HILLSDALE, Mich. – The Great Midwest Athletic Conference held the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Hillsdale, Mich. this week. The three-day event concluded with the host Hillsdale Chargers claiming their first outdoor women’s G-MAC Championship since 2022.
 
The Chargers stood atop the podium in the 10,000m, hammer throw, javelin, shot put, discus, pole vault, 5,000m, and heptathlon. That helped them amass 219.5 points to edge out the Ashland Eagles, who posted a score of 209.
 
Hillsdale took home several individual honors as well. Amelia Lutz’s first place finishes in hammer throw and shot put scored her Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Teammate Sophia Boonzaaijer claimed 16 total points, including a first-place finish in the discus throw to split Freshman of the Meet honors with Ashland’s Reese Landis.
 
At the conclusion of the meet the Great Midwest held their awards ceremony honoring both championship teams as well as the individual award winners.
 
Great Midwest Outdoor Meet Awards
Women’s Elite 26 - KAYLA KEPHART, URSULINE
Men’s Elite 26 – JUSTIN HATTINGH, FINDLAY
Women’s Freshman of the Meet – SOPHIA BOONZAAIJER, HILLSDALE & REESE LANDIS, ASHLAND
Men’s Freshman of the Meet – JON LUTZ, ASHLAND & ED BOEHMER, ASHLAND
Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet – LEAH SMITH, FINDLAY
Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet – RAMON RODRIGUEZ, TIFFIN
Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet – AMELIA LUTZ, HILLSDALE
Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet – BEN HAAS, HILLSDALE