2022-23 Men's Track and Field
Biography
2023 Track and Field:
- Competed in six outdoor meets this season with the Bisons
- Ran the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 4x100m relay
- Earned 11 top-20 finishes over the season
- Opened the season with a 10.98 in the 100m dash to finish ninth overall at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
- Earned his best finish of the season helping the Bisons capture fourth overall in the 4x100m relay at the ASUN Outdoor Championship
2022 Track and Field:
- Named to ASUNÂ Outdoor Third Team All-Conference (4x400m relay)
- Competed in four indoor meets and six outdoor meets in his first season with the Bisons
- For indoor - competed in the 60m dash, the 200m dash, and the 4x400m relay
- Made his debut as a Bison at the Hoosier Open with two top-5 finishes - third in the 200m dash with a 22.19 and fourth in the 60m dash with a 6.98, his time of 6.93 in the 60m dash preliminaries ranks as the fourth fastest time in men's program history
- Earned another top-5 finish at the Commodore Indoor where he took fourth place in the 200m dash with a time of 22.11
- Finished second in the 4x400m relay at the Gladstein Invitational with a 3:17.10
- At the ASUN Indoor Championship, finished 11th in the preliminaries for the 60m dash at 7.04 and 13th in the preliminaries for the 200m dash with a time of 21.94, good for the fifth-fastest time in men's indoor program history
- For outdoor - competed in the 100m dash, the 200m dash, the 4x100m relay, and the 4x400m relay
- Collected six top-5 finishes over the season
- Finished fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 3:12.57
- Followed this with a fourth place finish in the 4x100m relay at the Raleigh Relays with a 41.13
- At the Joe Walker Invitational, finished third in the 200m dash at 21.75 and third in the 4x100m with a 40.75
- Finished second in the 4x400m at the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a 3:14.65 and finished 10th in the 100m dash with a 10.69 with wind, the seventh fastest time in men's outdoor program history
- At the ASUN Outdoor Championship, he finished third in the 4x400m with a 3:15.47 and put up a 21.60 in the 200m dash preliminaries to finish 12th, the seventh-fastest time in men's outdoor program history
PRIOR TO LIPSCOMB AT JOHN CARROLL UNIV.
Achievements and Accolades
- 2019 NCAA All-American 100m, 200m, 4x100Â (O)
- 2018 NCAA All-American 4x100 (I)
- 2020 NCAA National Qualifier 200m (I)
- 2020 All-Great Lakes Region 60m, 200m, Long Jump (I)
- 2019 All-Great Lakes Region 100m, 200m, 4x100 (O)
- 2019 All-Great Lakes Region 60m, 200m, 4x400 (I)
- 2018 All-Great Lakes Region 4x100 (O)
- 2020 OAC Sprinter of the Year (I)
- 2020 OAC Champion 55m, 200m (I)
- 2020 All-OACÂ Long Jump (I)
- 2019 All-OACÂ 100m, Long Jump (O)
- 2019 All-OAC 60m, 4x200Â (I)
- 2018 All-OACÂ 4x100 (O)
- 2018 All-OACÂ 4x200, 4x400Â (I)
2021
- Won the long jump and placed third in the 60m dash on 02/06/2021.
- Placed second in both the 60m and 200m dashes on 01/30/2021.
- Won the 60m and 200m dashes in an OAC meet on 01/24/2021.
2020
- Won the 60m with a time of 6.98 seconds and was also a part of the 4x400 relay team that finished in first at the All-Ohio Championships
- Currently has the best time in the Great Lakes Region and eighth best in Division III in the 60m
- Finished second in the long jump at the Dragon Grand Prix, which ranks him sixth in the region
- Set a new PR in the 60m by placing second and also finished third in the 200m at the YSU Mid-Major Invite
- Placed second in the 200m and fourth in the 4x400 relay at the SPIRE Midwest Open
- Won the 60m race with a time of 6.97 seconds at the Otterbein Snowglobe Open
2019Â
- Broke his PR in the 100m and 200m race at the All - Ohio Championships and also contributed to the 4x400m relay teamÂ
- Competed at the Raleigh Relays, finished 4th in the 4x100 & 15th in the 100m raceÂ
- At the CMU Invite, finished 1st in the 4x100
- Took 2nd place in the 60m at the Dave Lehman InvitationalÂ
- Took 4th place with the 4x400 relay team at the Spire Midwest OpenÂ
- Took 11th out of 123 in the 200m race at the Spire Midwest OpenÂ
- Placed 4th in the 60m race and 6th in the 200m race at the Youngstown Mid-Major InvitationalÂ
- Finished in 1st place in the 60m dash at the All-Ohio indoor ChampionshipsÂ
- Broke his PR in both the 60m dash and the 200m race at the Kent State Tune-UP
At the OAC Championships:Â
-60m(I) - 3rd
-200m (I) - 5thÂ
-4x200m (I) - 2ndÂ
-100m (O) - 3rd
-200m (O) - 4thÂ
-Triple Jump (O) - 2nd
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2018
- Part of the school record breaking 4x400m relay team that ran at the GVSUÂ Big Meet
- Also holds the school record for the 60m with a time of 6.98 seconds in the preliminary round of the OAC Championships
- Placed 2nd in the 55m at the OAC North Split and 2nd in the 60m at the Joe Banks Invitational
- Part of the OAC winning 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams
- Part of the 4x100m team that won at the Amy Adams Memorial meet
- Contributed to the 4x100m team that placed 2nd at the Emory Classic.Â
At the OAC Championships:
-100m (O) - 4th
-4x100Â (O) - 1st
-4x200Â (I) - 1st
-4x400Â (I) - 1st
High School
- Competed for Sean Patrick
- Merit Roll student at Rutherford B. Hayes High School
- Also competed football and wrestling
- Conference champion in the 100m and 200m, and 200m regional champion in track
- Two-time all-conference performer in football
Academics & Personal
- Son of Orlando and Tonya Ward
- Also a member of the Blue Streak football team
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Graduate Student
Sprints
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