DECORAH, Iowa – The Luther College men's track and field team hosted the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Indoor Track and Field Championship Friday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, Feb. 28. The Norse finished seventh out of nine with a team score of 25.5 points.
All-conference honors went to
Owen Ford in the high jump who finished in third place with a mark of 1.93m (6' 4"). He is just the second Luther athlete to earn all-conference honors in the high jump becoming the first since Zack Tucker who finished third in 2007.
The distance medley relay of
Jalen Taha,
Jared Hanson,
Logan Thompson and
Michel Heinrich time of 10:18.91 ranks 9
th all-time. The 4x800 relay also has a new top-ten time of 7:56.22 which ranks fourth all time. The 4x800 relay team was made up of
Philip Dahlen, Taha, Even Hansen and Thompson.
Point Scorers
High jump – Ford – 1.93m (6'4") – 3
rd
High jump –
Gideon Armah-Amissah – 1.88m (6' 2") – 4
th
Distance Medley Relay –
Jalen Taha,
Jared Hanson,
Logan Thompson, Michel Henrich – 10:18.91 – 4th (9
th all-time)
4x400 Relay – Ford,
Austyn Riehle,
Harrison Laug, Hanson – 3:26.83 – 6
th
4x800 relay –
Philip Dahlen,
Jalen Taha,
Evan Hansen, Thompson – 7:56.22 – 4
th (4
th all-time)
