DC Opens Outdoor Season at Early Bird Invitational

TERRE HAUTE, IND.- The men's track and field team traveled to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to compete in the Early Bird Invitational and finished eighth overall with a score of 6.50 points in Terre Haute, Ind.

Top individual performances for the Yellow Jackets included DeAundre Butler who competed in the men's 100-meter dash and finished 11th overall. He ran in a time of 12.08 seconds. 

Sophomore Aaron Schwarzbek (Sherwood/Fairview) finished eighth overall in the 400-meter hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.26. In addition, he also competed in the high jump and placed in a tie for fourth with a height of 5' 10.50."

Freshman James Baranoski Jr. (Bloomingdale, Mich./Bloomingdale) finished 10th overall in the men's shot put event. He had a throw of 41' 5.75". Junior Josh Ream (Van Wert/Crestview) competed in the same event and finished 13th with a throw of 38' 0.25." Freshman Justin Bergquist (Cincinnati/Northwest) rounded out the Yellow Jacket event competitors with a toss of 37' 4.00" and finished 14th overall. 

Freshman Javier Castiollo (Nogales) finished 10th in the discus throw with a distance of 128'10.00."  In addition, sophomore Josh Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) finished 16th with a toss of 117'04.00" and Bergquist finished 18th with a toss of 104' 0.00."

Petro also finished eighth in the hammer throw with a throw of 138' 2.00." Junior Joseph Carpenter (Rootstown/St. Thomas Aquinas) finished 13th with a toss of 124'3.00" and freshman Andrew Fahler (Wellington) finished 18th with a distance of 106' 11.00."

Defiance is scheduled to host the annual Dick Small Invitational next Saturday (March 26) at the Justin F. Coressel Stadium. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon.