Men Capture First, Women Take Second in AU Track & Field Invite

The Anderson University men's track and field team captured first place in the AU Invite on Saturday at the Kardatzke Wellness Center. On the women's side, Anderson took second in the team standings.

The Ravens also celebrated Senior Day. Anderson recognized seniors Joaquin Bautista, Jasmyn Benjamin, Ellasyn Bruner, Jenn Eisinger, Kade Hill, Paige McKain, Zaire Prioleau and David Stansbury for their contributions to the Anderson track and field/cross country program.

"[Saturday] was a fun day," Coach Nic Huffman said. "We battled hard in front of the home crowd. The excitement let us get a lot of personal bests and had some breakthroughs. There was a lot of confidence gained this week. We will enjoy the day and have plenty to work on next week. There is much more room for growth."

On the men's side, Anderson locked up first place with 154.5 points. Union Commonwealth University secured second with 133 points, finishing ahead of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (121), Oakland City University (104), Indiana University Columbus (48), Earlham College (27) and Sentry Running Club (14) which rounds out the team standings.

On the women's side, St. Mary-of-the-Woods claimed first with 115 points. Anderson came in second with 97 points, finishing ahead of Union (77), Earlham (69), Oakland City (47), IU Columbus (45), Sentry (10), Indiana University Kokomo (8) and University of St. Francis (Ind.) (5) to round out the team standings.

For Anderson's team awards, Lai'Lonie Waller-Thomas and Lyvia Salo were co-winners of the Anderson XCTF Performer of the Meet on the women's side. Waller-Thomas locked up first in both the shot put (11.10 meters; 36 feet, 5 inches) and weight throw (14.63 meters; 48 feet, 0 inches) while setting personal records (PR's) in both events. Salo knocked 45 seconds off her PR in the 3,000-meter run, earning third in the event. On the men's side, the 4x400 'A' Team of Jaylan Seeko, Elijah Stires, Johnnie Behrends and Dillon Pratt was named the Anderson XCTF Performer of the Meet after taking first in the event with a time of 3 minutes, 41.47 seconds.

On top of the 4x400 win, the men picked up two individual wins. Behrends raced to first in the 1 Mile with a PR time of 4:36.70. Kaleb Eldridge charged to first in the 60-meter hurdles with a PR time of 8.82 seconds.

The women scored three individual wins in the college division. Waller-Thomas collected first-place overall finishes in both the shot put and weight throw. Hattie Harlow claimed second overall and first in the college division in the 1 mile with a time of 6:01.08.

