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Men's Track and Field

RAMSAY, MULUGETA STRIKE GOLD AT CCC CHAMPIONSHIPS

LA GRANDE, Oregon – Trinity Western won a pair of gold medals Saturday, with Rui Ramsay winning gold in the 200m and Yemane Mulugeta nabbing top spot in the 5000m, as TWU finished the Cascade Collegiate Conference Track & Field Championships with 11 medals from the two-day event.

Ramsay won two medals on Saturday, taking first in the 200m in 21.26, and also grabbed silver in the 100m in 10.55. Meanwhile, Mulugeta's gold medal on Saturday capped a double-gold medal weekend after the Spartans second-year middle distance star also won gold in the 1500m on Friday. 

TWU's gold medal-winning duo of Ramsay and Mulugeta helped lift the Spartans to an impressive five medal haul on Saturday, with Danny Earles taking silver in the 200m in 21.28 and Favour Adeyanju winning bronze in the 100m in 10.59. 

TWU's 4x400m broke an 11-year-old TWU record with a time of 3:16.91. The quartet of Gabriel Mangalindan, Ethan Gremaud, Jaron Isfan and Danny Earles bettered the previous time of 3:19.03, which was set May 2, 2015 by Andrew DeGroot, Jamie Sinclair Aiden Kits and Nathan George. 

The Spartans also had TWU record-setting performances by Erik Solomon in javelin with a throw of 54.09m, Elijah Headly in the 800m in 1:54.36 and Eileen Noordam in javelin with a throw of 41.83m.

Solomon bettered the previous record of 47.42m, which was set by Brandon Gremaud April 12, 2025 in Langley. Headley knocked off the previous 800m record of 1:54.46, which was set by Adam Marshall on April 25, 2015 in Bellingham, Wash. Noordam beat her own mark of 36.82m, which she set April 11, 2026 in Langley.

As a team, the Spartans men's team finished third overall in the 12-team CCC field, with 102.5 points. The women's team was sixth with 49 points. 

TWU Medals at CCC Championships (11) 
Gold – Yemane Mulugeta (1500m), Yemane Mulugeta (5000m), Rui Ramsay (200m)
Silver – Eileen Noordam (Shot Put), Danny Earles (200m), Rui Ramsay (100m)
Bronze – Danny Earles (400m), David Mutai (10,000m), Malcolm Reid (3000m Steeplechase), Men's 4x100m, Favour Adeyanju (100m)

Team Results
MEN
Eastern Oregon – 149.5
College of Idaho – 147 
Trinity Western – 102.5
Lewis-Clark – 99
UBC – 72
Bushnell – 66
Corban – 55
Southern Oregon – 53
Oregon Tech – 50
Northwest – 10
Warner Pacific – 8 
Evergreen State – 7 

Team Results
WOMEN
1st – UBC – 205
2nd – Eastern Oregon – 163 
3rd – College of Idaho – 136 
4th – Oregon Tech – 67
5th – Southern Oregon - 56
6th – Trinity Western – 49
7th – Lewis Clark – 42
8th – Bushnell – 38
9th – Corban – 33 
10th – Northwest – 15 
11th – Evergreen State - 10
12th – Warner Pacific – 2 

TWU Results
*TWU Record
^NAIA Championship Qualifying B Standard

Men's Results 
100m
2nd – Rui Ramsay – 10.55
3rd – Favour Adeyanju – 10.59
4th – Danny Earles – 10.65
18th – Gabe Mangalindan – 11.00
22nd – Jonathan Toews – 11.15 

200m 
1st – Rui Ramsay – 21.26
2nd – Danny Earles – 21.28
20th – Favour Adeyanju – 22.71 

400m
3rd – Danny Earles – 47.47^
15th – Ethan Gremaud – 50.27
16th – Jaron Isfan – 50.58

