Lambert Cards Victory in the Hammer Throw in Outdoor Opener

MARION, Ind. – Taylor opened the outdoor track and field season at the IWU Polar Bear classic over the weekend, with Max Lambert carding a victory in the hammer throw.

Lambert threw a career-best distance of 149 feet 10 inches in the hammer throw, which topped a field of 30 athletes. The senior also led TU in the discus with a toss of 122 feet one inch.

Wade Jones was the top-finishing Trojan in the 100-meters, crossing the line in fifth place with a career-best time of 10.74. Jones also led Taylor in the 200-meters, placing third among 73 athletes and clocking another career best with a mark of 21.42.

Alex Ortiz and Ethan Morgan crossed the line in fourth and eighth in the 1,500-meters with times of 4:04.63 and 4:06.94. In the only other long distance event of the meet, Jordan Burden clocked a time of 15:22.92 in the 5,000-meters and finished fourth.

Spencer Stout had top ten finishes in both hurdle events. The sophomore clocked a time of 15.28 in the 110-meter hurdles before coming within half a second of his career best in the 400-meter hurdles with a mark of 55.84.

A 4x100-meter relay team of Orlando Chatwell, Matteo Baldwin-Alvardo, Gavin Harris, and Aaron Van Dop finished third in he event with a time of 45.08.

Josh Forbes led the Trojans in the pole vault, clearing a height of 15 feet three inches. Two freshman joined Forbes in the top ten, Drake Howard and Lucas Bland, who cleared heights of 14 feet nine inches and 14 feet 3.25 inches respectively.

The Trojan men compete next in the Marian Knight Open on Friday, March 27th beginning at 8:00 am in Indianapolis, Indiana.