CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Bellarmine University track and field teams opened the outdoor season Saturday at the Lee Invitational.

Junior Jenna Walker was the runner-up in the 100 hurdles, while freshman Lauren DeBold placed third in the hammer throw and freshman Katie Monheimer was fourth in the discus.

Junior Katrina Kamarute took fifth in both the 200 and 400. Sophomore Avery Hedden and senior Talia Robinson also placed in the top half of the 400 field in eighth and ninth, respectively.

Bellarmine had five runners finish in the top half of the 1500 in senior Lauren Masden (seventh), junior Emma Wells (eighth), sophomore Chloe Powell (ninth), freshman Hannah Ellis (13th) and freshman Erin Luckett (14th). Sophomore Justice Pohlman-Singleton (seventh) and junior Anna Wells (eighth) did the same in the 5000.

On the men's side, Bellarmine had eight runners finish in the upper half of the 5000. Freshman Nolan Hester was the runner-up and destroyed the Bellarmine freshman program record in the event after finishing in 14:32.84, which bested Logan Greco's previous mark of 14:56.41 set in 2018.

Hester was followed by sophomore Nick Lewis (seventh), freshman Ryan Burchett (11th), freshman Wil Stamm (13th), freshman Austin Pulkowski (14th), freshman D.K. Schnieders (15th), senior Chandler Gibson (16th) and freshman Hunter Griffin (21st).

Senior Will Esenbock placed sixth in the shot put and ninth in the hammer throw, with senior Jared Muncaster taking eighth in the latter. Freshman Luke Wunsch (ninth) and Muncaster (12th) both placed in the top half of the discus.

Freshman Trevor Holbrook finished seventh in the 400 and 10th in the 200, while sophomore Jordan Pohl took 10th in the 100.

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