LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior Jackson Gordon placed first in the men's 400-meter preliminaries to highlight Bellarmine University track and field's performance on the opening day of the Knights-hosted ASUN Indoor Championship.

Gordon advanced to the finals at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center after topping the 400 prelims in 47.84, which threatened his own program record in the event (47.46).

Bellarmine's men accrued six points and the Knights women collected three, as the first day of the conference meet was vastly comprised of prelims.

Freshman Will Bracher earned two points after placing seventh in the men's weight throw (16.19), and junior Chase Atkins added another after finishing eighth in the 5000 (14:15.63). The distance medley relay team of sophomore Chase Austin, sophomore Carter Olmsted, freshman Ben Hunter and senior Nolan Hester tallied three more after placing sixth (10:30.19).

Junior Alysia Hurtado secured two points in the women's weight throw (16.00) after landing seventh. The DMR team of freshman Ginger Atzinger, sophomore Raven Payne, junior Jansen Story and junior Sierra Oesterling claimed a point after finishing eighth (12:27.92).

In addition to Gordon on the men's side, sophomores Clinton Bass and Carter Olmsted advanced to the finals in the 60 hurdles after placing fifth (8.34) and eighth (8.57), respectively, in the prelims.

Juniors Zac Hutslar and Alex Hooten both claimed a seventh place in the prelims to advance to the finals, with Hutlar's coming in the 200 (21.91) and Hooten's in the 800 (1:51.82).

Friday is the second and final day of the ASUN Indoor Championship.

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