RESULTS
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Royals won three events and took four of the top-5 places in the 400m hurdles at the Hamline Invite on Saturday, April 2nd.
Bethel was led by their two All-Americans in the 400m hurdles –
Joel Smith and
Tyler Sealock. Smith won the race in a season best time of 54.29 and Sealock was 2
nd in 55.20. Smith's time now ranks 3
rd in Division III while Sealock's time is 10
th.
Lukas Walton took 4
th place in 56.68 and freshman
Jayson Ekiyor was 5
th in 57.17. In the 110H,
David Myres had a personal best and MIAC leading time of 15.06 to take 2
nd place. That time also ranks Myres 12
th nationally. Freshman
Josh Lee was 9
th in his first collegiate 110H race with his time of 16.62.
Jacob Parent blazed to a personal best time of 21.77 in the 200m, which placed him 3
rd overall. Parent's time is 12
th nationally and ranks as the 4
th fastest in program history.
Lukas Walton cleared a personal best 1.95m / 6'4.75" in the high jump and nearly cleared 2.00m / 6'6.75". Walton place 3
rd overall. Freshman
Alec Braun made 1.85m / 6'0.75" to take 9
th place. Sam Gardeen took 8
th place in the pole vault as he cleared a bar at 3.85m / 12'7.5". In the long jump,
Cade Downey narrowly out placed teammate
Sean Bjork as the pair finished 8
th and 9
th respectively. Downey jumped a personal best 6.30m / 20'8", just one centimeter ahead of Bjork at 6.29m /20'7.75".
Harrison Nistler took 5
th place in the triple jump with his leap of 12.82m / 42'0.75".
Gabe Irons won the discus with a season best performance of 48.71m / 159'9". That throw ranks Irons 3
rd in Division III. Irons also took 2
nd place in the shot put with a toss of 14.38m / 47'2.25".
Hunter Tanem added a top-10 finish for Bethel as he threw 12.36m / 40'6.75" for 10
th place.
Reese Thompson was the top finisher for the Royals in the distance events. Thompson took 6
th place in the 3000m steeplechase – his first time ever running the unique event – with a solid time of 10:13.26.
At the conclusion of the meet, the 4x400m relay team of
Jacob Parent,
Joel Smith,
David Myres, and
Lukas Walton won by over 4 seconds with their time of 3:21.74.
The Royals continue their outdoor season next week at UW-River Falls on Saturday, April 9
th.
