ANGOLA, IND.-- A school-record, four first-place finishes, and numerous personal-bests highlighted the season-opening Trine Conditioner performance by the Thunder men's track and field team.
Tyler Bourdo (Plainwell, Mich./Delton-Kellogg) set a school-record in the 600 M run. First-place finishes were turned in by Aaron Mast (Ligonier, Ind./West Noble), Andrew Bunting (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick), Collin Butler (Spring Lake, Mich./Fruitport) and the 4 x 400 M Relay team, consisting of Bourdo, Luke Fimreite (McCordsville, Ind./Mount Vernon), Jacob Leopold (Ottawa, Ohio/Ottawa-Glandorf), and Zach Markley (Winamac, Ind./Winamac). Eleven Trine performers set personal-bests, several of those individuals doing so in multiple events.
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Bourdo topped his own school-record in the 600 M by three seconds, running a time of 1:21.31. The performance was good enough for third overall. The senior now owns the school-records in the 200 M, 400 M, and 600 M. Leopold also ran a personal-best in the 600 M by two seconds.
Leopold, Fimreite, Markley, and Bourdo combined for a time of 3:25.60 to win the 4 x 400 M Relay. The quartet of runners finished 2.2 seconds ahead of Division-I Chicago State's relay team. Fimreite also enjoyed individual success, running indoor personal-bests in both the 200 M and 400 M. The junior ran a time of 51.07 in the 400 M, just one-hundredth of a second behind the top finisher from NAIA powerhouse Indiana Tech.
Mast broke his previous personal-record by 18 seconds on his way to winning the 3000 M. The sophomore came in with a time of 9:16.34. Teammate Sean Brady (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) placed second in the event.
Trine got solid performances in all throwing events, including personal bests by three performers in both the Weight Throw and Shot Put events. Bunting's winning Weight Throw was 53 feet, 3.75 inches- a personal-record. Sam Gilly (St. Joseph, Ill./St. Joseph-Ogden) and Dakota Bagwell (Kokomo, Ind./Western) each recorded personal-bests in the Weight Throw as well. The trio took the top three spots in the event.
Courtney Mitchell (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Leurs) finished third in the Shot Put with a PR of 44 feet. Derek Scott (Niles, Mich./Niles) and Jessie Dowell (Remington, Ind./Tri Jr.-Sr.) also recorded personal-bests in the event.
Butler vaulted 11 feet, 11.85 inches in his first collegiate event. That performance earned the freshman a first-place finish.
James Gregory (Warsaw, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) tied his personal-best of 8.75 seconds in the 60 M Hurdles.
Trine returns to action next Friday, Dec. 12 when they compete in the University of Indianapolis Friday Night Special.