Men's Track and Field Kicks Off MIAA Championships at Brewer Track

The Hope College men's track and field team sits in third place with 52 points after the opening day of the MIAA Outdoor Championships, presented by Collegiate Credit Union, on Thursday at Hope College. Calvin University leads with 68 points, followed by Trine with 62.

Sophomore Cooper Jacobsen (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Forest Hills Eastern) led the Flying Dutchmen in the 10,000 meters with a runner-up finish and a personal-best time of 31:54.65.

Sophomore Joe Waalkes (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) added a fourth-place finish. Sophomore Noah Norris (Ann Arbor, Michigan / Washtenaw Academy) placed sixth after also competing earlier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior Andrew Tilly (Lemont, Illinois / Lemont Township) recorded a fifth-place finish in a personal-best 9:50.51. Junior Shane Pitcher (Saline, Michigan / Saline) followed in seventh, while Norris added an eighth-place finish.

Head coach Jordan Bartolazzi was pleased with Noah Norris' performance.

"What he did, he ran the steeplechase final, scored in it for us, and then came back and ran even better in the 10K," Bartolazzi said. "To pull off both of those back-to-back is incredible. Just an awesome effort from Noah."
In the pole vault, freshman Gavin Grover (Glen Ellyn, Illinois / St. Francis) placed fifth, clearing 4.16 meters (13 feet, 7 ¾ inches).

Junior Henry Burnham (Carmel, Indiana / Carmel) led Hope in the long jump with a sixth-place, personal-best leap of 6.49 meters (21-3 ½). Freshman Josh Bruxvoort (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian) placed eighth.

Sophomore Jake Punches (Farwell, Michigan / Clare) contributed in the hammer throw with an eighth-place finish and a mark of 48.09 meters (157-9).

On the track, freshman Maurice Streeter (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) was fastest during the 100-meter prelims in 10.67 seconds.

In the 200 meters, junior Dylan Terpstra (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) placed third in the prelims with a time of 21.89 seconds.

In the 400 meters, freshman Luke Bellino (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton) led all qualifiers with a run of 48.96 seconds.

In the 800 meters, junior Tim Peterson (Portage, Michigan / Portage Northern) placed third in the prelims with a time of 1:56.23.

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