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 ...
Cedarville steamrolls the record book at Grand Valley
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Storming down the home stretch, junior superstar and school record holder Caleb Sultan closed the final meters of his 800-meter race, crossing the finish line in 3rd place. But the place didn’t matter; it was all about the time. Pointing to the sky, he staggered into the arms of his teammates, exhausted, excited and beyond grateful for another record-breaking performance.
“CU track on top,” Sultan said, reflecting on the Yellow Jackets’ meet at Grand Valley ...
Rogers shatters record, leads Cedarville in strong day two at Ashland
By Matt Schaeckenbach
What would you do if you were told you had to chase down an Olympian? For Cedarville’s Brandon Rogers, that question became a reality as he lined up against former World Champion and Olympian, Trevor Bassitt.
Bassitt was a member of the gold medal 4x400 meter USA team at the 2023 World Athletic Championships, splitting a 45.29 for the first leg. He also ran a personal record 47.38 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles–a lightning-quick time for most runners in ...
Cedarville strikes with record-breaking performances at Wittenberg
By Matt Schaeckenbach
Excellence in effort. It’s one of Cedarville University’s core values, and few teams do it better than the Yellow Jackets’ track and field program. It’s what fans have come to expect from the Cedarville track and field team this season.
Just within the first two meets, the Jackets have broken four school records, including the women’s 60m, the men’s 60 hurdles, the men’s high jump and the men’s triple jump.
It seems to happen every ...
Cedarville swarms the track and field home opener
By Matt Schaeckenbach
The Yellow Jackets swarmed the finish line at the Cedarville Collegiate Invite, with wave after wave of golden jerseys sweeping across the line ahead of the competition. After getting their first taste of competition back in December at the Wittenberg Opener, the Yellow Jackets returned to their home turf after a long Christmas break.
They did so in dominant fashion, with the men winning the meet handily with 234 points–nearly doubling the second-place ...
Track and Field takes off at the Wittenberg Opener
By Matt Schaeckenbach
After a long fall of training, the Cedarville Track and Field team got its first taste of competition at the Wittenberg Opener in Springfield, Ohio. The Yellow Jackets showed the team’s strength in an exciting outing at their first meet, securing six individual victories on the day, highlighted by two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks from sophomores Summer Swartwout and Josh Paul.
Paul handily won the men’s triple jump at the meet, leaping to a ...
Josh Paul breaks Cedarville’s 20-year standing triple jump record
By Danielle Cherry
Freshman Josh Paul takes a breath, steeling himself for his third jump of the National Christian College Athletic Association indoor track meet on February 7 at Cedarville. Nervous but confident, he begins his approach. A bounding leap, followed by a lengthening step, finishing with a jump into the pit, Paul breaks the longstanding Cedarville record held since 2005 by mere inches.
“When I broke it the first time, I wasn't really thinking about it. I was just like, ...
Snouffer and Willow Sisters Making Impact As Dual Sport Athletes
by Abigail Hintz
When high school sophomore Lauren Willow jumped and got a volleyball unstuck from the backboard of the basketball hoop, she had no idea it would be the start of something special at Cedarville University in the coming years.
The high school track coach heard about it and came to her lunch table to ask her if she would be willing to try track, specifically high jump. A committed volleyball player, she was skeptical at first. But she came around quickly.
“I went to the ...
Fauth Committed to Serving God Despite Physical Hardships
by Evan Kakuk
On his path to becoming a Yellow Jacket, Caleb Fauth has had his fair share of hardships. The junior track athlete was prepared to throw javelin for Cedarville this spring during the outdoor track season. This opportunity was cut short for him. While devastating, this was not the first instance Fauth has experienced hardships related to his athletic career. In fact, if it weren’t for an accident that ended his baseball career, Fauth may have never come to Cedarville University ...
Kellerman Driven by Love and Memory of Friend
by Abby Hintz
Freshman Emery Kellerman could be described in many ways. The best way, however, would have to be motivated.
Her motivation stems from circumstances few can imagine. When she was 16, her best friend passed away from a rare skin cancer. This drives everything Kellerman does. Everything down to her choice of major and career.
Kellerman is a biology pre-med major with a chemistry minor through which she hopes to be a pediatric oncologist. Most pre-med majors have their ...