MEN'S PERFORMANCES

• 4x400 Relay 'A' Team – Jaylan Seeko, Elijah Stires, Johnnie Behrends, Dillon Pratt – 3:41.47 – 1st Place
• Johnnie Behrends – 1 Mile – 4:36.70 – 1st Place – Personal Record
• Kaleb Eldridge – 60-Meter Hurdles – 8.82 seconds – 1st Place – Personal Record
• Zaire Prioleau – Triple Jump – 11.51 meters (37 feet, 9.25 inches) – 2nd Place
• Qi'yam Simmons – Weight Throw – 14.51 meters (47 feet, 7.25 inches) – 2nd Place – Personal Record
• Hunter Isaacs – Pole Vault – 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5.5 inches) – 2nd Place
• Johnnie Behrends – 800 – 2:06.85 – 2nd Place
• Kyle Corbin – 5,000 – 15:51.56 – 2nd Place – Personal Record
• 4x200 Relay Team – Jaylan Seeko, Elijah Stires, Zaire Prioleau, Dillon Pratt – 1:39.01 – 2nd Place
• Qi'yam Simmons – Shot Put – 14.22 meters (46 feet, 8 inches) – 3rd Place
• Garrett Isaacs – Pole Vault – 3.65 meters (11 feet, 11.75 inches) – 3rd Place – Tied Personal Record
• Dillon Pratt – 400 – 53.39 seconds – 3rd Place – Season Best
• Isaiah Buchanan – Weight Throw – 13.97 meters (45 feet, 10 inches) – 4th Place – Personal Record
• Ryan Krake – 800 – 2:12.26 – 4th Place – Personal Record
• 4x400 Relay 'B' Team – Kaleb Eldridge, Hunter Isaacs, Caleb Savage, David Stansbury – 3:51.27 – 4th Place
• Jaylan Seeko – Pole Vault – 3.50 meters (11 feet, 5.75 inches) – T-4
• Connor Etchison – Shot Put – 13.59 meters (44 feet, 7 inches) – 5th Place – Personal Record
• Zaire Prioleau – High Jump – 1.70 meters (5 feet, 7 inches) – 5th Place – Personal Record
• Rahman Jalloh – 60-Meter Hurdles – 10.09 seconds – 5th Place - Personal Record
• Jaylen Hayes – Long Jump – 5.70 meters (18 feet, 8.5 inches) – 6th Place
• Welles Gupton – Weight Throw – 13.66 meters (44 feet, 9.75 inches) – 6th Place
• David Lane – 5,000 – 18:16.36 – 6th Place – Personal Record
• Elijah Stires – 400 – 56.07 seconds – 7th Place
• Zaire Prioleau – Long Jump – 5.61 meters (18 feet, 5 inches) – 7th Place
• Isaiah Buchanan – Shot Put – 13.26 meters (43 feet, 6 inches) – 7th Place
• Cole Koontz – 1 Mile – 4:55.54 – 7th Place
• Maxwell Cobb – 3,000 – 10:55.18 – 7th Place
• Connor Etchison – Weight Throw – 13.03 meters (42 feet, 9 inches) – 8th Place – Personal Record
• Maxwell Cobb – 1 Mile – 5:17.22 – 8th Place - Personal Record
• Trevor Martin – Weight Throw – 11.99 meters (39 feet, 4 inches) – Personal Record
• DaeQuan Viverette – Shot Put – 11.78 meters (38 feet, 7.75 inches) – Personal Record
• Daniel Lopez – Weight Throw – 11.98 meters (39 feet, 3.75 inches) – Personal Record
• Trevor Martin – Shot Put – 10.72 meters (35 feet, 2 inches) – Personal Record
• Myles Davis – 60-Meter Dash – 7.48 seconds - Personal Record
• DaeQuan Viverette – Weight Throw – 10.37 meters (34 feet, 0.25 inches) – Personal Record
• Myles Davis – 200 – 25.18 seconds - Personal Record
• Daniel Lopez – Shot Put – 10.55 meters (34 feet, 7.5 inches) - Personal Record
• Jaylen Hayes – 60-Meter Dash – 7.66 seconds – Personal Record

WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES

• Lai'Lonie Waller-Thomas – Shot Put – 11.10 meters (36 feet, 5 inches) – 1st Place – Personal Record
• Lai'Lonie Waller-Thomas – Weight Throw – 14.63 meters (48 feet, 0 inches) – 1st Place – Personal Record
• Hattie Harlow – 1 Mile – 6:01.08 – 2nd Place Overall – 1st in College Division
• Hattie Harlow – 3,000 – 12:05.66 – 2nd Place – Personal Record
• 4x400 Relay Team – Katie Ripberger, Naomi Hoover, Andrea Diaz, Lyvia Salo – 4:36.60 – 2nd Place
• Katie Ripberger – 60-Meter Hurdles Prelims – 9.98 seconds – 3rd Place Overall – 2nd in College Division – Season Best
• Katie Ripberger – 60-Meter Hurdles Finals – 10.57 seconds – 3rd Place Overall – 2nd in College Division
• Anna Walpole – 5,000 – 22:41.91 – 3rd Place
• Lyvia Salo – 3,000 – 12:23.23 – 3rd Place – Personal Record
• Paige McKain – 5,000 – 23:20.29 – 4th Place
• Andrea Diaz – 800 – 2:43.29 – 4th Place
• Lyvia Salo – 1 Mile – 6:25.75 – 5th Place Overall – 4th in College Division
• Naomi Hoover – 400 – 1:07.14 – 5th Place
• Madi Aaron – 800 – 3:16.23 – 5th Place
• Jasmyn Benjamin – 1 Mile – 6:57.15 – 6th Place Overall – 5th in College Division
• Peyton Bundy – Weight Throw – 11.06 meters (36 feet, 3.5 inches) – 6th Place – Personal Record
• Katie Ripberger – 400 – 1:09.45 – 6th Place
• Jade Witt – 3,000 – 13:57.52 – 6th Place
• Jenn Eisinger – Weight Throw – 9.93 meters (32 feet, 7 inches) – 8th Place – Season Best
• Naomi Hoover – 200 – 29.17 seconds – Personal Record

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Anderson's track and field teams battle in the DePauw Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. in Greencastle.