Men Tied for Third After First Day of Outdoor Championships

HANOVER, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets are locked in a three-way tie for third place after the first day of action at the 2011 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. Rose-Hulman leads the way with 73 points, while Earlham (30), Defiance (29), Anderson (29) and Franklin (29) comprise the two through five spots. [Results]

Austin Trivett tied the HCAC Championships pole vaulting record with a clearance of 15' 1" to claim the Yellow Jackets' sole first-place finish of the day. The senior athlete has now claimed the HCAC's last three individual pole vaulting titles.

DC's Dan Hardin-Wallace finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 14' 7.25", and Tyler Anderson cleared 14' 1.25" to give the Jackets three of the top-four pole vaulters at the meet.

Justin Perkins missed the NCAA provisional qualifying standard by just seven and a half seconds as he finished the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:31.50 for a second-place finish at the meet. The junior runner has finished among the top-two steeplechase runners at the HCAC Championships in each of his first three seasons at Defiance.

The HCAC Championships will resume tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and conclude with the awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m.