Gibson, Sander lead USI at Bellarmine

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field was in action Saturday afternoon, participating in the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Screaming Eagles had four top 10 finishes in the 5000 meters, where freshman Grady Wilkinson (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) beat out junior Darin Lawrence(Indianapolis, Indiana) for sixth, finishing in 15 minutes, 34.77 seconds, less than a second ahead of Lawrence. Freshman Bryon Berg (Michigan City, Indiana) and junior Eli Hill (Bloomington, Illinois) finished ninth and 10th, respectively.

Freshman Madison King (Avon, Indiana) also recorded a top 10 finish, placing eighth in the 800 meters in 1:58.55. Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) was 11th in the 1500 meters in 4:14.20.

USI had two top three performances in the field as well. Junior Calvin Sander (Jasper, Indiana) had a throw of 153 feet, seven inches to earn him a second-place finish in the javelin, while senior Daniel Gibson(Normal, Illinois) finished third in the shot put with a toss of 40’2″. Gibson was also eighth in the discus.

Up next for USI are the Hillsdale “Gina” Relays April 26-27 in Hillsdale, Michigan, before the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.