Firebirds Break Two School Records During Weekend’s Competition

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men's track and field team concluded the weekend at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite on Friday and Saturday as the team also participated in the Gregory Invitational held at North Central (Ill.) on Thursday and Friday. Student-athlete Chase Upmann broke the 800m dash school record, while the relay team of Tre Mitchell III, Luke Shugarman, Jaylan Nelson, and Mac Anderson broke the program record in the 4x100 race in Naperville.

At the Gregory Invite

Joseph White - 1st - hammer throw (59.29m)
- 1st - shot put (17.68m)
4x100m relay (Tre Mitchell III, Luke Shugarman, Jaylan Nelson, Mac Anderson) - 1st (41.62)*

At St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite

Lucas Leal - 1st - hammer throw (57.11m)

At the Gregory Invite

Joseph White - 2nd - discus throw (47.92m)
Micah Anderson - 4th - 3000 steeplechase (9:36.70)
Alex Jarvis - 6th - triple jump (13.27m)
Mac Anderson - 5th - 100m dash (11.02)
Chase Upmann - 2nd 800m run (1:52.10)*
Jaylan Nelson - 6th - 200m dash (22.60)
Ben Jensen - 8th - long jump (6.21m)
Cameron Fischer - 7th - 1500 run (4:00.58)
- 8th - 400m hurdles (1:01.65)

At St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite

Joseph White - 2nd - discus throw (51.42m)
- 4th - shot put (15.83m)

*School Record

"We had a great three days of track & field at the North Central Carius-Gregory and St. Francis Fighting Chance Invitationals, highlighted by two new school records.

On Thursday, our 4x100m relay team of Tre Mitchell, Luke Shugarman, Jaylan Nelson, and Mac Anderson started off in a big way, breaking the school record with an impressive 41.62-second performance at North Central. Also, on day one, Lucas Leal threw a big personal best of 57.11 meters in the hammer throw. That mark moves him up on the Carthage All-Time list and into the top 25 nationally this season.

On day two at North Central, the highlight of the day was Chase Upmann reestablishing his 800m school record with an impressive time of 1:52.10, which moved him further up on the national leaderboard. Also, on day two at NCC, Cam Fischer ran an impressive lifetime best mark in the 1500m, narrowly missing the sub four minute club. The sprints crew also saw several PRs fall with very strong performances in the 100m and 200m from Jaylan, Mac, and Luke.

On Friday at St. Francis, Lucas Leal doubled down on his hammer PR from the day previous, again throwing 57.11m to win the event. Also, in the hammer, Jacob Brost threw a lifetime best mark of 49.02m.

On day two of the St. Francis meet, Joseph White capped off a strong weekend for the program with a lifetime best mark of 51.42m in the discus. That mark moves Joseph into the top 10 nationally this season and all but ensures his qualification for three events at the NCAA Championships in two weeks. It also moves him up to third on the Carthage All-Time list.

Overall it was a very exciting three days seeing all of our event groups perform at a high level. We have one final opportunity to chase marks at the Augustana Twilight Meet before the NCAA Championships next week. We hope to build off the momentum created this week and continue to better our standing nationally and in the Carthage history books."

Carthage will participate in the Augustana (Ill.) Twilight which takes place on Thursday, May 18.

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Players Mentioned

Mac Anderson: Sprints; 5' 9"; Junior

Micah Anderson: Distance; 6' 2"; Junior

Cameron Fischer: Distance; Senior

Alex Jarvis: Jumps; Senior

Ben Jensen: Jumps/Sprints; 6' 2"; Junior

Lucas Leal: Throws; 6' 0"; Junior

Tre Mitchell III: Sprints; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Luke Shugarman: Sprints; 6' 0"; Junior

Chase Upmann: Distance; Senior

Joseph White: Throws; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Mac Anderson
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Sprints

Micah Anderson
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Distance

Cameron Fischer
: Senior
: Distance

Alex Jarvis
: Senior
: Jumps

Ben Jensen
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Jumps/Sprints

Lucas Leal
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Throws

Tre Mitchell III
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Sprints

Luke Shugarman
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Sprints

Chase Upmann
: Senior
: Distance

Joseph White
: 6' 3"; Junior
: Throws