Fremeau captures second event title, UOlivet places fifth at MIAA Championships

ANGOLA, Ind. – Junior Owen Fremeau captured the shot put title to help The University of Olivet men's indoor track and field teams finish in fifth place at the 2026 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships, hosted by Trine University (Ind.)

Fremeau delivered another MIAA championships record in the shot put with a heave of 59 feet, 1/4 inches. The mark is also a UOlivet record as well as climbs him to fourth on the NCAA Division III Performance List. Fremeau is now a two-time MIAA indoor champion in the weight throw and shot put, and holds the MIAA championship record in both.

Sophomore Alexander Brown placed second in the pole vault (14 feet, 7-1/2 inches). Sophomore Mason Korn cleared the pole vault bar at 13 feet, 3-3/4 inches for the fifth-best mark in UOlivet history. Junior Austin Cole finished sixth in the shot put (45 feet, 8-1/2 inches).

On the track, the 4x400 meter relay team of junior Luke Leighton, senior Dontal Wright, junior Peter Moore and freshman Emori Jones clocked-in with the sixth-place time at 3:38.25. Freshman Aiden Coggins ran the ninth-fastest 200-meter dash time in UOlivet history at 23.33 seconds.

With Fremeau's top five marks in both the shot put and weight throw, he has likely qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, which will take place Friday and Saturday, March 13-14 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. The official field for the championships will be posted on NCAA.com on Sunday, March 8, at 7 p.m.

The rest of the Comets will start their outdoor season on Friday, March 27, when they compete at the Albion College Triangular. Alma College is the third school.