Cardinals Field 3000m Top 10, Playing Host to J. Elmer Swanson Spring Classic
The Wesleyan men's track and field team played host to an exciting J. Elmer Swanson Spring Classic, opening the outdoor portion of the season with a dominate performance in the 3000m as they swept the Top 10 finishes along with Liam Calhoun's '26 first-place ticket in the 1500m at the Andersen Track.
MIDDLETOWN, CT. - The Wesleyan men's track and field team played host to an exciting J. Elmer Swanson Spring Classic, opening the outdoor portion of the season with a dominate performance in the 3000m as they swept the Top 10 finishes along with
Liam Calhoun's '26 first-place ticket in the 1500m at the Andersen Track.
RESULTS
HIGHLIGHTS
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Calhoun struck gold in the 1500m, crossing the finish line with a top time of 3:57.82 while leading Alex Kermath '26 in second place (4:01.76) and Bruce Lenes '26 in fifth (4:05.77).
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The Cardinals fielded all Top 10 finishes in the 3000m, the pack led by Dylan Cote '28 with a first-place time of 8:31.31. Knox Wallask '29 placed second (8:42.42), Zach Allen '27 was third (8:42.80), Will Wise '26 finished fourth (8:43.32), Calder Burke '27 was fifth (8:52.43), Ben McKinney '27 sixth (8:55.94), Dan Irish '29 seventh (8:59.25), Easy Weissman '28 cleared eighth (9:02.86), Tate Celebi '29 finished ninth (9:03.05), and Boomer Weisman '29 was 10th (9:09.07).
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August Doetsch '29 placed third in the 800m, finishing with a time of 1:57.94.
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Reese Connors '29 placed fifth in the 400m with a 50.09.
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Leading the Cardinals in the 400m hurdles was Jack Park '29, placing fourth at 57.21.
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In the field, Jonah Levine-Fried '29 placed fourth in the triple jump, clearing 12.44m.
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The 4x400m relay team of Neil Bulchandani '28, Logan Vargas '29, Doug Clement '29, and Dylan Wang '29 finished fourth with a combined time of 3:29.84.
The Cardinals return to action on Friday, March 27, when they take on the Ramapo College Invitational.