Anderson University’s Leonard Wells has qualified for the NCAA Div. III National Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Claremont, Calif.

The senior from Warsaw has qualified for the national event three times in the discus and will finish his career on Thursday in the event at 5 p.m. (PST).

The top 20 throwers qualify for the meet with the top eight advancing to the final round and being named All-Americans. Wells also holds the AU school record in the discus (171).

“We are very proud of Leonard,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “He has put a lot of time into his training at AU. This will be a great experience for him and a great way to end his athletic career at Anderson University.”

Meet Results

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

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with a first-place finish in the shot put with a distance of 50-1 3/4 feet. The senior also finished second in the javelin (173-5) and discus (164-6).

The other winner for the Ravens was Tony Johnson in the 100 meters (11.23).

Runner-up finishes were by Matt St. Amour in the 800 meters (1:58.21; 9) and Max Kittle in the 110 hurdles (16.18). Brad McNeil was third in the 400 hurdles (57.04).

Team scores – Rose-Hulman 208, Defiance 129, Manchester 127, Franklin 125, Anderson 82, Earlham 41, Mt. St. Joseph 38, Bluffton 11, Hanover 7.

AU finishers

100 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 11.23; 8. Kyle Vergon, 11.87; 21. Ryan Mote, 12.29; 25. Leslie Rowley, 12.47

200 meters – 7. Tony Johnson, 23.70; 8. Kyle Vergon, 23.78; 22. Wayne Wineglass, 24.94; 24. Martin Wathome, 25.45.

400 meters – 9. Chazz Millman, 52.75; 12. Wayne Wineglass, 53.17; 14. Logan Wilhelm, 53.85; 17. Martin Wathome, 56.20

800 meters – 2. Matt St. Amour, 1:58.21; 9. Jeremiah Stichter, 2:04.46; 14. Marc St. Amour, 2:02.84; 19. Patrick Smith, 2:07.06

1,500 meters – 13. Emby Duncan, 4:22.62

5,000 meters – 10. Erin Linn, 16:17.87

110 hurdles – 2. Max Kittle, 16.18; 6. Brad McNeil, 17.44

400 hurdles – 3. Brad McNeil, 57.04; 9. Chaven Davidson, 59.83

3,000 steeplechase – 8. Emby Duncan, 10:19.09

400 relay – 3. Anderson, 43.25

1,600 relay – 5. Anderson, 3:33.97

HJ – 7. Brody Tunis, 5-9

LJ – 17. Leslie Rowley, 18-8; 23. Ryan Mote, 16-5

TJ – 8. Brody Tunis, 40-0

SP – 1. Leonard Wells, 50-1 3/4; 6. Jacob Wiebell, 42-2; 22. Hunter Prol, 36-0; 24. Jon Guhl, 32-2

Discus – 2. Leonard Wells, 164-6; 11. Jon Guhl, 119-5; 26. Steven Wingler, 105-2

Hammer – 15. Steven Wingler, 122-6; 18. Leonard Wells, 118-9; 24. Hunter Prol, 100-4; 25. Eric Mitchel, 95-10

Javelin – 2. Leonard Wells, 173-5; 15. Eric Mitchel, 122-7

For complete individual results go to the 2012 Schedule on the AU athletic web site

The Anderson University men’s track and field team finished sixth at the 15-team Rose-Hulman Twilight Invitational on Friday in Terre Haute.

Tony Johnson led the Ravens with a victory in the 100 meters in a time of 11.05.

Other top five finishers for the Ravens were Leonard Wells in the shot put (2nd, 47-11) and discus (2nd, 148-3), Brad McNeil in the 400 hurdles (4th, 56.47) and the 400 meter relay team of Ryan Mote, Kyle Vergon, Chazz Millman and Johnson (43.00).

Wabash won the meet with 173 2/3 points, followed by Rose-Hulman (117.5), Washington (115), Franklin (72.5), Greenville (59 1/3), Anderson (48), DePauw (36), Spalding (36), Principia (35) and Marian (33) in the top 10.

AU travels to Franklin next Friday and Saturday for the HCAC Championships.

