MILWAUKEE — The Carthage men's track and field team continued their hot start to the outdoor track and field season, placing third in the 20-team field on Thursday at the Warrior Invitational.

Competing in just their second meet of the outdoor season due to weather, the Firebirds posted a handful of personal bests. The team looks to continue their season next weekend at the Don Church Invitational on Saturday, April 23.
 

Head Coach Josh Henry

"The weather today was certainly a factor with significant winds from start to finish. However, I thought we competed well as a team with more emphasis on place and technique rather than chasing marks. In a few instances, I think we surprised ourselves with some quality marks despite the conditions."

"In the throws, Joseph had a very strong day putting up nationally competitive marks in the shot and discus. His mark of 17.01 meters in shot narrowly missed the outdoor school record and his mark of 49.22 meters in discus was just under his personal best, which qualified him for the NCAA Championships last year."
 
"In the sprints we saw some very nice runs in the 200 from Cody, Alonzo, and Mac. In the 400 Joe ran a super impressive race, winning the meet from the second heat. We also had some nice hurdle races with Al running a lifetime best in the 110's, Adam running a very respectable 110 debut, and Adam running an impressive 400 in his hurdle debut. To close the meet, our 4x400 meter relay ran the best it has in 2022 with strong legs from Cody, Chase, Joe, and Adam."
 
"In the distance events, we had a strong showing in the 1500, led by a Cameron Fischer PR. Craig ran a really nice 800, winning the meet and officially cracking the 2:00 barrier for the first time. Topher ran a really nice 5K debut as well. Overall, I'm really happy with the steps we've taken in the last four days and am excited to see what we can accomplish next week, hopefully with a little more cooperation from Mother Nature."
 

Highlights

• Following a stellar performance from the same team last week, the 4x100-meter relay group of Alonzo Paul, Tre Mitchell III, Ben Jensen, and Granville Anderson took fourth palace today with a time of 43.50.
• After qualifying for finals, Alassane Guisse took fourth place in the 110-meter hurdles with a new PR time of 16.32 seconds.
• Cameron Fischer led the Firebirds in the 1,500 with a PR time of 4:09.84 to take fourth place overall.
• Joe Balas took first place in the 400-meter dash today, setting a new PR with a time of 51.66 seconds.
• Craig Hundley II ran his first collegiate 800 today, breaking the two-minute mark with a time of 1:59.45 to take first place.
• Including the indoor season, Cody Canegan ran a season-best 22.60 in the 200-meter dash today, taking fifth place overall.
• The 4x400-meter relay team ran a 2022 year-best with a time of 3:26.53, as Adam Kedzior, Canegan, Upmann, and Balas took second place.
• Joseph White narrowly missed setting a new PR in the discus throw today, hitting 49.22 meters and taking second place.
• White then set an outdoor PR in the shot put, taking first place with a throw of 17.01 meters, the second best mark in school history.
• After setting a personal best in the discus, Matthew Ausse returned to the throwing circle to take second in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.79 meters.

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