ASHEVILLE, NC — Sophomore James Bronzwaig placed first in the men's hammer throw as Bellarmine University track and field competed Friday and Saturday in the Asheville Bulldog Invite.

Bronzwaig took gold in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.34. The Knights had three of the top 8 in the event, as sophomore Alex Cole placed fifth (49.02) and senior Luke Wunsch took eighth (45.00).

Cole was third in the discus (48.42) and another thrower, freshman Will Bracher, finished eighth in the shot put (14.54). Junior Zander Hooten placed third in the 110 hurdles (14.79), junior Zac Hutslar was fifth in the 100 (10.80), freshman Grant King nabbed sixth in the 400 (50.12), with Hutslar taking eighth in the event (50.38), and freshman Salah Farah finished 10th in the 5000 (15:48.91).

Sophomore Amelia Svidal was the runner-up in the women's triple jump (11.34) while placing third in the long jump (5.40). The Knights had three of the top 7 in the 200, as sophomore Raven Payne placed third (25.38), sophomore Annie Somwe was fifth (25.65) and freshman Grace Daily was seventh (25.77).

Senior Avery Koch finished fourth in the discus (38.94), as did junior Alysia Hurtado in the hammer throw (46.94), with sophomore Haden Wolfe taking ninth in the latter event (43.68). Koch also placed ninth in the shot put (11.44), as did Somwe in the triple jump (11.09) while Daily was 10th in the 100 (12.54).

Bellarmine will compete this week in Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invitational and Indiana State's Gibson Invitational.

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