The Simpson men’s and women’s track and field teams produced two first-place results at the Twilight Qualifier to close the door on the 2019 outdoor season in Rock Island, Ill. on Thursday.
Jordan Coughenour tallied a third-place nod in the 400-meter hurdles to wrap up his impressive career for the Storm. Austin Greenwalt finished 11th in the same event. Kirk Wicks ran a 49.86 in the 400 meters to capture his season-best mark in the event. Emmitt Wheatley tallied seventh in the 200 meters and 13th in the 100-meter dash. The 4×100-meter relay of Troy Vittetoe, Craig Garrison, Travis Tupper and Kellen Fitch earned fourth for Simpson. In the 4×400, the quartet of Chase Wetterling, Coughenour, Garrison and Tupper received sixth place. Caleb Striegel finished 14th in the discus throw and 15th in the shot put, while Greenwalt had a toss of 35.89 meters to finish 10th in the javelin to round out the field events for Simpson.