DELAWARE, Ohio – The Wilmington College men's track & field team came away from the Marv Frye Invitational with a third-place finish collecting 111 total points. The team finished behind second place Calvin and meet winner Albion College.

 

Scoring was started for the Quakers from a usual group with the hammer throw squad having six of the eight top finishers in the event. Senior Joe Shuga led the way with a second-place throw of 169' 5" and was followed by Nate Marcum in third and Andrew Pacifico in fourth. Blake Jamison took third place in shot put leading the team with a throw of 47' 9.75", and was followed by the brother duo with Justin Shuga taking fourth and Joe Shuga right behind in fifth. Jamison and Justin Shuga followed up with second and third finishes respectively in discus.

 

On the track, George Rickett led off with a victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase crossing the line in 9:39.26. Simon Heys followed up with a victory of his own with a 4:02.26 finish in the 1,500-meter run for his first event victory this outdoor season. Heys later took third place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.33. Freshman Brady Vilvens came away with third place in high jump after reaching a new personal best of 6' 4".