Top 20 AU finishers

100 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 11.05

200 meters – 7. Kyle Vergon, 22.80

400 meters – 6. Chazz Millman, 51.02; 17. Logan Wilhelm, 53.87; 18. Wayne Wineglass, 54.03

800 meters – 8. Matt St. Amour, 1:57.70; 11. Marc St. Amour, 1:59.70; 19. Jeremiah Stichter, 2:02.33

1,500 meters – 10. Eric Linn, 4:09.39; 12. Emby Duncan, 4:09.83

110 hurdles – 7. Brad McNeil, 15.80; 9. Max Kittle, 15.94

400 hurdles – 4. Brad McNeil, 56.47; 16. Chaven Davidson, 59.45

400 relay – 4. Anderson, 43.00

LJ – 12. Leslie Rowley, 18-11; 16. Ryan Mote, 17-11

TJ – 7. Brody Tunis, 39-2

SP – 2. Leonard Wells, 47-11

Discus – 2. Leonard Wells, 148-3; 16. Jon Guhl, 115-9

Javelin – 7. Eric Mitchel, 134-6

For complete individual and team results go to the 2012 Schedule/Results page on the AU athletic web site.

The Anderson University men’s track and field team finished second in the six-team Raven Easter Invitational on Wednesday at Macholtz Stadium.

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with victories in the shot put (48-4 1/2) and discus (156-4).

Other winners for AU were Tony Johnson in the 100 meters (10.96), Kyle Vergon in the 200 meters (22.35), Erin Linn in the 1,500 meters (4:15.24) and Brad McNeil in the 400 hurdles (57.33).

The 400 relay team of Ryan Mote, Chazz Millman, Vergon and Johnson was also victorious in a time of 43.83.

AU travels to the Indiana Div. III meet at Marion on Apr. 14 at 10 a.m.

AU finishers

100 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 10.96; 2. Kyle Vergon, 11.19; 7. Ryan Mote, 11.59; 10. Tyrone Hines, 11.98; 12. Leslie Rowley, 12.13; 13. Martin Wathome, 12.34.

200 meters – 1. Kyle Vergon, 22.35; 8. Ryan Mote, 24.43; 9. Martin Wathome, 24.86; 11. Leslie Rowley, 25.37; 14. Shane Gross, 26.11; 15. Brody Tunis, 26.26.

400 meters – 3. Chazz Millman, 52.26; 4. Wayne Wineglass, 54.79; 5. Shane Gross, 59.79.

800 meters – 2. Matt St. Amour, 2:00.32; 4. Eric Linn, 2:06.68; 5. Jeremiah Stichter, 2:08.06; 6. Logan Wilhelm, 2:08.20; 7. Patrick Smith, 2:09.79.

1,500 meters – 1. Erin Linn, 4:15.24; 5. Patrick Smith, 4:38.23.

5,000 meters – 3. Emby Duncan, 16:28.61.

110 Hurdles – 2. Brad McNeil, 15.83.

400 Hurdles – 1. Brad McNeil, 57.33; 2. Chaven Davidson, 59.26.

400 relay – 1. Anderson, 53.42.

1,600 relay – 2. Anderson, 3:31.39.

LJ – 3. Leslie Rowley, 19-11.

HJ – 5. Brody Tunis, 5-8

TJ – 4. Brody Tunis, 37-9.

SP – 1. Leonard Wells, 48-4 1/2; 7. Jacob Wiebell, 38-3; 10. Hunter Prol, 34-2; 11. Steven Wingler, 34-1; 12. Eric Mitchell, 31-0.

Hammer – 9. Steven Wingler, 100-0.

Discus – 1. Leonard Wells, 156-4; 11. Jacob Wiebell, 101-4; 13. Steven Wingler, 96-11; 14. Hunter Prol, 84-4.

Javelin – 3. Eric Mitchell, 132-3.

The Anderson University men’s track and field team won the three-team AU Invitational at Macholtz Stadium on Saturday.

AU won the meet with 143 points, followed by Earlham (115) and Thomas More (74).

“Our team gave a good effort today,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “We trained well this week and then backed it up with good performances in a meet that should built confidence.”

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with victories in the shot put (46-0 1/2), discus (151-8) and hammer throw (126-6).

Tony Johnson, Brad McNeil and Matt St. Amour each won two individual events for the Ravens. Johnson won the 100 meters (11.09) and 200 meters (22.72) while McNeil was victorious in the 110 hurdles (16.25) and 400 hurdles (56.95) and St. Amour in the 800 meters (1:59.96) and 1,500 meters (4:06.23). St. Amour also had a personal best time in the 1,500 meters.

Other winners for the Ravens were Eric Mitchell in the javelin (129-3) and Chazz Millman in the 400 meters (52.36)

Both the 400 relay team (44.84) of Ryan Mote, Millman, Kyle Vergon, Johnson and the 1,600 relay team (3:29.00) of Millman, McNeil, St. Amour and Vergon were also victorious.

AU hosts the Raven Invitational on Thursday at 4 p.m.

