Three new school records, two NCAA provisional marks and six event wins were posted by the Wayne State men's indoor track and field team Saturday afternoon at the Wildcat Indoor Open held at the new Wildcat Dome in Wayne. 
            Stanton freshman Mitchell Hupp impressed again in the sprints, taking first in the 60-meter dash in 6.86 seconds followed by a new school record and NCAA provisional mark later in the day in the 200-meter dash crossing the tape in 21.61 seconds to break the previous school record of 21.94 set by Clay Kramper in 2018. 
            The other new school record and NCAA provisional mark came from Nigerian freshman Emmanuel Badejo in the 400-meter dash with a winning time of 47.85 seconds, shattering the previous school record of 49.44 set by Andy Jansen in the 2011 season.
            Other event wins were recorded by Quentin Dreyer in the one-mile run at 4:16.43, freshman Ethan Walters won the 600-meter run with a time of 1:22.81 and sophomore Elliott Nottlemann won the high jump clearing 6' 2".
            The other new school record came from Norfolk junior Daylin Mallory in the shot put, taking second at 53' 1 ¾" to break the previous school record of 53' ¼" set by Daniel Elge last season. 
            Runner-up finishes came from Alex Leuenberger in the 400-meter dash (50.20) and Akron Jostand in the 1,000-meter run at 2:36.65.
            Third-place finishes were posted by senior Andrew Wyllie in the 800-meter run (1:58.87), Wyatt Nissen in the 200-meter dash (22.08) and Nottlemann in the long jump at 22' 1 ¾". 
            In the 400-meter dash, freshman Alex Razee was third in 50.43 seconds followed by Mitchell Rudie in eighth at 51.78. 
            Four Wildcats placed in the weight throw with Jaxson Ninete fifth (56' 9 1/2"), Daniel Elge was sixth at 56' 8 ¾", J'Dyn Bullion seventh (52' 2 ½") and freshman Braden McGill eighth at 49' 5 ¼". 
            In the shot put, Elge took third (51' 11"), Ninete seventh at 47' 9 ¾" and Samuel Zazueta eighth (46' 11").
            Senior Alex Brandt was fourth in the pole vault clearing 11' 5 ¾" with Jarrett McQueen sixth at 11' 5 ¾".
            The 3,000-meter run saw sophomore Brady Franzen finish fifth at 9:08.45 and senior Brandon Mitzel finished sixth in 9:14.86.
            Other top finishers for the 'Cats included freshman Luke Klabenes sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.13), Gannon Walsh sixth in the one-mile run (4:48.25) and Alex Brandt seventh in the 60-meter hurdles (9.15). 
            The 4 x 400-meter relay quartet of Razee, Madsen, Rudie and Badejo finished first in a time of 3:22.19.
            Wayne State will compete at the South Dakota State Classic in Brookings on Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15 at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.