LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bellarmine University track and field broke four program records that had stood since at least 2014, and sophomore Jackson Gordon topped himself in establishing another new mark as the Knights competed Friday and Saturday at the University of Louisville's Clark Wood Invitational.

One of the program records that was rewritten came in the 4x100 relay, as senior Ike Boling, sophomore Zac Hutslar, freshman Carter Olmsted and sophomore Zander Hooten posted a 41.52 that broke the previous record of 41.55 set by William Saucer, Nate McKinney, Sean Klosterman and Damar Williams at the 2012 Louisville Twilight. The foursome placed fifth in the event.

Hooten knocked off a second program record that had been held since 2012, with his runner-up finish in the 400 hurdles in 53.85 taking over Jared Findlater's previous standard of 53.98 at the Bellarmine Classic.

Hutslar revised another record that had aged. His fifth-place finish in 21.57 in the 200 edged Torian Vaughn's 21.59 from the 2014 Tennessee Relays.

This meet has brought out the best in Gordon in the 400. He took gold in the event in 46.64, which bested his own 46.90 from the 2023 iteration of the Clark Wood meet.

Amelia Svidal's 11.72 in the triple jump broke not only a women's freshman program record that had stood since 2013 (Tori Goodwin, 10.50, Austin Peay State Invitational), it established a new overall program record that was previously set in 2018 (Sarah McMurchie, 11.23, Bellarmine Invitational). 

Sophomore Sloan Cox placed first in the men's shot put (16.80). Freshman Nolan White took second, junior D.K. Schnieders third and freshman Chase Austin fifth in the 5000, while junior Jackson Gawarecki added a bronze in the 3000 steeplechase.

Boling was seventh in the 200, Olmsted notched a ninth in the 400 hurdles and sophomore Alex Hooten and junior Nolan Hester placed eighth and 10th, respectively, in the 1500.

Junior Chloe Freilinger placed fourth in the women's 800 and fifth in the 400, the latter of which saw freshman Raven Payne take sixth.

Sophomore Taylor White placed fourth in the 5000, and Svidal finished eighth in the long jump.

It was the final regular-season meet for Bellarmine. The Knights will compete May 9-11 at the ASUN Outdoor Championship at host Central Arkansas.

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