(LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 15) – The McKendree University men's track and field program sent a partial squad to Indianapolis, IN Saturday for the Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival hosted by the University of Indianapolis.

The Bearcats totaled seven top-five finishes in 17 scored events, although McKendree did not participate in every event.

Sophomore Kevin Witcik (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) took home a second place finish in the 60-meter posting a time of 7.07 seconds.

Freshman Tyree Allen (Country Club Hills, IL/Hillcrest) also landed a second place finish in the 400-meter with a time of 51.71 seconds. He was joined by freshman Tyler Johnson (South Holland, IL/St. Rita) who placed fourth.

Freshman Christian Neal (Bloomington, IL/Bloomington) cracked the top five in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.72 seconds, good enough for a fourth place finish.  

In the field sophomore Alex McCrite (Tamms, IL/Egyptian) continued his streak of top finishes placing second in the High Jump with a height of 1.98-meters.

Freshman Lafayette Waters (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley) nabbed two top-five finishes, finishing second in the Long Jump with a distance of 6.72-meters and placing fourth in the Triple Jump traveling 12.62-meters.

The Bearcats return to action after a weekend off when they travel to Kenosha, WI for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships.