Forester Men Fly High at Jet’s Pizza Invitational
University Center, Mich. – The Huntington University men's indoor track squad continues to rewrite the HU record books. In the 800m, Jayden Williams set the new program best time of 1:54.36, a record that that was held by Joel Sanders since 2008. Nathan Farinha and Jan Busam recorded top five times in HU history with their performances in the 200m and 400m. Tyler Crosson also put his name in the record book in long jump.
THE ESSENTIALS
Host: Saginaw Valley State University
Meet Name: Jet's Pizza Invitational
Location: SVSU Fieldhouse, University Center, Mich.
Date: 1/31/25-2/1/25
NATIONAL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES
200m-Zach Collins, Nathan Farinha
400m- Zach Collins, Jan Busam
TOP 10 FINISHES IN HUNTINGTON HISTORY
200m-Nathan Farinha (2nd, 21.45); Jan Busam (3rd, 21.95);
400m- Nathan Farinha (4th, 48.30); Jan Busam (5th, 48.39);
800m- Jayden Williams (1st, 1:54.36)
Long Jump- Tyler Crosson (5th, 6.52m)
LOOKING FORWARD
The Foresters will compete in the Fairgrounds Invitational at the Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis on February 8th. The Fairgrounds Invitational will be the final tune-up before the Crossroads League Championships take place on February 14th-15th on the campus of Taylor University.
FULL RESULTS
60m dash- Nathan Farinha (5th, 6.98); Sam Handerson (8th, 6.94); Issac Lee (34th, 7.20); Jori Ebanks (42nd, 7.39)
200m- Zachary Collins (1st, 21.26); Nathan Farinha (2nd, 21.45); Jan Busam (8th, 21.95); Celestin Trambloy (25th, 22.79); Hawkins Marihugh (41st, 23.17); Wyatt Harrington (49th, 23.52); Jori Eubanks (60th, 24.02)
400m- Zach Collins (1st, 47.86); Jan Busam (2nd, 48.41); Celestin Trambloy (5th, 49.35); Wyatt Harrington (13th, 50.94); Hawkins Marihugh (17th, 51.63); Jackson Smith (31st, 54.68)
800m- Jayden Williams (3rd, 1:54.36)
Mile- Gabe King (68th, 5:34.78)
3000m- Jonah Lemmon (27th, 8:58.25); Reece Gibson (36th, 9:02.23)
5000m- Kaden Vogel (23rd, 15:46.43)
High Jump- Kharrington Terry (NH)
Long Jump- Tyler Crosson (8th, 6.52m); Sam Handerson (9th, 6.42m)
Wildcat Open at Indiana Wesleyan University
Shot Put- Aaron Thomas (15th, 12.39m); Kaden Cummins (23rd, 10.47m); Connor Stacy (25th, 10.23m)
Weight Throw- Aaron Thomas (22nd, 10.43m); Kaden Cummins (23rd, 10.30m); Connor Stacy (27th, 8.97m)
Walter Cramer Invitational at Olivet Nazarene University
Mile- Tyler Loucks (36th, 5:09.18)
3000m Race Walk- Tyler Loucks (3rd, 16:15.34, B standard)
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.