Men’s track and field team places second at Spring Thaw

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College men's track and field team placed second with 127 points at the Spring Thaw, hosted by Albion College and inside the Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium.

• Sophomore Jordon Butler was a double winner, taking first in the long jump (6.71 meters) and javelin (42.59 meters).
• Freshman Cameron Smith posted the fastest time in the 5,000-meter run at 16:09.81.
• The 4x400-meter relay quartet of senior Tyler Peck, freshman Hayden Germain, sophomore Jordon Brown and junior Kyle McDowell was first in 3:19.47.
• Senior Jacob Smith had the second-best mark in the shot put (15.33 meters) and discus throw (41.24 meters).
• Sophomores Denver Orlando and Paul Muir were second (4.20 meters) and third (3.93 meters), respectively in the pole vault.
• Brown took second in the 200-meter dash (22.85) and third in the javelin (42.59 meters).
• The 4x100-meter relay team of freshman Charles Miller, Brown, Butler and sophomore William Reed finished second in 42.84 seconds.
• Germain clocked-in with the second-fastest time in the 1,500-meter run at 4:15.55.
• Sophomore Chase Mendham finished second in the 800-meter run (2:03.28).
• Peck was third in the 400-meter dash (51.99).

1. Albion 188, 2. OLIVET 127, 3. Hope 98, 4. Adrian 89, 5. Alma 50, 6. Calvin 9.

• Olivet competes at the Alma College Invitational next Friday, April 16.