INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Franklin men's track and field team took part in two different events on Friday (Mar. 31), with the bulk of the team in Indianapolis at the Marian University Knights Open and a group of distance runners in St. Louis for the WashU Distance Carnival.
 
At Knights Open
Senior Nick Patton was the top finisher for the Griz on the track, as he earned a fifth-place finish in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.61 seconds. Fellow senior Zach Roberts was right on his heels en route to a sixth-place finish in the same event in 16.74 seconds and Roberts added an eighth-place finish in the 400 hurdles in 1:02.35.
 
Freshman Logan McIntosh claimed 14^th in the 400m in 53.40 and turned in a 200m dash time of 24.75. Maddix Flaugh had a time of 24.16 in the 200m and Ezra Baker hit the finish line in 11.56 in the 100m dash.
 
In the throws, junior Noah Sigler grabbed ninth in the hammer with a throw of 42.52m and 14^th in the shot put with a mark of 12.12m.
 
At WashU Distance Carninval
Junior Jack Sells led the way for the group of Grizzlies taking part in the 5K race, placing 57^th with a time of 16:08.75. Sophomore John Asplund wasn't far behind in 63^rd with a time of 16:13.03. Freshman Riley Devening (82^nd/16:37.41), junior Parker Mullins (102^nd/17:10.39), freshman Trevor Newby (112^th/17:33.30) and senior Corbin Lee (121^st/17:55.83) rounded out the times for the Franklin runners.
 
Up Next
The Grizzlies will be back in action next Saturday (Apr. 8), heading to the Manchester Invitational.