CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's track & field team had a plethora of top finishes in field events in a third-place finish at the six-team Mount St. Joseph University Invitational on Saturday.
JJ Durr, the reigning Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Men's Field Athlete of the Week, broke his own school record in the hammer throw with a heave of 197' 11" to win the event for a second time in three weeks. Nathan Borgan's heave of 185' 10" took runner-up honors while Nate Marcum came in third with a mark of 180' 1". Andrew Pacifico (168' 6"), Justin Shuga (157' 7") and Brett Brooks (141' 1") placed fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.
In the discus, Brett Brooks, who was named the WC SAAC Athlete of the Week last week, threw a mark of 150' 3" to win the event. Durr was third with a throw of 146' 7" while Shuga scored the squad two points with a fourth-place mark of 137' 5". Marcum (134' 8") and Borgan (132' 10") were sixth and seventh respectively. The shotput was the one throws event Wilmington didn't win, but the Quakers were still represented well. Mike Soltis's throw of 49' 7.25" placed him second while Brooks was right behind him with a third-place heave of 49' 3.5". Durr was sixth (46' 0.5") in the event.
Brady Vilvens, once named the OAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week this season, won the high jump (6' 3.5") and was third in the triple jump (40' 11.75") while teammate John Good placed third in the high jump (4' 11.75").
In track events, Tate Yoder and Noah Tobin went one-two in the 1,500-meter run as Yoder crossed the finish line in 4:10.45 with Tobin two seconds behind. Yoder also earned the squad a point with a fifth-place run of 2:04.65 in the 800-meter run. The Quaker duo teamed up with Samuel Alexander and Jalaun Covington to complete the 4-x-400-meter relay in 3:55.13 for a fifth-place finish.
The Quakers will have a weekend off before the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Outdoor Championships hosted at the University of Mount Union on May 4-5.
