COMPLETE RESULTS | LA GRANDE, Ore. - It was a wild day for the Beacons to close out the 2021 Cascade Collegiate Conference Track & Field Championships presented by US Bank at Banner Bank Field. 

Sophomore Jaron Carter (pictured) picked up where Shawn Johnson led off on Friday, and claimed a record-setting finish in the 100m sprint to take second-place. He becomes Bushnell's first ever All-CCC runner in the 100m event, and he did so with a time of 10.71 seconds, clearing his own school record and missing the NAIA "B" standard by just two-hundredths of a second. Along with his third-place effort with the 4x100m relay team on Friday, Carter was able to score 9.5 points for the team, matching Johnson. 
 
In the midst of his incredible 100m run, Carter felt a twinge in his hamstring. He gave the 200m run a try but pulled up as the risk to further injury proved too much. Carter was also pulled from the final event of the day, running the second leg of the 4x400m relay. 

Seeded fifth heading into that event, the Beacons were still aiming for a top-three, all-conference finish with replacement Hunter Reininger taking Carter's place. The Beacons proceeded to stun the crowd as they roared back from behind to take second place as Johnson's anchor leg came in at a 48.3 second clip. It was the highest finish ever for the Bushnell 4x400m team, and gave Johnson his third All-CCC honor of the weekend. For Reininger and Nicolas Delgado, it was a weekend double, getting All-CCC nods in both relays. Delgado closes his career with five All-CCC relay finishes in his career while Josh McCluskey earned his second. 

Johnson claimed third-place in Friday's 400m, was part of the 4x100m relay and then closed out his career with perhaps his greatest performance on Saturday.

Director of Track & Field Tom Boldon said, "Jaron and Shawn really led the way for us this weekend, and gave us multiple lifetime-best performances. Our relay teams kinda stole the show for us, and that dramatic 4x400m finish didn't disappoint."

Bushnell finished the event in sixth-place, scoring 30 points. "It has been a long and challenging season," said Boldon, "with all of the CoVID testing and screening, last-minute meet opportunities, smaller and less-competitive meets, and a more than usual amount of injuries, but these kids persevered and can be proud of themselves."