Keelan Cole has been named G-MAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time this season, and has earned the honor for Kentucky Wesleyan College for the first time as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Cole and the Panthers competed at the DePauw Indoor Classic in Greencastle, Indiana this past weekend. In his first event, the 60-meter dash, Cole advanced out of the preliminary field of 50 runners to participate in the eight-runner final where he placed seventh with a time of 7.21 seconds to score for his team.
Seemingly a warm-up, Cole followed up the 60-meter dash with his best performance of the afternoon, winning the 200-meter dash. In a field of 62 runners, his time of 22.81 was actually tied in the results with second place runner Robert Strong of Lindenwood. However, the top spot went to Cole as the extended finishing time had Cole in front.