WAVERLY, Iowa – The Loras College men's track and field team hit the road to compete in the Wartburg Select hosted by Wartburg College on Friday, Jan. 31-Saturday, Feb. 1.

Among the top finishes for the Duhawks, after his performance in the one mile, Joe Franke puts himself ninth all-time in Loras College Track and Field history after he ran a time of 4:15.53 which was a new personal record.

Following suit in the 3000-meter run, Carlo Dannenfelser, Isaac Bourne, and Jacob Belha add their names to the top 10 all-time lists. Dannenfelser runs 8:31.53 for fourth all-time, Bourne runs 8:32.24 for sixth all-time, and Belha runs a personal record of 8:37.25 for ninth all-time.

Carter Allen would round out the top-10 all-time performances as he would earn a fourth place finish in the weight throw invitational, with a mark of 16.71 meters which was a new personal record and now puts him 10th all-time in program history. 

Ted Kruse and Derik Bunten got to winning ways after they both placed first in their respective events. Kruse finished first in the 400 meters with a time of 50.01 while Bunten also claimed first in the long jump with a distance of 6.88 meters.

Up Next: The Purple and Gold with travel back to Waverly, Iowa on Friday, Feb. 7 to compete in the Friday Knight Lights hosted by Wartburg College.

Meet Report:
Shot Put Invitational – 5. Eli Pflipsen, 14.87m
Weight Throw Invitational – 4. Allen, 16.71m | 6. DreAnthony Jackson, 15.76m | 7. Pflipsen, 15.56m
200 M – 3. Bunten, 22.72 | 6. Casey Tath, 22.91 | 12. Charlie Irwin, 23.67 | 17. Blake Fitzgerrel, 23.93
400 M – 1. Kruse, 50.01 | 3. Ian Fagan, 50.41 | 10. Carson Vaske, 51.68 | 16. DJ Almada, 52.13 | 27. Aaron Ayobami, 52.93 | 31. Zeke Irving, 53.54
800 M – 23. Will Kieffer, 2:03.62 | 24. Enoch Thielhelm, 2:03.84 | 36. Gavin Denholm, 2:05.77
1 Mile – 3. Franke, 4:15.53 | 19. Elliot Frideres, 4:28.56 | 23. Carson Hendrey, 4:31.37 | 32. Aaron Lodwig, 4:36.67 | 39. Lucas Arnold, 4:42.04 | 45. Sam Horman, 4:55.68 | 48. Vince Frederiksen, 5:04.11
3000 M – 9. Carlo Dannenfelser, 8:31.53 | 10. Isaac Bourne, 8:32.24 | 13. Jacob Belha, 8:37.25 | 15. Jack Beehler, 8:39.42 | 20. Eric Rutherford, 8:47.75 | 26. Max Lowe, 8:54.55 | 33. Colby Cryer, 8:57.35 | 37. Julian Watson, 9:00.75 | 41. Cade Messer, 9:09.64 | 45. Brayden Frey, 9:16.67 | 46. Evan Schlichting, 9:16.95
4x400 – 2. Vaske, Franke, T. Kruse, Fagan, 3:21.28 | 15. Ayobami, Kieffer, Amari Meeks-Miller, Hendrey, 3:37.72 | 20. Thielhelm, Aiden Ruiz, Lodwig, Denholm, 3:50.39
High Jump – 6. Matt Franz, 1.83m
Long Jump – 1. Bunten, 6.88m | 7. Daken Pessman, 6.08m | 9. Irwin, 5.87m | 12. Meeks-Miller, 5.36m | 13. Liam Kelso, 5.22m | 14. Owen Scherff, 5.16m
Pole Vault – 4. Alex Wilson, 4.10m | 11. Paul Rasp, 3.50m
Shot Put – 3. Allen, 13.82m | 4. Ross Stauffacher, 13.78m | 15. Nick Pierro, 12.59m
Triple Jump – 6. Pessman, 12.05m | 8. Meeks-Miller, 12.17m | 9. Kelso, 11.98m
Weight Throw – 11. Pierro, 14.01m