SWEDES WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON WITH ALEX FRANCIS CLASSIC

HAYS, KAN. – The Swedes wrapped up their final track and field meet of the regular season on Friday, April 25, in Hays, Kan. The meet was pushed back a day (Thursday, April 24) to avoid storms in the surrounding area.

With a smaller squad battling less than ideal conditions, the faithful few came away with good final tune-up before the conference meet this upcoming week.

The Swedes were resilient and came away with 12 personal bests, eight event finalists, three top-3 finishes and one event champion.

Head Coach Aaron Yoder: "This was a good indicator that we are ready for the Thursday and Friday championships in Salina, Kan. coming later this week. (I) hope to see everyone at the (KCAC Outdoor Track and Field) Championships this week in Salina."

Leading the charge for the Swedes on the women's side was Cheyenne Sawyer who placed third in the 100m coming away with a personal best of 12.93s. On the men's side, Freshman Ashton Joseph came away with an event win in the shot put with a new PR (personal record) toss of 13.22m. Dylan Bryce placed third in the pole vault and was the Swedes top 100m runner for the day.

To see the full list of results from the Alex Francis Classic, click here.

Personal Bests-12

Women-4

Toni Carochi – Hammer - 29.40m; Javelin - 27.49m

Madison Kelley – Hammer - 33.57m

Cheyenne Sawyer - 100m - 12.93s

Men-8

Tyler Blackmon – Discus - 24.67m

Jarrett Shives - Pole Vault – 4.04m

Tzar Dubuclet – Hammer - 23.75m; Shot Put - 8.86m

Bryan Adams – Hammer - 33.99m

Ashton Joseph - Shot Put - 13.22m

Jermaine Garo - 200m-  23.3s

Noah Andersson - 200m - 24.11s

Event Finalists-8

Toni Carochi - Javelin

Kaylee Dixon - Shot Put

Madison Kelley - Shot Put

Kort Sjogren - Javelin

Braydon Pratt - Hammer and Shot Put

Tzar Dubuclet - Shot Put

Ashton Joseph - Shot Put

Tyler Blackmon - Shot Put

Top 3 finishes-3

Dylan Brice - Pole Vault - 3rd

Cheyenne Sawyer - 100m - 3rd

Braydon Pratt - Shot Put - 3rd

Event Champion-1

Ashton Joseph - 1st Place Open Shot Put

Up Next…

The remainder of the season consists of a Last Chance Qualifier, the National Champions, but, up first, the KCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships from Thursday, May 1, to Friday, May 2, in Salina, Kan. hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University.