Ashland, Ohio - The Great Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded day one of competition.
Day one of competition featured a new conference record as Ashland Eagle Brayden Jackson broke the previous men’s pole vault record set by Eagle Garrett Baker in 2025 with a vault of 5.32-meters.  Jackson set a new standard of 5.33-meters which gave him a first place podium finish.
Trailing behind him in second and third place were Findlay Oilers Nate Buschur and Evan Combs as they both peaked at 5.13-meters.
The top five pole vaulters met the NCAA provisional mark.

The women’s weight throw concluded as the Eagle duo consisting of Molly Winner and Leslie Pollock broke Winner's previous conference record that was formerly a throw of 20.36-meters.  Winner threw 20.97-meters and Pollock threw 20.82-meters allowing them a first and second place podium finish. Trailing behind them is Walsh Cavalier Tatum Miller as she threw at a whopping 18.54-meters. The top eight weight throwers met the NCAA provisional mark.

In the men’s long jump, Walsh Cavalier Joel Brown took first on the podium with a jump of 7.28-meters.Trailing behind him was Ashland's Connor Petrus and Tiffin's Reggie Rogers placing second and third with jumps of 7.28-meters and 7.16-meters respectively. All three men were the only long jumpers to meet NCAA provisional standards at this meet.

In men’s high jump, Cedarville Yellow Jacket Matthew Schaeckenbach placed first with a jump of 2.16-meters.Trailing behind him were Dragon duo Preston Rutschilling and Levon Graham with jumps of 2.09-meters and 2.00-meters. Both Schaeckenbach and Rutschilling  met provisional standards.

In the men’s weight throw Ben Haas set a new meet record, breaking his previous one set in 2024 with a throw of 21.88-meters.  He set a new standard with a throw of 22.91-meters, giving him a first place podium placing. Trailing behind him was fellow Charger Dom Scharer and Oiler Leyton Nossa placing second and third respectively.  Scharer threw 21.09-meters and Nossa threw 20.13 meters. The top eight men in the event met NCAA provisional standards.

Women’s long jump concluded with Eagle Hailey Rios taking first with the only NCAA provisional jump of 5.89-meters. Northwood Timberwolves' Brenna Hyde and Urseulina Arrow Savahnna Gysai-Nimako with jumps of 5.56-meters and 5.52-meters respectively.

In running events, the men's 5,000-meter run concluded as Tiffin Dragon duo Ramon Rodriguez and Louis Ginane placed first and second respectively.  Rodriguez ran a 14:25.81 and Ginane ran a 14:25.81. Braeden Geist from Ashland finished third with a time of 14:31.93. All three men, with the addition of Hillsdale Charger Gabriel with a time of 14:31.93, broke the previous meet record set by Dragon Talel Khalfi as he held a time of 14:40.16.

In the women's 5,000-meter run,  the Chargers duo of Allison Kuzma and Eleanor Clark placed first and second.  Kuzma found a time of 17:22.22 and Clark found a time of 17:28.59.
Trailing behind them was Cavalier Bella Graham with third place finish time of 17:39.92.

In the men’s distance medley relay, the Eagles took first with a time of 9:52.97.  Their team consisted of Wes Taylor, Joe Wahl, Colton Thress and Zach Values.
In second was the Timberwolves team with a time of 9:55.23.  Finally in third was the Dragons with a time of 9:56.20.

In the women’s distance medley relay the Eagles placed first with a time of 11:33.20. Second was the Cedarville Yellow Jackets with a time of 11:38.20.  Finally in third was the Findlay Oilers with a time of 11:59.65.

The women’s pentathlon concluded with Hillsdale Charger Baelyn Zitzmann taking first on the podium with 3,637 points. Trailing behind her was Eagle Kara Fields with 3,502 points and Findlay Oiler Helen Unger with 3,466 points. The top four in the event met NCAA provisional standards.

As the night concluded, the top three men's teams were as follows: Tiffin, Ashland and Findlay.

The top three women’s teams were as follows: Hillsdale, Ashland and Walsh.

Competition continues on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. E.T. with women’s high jump.