Plymouth runners show up big in NLC meet
WARSAW — The Plymouth boys’ track team traveled to Warsaw for the NLC Championships on Tuesday, taking a sixth-place finish.
Team Scores:
Warsaw — 143
Concord — 115
Northridge — 95
NorthWood — 93.5
Mishawaka — 73.5
Plymouth — 60.5
Goshen — 53.5
Wawasee — 50
“In my 11 years of coaching, I feel this may have been one of the best if not the best team performances that I have had the privilege of coaching,” said Plymouth coach Curtis Nordman. “The team placed 6th overall, but that is not reflective of the hard work, effort, and great times these young men put out there.”
Carter Bush took fourth place in the 100m and 200m. Hunter Shipley ran his fastest 400 to date and placed 3rd.
Aidan Faulstich, who had never broken 2 minutes in the 800, ran a 1:58.05, placing 6th. This moves Aidan up to #8 on the all-time Top 10 lists at Plymouth.
Cole Figg PR’d in the 110 Hurdles, taking a 4th place overall, and then won the 300 hurdles in 40.15, becoming an NLC Champion. This moves him up to #4 on the all-time list at PHS.
Plymouth ran the fastest 4×400 time in a decade. The team of Aidan Faulstich (11), Jordan Gast (11), Ethan O’Leary (11), and Hunter Shipley (10) all ran outstanding legs. Their time was 3:25.15, which placed them 3rd overall and is the #5 fastest time on the all-time Plymouth list. This seats them roughly 3rd or 4th in our Region, giving them a chance to make a run at state meet.
