Men's Track and Field competes at William Carey Friday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. –  After a strong meet at Tad Gormley Stadium last week, the Loyola men's track and field program traveled to William Carey (Miss.) on Friday to take on its conference rivals in rainy conditions. The Wolf Pack had a total of eight student-athletes compete on Friday.

With eight national qualifiers between the men's and women's programs, Loyola will be back in action at the NAIA Outdoor Championships in Marion, Indiana, on Wednesday, May 21. The Wolf Pack will conclude the three-day national competition on Friday, May 23.

Loyola's 4x400-meter relay team posted another national qualifying performance on Friday. Ollie Brumfield IV, Dallas Hughes, Bryce Darensbourg, and Caleb Curry ended the event in 3:16.97 to notch another NAIA B standard time. The squad earned second place along with the second-best mark in program history.

Jace Luckoski ended the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:21.55. The sophomore took second place in the 1,500-meter event and earned first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Luckoski concluded the steeplechase with a mark of 10:09.47 to establish the fourth-best time in the Loyola record book. Connor Meigs finished behind Luckoski, taking second with a 10:25.97 time.

Loyola's 4x100-meter relay team of Eric Griffin, Brumfield, Hughes, and Jonell Scott that previously qualified for the event at the NAIA National Championships ended Friday's relay in second. The team posted a time of 41.94, the third-best in program history.

Men's Results

1,500M Run: 2, Jace Luckoski, 4:21.55.
3,000M Steeplechase: 1, Jace Luckoski, 10:09.47; 2, Connor Meigs, 10:25.97.
4x100M Relay: 2, Loyola (Griffin, Brumfield IV, Hughes, Scott), 41.94.
4x400M Relay: 2, Loyola (Brumfield IV, Hughes, Darensbourg, Curry), 3:16.97