Grand View senior Pete Westerkamp was honored by the conference today as the MCC Men's Track Athlete of the Week for his performances on the track over the weekend.

Westerkamp won both the 60-meter hurdles and the triple jump at the Cornell College Hilltop Invitational. His time of 8.36 seconds in the hurdles met the NAIA ‘B' standard for provisional qualification to the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in March and set a new GV school record. His mark of 42-9 ½ was a personal best in the triple jump.
 

Six first place finishes, two school records, and three NAIA qualifying marks highlighted the weekend for the Viking men's track and field team at the Cornell Hilltop Invitational in Mount Vernon.

Three of the Vikings wins came from the field event s on Friday. Senior Tyler Wells won the shot put with an NAIA ‘A" standard distance of 51' 2 ¼".  Junior Cy Williams won the weight throw with a ‘B' standard toss of 54' 4". Senior Pete Westerkamp took first in the triple jump with a distance of 42' 9 ½ ".

Westerkamp turned around to win and set a new school record in the 60m hurdles on Saturday in a ‘B' standard time of 8.36. Freshman Keonte White also set a school record in the 200m dash, placing second in the field of 51, in a time of 22.55.   

Five first place finishes, three national qualifying marks, and a season's best time highlighted the Viking men's track and field performances at the Wartburg Lutheran Triangular over the weekend.

Just ten points separated first and second place finishers Pete Westerkamp (4399) and Bryce Adger (4389) in the Heptathlon.  The third place finisher was over two hundred points behind Adger and both Westerkamp and Adger met the NAIA qualifying marks in the event.

Viking senior Tyler Wells (Des Moines, Iowa) has been selected as the MCC Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week announce Monday.

Wells was recognized for his two national qualifying performances at the Cornell Invitational in Mount Vernon last weekend. Wells won the shot put with an NAIA ‘A' qualifying mark of 52 feet, 3 ½ inches (15.94 meters) and placed second in the weight throw with a ‘B' standard throw of 54-5 ¼ (16.59m) at the Cornell Invitational, guiding the Vikings to the team title.

Wells and the Vikings will compete in Waverly on Saturday at the Wartburg Lutheran Triangular. 

The Viking men's track & field traveled to Mount Vernon on Saturday to compete in the Cornell Invitational. Grand View placed in the top three in sixteen events, winning six, to take first place at the Invitational. The Vikings finished with 157 team points, ahead of St. Ambrose (124), Coe (91), Cornell (62), and Mount Mercy (55), and met two national qualifying marks.

Four individuals and two relays took first place on Saturday. Tyler Wells won the Shot Put with an NAIA ‘A" standard mark of 15.94m. He was also second in the Weight Throw with an NAIA ‘B' standard toss of 16.59m.Keonte White took first in the 60m Dash (7.15), Wes Hammer won the 200m Dash (22.78), and Pete Westerkamp took the Long Jump with a distance of 6.26m.