BOURBONNAIS, Ill.—The Olivet Nazarene men's track and field team hosted their second ONU Invite of the season Saturday afternoon. Noah Sears highlighted the day with a final height cleared for 4.80 meters to meet NAIA "A" standard for Men's Pole Vault. James LeGrand met the NAIA "B" standard with a finishing time of 15:02.84 in the Mixed 3000 Meter Race Walk
The Tigers saw four first-place finishes in the running events. Three of those first-place finishes came in races of 600 meters and greater. Ethan Hodel won first in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:24.06. Eric Richter crossed the line with a time of 1:57.64 in the 800-meter run. The mile race was won by Nate Mayo who clocked in at 4:26.49. Taylor Vallangeon took second in the 3000-meter race for a time of 8:50.55.
Esau Haynes and Ranulfo Bernadit turned in terrific performances by both finishing second in their respective sprint competitions. Haynes ran a 7.12 in the 60-meter dash while Bernadit timed in at 23.79 in the 200-meter dash.
ONU claimed five first-place finishes in the field events. Austin Kasap earned two of those top prize spots with a throw of 16.49 meters and a toss of 14.27 meters in the weight throw and shot put respectively. Sears won the pole vault competition, Francisco Benavides cleared 1.91 meters in the high jump to beat out the field, and Ivan Williams jumped 6.44 meters in the long jump for first position.
The team of Hodel, Ben Tavares, Skyler Blanton, and Connor Haab finished the meet for the Tigers as they won the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:27.69.
Below are the top four finishers for the Tigers
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2nd: 60-Meter Dash: 7.12 |
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2nd: 200-Meter Dash: 23.79 (15th Fastest Time in the CCAC) |
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1st: 600-Meter Run: 1:24.06 (Second Fastest Time in the CCAC) 1st: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:27.69 |
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2nd: 600-Meter Run: 1:24.13 (Third Fastest Time in the CCAC) |
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1st: 800-Meter Run: 1:57.64 (Second Fastest Time in the CCAC) 1st: 4x400 Meter Relay: |
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4th: 800-Meter Run: 2:00.77 (Sixth Fastest Time in the CCAC) |
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1st: Mile Run: 4:26.49 (Sixth Fastest Time in the CCAC) |
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2nd: 3000-Meter Run: 8:50.55 (Third Fastest Time in the CCAC) |
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1st: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:27.69 |
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1st: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:27.69 |
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1st: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:27.69 |
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2nd: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:30.34 |
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2nd: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:30.34 |
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2nd: 4x400 Meter Relay: 3:30.34 |
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1st: High Jump: 1.91 Meters (Second Highest Mark in the CCAC) |
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4th: High Jump: 1.76 Meters |
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1st: Pole Vault: 4.80 Meters (NAIA "A" Standard and Highest Mark in the CCAC) |
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3rd: Long Jump: 6.44 Meters |
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4th: Shot Put: 12.67 Meters 3rd: Weight Throw: 14.18 Meters |
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4th: Weight Throw: 13.56 Meters |
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2nd: Mixed 3000-Meter Race Walk: 15:02.84 (NAIA "B" Standard and Highest Mark in the CCAC) |
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers host the Walter Cramer Invitational on Saturday, February 5th inside the Perry Student Life and Recreation Center. The meet will start at 10:30 a.m.
--ONU—
*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu