Trojans Take Four Wins at Season-Opening Invite

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Taylor men's track and field squad opened its indoor campaign at the Indiana Tech Invite on Friday, scoring wins in the mile, 3,000-meters, 4x400-meter relay and pole vault.

Taylor dominated the 3,000-meters with the top-five finishers. Nathan Burns led the pack, taking the win with a time of 8:34.85, with Luke Harber, Alex Ortiz, Jordan Burden and Paul Gabrielsen following in second through fifth.

Joel Mumaw and Bryce Noble teamed to take first and fourth for TU in the mile, with Mumaw crossing at 4:19.08 and Noble coming in at 4:26.94.

Josh Forbes produced TU's best performance of the day, winning the pole vault and provisionally qualifying for NAIA Nationals with a height of 4.75 meters for the lone qualifying mark of the day for the Purple and Gray.

TU's fourth win came in the 4x400, with the group of Lextin Willis, Orlando Chatwell, Wade Jones and Carter Newman producing a first-place time of 3:38.17.

Jones added a fourth-place showing in the 200-meters, finishing at 22.78 to round out TU's top showings.

The Trojans will continue their indoor season on Saturday, January 24, when they host the George Glass Invitational.