Stevens Point, Wis. - On Friday and Saturday, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's and women's track and field team competed in the 2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. 

In the team rankings the Women's side finished in 6th Place with 43 points. The Men's side finished in 8th place with 38 points. 

Julius Wardlow, a freshman out of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was named the NACC Men's Track Athlete of the Year and the NACC Men's Freshman of the Year for his performance across the two days of competition. Wardlow won the 60-meter dash in a time of 7.02 and the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.80. Wardlow was also a part of the 4x400 relay team that placed third.  

Between the two days of competition, the Hawks broke nine school records. Along with the school records, multiple all-time rankings were set. 

Scarlet Hawk Men's Highlights

• Julius Wardlow placed first in the 60m dash with a time of 7.02, setting the school record

• Wardlow placed first in the 200m dash with a time of 22.80, setting the school record

• Zach Barisa placed third in the 800m run with a time of 1:57.93, setting the school record

• Joey Loriso placed third in the 5000m run with a time of 15:28.56, setting the school record

• The 4x400 relay team of Noah Butzman, Stewart Nelson, Barisa, and Wardlow placed third with a time of 3:30.07, setting the school record

• Finnick Poulin earned 2,946 points in the heptathlon, setting the school record

• Nelson ran the 60m dash in a time of 7.25, ranking him 3rd all-time

• Loriso ran the mile in a time of 4:31.70, ranking him 6th all-time

• John McCullough ran the mule in a time of 4:32.94, ranking him 7th all-time

• Kevin Conway ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 10.64, ranking him 2nd all-time

• Rishi Goyal ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 10.95, ranking him 3rd all-time

• Poulin ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 11.03, ranking him 4th all-time

• Poulin jumped a height of 1.57 in high jump, ranking him 4th all-time

• Poulin recorded a height of 2.25m in pole vault, ranking him 3rd all-time

Scarlet Hawk Women's Highlights

• Amelia Moseman placed first in the 400m dash with a time of 59.30, breaking the school record

• The 4x400 relay team of Olivia Jameson, Annika McKown, Zoe Turner, and Moseman placed first with a time of 4:12.79. This time earned the team 3rd all-time on the Hawks all-time ranking list

• Jameson placed first in high jump with a height of 1.65m

• Olivia McMath recorded a height of 2.95m in pole vault, setting a school record

• McKown earned 2,371 points in the pentathlon, setting the school record

• Sophia Arntz ran the 60m dash in a time of 8.37, ranking her 2nd all-time

• Arntz ran the 200m dash in a time of 28.76, ranking her 8th all-time

• Hailey Ostrom ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 10.41, ranking her 2nd all-time

• Mckown ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 11.19, ranking her 3rd all-time

• McMath threw a distance of 9.47m in shot putt, ranking her 2nd all-time

Head Coach Tyler McQuality's Comments

"Quite possibly the best meet I have ever coached! Very proud of our team and all that they have battled through this indoor season to get to this point. We told them at the beginning of the season that every year is a journey and we have now reached the halfway point and objectively I am very happy with where we are at and what we are looking to achieve this outdoor season!"

Assistant Coach Evan Balizado's Comments

"Really excited to see how far our program has come in the past 5 years. Our athletes have put in the work and it showed this weekend with NINE School Records at our biggest indoor meet as a team. This is only the halfway point of our season and I'm excited to watch this team break some more records outdoors!"

Assistant Coach Ed Harvey's Comments

"We had an excellent end to our indoor season with some hard fought finishes in every event group. I think everyone saw how much they advanced throughout the season and more importantly how much farther they can go. We're going to take advantage of the next few weeks and rest and recover and then back to business. The season is only at the halfway point and there is still plenty of room to get better."