The Viking men's track & field traveled to Mount Vernon on Saturday to compete in the Cornell Invitational. Grand View placed in the top three in sixteen events, winning six, to take first place at the Invitational. The Vikings finished with 157 team points, ahead of St. Ambrose (124), Coe (91), Cornell (62), and Mount Mercy (55), and met two national qualifying marks.

Four individuals and two relays took first place on Saturday. Tyler Wells won the Shot Put with an NAIA ‘A" standard mark of 15.94m. He was also second in the Weight Throw with an NAIA ‘B' standard toss of 16.59m.Keonte White took first in the 60m Dash (7.15), Wes Hammer won the 200m Dash (22.78), and Pete Westerkamp took the Long Jump with a distance of 6.26m.
 

Two Viking relay teams also brought home championships. The 4x200m team of Hammer-Tyler Patten-Toi Jones -K. White put together a time of 1:32.85 and the 4x400m Relay team of Hammer-Zach Vos-Alex Alvarez-Westerkamp closed out the meet with a winning time of 3:31.50.

The Vikings are back in action this Saturday, Jan. 28 , at the Wartburg Lutheran Triangular in Waverly. Events begin at 10 a.m.
 

Cornell Inv. Top 3 Finishes:

INDIVIDUAL
1^st           Keonte White     60m
1^st           Wes Hammer    200m
3^rd           Toi Jones           200m
2^nd          Alex Alvarez        400m
3^rd           Zach Vos            400m
3^rd           Alex Alvarez       600m
3^rd           Tariq White        800m
2^nd          Chase Carlson  60m Hurdles
2^nd          Bryce Adger       Pole Vault
3^rd           Henry Meza       Pole Vault
2^nd          Tyler Wells        Wt. Throw           NAIA "B" standard
3^rd           Cy Williams       Wt. Throw
1^st           Tyler Wells        Shot Put               NAIA "A" standard
1^st           Pete Westerkamp           Long Jum

RELAYS
1^st           4x200m Relay    (Hammer-Patten-Jones-K. White)
1^st           4x400m Relay    (Hammer-Vos-Alvarez-Westerkamp)