OBERLIN, OH -- Wittenberg won its second consecutive and fourth overall league title at the 2025 NCAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Oberlin’s John W. Heisman Field House in Oberlin, Ohio. The Tigers accumulated 139.5 points to win the team title, while Wabash finished second with 120 total points. Denison finished third with 99 points, followed by DePauw in fourth (89.5), Oberlin in fifth (82), Ohio Wesleyan in sixth (68), Wooster in seventh (48.5), Kenyon in eighth (36), and Hiram in ninth (15.5).
 
2025 NCAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award Winners:
 
Men's Field: Chris Slater, Denison
Denison senior Chris Slater (Hudson, OH/Hudson) collected the award as the league’s top field athlete throughout the meet after earning two spots on the podium at the 2025 championship. The senior was named the conference champion in the shot put after launching the implement 16.05 meters on his final attempt in the ring. He also placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 17.86 meters.
 
Men's Sprint/Hurdles & Newcomer of the Year: Jack Kittle, Wittenberg
Wittenberg first-year Jack Kittle (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) earned newcomer of the year honors as well as the league’s top sprinter award after earning three All-NCAC honors. The rookie placed first in the 400-meter dash after crossing the finish line in 49.43 seconds. Kittle, along with classmate Dashawn Seye (Centerville, OH/Centerville), junior Cameron Elliott (Springfield, OH/Springfield), and sophomore Owen Bier (Elyria, OH/Midview), earned the conference title in the 4x400 meter relay, breaking the tape in 3:24.91. The Chagrin Falls, Ohio native earned his third all-conference honor in the 200 meter dash, finishing second with a time of 22.33.
 
Men's Distance/Middle Distance: Brayden Curnutt, Wabash
Wabash senior Brayden Curnutt (Kokomo, IN/Western) earned All-NCAC honors in three events to earn the NCAC Distance Athlete of the Year award. The senior placed first in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters after crossing the line in 8:24.79 and 14:32.80, respectively. Curnutt’s mark in the 3,000 meter run set a new NCAC record, breaking the previous mark of 8:26.60 set by Oberlin’s Geno Aurthur in 2016. The Kokomo, Indiana native, along with teammates junior Haiden Diemer-McKinney (Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg), senior Will Neubauer (South Bend, IN/John Adams), and sophomore David Adesanya (Avon, IN/Ben Davis), also picked up all-conference recognition in the distance medley relay, finishing second with a time of 10:24.49.
 
Men's Coaching Staff of the Year: Wittenberg
The Wittenberg Tigers were named the 2025 NCAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year for the second-consecutive season. Paris Hilliard and his staff, Alexia Page-Boyd, Josh Lynch, Christ Marco, and Jason Scott guided the Tigers to back-to-back titles, and fourth overall after earning 11 All-NCAC performances including three NCAC event titles.
 

Event	Name	School	Time/Mark
Triple Jump	Namu Makatiani	Oberlin	14.32m
High Jump	Justin Norris	Wittenberg	2.02m
Shot Put	Chris Slater	Denison	16.05m
4x200 Relay	Colin O’Malley	DePauw	1:29.50
4x200 Relay	Luke Moody	DePauw	1:29.50
4x200 Relay	Jacob Sandlin	DePauw	1:29.50
4x200 Relay	Lane Zander	DePauw	1:29.50
1 Mile	Walter Moak	Oberlin	4:21.13
60m Hurdles	Ari Skolnik	Denison	8.06
400m	Jack Kittle	Wittenberg	49.43
60m	Jaylin Epps	Denison	6.90
800m	Will Neubauer	Wabash	1:54.05
200m	Colin O’Malley	DePauw	22.26
3,000m	Brayden Curnutt	Wabash	8:24.79
4x400 Relay	Dashawn Seye	Wittenberg	3:24.81
4x400 Relay	Cameron Elliott	Wittenberg	3:24.81
4x400 Relay	Owen Bier	Wittenberg	3:24.81
4x400 Relay	Jack Kittle	Wittenberg	3:24.81