Collegiate Results from the Indoor Conference Championship Weekend of 21-24Feb’24:
- Toby Pallett
- Feb 25, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 1, 2024
Here’s a look at some of our MPTC alumni results from the college ranks. Clayre (Sr) hit a new PR in weight in her final collegiate indoor meet, scoring two points for her team. Hard to believe that this is her last season. ☹ Jordyn (Freshman) competed in her first Horizon League Indoor Championship where she added a foot to her PR in the weight. Jake (RS-Freshman) got the nod to compete in his first Big Ten Indoor Championship. He had a consistent series of throws which included his 3rd furthest throw all time.
The highlight of the weekend for me was getting to watch Val (Jr) and Jake compete at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. As I mentioned last week, it was a last “minute” decision to pull Val’s redshirt. She tied her PR of 20.03m last weekend at GVSU. That mark had her seeded #16 in the weight which put her in the 1st flight (and meant she had a lot of work to do to make finals, top 9). While she wouldn’t be able to see and respond to what the top flight throwers were doing, being in the 1st flight did give her a opportunity to hit a big mark and apply pressure on the top seeds before they even got to start throwing. Val wasted no time in doing just that. Her first throw was an absolute bomb! Her mark of 20.85m (68’ 5”) was a 0.82m PR. She qualified for finals in 5th place. While she couldn’t improve from there, she had 2 more throws over her old PR and held on for 5th (earning 4 points for the Spartans). Val performs well at this meet. This was her 3rd year in a row of hitting a PR at the Big Ten Indoor Championship and her 2nd year on the podium (moving up 3 spots from last year’s 8th place finish). Val’s mark moved her up to #10 in the Big Ten (30th nationally in the NCAA div. 1).
Big Ten Indoor T&F Championships – 23-24Feb’24:
Valadian Pallett – 68’ 5” (20.85m) – 5th place weight – PR
– dns shot
Jake Steslicki – 61’3.5” (18.68m) – 17th place weight
OVC Indoor T&F Championships – 21-22Feb’24:
Clayre Shaver – 53’ 5.5” (16.29m) – 7th place weight - PR
– 37’ 1” (11.30m) – 17th place shot
Horizon League Indoor Championship – 24-25Feb’24:
Jordyn Thompson – 41’ 1.5” (12.53m) – 15th place weight - PR
– DNS – shot
