It was a record-setting Friday afternoon for the Hope College men's indoor track and field team.
The Flying Dutchmen set three school records at Grand Valley State University's Bill Clinger Classic and raised their record-setting marks to five for the season.
Hope established new top marks in the:
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- 3,000 meters, Connor Vachon, 8:25.82;
- 200 meters, Liam Danitz, 22.56;
- 4x400 relay, Alex Daniels, Joshua Ennen, Liam Danitz, Nathan Woolum, 3:24.70.
All times are converted for the record book and NCAA Championships qualifying because of GVSU's oversized track.
The 4x400 relay of Daniels (Holland, Michigan / Holland HS), Ennen (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland West), Danitz (West Branch, Michigan / Ogemaw Heights) and Woolum (Mattawan, Michigan / Mattawan) finished second.
The relay passed the 2018 Hope record held by Terrell Solberg, Brandon Wolliston, Eddie Ip and Matt Ruff.
Danitz placed third in the 200 meters and set a school record for the third consecutive meet.
Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) took fourth and passed Nick Hoffman's 2021 Hope record run of 8:31.93.
Hope recorded top-10 performances in seven more events.
In the triple jump, Woolum recorded a third-place leap of 12.65 meters (41-6). Junior Aidan Kyle (Weston, Connecticut / Weston) was ninth at 11.57 meters (37-11 ½).
In the 60-meter hurdles, senior Jackson Player (San Antonio, Texas / Winston Churchill) sprinted to a fourth-place time of 8.55 seconds.
In the long jump, freshman Evan Keolasy (Fort Wayne, Indiana / Blackhawk Christian) took fifth by leaping 6.49 meters (21-3 ½).
In the shot put, sophomore Wil Pinkerton (Ann Arbor, Michigan / Pioneer) placed ninth with a heave of 12.28 meters (40-3 ½).
In the weight throw, sophomore
Brendyn Mroz (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grandville) posted a fifth-place toss of 14.29 meters (46-10 ¾). Senior
Silas Kubicki (South Bend, Indiana / James W. Riley High School) was 10th at 13.33 meters (43-9).
In the 400 meters, Woolum clocked a 10th-place time of 50.64 seconds.
In the 1-mile open race, sophomore Jonas Fraley-Burgett (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) recorded a 10th-place run of 4:27.03.
Hope's next meet is Friday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame Classic hosted by Aquinas College.
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