Men's Track and Field | 04/27/22 | 10:28 PM

Great Falls, Mont. – Carroll Track & Field continued to perform well on Day 2 of the Frontier Conference Outdoor Championships.
 
The Carroll Men were crowned Frontier Conference Champions with a score of 250 to Rocky Mountain College's 153, bolstered by 15 individual or relay wins. Carroll athletes earned 36 All-Conference honors by placing in the Top 3 in their events.
 
Some highlights included Josh Malone prevailing in lengthy jump off in the High Jump, Van Gottwals running a personal record for 2^nd in the 800m, Josh Smalley setting a personal record to win the Pole Vault, and Shamrock Campbell winning both horizontal jumps. Several other athletes set personal records on the day: Cormac Benn (Triple Jump), Tim Sellars (Shot Put), and Riley Navarro (800m).
 
On the women's side, the Saints placed 2^nd with a score of 203 following Montana Tech who scored 226. They notched 4 individual or relay wins and gained 29 All-Conference awards.
 
Positives on the day included Paige Baxstresser coming from behind to win in the 200m, Reghan Worley placing 2^nd in a grueling double of the 10,000m and 5,000m, Natalie Yocum placing 3^rd in the 800m and 1500m and anchoring the winning 4x800 and 4x400 Relays, Nikki Krueger winning the Shot Put and setting a personal record in the Discus, and Saints scoring 2-4 in the Pole Vault. Many other competitors set personal records: Cori Hatfield (400m Hurdles), Crisha Polk (Discus, Shot Put), Brooke McClenning (Discus), Erika Arthur (5000m), and Elly Machado (1500m).
 
In the post-meet awards, Broder Thurston was selected as the Men's Track Athlete of the Meet for his wins in the 200m and 400m and his contributions to the winning 4x100 and 4x400 Relay Teams. Garrett Kocab was selected Men's Field Athlete of the Meet for his wins in the Discus and Shot Put. He furthered his school record and NAIA A Standard in the Discus and set a personal record in the Shot. Head Coach Harry Clark was named the Men's Coach of the Year.
 
"The athletes had such a solid Conference meet across the board," said Coach Clark. "We're proud of every one of them individually and excited about the team performances! We've got a great group set for Nationals but are looking to get a few more qualifiers over the next few weeks."
 
Full results are available at the following link:
 
https://www.tfrrs.org/results/74694/2022_Frontier_Conference_Championship/
 
The Saints return to the track on May 7 for the Tom Gage Invitational in Missoula, Mont.
 
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