PORTLAND, Ore.  – The Northwest Christian University men's track & field team embarked on their first ever Indoor track season on Friday night, competing in the third High Performance meet hosted at the House of Track in Portland.
 
Nine different athletes competed for NCU, including six making their debut for the Beacons. The top performance came in the 4x400m relay where the Beacons took second place, finishing with a time of 3:38.99. Freshmen Harley Gilpin, Ryan Bates and Alec Duncan were joined by sophomore Joseph Miller (pictured) in the event.
 
Also competing for the Beacons:
 
60m: Josh Chesnut (7.35), Michael Andrews (7.52), Tanner Keuter (7.58)
 
200m: Tanner Keuter (24.39), Michael Andrews (25.04)
 
400m: Joseph Miller (54.22), Alec Duncan (54.25), Harley Gilpin (54.57), Ryan Bates (57.67)
 
60m Hurdle: Micah Jury (9.21)
 
Shot Put: Josh Higashi (10.11)
 
Long Jump: Josh Chesnut (5.89m)
 
 
NCU will return to the House of Track next Friday, competing in the High Performance meet #4.