The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners track and field team earned five top three finishes at the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Culver-Stockton College inside Ellison Poulton Stadium in Canton on Saturday, April 20.

Freshman Peyton Ligon finished second in the high jump with a jump of 1.87 meters.

Freshman Isaiah Waller finished second in the discus with a throw of 49.40 meters. Waller finished third in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.56 meters. Waller finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 44.26 meters.

The 4 x 100m relay team consisting of freshman Ross Johnson, freshman David Leon, freshman Mario Nunez and freshman Isaac Philips finished third with a time of 45.46. Sophomore Keyton Laire finished third in the javelin with a throw of 44.29 meters.

Leon finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 51.22. Freshman Justin Horn finished fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:59.30.

Freshman Jasper Degraffenreid and freshman Sebastian Meyer finished tied for seventh with throws of 14.19 meters.

Nunez finished eighth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.83.

"We really had a fabulous day in Canton at Culver-Stockton," said Head Coach Brad Hagedorn. "Our performances have been on par for everything we've done this year. We finally were in a competition where our performances matched up with the schools in attendance. We had several event wins and we placed high in many events. Our throwers really had standout performances as most all the kids had personal bests in their events. We look forward to wrapping up the regular season next Friday at Grand View in Des Moines."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics