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HU trackmen fifth at Night Moves Invite

The Huntington University men’s track and field team took fifth at the Night Moves Invitational, hosted Wilmington College on Friday, April 22.

The Foresters were paced by Kai Foday’s first-place finish in javelin, achieved with a throw of 168-00.75, and the 3,200-meter relay team that earned Huntington’s only other top finish. The foursome of Codi Wiersema, Kevin Moser, Austin Presnell and Tyler Herber won the relay in 8:37.93.

Presnell also ran a 10:10.00 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, good for second place.

CJ Robertson earned points in three different events, which included the 400-meter hurdles, fifth, :59.25; pole vault, third, 12-05.75; and a relay. Along with Michael Bowman, Chris Reed and Jonathan VanDuyne, the freshman helped his team to a third-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay in 3:35.43.

Additional points-getters for Huntington included Bowman in the 800-meter run, fifth, 1:59.15; Tyler Herber in the 1,500-meter run, fifth, 4:16.52; Wiersema in the 1,500, sixth, 4:16.55; VanDuyne in the 400-meter hurdles, sixth, 1:00.05; Tyler Herber in high jump, fifth, 5-06.25, and triple jump, eighth, 36-09.75; and the 400-meter relay team of Wyatt Jones, Reed, Jacob Davis and Zach Herber, fifth, :45.42.

Cedarville captured the title with 204 points, followed by Rio Grande, 119; Wilmington, 99; Wittenberg, 79; Huntington, 71; Georgetown, 45; Thomas More, 25; Lincoln Memorial, 25; Mount St. Joseph, 19; and Earlham, 14.