LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Eleven personal bests were recorded as LeTourneau men's track and field competed at the McNeese Indoor II on Friday.

Calvin Mason found himself atop his events once again, winning the weight throw with a mark of 15.83 meters (51' 11.25") out of 17 competitors. Mason also finished second of 19 in the shot put, throwing 14.64 meters (48' 0.5").

Xavier Davila earned a seventh-place finish amongst 21 runners in the 800-meter with a personal-best mark of 2:03.22. 

Mason Thompson collected a pair of personal bests in his throws, tossing a 12.9 meter (42'4") mark in the weight throw -- finishing seventh in the event -- and a 9.09 meter (29' 10") mark in the shot put.

Colton Fears (third) and Benjamin Sweatt (fifth) worked for top-five finishes in their respective events. Fears hit 4.10 meters (13' 5.25") in the pole vault, while Sweatt jumped 13.26 meters (43'6") in the triple jump.

Three YellowJackets reached personal-best times in the 600-meter race in Jean-Michel Ndiaye (1:29.2), Justin Lindberg (1:32.82), and Nick Ercole (1:31.05). Ercole also notched a personal best in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.21.

LeTourneau had a day in the 3000-meter as well, with David Dugan finishing fifth of 29 competitors with a time of 9:04.72. Elijah Oudyn (sixth) and Grayson Gaddis (eighth) collected personal-bests and top-eight finishes, with Oudyn running a 9:07.20 and Gaddis marking a 9:10.23. Simon Nakamura (9:32.29) and Daniel Risberg (9:54.75) also had career days in the event.

LeTourneau's 4x400-meter team of Ndiaye, Ercole, Davila, and Lindberg garnered a seventh-place finish amongst 15 teams with a time of 3:35.72.

"Good to have the teams back in action after missing last week due to the ice storm!" Assistant coach Kevin Gideon said on the team's performance, "Each meet builds on the last one as we stack training over the season! Lots of PB's and great efforts!" 

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Track and Field will head to Houston next weekend for the Fastrax Athletix Collegiate Classic (Feb 7).

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