PELLA, Iowa - The Luther men's track and field is finished seventh at the 2026 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Outdoor Track and Field Championship hosted by Central College. This was the final A-R-C championship as Luther will transition to the Midwest Conference for the 2026-27 season.
On Friday,
Owen Ford finished second in the high jump earning all-conference honors. Ford is the first all-conference honoree in the high jump since Zach Tucker in 2006. His mark of 6-8 ranks fifth all-time. The 4x800 relay team of
Jalen Taha,
Evan Hansen,
Philip Dahlen and
Logan Thompson finished third to reach the podium with a time of 7:44.76 earning all-conference honors. Taha and Thompson were part of that all-conference third place finish a season ago.
All-Conference
Owen Ford – high jump – 2
nd (2.03m – 6-8) – 8 pts – 5
th all-time
4x800 Relay –
Jalen Taha,
Evan Hansen,
Philip Dahlen,
Logan Thompson – 3
rd (7:44.76)
Point Scorers
Jacob Bruns – 3000m steeplechase – 7
th (9:20.99) – 8
th all-time
Gideon Armah-Amissah – high jump – 5
th (1.88m – 6-2)
Michel Heinrich – 5000m – 4
th (14:47.82)
Jacob Bruns – 5000m – 8
th (15:01.49)
4x100 Relay –
Casey Herek, Ford,
Jackson Potter,
Chimir Boukari – 7
th (44.67)
4x400 Relay – Ford, Thompson, Hansen, Boukari – 8
th (3:24.03)
New Top-10 Performances and Marks
Chimir Boukari moves up to T5th all-time in the 100m dash prelims with a time of 10.96.
Joey Mehlhorn moves up to third all-time in the hammer throw with his distance of 159-09.
Jayron Amerison-Smith is now 5
th all-time in the hammer throw with a mark of 153-06.
Results
