RESULTS

ATLANTA, Ga. - Cedarville won four events and totaled 15 top five finishes in all in winning the team championship at the Emory Invitational to begin the outdoor track & field schedule.

Three of the victories came during the final day of competition on Saturday. Freshman Tommy Ansiel won the pole vault by clearing 15-11 (4.85 meters) which met the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying standard.

Jonathan Scouten won the shot put with a heave of 47-5 (14.45m) while Kevin Gideon took first in the 1,500 meters by 0.01 seconds with a mark of 4:02.93.

Lane Hluch was third in the hammer throw at 167-0 (50.90m) and Scouten was fourth at 160-7 (48.94m). Scouten took fourth in the discus at 133-1 (40.57m) with Austin Ballentine fifth at 131-0 (39.93m).

Ethan Gatchell ran to a third-place finish in the 800 meters in 1:52.94 and Alec Weinhold was fourth in the 5K in 15:22.45.

On Friday, Trent Classen won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:32.05 and Luke Bredeson was third in 9:51.47.

The 4 x 800 relay team of Gideon, Joel Gatchell, Samuel Harper, and Chris Landadio was the runner-up in 8:07.26.

Ethan Sullivan was third in the 10,000 meters (32:15.84), Bryan Perschbacher was fourth in the 400 meter hurdles (55.61), and Isaac La Croix was fourth in the javelin (162-2; 49.44m).

The Yellow Jackets won the 22-team meet with 117 points. Tennessee Wesleyan was second with 73 points while Columbus State was third with 72.

Quotable: Head Coach Jeff Bolender

"Both of our teams had good meets to start the outdoor season. I was very proud of the way we competed and were focused at this first meet after four weeks off from competing.

"It was exciting to have a good team scored event early in the season to see how we could do in this type of a format. We were blessed with very nice weather and that is always nice to get that in an early season meet. I thank the Lord for our safety over the long trip."

Next Up: March 31, Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open, 10:30 a.m. EDT.

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