ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Baptist Track & Field traveled to Jacksonville, Illinois on Friday to participate in the Illinois College Hilltop Invitational. The Spartans nabbed a few top-three finishes with several other notable finishes.
 
Junior Adam Vincent had the most notable finish across the river, taking home the gold in the pole vault His 4.65m effort placed him above eight other participants and qualified for the NAIA B standard.
 
Senior thrower Kyle Christopher also had a strong day with a pair of top-10 finishes. In the shot-put, Christopher placed second with a 14.28m throw and in the weight throw, he placed six with a 14.58m effort.
 
On the track, Elijah McNairy set a pair of personal records in the 55m dash and the 55m hurdles. The 55m hurdle event saw him take a third-place finish with a time of 7.80 and an 11th place finish in the 55m dash with a 6.82.
 
Jordan Crawford rounds out the notable finishes for the men on Friday, setting a personal record and placing 13th in the one mile run with a time of 4:47.48.
 
The Indoor Track & Field season wraps up in a couple of weeks for those who qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota.