MIDDLETOWN, CT. -  The Wesleyan men's track and field team opened the 2025-26 season nearly where the team left off in 2025 as Steve Paul '28 tied the school record for the men's indoor 60m dash at the Wesleyan Winter Invite as four took home first place.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Set in 2012 by LaDarius Drew, Paul tied Drew's 6.93 time and claimed first place in the event, the first of the day for the Cardinals.
• Placing first in the 400m, Jack Park '29 ran a 51.96 in his first outing with the Cardinals. Alex Hofmann '29 placed second with a final time of 52.12.
• In the 3,000m, Coleman Love '28 took first with a top time of 8:56.70. Cullen McCleary '29 followed in second, finishing with a 9:26.64.
• Hyatt Hicks '28 finished second in the 600m, crossing the finish line at 1:25.87.
• The 4x400m relay team of Hicks, Hofmann, Reese Connors '29 and Auren Director '29 placed second with a combined 3:28.35.
• In the field events, Rami Hayes-Messinger '26 took first in the weight throw with a final distance of 15.88m. Hayes-Messinger also placed second in the shot put, throwing for 13.25m.
• Taking third in the high jump, Jonah Levine-Fried '29 finished with a distance of 1.70.

The Cardinals return to action in 2026, beginning the new year on Saturday, Jan. 10, when they host the Wesleyan Indoor Invite.