The Missouri Baptist University men's track & field team divided and conquered Saturday with most of them running in the Indiana Wesleyan University Midwest Classic and a smaller contingent of throwers participating in the Illinois College Jim Green Invite.
 
On the weekend, the MBU men combined for seven Top-10 finishes. At the IWU Midwest Classic, three-time defending AMC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week Donovan Denslow was busy once again. The junior placed fifth out of 36 in the 1000-meter run (2:33.59) and came up three seconds short of another NAIA standard.
 
Denslow also anchored MBU's Distance Medley Relay (4000m) that narrowly missed a podium finish. The Distance Medley Relay that consisted of Denslow, David Fletcher, Ethan Bliss, and Josiah Heras, clocked in at 10:20.89, converted to 10:12.57, which was good for an NAIA 'A' standard in the event. Their time currently ranks as the ninth fastest DMR time in the country.
 
Other Top-10 finishes in Indiana included freshman Josiah Heras (9^th) in the 400-meter run and Keon Graham (10^th) in the 60-meter hurdles. With a time of 52.33, Heras took over the top spot in the 400 in the AMC.
 
Meanwhile in Jacksonville, Ill. Jordan Walker-Wright doubled up on Top-10 finishes placing fifth out of 39 participants in the shot put (12.95m) and seventh out of 33 with a PR of 13.82m on his fifth attempt. Joining Walker-Wright with PRs in the shot put and weight throw were underclassmen Jordan Notz, Collin Hutson (10^th) and Warren Gann. Placing 10^th in the shot, Jordan Notz improved his PR from 9.74m to 10.49m. Freshman Warren Gann also PR'ed in the weight throw (11.73m).
 
Other notable performances included Wyatt Elliott placing 13^th out of 38 in the 5000-meter run and Ethan Bliss placing 17^th out of 38 in the 800-meter run.
 
In next weekend's final tune-up before conference, MBU will once again split up the squad sending athletes to the Indoor Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan., and the Illinois Wesleyan Titan Open in Bloomington, Ill.