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Josh Schoonover, Ty Pratt, Curtis Joppeck, Tyler Kohlmann

Men's Track and Field: Raiders Grab Two Victories on Day One of OAC Championships

5/1/2025 9:32:00 PM

WILMINGTON, Ohio—Mount Union's men's track and field team picked up a victory in the 4x800-Meter relay as well as Brady Burrey becoming a repeat champion winning the Javelin as the team sits in fourth after day one of the Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships hosted by Wilmington College.
 
Burrey picked up the victory in the Javelin with a toss of 180-feet 9-inches while Wyatt Freeman finished seventh for the Purple Raiders.
 
The quartet of Josh Schoonover, Ty Pratt, Curtis Joppeck and Tyler Kohlmann won the 4x800-Meter relay in a thrilling finish winning by less than a second with a time of 7:42.29.
 
Nick Wong grabbed All-OAC Honors with a runner-up spot in the 3,000-Meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:21.57.
 
Stephen Ulrich finished third overall in the 10,000-Meters with a time of 31:23.87 earning All-OAC honors.
 
Jesse Kilgore grabbed sixth in the long jump while Ryan McVicker picked up two points, finishing seventh in the discus.
 
In the prelims Mount Union qualified four to the finals of the 100 and 200-Meters, three to the 400-Meters, two to the 400-Meter hurdles while Nick Franitti was the top qualifier in the 110-Meter hurdles.
 
Mount Union will finish up the OAC Championships tomorrow with field events beginning at 11 am and running starting at 3 PM at Wilmington.
 
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