EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - William Woods University won two individual, Ian Schwierjohn (1,500-meter run) and Jenson Starr (10,000 run), and one relay, Angel Lottie, Oshawi Burgher, Gabriel Soest and Brady Musgrove in 4x400-meter, in the American Midwest Conference Outdoor Championships, held Wednesday and Thursday at Ralph Korte Stadium. On the team table, the Owls made the top three, taking third out of eight teams with 126 points.

"The feather in our cap was our amazing 4x400 team with Angel, Burgher, Gabe and Brady, and Ian and Jenson holding us down with individual golds," William Woods track and field coach Anthony Stockton said. "So many of our men did us proud. Isiah being sick and fighting for his second place in javelin. I have been truly blessed to have my staff and these kids. We still have a lot of work to do, so Heart of America, be ready!"

The biggest of them, Schwierjohn, won the 1,500 for the third time this outdoor season, taking home the AMC championship with a personal record time of 3 minutes and 57.05 seconds to win the race by 3.14 seconds over Columbia College's Kalieb Redda.

Starr shined in the 10k, clocking in at 34:09.07, his first outdoor conference title in his last outdoor season, beating runner-up Will Cherrington of the Cougars by 26.88 seconds.

The Owls stood top of the podium in the premier relay event, 4x400, after Lottie, Burgher, Soest and Musgrove ran an AMC-winning time of 3:20.09, taking it by 2.1 seconds over CC's Jace Carr, Cameron Elder, Conner Diaz and Bernard Bailey.

Burgher notched WWU's most All-AMC performances with three. He made All-AMC in a second relay, the lead runner on the Owls' 4x800 squad of himself, Soest, Wyatt Martin and Schwierjohn placed second at 7:54.93. Competing at that distance individually, Burgher collected a third-team All-AMC accolade in the 800 run at a personal best 1:56.98, his eighth sub-2:00 time over five seasons.

Demario Wright also received third-team All-AMC in a track event for the Owls, recording a PR of 49.29 in the 400 dash.

On the field side, Jamel Jones stood out most for The Woods, picking up two second-team All-AMC laurels in the long jump at 6.49 meters (21 feet and 3½ inches) and the triple jump, setting a PR at 13.44m (44-1¼).

Michael Moore-Fondren made it three All-AMC Owls showings in jump events, taking third in the high jump with a PR of 1.84m (6-½).

Round out William Woods's four field All-AMC displays, Isiah Craighead was runner-up in the javelin at 53.06m (174-1).

Overall, the Owls tallied seven individual and two relay All-AMC honors. Just outside of All-AMC, but making the top five in individual events for William Woods were Wright in fourth in the 200 dash (22.35), Soest in fourth in the 800 run (1:58.23), Martin fourth in the javelin (45.97m [150-10]), Moore-Fondren in fifth in the 100 dash (11.18), Burgher fifth in the 400 dash (50.58) and Dustin Russell in fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:01.91). And, The Woods had one top-five relay showing outside the All-AMC positions: Noah Phillips, Jacob Polacek, Wright and Brennen Stinson placed fourth in the 4x100 at 43.56.

Its final opportunity to record a nationals-qualifying time, William Woods will compete in the USF Fighting Chance Invite next Friday and Saturday at Joliet Memorial Stadium in Joliet, Illinois. 

2025 AMC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Final Standings
Columbia 267
Missouri Baptist 152
William Woods 126
Hannibal-LaGrange 71
Williams Baptist 46
UHSP 40
Central Baptist 33
Harris-Stowe 25

WWU's Individual Results

100-Meter Dash Prelims
5th: Michael Moore-Fondren 11.06 (PR, prev. 11.16)
9th: Brennen Stinson 11.55
11th: Jacob Polacek 11.6

100-Meter Dash Final
5th: Michael Moore-Fondren 11.18

200-Meter Dash Prelims
5th: Demario Wright 22.64
10th: Brady Musgrove 22.81
12th: Michael Moore-Fondren 23.35
14th: Jacob Polacek 23.57
16th: Angel Lottie 23.58
18th: Tanner Gillaspy 23.72 (PR, prev. 23.91)
22nd: Keeley DiBlasi 24.16

200-Meter Dash Final
4th: Demario Wright 22.35

400-Meter Dash
3rd (All-AMC): Demario Wright 49.29 (PR, prev. 49.61)
5th: Oshawi Burgher 50.58
6th: Angel Lottie 50.91
7th: Brady Musgrove 51.04
9th: Wyatt Martin 51.26 (PR, prev. 52.58)
12th: Tanner Gillaspy 52.06
17th: Keeley DiBlasi 54.95
18th: James Ruck 55.75 (PR, prev. 56.6)

800-Meter Run
3rd (All-AMC): Oshawi Burgher 1:56.98 (PR, prev. 1:57.7 - for the now-defunct NCAA Division II Alderson Broaddus)
4th: Gabriel Soest 1:58.23 (PR, prev. 2:00.04)
10th: Ian Schwierjohn 2:01.84
11th: Justus Yates 2:05.23 (PR, prev. 2:08.33)
13th: Wyatt Martin 2:06.14

1,500-Meter Run
1st (AMC Champion!): Ian Schwierjohn 3:57.05 (PR, prev. 3:58.35)
11th: Justus Yates 4:20.21

10,000-Meter Run
1st (AMC Champion!): Jenson Starr 34:09.07
9th: Chais Paul 39:31.28 (PR, prev. 43:14.08)
DNF: Mason Voegeli

400-Meter Hurdles
8th: James Ruck 1:05.41 (PR, prev. 1:06.88)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
5th: Dustin Russell 11:01.91
7th: Chais Paul 12:29.95

4x100-Meter Relay
4th: Noah Phillips, Jacob Polacek, Demario Wright and Brennen Stinson 43.56

4x400-Meter Relay
1st (AMC Champion!): Angel Lottie, Oshawi Burgher, Gabriel Soest and Brady Musgrove 3:20.09

4x800-Meter Relay
2nd (All-AMC): Oshawi Burgher, Gabriel Soest, Wyatt Martin and Ian Schwierjohn 7:54.93

High Jump
3rd (All-AMC): Michael Moore-Fondren 1.84m (6-½) (PR, prev. 1.81m [5-11¼]) 
6th: Jacob Polacek 1.81m (5-11¼) (PR, prev. 1.7m [5-7])
9th: Gabriel Soest 1.76m (5-9¼) (Matched PR, set initially at 2025 CMU Invite) 

Long Jump
2nd (All-AMC): Jamel Jones 6.49m (21-3½)

Triple Jump
2nd (All-AMC): Jamel Jones 13.44m (44-1¼) (PR, prev. 13.36m)

Javelin
2nd (All-AMC): Isiah Craighead 53.06m (174-1)
4th: Wyatt Martin 45.97m (150-10)
6th: Tanner Gillaspy 41.47m (136-1)