800m
6th – Elijah Headley – 1:54.36*

1500m 
1st – Yemane Mulugeta – 3:54.14
6th – Elijah Headley – 3:59.73

5000m
1st – Yemane Mulugeta – 14:31.65
6th – David Mutai – 15:06.40

10,000m
3rd – David Mutai – 32:22.14

400m Hurdles
11th – Jaron Isfan – 56.08

3000m Steeplechase 
3rd – Malcolm Reid – 9:31.63
13th – Lucien Dixon-Lawless – 10:04.29

Hammer Throw 
7th – Harris Marshall – 48.10m 

Long Jump 
5th – Caleb Emon – 7.00m

Discus
13th – Janek Kaila – 38.37m

High Jump 
7th – Caleb Emon – 1.86m 
12th – Justin Smyth – 1.81m

Javelin 
9th – Erik Solomon – 54.09m*
10th – Ethan Gremaud – 52.61m 
15th – Thane Parker – 47.13m 
17th – Jacob King – 45.17m 

4x100m 
3rd – 40.91*^ – Favour Adeyanju, Danny Earles, Rui Ramsay, Jonathan Toews

4x400m 
4th – 3:16.91* – Gabriel Mangalindan, Ethan Gremaud, Jaron Isfan, Danny Earles

Women's Results
100m
11th – Charlotte Dyck – 12.43

200m
7th – Michela Beuthin – 25.30 

400m
7th – Michela Beuthin – 59.25

10,000m
6th – Catherine Roper – 40:51.15*

100m Hurdles
10th – Claire Nichol – 15.48
11th – Emily Stevenson – 15.51

400m Hurdles 
5th – Claire Nichol – 1:04.35

Hammer Throw 
4th – Sarah Ude – 47.62
6th – Erica Udoh – 47.00
18th – Riri Ishaka – 39.46m
27th – Elise Van Harmelen – 34.40m 

Long Jump 
7th – Jahliya Clarke – 5.47m 
18th – Katie Tancsics – 4.97m 

Pole Vault 
6th – Rachel Winklemeier – 3.38m

Shot Put 
2nd – Eileen Noordam – 12.76m* 
17th – Erica Udoh – 10.70m 
18th – Riri Ishaka – 10.58m
19th – Phoebe Onapajo – 10.46m

Discus 
7th – Phoeve Onapajo – 36.37
18th – Elise Van Harmelen – 28.23m

High Jump
9th – Jahliya Clarke – 1.45m 

Javelin 
6th – Eileen Noordam – 41.83m* 

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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Players Mentioned

David Mutai

David Mutai

XC-MD
5' 10"
Third Year
Favour  Adeyanju

Favour Adeyanju

5' 9"
Second Year
Lucien Dixon-Lawless

Lucien Dixon-Lawless

6' 0"
Second Year
Caleb Emon

Caleb Emon

Jumps
6' 1"
Third Year
Elijah Headley

Elijah Headley

5' 11"
Second Year
Harris Marshall

Harris Marshall

6' 0"
Second Year
Yemane Mulugeta

Yemane Mulugeta

5' 7"
Second Year
Thane Parker

Thane Parker

Multi
6' 2"
Third Year
Rui Ramsay

Rui Ramsay

5' 7"
Third Year
Jonathan Toews

Jonathan Toews

Sprints
6' 0"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

David Mutai

David Mutai

5' 10"
Third Year
XC-MD
Favour  Adeyanju

Favour Adeyanju

5' 9"
Second Year
Lucien Dixon-Lawless

Lucien Dixon-Lawless

6' 0"
Second Year
Caleb Emon

Caleb Emon

6' 1"
Third Year
Jumps
Elijah Headley

Elijah Headley

5' 11"
Second Year
Harris Marshall

Harris Marshall

6' 0"
Second Year
Yemane Mulugeta

Yemane Mulugeta

5' 7"
Second Year
Thane Parker

Thane Parker

6' 2"
Third Year
Multi
Rui Ramsay

Rui Ramsay

5' 7"
Third Year
Jonathan Toews

Jonathan Toews

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Sprints