HERMISTON, Ore. – Like their female counterparts, the NCU men's track & field team set new school records with 41 points and a sixth-place finish at the CCC Championships. Leading the way on Saturday was sophomore Garrett Kraal who grabbed third-place in the 5000m run.
 
Kraal, who also finished third at the CCC Cross Country Championships, was the second NCU runner to earn all-conference honors this weekend and the second in school history. He was just a half-second away from breaking his own school record, running a 14:53.80.
 
The men's javelin also provided points for the Beacons as Garth Gant and Christian Hackney finished fourth and fifth respectively. For Hackney it was on the back of a new season best mark (56.23m).
 
Points were also scored for NCU by Micah Jury in the 400m Hurdles and Antonio Campos in the 200m. Jury took sixth place while Campos finished in eighth.
 
A sixth –place finish was also in cards for the men's 4x400m relay team which closed out the championship event with a new school record, running a 3:25.80.

Complete Results: 

100m: Antonio Campos (11.76)
200m: Antonio Campos (22.45)
400m: Alec Duncan (52.11)
800m: TJ Wright (1:58.36)
1500m: Eli Shelby (4:05.72)
5000m: Garrett Kraal (14:53.80), Chris Zirkle (15:41.18)
10000m: Hunter Tyler (35:55.23)
110m Hurdles: Micah Jury (15.82)
400m Hurdles: Micah Jury (58.48)
3000m Steeplechase: TJ Wright (9:24.91), Conner Covey (9:55.51)
4x100m Relay: Josh Chesnut, Antonio Campos, Micah Jury, Michael Andrews (43.17)
4x400m Relay: Javonte Byrd, Antonio Campos, Micah Jury, Alec Duncan (3:25.80)
Pole Vault: Michael Andrews (3.85m)
Long Jump: Javonte Byrd (6.52m)
Javelin: Garth Gant (56.65m), Christian Hackney (56.23m), Patrick Fritter (43.93m)