Track & Field Begins 2026 Indoor Season At Mastodon Invite

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Wesleyan track and field began the 2026 indoor season on Saturday, participating in The Mastodon Invite on the campus of Purdue University Fort Wayne. Sydney Liddle finished in 1st place and hit an NAIA B standard in the Women's 1 Mile with a time of 5:03.37. Joshua Holder highlighted the day for the men's team with a first place finish in the shot put with a distance of 15.85m.

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NAIA "B" STANDARDS

Sydney Liddle – 1 Mile – 5:03.37

WOMEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES

1 - Sydney Liddle – 1 Mile – 5:03.37
1 - Sydney Liddle - 800 Meters - 2:20.73
1 - Teagan Rupp - Pole Vault - 3.25m
1 - Audrey Vendemo - Triple Jump - 10.55m
1 - 4 x 400m Relay - 4:13.31
- Lydia Waggener, Ally Hawk, Ella Maas, Makena Cruse
2 - Ella Sewell - Pole Vault - 3.10m
3 - Tenley Banaszak - Triple Jump - 10.05m
3 - Lydia Waggener - 400 Meters - 1:05.81
3 - Ally Hawk - 60m Hurdles - 9.25
3 - Makena Cruse - 800 Meters - 2:21.49
3 - 4 x 400m Relay - 4:23.55
- Olivia Bohanon, Lexi Holloway, Sophia Haslett, Abby Mathews

MEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES

1 - Joshua Holder - Shot Put - 15.85m
1 - 4 x 400m Relay - 3:33.30
- Luke Schlatter, Payton Mayfield, Devon Jackson, Makail Christman
2 - Carter Higgins - Shot Put - 15.85m
2 - Talan Asay - High Jump - 1.95m
2 - Aaron Vance - 60m Hurdles - 8.48
2 - David Yowler - 1 Mile - 4:24.06
2 - Braden Sweet - 400 Meters - 51.35
2 - Aaron Vance - 60m Hurdles - 8.37
2 - Tommy Ott - 800 Meters - 1:56.98
2 - 4 x 400m Relay - 3:35.10
- Braden Sweet Tommy Ott Noah McPhail Evan Nickoles
3 - Shadrach Oduma - 60m Hurdles - 8.48
3 - Zeb Wilson - Zeb Wilson - 1:57.00
3 - Payton Mayfield - Long Jump - 6.55m
3 - Marcus Mellentine - 200 Meters - 22.89
3 - Lucas Oswiler - Triple Jump - 11.17m

NEXT TIME OUT

Indiana Wesleyan heads to Grand Valley State University on Friday for the Bill Clinger Classic.
Links to live results will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

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