Forester men compete at Youngstown State and Indiana Tech; Collins breaks his own record in 200m

Youngstown, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Ind. – The HU men's indoor track and field program traveled to Ohio to participate in the Youngstown State Collegiate Invitational on Friday. Zach Collins set a new program best in the 200m with a time of 21.17. He earned an A standard by beating his previous school record of 21.56. Nathan Farinha had a national qualifying performance with his 2nd place finish in the 400m by posting a 48.23, closing in on the program best time of 47.73 posted by teammate Zach Collins in December of 2023. 

A group of throwers and vaulters from the HU men's indoor track and field program made the quick trip to Fort Wayne to participate in the Indiana Tech Invite on Friday. Aaron Thomas (4th) and Connor Stacy (9th) earned top ten finishes throwing shot.  

THE ESSENTIALS  
Host: Youngstown State University 
Meet Name: Youngstown State Collegiate Invitational 
Location: Watson and Tressel Training Site 
Date: 1/17/25 

NATIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES 
Zach Collins- 200m (A standard)
Nathan Farinha- 400m (B standard) 
Zach Collins, Nathan Farinha, Celestin Trambloy, Jayden Williams- 4x400m relay (B standard) 

TOP 10 FINISHES 
60m dash- Sam Handerson (4th, 6.92); Nathan Farinha (6th, 6.95) 
200m- Zach Collins (1st, 21.17) 
400m- Nathan Farinha (2nd, 48.23); Celestin Trambloy (5th, 49.35); Parker Baker (10th, 51.24) 
800m- Jayden Williams (4th, 1:55.66) 
5000m- Jonah Lemmon (2nd, 16:04.95); Kaden Vogel (4th, 16:07.51) 
4x400 Relay (1st , 3:16.77)- Zach Collins, Nathan Farinha, Celestin Trambloy, Jayden Williams 
Long Jump- Sam Handerson (4th, 6.59m) 

FULL RESULTS 
60m dash- Sam Handerson (4th, 6.92); Nathan Farinha (6th, 6.95) 
200m- Zach Collins (1st, 21.17); Hawkins Marihugh (28th, 23.48); Isaac Lee (37th, 23.87); Blake Miller (38th, 23.97); Jori Ebanks (41st, 24.24); Zane Hydock (53rd, 25.24) 
400m- Nathan Farinha (2nd, 48.23); Celestin Trambloy (5th, 49.35)l; Parker Baker (10th, 51.24); Grady Martin (17th, 52.00); Wyatt Harrington (18th, 52.14); Hawkins Marihugh (19th, 52.39); Reece Gibson (23rd, 53.37); Blake Miller (26th, 54.45) 
800m- Jayden Williams (4th, 1:55.66) 
5000m- Jonah Lemmon (2nd, 16:04.95); Kaden Vogel (4th, 16:07.51); Tyler Loucks (11th, 18:17.00) 
4x400 Relay (1st , 3:16.77)- Zach Collins, Nathan Farinha, Celestin Trambloy, Jayden Williams  
High Jump- Kharrington Terry (12th, 1.85m) 
Long Jump- Sam Handerson (4th, 6.59m); Tyler Crosson (Foul) 

THE ESSENTIALS 
Host: Indiana Tech 
Meet Name: Indiana Tech Invite 
Location: Doug Edgar Indoor Track Facility 
Date: 1/17/25 

TOP 10 FINISHES
Shot Put- Aaron Thomas (4th, 13.01m); Connor Stacy (9th, 10.22m) 

FULL RESULTS 
Shot Put- Aaron Thomas (4th, 13.01m); Connor Stacy (9th, 10.22m) 
Weight Throw- Kaden Cummins (11th, 10.27m); Aaron Thomas (12th, 10.26m); Connor Stacy (14th, 8.73m) 

LOOKING FORWARD 
HU will head to Grand Valley State University next Friday, January 24th, to compete in the Bill Clinger Classic. 

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men-3-3. and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 160 NAIA All-America honors and 567 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.