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Eli Liedtka earns two 8th-place finishes at the Amherst Spring Fling meet.

Men's Track and Field

Men’s Track & Field Contend at Amherst Spring Fling

AMHERST, MA. – The Wesleyan men's track and field team spent the weekend competing at the Amherst Spring Fling, finishing the competition with 13 Top 10 finishes on the day as they were led by Ethan Singleton '28 and Eli Liedtka '27 with two, top placements apiece.

Four of the 13 placements for the Cardinals came thanks to the efforts of Singleton and Liedtka across both track and field disciplines. Singleton placed eighth in the men's 100m, crossing the finish line with a 11.55 final time. Singleton followed his performance in the 100m with a 10th place finish in the 400m, rounding out the Top 10 with  23.31. Liedtka placed eighth twice across the men's discus and the javelin throw. Liedtka's discus throw fell at 37.18m before he threw 41.43m in the javelin.

Carlo Fedolfi '27 finished ahead of Singleton in the 100m, crossing at 11.28 in third place, the top finish of the day for the team. In the 800m, Rob D'Aquila '26 ran a 1:56.36 and earned a sixth place finish.

Beginning the distance races, Bruce Lenes '26 placed ninth in the 1500m, running a 3:59.49. Two Cardinals earned top times in the 5000m, Will Wise '26 finished in sixth place with a time of 15:07.86 while Philip Keith '25 fell in three spots behind him in ninth with a final 15:34.82.

In the field events, Daniel Bench '26 closed out a distance of 12.02m in the triple jump, placing eighth. Javier Orellana '25 led the way with a top five placement in the shot put, placing fourth at a distance of 13.43. In the hammer throw, James Giokaris '24 threw 49.18m and earned a placement of fifth. Will Dollhopf '25 placed seventh at 48.29m.

The Cardinals will be in action on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, when they head to New London for the Silfen Invitational.

 
 
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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bench

Daniel Bench

Sprints / Jumps
Sophomore
Rob D

Rob D'Aquila

Distance
Junior
Will Dollhopf

Will Dollhopf

Throws
Senior
Carlo Fedolfi

Carlo Fedolfi

Sprints
Sophomore
James Giokaris

James Giokaris

Throws
Graduate Student
Philip Keith

Philip Keith

Distance
Senior
Bruce Lenes

Bruce Lenes

Distance
Junior
Eli Liedtka

Eli Liedtka

Throws
Sophomore
Javier Orellana

Javier Orellana

Throws
Senior
Will Wise

Will Wise

Distance
Junior

Players Mentioned

Daniel Bench

Daniel Bench

Sophomore
Sprints / Jumps
Rob D

Rob D'Aquila

Junior
Distance
Will Dollhopf

Will Dollhopf

Senior
Throws
Carlo Fedolfi

Carlo Fedolfi

Sophomore
Sprints
James Giokaris

James Giokaris

Graduate Student
Throws
Philip Keith

Philip Keith

Senior
Distance
Bruce Lenes

Bruce Lenes

Junior
Distance
Eli Liedtka

Eli Liedtka

Sophomore
Throws
Javier Orellana

Javier Orellana

Senior
Throws
Will Wise

Will Wise

Junior
Distance