DC Places Second at Inaugural HCAC Indoor Championships

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets placed second at the inaugural Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, held at Anderson University on Saturday. Defiance garnered 100 points on the day, and saw Austin Trivett honored as the Most Outstanding Field Athlete. [Results]

Trivett was the only field athlete to earn a conference title in two separate events. He cleared a personal-best 1.97 meters (6' 5.5") in the high jump, moving into sixth on DC's all-time performances list, and won the pole vault with a mark of 4.55 meters (14' 11"). Teammates, Tyler Anderson and Dan Hardin-Wallace, claimed fourth and sixth place in the pole vault, clearing 4.25 and 4.10 meters respectively.

Trivett finished his day by placing sixth in the long jump, giving him a total of 23 points at the meet. DC's Nick Goins edged Trivett in the event, clearing a personal-best 6.14 meters for a fifth-place finish.  

Defiance got a major boost from its relay teams. The distance medley relay, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay teams each finished second at the meet, and each placed among the top-two on DC's all-time performances list. The 4x200-meter relay team, consisting of Aaron Demecs, Josh Herron, Dan Hardin-Wallace and Ryan Perry, came in at 1:31.64 to set a new school record for the event.

Other notable performances included Josh Beaverson placing fourth in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 13.49 meters, and Justin Perkins posting his best time of the season in both the one mile and 5,000-meter run.  

The track and field team will return to Anderson in one week to participate in the Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational, which is set for 3:00 p.m.