MARION, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots took ninth of fifteen teams at the Little State Invitational, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan on Friday and Saturday.
Aaron Douglass finished fifth in the 10,000-meter run, with Alexavier Arce not far behind in sixth to score for the Pilots on the distance side.
Anthony Maxwell had a great meet with a 50.77-meter throw and a runner-up finish just shy of Trine's Ethan Spahr at 51.00 meters. Maxwell qualifies for the NCCAA National Championship on May 8-10 in Columbia, S.C.
The 4x100 relay team of Trevor Smith, Marcus Smith, Caleb McNeal, and Brennen Bargesser took third with a time of 43.92 and scored six points for the Pilots.
Bargesser took third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.52 and scored six points.
Jacob Kavicky threw a 49.16-meter mark and took fifth in the Hammer Throw, and Shane Glasco took second in a neck-and-neck battle with the Marian Knights' Gunner Kovach, who won from a tie-breaker at the 1.97m bar where Kovach cleared on the first attempt, while Glasco cleared it on his second.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Pilots take on the Crossroads League Outdoor Championship on May 2-3 at Indiana Wesleyan in Marion, Ind., for the Pilots' final chance to qualify for the NCCAA and NAIA National Championships that also take place in May.
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