WAVERLY, Iowa – The Loras College men's track and field team opened its outdoor season April 4–5 in Waverly, Iowa.

Leading the way for the Duhawks was the 4x100-meter relay team of Derik Bunten, Dayvion Foreman, Ian Fagan and Frank Day, which took first place with a time of 41.56 seconds. The mark ranks eighth in program history and 18th in NCAA Division III this season.

Ian Lucas kicked off his outdoor campaign with a pair of personal bests. He recorded a throw of 46.74 meters in the javelin to place seventh and finished 12th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.59 seconds.

Liam Kelso added another standout performance for Loras, earning a personal record in the long jump with a leap of 6.53 meters to take seventh place.

Up next: The Duhawks travel to Platteville, Wisconsin, on Saturday, April 12, to compete at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Invitational.
 
Meet Report:
Friday Field
Javelin – 7. Ian Lucas, 46.74m | 10. Darek Pessman, 40.64m
Hammer Throw – 7. Carter Allen, 53.14m | 15. Eli Pflipsen, 47.04m | 21. DreAnthony Jackson, 45.04m | 31. Nick Pierro, 39.15m
Pole Vault – 9. Alex Wilson, 3.95m | 11. Paul Rasp, 3.80m | 12. Lucas, 3.80m
 
Saturday Field
High Jump – 7. Matt Franz, 1.77m
Shot Put – 5. Jackson, 15.26m | 7. Pflipsen, 14.05m | 10. Allen, 13.34m | 17. Pierro, 12.61m | 21. Ross Stauffacher, 12.05m
Discus – 5. Allen, 49.88m, 13. Pflipsen, 44.33m | 19. Jackson, 41.40m | 24. Stauffacher, 40.14m
Long Jump – 5. Derik Bunten, 6.60m | 7. Liam Kelso, 6.53m | 15. Pessman, 6.30m | 16. Charlie Irwin, 6.06m | 19. Rei'Shaun Spires, 5.97m | 20. Mari Meeks-Miller, 5.95m
Triple Jump – 4. Spires, 13.03m | 6. Kelso, 12.96m | 7. Pessman, 12.62m | 9. Meeks-Miller, 12.12m
 
Saturday Track
3000m SC – 9. Logan Hoger, 10:16.45 | 12. Brayden Frey, 10:22.50
4x100m – 1. Bunten, Dayvion Foreman, Ian Fagan, Frank Day, 41.56 | 5. Carson Vaske, Matt Kruse, DJ Almada, Casey Tath, 42.17 | 7. Irwin, Zeke Irving, Michael Coy, Blake Fitzgerrel, 43.11
1500m – 2. Carlo Dannenfelser, 3:57.28 | 3. Joe Franke, 3:58.20 | 9. Jacob Belha, 4:00.26 | 22. Julian Watson, 4:07.31 | 24. Max Lowe, 4:07.51 | 51. Cade Messer, 4:18.44 | 56. Carson Hendrey, 4:20.58 | 59. Lucas Arnold, 4:21.13 | 60. Evan Schlichting, 4:21.39 | 63. Aaron Lodwig, 4:23.57 | 65. Gavin Denholm, 4:24.47 | 80. Vince Frederiksen, 4:38.89
110m H – 12. Lucas, 15.59
100m – 2. Day, 10.74 | 4. Foreman, 10.75 | 24. Irwin, 11.37 | 29. Fitzgerrel, 11.54 | 31. Coy, 11.55 | 35. Dkahi Pope, 11.83
800m – 7. Michael Gadberry, 1:59.31| 18. Aiden Ruiz, 2:03.81 | 21. Enoch Thielhelm, 2:05.19 | 29. Samuel Horman, 2:10.41| 33. Kyle Leatherman, 2:15.31
200m – Fagan, 21.95 | 6. Vaske, 22.27 | 8. M. Kruse, 22.53 | 11. Almada, 22.82 | 16. Irving, 22.95
5000m – 6. Colby Cryer, 15:54.23
4x400m – 4. Almada, Irving, Tath, Gadberry, 3:28.53 | 6. M.Kruse, Vaske, Fagan, Franke, 3:29.90 | 10. Belha, Aiden Ruiz, Lodwig, Hendrey, 3:44.21| 12. Dannenfelser, Thielhelm, Arnold, Horman, 3:50.30