Five Bearcats Win at BU Invitational
The Brescia men's track & field team competed in the first ever home meet on the Bearcats' new track facility on Saturday, January 30th, against Midway University and Kentucky Wesleyan College in a non-scored competition.
"We saw some good competition today," said Head Coach Luke Stoffel. "We had five different men win at least one event and several more who would have finished in scoring position in other events. I'm happy with where the team is at this point in the season," said Stoffel.
Sprints & Hurdles:
Mason Aschenbrenner (JR/Ottumwa, IA) started off the sprints/hurdles events for the Bearcats, running the 60m hurdles in 8.57 seconds, which resulted in his first win of the day. Aschenbrenner also set a new school record in the 60m hurdles, breaking Jayden Wesley's previous best of 9.48 seconds.
Next, Denilson Whitmore (JR/Murfreesboro, TN) and Colby Aschenbrenner (FR/Ottumwa, IA) finished top three in the 60m dash, running 7.37 and 7.54 and placing first and third, respectively. Ethan Pierce (FR/Leitchfield, KY), Devin Roche (SR/Auburn, KY), and James Wood (FR/Sacramento, KY) all competed in the 60m dash as well, placing sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.
Later in the meet was the 200m dash, which saw Mason Aschenbrenner and Denilson Whitmore finish one-two, running the event in 23.77 and 23.81 and placing first and second, respectively. The 200m was Mason's second win of the day. Devin Roche also competed in the 200m, placing fifth.
In the sole sprint relay of the meet, the 4x400m team of Whitmore, Aschenbrenner, Aschenbrenner, and Roche finished second with a time of 3:56.70.
Distance:
The distance events kicked off with the 4x800m relay team of Christian Leach (FR/Monroe, OH), Keitel McCoy (FR/Douglasville, GA), Jeremy White-Zavala (FR/Beaver Dam, KY), and Benjamin Brown (SO/Memphis, MI) completing the race in 9:30.85, finishing second.
The mile was the next distance event on the track. Leach was the first Bearcat to cross the finish line, running the mile in 5:02 and finishing fourth. Brown, Tyler Walz (SO/Hawesville, KY), James Barrow (SO/Elizabethtown, KY), Wes Wheatley (SO/Hawesville, KY), and Draven Stewart (FR/Leitchfield, KY) all competed in the mile as well, finishing seventh-11th, respectively.
In the 600m, Jeremy White-Zavala picked up his first collegiate win, completing the race in 1:40.14. McCoy and Walz rounded out the top three finishers, finishing the event in 1:42.57 and 1:44.37, respectively.
The distance events concluded with the 3,000m run. Brown and Stewart represented the Bearcats in the race, finishing third and fourth, respectively.
Jumps:
The jumps events started with the long jump, where Ethan Carpenter (SO/Rogers, AR) led the Bearcats with a third place finish, jumping 6.22m. James Wood also competed in long jump, jumping 4.47m.
In high jump, Carpenter led the team with a third place finish, jumping 1.67m. Ethan Pierce finished fourth with a jump of 1.57m.
Pierce won his first collegiate meet in the pole vault, vaulting 8-06 to pick up the win.
Throws:
Andrew Parker (JR/Louisville, KY) had a strong performance for the Bearcats in the throws events, throwing 12.21m in the weight throw and winning the event. Parker's weight throw win comes off of a First Team all-conference honor in the weight throw from last indoor season.
In shot put, Parker finished second with a best throw of 10.71m.
The Bearcats will be back in action on February 5th at the OCU Trailblazer Invitational in Logan, Ohio.