NORTH CANTON, Ohio - The Walsh Cavaliers men's indoor track and field team opened the 2021-22 season in three different events over the weekend, participating in meets in Findlay, Youngstown and Alliance. 

Student-athletes competed at the Oiler Opener at Findlay, the YSU Icebreaker at Youngstown State and the Toy Drive Invite at Mount Union. 

Overall, a number of personal bests were set as Walsh netted ten different podium finishes. In the throws department, four different provisional standards were reached. 

YSU Icebreaker

4th Place Finishes

• Josh Conrad (800M): 158.37

Oiler Opener

5th Place Finishes

• Joel Berger (Heptathlon): 4,196 points
  • 7th in 60M (7.51 seconds)
  • 10th in long jump (5.51 meters)
  • 7th in shot put (9.90 meters)
  • 10th in high jump (1.56 meters)
  • 2nd in 60M hurdles (8.66 seconds)
  • 3rd in pole vault (3.85 meters)
  • 2nd in 1000M (2:57.40)

7th Place Finishes

• Cameron Beverly (Heptathlon): 3,903 points - PR
  • T-8th in 60M (7.56 seconds)
  • 9th in long jump (5.79 meters)
  • 9th in shot put (8.40 meters)
  • 2nd in high jump (1.89 meters)
  • 6th in 60M hurdles (9.18 seconds)
  • 10th in pole vault (2.65 meters)
  • 7th in 1000M (3:07.73)

Toy Drive Invite

1st Place Finishes

• Corey Harder (500 meters): 1:08.94 - PR
• 4x200 relay (Micah Gremling, Tyler Stump, Gregory McKee, Caden Richmond): 1:34.42
• 4x400 relay (Caden Richmond, Bryce Ostheimer, Corey Harder, Michael Contrucci): 3:32.12
• Jacob Ott
  • Shot Put: 16.65 meters - NCAA D2 Provisional Mark
  • Weight Throw: 19.39 meters - PR and NCAA D2 Provisional Mark

2nd Place Finishes

• Micah Gremling (60 meters): 6.90 seconds - PR
• Michael Cornathan
  • Shot Put: 16.12 meters
  • Weight Throw: 18.15 meters - PR and NCAA D2 Provisional Mark

3rd Place Finishes

• Bryce Ostheimer (500 meters): 1:09.98 - PR
• Gabriel Miller (Weight Throw): 17.85 meters - PR and NCAA D2 Provisional Mark

4th Place Finishes

• Dominic Nutter (Weight Throw): 17.48 meters - PR 

5th Place Finishes

• Micah Gremling (200 meters): 23.01 seconds - PR
• Jesse Houle (Weight Throw): 15.79 meters - PR

6th Place Finishes

• Michael Contrucci
  • 200 meters: 23.17 seconds
  • 400 meters: 53.20 seconds
• Micah Gremling (Long Jump): 6.36 meters - PR

7th Place Finishes

• Gregory McKee (400 meters): 53.54 seconds - PR
• Tyrel James (Triple Jump): 12.67 meters - PR

8th Place Finishes

• Caden Richmond (400 meters): 53.64 seconds - PR
• Daniel Turner (Long Jump): 6.29 meters

Walsh continues the season next week at the YSU Collegiate Holiday Classic on Friday (Dec. 10). 

-WC-