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Ben Jones for RSC Indoor day two recap
Ben Jones led Midway with a runner-up finish in triple jump at the RSC Indoor Championships Saturday.

Men's Indoor Track & Field

Men's track nets 21 all-conference finishes, fifth place at RSC Indoors

MARIETTA, Ohio - Midway held strong in fifth place on the second and final day of the River States Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing with 21 all-conference honorees. 

The Eagles recorded 81 points, just behind Indiana East (89) in fourth and well ahead of St. Mary of the Woods (31) in sixth. Rio Grande won going away with 313 while Shawnee State was second with 122.

Fourteen athletes finished in the top-eight Saturday, with multiple Eagles placing in triple jump and high jump.

Ben Jones and Harry Van Why IV were second and third in triple, Jones jumping 13.09 meters, Van Why 12.83.

Van Why was one of three to place all-conference in high jump. Brayden Carson was third at a school-record height of 1.91, Van Why sixth at 1.88 and Karl Livingston eighth at 1.78.

Former 60-meter conference champion Abdul Salaah was All-RSC again in the 55 on Saturday, finishing third in 6.53 seconds. Salaah was just .08 seconds behind the winner, Tristan Thomas of Indiana East.

Fifth-place finishers were Carson Milner in the one-mile (4:26.19), Tyler Withers in the 200 (23.32) and Josiah Kocis in the 3,000 (8:47.62).

In the 4x400 relay, Elie Mugisha, Salaah, Gregory Anderson and Bowen Workman were sixth in 3:41.51.

Corey Banks (55 hurdles, 8.62 seconds) and Steven Meyer (800, 2:05.68) earned seventh-place showings while Cole Sexton (weight throw, 14.37) an Mugisha (400, 52.68) came in eighth.

Mugisha was also Midway selection to the River States Conference Champions of Character Team.
 
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Players Mentioned

Gregory Anderson

Gregory Anderson

Freshman
Brayden Carson

Brayden Carson

Freshman
Ben Jones

Ben Jones

Sophomore
Josiah Kocis

Josiah Kocis

Junior
Carson Milner

Carson Milner

Freshman
Abdul Salaah

Abdul Salaah

Junior
Cole Sexton

Cole Sexton

Sophomore
Harry Van Why IV

Harry Van Why IV

Sophomore
Bowen Workman

Bowen Workman

Senior
Tyler Withers

Tyler Withers

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gregory Anderson

Gregory Anderson

Freshman
Brayden Carson

Brayden Carson

Freshman
Ben Jones

Ben Jones

Sophomore
Josiah Kocis

Josiah Kocis

Junior
Carson Milner

Carson Milner

Freshman
Abdul Salaah

Abdul Salaah

Junior
Cole Sexton

Cole Sexton

Sophomore
Harry Van Why IV

Harry Van Why IV

Sophomore
Bowen Workman

Bowen Workman

Senior
Tyler Withers

Tyler Withers

Freshman