Thirteen Cyclones combined to rack up 20 top-six finishes at the Morrill Early Bird Invitational on Saturday.
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MORRILL, Neb. – Thirteen Cyclones combined to rack up 20 top-six finishes at the Morrill Early Bird Invitational on Saturday.
Chase Lovercheck was the only Cyclone to pick up a title, finishing first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:03.50. He rounded out his individual day on the track with a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash, clocking 53.54 seconds. Jacob Schmitt also competed in the 400, taking fifth with 55.18 seconds.
In the 100-meter dash, Jacob Cushman ran a 12.11 to take fourth and Porter Ross ran a 12.34 to finish sixth. Rounding out the sprints, Brady Fullmer took fourth, turning in a time of 25.26 seconds. Cushman took fifth (25.49 seconds) and Ross finished eighth (26.07).
Patrick Swank was the only Cyclone to compete in the distance races. He led the 3,200-meter run until the last lap, but still came out with a second-place finish with an 11:56.28 effort. In the mile, Swank finished sixth with a time of 5:44.92.
Ross took the bronze in long jump, launching himself 18 feet, 2 inches. Werner was not too far behind, finishing sixth with a distance of 17 feet, 6 inches. Werner also picked up a third-place finish in the triple jump (36 feet, 10 inches). Greg Logsdon recorded 30 feet, 11.5 inches in the triple jump to earn himself the 10th spot.
Fullmer was the best thrower for the Southeast boys, taking seventh in the discus with a throw of 110 feet, 2 inches. Lovercheck (11th, 95 feet, 4 inches) and Schmitt (13th, 89 feet, 8 inches) joined Fullmer in discus. Swank and Luke Haas were the only Cyclones to throw shot put. Swank finished 21st with a 28 feet, 11 inch effort and Hass took 23rd with 27 feet, 10 inches.