Women Take Second and Men Third at NCAC Championships

Izzy Henderson Wittenberg Track and Field
Izzy Henderson | Photo by Dani Johnson, NCAC
May 3, 2025
Results

Greencastle, IN-After the final day of the 2025 NCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship at DePauw, the women took second place, totaling 171 points, behind DePauw in first with 235 and ahead of Ohio Wesleyan in third with 125. The men took third with 130.5 points, behind Wabash in first with 172.5 and Denison in second with 137.5 and ahead of DePauw at 110. On top of podium finishes for both teams, multiple athletes broke both Wittenberg and NCAC records throughout the day as well. 

The women's team started off strong in the 100 meter dash as Meghan Frazier (Alliance, OH / Alliance) took first in a time of 12.02 to add ten points while Zora Shakhan (Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central) added four points with a fifth place finish in 12.42 and Lindsey Magoteaux (Sidney, OH / Lehman Catholic) finished seventh in 12.50 to add another two points. In to 200 meter dash Frazier added another eight points by finishing second with a time of 24.72 and Izzy Henderson (East Liberty, OH / Benjamin Logan) finished fourth for five more points in 25.37. Magoteaux recorded another seventh place finish for another two points with a time of 25.93. Later, in the 400 meter dash, Abigail Danne (Johnstown, OH / Big Walnut) took second in 59.20 for eight points and Bre Glover (Columbus, OH / Groveport Madison) finished in 1:00.70 for fifth and four points. In the 5000 meter run, Wittenberg had the seventh place finisher, Maddi Clark (Mentor, OH / Mentor) to add two points with a time of 18:19.30 and Megan Keys (Dublin, OH / Jerome) added an additional point by finishing eighth in 18:22. Henderson finished in fifth to add another four point in the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 14.97 while Cayla Eaton (North Lewisburg, OH / Triad) took eighth for another point with a time of 15.65. The Tigers got another first place finish in the 4x100 meter relay, as the team of Shakhan, Magoteaux, Frazier and Henderson finished in 47.19 for another ten points. Another eight points were added as the 4x400 meter relay team of Danne, Glover, Frazier and Tymeerah De'Armond (Springfield, OH / Springfield) finished second in 3:56.28. The Wittenberg women dominated the high jump as they added a total of 27.5 points as Taylor Weiss (Powell, OH / Olentangy Liberty) took first, Julissa Williams (Lorain, OH / Lorain) took second, Eaton took third, while Henderson took sixth and Lainee Valentine (Marion, OH / River Valley) finished eighth. When it came to triple jump, Williams had another good finish with a leap of 10.87 meters and Reese Neumeyer (Whitehouse, OH / Anthony Wayne) took sixth with 10.35 meters for three points. The events ended with the javelin throw, where Ziciah Gibson (Cambridge, OH / Cambridge) finished fourth with a toss of 35.94 meters to add another five points to the Tigers' total.

The men got off to a good start as Jack Kittle (Chagrin Falls, OH / Chagrin Falls) took first in the 200 meter dash for ten points in 21.11 and Elijah Simmons (Jacksonville, FL / Groveport) took third in 21.54 seconds for six points. Kittle also took first in the 400 meter dash for another ten points in a time of 47.45. Conor Kolka (Dexter, MI / Dexter) added eight more points as he ran the 5000 meter in 14:56.04 to claim second place. Another five points were added by Riley Payne (Hamilton, OH / Trenton Edgewood) as he recorded a fourth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles witha time of 14.82. In the 400 meter hurdles, Owen Bier (Elyria, OH / Midview) finished in 55.83, which was good for fifth place and four additional points. The 4x100 meter relay team of Kittle, Simmons, Mataio Robinson (Dayton, OH / Meadowdale) and Neal Godfrey (Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales) grabbed fifth in 42.17 for another four points to the Tigers' total. In the 4x400 meter relay the Tiger team of Bier, Kittle, Dashawn Seye (Centerville, OH / Centerville) and Mason Duncan (Cardington, OH / Highland) logged another first place finish and ten points with a time of 3:18.47. Justin Norris (Middletown, OH / Middletown Christian) had another good day on high jump, finishing second witha leap of 1.95 meters to earn the team eight points. Troy Crosby (Clayton, OH / Northmont) had another first place finish in the discus throw, where he had a toss of 46.14 meters to add ten points for the Tigers. 

School Records

  • Frazier broke the 100 meter school record with a time of 12.02 seconds.
  • Frazier also set a new record in the 200 meter in 24.72 seconds.
  • The women's 4x100 meter team of Shakhan, Magoteaux, Frazier and Henderson put the new mark to beat at 47.19 seconds.

Conference Records

  • Kittle broke the 400 meter conference record with a time of 47.45 seconds.
  • Kittle also broke the 200 meter record in 21.11 seconds.
  • Frazier's 100 meter school record of 12.02 seconds also broke the conference record.
  • The women's 4x100 team's school record of 47.19 second broke the NCAC recrod as well.

Some track and field athletes will continue to compete on Friday, May 9th at the Harrison Dillard Twilight meet hosted by Baldwin Wallace.