WARRENSBURG, Mo.- Missouri Baptist Track & Field took on the University of Central Missouri Mule Relays this weekend (April 14-15). They faced off against some tough opponents with only three of the Spartans making their way into the top ten.

Donovan Denslow has earned himself another first-place finish, this time in the 5000-meter run. Denslow clocked in a time of 14:37.00 to earn the gold. The junior was also able to earn an NAIA A Standard in his third event with his performance during the meet.

Wyatt Elliot earned the second-best finish for the Spartans during the Mule Relays. In the 10,000-meter run, Elliott took the bronze with a time of 32:47.30.

The last Spartan to find themselves in the top ten was Keon Graham. Graham participated in the triple jump, 100-meter dash, and 200-meter dash. The Sikeston, Mo. native was able to earn tenth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.28 meters. Graham set new personal records in both of his other events. In the 100m the junior set a new PR of 11.79 and in the 200m a time of 23.57.

The men's 4 x 400-meter relay team just missed out on making it into the top 10. The team, made up of Elias Neely, Tristan Lawson, Camden Woolbright and Josiah Heras, came in 11^th with a time of 3:30.59. Jack Warmann found himself in a similar situation, earning 11^th in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 34:57.07.

There was a hand full of Spartans that set new personal records this go around as well. Grant Shankle earned a new PR in the hammer throw with a distance of 37.92 meters. Warren Gann able to set a new PR, also in the hammer throw, with a distance of 35.33m. Jordan Notz was able to put up a new PR in the Discus, throwing it 31.9m. Jordan Walker-Wright earned two PRs at the meet, setting them in the hammer throw and discus. He threw 43.76m and 42.55m respectively. On top of his performance in the 4 x 400, Heras also earned a new PR in the 800-meter run. The freshman was able to just narrowly beat his previous time by less than a second, clocking in at 2:02.28

Next up for Track & Field is the Culver-Stockton Wildcat Open on April 22.