CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Wilmington College men's track and field team scored 167 points to take first place at the MSJ Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The entire team came to compete to start the new year as it added a meet victory to the season.

 

The scoring started out in a familiar way with the throws squad scoring five of the top six in weight throw. Joe Shuga led the way with a personal best toss of 58' 9.25". Freshmen, JJ Durr and Justin Shuga followed behind in third and fourth respectively. The team did not slow down there as they also placed three athletes in the top five in shot put. Blake Jamison took second place with a personal best of 50' 3.25".

 

Freshman Brady Vilvens had a day with a first-place jump in high jump and a second-place finish in triple jump. Anthony Gilmore took second in long jump and added a third-place finish in high jump. On the track side, George Rickett was the highlight of the meet for the Quakers as he took first place in the mile (4:38) and the 3,000-meter run (9:14). Aidan Henson won the 400-meter dash in a time of 53.34.

 

Junior Simon Heys traveled to Otterbein University to run in the 3,000-meter run. The cross country All-American from the fall took fourth in the race with a time of 8:26.01, breaking the school record in the process.