Rolla, Mo. – SBU men's track and field team began their 2026 outdoor season Friday and Saturday at the Miner Invite, hosted by Missouri S&T. The team captured three 1^st place finishes to start the outdoor in stellar fashion.
 
Freshman James Hunter captured two of those first-place finishes, one alone and one as a member of a relay team. The first top finish came in the 400-meter dash running a time of 48.97, one of the top-10 times in SBU history. Later he joined Cade Nold, Andrew Rhoades and Reid Harrison to run a 3:16.52 for another 1^st place finish in the 4x400-meter relay.
 
Ellis Joslin took his 3^rd place finish at the GLVC Indoor Championships and started outdoor season with a 1^st place in the pole vault at the Miner Invite. He vaulted a mark of 4.70m, one of the top three marks in SBU history.
 
Other top finishes came from the 4x100-meter relay who took 2^nd place which included Dalvin Adams, Reid Harrison, Jordan Noel, and Fisher Love. Gavin Duscherer took 2^nd in the 1500-meter run with his brother Landon not far behind in 6^th. Tyler Hart added a 2^nd place finish in the shot put and Andrew Jacobs took 2^nd in the long jump.
 
The Bearcats will return to action next weekend in their annual home Bearcat Invite. This will take place in Bolivar from March 26^th to 28^th at Plaster Stadium.

Full results:
200m:

• James Hunter – 12^th
• Jordan Noel – 19^th

Hammer:

• Morgan Nichols – 6^th
• Tyler Hart – 7^th

4x100m Relay:

• 2^nd – SBU 'A' – Dalvin Adams, Reid Harrison, Jordan Noel, Fisher Love

1500m:

• Gavin Ducscherer – 2^nd
• Landon Duchscherer – 6^th
• Kaleb Nail – 8^th
• Colton Willis – 29^th
• Landon Jones – 31^st
• Nathan Keck – 47^th
• Cale Thiessen – 49^th

100m:

• Reid Harrison – 9^th
• Dalvin Adams – 14^th
• Jordan Noel – 20^th

400m:

• James Hunter – 1^st
• Cade Nold – 3^rd

800m:

• Kaleb Nail – 4^th
• Landon Jones – 6^th

4x400m Relay:

• 1^st – SBU 'a' – James Hunter, Cade Nold, Andrew Rhoades, Reid Harrison

Javelin:

• Trent Daughtery – 9^th
• Andrew Rhoades – 16^th

Shot Put:

• Tyler Hart – 2^nd
• Morgan Nichols – 11^th

Pole Vault:

• Ellis Joslin – 1^st
• Afton Hopkins – 5^th

Discus:

• Tyler Hart – 5^th
• Morgan Nichols – 15^th

Long Jump:

• Andrew Jacobs – 2nd