Pittsburg, Kan. – The men's track and field team of Southwest Baptist University took the trip West to Pittsburg, Kansas to compete in the Rumble in the Jungle D2 Invitational. The Bearcats collectively took seventh place at the meet with a total of 24 points.
 
Junior Angel Dickerson claimed first place in the long jump, going a distance of 7.39m and earning himself a national mark. This distance was good enough to break SBU's school record, which was previously set by Dickerson just a month prior. Freshman Morgan Nichols set a school record of his own when he took ninth place in the weight throw, reaching a distance of 16.86m. The record at SBU for the weight throw had been untouched for five years before Nichols' performance.
 
On the track side, several Bearcats were able to earn points for their team, including senior Gavin Duchscherer. Duchscherer placed fifth in the 3000m run with a time of 8:33.76. The quartet of Dickerson, freshman Cade Nold, sophomore Jordan Noel, and freshman Hunter James also put in a solid performance in the 4x400m relay, finishing seventh with a time of 3:21.17. Nold and junior Kaleb Nail also earned a point for SBU by finishing eighth in the 800m run and 1 mile run, respectively.
 
The Bearcats will return to action in one week for the Washburn Open, which will take place across Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31 from Topeka, Kansas.
 
All Results
 
Wight Throw:
Morgan Nichols – 9th
Tyler Hart – 15th
 
Shot Put:
Tyler Hart – 10th
Morgan Nichols – 14th
 
High Jump:
Andrew Rhoades – 15th
 
Long Jump:
Angel Dickerson – 1st
Dalvin Adams – 4th
Andrew Rhoades – 15th
Andrew Jacobs – 19th
Fisher Love – 24th
 
60-meter Hurdles:
Andrew Rhoades – 21st
 
60-meter Dash:
Dalvin Adams – 14th
Reid Harrison – 16th
 
1 Mile Run:
Kaleb Nail – 8th
Braden Postlewait – 19th
Luther Supancic – 27th
Micah Rivera – 30th
 
400-meter Dash:
Jordan Noel – 18th
Hunter James – 21st
Dominick Tarr-Brooks – 32nd
 
800-meter Run:
Cade Nold – 8th
Kaleb Nail – 17th
Kaleb Hamilton – 28th
 
200-meter Dash:
Reid Harrison – 19th
Hunter James – 31st
 
3000-meter Run:
Gavin Duchscherer – 5th
Landon Duchscherer – 12th
Nolan Hansen – 19th
Luke Urban – 20th
Nathan Keck – 22nd
Logan Blase – 24th
 
4x400-meter Relay:
7th place – Angel Dickerson, Cade Nold, Jordan Noel, Hunter James
11th place – Reid Harrison, Dalvin Adams, Kaleb Hamilton, Fisher Love