Grinnell's Lucas Fadden sprints into history at Pioneers' season-opening meet

Senior star becomes NCAA D-III's 3rd-fastest 60-meter dash performer

Results

GRINNELL, Iowa - Though it was just the first meet of the season, Grinnell College's Lucas Fadden '26 was running in historic fashion.

The Pioneer super sprinter became the third-fastest 60-meter dash performer in NCAA Division III history Friday night at the Grinnell Season Opener at the Bear Center Field House.

Fadden sprinted to victory in 6.66 seconds to break his own school and meet records of 6.72 established in the prelims. He also is the sole owner of the Field House record after tying the mark of 6.72 by Birmingham-Southern's Jamal Watkins at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships.

Fadden's effort was one of many record-breaking performances by the Pioneers. Ilem Leisher '27 and Jess Christensen '29 set school records in the 60 hurdles with times of 8.87 seconds, Leisher's in the prelims and Christensen's in the finals.

Luke Robinson '26 set a meet record in the mile with a winning clocking of 4:24.60, while the 4x200 relay team of Jake Logue '28, Fadden, Linus O'Brien '28 and Jesse Miller '28 established a new school record with a winning time of 1:30.50.

Other winners for Grinnell were Ian Clawson '26 in the weight throw (16.45 meters) and Jack Novelle '26 in the high jump (1.90 meters). Novelle's leap is fifth all-time at Grinnell.

Besides Fadden in the 60, George Stenberg '29 ran 7.00 in the finals to place third while posting the second-best time in GC history. Eli Grzelewski '29 ran 7.05, fourth all-time.

Jacob Schomberg '29 ran 9.22 in the 60 hurdles, fifth all-time at GC, while Clawson's runner-up throw of 13.99 meters in the shot put ranks 10th in GC history. In the weight throw, Caleb Leopoldo '28 and Jake Bell '27 posted the eighth- and ninth-best performances at Grinnell with efforts of 13.53 meters and 13.40, respectively.

The 4x200 relay team of Grzelewski, Christensen, Stenberg and Quentin Kelley '29 was third in 1:32.75, sixth in GC history.

Miller was second in the long jump at 6.41 meters, while Christensen placed second in the triple jump at 12.89 meters and Casey Oliveira '27 was third with a jump of 12.18.

Sam Beck '27 was second in the mile with a time of 4:45.88 and O'Brien placed third in the 300 in 36.09.

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