LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bellarmine University track and field rewrote a pair of program records and posted several top finishes Friday in the Jim Vargo Invitational at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium.

For the second straight week, sophomore Sloan Cox established a new men's program record in the shot put, this time with a 16.29-meter throw that bested his 16.24 at the Raleigh Relays. Cox was the runner-up in the event.

Nolan White placed first in the 10000 while setting a new freshman program record after finishing in 30:43.97, which broke Ryan Burchett's 31:02.98 from the 2022 Bryan Clay Invitational. Now a junior, Burchett was the runner-up in the event.

Sophomore Jackson Gordon captured the gold in the 200 (22.05) and 400 (47.74). Gordon also combined with sophomore Zac Hutslar, sophomore Zander Hooten and senior Ike Boling to place first in the 4x100 relay (42.13).

Hooten took top honors in the 400 hurdles (56.51). Boling was the runner-up in the 400, junior Nolan Hester placed fourth in the 800 and freshmen Clinton Bass and Carter Olmsted finished third and fifth, respectively, in the 110 hurdles.

Sophomore Alex Hooten and senior Nick Lewis placed fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 1500; Cox was seventh and freshman James Bronzwaig ninth in the hammer throw; freshman Chase Austin placed seventh and junior Josh Meiman ninth in the 5000; Boling and Olmsted were seventh and ninth, respectively, in the 200; and freshman Ashton Noble was ninth in the discus.

Junior Chloe Freilinger was the runner-up in the women's 400, as was junior Avery Koch in the discus. Freshman Amelia Svidal placed third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.

Junior Naimah Slaughter took third in the 100 hurdles and freshman Jacey Harding was sixth. Sophomore Alysia Hurtado placed fourth and Koch was eighth in the shot put. Hurtado added a ninth in the hammer throw.

Freilinger was sixth and freshman Raven Payne was 10th in the 200.

Bellarmine celebrated Senior Day, honoring Ahmya Baker, Olivia Brown, John Cason, Jackson Gawarecki, Avery Hedden, Lewis, Grace Mack, Justice Pohlman-Singleton, Slaughter and Josh Smalley.

Bellarmine will next compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Cougar Classic.

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