COD produces strength in numbers when it comes to sprints this season, qualifying eight sprinters in the 200 on Saturday at the Don Church Twilight, hosted by Wheaton College.
 
Freshman Weston White continues a brilliant season, winning the 200 in 21.84, followed by teammate Noah Mack (21.88). Teammates Elijah Phipps, Tim McMiller, Gabriel Parker, Chris Ruchaj, Jacob Gagne and Dayrion Beard all surpassed the qualifying time of 23.66 seconds.
 
McMiller won the 100 m in 10.79 seconds and Jacob Gagne also earned a qualifying time (11.26). COD's 400 meter runners Ruchaj (second, 50.46), Parker, Mack, Phipps, and Alex Mendez earned postseason times.
 
Earning qualifying times in distance races were: Patrick Hohe (1500), Kevin Diederich (5000), Timothy O'Leary (10,000).
 
Hurdler Graham McAninch finished third in the 400 hurdles (56.21 seconds) and qualified in the 110 hurdles. Mendez also earned a qualifying time in the 400 hurdles.
 
High jumper Ronan Cornelius finished second at 6-2 ¾ (qualifying) and pole vaulter Brayden Farmer hit the standard.
 
Weight men Sterling Sawicki (shot put), Jonathan Sears (hammer) and Keenan O'Keefe (javelin) also hit national marks.
 
On the year, the Chaparrals have hit standards in 17 individual events and both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay.
 
Those who rank first in D3 are: White (100, 200); Diederich (5000, 10,000), McAninch (400 hurdles), 4 x 100 relay (White, McMiller, Phipps, Mack), 4 x 400 relay (McAninch, Ruchaj, Parker, Mack), Cornelius (high jump), and Isaias Lopez (hammer).
 
The Chaps next compete Thursday and Friday in the Elmhurst Twilight Invitational. All four weight events will be contested Thursday at Benedictine. All other events are set for Friday at Elmhurst.
 
Don Church Twilight
McCully Stadium | Wheaton College
April 19, 2024
Chaparral men
 
100 — Tim McMiller 10.79 #, Jacob Gagne 11.26 #, Patrick O'Neil 11.77, Rohan Christian 12.15
200 — 1. Weston White 21.84 #, 2. Noah Mack 21.88 #, 8. Elijah Phipps 22.81 #, McMiller 22.84 #, Gabriel Parker 22.91 #, Chris Ruchaj 23.19 #, Gagne 23.29 #, Dayrion Beard 23.44 #
400 — 2. Ruchaj 50.46 #, Parker 50.62 #, Mack 50.78 # , Phipps 52.36 #, Alex Mendez 53.05, Joseph Jackson 54.61, Ronan Cornelius 55.65, Joshua Charnota 56.80, Peter Callas 59.45, Jacob Heidler 63.05, Carlos Argueta 64.27, Matthew Heinberg 73.72
800 — Addisu Wolski 2:05.02, Patrick Hohe 2:05.36, Sam Kupres 2:08.08, Cooper Hoffmann 2:11.49, Joshua Charnota 2:25.26, Callas 2:36.81, Argueta 2:40.03, Parker Walsh 2:54.05
1500 — Hohe 4:13.01 #, Wolski 4:20.48, Connor Vine 4:21.15, Heidler 5:11.86, Walsh 5:38.24, Heinberg 5:38.71
5000 — 2. Kevin Diederich 15:24.90 #, Connor Sisco 16:32.42, John Buchanan 17:10.74
10,000 — Timothy O'Leary 34:10.43
110 hurdles — Graham McAninch 17.12 #, Mohammed Ali 22.36
400 hurdles — 3. McAninch 56.21 #, Mendez 61.33 #
4 x 400 relay — 3:44.21 (Kupres, Hoffmann, Vine, Wolski)
High jump — 2. Cornelius 1.90 m (6-2 ¾) #
Pole vault — Farmer 3.70 m (12-1 ½) #, Parker 3.55 (11-7 ¾)
Long jump — 6. Cornelius 6.10 m (20-0 ¼), Beard 5.28 m (17-4)
Shot put — Sterling Sawicki 12.01 m (39-5) #, Jonathan Sears 11.53 m (37-10), Joshua Narcisse 10.28 m (33-8 ¾), Luke Gavin 9.37 m (30-9)
Discus — Jonathan Sears 115-10, Sawicki 98-3, Gavin 89-6
Hammer — Sears 38.45 m (126-2) #, Sawicki 33.90 m (111-3), Gavin 32.99 (108-3), Keenan O'Keefe 29.66 m (97-4)
Javelin — O'Keefe 37.63 m (123-5) #, Ali 35.83 (117-7), Gavin 35.12 (115-3), Dominic Cokinis 23.40 (76-9)

This season NJCAA national qualifers    
100: Weston White, Noah Mack, Tim McMiller, Elijah Phipps, Gabriel Parker, Jacob Gagne, Dayrion Beard
200: Weston White, Noah Mack, Tim McMiller, Elijah Phipps, Gabriel Parker, Chris Ruchaj, Jacob Gagne, Dayrion Beard
400: Gabriel Parker, Chris Ruchaj, Graham McAninch, Noah Mack, Elijah Phipps, Alex Mendez
800: Addisu Wolski, Patrick Hohe
1500: Addisu Wolski, Patrick Hohe, Kevin Diederich
5000: Kevin Diederich, Patrick Hohe, Connor Sisco, Addisu Wolski
10,000: Kevin Diederich, Timothy O'Leary
110 hurdles: Graham McAninch
400 hurdles: Graham McAninch, Alex Mendez
3000 steeplechase: Connor Sisco, John Buchanan
4 x 100 relay: White, McMiller, Phipps, Mack
4 x 400 relay: McAninch, Ruchaj, Parker, Mack
High jump: Ronan Cornelius
Pole vault: Dominic Cokinis, Brayden Farmer, Gabriel Parker
Long jump: Anthony Urban, Ronan Cornelius, Dayrion Beard
Triple jump: Dayrion Beard
Shot put: Sterling Sawicki, Jonathan Sears, Isaias Lopez
Hammer: Isaias Lopez, Jonathan Sears
Javelin: Keenan O'Keefe