Wave place seventh at CCAC Indoor Championships

DAVENPORT, Iowa. – Led by nine individual all-conference performances and one relay, the Calumet College of St. Joseph men's track and field team finished seventh in the 10 team field at the Fourth Annual Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on February 21-22. Daveyon Blacknell (FR/East Chicago, Ind.), Jaelen Love (SO/Portage, Ind.), Antonio Kneeland (JR/Merrillville, Ind.) and Brenden Melvin each came away from the weekend with two top-eight performances.

MEET VITALS

Meet: Fourth Annual Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships

Men's Team Standings:

1. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) – 288.5
2. St. Ambrose University (Iowa) – 157
3. University of St. Francis (Ill.) – 136
4. Judson University (Ill.) – 42.5
5. T - Saint Xavier University (Ill.) - 39
6. Trinty Christian College (Ill.) - 39
7. Calumet College – 36
8. Roosevelt University (Ill.) – 14
9. T - Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.)/Robert Morris University – Illinois – 6

Location: St. Ambrose University | Roell Indoor Track│ Davenport, Iowa

CCAC All-Conference Performances

• Daveyon Blacknell
  • 5^th place – 60m (7.10)
  • 6^th place – 400m (52.52)
• Jaelen Love
  • 4^th place – 200m (23.05)
  • 5^th place – 400m (52.59)
• Addison Barnhill (JR/Highland, Ind.)
  • 6^th place – 3000m Race Walk (23:29.24)
• Antonio Kneeland
  • 5^th place – 60m Hurdles (8.75)
  • 6^th place – 400m (52.52)
• Brenden Melvin
  • 5^th place – High Jump (1.71m / 5' 7.25")
  • 4^th pace – Long Jump (6.52m / 21' 4.75")
• 4x400m Relay – Kneeland, Love, Gibbs, Blacknell
  • 5^th place (3:35.48)

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Wave track and field team will turn their sights towards outdoor track and field season with the first competition set for March 27-28 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.