The Anderson University men’s track and field team competed at the Indiana Wesleyan Indoor Invitational on Saturday in Marion.

Tony Johnson led the Ravens with a third-place finish in the 60 meters in a time of 7:03.21. Johnson won the preliminary race in 7.05 and also finished ninth in the 200 meters in a time of 23.76.

Other top five finishers for the Ravens were Matt St. Amour (3rd, 16:21.11), Marc St. Amour (4th, 16:22.54) and Erin Linn (5th, 16:31.29) in the 5,000 meter race.

The Ravens host the AU Indoor Invitational in the Kardatzke Wellness Center on Saturday at 3 p.m.

AU finishers

60 meters – 3. Tony Johnson, 7.03; 21. Kyle Vergon, 7.43; 27. Chazz Millman, 7.55; 31. Ryan Mote, 7.61; 34. Lesley Rowley, 7.77; 36. Tyrone Hines, 7.90; 38. Jeremy Martin, 8.04

200 meters – 9. Johnson, 23.76; 14. Vergon, 23.96; 15. Brad McNeil, 23.98; 18. Max Kittle, 24.20; 21. Jack Hill, 24.27; 30. Millman, 24.92; 33. Mote, 25.01; 41. Rowley, 25.99; 43. Hines, 26.45

600 meters – 11. Chaven Davidson, 1:30.40; 17. Wayne Wineglass, 1:35.11

Mile – 27. Patrick Smith, 4:59.89

5,000 meters – 3. Matt St. Amour, 16:21.11; 4. Marc St. Amour, 16:22.54; 5. Erin Linn, 16:31.29; 6. Emby Duncan, 16:39.54

60 Hurdles – 6. Kittle, 8.69; 11. Hill, 9.11; 13. McNeil, 9.14

800 relay – 10. Anderson, 1:44.28

SP – 13. Leonard Wells, 13.84; 22. Colton Sewell, 11.87; 26. Steven Wingler, 10.75; 28. Hunter Prol, 10.43; 29. DeTarance Harvey, 9.31

Weight – 20. Harvey, 10.54; 21. Wingler, 9.39; 22. Sewell, 8.96

Complete Meet Results

Anderson University’s Leonard Wells finished 15th in the discus at the NCAA Div. III National Championships at Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday in Delaware, Ohio.

Wells fouled his first attempt before throwing 47.08 on his second attempt and 46.98 on his final throw.

Wells qualified for the meet in the discus two weeks ago at Augustana, Ill. He threw the discus 171-3, which is the 10th best distance in the nation. The top 15 athletes qualify for the national meet.

Meet Results

The Anderson University men’s track and field team finished fifth at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday at Hanover College.

“We competed well and gave an excellent effort,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “With the youth of our team, we had a good showing and have a good base for the future. We had some solid performances and to win four events is great. We need to learn from every competition and work hard in the off-season and be ready for next year.”

Kirk Saunders led the Ravens with a pair of victories in the meet. He won the 5,000 meters in 15:25.14 and was first in the 10,000 meters in a time of 31:59.99.

“Kirk ran great and he knows how to race,” said Wilson. “In the 5,000, he sat back in fifth place for two miles before taking the lead with five laps remaining and never looked back. He covered the last mine in 4:40.”

Tony Johnson won the 100 meters in a time of 10.95 and Leonard Wells was victorious in the discus with a throw of 153-4.

“Tony capped off an outstanding freshman season by winning the 100 meters,” said Wilson. “He was consistent all year and we’re glad he will be around for a few more years. He has a bright future.”

Top five finishers for the Ravens were Wells in the shot put (2nd, 48-3 1/4), javelin (2nd, 169-9) and hammer (5th, 142-6), Jake Wyatt in the 10,000 meters (5th, 33:17.08) and the 400 relay team of Adam Dubuque, Walter Wheeler, Tony Johnson and Wayne Wineglass (5th, 44.58).

“Leonard is just a great competitor and he stepped up in this meet,” said Wilson. “As the defending champion in the discus, there was pressure to repeat and he came through with another title. Just as impressive was his second place finish in the javelin, which is not one of his normal events.”

Other notable finishers for the Ravens were Jordan Huth in the discus (8th, 126-0) and Eric Linn in the 1,500 meters (8th, 4:13.91). Both the relay teams 400 (Dubuque, Wheeler, Wineglass, Tony Johnson) and 1,600 (Dubuque, Wineglass, Matt St. Amour, Tanner Johnson) also place fifth in the meet.

Team scores – Rose-Hulman 226.5, Franklin 123, Manchester 88.5, Defiance 80, Anderson 74, Earlham 59, Mt. St. Joseph 53, Hanover 52, Bluffton 13, Transylvania 11.

Complete Meet Results

The Anderson University men’s track and field team hosted the non-scoring AU Pre-Conference Invitational on Thursday at Macholtz Stadium.

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with four top-10 finishes. He was second in the shot put (49-1 1/2) while placing third in the javelin (160-1), third in the discus (161-10) and ninth in the hammer (137-4).

Wells hit a national provisional mark in the discus and has the best throw in the HCAC this season. He also threw a personal best distance in the javelin and a season best in the shot put, which he ranks 2nd in the conference.

Erin Linn was AU’s lone winner, taking the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:12.23. His time was a personal best and is the ninth best in the conference.

Other top five finishers were Tony Johnson in the 100 meters (2nd, 11.08) and 200 meters (3rd, 22.89), Emby Duncan in the 1,500 meters (4th, 4:15.25), Jake Wyatt in the 3,000 meters (4th, 9:19.02), Tanner Johnson in the 800 meters (4th, 2:00.72) and Drew Beaty in the 1,500 meters (5th, 4:20.28).

Johnson had a personal best time in the 200 and Chaven Davidson, which finished fifth in the 400 hurdles, had a person best with a time of 59.28.

The 400 relay team of Adam Dubuque, Wayne Wineglass, Walter Wheeler and Tony Johnson finished second in a time of 44.52.

AU travels to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Anderson University’s Tony Johnson has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Monday.

Johnson posted a pair of victories to lead AU to the title at the Anderson Outdoor Invitational on Saturday. The freshman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.92 and added a victory in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 23.10.

AU runs at the Little State meet in Marion on Friday and Saturday.