DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Loras College men's track and field team posed a strong showing at the Battle of the Bluffs meet, hosted by cross-town rival University of Dubuque.

Ian Fagan led the Duhawks with a lifetime-best time of 47.82 seconds in the 400-meter run, ranking fourth all-time in program history. Fagan also contributed to the 4x100 meter relay team, alongside Derik Bunten, Casey Tath and Dayvion Foreman, which posted a season-best time of 41.02 seconds.

Freshman Zeke Irving broke the 49-second barrier for the first time in his career, finishing third in the 400 meters at 48.68 seconds.

The Duhawks added five more first-place finishes on the day. Carson Hendrey won the 800-meter run in 1:56.01, while Isaac Bourne took first in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:58.14. Cade Messer secured the win in the 5,000-meter run, crossing the line in 15:35.81.

In the field events, Bunten won the long jump with a mark of 6.95 meters, and Carter Allen claimed the discus title with a throw of 51.15 meters, a mark that ranks 11^th in Division III.

Three additional Duhawks, Carlo Dannenfelser, Jacob Belha and Joe Franke competed at the Wisconsin Badger Challenge. Dannenfelser and Belha posted personal bests in the 1,500-meter run, finishing in 3:50.67 and 3:52.48, respectively, good for sixth and ninth on the program's all-time list. Franke clocked 1:49.87 in the 800 meters to place second overall and now ranks seventh nationally in Division III.

Up next: Loras heads to Indianola, Iowa, for the American Rivers Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Simpson College. The meet runs Thursday, May 8, through Saturday, May 10.
 
Meet Report:
100m – 4. Foreman, 10.84 | 5. Frank Day, 10.86 | 7. Tath, 10.95 | 8. Bunten, 10.97 | 10. Charlie Irwin, 11.14 | 12. Michael Coy, 11.39 | 16. Blake Fitzgerrel, 11.49 | 25. Dkhai Pope, 11.96
200m – 4. Tath, 22.31 | 5. Day, 22.32 | 8. Carson Vaske, 22.68 | 9. Foreman, 22.77
400m – 2. Fagan, 47.82 | 3. Zeke Irving, 48.68 | 6. Eliott Frideres, 50.11 | 10. DJ Almada, 51.43 | 11. Aaron Ayobami, 51.72
800m – 1. Hendrey, 1:56.01 | 2. Michael Gadberry, 1:57.12 | 4. Will Kieffer, 1:59.65 | 5. Enoch Thielhelm, 2:01.55 | 6. Jack Beehler, 2:02.78 | 9. Aaron Lodwig, 2:04.23 | 10. Gavin Denholm, 2:04.36 | 11. Brayden Frey, 2:05.60 | 15. Ryan McGrath, 2:07.28 | 16. Logan Hoger, 2:07.81 | 21. Sam Horman, 2:11.51 | 22. Kyle Leatherman, 2:11.75
1500m – 1. Bourne, 3:58.14 | 3. Julian Watson, 3:58.53 | 4. Beehler, 4:02.30 | 5. Aiden Ruiz, 4:05.78 | 7. Lucas Arnold, 4:08.41 | 14. McGrath, 4:12.22 | 16. Frey, 4:13.71 | 17. Hoger, 4:15.18 | 20. Vince Frederiksen, 4:24.44 | 24. Everett McDonald, 4:38.01
5000m – 1. Messer, 15:35.81 | 3. Evan Schlichting, 15:50.18 | 6. Colby Cryer, 15:56.05 | 10. Will Yasdick, 16:45.47
110mH – 5. Andre Schlemme, 16.64
400mH – 2. Ted Kruse, 54.31 | 3. Matt Kruse, 55.72 | 4. Schlemme, 1:02.82
4x100m – 2. Bunten, Fagan, Tath, Foreman, 41.02 | 3. Day, Irwin, Irving, Vaske, 42.29
4x400m – 3. Leatherman, Denholm, Gadberry, Kieffer, 3:33.34 | 6. McDonald, Arnold, Lodwig, Thielhelm, 3:44.54 | 8. Frederiksen, Horman, Messer, Aiden Ruiz, 3:46.47
High Jump – 3. Matt Franz, 1.80m
Pole Vault -2. Alex Wilson, 4.25m | 4. Paul Rasp, 3.80m
Long Jump – 1. Bunten, 6.95m | 3. Rei'Shaun Spires, 6.50m | 6. Daken Pessman, 6.15m | 7. Irwin, 6.05m | 9. Ahmari Meeks-Miller, 5.95m
Triple Jump – 5. Spires, 13.42m | 6. Meeks-Miller, 12.93m | 7. Pessman, 12.92m | 8. Liam Kelso, 12.59m
Shot Put – 2. DreAnthony Jackson, 17.13m | 8. Carter Allen, 14.62m | 13. Nick Pierro, 13.22m |
Discus – 1. Allen, 51.15m | 2. Eli Pflipsen, 46.01m | 10. Ross Stauffacher, 43.10m | 13. Jackson, 42.48m | 16. Pierro, 37.31m
Hammer Throw – 3. Allen, 53.74m | 5. Jackson, 49.80m | 15. Pierro, 42.45m
Javelin – 4. Pessman, 41.78m