AU Finishers

100 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 11.09; 3. Kyle Vergon, 11.49; 5. Ryan Mote, 11.87; 8. Tyrone Hines, 12.24

200 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 22.72; 5. Ryan Mote, 24.35; 6. Wayne Wineglass, 24.44; 10. Martin Wathome, 25.33; 11. Tyrone Hines, 26.03; 12. Leslie Rowley, 26.63; 13. Shane Gross, 26.88

400 meters – 1. Chazz Millman, 52.36; 3. Wayne Wineglass, 54.02; 4. Martin Wathome, 57.26; 5. Shane Gross, 1:00.26

800 meters – 1. Matt St. Amour, 1:59.96; 2. Chaven Davidson, 2:05.18; 3. Jeremiah Stichter, 2:05.30; 4. Logan Wilhelm, 2:09.78

1,500 meters – 1. Matt St. Amour, 4:06.23; 2. Marc St. Amour, 4:13.50

5,000 meters – 2. Eric Linn, 15:49.20; 4. Patrick Smith, 17:45

110 hurdles – 1. Brad McNeil, 16.25

400 hurdles – 1. Brad McNeil, 56.95

400 relay – 1. Anderson, 44.84

1,600 relay – 1. Anderson, 3:29

3,000 steeplechase – 3. Emby Duncan, 10:27.32

SP – 1. Leonard Wells, 26-0 1/2; 2. Jacob Wiebell, 40-1; 6. Jon Guhl, 32-11; 7. DeTarance Harvey, 31-8; 8. Eric Mitchell, 31-3; 11. Steven Wingler, 28-5

LJ – 3. Leslie Rowley, 20-4; 7. Ryan Mote, 17-2; 8. Brody Tunis, 16-7

Javelin – 1. Eric Mitchell, 129-3

Discus – 1. Leonard Wells, 151-8; 3. Jacob Wiebell, 104-7; 5. Jon Guhl, 102-0; 6. Steven Wingler, 99-4

Hammer – 1. Leonard Wells, 126-6; 2. DeTarance Harvey, 101-10; 3. Steven Wingler, 97-11

For complete individual results go to the 2012 Schedule/Results page

The Anderson University men’s track and field team finished fourth at the Washington University Mini Meet on Saturday in St. Louis, Mo.

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with a first-place finish in the discus (151-11) and a runner-up placement in the shot put (45-11).

Other winners for AU were Tony Johnson in the 100 meters (11.00), Brad McNeil in the 400 hurdles (56.31) and the 400 relay team (43.75) of Johnson, Kyle Vergon, Chazz Millman and Max Kittle.

Johnson finished fourth in the 200 meters (22.77) and McNeil was also fourth in the 110 hurdles (16.34)

Other top five finishers were Jack Hill in the 400 meters (3rd, 51.37), Leslie Rowley in the long jump (3rd, 19-6) and the 1,600 relay team (4th, 3:28.14).

Team scores – Washington 190, Ohio Northern 171, Truman State 134, Anderson 85, Greenville 79, Wheaton 61.

AU hosts their own invitational next Saturday at Macholtz Stadium at 11:30 a.m.

AU Top 20 finishers

100 meters – 1. Tony Johnson, 11.00; 8. Kyle Vergon, 11.57; 13. Chazz Millman, 12.01; 16. Ryan Mote, 12.06; 17. Tyrone Hines, 12.22; 18. Leslie Rowley, 12.26; 19. Westley Smith, 12.40

200 meters – 4. Tony Johnson, 22.77; 7. Kyle Vergon, 23.04; 19. Ryan Mote, 24.70; 20. Chazz Millman, 25.14

400 meters – 3. Jack Hill, 51.37; 11. Martin Wathome, 56.01; 12. Shane Gross, 1:00

800 meters – 16. Marc St. Amour, 2:02.85; 18. Chaven Davidson, 2:03.14

1,500 meters – 14. Matt St. Amour, 4:08.42

5,000 meters – 10. Emby Duncan, 16:24.46

110 Hurdles – 4. Brad McNeil, 16.34

400 Hurdles – 1. Brad McNeil, 56.31

400 Relay – 1. Anderson, 43.75

1,600 Relay – 4. Anderson, 3:28.14

LJ – 3. Leslie Rowley, 19-6; 9. Ryan Mote, 16-10

SP – 2. Leonard Wells, 45-11; 12. Jacob Wiebell, 37-3; 13. Jon Guhl, 37-1; 17. Hunter Prol, 33-10

Discus – 1. Leonard Wells, 151-11; 11. Jon Guhl, 110-9; 16. Hunter Prol, 84-3

Hammer – 14. Steven Wingler, 73-5

Javelin – 8. Eric Mitchell, 127-11

Complete Meet Results