Crusaders Compete at Dan Veach Invitational

MAGNOLIA, Ark. - The University of Dallas men's track and field team competed in the Dan Veach Invitational hosted by Southern Arkansas University on Saturday.

The Crusaders had eight athletes compete across eight events.

Johnny Olmsted ran in the 200 and 400 meter races.  He posted a new PR in the 200 meters with a time of 22.84, beating his previous time of 23.10 at the Mississippi College Spring Cleaning Classic.  Though he did not match his record-setting PR in the 400 meters, he posted a time of 50.06, which still would have beaten the previous record of 50.07 held by Brad Barber.

Joseph Rodda and Caleb Clayton both ran in the 800 and 1500 meter races.  Rodda set new PR's in both events, with a time of 2:16.66 in the 800m, beating his previous best by over three seconds, and 4:45.40 in the 1500m, beating his previous time by nearly six seconds.

Clayton ran the 800m in 2:36.46 and the 1500m in 5:02.78.

Nico Walz was the lone runner in the 5000 meter race for UD, posting a time of 18.08.88.

Liam Hamway, Connor Mulcahy, and Gabriel King competed in the throwing events.  Hamway and Mulcahy competed in the shot put; both posted marks, Hamway topping out at 10.36m, and Mulcahy set a new PR of 7.51m.

Mulcahy was the only Crusader to post marks in the discus with a new PR 16.52m, and Hamway set a new PR in the javelin with a mark of 33.80m.

Up Next

The Crusaders will have a couple of weeks to prep for their final regular season meet.  They will compete in the North Texas Classic at the University of North Texas on Saturday, April 8.