2008 Men's Track Results 
2008 Season Summary
MIAA Track & Field Championships: 1. Calvin 254, 2. Hope 208, 3. Albion 72, 4. Alma 64, 4. Tri-State 63, 6. Adrian 62, 7. Olivet 14
NCAA Division III Championships: Hope qualified three athletes for nationals but did not place in an event.
Season Competitions
Indoors
at Carthage, Wisc. Invitational, 5th place
at Grand Valley State Open, non-scoring
at Chicago, Ill. Invitational, 2nd place
Spring Trip
at Coastal Carolina Invitational, non-scoring
at Emory, Ga. Invitational, 4th place
Outdoor Season
Grand Rapids Open at GRCC, non-scoring
at Ferris Invitational, non-scoring
MIAA Jamboree at Alma College, 2nd place
at Northwood Invitational, non-scoring
at Eastern Michigan Univ. Invitational, non-scoring
at Hillsdale Relays, non-scoring
at Aquinas Twilight, non-scoring
Best 2008 Performances
| Event |
Athlete |
Performance |
| 100 Meters |
Erik George |
:10.81 |
| 200 Meters |
Cameron Lampkin |
:22.04 |
| 400 Meters |
Aaron Clark |
:50.53 |
| 800 Meters |
Nicholas Zendler |
1:54.81 |
| 1500 Meters |
Seth Weener |
3:55.17 (mc) |
| 3000 Meters |
David Todd |
10:06.68 |
| 5000 Meters |
Paul VanderVelde |
15:40.99 |
| 10000 Meters |
Matt Wiersum |
32:51.57 |
| 110 Meter Hurdles |
Nicholas Rinck |
:15.80 |
| 400 Meter Hurdles |
Nicholas Rinck |
:55.83 (mc) |
| 3000 Meter Steeplechase |
Rob Bailey |
9:09.89+ (sr) |
| 4x100 Meter Relay |
George-Shelton-Rodriguez-Lampkin |
:42.45 |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
Clark-Shelton-Rodriguez-Lampkin |
3:23.14 |
| High Jump |
John Donkersloot |
6-10 3/4++ |
| |
Sean Bergsma |
6-7 (mc) |
| Pole Vault |
Hunter Nostrant |
13-5 1/4 |
| Long Jump |
Brandon Bosch |
22-8 (mc) |
| Triple Jump |
Jeff Minkus |
46-4 1/4 (sr) (mc) |
| Shot Put |
Chad Rector |
48-6 (mc) |
| Discus |
Bryan Dekoekkoek |
136-3 |
| Hammer |
Chad Rector |
174-4 (sr) |
| Javelin |
Andrew Denniger |
191-11 (mc) |
| Decathlon |
Nate Vandegutche |
5,248 points |
+ Placed 10th at NCAA Championships (9:19.64)
++ Placed 9th at NCAA Championships (6-6)
(sr) School Record
(mc) MIAA Champion
