2018-19 Men's Track & Field News

"S" Club Hall of Fame inducts four in 2019
"S" Club Hall of Fame inducts four in 2019

August 22, 2019

The Simpson College “S” Club has chosen four student-athletes to be inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame at this year’s Red & Gold Celebration, held Friday, Oct. 18 in Hubbell Hall at the Kent Campus Center.

Tupper, Track and Field teams earn USTFCCAA All-Academic recognition
Tupper, Track and Field teams earn USTFCCAA All-Academic recognition

July 22, 2019

The Simpson men’s and women’s track and field teams were selected to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, while Travis Tupper earned All-Academic Individual honors, the USTFCCCA announced Monday.

Simpson tallies 38 Spring All-Academic honorees
Simpson tallies 38 Spring All-Academic honorees

June 20, 2019

The American Rivers Conference announced its 2019 Spring All-Academic Team on Thursday and Simpson had 38 student-athletes receive the honor. From around the league, 348 student-athletes were recognized for the achievement.

Jordan Coughenour and Josh Dietrich were both placed on the USTFCCCA All-Central Region team.
Storm men place two on all-region team

May 20, 2019

ordan Coughenour and Josh Dietrich received recognition on the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Central Region team for the Simpson men's squad for the 2019 outdoor season, the USTFCCCA announced on Sunday.

Travis Tupper, Kirk Wicks and Emmitt Wheatley
Storm close outdoor season at Twilight Qualifier

May 16, 2019

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.

Kellen Fitch and Travis Tupper helped the 4x100-meter relay receive all-conference honors with a second-place finish.
Fitch, 4x100 land all-conference selections

May 11, 2019

The Simpson men received two all-conference performers on day three of the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

Austin Greenwalt finished second in the decathlon to receive American Rivers All-Conference honors.
Greenwalt, Thompson earn all-conference honors on day two

May 10, 2019

Austin Greenwalt and Trey Thompson finished day two of the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships as all-conference performers for Simpson on Friday.

Tyler Combs
Combs, 4x400 paces Storm at Dr. Tucker Open

May 03, 2019

Tyler Combs and the 4x400-meter relay squad garnered the top finishes for the Simpson men’s track and field at the Dr. Tucker Open on Friday, hosted by Loras College.

(L-R): Travis Tupper and Kirk Wicks
Relay squad earns top-10 mark at Drake Relays

April 27, 2019

In one of the country’s most well-known track and field meets, the Simpson men’s track and field team had three relays take part at the four-day competition.

Josh Dietrich
Storm have strong showing in Kip Janvrin Open

April 26, 2019

The Simpson men’s track and field team garnered five top-five placings in the 14th-annual Kip Janvrin Open on Thursday through Friday on its own campus.

Simpson set to host Kip Janvrin Open
Simpson set to host Kip Janvrin Open

April 24, 2019

The Simpson men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to host the 14th annual Kip Janvrin Open this Thursday through Friday inside Buxton Stadium. The event welcomes over 1,200 participants from more than 30 schools across the nation.

Austin Greenwalt finished second in the decathlon to receive American Rivers All-Conference honors.
Storm produce strong results on Friday

April 19, 2019

The Simpson men’s track and field team garnered seven first-place finishes to end in second against Nebraska Wesleyan and Central on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.

Josh Dietrich
Dietrich captures first at Blue Oval Invite

April 13, 2019

Josh Dietrich garnered the lone first-place result for the Simpson men’s track and field team at the Blue Oval Invitational on Saturday while the Storm tallied three second-place marks across the board.

Travis Tupper, Kirk Wicks and Emmitt Wheatley
Storm men place fourth at Central Invite

April 06, 2019

The Simpson men’s track and field team completed a two-day meet on Saturday at the Central Invitational. The Storm ended in fourth place out of 10 squads.

Emmitt Wheatley
Simpson finishes third at Grand View Invitational

March 23, 2019

The Simpson men’s track team opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish at the Grand View Invitational on Saturday, scoring 95 points.

Trey Thompson
Thompson climbs Simpson record book at Wartburg

March 02, 2019

Trey Thompson raced his way into the record books on Saturday for the Simpson men’s track and field team at the Wartburg Qualifier.