walsh’s Caniford.
 
Caniford made his mark at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays over the weekend as he was the top collegiate finisher in the event with Fisher.
 
It was a photo finish between the Walsh senior and Findlay freshman as Caniford recorded the third-fastest time in conference history with a 14:29.89.
 
A total of 60 outdoor track and field athletes have recorded provisional qualifying times in the 5K so far in the 2021 season. It was just the second time this season Caniford ran the 5K after also competing at the Yellow Jacket College Invitational right after the indoor conference meet.
 
Field Athlete of the Week
Collin Jasin
Tiffin
Pole Vault
Junior
Dayton, OH (Centerville HS)
 
Coming off indoor All-American honors with an eighth-place finish, Jasin cleared 5 meters at the same Hillsdale-hosted event over the weekend.
 
It currently ranks as the top distance in the league so far this spring while Findlay’s Gabe Makin, Hillsdale’s Ben Raffin and Cedarville’s Matt Julian, have also made their impact as provisional qualifiers in pole vault.
 
Jasin cleared 5.03m (16’ 6”) to win the event. The junior was very close to making the top 10 performances for the outdoor season in conference history, a list that is dominated by Cedarville’s Tommy Ansiel and former Hillsdale vaulter Jared Schipper.