BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's track and field team hosted the Walter Cramer Invitational inside the Perry Center on Saturday.

ONU started the day on a high note as James LeGrand took first place in the 3000-meter race walk with a time of 14:44.61.  The Tigers also saw good success with the 400-meter dash.  Ben Tavares, Skyler Blanton, and Alex Powell took the first three places in the race.  Tavares finished with a time of 51.35 seconds.  In the 200-meter dash, Vince Giuliano took fourth in the race with a time of 22.59 seconds.  In the 600-meter run, Connor Price took second-place with a time of 1:24.31.  The Tigers also saw great success in their relay teams.  In the 4x400 meter relay, the team of Max Grant, Giuliano, Tavares, and Ethan Hodel finished as the race's runner-up with a time of 3:24.07.  ONU also took first in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 7:56.81. 

ONU earned a trio of wins in the field events. Noah Sears, who won CCAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week, took first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.65 meters.  Austin Kasap grabbed the other two victories for the Tigers.  He placed first in the shot put, at a mark of 14.91 meters, and first in the weight throw, at a mark of 16.88 meters.  In all, the Tigers took seven top-four finishes in the field events.    

Below are the top 10 finishers for the Tigers

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers travel to Allendale, Mich. as they compete in the Grand Valley Big Meet on Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12.  Please visit onutigers.com for more information. 

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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu