Cedarville stands out against the country’s best at the Virginia Challenge
By Matt Schaeckenbach
To be the best, you have to beat the best. However, the Yellow Jackets have struggled this season to find competition capable of pushing them to their limits.
In the previous weeks, Cedarville has smashed record after record, rewriting the books and shattering their competitors in the process.
However, an elite group of Yellow Jackets headed down to Virginia this weekend for their toughest competition yet. Racing against powerhouse DI schools–such ...
Young stars shine at the Otterbein Twilight Classic
By Matt Schaeckenbach
The Otterbein Twilight meet is a unique addition to the Cedarville track and field schedule. While most collegiate track and field meets are run on weekends in the morning or afternoon, this twilight-style meet brings athletes back to a Friday-night, high-school-type competition.
The Yellow Jackets buckled in for a full day of competition, as athletes showcased their talents from dusk till dawn in a competition that stretched over 15 hours.
The first ...
Cedarville topples three more school records on day two of the Tennessee Invite
Cedarville topples three more school records on day two of the Tennessee Invite
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Most people are familiar with the saying, “Records were made to be broken.” It’s a common phrase, as most know that someone will come along one day to set the standard even higher.
However, when people say this, they typically expect these records to last for a while. Many records last for numerous years, such as Usain Bolt’s 100 and 200-meter records. But for Cedarville ...
Cedarville smashes two school records in day one of the Tennessee Invite
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Big moments produce big performances.
It’s a principle that holds for most sports. Basketball players compete their best in the playoffs. Football teams push the intensity a notch higher, and track athletes find another gear to shift into. In fact, most world records occur on the biggest stages, such as the Olympics or the World Championships.
On day one of the Tennessee Invite, this principle held true for several Yellow Jackets as they raced against SEC ...
Cedarville secures four golds at the Cherry Blossom Invitational
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Despite a damp, rainy forecast, the Yellow Jackets headed to Athens, Ohio, to compete at the University of Ohio’s Cherry Blossom Invitational. With intermittent rain and constant overcast in the morning hours, it was anyone’s guess how the competition would fare.
However, the rain eventually let up, the clouds rolled back and the sun beat down on the warm red track, giving Cedarville and its competitors a perfect day to compete. Even though the weather ...
Cedarville starts strong at outdoor home opener
By Matt Schaeckenbach
The dual nature of the track and field season is one of the unique aspects of the sport compared to others. In basketball, you play inside year round; for soccer, it’s all outdoors. But for track, the sport completely flips halfway through.
Athletes go from competing in climate-controlled weather in the indoor season to the brutal elements of an Ohio spring in the outdoor season, battling against a combination of heat, cold and wind at each outing.
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Rogers and Walsh step up for Cedarville at the Indoor National Championships
By Matt Schaeckenbach
There are well over 200 Division II programs that compete in track and field. From those 200+ programs, thousands of athletes compete for a coveted spot at the National Championships hosted each year.
18 people make it in the individual events; 12 teams make it in the relays.
As the sport continues to grow, and more athletes post blazing fast times, climbing into the top 18 can seem like an insurmountable mountain to face down.
But Cedarville ...
Yellow Jackets post strong day two performances at GMAC
By Matt Schaeckenbach
One chance. That’s all you get each year for becoming a conference champion. One mistake, one misstep, and you’ve lost it. Go home and come back next year. There’s only one winner, and this time around, it’s not you.
That’s the grim reality that athletes faced at the GMAC Conference Championships.
However, Cedarville took back the track on day two against some of the best in Division II with its eyes set on the prize.
The Yellow ...
Track and Field dominates day one of the GMAC championships
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Sprinting legend Usain Bolt once said, “I trained 4 years to run 9 seconds.”
Eight months of training. Dozens of workouts. Six meets. Hundreds of hours relentlessly repeating excellence until it becomes second nature.
All for two days of competition.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) Championship was February 27-28 in Ashland, Ohio, at the University of Ashland. The championship provides athletes with one last opportunity to ...
Yellow Jackets on top in day two of the NCCAA Track and Field Championships
By Matt Schaeckenbach
There’s something in the air that every athlete knows. An energy. A buzz. Those old familiar butterflies come tingling back to the stomach as the crowds roar and cheer, unlike they have before.
It’s the same events, the same competitors, but something’s different. The stakes are higher, the performances are better and the energy within the team feels like it’s been ramped up.
Championship season.
There’s nothing quite like it. When ...
