By: David McFeely, Director of Media Relations
Bolivar, Mo. – The SBU men's track and field team competed in their annual Bearcat Invite Saturday afternoon against 14 other teams. The Bearcats dominated the event taking 1
st place with a total of 129.50 points. This was due to 11 top three finishes in the meet.
One of the highlight events for the day was the 100-meter dash, where two indoor National qualifiers in
Angel Dickerson and
Marcus Jones finished back-to-back. Dickerson led the two, winning the event with a time of 10.54 seconds, just .07 seconds behind the Division II provisional mark. Jones took 2
nd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.65 seconds.
Despite running both the semifinals and finals earlier in the day, that didn't slow Jones down in the 200-meter dash. He dominated this event running a time of 20.97 seconds taking first place. He also hit a National mark in this event which currently ranks 10
th in the Nation.
The Duchscherer brothers splashed their way to top finishes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in the top two spots. The older of the two,
Gavin Duchscherer, took 1
st place overall with a time of 9:07.74 hitting a National mark in the process.
Landon Duchscherer finished just a little behind his brother at 9:19.29 in 2
nd place.
The Bearcats return to competition on Saturday, April 4
th at Pittsburg State just on the other side of Kansas. Keep up with SBU's men's track and field team by visiting sbubearcats.com and following SBU Bearcat Athletics on Instagram (@sbubearcats).
Full Results:
Javelin:
7
th –
Trent Daughtery
Shot Put:
3
rd –
Tyler Hart
14
th –
Morgan Nichols
Long Jump:
5
th –
Dalvin Adams
7
th –
Andrew Jacobs
15
th –
Fisher Love
Pole Vault:
2
nd –
Ellis Joslin
4
th –
Afton Hopkins
9
th –
Andrew Rhoades
Discus:
3
rd –
Tyler Hart
Hammer:
2
nd –
Tyler Hart
4
th –
Morgan Nichols
20
th –
Trent Daughtery
Triple Jump:
6
th –
Andrew Jacobs
110 Hurdles:
14
th –
Andrew Rhoades
100m Dash:
1
st –
Angel Dickerson
2
nd –
Marcus Jones
16
th –
Fisher Love
27
th –
Afton Hopkins
3k Steeplechase:
1
st –
Gavin Duchscherer – National Mark 9:07.74
2
nd –
Landon Duchscherer
4
th –
Nolan Hansen
6
th –
Nathan Keck
1500 Meter:
20
th –
Colton Willis
26
th – Logan Blasé
45
th –
Cale Thiessen
400 Meter:
4
th –
Jordan Noel
16
th –
Andrew Rhoades
800 Meter:
2
nd –
Cade Nold
5
th –
Kaleb Nail
10
th –
Landon Jones
27
th –
Kaleb Hamilton
200 Meter:
1
st –
Marcus Jones – National Mark 20.97
18
th –
Dalvin Adams
23
rd –
Jordan Noel
39
th –
Fisher Love
4x800 Meter:
2
nd – SBU 'A' –
Gavin Duchscherer,
Kaleb Nail,
Landon Jones,
Cade Nold
5
th – SBU 'B' –
Landon Duchscherer,
Colton Willis,
Nolan Hansen,
Kaleb Hamilton