Senior Will Bond(right), Nick Mezaros(middle)
and CJ Copeland(left) sprint towards
the finish line on the last lap of the one-mile run.
Bond placed 10th in the event and DePauw came short
of the podium with a 4th place finish overall in the NCAC meet.
SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
DePauw University hosted the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships this past weekend. The men came home with a fourth place finish out of nine teams will the women finished seventh out eight competing schools.
First-year Rachel Gutish led the way for DePauw on the women’s side. Her 3.22 meter attempt was enough to bring home gold in the pole vault for the Tigers.
Senior Celia Kauth was second in the high jump with a performance of 1.58 meters and earned all-NCAC honors.
On the track, juniors Heather O’Brien and Maggie Royalty led the way for the women. O’Brien finished the 3000 meter race in a time of 10:37.96, a time good enough for fourth place. Royalty took home fifth in the 60 meter dash, crossing the line in 8.01 seconds.
While DePauw’s 56 points were only good for seventh place, the Tigers were only two points away from coming in fifth.
On the men’s side, junior Marcus Dozier continued to dominate in the shotput. His final toss traveled 16.41 meters and was good enough to take first place. Dozier will go on to represent the Tigers at the the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Mar. 13-14 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
First-year Josh Ebikwo continued his impressive season, picking up an all-conference award for his time of 7.02 in the 60 yard dash that was good enough for a second place finish.
Earning a similar honor was junior Paul Watts who crossed the finish line in 15:02.24 in the 5000 meter race.
DePauw’s 4x200 relay team also came home with all-conference honors. The team of juniors Amen Galley and Ray Webb, along with first-years Ryan Grizzard and Ebikwo finished third with a time of 1:33.96.
The Tigers will move outside for the first time this Spring on Mar. 21 when they compete in the Emory Invitational and the Rose-Hulman Early Bird.