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Results
WHEATON, Ill. (Apr. 16, 2019) – Showing no ill effects from competing only a few days prior, the North Central College men's track and field tallied three first-place finishes on its way to a 72-point victory at the Wheaton College Don Church Twilight Meet, despite keeping many of its top athletes back.
The first-ranked Cardinals compiled 177 points to finish well ahead of the host Thunder, with 105, and Carroll University, who finished with 97 points.
Gavin Cernek led North Central's sweep of the top three places in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.61, followed closely by
Kyle Hilton (56.68) and
Erik Musgrave (57.07) in second and third, respectively. Hilton added a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, which came in dramatic fashion as his time of 15.00 won by one-hundredth of a second. The Cardinals also got a victory from Nebil Mohammad in the 3000-meter run, crossing the line in 9 minutes, 5.18 seconds.
North Central finished 2-3 in a pair of events on the day.
Michael Stanley and
Maceo Findlay placed first (49.16) and second (50.40), respectively, in the 400-meter dash, while
Brendon Sebastian finished second in the 800-meter run (1:55.66) followed by
Cameron Benes in third (1:57.42). Meanwhile,
Scott Williams took second in the 5,000-meter run (15:26.68).
Tuesday's conditions proved much more favorable than what pole vaulters experienced at Benedictine University over the weekend, allowing
Casey Wood to claim second place (fourteen feet, 7.25 inches). The Cardinals picked up three other second-place finishes in the field events, from
Nick Janca in the high jump (6'5.5"),
Liam Sullivan in the shotput (47'9") and
Elijah Green in the discus (141'9").
Avante Rivers provided the Cardinals with a pair of third place finishes, in the 100 (11.06) and 200 (22.52). Other third-place finishes came from
Chris Buechner in the 1500 (3:57.30) and
Myles Diaz in the hammer throw (130'11").
North Central will send a select group of athletes to Des Moines, Iowa next weekend for the Prestigious Drake Relay. Accepted entries will be announced Sunday, Apr. 21.
