CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men's Indoor Track & Field teams competed in week seven of the 2025-26 season.
Athletes of the Week:
Men's Throws Athlete of the Week:
Hayden Scott (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Throws | Sophomore -
Hayden Scott threw a massive personal best and new school record of 13.84m in the shot put at the Wittenberg Invitational. His performance was 1.27m better than his previous best mark. During Hayden's series he threw over 13.0m four times and is now ranked sixth in the conference this season.
Notable Performances:
Throws
- Qi'Yam Simmons (Indianapolis, Ind.) Anderson University | Throws | Freshman - Qi'Yam Simmons had a 0.23m PR in the shot put to place second at the Mount St. Joseph meet with a 14.71m throw. The mark sits second in the conference.
- Curtis Burke (Seymour, Ind.) Franklin College | Throws | Freshman - Curtis Burke had a career day in the shot put. He came in with an existing PR of 13.41m and threw 14.07m. He finished seventh out of nearly 50 throwers at Wittenberg. That toss puts him at second all-time in Franklin history.
- Tommy Wilmoth (Magnolia, Ky.) Hanover College | Throws | Junior - Tommy Wilmoth had a strong week at Mount St. Joseph claiming the top spot in the shot put with an event-winning toss of 16.33m. He also finished second in the weight throw with a distance of 14.28m.
- George Myles (Gary, Ind.) Manchester University | Throws | Sophomore - George Myles had the furthest throw in the conference this weekend at 16.52m in the shot put.
- Kaleb Fitzgerald (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Throws | Junior - Kaleb Fitzgerald had a third place finish over the weekend with a personal best weight throw of 14.19m. The toss is the fifth-best all-time at Mount St. Joseph and 10th in the conference.
- Antoine Cooper (Indianapolis, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Throws | Senior - Antoine Cooper recorded two top-seven finishes at the Indiana State Open. He placed sixth overall in the weight throw with a throw of 16.48m and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 14.65m.
Around the League:
HCAC Men's Track & Field Schedule
